5D Xie Pui Ting participated in the GYDP Scholarship Scheme – AY2024/25 co-orgranized by Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts and Hong Kong Schools Dance Association Limited. She has been awarded the Cecilia Chu GYDP Scholarships and secured a place in the GYDP programme for the academic year 2024-2025.

The GYDP (Gifted Young Dance Programme) is a unique training programme designed for talented young students aged 11 to 18. Based on best practice models from around the world, the GYDP is intended to complement and supplement a student's existing dance tuition. Successful candidates will receive weekly technical and artistic training from Hong Kong's most experienced dance teachers at the world-class facilities of the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts. The programme aims to develop the students' awareness of dance as an art form and a potential career option.