Editing Briar Nolet

{{Infobox dancer
|name = Briar Anne Nolet
|image = File:Briar Nolet 2025.jpg
|gender = Female
|age = {{age|1998|12|27}}
|birthdate = December 27, 1998
|nationality = Canadian
|hometown = Oakville, Canada
|height = 5' 2"
|eye color = Green
|hair color = Blonde <br> Brunette (at one time)
|school grade = Class of 2017
|profession = Actress <br> Dancer <br> Model
|affiliations = Canadian Dance Company
|dance studios = Canadian Dance Company <br> Studio PAVAS
|titles = ''see below''
|parents = Tamara Nolet (mother) <br> Alan Nolet (father)
|siblings = [[Abbey Nolet]]
|friends = [[Jordan Clark]] <br> [[Myles Erlick]] <br> [[Tate McRae]] <br> [[Kayla Mak]] <br> [[Charlize Glass]] <br> [[Ava Wagner]] <br> [[Ellie Wagner]] <br> Shelby Bain <br> [[Elliana Walmsley]]
|pets = 3 dogs: Lucy, Malibu & Cali
|nicknames = Bri <br> Little B
}}'''Briar Anne Nolet''' (born on December 27, 1998) is a professional dancer from Canada. She was part of the main cast in the popular Canadian dance show ''The Next Step'' as Richelle. Briar Nolet was born to Tamara Nolet and former Olympic gymnast, Alan Nolet. Briar initially did gymnastics, inspired by her father.

Briar started dancing at the age of seven at Studio PAVAS before moving to the Canadian Dance Company for the 2006-2007 competition season. Briar Nolet has competed in dance competitions since the age of 8 as part of Canadian Dance Company.

Briar previously dated her ''The Next Step'' co-star Myles Erlick. 

In 2019, Briar made her American debut by competing for $1,000,000 on the third season of NBC's ''World of Dance''. She finished fifth.

In 2024, Briar was competing on ''Canada's Got Talent''.

