STEPHANIE PAQUET
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VIEW DANCE CHALLENGE ADJUDICATOR
May 2024
Stephanie had the privilege to adjudicate over 1300 dance routines in Regina, SK and Winnipeg, MB this competition year at The View Dance Challenge. As a passionate dance educator, she provided insightful critiques for each performance while enjoying every moment. Her experience as a well rounded dancer and vocalist, as well as a dance teacher, allows her to tailor her critiques to the style, level and age of the dancer(s). Stephanie loves to recognize every aspect of dance training and performance through her special awards, which she presents on stage during award sessions. She looks forward to returning to the judges panel next year!
LES PRODUCTEURS!
January 2024
Stephanie Paquet is honoured to be a part of the cast of Les Producteurs!, an adaptation signed by Serge Postigo of Mel Brooks' Tony award-winning broadway musical The Producers. As part of the Ensemble, Stephanie (pictured on the left) plays a theatre usher to open the production, and plays a variety of characters throughout the show. This musical requires as much dance experience as it requires vocal and acting abilities. Stephanie sings the Soprano 1 part, which takes her to sing as high as a C#6. The production will be presented in Montréal, Québec City,
Trois-Rivières and Gatineau over 2024.
Photo by Marie-Andree Lemire
PARTY! BY QUÉBEC ISSIME
November 2023
Stephanie will appear on the stage at the Espace St-Denis for the 2023 holiday season. She will be dancing alongside 14 other artists, both singers and dancers to present PARTY! Montréal with Québec Issime. This unique dinner-show production will play for 23 representations until December 31st, 2023. Come celebrate the end of the year with Stephanie!
VIEW DANCE CHALLENGE ADJUDICATOR
April 2023
The competition season is well underway and Stephanie is so excited to be sharing her knowledge and passion with Canadian dancers across Quebec and Ontario. Stephanie is adjudicating several events with the wonderful team at View Dance Challenge. See you on the stage dancers, and good luck!
FAMOUS FOOTWEAR US NATONAL COMMERCIAL
December 2022
If you have recently walked around New York City, you certainly have seen Stephanie's most recent project: the Famous Footwear 2022 Holiday commercial. On the storefront of Famous Footwear on 34th Street, NYC, you can spot Stephanie dancing both on the main screen and the screen at the entrance of the store. The official holiday commercials are also available on Youtube. Click here to view Commercial #1 & Commercial #2.
THE MICHAEL BRIAN SHOW
November 2022
Stephanie was recently interviewed on The Michael Brian Show, a podcast that focuses on interviewing insightful experts and celebrities. Stephanie discussed her journey as a cruise liner entertainer, what it takes to become a successful working performer and shared some tips for aspiring dancers. You can listen to the podcast entitled Stephanie Paquet: Dancing, Entertainment & What It Takes To Be Successful EP273 on any of your favourite podcast platforms. Click here for a direct link to the podcast.
REPRESENTATION WITH DACOSTA TALENT MANAGEMENT IN CANADA
October 2022
Stephanie is excited to be joining Dacosta Talent Management. The agency will be representing Stephanie in Canada and outside of the USA. She looks forward to the new opportunities this partnership will bring!
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS FOR DANCE ARTISTS
July 2022
Great news, Stephanie is now a proud member of two professional dance associations in Canada: The Canadian Alliance of Dance Artists (East) & The Canadian Dance Assembly. These associations regroup dance artists that:
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have specialized training in their field
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are recognized as professionals by their peers
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are committed to devoting more time to artistic activity
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have a history of public presentation or publication.
IODC FINALIST
June 2022
With the success of Caminito, the piece was submitted to the International Online Dance Competition 2022 (www.iodc.online). Caminito was chosen as a first round finalist in two categories: Dance: Solo - Professional 18 yrs and above, & Choreography: 10 min or less. The piece is now moved on to public voting and the second round of judges deliberation. Voting will take place until July 11th, 2022 before the winners of various prizes are announced. To support Stephanie in this competition, head onto www.iodc.online, check out the Gallery tab, and enter Caminito in the search bar to see Stephanie's entries. Voting is free. Thank you for your support!
NEW COLLABORATION
May 2022
Stephanie collaborated with guitarist Mariano Fortunato to produce a dance piece played live, entitled Caminito. Her choreography tells the story of a lost love, that was once a happy event. Click here to watch it now!
LEAD SINGER FOR SOUL ROCKIN' NIGHTS
March 2022
Stephanie was appointed the role of lead singer for the production show Soul Rockin' Nights onboard the Norwegian Dawn as a replacement for the month of February. You can have a glimpse at her performance in her new vocal showreel available on the reels page. Click here to watch it now!
NORWEGIAN DAWN
November 2021
Stephanie is officially Norwegian Dawn's only female Singer, Dancer and Aerialist and was recently appointed the role of Aerial Captain. Her role includes dancing as part of the productions shows Soul Rockin' Nights, Showdown and the award-winning production of Elements. Stephanie performs Spanish Web et understudies the Bungee number in Elements, as well as taking care of all the rigging for the show in her role of Aerial Captain. She also performs as a singer in the Broadway Cabaret.
NFT by ÉRIC PARÉ
October 2021
Stephanie has been collaborating with photographer Éric Paré to create 360º photographic art. Éric's latest digital art piece starring Stephanie is now available for purchase as an NFT. More information is available at www.ericpare.com.
