Kylie Shea Lewallen (born May 6, 1986), known professionally as Kylie Shea, is an American ballet dancer. She is a former principal dancer with Spectrum Dance Theater.

Biography

Lewallen was born on May 6, 1986, in

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, California. She is the younger sister of Scott Lewallen, an actor and co-founder of

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. 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. She moved to

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, where she was a principal dancer with Spectrum Dance Theater for four years. She retired from the classical stage and moved back to Los Angeles to pursue a career as a commercial dancer. Lewallen has been featured in the American television series ''

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'' and in

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" as a dancer. She has also performed live with Mars,

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. In May 2018 she starred in a music video for the song " Remind Me to Forget" by

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. In June 2016 Lewallen founded #PointeChronicles, a ballet improvisation project on social media platforms. In February 2018 she spoke out about the importance of body positivity in the dance industry. She is the author of a children's book, ''Save Your Tears For the Stage''. She also is the creator and designer behind F'Lingerie, a line of lingerie. Lewallen danced with

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in a five-minute-long contemporary dance work in the 2018 episode " Mac Finds His Pride", of the American sitcom ''

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''. Kylie Shea appears in 2023 movie ''

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References

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