Stacey Tookey (born July 10, 1976) is a Canadian choreographer and dancer known for her frequent appearances as a resident choreographer and guest judge on the Canadian and American versions of the dance-competition reality-television show So You Think You Can Dance.The human quality of Stacey Tookey CTV.ca, October 7, 2009.

Tookey served as director on the sold-out 2009 So You Think You Can Dance Canada Tour. She also choreographed the music video for the song "Jar of Hearts" by pop singer Christina Perri and appeared on the CBBC show The Next Step.

Early life and education She was born and raised in Edmonton, Alberta."Stacey Tookey Comes Home to Edmonton". CTV Television Network. April 17, 2009. Her siblings are Kevin Tookey and Kelci Tookey.

Tookey is the eldest child of parents Shelley and Wayne Tookey. She studied ballet and contemporary dance with the Ballet British Columbia Mentor Program, Fusion Dance Company, and as a member of the National Basketball Association's Grizzlies Extreme Dance Team.

Career Tookey has worked with musical artists including Michael Bublé, Celine Dion, Bette Midler and Justin Timberlake.

She has also performed in concerts as a member of Mia Michaels company R.A.W. and with the Parsons Dance Project in Seoul, South Korea. Other performances include appearing in Carmen with the Houston Grand Opera in Houston, Texas.

She served as assistant choreographer for the Broadway production of A Few Good Men Dancin in New York City, New York.

In 2002, Tookey relocated to Las Vegas, Nevada, where she was an original cast member for the entire five-year run of Celine Dion's show A New Day... at Caesars Palace. Other performances with Dion include appearances on The Oprah Winfrey Show, The 2004 World Music Awards, Larry King Live, CNN's New Year's Eve Countdown Live in Times Square and A&E's biography of Dion.

Tookey received three Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Choreography nominations for So You Think You Can Dance in 2010, 2011 and 2012.

In 2012, Dance Spirit reported that Tookey was launching her contemporary dance company, Still Motion, with a debut performance planned in Los Angeles.

Tookey represented Canada at the Genée International Ballet Competitions in London, England.

In addition to performing, Tookey teaches master classes in Mexico, Italy, Argentina and throughout North America, and has been the recipient of many choreography awards.

She is on the faculty of the NUVO dance convention.

Choreography for So You Think You Can Dance SeasonWeekDancersStyleMusicSeason 1 (Canada)Week 1Vincent-Oliver NoiseuxLisa AugusteContemporary"Slow Me Down"—Emmy RossumWeek 7Vincent-Oliver NoiseuxNatalli Reznik"Happy Ending"—MikaWeek 9Nico ArchambaultAllie Bertram"Permanent"—David CookSeason 5 (US)Week 2Karla GarciaJonathan PlateroContemporary"Falling Slowly"—The FramesWeek 8Kayla RadomskiBrandon Bryant"All I Want"—Ahn TrioSeason 2 (Canada)Week 1Melanie MahCody BonnellContemporary"Taking Chances"—Celine DionWeek 3Corynne BarronAustin Di Iulio"Never Say Never"—The FrayWeek 4Kim GingrasEmanuel Sandhu"To Build a Home"—The Cinematic OrchestraWeek 6Amy GardnerCody Bonnell"Come Home"—OneRepublic feat. Sara BareillesGroup Routine"Hometown Glory"—AdeleWeek 8Tara-Jean PopowichVincent Desjardins"It Doesn't Hurt" (Studio Version)—Katie ThompsonWeek 9Jayme Rae DaileyVincent Desjardins"Can't Stop Thinking About You"—Martin SextonSeason 6 (US)Week 2Kathryn McCormickJonathan "Legacy" PerezContemporary"2 Steps Away"—Patti LaBelleWeek 3Channing CookeVictor Smalley"Be Be Your Love" (Live at KRCW)—Rachael YamagataSeason 7 (US)Week 2Melinda SullivanAde ObayomiContemporary"Squander"—Skunk AnansieWeek 3Billy BellKathryn McCormick"Jar of Hearts"—Christina PerriWeek 7Kathryn McCormickRobert Roldan"Heaven is a Place on Earth"—Katie ThompsonBilly BellAde Obayomi"Mad World" (Alternate Version) —Michael Andrews featuring Gary JulesWeek 9Kent BoydAllison Holker"Sundrenched World" (Live Session)—Joshua RadinSeason 3 (Canada)Week 2Charlene HartJeff MortensenContemporary"Breathing"—Alisa TurnerWeek 3Julia HarnettJesse Weafer"Falling"—Florence and the MachineWeek 5Amanda CleghornSebastian Mersch"Hyperballad"—WhitleyWeek 6Danielle GardnerJeff Mortensen"Elephant in the room"—Richard WaltersWeek 7Charlene HartMackenzie Green"One Day Like This"—ElbowWeek 8Amanda CleghornJeff Mortensen"Dancing"—ElisaWeek 9Group Routine"Undone" (With the Hagerman Quartet)—DeVotchKaSeason 8 (US)Meet the Top 20Ricky JamieMiranda MaleskiSasha MalloryMelanie MooreContemporary"In This Shirt"—The IrrepressiblesWeek 2Caitlynn LawsonMitchell Kelly"Turning Tables"—AdeleClarice OrdazJess LeProtto"Cathedrals"—Jump, Little ChildrenWeek 6Jess LeProttoKathryn McCormick"The Lonely"—Christina PerriWeek 9Melanie MooreRobert Roldan"Sacrifice"—Sinéad O'ConnorMelanie MooreSasha Mallory"Heart Asks Pleasure First"—Ahn TrioSeason 4 (Canada)Week 1Jordan ClarkJoey ArrigoContemporary"For the People"—Mark HuculakTeya WildKevin Howe"You Lost Me"—Christina AguileraWeek 5Geisha ChinJoey Arrigo"Gasoline Rainbows"—Amy KuneyWeek 8Lindsay LeuschnerShane Simpson"Uninvited"—Alanis MorissetteWeek 9Jordan ClarkChristian Millette"All in Love Is Fair"—Stevie WonderSeason 9 (US)Meet the Top 20Janaya FrenchMatthew KazmierczakDareian KujawaAmelia LoweContemporary"Modern Drift"—EfterklangWeek 3Witney CarsonChehon Wespi-Tschopp"I Will Always Love You"—Whitney HoustonWeek 5Eliana GirardAlex Wong"Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)"—Nancy SinatraWeek 8Chehon Wespi-TschoppAllison Holker"Leave" from OnceSeason 10 (US)Meet the Top 20Makenzie DustmanNico GreethamJasmine HarperTucker KnoxContemporary"Goes On and On"—Sleeping at LastWeek 2Alexis JulianoNico Greetham"Old Skin"—Ólafur Arnalds & Arnór DanWeek 2Mariah SpearsCarlos Garland"Dead in the Water"—Ellie GouldingWeek 4Top 14"New World"—The IrrepressiblesWeek 6Top 6 Girls"Young and Beautiful" (DH Orchestral Version)—Lana Del ReyWeek 7Aaron TurnerKathryn McCormick"Kissing You"—Des'ReeWeek 10Amy YakimaRobert Roldan"Say Something"—A Great Big World

Personal life Tookey married actor Gene Gabriel on October 16, 2005, and resides in Los Angeles, California. They have a daughter born in January 2015.

See also List of choreographers List of dancers List of people from Edmonton List of people from Las Vegas List of people from Los Angeles

References

External links

SYTYCD7 - Billy Bell & Ade Obayomi - Mad World by Stacey Tookey