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Commercial dance practitioner how they’ve inspired you

Briar Anne Nolet is a dancer, actress and an artist. She was born Oakland, Ontario, Canada in 1998. She studied in Holy Trinity Catholic School and Dance studios, which is a Canadian dance company. She was born to former Olympic gymnast, Tamara Nolet and Alan Nolet a former gymnast. She began doing gymnastics before dance, as she was inspired by her father.

I know her most for her character Rochelle, on a teens dance programme named ‘the next step’. In 2019 she competed in the third season of World of Dance and placed 5th. Although she didn’t completely win the competition, it was still inspiring to me. She made such an impact on the judges, especially Jennifer Lopez. Jlo was so stunned by her performance that she invited Briar to perform on her ‘it’s my Party tour’. Another judge, Andre Hereford described Briar, as a death- dropping, back- flipping spitfire’. Whilst performing on ‘World of Dance’, Briar disclosed she had been struggling with seizures from the age of 16. She has been wrongly diagnosed with the disorder, anxiety. She then visited a neurologist in Toronto, when she was 19, where she was then diagnosed with epilepsy. The fact that Briar's epilepsy didn’t stop her dancing is what is so inspiring. Dance is what was actually causing her to have seizers, but she didn’t want to quit. Which is why she performed on world of dance. She takes medication to help with her epilepsy. This was her comeback. Since then, she has turned her struggles into power and has continued to progress into what she is today.

Since then, she has had several Television and film roles

2014- 2021 The Next step-Series
2014- Isabelle dances into the spotlight
2016- Blood Hunters- Film
2019- World of Dance contestant (placing 5th)
2019- Let it snow- Streaming film

Briar Nolet dances in all styles under the commercial bracket. In my opinion Briar Nolet is extremely fearless which is what is so inspiring to me. It shows that if you put your mind to it, you can overcome anything. The juxtaposition between control and release in the way she dances is just so breath taking. Shes a very unique dancer, I'd say it's due to the amount of passion and devotion, that she has for dance. My favourite style of dance that she does is Jazz but she does it in a way like no other, from the sassy performance, to the execution and precision of every single movement. Her fight amazes me she never settles of is satisfied with a movement. She is always looking for ways to take thing further or improve it, there is never an end point. when she jumps, the elevation is so high and effortless, that it gives the impression that she is defying gravity. It is truly amazing to watch.

To conclude, Briar Anna Nolet is a commercial dance practitioner who has inspired me. Especially

due to her difficult background, and the way that she has literally turned her life around. She inspires me to break out of my comfort zone and try new things.

Refrences

Author: womens health(year of publication: 2019) 'Title: Briar Nolet Is Killing It On 'World of Dance,' But Who Is She Exactly?". Women's Health.

Author: Rockman, L (page title: 2020) Title: The Next Step's Briar Nolet has bounced back from a health scare and dancing Down Under". Newcastle Herald. {available at: The Next Step's Briar Nolet has bounced back from a health scare and dancing Down Under | Newcastle Herald | Newcastle, NSW} Last accessed: 27/11/2021