Biography: Shay Kuebler

Hip Hop

Shay Kuebler began his performing career at the age of four with Stage Polaris Theatre Academy, in Edmonton, Alberta. He soon after commenced his 8 year study in Genbukai karate which lead to his training in dance. With a knowledge of many artistic forms, he has performed across the world, from hip hop and contemporary dance in Brazil to tapping and hoofing in Lebanon.

His training has lead him to learn from Tap greats such as Henry Letang and Dr. Jeni Legon, and learn from hip hop giants the groovaloos and Beat Freaks in Los Angeles. Since moving to Vancouver in 2003, Shay's background in Tap, Hip hop, and contemporary dance has lead him to perform for Naughty By Nature, Science Friction, MmHop with Martha Carter, Battery Opera, Mascall Dance, Animals of Distinction directed by Dana Gingras, MovEnt and Neil Young.

He has choreographed and been a soloist for the tap/hip hop company Ruckus, directed by Brock Jellison. Shay has also been a soloist for the Rythmatix where he danced with the Edmonton and Vancouver Symphony Orchestras. His choreography has seen him create for 25th anniversary West Beach Fashion show, International Dance Day in Vancouver, Dancing on the Edge Festival, "Romp" Festival in Victoria, International Dance Festival of Brazil, New Works' "Arts on the Street", for BC Day, Music week in Toronto and Switzerland national commercials for Denner. Shay is currently part of the Vancouver based 605 collective, a hip hop/contemporary company currently in residency in Vancouver and Montreal's Usine C.

Some of his commercial and film highlights include Nickelodeon's "Spectacular", "Another Cinderella Story", "Like Mike 2", "The L Word", "The Cleaner","Psych" season 2, "Reefer Madness" the musical, Travelodge, Kyocera phones, and Bravo fact dance film "RISEN" currently premiering at the Cannes Film Festival.