Chan hon goh biography for kids

Sino-canadian Ballerina

In this article, the surname is Goh.

Chan Hon Goh, C.M (simplified Chinese: 吴振红; traditional Chinese: 吳振紅) is currently a ballerina based in Canada.

Goh was most notably a principal dancer with The National Ballet of Canada before going on to become a published author, director, teacher, executive producer, and entrepreneur.^[1]

Early life

Chan Hon Goh was born in 1969 in Beijing, China.

Chan hon goh biography for kids

Her parents, Choo Chiat Goh and Lin Yee Goh, were both Principal Dancers with The National Ballet of China. Her uncle, Choo San Goh, was an acclaimed American choreographer and Associate Director of the Washington Ballet.

In 1976, during the height of political unrest in China, they emigrated to Vancouver, British Columbia, where they established the Goh Ballet Academy.^[2] In Vancouver, Goh took her first ballet class at age 9.

By age 13, she was training in Goh Ballet’s Professional Division and went on to perform as pa