Goh Choo San: Biographical Notes
| 1948 |
Born in Singapore |
| 1955-60 |
Attended Nanyang Primary School |
| 1958 |
Started dancing at Singapore Ballet Academy |
| 1961-64 |
Attended Chinese High School |
| 1965-66 |
Attended pre-university classes at Raffles Institution |
| 1968-69 |
Choreographed for Singapore Ballet Academy |
| 1968-70 |
Graduated from University of Singapore with honours in Biochemistry |
| 1970-76 |
Member of the Dutch National Ballet |
| 1973 |
Choreographed his first ballet in Holland |
| 1973 & 1975 |
Received a Creative Art Grant for choreography from the Dutch Ministry of Culture
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| 1976 |
Became Resident Choreographer at the Washington Ballet |
| 1978 |
Received a choreography fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts, USA |
| 1983 |
Won the choreography award in the International Dance Competition in Varna, Bulgaria |
| 1984 |
Appointed Associate Artistic Director with the Washington Ballet
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| 1986 |
Won the Washington Mayor’s Arts Award for Excellence |
| 1987 Feb – |
Awarded Singapore’s highest award for artistic achievement, the Cultural Medallion |
| 1987 May – |
Was one of the celebrity judges at the Miss Universe Pageant in Singapore |
| 1987 November – |
Passed away in his New York home |
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