Choo Chiat Goh

Choo Chiat Goh is a Chinese ballet dancer, choreographer and the founder of the renowned Goh Ballet Academy.

Childhood

Choo Chiat Goh was born in a big family of 10 children. His parents were Chinese and spoke Mandarin. The family was bought up with traditional values. He trained at the Royal Ballet, and became a principal dancer of the Beijing Ballet.[1]

One of his sisters, Soonee Goh, trained at the Royal Ballet School in London and co-founded the Singapore Ballet Academy in Singapore. Another sister, Soo Khim Goh, trained at the Australian Ballet and was the co-founder of the Singapore Dance Theatre in 1988.

References

  1. ↑ "Canada 150: Choo Chiat Goh left dancing in China to build ballet in Canada". Vancouver Sun. 2017-05-11. Retrieved 2018-07-25.
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