Choo san biography

Chinese ballet dancer and choreographer (1948–1987)

Goh Choo San (Chinese: 吴诸珊; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ngôo Tsu-suan; 14 September 1948 – 28 November 1987) was a Singaporean ballet dancer and choreographer whose decade-long association with The Washington Ballet brought that company international acclaim.^[1]

Childhood

The son of Goh Kim Lok (1904–1970), a merchant, and Siew Han Ch'ng (1912–1989),^[2] Goh was the youngest of nine children.

His Chinese parents spoke Mandarin and brought up their children with very traditional values. Goh was influenced by and followed in the path of three of his older siblings to train as a dancer.^[3] Performance tours to Singapore from overseas ballet companies stimulated their interest in dance.^{[citation needed]}

His elder sister Goh Soo Nee 吴素妮 trained at the Royal Ballet School in London and returned to Singapore to co-found the Singapore Ballet Academy.

His elder brother Goh Choo Chia