Chelsie Hightower

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Chelsie Hightower
choreographer
Years active1998–present

Chelsie Kay Hightower (born July 21, 1989) is a

Dancing with the Stars
, on which she was a professional from Season 8 to 15, excluding Season 13.

Biography

Chelsie Kay Hightower was born in

Las Vegas, Nevada, and raised in Orem, Utah with her twin brother and four older brothers until her mother and father divorced in 2006. She started dancing when she was nine years old and received conventional training from the age of 14. She has been trained in ballroom, jazz, ballet, and hip-hop. Hightower has performed in musical theaters across the United States and won her first national title when she was 11. She was a U.S. Worlds finalist in 2005, and competed on Team USA during the British Open in Blackpool, England. She graduated from Timpanogos High School, then attended Utah Valley University.[1]

So You Think You Can Dance

At age 18, she made her television debut on

Nappytabs and with Joshua Allen to "A Los Amigos" choreographed by Dmitry Chaplin
. She was eliminated from the U.S. reality TV show on July 31, 2008, after making it to the top six. Hightower was part of one of the two couples who avoided being in the bottom 3 couples in Season 4. She returned in season eight as an All-Star and in season 10 as a choreographer and All-Star.

So You Think You Can Dance performances

Week Partner Dance Song Result
1 Mark Kanemura Contemporary "Beautiful" – Meshell Ndegeocello Safe
2 Argentine tango "Mi Confesión" – Gotan Project Safe
3
Lyrical hip-hop
"Bleeding Love" – Leona Lewis Safe
4 Jazz "
Kiss Kiss" – Holly Valance
Safe
Foxtrot "It's My Life" – Paul Anka
5 Salsa "Fuego" – Joe Bataan Safe
Broadway "I'm a Woman" from Smokey Joe's Cafe
6 Gev Manoukian Contemporary "These Arms of Mine" – Otis Redding Safe
Jive "The House is Rockin'" –
Brian Setzer Orch.
Solo "Pon de Replay" – Rihanna
7 Joshua Allen Argentine tango "A Los Amigos" from Forever Tango Safe
Disco "Everlasting Love" – Gloria Estefan
Solo "Damaged" – Danity Kane
8
Stephen "Twitch" Boss
Mambo "Ahora Me Toca A Mi" – Víctor Manuelle Eliminated
Hip hop "Control" – Vitamin String Quartet
Solo "When I Grow Up" – The Pussycat Dolls
Results show solo "The Girl's Gone Wild" – Travis Tritt

Dancing with the Stars

Hightower joined the

season 15 (the first "all-stars" season), she was partnered with season five winner Hélio Castroneves
. They were voted off during a double elimination in week three and finished in 10th place.

Hightower made an appearance in Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Winter 2010 edition (pages 152 and 153) along with three other couples from Dancing with the Stars.

Hightower has performed with singer-songwriter Jewel (Ty Murray's wife) in concert on Jewel's hit "Hands."

Dancing With the Stars performances

Chelsie's average score from all her partners is 21.03 points.

Season Partner Place
8 Ty Murray 4th
9 Louie Vito 8th
10 Jake Pavelka 7th
11 Michael Bolton 11th
12 Romeo 5th
14 Roshon Fegan 6th
15 Hélio Castroneves 10th

Season 8 with Ty Murray (average: 22.4)

Week # Dance / Song Judges' scores Result
Inaba Goodman Tonioli
1 Cha-cha-cha / "Train in Vain" 5 4 5 No elimination
2
Life is a Highway
"
7 6 7 Safe
3 Foxtrot / "Come Dance With Me" 8 8 7 Safe
4 Lindy Hop / "You and Me and the Bottle Makes 3 Tonight" 9 8 8 Safe
5
Paso doble / "Barracuda
"
7 7 7 Safe
6 Jive / "The Girl's Gone Wild" 6 6 6 Last to be
called safe
7 Waltz / "Strawberry Wine"
1960's Group Dance / "The Clapping Song"
8
No
8
scores
8
given
Last to be
called safe
8
Team Tango / "Womanizer
"
9
9
7
9
8
10
Safe
9
Argentine Tango / "Amor Que Se Baila"
Rumba / "Free Fallin'
"
8
7
9
7
8
7
Bottom 2
10
Semi-finals
" 8
8
9
7
8
8
Eliminated

Season 9 with Louie Vito (average: 19.5)

Week # Dance / Song Judges' scores Result
Inaba Goodman Tonioli
1
Foxtrot / "It's My Life
"
6 7 6 Safe
Salsa Relay / "Get Busy"—Sean Paul Awarded 8 points
2 Jive / "Crash" 6 7* 6 Safe
3 Rumba / "Total Eclipse of the Heart" 8 5 7 Safe
4 Two Step / "Sweet Home Alabama" 5 5 6 Safe
5
Argentine Tango / "Sin Rumbo"
Group Hustle / "The Hustle
"
7
No
8
scores
7
given
Safe
6 Jitterbug / "Baby Likes To Rock It"
Mambo Marathon / "Ran Kan Kan"
7
Awarded
7
3
7
points
Eliminated

^* Due to Len Goodman's absence in week two, the 7 was awarded by stand-in guest judge Baz Luhrmann.

