MÉLISSANDRE TREMBLAY-BOURASSA
QUEBECOIS GIGUE
Level: Intermediate/Advanced
*In-person | Saturday, Oct. 26 | 9am - 10:30am
In Quebec, step dancing is known as gigue. Influenced by early Scots and Irish settlers, Quebecois gigue soon developed its own rich variety of regional styles and time signatures, such as the popular 3/2 timing. Today, a new generation of Quebec gigue dancers is reimagining the tradition through a contemporary lens. Mellissandre T-B is one of the leading Quebecois gigue dancers of her generation, using tradition to explore new possibilities and directions.
Mélissandre is a speciality in Québec step-dancing, a graduate of the Jeune Ballet du Québec program and a pupil of great percussive dances teachers such as Sandy Silva, Martine Bilette and Pierre Chartrand, Mélissandre T-B has worked professionally as a dancer, a dance master, a choreographer, a dance caller and an entertainer since 2003.