Lacey Schwimmer
Celebrity Partner:
Mark Dacascos
Style:
Latin and West Coast Swing
Nationality:
American
Did You Know?
First danced competitively at age 7
PROFESSIONAL BIO
CELEBRITY PARTNER: Mark Dacascos
BACKGROUND:
Given the amount of fancy footwork that's come from this Dancing with the Stars alum's household, we're pretty sure she's got what it takes to step up to the competition for a third time.
Lacey was born into a family of championship dancers and grew up in Moreno Valley, California. Her parents are Laurie Kauffman and noted 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.
Although she began dancing at age 6, it wasn't until she hit her teens that she realized that this was what she wanted to do for the rest of her life. She was chosen as one of the Top 20 contestants for season 3 of So You Think You Can Dance on FOX. Schwimmer has finished top at the U.S. Open Swing Dance Championships and has won numerous U.S. titles.
Some of her appearances we've seen her in include Christina Aguilera's pop video clip "Candyman" as a jitterbugger, a cameo appearance in The Suite Life of Zack and Cody in the episode, "Loosely Ballroom", and Jon Chu and Adam Sevani's Biggest Online Dance Battle against M&M.
Lacey danced at the MTV Movie Awards 2008 alongside Adam Sandler and was cast to dance in Adam Shankman's film Bedtime Stories starring Adam Sandler. Currently Lacey is part of the iHollywood Dance faculty and is also teaching master classes in Norway.
ACHIEVEMENTS:
- 2007 - 1st Place: World Swing Dance Championships
- 7 time US Open Swing Dance Champion
- 2007 - So You Think You Can Dance Finalist
- 2006 - 1st Place: US National Youth Latin Championships
- 2006 - Emerald Ball Youth Latin Champion
PRIOR CELEBRITY PARTNERS:
Steve-O
Lance Bass
