Her hit single “Bleeding Love” not only skyrocketed to No. The show had undoubtedly helped propel her into becoming a household name in Britain, with her debut album, Spirit, in 2007, becoming the best-selling record that year.
Hightower has performed with singer-songwriter Jewel (Ty Murray's wife) in concert on Jewel's hit "Hands."ĭancing With the Stars performances Ĭhelsie's average score from all her partners is 21.03 points.Though she’s arguably one of the best singers in the music industry, Leona Lewis’ career took some interesting turns after winning the third series of The X Factor UK in 2006. On July 8, 2010, she received an Emmy nomination for the "Paso doble/Malagueña" dance that she and Derek Hough performed and co-choreographed for season ten. Hightower made an appearance in Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Winter 2010 edition (pages 152 and 153) along with three other couples from Dancing with the Stars. They were voted off during a double elimination in week three and finished in 10th place. For season 15 (the first "all-stars" season), she was partnered with season five winner Hélio Castroneves. Hightower earned her highest score and her best average with any partner with Fegan earning 29/30 for their Foxtrot and earning an average of 25.7. The couple was eliminated on week eight, finishing in sixth place. She was not on season 13 (2011), but returned in season 14 (2012) partnered with Disney Channel star Roshon Fegan. They were eliminated in week eight of the competition, and came in fifth place. For season 12 she was partnered with rapper and actor Romeo Miller. She was paired with Michael Bolton in season 11.
They were voted off in week six of the competition, and came in seventh place. For season ten she was partnered with The Bachelor star Jake Pavelka. They were eliminated in week six of the competition, and came in eighth place.
Her partner for season nine was professional snowboarder Louie Vito. On May 12, 2009, she and Murray were eliminated from the competition with a 4th-place finish. Hightower joined the season eight cast of Dancing with the Stars as a professional dancer, and was partnered with Ty Murray, a nine-time World Champion rodeo cowboy. "The House is Rockin'" – Brian Setzer Orch. So You Think You Can Dance performances Week She returned in season eight as an All-Star and in season 10 as a choreographer and All-Star. Hightower was a part of one of the two couples who avoided being in the bottom 3 couples in Season 4.
reality TV show on Jafter making it to the top six. She is highly remembered for her Emmy nominated performances with Mark Kanemura to a revision of "Bleeding Love" by Leona Lewis choreographed by Nappytabs and with Joshua Allen to "A Los Amigos" choreographed by Dmitry Chaplin. So You Think You Can Dance Īt age 18, she made her television debut on season four of So You Think You Can Dance. She graduated from Timpanogos High School, then attended Utah Valley University. Worlds finalist in 2005, and competed on Team USA during the British Open in Blackpool, England. Hightower has performed in musical theaters across the United States and won her first national title when she was 11. She has been trained in ballroom, jazz, ballet, and hip-hop. She started dancing when she was nine years old and received conventional training since the age of 14.
5.5 Season 12 with Romeo Miller (average: 23.6).5.4 Season 11 with Michael Bolton (average: 14.0).5.3 Season 10 with Jake Pavelka (average: 20.4).5.2 Season 9 with Louie Vito (average: 19.5).5.1 Season 8 with Ty Murray (average: 22.4).3 So You Think You Can Dance performances.