Frances Chung

Frances Chung is a Canadian ballet dancer. She is currently a principal dancer at the San Francisco Ballet.

Early life Chung was born in Vancouver and is of Chinese descent. Her father worked for an electronic company, her mother was a cook, and her sister works in finance. She started ballet and playing the piano when she was five, at a community centre near her home. She attended Magee Secondary School and trained at Goh Ballet Academy. Though most of Chung's teachers are Chinese, she was trained in multiple dance styles, such as French, Russian and English. She also did contemporary, jazz, and Asian dance.

Career In 2001, after she finished high school, Chung joined the San Francisco Ballet, at the age of 17. They welcomed they second child, a daughter, Faye Ella, in 2023.