Lacey Schwimmer

Lacey-Mae Schwimmer, born June 28, 1988 is an American competitive ballroom dancer, singer, and the winner of multiple youth championships. She is best known as the fourth place finalist of the third season of So You Think You Can Dance. She is the daughter of noted dancer Buddy Schwimmer, as well as the cousin of Heidi Groskreutz, who got fourth place of the second season of So You Think You Can Dance. She is also the sister of Benji Schwimmer, the winner of the second season of So You Think You Can Dance. She participated in the seventh season of Dancing with the Stars as a professional dancer paired with Lance Bass of 'N Sync, in the eighth season of the show paired with Jackass star Steve-O and in the ninth season paired with actor and Iron Chef America host Mark Dacascos. Schwimmer returned to Dancing with the Stars for its eleventh season and she was partnered with Disney Channel star, Kyle Massey and in the 12th season she was paired with radio host Mike Catherwood. In the thirteenth season, she was paired with transgender activist Chaz Bono.
Schwimmer describes her dance style as West Coast Swing and International Latin. She made an appearance in Jon Chu and Adam Sevani's "Biggest Online Dance Battle" against M&M Cru and was credited as a member of America's Best Dance Crew with Hok, another So You Think You Can Dance competitor. She's made television appearances on The Ellen Degeneres Show, Good Morning America, and Jimmy Kimmel Live. In 2008 she danced alongside Adam Sandler at the MTV Movie Awards 2008. She then appeared in the video of the song Rainbow, by Elisa with singer songwriter Vinnie Ferra.
She is a part of the iHollywood Dance faculty teaching master classes in the United States and Norway. Schwimmer also has her own line of tube socks as well as a dance wear line designed by Sugar and Bruno Dancewear collection.
Currently, Schwimmer is working on her music career; her debut single "Love Soundz" was released on June 21, 2011.






Early Life 1988-1995


Lacey grew up in a Mormon (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) household in Redlands, California. Her parents are Laurie Kauffman and notable West Coast Swing dancer Buddy Schwimmer. She is the younger sister of Benji Schwimmer, winner of the second season of So You Think You Can Dance.
Schwimmer has been training and dancing competitively since a young age. At age seven, she and partner Brian Cordoba danced in the 1995 U.S. Open Swing Dance Championships. At age ten, she and partner Blace Thompson placed 1st in the Young America Division at the 1998 U.S. Open Swing Dance Championships. Schwimmer went on to have annual top rankings at the U.S. Open Swing Dance Championships and has won numerous U.S. titles.






Career Beginning 2003-2007


In January 2003, Schwimmer was paired with Jared Murillo, and the two began competing at a junior level. They were upgraded to the youth level in August 2003 and have competed in dozens of competitions. They received the U.S. title in the Young Adult Division of the 2004 U.S. Open Swing Dance Championships. They were also awarded the US National Youth Latin Championship in 2006. Lacey also appeared in Christina Aguilera's "Candyman" music video as a jitterbugger.
Schwimmer and Murillo also have a cameo appearance in The Suite Life of Zack and Cody in the episode "Loosely Ballroom". She is in the background of the scene during which a ballroom competition takes place.






So You Think You Can Dance


Lacey Schwimmer auditioned for So You Think You Can Dance with her brother Benji Schwimmer.
After becoming a top 20 finalist on Season 3 of So You Think You Can Dance, Schwimmer was paired up with contemporary/hip hop dancer, Kameron Bink. The two danced together for five weeks and had much success, with the judges praising their chemistry and ease with which they danced together. They were also the only couple to never get placed in the bottom three couples. At Week 6, the couples were assigned new partners and Schwimmer was then partnered with Danny Tidwell. She was also partnered with Neil Haskell and Pasha Kovalev before being named a Top 4 Finalist on the show.
Schwimmer, her brother Benji Schwimmer, Donyelle Jones, Katee Shean, Jakob Karr, Ashleigh Di Lello, Joshua Allen, Evan Kasprzak, Kent Boyd, Marko Germar, and Melanie Moore are the only contestants in all eight seasons of the show to have never been in the bottom three couples or bottom four dancers.
After making it to the top 10 finalists, Schwimmer joined her fellow contestants in the So You Think You Can Dance's 2007 dance tour, starting in Albany, New York.[4]. On December 12, 2007, Lacey had surgery on her left knee to repair a torn meniscus she suffered during the So You Think You Can Dance 's 2007 dance tour.
She also appeared in season 4 of So You Think You Can Dance to assist her brother, Benji Schwimmer, to choreograph a West Coast Swing routine for Katee Shean and Joshua Allen.




Week Partner Dance Song Result


1 Kameron Bink Contemporary "Dancing" by Elisa Safe
2 Broadway "Overture/All That Jazz" from Chicago Safe
3 Quickstep "Big and Bad" by Big Bad Voodoo Daddy Safe
4 Hustle "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" by Inner Life Safe
5 Hip-hop "Here I Come" by Fergie Safe
6 Danny Tidwell Samba "Hip Hip Chin Chin" by Club Des Belugas Safe
Solo "Waiting on the World to Change"—John Mayer
7 Neil Haskell Latin jazz "Acid" by Ray Barretto Safe
Contemporary "Time" by Billy Porter
Results Show Solo "I'm Doing Everything (For You)"—The Rocket Summer
8 Pasha Kovalev Hip-hop "In The Morning" by Junior Boys Safe
Smooth waltz "A Daisy In December" – Mick McAuley & Winifred Horan
Solo "Le Disko"—Shiny Toy Guns
Results Show Solo "What I Like About You"—Lillix
9 Danny Tidwell Viennese Waltz "Keep Holding On"—Avril Lavigne 4th Place
Sabra Johnson Jazz "Koyal (Songbird)"—Nitin Sawhney
Neil Haskell Lindy hop "Bill's Bounce"—Bill Elliot Swing Orchestra
Solo "Technologic"—Daft Punk
Note: Results highlighted in red indicate that contestants placed in the bottom dancers or couples, but may not have necessarily been eliminated.




Dancing with the Stars


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On the morning of August 25, 2008 on Good Morning America Schwimmer was announced as one of the professional dancers on Dancing with the Stars season 7 and was partnered with Lance Bass. TV Guide reported that Schwimmer had endometriosis but was still able to continue on the show as her condition did not require surgery.[5] She returned for Season 8, Season 9, Season 11, Season 12, and Season 13. During this time, she was the first and only So You Think You Can Dance former participant who has performed as a regular on DWTS.
On November 25, 2008 Schwimmer and her celebrity partner, Lance Bass, finished in 3rd place. Lacey was on the last DWTS tour with her partner Lance Bass. The tour ended on February 8, 2009. Lacey returned for Season 8 of DWTS, and she was partnered with reality television star Steve-O. On August 24, 2009 it was announced on GMA that Lacey would be partnering Mark Dacascos for DWTS Season 9 . Lacey was not paired with a celebrity partner in Season 10, but was present in a few results show dances.
In Season 11 Lacey was partnered with Disney Channel star, Kyle Massey. They made it to the finale and were the runners-up to Jennifer Grey and Derek Hough. For Season 12, Lacey was partnered with radio personality, Mike Catherwood. They were eliminated first on March 29, 2011. For Season 13, Lacey has been partnered with Chaz Bono.


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