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Born : July 24, 1917, Jolo, Sulu
She is the second child of pioneer physicians Sixto Orosa and Sevedna Luna, and the elder sister of critic Rosalinda Orosa.
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She is married to Benjamin Goquingco. They have three children, two of whom-Rachelle and Regina-are both dancers. Orosa-Goquingco graduated valedictorian of her high school class, and finished bachelor of science in education, summa cum laude, at St.
Scholastica's College. She took graduate courses in theater craft, drama, and music at Columbia University and Teachers College in New York City, USA.
Her early ballet training was under Lilia Lopez, Epifania Rodriguez, and Luva Adameit.
She took professional and teacher's courses at the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo, coming under the tutelage of Ifilda Butsova, Thalia Mara, Anatole Vilzak, and Madame Ludmilla. National Artist in Dance Francisca Reyes-Aquino was also once her mentor.
In 1934, at the age of 17, she started her major dance experiments and, in 1939, was