Olivia "Chachi" Hildén (

née A birth name is the name of a person given upon birth. The term may be applied to the surname, the given name, or the entire name. Where births are required to be officially registered, the entire name entered onto a birth certificate or birth re ...

Gonzales) is an American

dancer Dance is a performing art form consisting of sequences of movement, either improvised or purposefully selected. This movement has aesthetic and often symbolic value. Dance can be categorized and described by its choreography, by its repertoi ...

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and

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. She was a member of the

dance crew The history of hip-hop dances encompasses the people and events since the late 1960s that have contributed to the development of early hip-hop dance styles, such as uprock, breaking, locking, roboting, boogaloo, and popping. African America ...

I.aM.mE I.aM.mE (which stands for inspire, motivate, and energize) is an American hip-hop dance crew from Houston, Texas. The group rose to prominence after being crowned champions in the sixth season of '' America's Best Dance Crew''. The three foun ...

, which won the sixth season of ''

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'' in 2011.

Life and career

Hildén was born Olivia Gonzales in

Houston Houston (; ) is the most populous city in Texas, the most populous city in the Southern United States, the fourth-most populous city in the United States, and the sixth-most populous city in North America, with a population of 2,304,580 in ...

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. At the age of 6, Gonzales enrolled at a local dance studio and was trained as a

ballet Ballet () is a type of performance dance that originated during the Italian Renaissance in the fifteenth century and later developed into a concert dance form in France and Russia. It has since become a widespread and highly technical form of ...

dancer. Three years later at a dance event she attended, Gonzales witnessed a hip hop

for the first time. One of the crews there was Marvelous Motion, whose members (Phillip Chbeeb, Di Zhang and Brandon Harrell) would later become her fellow crew members in

. Gonzales became immediately intrigued and decided to participate in hip hop from then on. She enrolled at Lanier Middle School where hip hop was one of the dance styles taught. Shortly after, her mother located the Marvelous Motion Studios and enrolled her in a few classes. In 2010, after the disbandment of Marvelous Motion, its three members Phillip "Pacman" Chbeeb, Di "Moon" Zhang and Brandon "747" Harrell held an audition to create a new crew,

. Added to the lineup were the three new members: Olivia "Chachi" Gonzales, Emilio "Millie" Dosal, and Jana "Jaja" Vaňková in preparation for '' America's Best Dance Crew: Season of the Superstars''. Gonzales was the youngest member of I.aM.mE.

Awards and appearances

Gonzales was one of the backup dancers for the Tribute to Britney Spears as part of the

2011 MTV Video Music Awards The 2011 MTV Video Music Awards took place on August 28, at Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, honoring the best music videos from the previous year. On July 20, the nominees were announced. Katy Perry received the most nominations this year at ten, ...

. In 2012, she was named "Teen Choreographer of the Year" at the World of Dance 2012 Industry Awards, and made a dance appearance with I.aM.mE in the Disney TV programme, ''

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''. In June 2013, she choreographed the dance to the second theme song of the fashion doll franchise

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, in "We Are Monster High". She took the lead role in the 2014 feature film ''The Legend of DarkHorse County'', directed by Shawn Welling and produced by

Welling Films Welling Films (sometimes written as WF) is an American film production company and studio based in Houston, Texas. It was launched in mid-2006 by Houston-born choreographer and photographer Shawn Welling. They have produced five feature films, a ...

. Gonzales was one of the cast in the second season of teen drama ''

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'' which commenced on July 7, 2014. At the 2014 WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival awards, Gonzales won the Remi Award for Best Supporting Actress for ''The Legend of DarkHorse County''. In 2015, she won the silver Remi Awards for Original Comedy Short for the 2014 ''In the News'' episode "Dog Day" and for the ''AXI'' episode "Alive" for Best Dramatic Original Short Film. All of these films were produced by

of Houston, Texas. In May 2015, Gonzales visited the Philippines for the second time to judge in the grand finals of the Jagthug World Dance Off competition which was held at the Mall of Asia Arena in Manila on May 30, 2015. Judging alongside her were

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and Andrew Veluz. They also taught two days of dance workshops at

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Personal life

In 2018, Gonzales began dating Finnish stunt performer and actor

Jukka Hildén Jukka Hildén (born 3 August 1980) is a Finnish television personality and member of the entertainment and stunt group the Dudesons. Personal life Jukka Hildén was married to Outi Haapasalmi in 2010 but they divorced in February 2018. The pair ...

the Dudesons The Dudesons ( fi, Duudsonit) are a Finnish entertainment group. They are best known for their TV shows and live performances, which are a combination of stunts and comedy. Their early TV shows were similar to '' Jackass''. Starting their televi ...

fame and they got engaged in August 2018. They had met while filming the 2018 television series ''Ultimate Expedition''. On May 29, 2019, they announced publicly via Instagram and YouTube that Gonzales was pregnant. They married on September 28, 2019, in

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, Finland. On November 25, 2019, Gonzales gave birth to a baby girl, whom the couple named Sophia Rose. In April 2020, they moved from Los Angeles to Ähtäri, Finland, and later in 2020, they relocated to

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, Finland. On January 23, 2021, Gonzales announced via her Instagram page that she was several months pregnant with her second child. On July 20, 2021, Gonzalez welcomed her second child, Amélie Irene.

Filmography

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