Corey Snide (born December 19, 1993) is an American

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and

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best known for his performance as Billy in ''

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'' based on the hit film ''

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''. Snide is a graduate of Colonie Central High School (class of 2011), and of

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(class of 2015).

Career

He began dancing at the age of three and was trained in '' Tap'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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'' at ''Eleanor's School of the Dance''.Eleanor's School of the Dance
Snide has competed in dance competitions across the United States and won many titles and awards in the category of 13 and under. He represented the United States in the World Competition 10 and Under in ''

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, Germany'' in Tap and Show Dance and won the Gold Medal in both areas for his age category of 13 and under. He has also won the Mini (Under 10) and Junior (Under 11) Outstanding Dancer Award from the ''New York City Dance Alliance''.NYCDance
In 2007 after successfully auditioning in the US for the title role of ''

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'' in ''

'' he was sent to the UK to begin training for the London West End production and first performed on May 16, 2007, in the ''

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''. He continued to perform in London until November 2007 when he was temporally transferred to the Sydney production to replace an injured '' Nick Twiney''. His first performance in Sydney was on December 8, 2007, and he continued to perform until January 19, 2008, after which he returned to the London production. After a period of retraining for the London version of the show he completed two performances in London before further injuries to the Australian cast, this time to '' Lochlan Denholm'', prompted his return to Sydney on February 27, 2008. In March 2008 he returned again to London to resume performances there. Corey's final performance as Billy was in London on July 5, 2008, after which he returned home to Albany, NY. Snide got a small part in a pilot for

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. Snide played the understudy/alternate for the lead role of "Evan" in the Broadway musical show 13.Announcement of ''13'' cast
/ref> He usually played the role during the weekend matinees. In February 2010, Snide reprised his role of Evan in a production of "13 The Musical" with Capital Area Productions in NY. In July 2010, Corey Snide's winning tap dance performance at the 2010 NYCDA (New York City Dance Alliance) Nationals scored him a four year college scholarship to

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. In March 2011, Snide was accepted into

, from which he graduated in 2015. In July 2016, Snide started playing the understudy/alternate for the roles of "Coricopat" and "Mistoffelees" in the Broadway revival of the musical show ''Cats''. In 2018 he visited the Costa Rican dance academy, Jazzgoba. He re-visited Jazzgoba in April 2021 teaching Musical Theatre, Tap and Contemporary.

Theatre

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Snide, Corey American male stage actors American male ballet dancers Living people 1993 births