Season 10 with Jake Pavelka (average: 20.4)

Week # Dance / Song Judges' scores Result
Inaba Goodman Tonioli
1
Kiss From a Rose
"
7 6 7 No elimination
2
Hip to be Square
"
6 7 7 Safe
3
Walk Like An Egyptian
"
7 7 7 Last to be called safe
4 " 6/7 7/6 6/6 Safe
5 Cha-cha-cha / "Old Time Rock and Roll" 8 7 8 Safe
6 Samba / "Comanche"
Swing Marathon / "In the Mood"
7
Awarded
7
4
7
points
Eliminated

Season 11 with Michael Bolton (average: 14.0)

Week # Dance / Song Judges' scores Result
Inaba Goodman Tonioli
1
Viennese Waltz
/ "Life After You"
6 5 5 Safe
2 Jive / "Hound Dog" 4 5 3 Eliminated

Season 12 with Romeo Miller (average: 23.6)

Week # Dance / Song Judges' scores Result
Inaba Goodman Tonioli
1 Cha-cha-cha / "Romeo" 7 6 6 No elimination
2 Quickstep / "You're the One That I Want" 7 8 8 Safe
3
I'll Be There
"
7 6 7 Safe
4
Palladio, First Movement
"
7 8 8 Safe
5
New York, New York
"
9 8 9 Safe
6 Waltz / "My Heart Will Go On" 10 9 9 Safe
7 Samba / "Say Hey (I Love You)"
Team Cha-cha-cha / "Born This Way"
7/8
8/8
7
7
8
7
Safe
8
Tango / "Hold It Against Me"
Salsa (Instant-Dance) / "Tequila
"
9
8
9
9
9
8
Eliminated
  • Scores for weeks 1 & 2 were combined and first results were revealed on March 29, 2011
  • Week seven guest judge Donnie Burns score is before Carrie Ann's
  • Average score does not include guest judge's score on week seven

Season 14 with Roshon Fegan (average: 25.7)

Week # Dance / Song Judges' scores Result
Inaba Goodman Tonioli
1 Cha-cha-cha / "Glad You Came" 8 7 8 No elimination
2 Quickstep / "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous" 9 8 9 Safe
3 Samba / "I Want You Back" 8 8 9 Safe
4
Viennese Waltz / "The Time of My Life
"
9 8 9 Bottom 2
5 Salsa / "Bumpy Ride" 9 8 9 Safe
6
Nowhere to Run"
Dance Duel Jive / "Don't Stop Me Now
"
7
Awarded
Saved
8
5
by
8
points
judges
Bottom 2
7
Argentine Tango / "Bad Romance"
Team Tango / "Toccata"
Dance Duel Rumba / "Set Fire to the Rain
"
9
10
Saved
8
8
by
8
9
judges
Bottom 2
8 Foxtrot / "Sweet Pea"
Paso doble / "Turn Me On"
10
9
9
9
10
9
Eliminated
  • Average score does not include marathon dance in week six

Season 15 with Hélio Castroneves (average: 23.3)

Week # Dance / Song Judges' scores Result
Inaba Goodman Tonioli
1 Foxtrot / "Pride and Joy" 7.0 7.5 7.0 Safe
2 Jive / "Everybody Talks" 8.0 7.5 7.5 Bottom Two
3 Quickstep / "Mr. Pinstripe Suit" 8.5 8.5 8.5 Eliminated

Other dance work

From November 1, 2014, through April 19, 2015, Hightower performed with Dancing Pros Live, a touring show in which five dance couples compete and then the audience picks the winner. She was joined on the 50+ city tour by fellow Dancing with the Stars alumni, Edyta Śliwińska and Karina Smirnoff who acted as judges.[4]

Other dance achievements

  • 2005: U.S. Representative to the Worlds
  • 2005: U.S. National Standard Finalist
  • 2005: 10 Dance National Youth Champion
  • 2006: International Latin Finalist[5]

References

  1. ^ "Biography | Chelsie Hightower Dance". Archived from the original on 2010-02-22. Retrieved 2010-02-25.
  2. ^ "Chelsie Hightower - Ty Murray - Los Angeles - 2010 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition - SI.COM". Sports Illustrated. February 12, 2010. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
  3. ^ DWTS – Emmy Nominations 2010 Archived July 12, 2010, at the Wayback Machine TV.com
  4. ^ BWW News Desk (September 17, 2014). "Karina Smirnoff, Chelsie Hightower & More Set for Dancing Pros: LIVE Tour". broadwayworld.com. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
  5. ^ Chelsie Hightower | Dancing With The Stars | Wetpaint

External links

Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Dancing with the Stars (US) semi-finalist
Season 8 (Spring 2009 with Ty Murray
)
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Dancing with the Stars (US) quarter-finalist
Season 12 (Spring 2011 with Romeo
)
Succeeded by