==Dances==
===Solos===
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! style="background:#f2c8e0;" |Year
! style="background:#f2c8e0;" |Dance Name
! style="background:#f2c8e0;" |Dance Style
! style="background:#f2c8e0;" |Choreographer
! style="background:#f2c8e0;" |Competition
! style="background:#f2c8e0;" |Place Awards
|-
| rowspan="2" |2007
| rowspan="2" |Pink Cadillac
| rowspan="2" |Open
| rowspan="2" |unknown
|Showstopper (Grand Island)
|3<sup>rd</sup> in Mini Competitive Solos<br />Gold Award
|-
|Showstopper ECF
|1<sup>st</sup> in Mini Competitive Open Solos<br />Platinum Award
|-
| rowspan="2" |2008
| rowspan="4" |Route 66
| rowspan="4" |Open
| rowspan="4" |unknown
|Showbiz (Lansing)
|8<sup>th</sup> in Junior Solos
|-
|Showstopper ECF
|3<sup>rd</sup> in Junior Competitive Open Solos<br />Double Platinum Award
|-
| rowspan="3" |2009
|Showstopper (Grand Island)
|2<sup>nd</sup> in Junior Competitive Solos<br />Double Platinum Award
|-
|Showstopper ECF
|1<sup>st</sup> in Junior Competitive Open Solos
|-
|Raise Me Up
|Lyrical
|unknown
|Showstopper ECF
|3<sup>rd</sup> in Junior Competitive Solos<br />2<sup>nd</sup> in in Junior Competitive Lyrical Solos
|-
| rowspan="4" |2010
|Dream in Color
|Lyrical
|unknown
|Showstopper ECF
|2<sup>nd</sup> in Junior Competitive Lyrical Solos
|-
| rowspan="3" |Evil Gal
| rowspan="3" |Open
| rowspan="3" |unknown
|Hall of Fame (Central Detroit)
|1<sup>st</sup> in Junior American League Solos<br />Regional Junior HOF Inductee
|-
|Showstopper (Grand Island)
|1<sup>st</sup> in Junior Competitive Solos<br />Double Platinum Award
|-
|Showstopper ECF
|2<sup>nd</sup> in Junior Competitive Solos<br />2<sup>nd</sup> in Junior Competitive Open Solos
|-
| rowspan="2" |2011
| rowspan="2" |Don't Rain on My Parade
| rowspan="2" |Open
| rowspan="2" |Allain Lupien
|Hall of Fame (Detroit)
|1<sup>st</sup> in Teen American League Solos<br />Regional Teen HOF Inductee
|-
|Hall of Fame Nationals (Orlando)
|3<sup>rd</sup> in Teen American League Solos
|-
| rowspan="5" |2012
| rowspan="3" |Chance
| rowspan="3" |Contemporary
| rowspan="3" |TOKYO
|Hall of Fame (Niagara Falls)
|1<sup>st</sup> in Teen American League Solos<br />Regional Teen HOF Inductee
|-
|Showstopper (Grand Island)
|1<sup>st</sup> in Teen Competitive Solos
|-
|The Dance Awards Nationals (NYC)
|4<sup>th</sup> in Teen Solos
|-
| rowspan="2" |Piercing Daylight
| rowspan="2" |unknown
| rowspan="2" |unknown
|Hall of Fame (Niagara Falls)
|did not place
|-
|The Dance Awards Nationals (NYC)
|Top 10 runner-up for National Teen Female Best Dancer
|-
| rowspan="5" |2013
| rowspan="5" |Fly Don't
| rowspan="5" |Open
| rowspan="5" |Allain Lupien
|Hall of Fame (Niagara Falls)
|1<sup>st</sup> in Teen American League Solos<br />Regional Teen HOF Inductee
|-
|JUMP (Buffalo)
|2<sup>nd</sup> in Teen Solos
|-
|NUVO (Buffalo)
|2<sup>nd</sup> in Teen Solos
|-
|Showstopper (Grand Island)
|1<sup>st</sup> in Teen Competitive Solos
|-
|Showstopper ECF
|1<sup>st</sup> in Teen Competitive Solos
|-
| rowspan="3" |2014
| rowspan="2" |Rule the World
| rowspan="2" |Specialty
| rowspan="2" |unknown
|Hall of Fame (Niagara Falls)
|4<sup>th</sup> in Senior American League Solos
|-
|The Dance Awards Nationals (NYC)
|4<sup>th</sup> in Teen Solos
|-
| rowspan="2" |Found
| rowspan="2" |Contemporary
| rowspan="2" |Allain Lupien
|Showstopper (Grand Island)
|3<sup>rd</sup> in Senior Competitive Solos
|-
| rowspan="8" |2015
|The Dance Awards Nationals (NYC)
|1<sup>st</sup> Runner Up for National Senior Female Best Dancer
|-
| rowspan="3" |Dangerous
| rowspan="3" |Open
| rowspan="3" |unknown
|Fever IDC
|unknown scoring
|-
|Showstopper (Grand Island)
|2<sup>nd</sup> in Senior Competitive Solos
|-
|Showstopper ECF
|2<sup>nd</sup> in Senior Competitive Solos
|-
| rowspan="4" |Day Drift
| rowspan="4" |Contemporary
| rowspan="4" |Travis Wall
|JUMP (Buffalo)
|1<sup>st</sup> in Senior Solos
|-
|NUVO (Buffalo)
|1<sup>st</sup> in Senior Solos
|-
|Showstopper ECF
|unknown scoring
|-
|The Dance Awards Nationals (NYC)
|1<sup>st</sup> Runner Up for Senior Best Dancer
|-
| rowspan="4" |2016
|Daisy
|Contemporary
|unknown
|n/a
|n/a
|-
|Murakami
|unknown
|unknown
|Starpower (Toronto)
|1<sup>st</sup> in Age 15-19 Power Solos
|-
| rowspan="2" |Unstoppable
| rowspan="2" |Contemporary
| rowspan="2" |self-choreographed
|JUMP (Toronto)
|1<sup>st</sup> in Senior Solos
|-
|NUVO (Buffalo)
|1<sup>st</sup> in Senior Solos
|-
|2017
|Turning Tables
|Contemporary
|unknown
|n/a
|n/a
|}

