Lacey-Mae Schwimmer (born June 28, 1988) is an American competitive ballroom dancer, and the winner of multiple youth championship awards. She is best known as one of the Top 4 Finalists on the 2007 season of So You Think You Can Dance. She is the daughter of noted dancer, Buddy Schwimmer, and sister of Benji Schwimmer, the winner of the 2006 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 and in the eighth season of Dancing with the Stars paired with former Jackass star Steve-O.

Schwimmer was born into a family of championship dancers and grew up in a Mormon (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) household in Redlands, 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.

Schwimmer has been 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 finishes at the U.S. Open Swing Dance Championships and has won numerous U.S. titles. 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 U.S. 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 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 made an appearance in Jon Chu and Adam Sevani`s "Biggest Online Dance Battle" against M&M and was credited as a member of ACDC with Hok, another So You Think You Can Dance competitor. She made an appearance on The Ellen Degeneres Show.

Schwimmer danced at the MTV Movie Awards 2008 alongside Adam Sandler. Schwimmer appeared with Sandler again in Adam Shankman`s film Bedtime Stories.

She is currently part of the iHollywood Dance faculty. She has also taught master classes in Norway.

Schwimmer has her own line of tube socks as well as a dancewear line designed by Sugar and Bruno Dancewear collection.

Lacey Schwimmer has been added to the Coastal Dance Rage faculty touring Canada amongst noted choreographers Brian Friedman, Francisco Gella, Cris Judd, Shannon Mather, Blake McGrath, Mia Michaels, Bobby Newberry, Shane Sparks, Benji Schwimmer and Kenny Wormald.

Lacey joined the cast of Dancing With The Stars for Season 7 as Lance Bass` partner. On October 30, 2008, TV Guide reported that Schwimmer has endometriosis but was still be able to continue on the show as her condition did not require surgery. She returned for Season 8 partnering former Jackass star Steve-O.

She appeared in the video of the song Rainbow, by Eli

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