By Jennifer Fournier Before her final performance with the National Ballet of Canada, in the title role of Giselle, Chan Hon Goh began her day as she had most days since she was a child — by taking ballet class. As she did the tendu exercise in company class, she thought about the words of
by Rebecca Karpus Chinese immigration to British Columbia began in the late 1700s and has influenced Vancouver’s culture, including dance, ever since. Although there is scarce documentation of Chinese performance around the time of the city’s 1886 founding, there is evidence that the Chinese-Canadian community contributed substantially to Vancouver’s early performing arts scene. By at least