Meet Marc Chicoine: Fusion Dance Star

I started dancing when I was around 9 years old after seeing a hip-hop dance show that my family took me too. From then on I was hooked, and I started learning Hip-Hop at a local dance center. Out of luck a member of the Jabbawockeez Crew, from the America’s Best Dance Crew T.V. show, taught at the studio, and he really paved the way for hip-hop dance in my community. His student also took me under his wing and taught me hip-hop foundation, breaking, and really instilled a passion for the dance that still holds true today.

 

My style is primarily hip-hop and breaking. Breakdancing or (B-Boying) is the style I most relate with, however I love choreography hip-hop, freestyle, house dancing, and isolations and popping as well.

 

I’m very inspired by Roxrite, a breakdance world champion from my home area, because he really embodies the cultural aspect of hip-hop dance. I also love the Jabbawockeez Crew and Academy of Villains crew for their creativity and ingenuity.

 

I’m blessed to dance with Fusion because it offers a unique perspective on the different styles of dance that each person specializes in, as well as of the culture of Northwestern itself. Each crew member comes from a different background, is talented, is involved in many different hobbies, and lives very differently. Dance is an underlying passion we all have, which brings us all together.

 

In five years I could see myself in the media management side of the international hip-hop and breakdance industry or of the music industry. I also would like to travel and just immerse myself in communities I enjoy being involved with. As long as I’m enjoying where I’m at, I really don’t mind where I end up.