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Samantha Grecchi

Samantha Grecchi played Stephanie in The Next Step after competitive dance training, later becoming an owner and director of Epic Dance Company.

Biography

Samantha Grecchi is a dancer, actor and dance teacher known for playing Stephanie in The Next Step. Her professional work also includes directing Epic Dance Company in Ontario and teaching young dancers.

Stephanie in The Next Step.

Known for

Stephanie in The Next Step

Samantha Grecchi is a dancer, actor and dance teacher known for playing Stephanie in The Next Step.[1]

Career highlights

  1. Career 1

    Training in Vaughan

    Grecchi began dancing at six. Her training included Performing Dance Arts and Art and Soul Dance Company in Vaughan, Ontario, before she moved into professional performance and teaching.[2]

  2. Career 2

    Competition experience

    She represented Team Canada at the World Championships of Dance in Germany in 2011 and earned a bronze medal. That competitive experience preceded her work on television.[2][1]

  3. Career 3

    Stephanie in The Next Step

    At sixteen, Grecchi secured the role of Stephanie in The Next Step. She was part of the original cast of the Family Channel dance series, moving from competition performance into a scripted television production.[3]

  4. Career 4

    Teaching beyond the screen

    The programme’s success led to teaching engagements at workshops, studios and The Next Step events across Canada. Her professional training spans jazz, tap, ballet, acro, hip-hop, lyrical, contemporary and modern dance.[1]

  5. Career 5

    Directing Epic Dance Company

    Grecchi became an owner and director of Epic Dance Company in Schomberg, Ontario. The studio offers several dance disciplines and different training levels, bringing her performance and teaching experience into a continuing educational role.[1]