Choreographer and dance teacher emblematic of the first seasons of “Star Academy”, Kamel Ouali has just made his comeback on the show. During the last bonus, the latter actually made a notable appearance to work with Ebony, student of this new season.
In an interview with TV Magazine, Kamel Ouali, who is the official choreographer of the cabaret Le Paradis Latin, has just spoken about his work, but also about his son Rock, who will be 4 years old next May.
Kamel Ouali considers the Star Academy as “a family”
It was already 23 years ago, Kamel Ouali stood out, just like the students, in the first season of Star Academy. Since then, the famous dance teacher has made his way and become a successful choreographer.
Guest on the Buzz TV set, Kamel Ouali has just opened up about the flagship TF1 program that changed his life. “I hear more and more about the musicals that people have seen. But Star Ac remains because I am the only teacher who did the first 8 seasons. I loved doing it, it's a program with great values. With the other teachers, as soon as we get together, it's like family” he said.
A new project
From this Wednesday, November 27, 2024, France 2 will broadcast a new mini-series called “Ça it's Paris “. Carried by Alex Lutz, Charlotte de Turckheim and Nicolas Maury, this fiction takes us into the world of cabaret. And for it to be realistic, Kamel Ouali did the choreography.
“It’s Dominique Besnehard who called me for the series. He had another cabaret in mind for the filming, but when he came to Paradis Latin, he fell in love with it and the production decided to film there with many artists from the Paradis Latin troupe.” he confides.
Note that Kamel Ouali has been the official choreographer of Paradis Latin for five years. Once again, we contacted him directly since it was Walter Butler, the owner of the cabaret, who had contacted him. “He invited me to see the show which was more of a ''sleeping beauty''. And when I knew he was going to put in the resources to produce a great review, I said yes. And we're a hit, it's full and there's a big waiting list. We managed to rejuvenate the clientele” explains the choreographer.
A rare confidence about his son
In the rest of the interview, Kamel Ouali talks about Rock, his three-year-old son, as he rarely does. Note that Kamel Ouali is the father of Rock, born in May 2021, but also the father of a little girl born on January 2, 2024.
And it was after becoming a father thathe decided to create another show entitled My first cabaret aimed at a more family audience. I created this children's cabaret because I had a kid. So I took him to see children's shows and I admit that I felt a little like dying! He is 3 years old and he was happy, but a lot of parents were sleeping in the room… After asking around, I realize that there has never been a family cabaret. I suggested it to Paradis Latin and it works really well. It's music they like with interactivity. There is French cancan and superheroes. They love it and their reactions are awesome” he explains.
