12 Facts About Shae-Lynn Bourne

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Shae-Lynn Bourne was born on January 24,1976 and is a Canadian ice dancer and choreographer.

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Shae-Lynn Bourne was born on January 24,1976, in Chatham, Ontario.

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Shae-Lynn Bourne has an older brother, Chris, a younger sister, Calea and younger brother Sean.

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Shae-Lynn Bourne married her skating coach Nikolai Morozov on August 12,2005, but the marriage was short-lived, and they divorced in July 2007.

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Shae-Lynn Bourne is currently married to Bohdan Turok with whom she has a son, Kai, born in June 2012.

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Shae-Lynn Bourne worked as a coach and a choreographer at the Granite Club in Toronto, then moved to the Carolina Ice Palace in Charleston, South Carolina in 2019.

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Interested in switching to ice dancing, Shae-Lynn Bourne traveled to Boucherville, Quebec in 1991 after a coach, Paul Wirtz, suggested that she try out with Victor Kraatz.

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On October 21,2003, they announced the end of their partnership; while Shae-Lynn Bourne enjoyed show skating, Kraatz said he wanted "to experiment with other things and follow up on other dreams that I have".

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Shae-Lynn Bourne has skated solo in shows and tours around the world, such as Stars On Ice, Champions on Ice in North America and Japan, Art On Ice in Switzerland, the 2009 Ice All Stars and the 2010 Festa On Ice, held in Seoul, South Korea.

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Shae-Lynn Bourne has competed on figure skating reality shows like Battle of the Blades on CBC and Thin Ice on ABC.

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Shae-Lynn Bourne has used her celebrity to speak out against child abuse.

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Shae-Lynn Bourne was the honorary chairperson for the "Every Life Counts" campaign for Chatham-Kent.