Stacey Tookey
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". 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 . 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. She was nominated for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Choreography for "So You Think You  Can Dance" (season 5) in 2010. She was nominated again in 2011 for her work on the show's seventh season and in 2012 for her work on the show's eighth season. 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. 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.