- Jean-Marc Généreux
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occupation =Choreographer
spouse =France Mousseau (1987-Present)
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children = Jean-Francis (b. 1996)
Francesca (b. 1999)Jean-Marc Généreux is a ballroom dance champion and choreographer.
Biography
Généreux met his partner and wife while ballroom dancing in
Quebec, Canada . They competed successfully as amateurs starting in 1977, and then professionally in 1986, in the Latin and 10-dancedancesport divisions, and retired in 1998. [ [http://www.studio665.com/genereux.html Studio 665 ] ]They have been featured dancers on the
PBS series "Championship Ballroom Dancing" and most recently, were guest choreographers on the Fox dance competition-reality show "So You Think You Can Dance". [ [http://www.fox.com/dance/bios/s3_jean_marc.htm Fox Broadcasting Company: So You Think You Can Dance ] ] They were also featured dancers on the big screen in the film "Dance with Me", starringVanessa L. Williams . Also, Généreux played a "Smarmy Old Man" in the ballroom dance film "Shall We Dance", starringJennifer Lopez . [ [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0312753/ Jean Marc Genereux ] ]As of 2008, Généreux is a permanent judge with Tre Armstrong on the first season of "
So You Think You Can Dance Canada ".Marriage and children
Généreux married his dance partner, France Mousseau, and they had their first child, Jean-Francis, in 1996, and their second, Francesca, in 1999. Their daughter, Francesca, suffers from
Rett Syndrome ; Généreux and his wife work with others to raise awareness and money around this rare neurological condition. [ [http://www.studio665.com/newsletters/03.25.04.html Welcome to Studio 665! ] ]On Season 4 of "So You Think You Can Dance", Généreux choreographed a
Viennese waltz for Kherington Payne and Stephen Twitch Boss, a dance that he openly dedicated to daughter Francesca.Awards
Amateur titles
*Canadian Province of Quebec Champions in Social Dancing, 1977 - 1979 [ [http://www.dancesport.ca/content.php?SectionID=2&ContentID=63 DanceSport.ca | Canadian Amateur DanceSport Association | Competitions | Canadian Champions & Representatives ] ]
*Canadian Basic and Standard Champions, International Style, 1980 - 1981
*5-time Undefeated Canadian Latin and 10-dance Champions, 1982 - 1987
*5-time Undefeated North American Latin and 10-dance Champions
*3-time Peter Allan Award Latin Champions, England
*4-time Latin Champions and Grand Champions, United States Ballroom Championships
* Winners, British Youth Latin American Championship, BlackpoolProfessional titles
*10-time Undefeated Canadian Latin Champions, 1987 - 1998 [ [http://masterycamps.com/dance_camp_las_vegas/instructors/ Dance Camp Las Vegas :: Instructors :: Mastery Camps ] ]
*4-time Undefeated North American Champions
*2-time Asian-Pacific Champions
*2-time Winners, Challenge of the Continent
*Winners, Ohio Star Ball Open Latin Championship
*3rd place, Overall Title, World 10-dance Championships
*Winners, Latin Title, World 10-dance ChampionshipsReferences
ee also
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DanceSport World Champions (Ten Dance)
*"So You Think You Can Dance (U.S. TV series) "
**Seasons 2, 3, and 4"
**"So You Think You Can Dance Canada "External links
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* [http://www.fox.com/dance/bios/s3_jean_marc.htm Jean Marc Genereux] at Fox [http://www.fox.com/dance So You Think You Can Dance]Persondata
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