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In her illustrious 20 year stage career as Principal Dancer of the National Ballet of Canada, Ms. Goh has employed her delicate lyricism and emotional depth to personify the essence of 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. She is known for the vibrancy and elegance she brings to her extensive Balanchine repertoire and has had multiple roles created for her as well as being chosen to perform in the company premieres of works by contemporary choreographers John Neumeier, Christopher Wheeldon, and Jirí Kylián among others.

Ms. Goh was the first Canadian to receive the Silver Medal at the Genče International Ballet Competition in London, England and was a prize recipient at the Prix de Lausanne. In 2005, she received the New Pioneers Arts Award for her contributions to dance in Canada. Recently, Ms. Goh received the 2010 Mandarin Profile Female Entrepreneur Award and became the only Canadian Recipient of the National Association of Asian American Professionals 100 award (NAAAP) for her tireless contributions and commitment to a multitude of projects benefiting the Arts communities. She has also been honoured with the 2010 FMA Vancouver Art Achievement Award for her contributions towards enhancing the identity of Canadian Art and Dance. In October of 2010, the Vancouver Sun named Ms Goh as British Columbia’s 100 of Influence.

Ms. Goh danced her farewell performance as Giselle to a sold out house on May 31st, 2009 at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts in Toronto, Ontario. Since retiring from the stage, Ms. Goh directs all aspects of operations for the Goh Ballet and for the 2011/2012 season, Ms. Goh will play the key role as Executive Producer for the Goh Ballet’s critically acclaimed production of The Nutcracker. www.chanhongoh.com.