How ballet helped the Goh family find their footing in Canada: an oral history of the Goh Ballet
Almost 40 years ago, a young Chinese ballet dancer moved to Vancouver with his family and created one of the most prestigious ballet schools in Canada. Choo Chiat Goh gives us an oral history of the Goh Ballet Academy.
Almost 40 years ago, a young Chinese ballet dancer named Choo Chiat Goh moved to Vancouver with his family. He was a principal dancer with the National Ballet of China and — even though he didn't know English — he knew that he wanted to teach dance. Many doubted he could do it, but from small classes of three to four kids, he created the now acclaimed Goh Ballet Academy, one of the most prestigious ballet schools in Canada. Today, you'll hear a q oral history of the school from both Choo Chiat Goh and his daughter, Chan Hon Goh, and how a family's love for ballet fostered the school's success.
— Produced by Elaine Chau