Anik Bissonnette

Anik Bissonnette (born February 9, 1962) is a Canadian ballet dancer. She began her professional ballet career with the Ballet de Montreal Eddy Toussaint in the 1980s, and became a principal dancer with Les Grands Ballets Canadiens in 1990. She later pursued jazz and dance at the École de Danse Eddy Toussaint.

Alongside her stage career, Bissonnette serves as the Artistic Director of the Festival des Arts de Saint-Sauveur and is the President of the Regroupement québécois de la danse.

Personal life Bissonnette was in a relationship with Louis Robitaille for nearly 20 years before they separated in 2001. 1985: Best individual Performance at the International de Danse Porsche du Canada. 1985: Personality of the week by La Presse. 1988: Personality of the year, Youth section by the Salon de la Femme de Montréal. 1990: Prix des Biches (awarded on the Radio-Canada television show La Bande des Six) 1995: Officer of the Order of Canada. 1996: Chevalier de l'Ordre du Québec 2005: Awarded the Prix du Public at the Budapest Ballet Gala 2007: Awarded the Prix du Public at the Budapest Ballet Gala. 2014: Governor General's Performing Arts Award for Lifetime Artistic Achievement 2018: Ordre de Montréal 2021: Ordre des arts et des lettres du Québec 2024: Prix de la danse de Montréal, catégorie Contribution exceptionnelle.