John Ying is a hip hop dancer with a primary background in breaking (aka breakdancing) who is an assistant dance coach at Boston-based performing arts organization, DEAFinitely Inc. His focus in his role is on empowering the Deaf and hard-of-hearing youth through dance. Through 2021, he has been a member of the Boston Dance Alliance Dance and Disability cohort. Now working as a lead software engineer in healthcare technology, John earned his bachelor’s degree at University of Massachusetts Amherst and his master’s at Boston University.
