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Schooling (surname)
Schooling is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Elisabeth Schooling (1915–1998), British ballet dancer * Herbert W. Schooling (1912–1987), American educator * Joseph Schooling Joseph Isaac Schooling (born 16 June 1995) is a Singaporean professional swimmer who specialises in butterfly, freestyle and medley events. He was the gold medalist in the 100m butterfly at the 2016 Olympics, achieving Singapore's first ev ... (born 1995), Singaporean swimmer * William Schooling (1860–1936), British insurance expert {{surname, Schooling ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elisabeth Schooling
Elisabeth Schooling (27 April 1915 – 22 June 1998) was a British ballet dancer. Early life Elisabeth Schooling was born in Hendon, London in 1915. Career From 1928, Schooling studied with Marie Rambert, and she danced in Ballet Club's (which later became Ballet Rambert) first seasons. Her first solo role was as the Bride in a 1934 ballet entitled ''Mermaid'', which was choreographed by Susan Salaman and Andrée Howard, using music by Ravel. Also in 1934, it was noticed that Schooling had a very similar appearance to the barmaid in Édouard Manet’s painting ''A Bar at the Folies-Bergère, Un bar aux Folies Bergère''. Marie Rambert’s husband Ashley Dukes suggested there might be a ballet around the picture, also introducing can-can dancers. ''Bar aux Folies-Bergère (ballet), Bar aux Folies-Bergère'' was first performed on 15 May 1934 at the Mercury Theatre, Notting Hill Gate, Mercury Theatre, Notting Hill, London. Although the role was created by Pearl Argyle, Schoolin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herbert W
Herbert may refer to: People Individuals * Herbert (musician), a pseudonym of Matthew Herbert Name * Herbert (given name) * Herbert (surname) Places Antarctica * Herbert Mountains, Coats Land * Herbert Sound, Graham Land Australia * Herbert, Northern Territory, a rural locality * Herbert, South Australia. former government town * Division of Herbert, an electoral district in Queensland * Herbert River, a river in Queensland * County of Herbert, a cadastral unit in South Australia Canada * Herbert, Saskatchewan, Canada, a town * Herbert Road, St. Albert, Canada New Zealand * Herbert, New Zealand, a town * Mount Herbert (New Zealand) United States * Herbert, Illinois, an unincorporated community * Herbert, Michigan, a former settlement * Herbert Creek, a stream in South Dakota * Herbert Island, Alaska Arts, entertainment, and media Fictional entities * Herbert (Disney character) * Herbert Pocket (''Great Expectations'' character), Pip's close friend and roommate in the Cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Schooling
Joseph Isaac Schooling (born 16 June 1995) is a Singaporean professional swimmer who specialises in butterfly, freestyle and medley events. He was the gold medalist in the 100m butterfly at the 2016 Olympics, achieving Singapore's first ever Olympic gold medal. His winning time of 50.39s broke multiple records at the National, Southeast Asian, Asian and Olympic levels. An alumnus of the Anglo-Chinese School, he subsequently graduated from the University of Texas at Austin, where he was a member of the Texas Longhorns swimming team, one of the top collegiate swim programmes under two-time United States Olympic men's head coach Eddie Reese. He first qualified for the Olympics in 2012 after winning the 200m butterfly at the 2011 SEA Games. Early life and family Joseph Schooling was born and raised in Singapore, being a fourth-generation Singaporean. Joseph Schooling is the only child of May and Colin Schooling, and has Eurasian ancestry through his father. May was previou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
