André Laprise Trustee, Official rehearsal master
Born in Eastern Townships, André Laprise studied dance in Québec at the Académie des Grands Ballets Canadiens and in Montréal at the École supérieure des Grands Ballets Canadiens.
Teacher and choreographer at the Académie de danse de l’Outaouais since 1979, he was appointed artistic, educational and administrative director of this institution in 1982. In 1984, he created the Camp d’été qui danse and began working with Fernand Nault as his assistant.
His career as a dancer, teacher and rehearsal master brought him to work in Canada, United States, Europe and Asia with Atlanta Ballet, Danse-Partout, Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montréal, Kansas City Ballet, National Ballet of Korea, Nice Ballet Théâtre, Ottawa Dance Theatre, Southern Ballet Theatre and Washington Ballet.
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