As the New York City Ballet gets ready to launch a new season, there is a new principal dancer at the helm. 

Chun Wai Chan is the first person from China to hold the top male position in the ballet's 74-year history and only the fourth Asian in the role.

Chun is already changing perceptions in a traditionally white art. 

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