Author

Chan Hon Goh is an accomplished and gifted Canadian dance artist who has successfully developed her talents into multiple artistic channels.

-Ms Goh is a published author who co-wrote her autobiography Beyond the Dance: A Ballerina's Life

“Chan tells her story in Beyond the Dance with signature delicacy, precision and passion. These are the qualities that imbue her dancing – and dancing is her life.”

(Veronica Tennant, C.C.
Former Principal Dancer with The National Ballet of Canada & Author of: On Stage Please : McLelland and Stewart/Tundra Books; The Nutcracker Illustrated by Toller Cranston:
McLelland and Stewart)

Chan Hon Goh is a published author who co-wrote her autobiography Beyond the Dance: A Ballerina's Life, with Cary Fagan. Published and released in 2002 by Tundra Books, Beyond the Dance describes the challenges and obstacles of an immigrant family and a young girl's passion to pursue her love of dance. This book was nominated for the 2005 Rocky Mountain Book Award and the 2003 Norma Fleck Award for Canadian Children’s Non-Fiction.

Ms Goh wrote Beyond the Dance to foster confidence and encourage young people to pursue their dreams and to believe in themselves. The story develops into how Ms Goh blossomed as an artist and how through her life experiences, she discovered that dance was not just about the steps-but so much more. She felt writing this book would be a wonderful way to reach out to many youths and give them a realistic description of the life of a dancer.