Stephanie Paquet

Stephanie Paquet is a professional dancer, aerialist and vocalist, originally from Ottawa, Ontario. Her professional career has led her to work with renown companies in Canada and the United States. She is currently performing in the Ensemble of Mel Brook’s Tony award-winning Broadway musical The Producers (Les Producteurs), presented in Quebecand adapted by Serge Postigo.

Over the last 8 years, Stephanie has performed on some of the largest cruise ships. She was cast as the principal female Singer/Dancer/Aerialist and Aerial Captain on the Norwegian Dawn, Norwegian Cruise Line. She also performed on Norwegian Cruise Line’s Norwegian Bliss, dancing in the broadway-style production HAVANA! choreographed by the Tony Award-winning choreographer Warren Carlyle, and singing in Happy Hour Prohibition: The Musical. She was seen on Royal Caribbean’s Vision of the Seas and Holland America Line’s Ms Volendam with RWS Entertainment Group before heading to Royal Caribbean’s Anthem of the Seas to perform in the featured show Spectra’s Cabaret, a production that combines hip hop, jazz and aerial arts.She has also worked with Cirque du Soleil and was the lead dancer in a USA national commercial for Famous Footwear.

Stephanie appeared on the third season of Quebec’s hit dance competition TV show Révolution with a Broadway Jazz piece of her own. A lyrical-jazz piece she choreographed and performed, entitled Caminito, was selected as a dance & choreography finalist for the International Online Dance Competition 2022.  She has worked as co-choreographer for the National WE Day and choreographs for dance studios across Quebec and Ontario.

As a passionate performer, Stephanie has trained in a wide variety of styles, including Jazz, Lyrical, Contemporary, Musical Theatre, Tap, and Latin Ballroom. She studied Ballet under the Royal Academy of Dance syllabus, and studied Hip Hop extensively, gaining experience in Commercial style, House, Popping, and Locking in Germany and Los Angeles. She has also trained Theatre Jazz intensively in New York City. She has acquired knowledge at renown studios worldwide including Urban Dance Camp (Germany), Millennium Dance Complex, Debbie Reynolds, Movement Lifestyle (LA), Steps On Broadway, Broadway Dance Center (NYC), and Amsterdam Dance Center (Netherlands). Alongside training her dance skills, Stephanie is a trained aerialist and vocalist. She has experience working on lyra, 2-point harness, bungees, hammock, silks, spanset, straps and spanish web, as well as custom aerial apparatuses. She is well known for her outstanding strength. Moreover, Stephanie also has trained in acting, tumbling, handstands and contortion. She believes that artists never stop developing and constantly finds ways to expand her abilities.

Aside from performing, Stephanie cumulates over 15 years of teaching and choreography experience and is a member of the Professional Adjudicators Alliance (PAA), as well as a professional member of the Canadian Alliance of Dance Artists (CADA) and the Union des Artistes (UDA). Her choreography has won multiple awards at competitions. She enjoys helping young dancers improve their skills and artistry by sharing her knowledge of the art and body. Additionally, Stephanie has earned a B.Sc. in Psychology from the University of Ottawa.