Olivia Irene Gonzales (born January 23, 1996), better
known as Chachi Gonzales, is an American dancer, choreographer and
occasional actress. She is a member of the dance crew I.aM.mE, which won the
sixth season of America's Best Dance Crew in 2011.
Life
and career
Born in Houston, Texas, Olivia Irene "Chachi" Gonzales is the youngest of five siblings. She is of Hispanic descent. At age 6, she enrolled at a dance studio where she trained as a ballet dancer for three years. At age 9, she attended a dance event where she witnessed for the first time a hip hop dance crew. Coincidentally, one of the crews there was Marvelous Motion, whose members (Phillip Chbeeb, Di Zhang and Brandon Harrell) were to become her fellow crew members in I.aM.mE, the dance crew she later joined. She was instantly hooked with this dance style and decided to take up hip hop dancing from then on. She then enrolled in a new middle school where hip hop was one of the styles taught. Very shy at first, months of hard training passed with Gonzales honing and developing her skills, when she was eventually asked by her dance instructor - impressed and with so much confidence in Gonzales - to lead the group she was being taught in. Shortly thereafter, her mother found the Marvelous Motion Studios and enrolled her in a few classes. From then on, Gonzales continued to dance as much as she could, dancing almost everyday, thus becoming a true passion.
Born in Houston, Texas, Olivia Irene "Chachi" Gonzales is the youngest of five siblings. She is of Hispanic descent. At age 6, she enrolled at a dance studio where she trained as a ballet dancer for three years. At age 9, she attended a dance event where she witnessed for the first time a hip hop dance crew. Coincidentally, one of the crews there was Marvelous Motion, whose members (Phillip Chbeeb, Di Zhang and Brandon Harrell) were to become her fellow crew members in I.aM.mE, the dance crew she later joined. She was instantly hooked with this dance style and decided to take up hip hop dancing from then on. She then enrolled in a new middle school where hip hop was one of the styles taught. Very shy at first, months of hard training passed with Gonzales honing and developing her skills, when she was eventually asked by her dance instructor - impressed and with so much confidence in Gonzales - to lead the group she was being taught in. Shortly thereafter, her mother found the Marvelous Motion Studios and enrolled her in a few classes. From then on, Gonzales continued to dance as much as she could, dancing almost everyday, thus becoming a true passion.
In 2010, after the
disbandment of Marvelous Motion, the three members Phillip "Pacman"
Chbeeb, Di "Moon" Zhang and Brandon "747" Harrell held an
audition to create a brand new crew. Added to the lineup were the three new
members Olivia "Chachi" Gonzales, Emilio "Millie" Dosal,
and Jana "Jaja" Vaňková, forming I.aM.mE, in preparation for America's
Best Dance Crew: Season of the Superstars. Gonzales is the youngest member
of I.aM.mE.
America's
Best Dance Crew
Further information: I.aM.mE#ABDC Season 6
Workshops
and tours
As well as in the US,
throughout 2011–present Gonzales has taught many dance classes and workshops in
various other countries around the world, sometimes together with other members
of I.aM.mE. During 2012, countries she taught classes in were the Philippines,
Russia, the UK, Ireland, Mexico, Spain, Germany, Slovenia, Poland, Australia
and Thailand.
Personal
life
"Chachi" is
the nickname given to Gonzales by her family when she was young. It is short
for "muchachita", which means "little girl" in Spanish.
She is a
self-confessed fan of Justin Bieber .
Gonzales and her
family created a brand of apparel and sweatpants called ChachiMomma.
Awards
and appearances
Gonzales was one of
the backup dancers for the Tribute to Britney Spears as part of the 2011 MTV
Video Music Awards, and she was named "Teen Choreographer of the
Year" at the World of Dance 2012 Industry Awards. She also made
a dance appearance with I.aM.mE in the Disney TV programme, Shake It Up.
She played the lead
role in the 2012 feature film The Legend of Dark Horse County, directed
by Shawn
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