Chan Hon Goh
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Chan Hon Goh, C.M. D.Litt (simplified Chinese: 吴振红; traditional Chinese: 吳振紅; born in 1969 in Beijing, China), is a Chinese-born Canadian ballerina. 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[edit]
Chan Hon Goh was born in 1969 Beijing, China to Choo Chiat Goh and Lin Yee Goh. Both of her parents were Principal Dancers with the National Ballet of China and 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, they left China for Vancouver, British Columbia, where they established the Goh Ballet Academy.[2] In Vancouver, Chan Hon Goh took her first ballet class at age 9. By age 13 Goh was training in Goh Ballet’s Professional Division and went on to perform as part of their Youth Company and at various prestigious international competitions. In her student years, Goh became the first Canadian to be awarded a prize at the Royal Academy of Dance’s Genée International Ballet Competition and the Prix de Lausanne in Switzerland.
Career[edit]
Stage career[edit]
Chan Hon Goh began her professional career with The National Ballet of Canada in 1988. She progressed to Second Soloist in 1990, to First Soloist in 1992 and in 1994, Ms. Goh became the first ever Principal Dancer of Chinese heritage in the company’s history. [3]
During her stage career, Goh danced lead roles in ballets such as Romeo and Juliet, Swan Lake, The Sleeping Beauty, Onegin and the title roles in Giselle, Madame Butterfly and La Sylphide. Of particular note was her extensive Balanchine repertoire.[4] Goh had multiple roles created for her at The National Ballet of Canada. She was chosen to perform in the company’s premieres of works by contemporary choreographers John Neumeier, Christopher Wheeldon, and Jirí Kylián, among others.
Goh frequently appeared as a Principal Guest Artist with the Suzanne Farrell Ballet (Kennedy Center for Performing Arts) and with major ballet companies in Europe, Australia, North America and Asia. Dancers Goh has partnered with include Vladimir Malakov, Peter Boal and Johan Kolberg.
Over two decades later, on May 31st 2009, Chan Hon Goh danced her farewell performance as Giselle to a sold out audience at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts in Toronto with The National Ballet of Canada. [5]
Career off-stage[edit]
Along with her husband Chun Che (also a former Principal Dancer with The National Ballet of China), in 1996 Goh launched her own shoe brand “Principal by Chan Hon Goh®.” The company provides a line of pointe shoes and dance slippers.
Chan Hon Goh is a published author. In 2002, Goh's autobiography (co-written with Cary Fagan) entitled Beyond the Dance: A Ballerina's Life was released by Random House. The book was a finalist for the Norma Fleck Award for Canadian Children's Non-Fiction and The Rocky Mountain Book Awards.
Chan Hon Goh is currently the director of the Goh Ballet Academy.[6] In 2010 upon retiring from her performing career, Ms. Goh accepted the invitation to become the Director of Goh Ballet Canada. In 2019, Chan Hon Goh opened a second studio location in Toronto, Goh Ballet Bayview, making Goh Ballet Canada the nation’s first dance training institution to have prominent establishment in two major Canadian cities. Ms. Goh serves as a jury member for several international competitions and is the Artistic Director of Global Dance Challenge International. Ms. Goh is a founding member of Vancouver’s Arts and Culture Policy Council, which assists in giving the creative community a voice.
Goh also volunteers and devotes her time as services as a member of the National Board of the Canadian Cancer Society (CCS). She also serves as the President of the Board of Directors of the Goh Ballet Canada Society; a not-for-profit charitable organization with a mission to support emerging artists in the pursuit of excellence through performance opportunities, community outreach initiatives, as well as scholarships and bursaries. For the past 20 years, Goh has been an honorary advisor to the Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Toronto.
Awards and honours[edit]
Chan Hon Goh’s accomplishments have garnered several prestigious awards including the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal, the YWCA Women of Distinction Award, the New Pioneers Arts Award and the Best Teacher Award at the World Ballet Competition. In 2019, Goh was appointed as a member to the Order of Canada for her excellence in ballet as a principal dancer, artistic director and cultural ambassador.[7] Most recently, Goh was recognized as the recipient of an honorary degree from the University of British Columbia for her significant contributions to society.
Full list of awards and honours[edit]
- Honorary Degree Recipient from The University of British Columbia (2020)
- Order of Canada (2019)
- Best Teacher Award, Youth America Grand Prix (2019)
- Best Teacher Award, World Ballet Competition (2018)
- Top 25 Canadian Immigrant Award (2017)
- CPAC Professional Achievement Award (2014)
- Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal (2013)
- YWCA Women of Distinction Award (2013)
- FMA Vancouver Art Achievement Award (2010)
- National Association of Asian American Professionals Top 100 Award (2010)
- Mandarin Profile Female Entrepreneur Award, Fairchild TV Canada (2010)
- Chosen Ambassador for Rolex Canada (2006 – 2009)
- Mandarin Profile Award, Fairchild TV Canada (2008)
- ACCE Entrepreneurial Award for Innovation (Principal Shoes) (2005)
- New Pioneers Arts Award (2005)
- Rocky Mountain Book Award — Finalist Nominee: Beyond the Dance (2005)
- Norma Fleck Award — Finalist nominee: Beyond the Dance (2003)
- Named an “Outstanding Person of the 20th Century” International Biographical Centre, Cambridge, England (2000)
- Named as one of the “Women of Achievement”, Chatelaine Magazine (1988)
- Genèe International Ballet Competition — Silver Medal (1988)
- Honours in Royal Academy of Dance Examinations & Solo Seal Award (1987)
- Finalist, Prix de Lausanne International Competition of Dance, Switzerland (1986)
See also[edit]
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References[edit]
- ↑ "Chan Hon Goh | The Canadian Encyclopedia". www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
- ↑ Goh, Chan Hon (2002). Beyond the Dance: A Ballerina's Life. Toronto, Ontario: Tundra Books. ISBN 978-1-77049-064-2. Search this book on
- ↑ "Goh, Chan Hon 1969- | Encyclopedia.com". www.encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
- ↑ "Chan Hon Goh | The Canadian Encyclopedia". www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
- ↑ "Chan Hon Goh | The Canadian Encyclopedia". www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
- ↑ ""A Day in the Life" with Chan Hon Goh of Goh Ballet Academy". Toronto Guardian. 2019-08-10. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
- ↑ General, Office of the Secretary to the Governor (2019-06-20). "Governor General Announces 83 New Appointments to the Order of Canada". The Governor General of Canada. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
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