Samuel Chouinard

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.

Samuel Chouinard
Personal information
ResidenceMontreal, Quebec
Skating clubÉcole de Patinage Montréal International Skating School

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
  1. Godin, Sandra (23 February 2018). "Nouvelle émission Révolution: une compétition qui s'annonce éclectique". Journal de Quebec.
  2. Chouinard, Samuel (9 October 2019). "What an AMAZING experience to be the Choreographer for @cirquedusoleil New production on ice @therealaxel" (Instagram).
  3. "Tessa VIRTUE / Scott MOIR: 2016/2017". isuresults.com. International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 30 October 2016.
  4. "Tessa VIRTUE / Scott MOIR: 2017/2018". isuresults.com. International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 19 June 2018.
  5. 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).
  6. Chouinard, Samuel (5 April 2016). "Choregraphed by me :) @samchouin15 #worlds2016 #cantfeelmyface #groove" (Instagram).
  7. Cloutier, Claire; Ritoss, Robin (2 May 2018). "Madison Hubbell and Zachary Donohue celebrate their best season yet". Figure Skaters Online.
  8. "Nathan Chen: 2019/2020". isuresults.com. International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 19 October 2019.
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