Blake James McGrath (born November 21, 1983) is a Canadian professional dancer, pop singer, actor, model, and choreographer. He was known for being on the first season of So You Think You Can Dance in 2005, and on the MTV reality dance show DanceLife.[1] He has also developed a solo singing career with a debut album Time to Move in 2010.
His early television appearances include: Choices of the Heart: The Margaret Sanger Story (1997) playing Stuart Sanger, and the TV show recreation of Goosebumps book "Stay Out of the Basement", in which he played the brother Casey.
In addition to his appearances on television shows, McGrath has also appeared in the films Butterbox Babies, Life With Mikey, Chicago, and Rent.[2] He was also featured as a dancer in The Suite Life of Zack & Cody in the episode Commercial Breaks. He was a waiter, and studied at Tiffany Dance Academy in Hamilton Ontario, Deborah Thomson School of Dance in Brampton, Ontario and Joanne Chapman School of Dance in Brampton, Ontario.
He is owner of VIP Dance Events which tours major cities throughout Canada.[1] Lastly, he appeared on the 9/10/13 episode of Dance Moms as a guest choreographer.
Dancing careerEdit
In 2005, McGrath participated as a contestant on So You Think You Can Dance. He appeared in the 2007 reality TV show DanceLife produced by Jennifer Lopez. In 2014, he appeared in the Lifetime hit Dance Moms as a guest choreographer for the Candy Apples Dance Center (CADC), the main rival of the Abby Lee Dance Company.
Choreography in So You Think You Can Dance Canada series (2008-2010)Edit
He is the lead choreographer for the audition cities and alternating third judge on So You Think You Can Dance Canada.[1][3] He has had contributions for all three seasons to date of the Canadian series as follows:
Blake started pursuing a music career and released his first single "The Night (Only Place To Go)" on April 27, 2010, on MuchMusic. He presented an award with Girlicious at the 2010 MuchMusic Video Awards on June 20, 2010. His follow-up single was Relax on August 3, 2010, which also won an MMVA award. On November 2, 2010, he released his first studio album Time to Move. It peaked at 39 on the Canadian Album charts. It was later released March 14, 2011, but failed to chart.
He released his second studio album entitled "Love Revolution" on September 30, 2013.
Blake's EP ‘’I am Blake McGrath was released in 2017 with the lead singles ‘Love Myself’ and 'Harder Than The First Time’.
Blake's third studio album ‘’INNERvention’’ was released on September 6, 2019 with the lead singles ‘Dive In The Water’, ‘Innervention’ and ‘Breakthrough’. The album debuted in the top 20 the first week of sales on the Billboard Christian/Gospel album chart.
McGrath acknowledged he was bisexual in a 2009 interview with the Canadian gay magazine fab. "I've been attracted to men and attracted to women... My feelings change all the time. One day I can feel like I'm gay, another day like I'm straight. But I'm not just one or the other, I'm Blake McGrath and I'm attracted to somebody on the inside."[4]
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This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Blake McGrath news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message Blake James McGrath born November 21 1983 is a Canadian professional dancer pop singer actor model and choreographer He was known for being on the first season of So You Think You Can Dance in 2005 and on the MTV reality dance show DanceLife 1 He has also developed a solo singing career with a debut album Time to Move in 2010 Blake McGrathBlake McGrath in 2011Background informationBirth nameBlake James McGrathBorn 1983 11 21 November 21 1983 age 39 Mississauga Ontario CanadaOccupation s Dancer choreographer singer model actor On May 27 2023 McGrath posted on Instagram that he was marrying a man Contents 1 Early career 2 Dancing career 2 1 Choreography in So You Think You Can Dance Canada series 2008 2010 3 Musical career 4 Personal life 5 Discography 5 1 Studio albums 5 2 Extended plays 5 3 Singles 5 4 Tours 6 Filmography 7 References 8 External linksEarly career EditMcGrath was born in Mississauga Ontario 2 3 He attended Cawthra Park Secondary School School of the Arts and Applewood Heights Secondary School in Mississauga as well as St Jean de Brebeuf Catholic Secondary School in Hamilton Ontario His early television appearances include Choices of the Heart The Margaret Sanger Story 1997 playing Stuart Sanger and the TV show recreation of Goosebumps book Stay Out of the Basement in which he played the brother Casey In 2015 McGrath was chosen to perform on Michael Jackson s thirtieth anniversary special In 2006 he performed alongside Paulina Rubio at the 2004 Latin Grammy Awards Also in 2006 he has an appearance in the documentary Freestyle with Brian Friedman He has appeared in Gap campaigns with Sarah Jessica Parker and in advertisements for iPod JCPenney which he also choreographed and Hummer 2 He has danced with stars such as Madonna Britney Spears Kylie Minogue Janet Jackson Adam Lambert Ashanti Destiny s Child Katy Perry Craig David and Jewel In addition to his appearances on television shows McGrath has also appeared in the films