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The Goh Ballet Welcomes a New Addition to the Admin Team
As another Summer School and Fall Semester begin, the Goh Ballet Academy would like to welcome Beth Liang (Administrative Assistant) to our team.
Beth Liang was an assistant producer for the Danceology Dance Competition Event and a graduate of the SFU School of Interactive Arts and Technology, Business Administration faculty (as of this summer). She is also a freelance web designer and brings a positive and friendly attitude, production and fundraising experience along with great organizational skills and attention to detail. She has a background in web publishing, graphic design, and social media and is fluent in English, Mandarin, and Cantonese. Her Admin Office Hours will be Tuesday through Saturday from 10AM to 6PM.
(P. 604.872.4014 ext. 127 E. admin@gohballet.com)
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Summertime at the Academy
The annual training program classes are now finished for the summer however, the Goh Ballet’s renowned Summer Programs are just around the corner and classes are filling quickly. This is a wonderful time of year for students to not only continue their studies and fully prepare for the fall semester, but the programs serve to reinvigorate their love of dance. The International Summer Intensive begins on July 5th and runs until July 30th. This program is open to all ages and levels (4 and up) and will strive to nurture the development of innovation and artistry amongst dancers focusing on a career in ballet. The Goh Ballet is pleased to host a distinguished guest faculty for this program including, Peter Boal (Pacific Northwest Ballet), Paola Hartley (Ballet Arizona) and William Pizzuto (Boston Ballet). Once the International Intensive is complete, the Goh Ballet is pleased to offer dancers ages 12 and up the opportunity to continue their studies in the unique Performance Intensive Workshop. Focused on developing the necessary skills demanded of professional dancers, this 10 day program (August 3rd – 13th) will introduce dancers to Musical Theatre, Character, Physical Theatre and Makeup and Hair Techniques while still focusing on developing their ballet technique. The guest instructors for this program include, Barbara Bears (Houston Ballet), Wendy Gorling (Studio 58) and Diana Kaarina (Musical Theatre Instructor and Broadway Performer). Class space is limited, so contact Beth Liang at the Goh Ballet (604.872.4014 ext. 127 or admin@gohballet.com,www.gohballet.com) to register.
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L’amour and Harmony – Thank you to all
 The Goh Ballet Academy is pleased to congratulate all of the dancers involved with the June shows (L’amour and Harmony) on their stellar performances! Everyone should share in this pride and recognize that they achieved their individual best. The Academy would also like to thank the parents for their dedication and support of the hundreds of dancers. Of course, a show would not be possible without the tireless efforts of our parent volunteers; thank you to the dozens of individuals who helped back stage with costumes and production logistics. The Goh Ballet would like to also extend a special thanks to some of our outstanding volunteers, Wendy Wedge, Chris Khoo, AnneMarie Wardell, as well as Patti and Ian Munro.
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Goh Ballet Sweeps the Provincial Festival!
Congratulations to all of the dancers who competed at the regional festivals, the Goh Ballet Academy is so proud of all of those who performed. Recently, some of the Goh Ballet Dancers represented the Academy at the Provincial Festival and could not have performed better, bringing home the Senior, Intermediate and Junior Division First Place prizes as well as two Runner Up trophies. Congratulations to Danielle Gould (Senior Division 1st Place), Theo Duff-Grant (Intermediate Division 1st Place), Masha Scherbina (Junior Division 1st Place), Candace Gordon (Runner-Up) and Chihiro Abe (Runner-Up) for such stellar performances.
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Chan Hon Goh Scholarship Fund Reaches New Heights in 2012
The Goh Ballet Academy has awarded over $190,000 in scholarships for the 2011/2012 school year. The Academy and Ms. Goh increased the scholarship amount by $70,000 for the new school year in order to assist young dancers with the right talent and potential by giving them the chance to make their dreams of becoming a professional dancer, a reality. The Chan Hon Goh Scholarship fund is the first of its kind to be open to all appropriate applicants attending the Goh Ballet Academy, and is devoted to building the arts in Canada while encouraging the pursuit of dreams. The Goh Ballet Academy offers the Chan Hon Goh Scholarship Fund or Goh Ballet Academy Financial Assistance to talented and hard-working students in order to provide them with the utmost opportunity to pursue a professional career in dance without the added challenge of making full tuition payments. We welcome your donation to the scholarship fund and encourage you to give generously to build the cultural landscape in our city for future generations. Contact info@gohballet.com for details.
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Chan Hon Goh Coaches Giselle for the Pacific Northwest Ballet
Ms. Goh was invited by Peter Boal, Artistic Director of the Pacific Northwest Ballet to share her artistic guidance with all four casts of dancers appointed to make their debuts in the title role of Giselle and Albrect in May. The role of Giselle is close to Ms. Goh’s heart and she reflects, “It was beautiful for me to coach these seasoned artists in the Romantic style and assist them in making their personal interpretation of the roles come to life.” Ms Goh adds, “Peter’s new version of Giselle revived much of the original notation from the eighteen hundreds and gives the dance world a deeper understanding of all the transformations this ballet has lived through.” Peter Boal will be instructing at the Goh Ballet’s International Summer Intensive program this July.
Ms. Goh’s travels have also recently taken her to Toronto where she attended the National Ballet of Canada’s Mad Hot Wonderland Gala. See photograph (left) of Ms. Goh with Heather Ogden (Left) PrincipalDancer, James Pitblado Former NBOC Chair and Xiao Nan Yu (Right) Principal Dancer.
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Beijing Dance Academy Visits the Goh Ballet
On April 1st, 2011, Senior Professor and Leading Faculty Member of the Beijing Dance Academy, Ms. Li Chun Hua taught a master class at the Goh Ballet Academy as part of a cultural and artistic exchange initiative. Additional Professors and Members of the Faculty led by Mr. Xu Ding Zhong, Artistic Deputy Director of the Beijing Dance Academy audited classes and took part in an artistic conference to discuss the direction of dance in various countries. The Goh Ballet Academy welcomes Mr. Xu back to Canada this June as he conducts the Teacher Training Seminar. The Beijing Dance Academy was recently awarded the Best School award at the prestigious Youth America Grand Prix in New York City. The opportunities to be the host to esteemed colleagues is rare and the Goh Ballet embraces this friendship. Exchanges such as this only work to further the goals of the Academy and the future of performing arts in Vancouver.
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Goh Ballet Shop – Summer Schedule
The Goh Ballet Shop will be adjusting hours to better serve the Academy dancers and parents this
summer. Please take not of the following schedule:
June 17th – July 4th
The Shop will be closed.
July 5th – 9th
Tuesdays –Thursdays 12:30pm – 4:00pm
Saturday 9:00am – 11:00am & 12:30pm – 3:00pm
July 13th – 30th
Wednesdays 12:30pm – 4:00pm
Saturdays 9:00am – 11:00am
August 3rd – 13th
Wednesdays 9:00am – 1:00pm
Fridays 9:00am – 1:00pm
September 12th – 17th
Monday – Friday 12:30pm – 6:00pm
Saturday September 17th 9:00am – 4:00pm
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