===Duets===
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! style="background:#f2c8e0;" |Year
! style="background:#f2c8e0;" |Dance Name
! style="background:#f2c8e0;" |Dance Style
! style="background:#f2c8e0;" |Choreographer
! style="background:#f2c8e0;" |Other Dancer
! style="background:#f2c8e0;" |Competition
! style="background:#f2c8e0;" |Place Awards
|-
| rowspan="2" |2010
|Caliente
|unknown
|unknown
|Rayne Nadurata
|Showstopper (Grand Island)
|4<sup>th</sup> in Junior Competitive Duet/Trios
|-
|Felines
|unknown
|unknown
|Megan Moore
|Showstopper (Grand Island)
|3<sup>rd</sup> in Junior Competitive Duet/Trios
|-
|2011
|Hallelujah
|unknown
|unknown
|[[Abbey Nolet]]
|100 London
|Overall Junior duet/trio
|-
| rowspan="2" |2013
| rowspan="2" |Taken
| rowspan="2" |Specialty
| rowspan="2" |unknown
| rowspan="2" |[[Devon Brown]]
|JUMP (Buffalo)
|2<sup>nd</sup> in Teen Duet/Trios
|-
|Showstopper (Grand Island)
|1<sup>st</sup> in Teen Competitive Duet/Trios
|-
| rowspan="2" |2014
|Harlequinade Variation Pas de Deux
|Pointe
|unknown
|[[Myles Erlick]]
|JUMP (Buffalo)
|unknown scoring
|-
|Unreality
|Specialty
|unknown
|[[Devon Brown]]
|The Dance Awards Nationals (NYC)
|1<sup>st</sup> in Teen Duet/Trios<br />Judge's Pick Award
|-
| rowspan="3" |2015
|Bird Girls
|Contemporary
|Steph Rutherford
|[[Tate McRae]]
|n/a
|n/a
|-
| rowspan="2" |House of Cards
| rowspan="2" |Open
| rowspan="2" |unknown
| rowspan="2" |[[Devon Brown]]
|The Dance Awards (NYC)
|4<sup>th</sup> overall senior duet/trios
|-
|Showstopper East Coast Finals
|3<sup>rd</sup> in Senior Competitive Duet/Trios
|-
| rowspan="2" |2016
|Carousel
|Contemporary
|unknown
|[[Myles Erlick]]
|n/a
|n/a
|-
|Free Bird
|Contemporary
|unknown
|[[Myles Erlick]]
|n/a
|n/a
|}

===Trios===
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! style="background:#f2c8e0;" |Year
! style="background:#f2c8e0;" |Dance Name
! style="background:#f2c8e0;" |Dance Style
! style="background:#f2c8e0;" |Choreographer
! style="background:#f2c8e0;" |Other Dancers
! style="background:#f2c8e0;" |Competition
! style="background:#f2c8e0;" |Place Awards
|-
|2009
|Move
|unknown
|unknown
|Carla De Candia<br />Austyn McKinnon
|Showstopper (Grand Island)
|4<sup>th</sup> in Junior Competitive Duet/Trios
|-
|2011
|Briarwork
|Jazz
|unknown
|Devon Brown<br />Rane
|100 London
|Top intermediate duo/trio
|-
| rowspan="4" |2015
| rowspan="4" |Lost Love
| rowspan="4" |Contemporary
| rowspan="4" |Natasha Louis
| rowspan="4" |Devon Brown<br />Myles Erlick
|Fever IDC
|1<sup>st</sup> in Senior Duet/Trios
|-
|JUMP (Buffalo)
|1<sup>st</sup> in Senior Duet/Trios
|-
|Showstopper East Coast Finals
|1<sup>t</sup> in Senior Competitive Duet/Trios
|-
|The Dance Awards Nationals (NYC)
|2<sup>nd</sup> in Senior Duet/Trios
|}

