▁Dance ▁Center , ▁in ▁Manh attan ' s ▁Ch in at own ▁neighborhood ▁at ▁ 7 0 ▁Mul berry ▁Street . ▁ ▁The ▁building , ▁a ▁converted ▁historic ▁public ▁school ▁by ▁C . ▁B . ▁J . ▁S ny der , ▁also ▁houses ▁other ▁community ▁organizations . ▁ ▁Awards ▁ ▁Chen ▁has ▁been ▁the ▁recip ient ▁of ▁numerous ▁awards , ▁including ▁gr ants ▁and ▁fellow ships ▁from ▁the ▁National ▁End ow ment ▁for ▁the ▁Arts , ▁New ▁York ▁State ▁C AP S , ▁The ▁Jer ome ▁Foundation , ▁and ▁Me et ▁the ▁Compos er , ▁and ▁was ▁ch ore ograph er ▁in ▁residence ▁at ▁THE ▁Y ARD ▁- ▁a ▁Col ony ▁for ▁The ▁Perform ing ▁Arts . ▁He ▁received ▁the ▁Mid - C are er ▁award ▁from ▁the ▁Mar tha ▁Hill ▁Dance ▁Fund , ▁along ▁with ▁his ▁wife ▁D ian ▁D ong , ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁H . T . ▁Chen ' s ▁professional ▁cred its ▁include ▁ch ore ograph ing ▁and ▁performing ▁in ▁Off - B road way ▁produ ctions , ▁television , ▁and ▁the ▁concert ▁stage . ▁He ▁has ▁taught ▁at ▁the ▁N ava jo ▁Community ▁College ▁and ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁University ▁Department ▁of ▁Dance ▁and ▁Dance ▁Education . ▁Rec ently , ▁Mr . ▁Chen ▁completed ▁a ▁three - week ▁res iden cy ▁in ▁the ▁Island ▁of ▁Maur it ius ▁as ▁an ▁Arts ▁America ▁speaker ▁for ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Information ▁Service . ▁ ▁Works ▁ ▁As ▁important ▁as ▁creating ▁new ▁works ▁to ▁Mr . ▁Chen ▁is ▁providing