Background
Shook, Karel Francis Antony was born on August 29, 1920 in Renton, Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Walter Burnell and Ida Maria Teresa (Tack) S. Student, Cornish School Allied Arts, Seattle, School American Ballet. teacher Katherine Dunham School, 1952-1954, Studio Dance Arts, 1954-1957, June Taylor School, 1957-1959, Het Nationale Ballet, Amsterdam, Holland, 1959-1968. Dancer, Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo, 1940-1947, 49-52, New York City Ballet, 1949.