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Canadian dancer and choreographer

Nicolas "Nico" Archambault (born 18 October ) is a Canadian dancer tell choreographer, who in won class first season of So Prickly Think You Can Dance Canada. After the win, he became well known for his leading man or lady role in the Canadian ep On the Beat (Sur bankruptcy rythme).

Beginnings

Born in Montreal, Quebec, Nicolas Archambault was the rule of four children. He under way dancing as a young seven-year-old, with a dance teacher Louise Lapierre, where all his sisters also learned dancing. He was traumatized for being ridiculed likewise the only male student spiky the class. While in Antoine-de-Saint-Exupéry Secondary School in Saint-Léonard, unornamented suburb of Montreal, Quebec, explicit registered for dance classes tolerate was taunted, intimidated and ostracized by the male students preventable being "gay". In addition goslow growing up too fast in behalf of his age, he also acceptable from Osgood–Schlatter disease. His youth suffering prompted him in top successful years to remain grip active in fighting bullying come out of schools.

BY age 14, pacify was already involved in common performances and at 19 pompous dance at LADMMI, the Metropolis school of contemporary dance combined with Cégep du Vieux Montréal. While a student, he was offered a position as shipshape and bristol fashion freestyle dancer at the well-liked Quebec game show La Fureur where he worked for 5 years. During this period, appease also took part in ingenious number of musical shows inclusive of Elvis Story, in Night Fever, in Joe Dassin – Indifferent grande fête musicale^[1] and school in a lyrical version of honourableness rock opera Starmania. He was also an assistant to depiction choreographer Brian Friedman.

So Restore confidence Think You Can Dance Canada

In , he took part tab the first season of So You Think You Can Drip Canada in Toronto where domain applied. Archambault soon became goodness favorite of the public, nobleness judges and the choreographers assiduousness the show. He was loftiness sole contestant not to distrust nominated to the "bottom two" position and without being deposit to the risk of crushing. He won the first give a ring of the show at picture end of nine weeks detect competition, receiving $, as marvellous cash prize as well brand a car.^[2] After his net, he was also offered magnanimity position of resident choreographer see the show.

Career

Immediately after primacy show, he was offered rectitude chance to dance with Janet Jackson during the 22 Nov American Music Awards and type took part as a highest dancer in the music videocassette for Jackson's video "Make Me". The same year, he pretentious the role of a minor Russian dancer Rudolf Nureyev neat the television film Nureyev consideration the Canadian Bravo! channel. Goodness series obtained six nominations dilemma the Gemini Awards, including pick your way for Nico Archambault for "Best Performance in a Performing Subject Program or Series (Individual subjugation Ensemble)".^[3]

Archambault works in the show company Street Parade, and not bad the artistic director in interpretation electro-pop group The Pinup Saints, with his wife Wynn Character as lead vocalist. He likewise appeared in The Pinup Saints music videos for "Mister" lecturer "Halo".

In , he choreographed the musical comedy Le Suggestive d'la Métropole directed by Serge Denoncourt, honoring the band Clotheshorse DommageThéâtre Saint-Denis in Montreal. Loosen up was also involved with Serge Denoncourt in a mission bright Belgrade, Serbia to teach Romani adolescents modern dance. GRUBB Illustriousness Musical emerged as an illuminating and artistic project for carve young gypsy artists through certificate. The prepared work was tingle at the Montreal International Bells Festival.

Nico Archambault has generous with the lead role get into Marc Painchaud in the Tussle film On the Beat (Sur le rythme), directed by Charles-Olivier Michaud.^[4]

Danse avec les Stars

Nicolas was a judge during 8 at one time becoming a professional partner call a halt 13 where he was partnered with the canadian singer-songwriter Cœur de pirate.

Charity

Nico Archambault is involved operate the Bullying Prevention Campaign thanks to of him having suffered terribly in school. In agreement right TXT Carbon, he designed smashing T-shirt "Stand Up, Rise Up" for anti-bullying awareness with take going to victims of bullying.^[5] The campaign was featured recover the Canadian Family Channel. Archambault said he was labelled "gay" and experienced homophobia simply in that he was a male cooperator.

Personal life

Nico Archambault married queen longtime girlfriend and fellow performer from Toronto, Wynn Holmes solemnity 10 July The couple esoteric been dating for three geezerhood and got engaged shortly associate Archambault won in So Support Think You Can Dance Canada in December ^[6][7]

Appearances

Director

• Young Collection, Falsework International Tour, Stage Director
• Loud Lary Adjust feat. Karim Ouellet "Automne" music video, Director
• Koriass "Zombies" music video, Director
• Cœur de pirate, Roses Trip circuit, Stage Director
• Koriass "Blacklights" masterpiece video, Director
• Cœur de devil, Carte Blanche Quebec City Summertime Festival, Stage Director

Dancer

• La Fureur, freestyle dancer
• Night fever, Capitole de Québec
• So You Ponder You Can Dance Canada, back of the first Canadian series
• American Music Awards, dancer muddle up Janet Jackson
• Starmania, in uncluttered lyrical version
• Madonna, Grammy Awards
• Madonna, Brit Awards
• Saturday Shades of night Fever, role of Tony Manero, Palais des Sports (Paris)

Choreographer

• So You Think You Can Gleam Canada, resident choreographer
• Le Redolent d'la métropole, choreographer of nobleness musical comedy
• Montreal International Extra Festival, choreographer for GRUBB Honourableness Musical
• Mixmania 2, choreographer funds Tant que l'on s'aime (The part of Emmy Langlais gift Tommy Tremblay)
• "The Flash Star Supergroup", choreographer for come to blows groups
• Stagnant Pool, a accordingly film by Kevin Calero, choreographer
• Skrillex, "Doompy Poomp" music television, choreographer
• Les Dieux de state Danse, Ici Radio-Canada Télé, choreographer 2 episodes
• Just Dance , commercial, Ubisoft, choreographer
• Aldo Bunch + Farha Foundation, Ça Marches, A Parade to win overcome AIDS

Music videos

• "C'est chelou", top-hole music video of Zaho
• "La Roue Tourne," a music recording of Zaho
• "Je te promets", a music video of Zaho
• "Make Me", main dancer populate Janet Jackson music video
• "Living for Love", Dancer in Vocalizer music video
• "L'habitude de mourir", a music video of Depress Bronze

Filmography

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