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=William Tessier-Legault= William Tessier-Legault (born on May 16th, 1998 in Lévis Quebec) is a former Canadian ballet dancer who has made it his goal to share dance across Canada, and through the development of his company, he can share dance, on a global scale.His parents are Eric Tessier and Brigitt Legault, he is one of nine siblings. He currently resides in Quebec City where he balances school, work and runs his company.

Early Years
William was 9 years old when he discovered his passion for ballet. His first ballet studio saw his potential and encouraged him to seek professional training at a facility that could nurture his talent. In 2009 William had his first audition for Canada's National Ballet School. He progressed to the next round of auditions which was a summer intensive that would determine whether he could handle the intense ballet training. At the end of the summer, he was invited to study at Canada's National Ballet School in the professional program. He began his training at NBS in September of 2009 in grade 6 and was one of the 16 graduating students in 2016. While at NBS he performed in many ballets throughout his time at the ballet school and with the professional company National Ballet of Canada, such as The Nutcracker by James Kudelka. While at Canada's National Ballet School he performed in several pieces; Sleeping Beauty, Youndering, Come In, Swan Lake, Serenade.

In his graduation year, William won the prestigious Peter Dwyer Award. Five prizes are given annually to professional ballet students in honour of Peter Dwyer. He was a key force in founding and developing the Canada Council. While Peter Dwyer was a firm believer that all human beings deserve equal respect, he also was unafraid to challenge the notion that each individual is equal in their abilities and openly acknowledged and celebrated those most gifted in the arts.

Throughout his time NBS William has faced his fair share of injuries. He has broken his pinky toe, fractured both of his knees at the age of 13 and fractured his fibula. These injuries did not discourage him from pursuing his dreams.

DANCE CAREER
After graduating from Canada's National Ballet School he was offered a dance contract with Semperopera in Dresden Germany. He danced professionally at that company for 2 years until he severely injured his knee. While waiting for his knee to heal, he quickly realized the politics involved in the ballet world and didn't like working for someone which is why he left Dresden and came back to Canada to start his own company.

PRESENT DAY
While kick-starting his company William teaches ballet in Quebec city and the greater Quebec area to ages 3-18. Along with teaching full time, he is also studying Pre Law at the University Leval, where he one day hopes to become a practicing lawyer.

AccèsDanse
His company was founded in 2018. The companies business model is to promote and make dance accessible to everyone. It provides an upscale dance space for classes to take place in, Masterclasses taught by world-renowned teachers, seasonal dance classes like camps, private class, and the company also offers jobs to professionals who are interested in teaching occasionally.

Willies
Along with his company William is designing his dancewear brand made out of 100% recycled material. It is estimated to be an e-commerce platform and will slowly be sold in dance stores across Quebec. Willies are estimated to launch in 2020.