Codie Primeau (he/him; il) grew up in Cornwall, Ontario, and began his dance training at O.N.E Dance Centre in 2014, training in hip hop, commercial/jazz funk, contemporary, among others. From 2016 to 2022, he was a core instructor at O.N.E, choreographing for studio shows and competing at Culture Shock Ottawa’s International Showcase (2019) and Urban Rumble Dance Competition (2016). In 2021, he co-founded and co-led O.N.E.’s competitive team, PROTOT1PE. After being on the west coast for a few years, Codie returned as an instructor at O.N.E in January 2025. Codie has trained with elite commercial and jazz funk companies, including the Quill Collective (Carlo Atienza, 2023–2024, BC) and Proper Etiquette (Christos Tsiantoulas, 2020–2021, ON). His work with Quill includes Quill YVR (2024), Queer Quill (2023 & 2024), and the Quill Creative Cycle (2024). He also trained privately with Reet Roy (2019) as part of his International Dance Membership Program.

In the drag community, Codie has worked as a choreographer and dancer for queens that include Tynomi Banks (Canada’s Drag Race S1; Canada vs. The World S2), Beth (Canada’s Drag Race S2), Kaos (Canada’s Drag Race S3), Venus (Canada’s Drag Race S4), Jaylene Thyme (Canada’s Drag Race S5), and Aria Doll (Call Me Mother S2). His choreography and performances have been showcased at RuPaul’s DragCon (Los Angeles), It’s Just Drag (Vancouver), and Pride festivals across Canada, including Vancouver, New Westminster, Burnaby (BC), Calgary (AB), and London, Toronto, and Windsor (ON).

Additional experiences include competing with Western University’s hip hop crew, The IX, at O.U.C.H. University Dance Competition (2017–2019), co-directing Creative Rebels Collective with Ken Pham (2017–2020), creative directing and dancing in Lens for the London Fringe Festival (2019), choreographing for La Compagnie de Danse (2019–2022; led by Cynthia Aguiar), and co-choreographing Canadian country group Runaway Angel’s Hard To Get music video (2018).

Drawing on training with renowned choreographers internationally and his queer identity, Codie brings a high-energy approach to every class, aiming to foster inclusive and affirming spaces grounded in respect, creativity, and self-expression. He encourages dancers to explore not only movement, but also their own self-exploration as humans. Outside of dance, Codie works full-time as a clinician and researcher.

Codie teaches Intermediate/Advanced Choreography every Thursday.