Fresh off her victory on TVA’s Révolution with her partner Jason Morel, Marie-Josée Corriveau spoke with THE EQUITY about some of her experiences during the 10 month competition.

“Right now it feels very surreal,” said Corriveau about how she’s feeling. “It’s a lot to digest. Obviously Jason and I are extremely happy. Like an overflow of emotions. And there’s days that I still don’t realize it because it was such a hard journey. And so now that it’s done, and then on top of that to say that we won, there’s no words to really describe it other than incredible.”

During the competition, Corriveau faced a variety of unique challenges that were both physical and emotional. For example during the semifinals, Corriveau performed a dance relating to her personal experience with domestic violence from a former partner.

“The challenge was for the competitors to tell an emotional story, to tell a story that would touch people, something that’s real and that happened in our lives,” said Corriveau. After talking over with her partner, they decided to choreograph a piece symbolizing domestic violence.

“I would say till the day of the show, I was still very hesitant about doing it,” said Corriveau. “Of course at that time it was too late, but I never was 100 per cent certain that it was a good idea. I guess I was very uncomfortable. I felt very vulnerable to show and to talk about something so private to not just one person but to many was a big difficult challenge. But now that it’s done, I’ve received an explosion of love and support from lots of people.”

Corriveau said the routine caused many people to reach out to her to share how it touched them and helped them deal with their own experiences.

“For that reason, I’m super grateful and now I feel

for the first time like okay, yes, it was something that was necessary to do even though it was very difficult to do,” said Corriveau.

Another notable moment during the competition was the finals, where the duo performed a sequel to their semi-final dance. Corriveau performed as a deceased victim of domestic violence, dancing the entire song with her eyes closed, having to completely trust her partner in the performance. This routine obviously pleased the judges, as it snagged her the win.

Now that she has won Corriveau will tour around the province in a series of shows called Яévolution en tournée, with other performers from the show, which will stretch from February to June 2023.

“Jason and I are going to keep working together and keep our dance relationship, because we have only been dancing together for one year. So we hope that we can keep building this and get better and better,” said Corriveau. She hopes this means doing things like Cirque du Soleil and other performances with one another.

In conclusion Corriveau thanked her home region for supporting her throughout her career.

“I would really like to thank the Pontiac sincerely for all their support throughout my dance journey, not just like now with Révolution, but as a kid. You know, I had teachers from ESSC (École secondaire Sieur-de-Coulonge) who always supported me and created the opportunities for me, my sister Natasha who’s been by my side and my mentor since I started to dance and also to all of the all of the businesses in the Pontiac that provided us a place to dance, because they’re a really big part of it. To have somewhere to go to dance class is really important. There’s not many of those places. And I think that having all of those places have really helped me get to where I am and I hope that it continues for the future generation. I hope it shows that anything is possible. The community working together makes the dream work,” concluded Corriveau.

You can watch clips of Marie-Josée’s routines on social media accounts, like @mjcorriveau on Instagram or watch full episodes at www.qub.ca/tvaplus/tout-voir-episodes/tva/revolution/saison-4.

There will also be a celebration party for Corriveau on Dec. 23, starting at 7 p.m. at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Fort-Coulonge. It is a free event however proceeds from the bar will be donated back to the Knights of Columbus, which is one of the venues that has provided a place for kids like Corriveau to take dance lessons.

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