As an actress herself, Yan Ning has a strong foundation and personal experience in theatre. She has a background in dance and believes in the outside-to-inside approach in theatre, using physicality as a means to channel her emotions into the performance, which is how she mentors her students to become better performers.

Yan Ning is especially interested in using different cultures in her performances and experimenting with them in performance and devising. In addition, through her experience in Children’s Theatre, she understands what excites her students’ imagination, allowing her to nurture creative minds and become more self-assured in their identity and expression of themselves.