Stacey Tookey | |
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Born |
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
July 10, 1976
Occupation | Choreographer and dancer |
Spouse(s) | Gene Gabriel (m. 2005) |
Children | 1 |
Parent(s) | Shelley and Wayne Tookey |
Website | staceyjtookey |
Stacey Tookey 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.
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.
She was born and raised in Edmonton, Alberta,
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.
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.