Chehon Wespi-Tschopp | |
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Season | Season 9 |
Birthday | October 28, 1989 |
Age | 35 |
Hometown | Zurich, Switzerland |
So You Think You Can Dance Profile | |
Age during Season | 23 |
Partner(s) | Witney Carson Lauren Gottlieb (all-star) Anya Garnis (all-star) Kathryn McCormick (all-star) Allison Holker (all-star) Eliana Girard Tiffany Maher Cyrus "Glitch" Spencer |
Placement | Winner |
All-Star Profile | |
Season(s) as all-star | Season 11 |
Chehon Wespi-Tschopp(born October 28, 1989) is a Ballet dancer. He competed and was crowned the Male Winner of the ninth season of So You Think You Can Dance.
Biography[]
Wespi-Tschopp was born in Chicago, IL and raised in Sydney, Australia and Zurich, Switzerland where his family lives now. He began Ballet at the age of 13 and when he was 14, he was offered a spot to train at The Royal Ballet School in London. He also trained at Elmhurst School for Dance in Birmingham, England, where he trained in the Fifth Form course. Wespi-Tschopp joined the Los Angeles Ballet in 2007 where he performed for two seasons. He was lucky to have been seen and offered a contract with the touring company of Twyla Tharp's Broadway Show 'Come Fly Away', which enabled him to remain living and working in the US.
So You Think You Can Dance[]
Wespi-Tschopp first auditioned for season 9 in New York City.
To see all of Chehon Wespi-Tschopp's performances from Season 9, click here.
Post-SYTYCD[]
He was the creative director for season 14 of American Idol. He has also choreographed for shows such as Dancing With The Stars, Dance Moms and Bones, as well as for artists such as John Legend, Jennifer Lopez, and Christina Perri. He has been the director behind several of Taylor Swift's music videos.[1][2]
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Trivia[]
- Chehon plays violin.
- He puts orange juice in his cereal instead of milk.
Season 9 Contestants |
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Alexa Anderson · Amber Jackson · Amelia Lowe · Audrey Case · Brandon Mitchell · Chehon Wespi-Tschopp · Cole Horibe · Cyrus Spencer · Daniel Baker · Dareian Kujawa · Eliana Girard · George Lawrence · Janaya French · Janelle Issis · Lindsay Arnold · Matthew Kazmierczak · Nick Bloxsom-Carter · Tiffany Maher · Will Thomas · Witney Carson |