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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

Kathy Riley season 3 episode 13 "Look at that painting!"

To view the Brittany Raymond gallery, click here.


External links

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Questions Finally Answered - Q&A. Youtube (Feb 27, 2016). Retrieved on March 4, 2016.
  2. Family Channel #AskBrittanyTNS.Twitter (April 25, 2014). Retrieved on April 24, 2016.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Brittany Raymond - Bio, Facts, Family Famous Birthdays. Retrieved on September 6, 2015.
  4. Faze TV Interview Brittany and Trevor. Retrieved on April 25, 2016.
  5. Samantha Raymond on Instagram Instagram (May 31, 2013). Retrieved on April 24, 2016.
  6. Samantha Raymond on Instagram. Instagram. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
  7. TRANSITIONS Short Film - Brittany Raymond, Kira Murphy, Isaiah Peck and Adam Murciano. YouTube (Dec. 11, 2016). Retrieved on August 13, 2017.
  8. The Next Step - Behind the Scenes: "Do What I Want" Dance (Season 4) Youtube. (December 6, 2016). Retrieved on January 31, 2018. 
  9. "World Famous" Trio - The Next Step Dances. YouTube. (November 25, 2017). Retrieved on January 7, 2018.
  10. [1]. Academy CA (March 9, 2017). Retrieved on January 6, 2024.
  11. [2]. Instagram (November 4, 2018). Retrieved on January 1, 2024.
  12. [3]. IMDb. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
  13. "[4]". YouTube (July 18, 2020). Retrieved on December 26, 2023.
  14. The Next Step Dance Chats - Surprising Facts about the Cast. Youtube (December 31, 2014). Retrieved on January 26, 2016.
  15. Paula Venture-Raymond on Facebook. Facebook. Retrieved on April 25, 2016.
  16. Samantha Raymond on Instagram. Instagram (June 30, 2013). Retrieved on April 24, 2016.
  17. Samantha Raymond on Instagram. Instagram (February 24, 2015). Retrieved on April 24, 2016.
  18. "[5]". Instagram. (July 28, 2016). Retrieved on January 15, 2024.
  19. 19.0 19.1 19.2 20 Questions with Brittany. Youtube (Jul 7, 2015). Retrieved on August 28, 2015.
  20. Buzz - Brittany Raymond. Family. Retrieved on August 28, 2015.
  21. 21.0 21.1 The Next Step cast answer your questions - Part 2 (contains spoilers). Youtube (Jan 8, 2016). Retrieved on January 10, 2016.
  22. Family Channel #AskBrittanyTNS. Twitter (April 25 2014). Retrieved April 24, 2016.
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