RÉVOLUTION - SEASON III
October 2021
Stephanie appeared in the third season of TVA's Révolution TV show. Her appearance aired on October 10th, 2022, showing her musical theatre jazz performance. Her performance earned her the vote from the judges Les Twins. Jean-Marc Généreux discussed the fact that Stephanie's professionalism was shining through her performance and Lydia Bouchard said Stephanie was a true "Triple Threat".
THE ONE DANCE EXPERIENCE
May 2021
Stephanie spent the weekend adjudicating for The One Dance Experience! What a good time, thank you to all dancers in Mission, BC for leaving your heart out on stage for us, it was beautiful to watch.
PROFESSIONAL ADJUDICATION
June 2020
Stephanie is passionate about her art and she loves being involved in events that help her share her love and knowledge of dance. She is now a proud member of the Professional Adjudicators Alliance and is looking forward to the 2021 competition season.
RETURNING HOME
April 2020
Due to the unfortunate circumstances caused by the new corona virus, Stephanie has been sent home from the Anthem of the Seas. She stayed onboard the vessel for 18 days after the no sail order was announced. The balcony of her designated stateroom was the only space available for her to create and stay motivated. Her story was featured in The Dance Current online gallery for International Dance Day on April 29th, 2020.
UNDERSTUDY TRACKS HAVE BEGUN!
January 2020
Over the past few weeks, Stephanie has appeared in multiple different tracks of Spectra's Cabaret. Her performances have included 2-point harness work and a spanset duo. The picture below is one of Stephanie's favourite aerial number: Void.
SHOWTIME AT SEA
December 2019
The shows are officially completely installed on Royal Caribbean's Anthem of the Seas! Stephanie is performing as a dancer in Spectra's Cabaret as well as understudying all of the aerial work and singers (Harmony Sisters) for the show. You can also see her in the Red Nightclub Experience show doing an act on straps and in the cruise's opening show Two70 Tonight as an aerialist on spanset or hammock (understudy). Stay tuned for some videos coming soon!
Photo by: Katherine Richardson, @krphotography
ROYAL CARIBBEAN'S SPECTRA'S CABARET
October 2019
Stephanie is proud to announce that she has joined the cast of Spectra's Cabaret on Royal Caribbean Cruise Line's Anthem of the Seas. The show includes hip hop and aerial work. She will be travelling the Caribbeans and Europe until July 2020.
WORKSHOPS AND CHOREOGRAPHY IN OTTAWA
September 2019
After a successful time at sea, Stephanie returns home to Ottawa. She will be teaching some classes around the city and working on competition choreography with local students for the 2020 season. Stay tuned to find a class near you! For information and inquiries, contact stephaniepaquet230@gmail.com.
NEW VIDEO!
August 2019
Check out some latin flavours that Stephanie and Edson Almeida have been working on. Video available on the Reels page.
SNEAK PEEK AT PROHIBITION: THE MUSICAL
May 2019
This month, Stephanie had the chance to perform the characters of Bessie Bourbon and Imogen in the Norwegian Bliss' "Social" Comedy and Night Club. Have a quick look at her performance in her brand new vocal reel located on the Reels page!
CIRQUE DU SOLEIL’S NEW CAMPAIGN
April 2019
Stephanie’s hip hop improvisation video was selected to be a part of Cirque du Soleil’s casting team’s new campaign: “In the Shoes of a Talent Scout”. The goal of this campaign is to engage the audience and make them live a behind the scenes experience. Excerpts of videos of artists that Cirque du Soleil considers good for their shows were sent to the Cirque Club members in order to evaluate the general public’s appreciation and make them live the talent scout reality.
HAPPY HOUR PROHIBITION: THE MUSICAL
March 2019
Alongside performing in HAVANA!, Stephanie is also dancer-singer in the cast of Happy Hour Prohibition: The Musical onboard the Norwegian Bliss, by Happy Hour Entertainment. She understudies the characters of Imogen, Le Cygne and Bessie Bourbon. The musical is based in 1895 at Mahagony Hall in New Orleans, and is a presentation of five fabulous cocktails for an evening of fun!
NORWEGIAN CRUISE LINE’S HAVANA!
February 2019
Stephanie will be joining the cast of HAVANA!, performing on Norwegian Cruise Line’s newest and largest ship: the Norwegian Bliss. HAVANA! is a broadway-style musical created by Tony Award-winning director and choreographer Warren Carlyle, featuring songs by Ryan Scott Oliver and Grammy Award-winning singer Albita (Playbill, September 2018), and is NCL’s largest show ever (Forbes, May 2018). The Norwegian Bliss is currently the 6thlargest in the world (CNN, December 2018).
The Manager of Theatrical Casting, Kai Carrier, has told Playbill (2018): “In casting for the ships, I look for the same standard of dancer, singer, and actor that I would look for on Broadway”. The Broadway production of Jersey Boys is the second show presented on the ship.
Discover more about HAVANA!
http://www.playbill.com/article/finding-the-latin-beat-with-havana-on-norwegian-cruise-line
https://www.travelweekly.com/Media/Havana-takes-stage-Norwegian-Bliss
https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/worlds-biggest-cruise-ships/index.html
