Samuel Chouinard
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| Samuel Chouinard | |
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| Figure skating career | |
| Skating club | École de Patinage Montréal International Skating School |
Samuel Chouinard is a Canadian choreographer from Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec. Chouinard has been an artistic director of École de Danse Denise Bonneau since 2005.
Career
Chouinard works as a dancer, a dance teacher and a choreographer[1] and he was trained in hip-hop, ballet, jazz and contemporary dance. He works closely with ice dance coaches Marie-France Dubreuil and Patrice Lauzon at fr:Complexe récréatif Gadbois in Montreal. Chouinard's other clients include Cirque du Soleil.[2]
Choreographic career
Chouinard co-choreographed several programs for Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir, the two-time Olympic ice dance gold medalists. The notable ones are their Prince short dance for the 2016-2017 figure skating season[3] and their 2018 Olympic free dance Moulin Rouge!.[4] Chouinard choreographed several show programs for them, since 2014. He has involved in choreographing programs for three-time World ice dance champions Gabriella Papadakis & Guillaume Cizeron,[5][6] two-time US ice dance champions Madison Hubbell and Zachary Donohue,[7] and 2018 World champion Nathan Chen.[8]
References
- ^ Godin, Sandra (23 February 2018). "Nouvelle émission Révolution: une compétition qui s'annonce éclectique". Journal de Quebec.
- ^ Chouinard, Samuel (9 October 2019). "What an AMAZING experience to be the Choreographer for @cirquedusoleil New production on ice @therealaxel" (Instagram).
- ^ "Tessa VIRTUE / Scott MOIR: 2016/2017". isuresults.com. International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 30 October 2016.
- ^ "Tessa VIRTUE / Scott MOIR: 2017/2018". isuresults.com. International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 19 June 2018.
- ^ Chouinard, Samuel (24 January 2016). "In " practice mode" for the upcoming shows @artonicemagic with the very talented champions @gabriellapapadakis and @guillaumecz Merci de me faire confiance les amis 😘 #hardwork #icedance #jamesgruntz #switzerland #artonice" (Instagram).
- ^ Chouinard, Samuel (5 April 2016). "Choregraphed by me :) @samchouin15 #worlds2016 #cantfeelmyface #groove" (Instagram).
- ^ Cloutier, Claire; Ritoss, Robin (2 May 2018). "Madison Hubbell and Zachary Donohue celebrate their best season yet". Figure Skaters Online.
- ^ "Nathan Chen: 2019/2020". isuresults.com. International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 19 October 2019.