Jean-Marc Généreux

Jean-Marc Généreux
Généreux at the NRJ Music Awards ceremony, January 2013.
Born	December 25, 1962 (1962-12-25) (age 54) Saint-Hubert, Quebec, Canada
Occupation	Choreographer, Television Personality, Dancer, Artist, Costume Designer
Spouse(s)	France Mousseau (m. 1987)
Children	Jean-Francis (b. 1996) Francesca (b. 1999)
Website	jeanmarcgenereux.com

Jean-Marc Généreux (/ʒɑ̃-maʁk ʒeneʁø/; born December 25, 1962) is a French Canadian ballroom dance champion, choreographer and television personality from Longueuil, Quebec, Canada. He is most prominently known for his roles as judge and choreographer on the American and Canadian versions of So You Think You Can Dance, and the French version of the hit television series: Dancing with the Stars.

Généreux met his partner and wife, France Mousseau, when they went to elementary school together. At a young age, he joined the dance school "École de Danse Loisirs Galaxia Inc." in Longueuil, Quebec, and was partnered with France's younger cousin, Chantal Marshall (née Grenon). While Marshall considered ballroom dancing as simply a sport or pastime and Généreux had greater dance aspirations, Marshall switched partners with Mousseau, who attended the same dance school. Généreux and Mousseau competed successfully as amateurs starting in 1977, and then professionally in 1986, in the Latin and 10-dance dancesport divisions, and retired in 1998.

They have been featured dancers on the PBS series Championship Ballroom Dancing and most recently, were guest choreographers on the Fox dance competition-reality show So You Think You Can Dance. They were also featured dancers on the big screen in the film Dance with Me, starring Vanessa L. Williams. Also, Généreux played a "Smarmy Old Man" in the ballroom dance film Shall We Dance, starring Jennifer Lopez.