===Groups===
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! style="background:#f2c8e0;" |Year
! style="background:#f2c8e0;" |Dance Name
! style="background:#f2c8e0;" |Dance Style
! style="background:#f2c8e0;" |Choreographer
! style="background:#f2c8e0;" |Competition
! style="background:#f2c8e0;" |Place Awards
|-
| rowspan="4" |2007
|Hold Onto Your Seats
|unknown
|unknown
|Showstopper (Grand Island)
|1<sup>st</sup> in Mini Competitive Large Groups
|-
|In Tha Club!
|unknown
|unknown
|Showstopper (Grand Island)
|4<sup>th</sup> in Mini Competitive Large Groups
|-
|In the Jungle
|unknown
|unknown
|Showstopper (Grand Island)
|3<sup>rd</sup> in Mini Competitive Large Groups
|-
|Ragtime
|unknown
|unknown
|Showstopper (Grand Island)
|2<sup>nd</sup> in Mini Competitive Large Groups
|-
| rowspan="4" |2008
|Cheese Please
|Tap
|unknown
|Showbiz (Lansing)
|2<sup>nd</sup> in Petite Lines
|-
|Dancing in the Streets
|Open
|unknown
|Showbiz (Lansing)
|3<sup>rd</sup> in Petite Lines
|-
|Tico Tico
|Ballet
|unknown
|Showbiz (Lansing)
|5<sup>th</sup> in Petite Lines
|-
|Top Models
|Hip Hop
|unknown
|Showbiz (Lansing)
|6<sup>th</sup> in Petite Lines
|-
| rowspan="6" |2009
|Girl Fight
|unknown
|unknown
|Showstopper (Grand Island)
|6<sup>th</sup> in Junior Competitive Super Groups
|-
|Here It Goes Again
|unknown
|unknown
|Showstopper (Grand Island)
|5<sup>th</sup> in Junior Competitive Small Groups
|-
|Meet Me at the Roxy
|unknown
|unknown
|Showstopper (Grand Island)
|2<sup>nd</sup> in Junior Competitive Super Groups
|-
|Music Box
|unknown
|unknown
|Showstopper (Grand Island)
|1<sup>st</sup> in Junior Competitive Super Groups
|-
|Silver Birds
|unknown
|unknown
|Showstopper (Grand Island)
|4<sup>th</sup> in Junior Competitive Super Groups
|-
|Walk Like an Egyptian
|unknown
|unknown
|Showstopper (Grand Island)
|5<sup>th</sup> in Junior Competitive Super Groups
|-
| rowspan="6" |2010
|Bird Crew
|unknown
|unknown
|Showstopper (Grand Island)
|5<sup>th</sup> in Junior Competitive Super Groups
|-
|Black Mambo
|unknown
|unknown
|Showstopper (Grand Island)
|4<sup>th</sup> in Junior Competitive Super Groups
|-
|Prelude in C Major
|unknown
|unknown
|Showstopper (Grand Island)
|1<sup>st</sup> in Junior Competitive Small Groups
|-
|Turn to Stone
|unknown
|unknown
|Showstopper (Grand Island)
|1<sup>st</sup> in Junior Competitive Super Groups
|-
|Where's Your Head At
|unknown
|unknown
|Showstopper (Grand Island)
|2<sup>nd</sup> in Junior Competitive Super Groups
|-
|Winter Sun
|unknown
|unknown
|Showstopper (Grand Island)
|3<sup>rd</sup> in Junior Competitive Super Groups
|-
| rowspan="7" |2013
| rowspan="2" |Cry
| rowspan="2" |unknown
| rowspan="2" |Allain Lupien
|Showstopper (Grand Island)
|2<sup>nd</sup> in Teen Competitive Small Groups
|-
|Showstopper East Coast Finals
|unknown scoring
|-
|Euro Swing
|unknown
|unknown
|Showstopper (Grand Island)
|6<sup>th</sup> in Teen Competitive Large Groups
|-
|The Gods
|unknown
|unknown
|Showstopper (Grand Island)
|2<sup>nd</sup> in Teen Competitive Large Groups
|-
|Time
|unknown
|unknown
|Showstopper (Grand Island)
|1<sup>st</sup> in Teen Competitive Large Groups
|-
|Tribute
|unknown
|unknown
|Showstopper (Grand Island)
|7<sup>th</sup> in Teen Competitive Large Groups
|-
|Victory
|unknown
|unknown
|Showstopper (Grand Island)
|5<sup>th</sup> in Teen Competitive Large Groups
|-
|2015
|Bring on the Men
|Open
|unknown
|Showstopper East Coast Finals
|2<sup>nd</sup> in Senior Competitive Small Groups
|}

