Jean-Marc Généreux (/ʒɑ̃-maʁk ʒeneʁø/; born December 25, 1962) is a French Canadian ballroom dance champion, choreographer and television personality from Longueuil, Quebec, Canada. He is most prominently known for his roles as judge and choreographer on the American and Canadian versions of So You Think You Can Dance, the French version of the hit television series Dancing with the Stars, and TVA’s hit dance competition series Révolution.
Généreux met his partner and wife, France Mousseau, when they went to elementary school together. At a young age, he joined the dance school "École de Danse Loisirs Galaxia Inc." in Longueuil, Quebec, and was partnered with Mousseau when they were children. Généreux and Mousseau competed successfully as amateurs starting in 1977, and then professionally in 1986, in the Latin and 10-dance dancesport divisions, and retired in 1998.[1]
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.[2] They were also featured dancers on the big screen in the film Dance with Me, starring Vanessa L. Williams. Also, Généreux played a "Smarmy Old Man" in the ballroom dance film Shall We Dance, starring Jennifer Lopez.[3]
Along with dancer/choreographer Tré Armstrong, Généreux has appeared as a Permanent Judge on CTV's So You Think You Can Dance Canada for the first four seasons. In 2010, he appeared in an episode in the tenth season of Degrassi as a Ballroom instructor for a remedial gym class. As of February 2011, he also appears as the Head Judge on TF1's Danse avec les stars, the French version of Dancing with the Stars
On the August 8, 2011, broadcast of So You Think You Can Dance Canada, Généreux announced the creation of his new dance shoe company, JMG Dance.
Marriage and childrenedit
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.[4] 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. Généreux also revealed in the second season auditions of So You Think You Can Dance Canada that his son had a vanishing twin.[5] The couple now resides in Boucherville, Quebec where France stays permanently with the kids, unless she is needed to appear on one of the TV shows of which Jean-Marc is a part. The couple also design and make ballroom costumes for professional dancers.
Awardsedit
Amateur titlesedit
Canadian Province of Quebec Champions in Social Dancing, 1977 – 1979[6]
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, Blackpool
Professional titlesedit
10-time Undefeated Canadian Latin Champions, 1987 – 1998[7]
Jean-Marc Généreux at Fox So You Think You Can Dance
May 08, 2024
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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 Jean Marc Genereux news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2017 Learn how and when to remove this message Jean Marc Genereux ʒɑ maʁk ʒeneʁo born December 25 1962 is a French Canadian ballroom dance champion choreographer and television personality from Longueuil Quebec Canada He is most prominently known for his roles as judge and choreographer on the American and Canadian versions of So You Think You Can Dance the French version of the hit television series Dancing with the Stars and TVA s hit dance competition series Revolution Jean Marc GenereuxGenereux at the NRJ Music Awards ceremony January 2013 Born 1962 12 25 December 25 1962 age 61 Saint Hubert Quebec CanadaOccupation s Choreographer television personality dancer artist costume designerSpouseFrance Mousseau m 1987 wbr ChildrenJean Francis b 1996 Francesca b 1999 Websitejeanmarcgenereux com Contents 1 Biography 2 Marriage and children 3 Awards 3 1 Amateur titles 3 2 Professional titles 4 Filmography 4 1 Film 4 2 Television 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksBiography editGenereux met his partner and wife France Mousseau when they went to elementary school together At a young age he joined the dance school Ecole de Danse Loisirs Galaxia Inc in Longueuil Quebec and was partnered with Mousseau when they were children Genereux and Mousseau competed successfully as amateurs starting in 1977 and then professionally in 1986 in the Latin and 10 dance dancesport divisions and retired in 1998 1 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 2 They were also featured dancers on the big screen in the film Dance with Me starring Vanessa L Williams Also Genereux played a Smarmy Old Man in the ballroom dance film Shall We Dance starring Jennifer Lopez 3 Along with dancer choreographer Tre Armstrong Genereux has appeared as a Permanent Judge on CTV s So You Think You Can Dance Canada for the first four seasons In 2010 he appeared in an episode in the tenth season of Degrassi as a Ballroom instructor for a remedial gym class As of February 2011 he also appears as the Head Judge on TF1 s Danse avec les stars the French version of Dancing with the StarsOn the August 8 2011 broadcast of So You Think You Can Dance Canada Genereux announced the creation of his new dance shoe company JMG Dance Marriage and children editGenereux 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 Genereux and his wife work with others to raise awareness and money around this rare neurological condition 4 On Season 4 of So You Think You Can Dance Genereux choreographed a Viennese waltz for Kherington Payne and Stephen Twitch Boss a dance that he openly dedicated to daughter Francesca Genereux also revealed in the second season auditions of So You Think You Can Dance Canada that his son had a vanishing twin 5 The couple now resides in Boucherville Quebec where France stays permanently with the kids unless she is needed to appear on one of the TV shows of which Jean Marc is a part The couple also design and make ballroom costumes for professional dancers Awards editAmateur titles edit Canadian Province of Quebec Champions in Social Dancing 1977 1979 6 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 Blackpool Professional titles edit 10 time Undefeated Canadian Latin Champions 1987 1998 7 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 ChampionshipsFilmography editFilm edit Year Title Role Notes 1998 Dance With Me Professional Latin Dance Finalist joined France Mousseau 2004 Shall We Dance Smarmy Old Man 2011 Funkytown Choreographer 2013 La boite a musique des Enfoires Himself TV movie 2015 Josephine ange gardien Sacha TV series 1 episode Television edit Year Title Role Notes 2006 10 So You Think You Can Dance Himself Choreographer and Judge 14 episodes 2008 11 So You Think You Can Dance Canada Himself Choreographer and Judge Permanent judge 2010 Degrassi The Next Generation Mr Menard Episode 10 15 and 10 16 My Body Is A Cage Part 1 amp 2 2011 Le Grand Journal Canal Himself Interview 2011 2019 Danse avec les stars Himself Judge Permanent Judge 2013 Le grand saut Himself Judge 2018 present Revolution Himself Judge Permanent JudgeSee also editDanceSport World Champions So You Think You Can Dance Seasons 2 3 4 and 5 So You Think You Can Dance CanadaReferences edit Studio 665 Archived from the original on July 4 2007 Retrieved July 11 2007 Fox Broadcasting Company So You Think You Can Dance Archived from the original on August 7 2007 Retrieved July 24 2007 Jean Marc Genereux at IMDb Welcome to Studio 665 Archived from the original on October 8 2007 Retrieved July 11 2007 Opinion Blogs Our blogs have moved Archived from the original on July 9 2012 DanceSport ca Canadian Amateur DanceSport Association Competitions Canadian Champions amp Representatives Archived from the original on October 5 2007 Retrieved July 11 2007 Home Dancevision Masterycamps com Retrieved 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