Trained as an engineer at the National Kaohsiung Institute of Technology, Yu attended Chinese Culture University before accepting a scholarship to the Royal Conservatory of The Hague.
He performed and choreographed throughout Europe, in Belgium, Germany, and Austria, while maintaining a periodic affiliation with Chamber Ballet Taipei in Taiwan.
While studying chemical engineering at National Kaohsiung Institute of Technology, Yu danced for recreation, performance, and competitive purposes.
After working with the Youth Goodwill Mission, Yu's scholarship to the Royal Conservatory of The Hague came into effect.
Yu later performed throughout Germany, namely at the Musiktheater im Revier, Theater Osnabrück, and Landestheater Coburg.
[9] Under Yu's leadership, the Chamber Ballet Taipei's performances regularly featured live orchestral music,[10][11] often by the Evergreen Symphony Orchestra.