Tookey photographed by Michael J. Moore Stacey Tookey’s gorgeous contemporary pieces have been wowing “So You Think You Can Dance” audiences since Season 5. But for the past couple of years, the talented choreographer has also been directing her own company, Still Motion, which premiered Tookey’s first evening-length work, Moments Defined, in L.A. in 2012. […]
You voted last night, right? I hope so, because it was your last chance! Last night, Season 10’s Top 4 contestants—Amy, Fik-Shun, Jasmine and Aaron—duked it out dance-style for the title of America’s [Latest] Favorite Dancer, a $100,000 prize and, what we think is the best part, a spot on the December cover of Dance […]
Today is the day! Before long we’ll crown our two (two!) “So You Think You Can Dance” champions! We’ll know who’ll be on our December cover! It’s finally happening! I’m so excited that I overdid it a little on the caffeine this morning! But really: This should be a fantastic finale episode, right? And DS […]
If you’ve watched any “So You Think You Can Dance” episode in the last five seasons, you’ve probably been wowed by Stacey Tookey’s contemporary choreography. She recently received her third Outstanding Choreography Emmy nomination for her work on the show. (Tune in on September 23 to see if she snags the win!) As if that […]
by Michael J. Moore If you truly felt for Billy Bell during the “Mad World” number on “So You Think You Can Dance” Season 7, or gasped aloud at Witney Carson and Chehon Wespi-Tschopp’s duet to “I Will Always Love You” on Season 9, you’re in for a treat: Stacey Tookey, who choreographed both those […]
Sometimes Facebook is a magical place. Just this morning, I found a real gem in my newsfeed: an image from a November 2001 Vogue profile of two up-and-coming New York City Ballet dancers, Ashley Bouder and Carla Körbes. Vogue did a good job talent-scouting, because today, of course, Bouder’s a principal at NYCB and Körbes […]
An articulate storyteller, Stacey Tookey creates emotionally driven choreography that fuses the fluidity of ballet with the grit of hip hop and the poignancy of contemporary dance. Born in Canada, Tookey grew up training at her mom’s studio. She has worked with Justin Timberlake and Bette Midler and performed with Ballet British Columbia, Mia Michaels’ […]