Sunny Low
Singaporean choreographer
Sunny Low (Chinese: 刘山尼; pinyin: Liú Shānní; c. 1940 – 8 May 2022) was a Singaporean ballroom dancer and choreographer. The son of a local ballroom dancing pioneer, he began dancing as a teenager and later established his own dance studio.
Early life
Sunny Low was born to Low Poh San, who founded the Poh San Dance Studio in 1937 and is credited with introducing ballroom dancing to Singapore, and his wife Jenny (née Quek). Sunny had six siblings and was the eldest son in the family. He attended Outram Secondary School and began dancing at the age of 14.
Career
Low formally assumed leadership of his father's dance studio in 1955. In September 1957, together with his sister, Betty, Low won the first calypso dance contest in Singapore. A year later, Low and his sister were dubbed the "King and Queen of Cha-Cha-Cha and Rock 'n' Roll" by the International Society of Teachers of Dancing.
In 1967, Low starred in a televised talent show titled Pestarama that was produced by Tony Yeow and broadcast weekly on TV Singapura.
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