Ellen Burka CM (née Danby; August 11, 1921 – September 12, 2016) was a Canadian-Dutch figure skater and coach. She became a member of the Order of Canada in ...
A national skating champion in her native Holland, Ellen emigrated to Canada in the 1950's and joined the Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club. She went on ...
Ellen Burka
Canadian-Dutch figure skater and coach
Ellen Burka CM was a Canadian-Dutch figure skater and coach. She became a member of the Order of Canada in 1978 and was inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 1996. Wikipedia
Born: August 11, 1921, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Died: September 12, 2016 (age 95 years), Toronto, Canada
Children: Petra Burka
Sep 13, 2016 · Ellen Burka dies at age 95: Hall of Fame figure skating coach survived the Holocaust, revolutionized her sport and kept working in her 90s.
Sep 14, 2016 · Skating coach Ellen Burka, a legendary figure in the Canadian figure skating community, passed away yesterday at the age of 95.
Holland-born Ellen Burka's unique figure skating training techniques and groundbreaking choreography produced 26 Canadian Olympic and World Championships ...
Ellen Burka is one of the most influential figure skating coaches in Canada, having worked with 26 Canadian medalists at the Olympics and world championship ...
May 17, 2012 · Ellen Burka, legendary coach of skaters including Toller Cranston and her daughter 1965 ...
Duration: 9:32
Posted: May 17, 2012
Duration: 9:32
Posted: May 17, 2012
Sep 13, 2016 · Ellen Burka, one of the world's most respected coaches and choreographers, died Monday night, according to Skate Canada.
Aug 11, 2021 · The FLEXAFIT Show host Signe Ronka together with Petra Burka, Astra Burka and Mrs. Burka ...
Duration: 58:48
Posted: Aug 11, 2021
Duration: 58:48
Posted: Aug 11, 2021
Sep 24, 2016 · It feels like a seismic shift, the death of Ellen Burka on Sept. 12. Yes, she was 95 years old, so she left us eons of spirit, ...