Xiaoyu was born in Jinan, China. She trained at the Liaoning Ballet school, affiliated to Liaoning Ballet of China from 2006 to 2013, After her graduation, she was awarded a scholarship by the Singapore Ministry of Education to continue her studies with a Diploma in Dance at the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA) in Singapore. Upon graduation in 2016, she joined the Singapore Ballet’s (SB) Scholars Programme.

Xiaoyu joined SB as a Trainee in January 2018 and was promoted to Apprentice in September 2018. She has performed in The Nutcracker, Coppélia, Sleeping Beauty, Giselle, Don Quixote, Swan Lake, Romeo and Juliet, Cinderella and Paquita. Her repertoire also includes The Four Temperaments and Serenade by George Balanchine, Double Contrasts by Choo-San Goh, Rite of Spring by Kinsun Chan, Linea Adora by Timothy Harbour, Opus 25 by Edwaard Liang, Without You by Tim Rushton, Terra by Natalie Weir.

Xiaoyu was promoted to Artist in January 2022.