Cheng-Chieh Yu served as a Center dance panelist in 2012. She began her performing career with Cloud Gate Dance Theater of Taiwan, then performed in the companies of The Solomons Co. Dance, José Limon, Bebe Miller, and the Ralph Lemon Dance Project in New York City. Her choreography has been presented in New York and Los Angeles, as well as in Asia, Israel, and Germany. She is an associate professor in UCLA's department of world arts and cultures/dance.