Jean-Marc Généreux ( /ʒɑ̃-maʁk ʒeneʁø/; born December 25, 1962) is a

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ballroom dance champion, choreographer and television personality from

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, Quebec, Canada. He is most prominently known for his roles as judge and choreographer on the American and Canadian versions of

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, the French version of the hit television series

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, and

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’s hit dance competition series Révolution.

Biography

Généreux met his partner and wife, France Rousseau, when they went to elementary school together. At a young age, he joined the dance school "École de Danse Loisirs Galaxia Inc." in

, 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

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and 10-dance

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divisions, and retired in 1998. They have been featured dancers on the

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series ''Championship Ballroom Dancing'' and most recently, were guest choreographers on the Fox dance competition-reality show ''

''. 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 ''

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'', starring

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. Along with dancer/choreographer

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, Généreux has appeared as a Permanent Judge on CTV's ''

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'' for the first four seasons. In 2010, he appeared in an episode in the tenth season of ''

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'' 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 ''

'' 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 children

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

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; Généreux and his wife work with others to raise awareness and money around this rare neurological condition. On

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of ''So You Think You Can Dance'', Généreux choreographed a

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for

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and Stephen "Twitch" Boss, a dance that he openly dedicated to daughter Francesca. Généreux also revealed in the second season auditions of ''

'' that his son had a

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. 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

Amateur titles

*Canadian Province of Quebec Champions in Social Dancing, 1977 – 1979 *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

*10-time Undefeated Canadian Latin Champions, 1987 – 1998 *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 Championships

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Genereux, Jean-Marc Living people Canadian male dancers French Quebecers Canadian ballroom dancers So You Think You Can Dance choreographers Canadian choreographers Place of birth missing (living people) People from Longueuil Participants in Canadian reality television series 1962 births 20th-century Canadian dancers 21st-century Canadian dancers