Yanis Marshall

Yanis Marshall is a French dancer and choreographer. He was born on 11 November 1989 in Grasse, France.[1][2] He specializes in a style of dance choreography in which dancers of all genders wear high-heeled shoes.

Career

In 2014, he auditioned for Britain's Got Talent with two backup male dancers and ended up becoming a finalist. Marshall also has spent time working as a coach and choreographer on Dancing with the Stars and the Ukraine's version of So You Think You Can Dance. He is also the choreographer for Cirque du Soleil's Las Vegas Zumanity show.[3][4]

In 2018, he appeared as the dancing Deadpool in Céline Dion's video "Ashes", while Ryan Reynolds appeared as Deadpool in the speaking part.[5][6] In 2019, he appeared in the 4th episode of RuPaul's Drag Race Season 11[7] "Trump: The Rusical".

Personal life

Marshall is openly gay[8] and has spoken about the role dancing plays in the coming out of people [9]

References
  1. "Yanis Marshall : biographie, news, photos et videos - Télé-Loisirs". Télé-Loisirs (in French). Retrieved 2018-05-31.
  2. "Yanis Marshall : biographie, news, photos et videos". Télé-Loisirs.
  3. "Meet The Man Behind The Deadpool Mask And Heels". Instinct. 2018-05-05. Retrieved 2018-05-31.
  4. "Le danseur Yanis Marshall a vécu un cauchemar dans le costume de Deadpool". HuffPost Québec (in French). 2018-05-14. Retrieved 2018-05-31.
  5. "The surprising identity of Deadpool's dancing doppelgänger has been revealed and his fans are freaking out". INSIDER. Retrieved 2018-05-31.
  6. "Choreographer Yanis Marshall talks dancing in high heels, meeting Pinoy fans". Rappler. Retrieved 2018-05-31.
  7. "RuPaul's Drag Race Recap: Make Season 11 Great Again". www.vulture.com. Retrieved 2019-03-29.
  8. Marshall, Yanis. "Yes, I am gay. Very gay". Facebook. Facebook. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  9. Osenlund, Kurt. "Globe-Strutter: Choreographer Yanis Marshall, in heels and in demand". Out.com. Retrieved 31 May 2019.


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