===World of Dance===
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! colspan="2" style="background:#f2c8e0;" |Qualifiers (You Should See Me in a Crown)
|-
|Ne-Yo
|88
|-
|Jennifer Lopez
|86
|-
|Derek Hough
|88
|-
|'''AVERAGE'''
|'''87.3'''
|}
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!colspan="5" style="background:#f2c8e0;"|Duels Round (Come Fly with Me)
|-
|'''All Ready'''
|'''92'''
|'''93'''
|'''92'''
|'''92.3'''
|-
|Briar Nolet
|87
|90
|94
|90.3
|}
''Even though she lost her Duels round, she did have enough points to make it to the Redemption dance battle.''
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!colspan="2" style="background:#f2c8e0;"|Redemption Round
|-
|Denise & Josh
|X
|-
|Briar Nolet
|✓
|}
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! colspan="2" style="background:#f2c8e0;" |The Cut (Ashes)
|-
|Ne-Yo
|93
|-
|Jennifer Lopez
|96
|-
|Derek Hough
|97
|-
|'''AVERAGE'''
|'''95.3'''
|}
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! colspan="2" style="background:#f2c8e0;" |Divisional Final (My Prerogative)
|-
|Ne-Yo
|96
|-
|Jennifer Lopez
|93
|-
|Derek Hough
|97
|-
|'''AVERAGE'''
|'''95.3'''
|}
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! colspan="2" style="background:#f2c8e0;" |World Final (Toxic)
|-
|Ne-Yo
|92
|-
|Jennifer Lopez
|92
|-
|Derek Hough
|94
|-
|'''AVERAGE'''
|'''92.7'''
|}
''Briar finished in last place''

==Filmography==
===Movies===
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
|-
|2014
|''Isabelle Dances into the Spotlight ''
|Ballet Dancer
|-
|2016
|''Blood Hunters''
|Creature
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
|-
|2012
|''The Next Step''
|CDC dancer
|
|-
|2013-22
|''The Next Step''
|Richelle
|Main Role
|-
|2019
|''World of Dance''
|Herself
|Upper Contestant
|}

==Dance Titles==
*Regional Junior Hall of Fame Solo Inductee 2010
*Regional Teen Hall of Fame Solo Inductee 2011
*Regional Teen Hall of Fame Solo Inductee 2012
*Regional NUVO Teen Female Breakout Artist 2012
*Regional Teen Hall of Fame Solo Inductee 2013
*Regional JUMP Senior Female VIP 2015
*Regional Senior Miss Starpower 2016

===Runner-Up Titles===
* 1st runner up for National Senior Female Best Dancer 2015
* 2nd runner up for National Teen Female Best Dance 2014

==Health Scare==
It was revealed that in 2017, that Briar was diagnosed with Epilepsy. She first experienced that she had the disease when she started having seizures while learning choreography. She has since gone on medication.<ref>[https://www.womenshealthmag.com/life/a26816198/briar-nolet-epilepsy-seizures-world-of-dance/ Briar Nolet From ‘World Of Dance’ Says She Had A Seizure Every Time She Tried To Learn Choreography]</ref>

==Additional Page==
[[Briar Nolet/Gallery]]

==Reference==
<references/>

==External Links==
*[http://www.facebook.com/briarnoletofficial Facebook (1)]
*[http://www.facebook.com/briar.nolet Facebook (2)]
*[http://www.twitter.com/briarnolet Twitter]
*[http://www.instagram.com/briarnolet Instagram]
*[http://www.tiktok.com/@briarnolet TikTok]
*[http://www.youtube.com/user/BriarNoletOfficial YouTube]
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