Hieu Nguyen
A movement specialist and choreographer whose background in classical and contemporary dance enhances his color guard instruction.
Hieu Nguyen is originally from Danbury, CT. He first became involved in the marching arts as a tenor saxophone player in his high school marching band. From there, he began in the color guard activity by joining his high school winter guard and found a great love for the activity which continues till this day. Since then, Hieu has performed with many successful groups including: Alter Ego, St. John’s of Beverly, and St. Ann’s World Winterguards. He has also performed in DCI with the Cadets. Hieu began his extensive movement training at Boston University where he was a member of the dance theater group. He focused his training in ballet, modern, and hip hop movement.
During law school, he expanded his training to contemporary movement and earned a role in the Anna Myer contemporary dance company from Cambridge, MA where he performed professionally for several years. Hieu has shared his passion in the activity by teaching and choreographing for several successful units.
Currently, Hieu is on staff at Shenendehowa High School as a choreographer where he has been since 2009 and also serves as a judge liaison for DCI's visual captions.