Tag: Dance

Reid Bryce Anderson, ballet director, dancer, choreographer (b at New Westminster, BC 1 Apr 1949). Following a distinguished dancing career in Europe, Anderson established himself as a resourceful and imaginative ballet director. Anderson trained at the Dolores Kirkwood Academy in Burnaby, British Columbia, the BANFF CENTRE and later at the Royal Ballet School in London, England. He joined Germany’s…
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From Vancouver, Renee began her ballet studies, at age seven, with Rosemary Deveson. As she progressed, Renee used her VANCOUVER BALLET SOCIETY Scholarships for seminars with Alexandra Danilova, Jacques D’Amboise, and Hollywood’s unique Carmelita Maracci.   Renee returned to Canada, joined Joy Camden’s Pacific Dance Theatre and also performed in musicals with Jerry Orbach and Chita Rivera…
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Choo Chiat Goh and his wife Lin Yee Goh are Co-Founders of  the Goh Ballet Academy.  Under their leadership, the Academy has flourished to become an internationally renowned institution, with alumni dancers advancing professionally worldwide and winning prestigious competitions. Mr. Goh began his training as a dancer at London’s Royal Ballet. At age 16, he…
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Born Bowsman River, Manitoba, December 28, 1921 Rosemary was a recognized dancer teacher & choreographer.  As a child, she spent a year in England where she was introduced to ballet. In 1934 she moved to Vancouver with her family, where she studied with June Roper.  Rosemary performed with the Roper group for charity events, cabarets &…
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Jack Card had an amazing show business career. He began in the 1950s as a featured singer and dancer at Vancouver’s Cave Supper Club and within two years was staging and choreographing his own company. Jack’s dancers played The Cave and Isy’s Cabaret for 18 years, during which time Jack developed units of singers and…
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