Kylie Shea
Kylie Shea Lewallen (born May 6, 1986), known professionally as Kylie Shea,[1] is an American ballet dancer. She is a former principal dancer with Spectrum Dance Theater.
Biography
[edit]Lewallen was born on May 6, 1986, in Los Angeles, California. She is the younger sister of Scott Lewallen, an actor and co-founder of Grindr.[2] She started training in classical ballet when she was eight years old at Dance Peninsula Ballet. She was a member of her high school's dance team, serving as captain her junior and senior years.[3] She moved to Seattle, where she was a principal dancer with Spectrum Dance Theater for four years.[3] She retired from the classical stage and moved back to Los Angeles to pursue a career as a commercial dancer.[4]
Lewallen has been featured in the American television series Glee and in Bruno Mars' music video Gorilla as a dancer.[5] She has also performed live with Mars, Ariana Grande, and Adam Lambert.[6] In May 2018 she starred in a music video titled Remind Me to Forget by Kygo and Miguel.[6]
In June 2016 Lewallen founded #PointeChronicles, a ballet improvisation project on social media platforms.[7][8] In February 2018 she spoke out about the importance of body positivity in the dance industry.[9][10]
She is the author of the children's book Save Your Tears For the Stage.[11] She also is the creator and designer behind F'Lingerie, a line of lingerie.[12]
Lewallen danced with Rob McElhenney in a five-minute-long contemporary dance work in the episode Mac Finds His Pride for the thirteenth season of the American sitcom It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.[2][13][14]
Kylie Shea appears in the movie Magic Mike's Last Dance which released on February 10, 2023.
References
[edit]- ^ "When Social Media Triggers Body Image Issues". Dance Magazine. September 23, 2019.
- ^ a b "Always Sunny: Exclusive Q&A with Mac's Season Finale Dancing Partner". FX Networks.
- ^ a b "Meet the Models // Kylie Shea, Professional Ballerina". POPFLEX.
- ^ "Ballerina Kylie Shea Uses Instagram to Bring Pointe to a Broader Audience". www.dancenetwork.tv.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "A Completely Uncensored Look at What a Real Ballerina Eats". October 14, 2016.
- ^ a b "Watch Insta Star Kylie Shea Slay in Kygo's Insane New Music Video". Dance Spirit. May 9, 2018.
- ^ "POINTE CHRONICLES". kylieshea.
- ^ "Home". pointechronicles.
- ^ "The awesome way this ballerina is celebrating her cellulite". TODAY.com.
- ^ "This Instagram Ballet Star Just Got Real About Body Image Issues". Dance Spirit. September 21, 2017.
- ^ "Romy and Dan's High School Reunion Podcast – "Save Your Tears For the Stage" - Kylie Shea – 1:10:04". radiopublic.com.
- ^ Inc, RAW Artists. "F\'Lingerie by Kylie Shea". RAW Artists.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ Fernandez, Maria Elena (November 7, 2018). "How It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Pulled Off Mac's Jaw-dropping Dance". Vulture.
- ^ "Kylie Shea Archives". Et al.