Birth Name : Chelsie Kay Hightower
Date of Birth : 21 July 1989, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Height : 5' 4" (1.63 m)
Occupation: Professional dancer/choreographer
Chelsie Hightower is a Latin dancer who was born in Las Vegas, Nevada, and raised in Orem, Utah. Chelsie has been helping others learn to dance since she was 15. She moved to North Carolina to teach and would fly to New York on weekends for lessons. She has been teaching at Center Stage in Utah where she's helped many students win national titles. She also teaches abroad.
At 18, she made her television debut on season 4 of So You Think You Can Dance. She was eliminated from the U.S. reality TV show on July 31, 2008 after making it to the top 6.
Hightower joined the season-eight cast of Dancing with the Stars as a professional dancer, and was partnered with Ty Murray, a nine-time World Champion rodeo cowboy. On May 12, 2009, she and Murray were eliminated from the competition with a 4th place finish. Her partner for Season 9 was professional snowboarder Louie Vito. They were eliminated in week six of the competition, and came in 8th place. For Season 10 she was partnered with Bachelor Jake Pavelka. They were voted off in week five of the competition, and came in 7th place. She was paired with Michael Bolton in Season 11. The couple were eliminated in week two. For Season 12 she was partnered with rapper and actor Romeo Miller. They were eliminated in week eight of the competition, and came in 5th place. She will not be on Season 13 (Fall 2011), but has said she hopes to be back soon after.
Hightower made an appearance in Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Winter 2010 edition along with three other couples from Dancing with the Stars. On July 8, 2010, Chelsie received an Emmy nomination for the "Paso Doble/Malagueña" dance that she and Derek Hough performed and co-choreographed for Dancing with the Stars Season 10.
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