In 1920 Violet Capell became the first full time ballet teacher in Hong Kong. She had a working relationship with Daisy O'Keefe. At the beginning all her stduents were westerners but by 1937 about half of her students were Asians
Source: Developing Dance Education in Hong Kong and the Mainland China by Pearl Chan 2011
Mentioned in Betty Steel's Diary - impressions of an upbringing in 1920s Hong Kong <Read more ...>
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