Chelsie Hightower Biography

Fast Facts

• Has five older brothers
• Began dancing in an after-school ballroom program
• Won her first national dancing title at age 11
• Began teaching dance when she was just 15
• In 2005, represented the US at the Worlds for the Standard style of ballroom dancing in Latvia
• Has a clothing line from Sugar and Bruno, and cosmetic line through Cliché
• Competed in season 4 of So You Think You Can Dance, placing in the top six
• Joined Dancing With the Stars in its 8th season
• Performed in concert with singer Jewel, whose husband Ty Murray was her first DWTS celebrity partner