Lindsay Shearer-Nelko

Dancer

Birthday April 10, 1986

Birth Sign Aries

Birthplace Canada

Age 38 years old

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About

Well known as the choreographer on television shows such as So You Think You Can Dance and The X Factor, she also worked on the feature film An American Girl: Saige Paints the Sky.

Before Fame

She attended the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing where she earned her ISTD advanced ballet certification. She then attended New York University's Tisch School of the Arts where she completed the CAP 21 - Drama Department Musical Theater Program.

Trivia

She won the 2nd place Grand Prize 17th Annual McCallum Theatre Choreography Festival Award. Her second runner-up finish at the Capezio Dance Awards in 2013 resulted in her choreographing, directing, and co-producing her own show at the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in 2014.

Family Life

She trained at her mother's dance studio, Shelley Shearer School of Dance, in her hometown of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

Associated With

Producer Nigel Lythgoe called her a true asset to So You Think You Can Dance.