Brittany Lynn[2] Raymond (born February 24, 1995) portrays Riley on The Next Step, and also reprised her role for the spin-off show Lost & Found Music Studios.
Biography
Brittany was born in Brampton, Ontario, Canada to John Raymond and Paula Ventura Raymond.[3] She is Portuguese on her mother's side.[1]
Brittany started dancing when she was four years old, following in the footsteps of her older sister, Samantha.[4] Brittany started to dance competitively when she was six years old, and she graduated from her studio in May of 2013[5] and is currently a world class teacher at Joanne Chapman's School of Dance.[3] Brittany's all-time favourite styles of dance are hip-hop and contemporary.[3]
Career
Brittany hosted Family Channel's 2013 Big Ticket Summer Concert with Trevor Tordjman.[6]
Brittany Raymond stars in a short film called Transitions, alongside Isaiah Peck. In the film, she portrays a transgender boy pre-transition.[7]
She co-choreographed part of a dance with Trevor Tordjman in Season 4.[8] She also choreographed a dance in Season 5.[9]
In 2017, Brittany won the 2017 Canadian Screen Awards for the Best Performance in a Children's or Youth Program for her performance as Riley in Season 4.[10]
Brittany and her fellow cast mate, Victoria Baldesarra (Michelle), created their own dance tour "The Brittany and Victoria Tour" in 2019 for Australia and New Zealand.[11]
She worked again with Taveeta Szymanowicz and Erika Prevost in the Netflix show Dare Me, in which Amy Wright was also the choreographer. [12]
Brittany and Brennan Clost worked together to create their own web-series Australianaires which is available on YouTube on their shared channel Knuckles on Four Productions. [13]
Personal life
When she was younger, Brittany played baseball. However, it eventually became difficult to juggle baseball and dance, and Brittany chose dance.[14]
Brittany graduated from Mayfield Secondary School in 2013.[15] In late June of 2013, Brittany and her family moved from Brampton to Georgetown.[16]
Brittany has an older sister named Samantha Raymond.[17]
Brittany and her fellow cast mate, Victoria Baldesarra (Michelle), were roommates for a while before The Next Step: Wild Rhythm Tour and during the shooting of Season 5.[18]
Trivia
- Brittany loves banana chips.[19]
- Brittany's favourite colour is purple.[19]
- Her favourite movie is Crazy, Stupid, Love.[19]
- Her favourite bands/singers are: One Direction, Hedley, and Adele.[20]
- Brittany's favourite couple on the show is Jiley.[21]
- Brittany ships Gisest.[21]
- Brittany is afraid of spiders.[22]
Gallery
"Look at that painting!"
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External links
- Follow Brittany Raymond (@Britt_Raymond) on Twitter
- Follow Brittany Raymond (@b_raymond) on Instagram
- Brittany Raymond at the Internet Movie Database
- Brittany Raymond at the Lost & Found Music Studios Wiki
References
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