Butterbox Babies Life With Mikey Chicago and Rent 2 He was also featured as a dancer in The Suite Life of Zack amp Cody in the episode Commercial Breaks He was a waiter and studied at Tiffany Dance Academy in Hamilton Ontario Deborah Thomson School of Dance in Brampton Ontario and Joanne Chapman School of Dance in Brampton Ontario He is owner of VIP Dance Events which tours major cities throughout Canada 1 Lastly he appeared on the 9 10 13 episode of Dance Moms as a guest choreographer Dancing career EditIn 2005 McGrath participated as a contestant on So You Think You Can Dance He appeared in the 2007 reality TV show DanceLife produced by Jennifer Lopez In 2014 he appeared in the Lifetime hit Dance Moms as a guest choreographer for the Candy Apples Dance Center CADC the main rival of the Abby Lee Dance Company Choreography in So You Think You Can Dance Canada series 2008 2010 Edit He is the lead choreographer for the audition cities and alternating third judge on So You Think You Can Dance Canada 1 3 He has had contributions for all three seasons to date of the Canadian series as follows Season Week Dancers Style MusicSeason 1 Canada Week 3 Arassay ReyesNico Archambault Contemporary Let Me Leave Marc BroussardWeek 4 Kaitlyn FitzgeraldIzaak Smith Jazz Funk Breakin Dishes RihannaWeek 5 Top 12 Contemporary I Surrender Celine DionWeek 7 Lisa AugusteNico Archambault Jazz Funk When I Grow Up The Pussycat DollsWeek 8 Lisa AugusteMiles Faber Contemporary The Face RyanDanSeason 2 Canada Week 2 Amy GardnerVincent Desjardins Contemporary When You Say My Name Mario SpinettiWeek 3 Kim GingrasEmanuel Sandhu Jazz Funk Love Sex Magic Ciara feat Justin TimberlakeWeek 4 Top 14 Jazz Funk LoveGame Lady GagaWeek 5 Jayme Rae DaileyDaniel Dory Contemporary It Must Have Been Love Kari KimmelWeek 8 Jayme Rae DaileyEmanuel Sandhu Jazz Funk I Gotta Feeling The Black Eyed PeasSeason 3 Canada Week 2 Kloe SchultzJonathan Arsenault Jazz California Gurls Katy Perry feat Snoop DoggWeek 4 Nathalie HeathMackenzie Green Contemporary After Afterall William FitzsimmonsWeek 5 Nathalie HeathJonathan Arsenault Jazz Teenage Dream Katy PerryWeek 7 Janick ArseneauJeff Mortensen Jazz Funk Come On Girl Taio Cruz feat Luciana CaporosoMusical career EditBlake started pursuing a music career and released his first single The Night Only Place To Go on April 27 2010 on MuchMusic He presented an award with Girlicious at the 2010 MuchMusic Video Awards on June 20 2010 His follow up single was Relax on August 3 2010 which also won an MMVA award On November 2 2010 he released his first studio album Time to Move It peaked at 39 on the Canadian Album charts It was later released March 14 2011 but failed to chart He released his second studio album entitled Love Revolution on September 30 2013 Blake s EP I am Blake McGrath was released in 2017 with the lead singles Love Myself and Harder Than The First Time Blake s third studio album INNERvention was released on September 6 2019 with the lead singles Dive In The Water Innervention and Breakthrough The album debuted in the top 20 the first week of sales on the Billboard Christian Gospel album chart Personal life EditAs of 2019 McGrath lives in Los Angeles California 2 McGrath acknowledged he was bisexual in a 2009 interview with the Canadian gay magazine fab I ve been attracted to men and attracted to women My feelings change all the time One day I can feel like I m gay another day like I m straight But I m not just one or the other I m Blake McGrath and I m attracted to somebody on the inside 4 Discography EditStudio albums Edit Year Album details PeakCAN US2010 Time to Move Release Date November 2 2010 Label Interscope Format CD digital download 39 2013 Love Revolution Release Date September 30 2013 Label Interscope Format CD digital download 2019 Innervention Release Year September 6 2019 Distributor Starblazius Records Format CD digital 192021 Wild Love Release Date January 15 2021 Distributor Starblazius Records Format CD digital Extended plays Edit Year Album details PeakCAN US2017 Vintage Tomorrow Release Date June 9 2017 Label Blake McGrath Format CD digital download 2017 I Am Blake McGrath Release Date December 6 2017 Label Starblazius Records Format CD digital download Singles Edit Tours Edit Stage Fright Tour 2011 First tour for Blake McGrath s debut studio album Time To Move Filmography Edit1993 Life with Mikey as an acrobat 1995 Butterbox Babies as Simon age 7 8 1995 Choices of the Heart The Margaret Sanger Story as Stuart Sanger TV movie 1996 Goosebumps as Casey Brewer in 2 episodes in TV series 2002 Chicago as a male dancer 2004 Britney Spears Live from Miami as a dancer TV movie 2005 Rent as dancer uncredited 2007 Dancelife as himself 2013 Dance Moms as himselfReferences Edit a b c BurlingtonPost com A amp E Story Rising dance star to visit a b c d CTV ca Blake McGrath a b CTV ca Blake Boot Camp dead link Thomas Matt September 2009 Yes I can ing dance FabMagazine com Archived from the original on September 9 2009 Retrieved November 21 2010 External links EditMcGrath s Official Twitter Page Blake McGrath at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Blake McGrath amp oldid 1167561004, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
