Dancing With The Stars Lacey Schwimmer Hired As Choreographer For Strictly Come Dancing
Pictured above is Dancing With The Stars Lacey Schwimmer with the current cast of Strictly Come Dancing. According to Telly Mix, BBC1 has hired Lacey to be a choreographer for the show. Below is a take from the link…
The Beeb has been helping out the Strictly team here in the UK ahead of the new series launching next month.
The brunette beauty, related to Friends star David Schwimmer, revealed on Twitter this week she had been working with the show’s professional dancers.
She wrote on the online social networking website: “Off to work with all the hunky men of Strictly Come Dancing… goodness my job is so difficult
”, and even posted a picture with the Strictly pros.
The launch show is set to air on September 15 while the first live show will follow three weeks later on October 5.
You can read more at Telly Mix. Picture above courtesy of @JandOJordan at twitter.
It sounds more and more like Lacey might be preparing or moving on from the TV version of Dancing With The Stars? If true, it makes me a little sad. I wasn’t a big fan, but, I really enjoyed Lacey’s pairings with Kyle Massey and Chaz Bono. I also think she’s one of the best choreographers from all the dancers. Let’s get Miss Heidi and Court’s thoughts. I deem this day as Miss Heidi and Courtney Appreciation Day. Love my Sis’s so much. Who is with me?
Courtney: Since seeing Lacey in the Vegas show, I’ve kinda gotten the vibe that she’s happier there, and maybe isn’t terribly eager to return to the tv show. I think she enjoys the fact that she is basically the head female pro in the Vegas show, while she has to compete with a ton of other female pros for attention on the tv version. I think it also allows her to stretch her legs choreographically and actually do a lot of the creative, out-of-the-box stuff that she wouldn’t be able to get away with on the tv show. For those same reasons, I think she probably jumped at the chance to choreograph for SCD – and honestly, I think SCD could use a bit of a breath of fresh air, considering that I hear from most who watch both DWTS & SCD that the latter is kinda boring & old-fashioned in comparison to its US counterpart. Who better than to liven things up than Lacey? 
I also find it telling that she doesn’t seem to be too jazzed about the all-star season, even though I’m pretty sure she’ll be the one coming back to partner either Kyle or Carson, if one of them wins the voting for the 13th contestant. Maybe she’s known all along that she’s got all of this other stuff going on that is a lot less demanding (physically, mentally, & emotionally) than the tv show. Regardless, good for Lacey – if DWTS is being wishy-washy about whether they want her or not, I don’t blame her for accepting an offer from a show that clearly DOES want her.
Heidi: Strictly could certainly use Lacey, but I got the feeling that this was a one-time deal, not a recurring theme. I could be wrong. I know that viewers of that show have been begging Derek to come over there as a pro for a few years (maybe they beg the others too, but I only have a Derek related search on my tweetdeck) because they see him as more exciting than any of their pros. But they will NEVER get Derek, Maks or any of the pros that have a regular spot on DWTS for the simple reason of money. From what I’ve heard, the US pros get better pay (by a lot) and used to get housing during the season. I’m not so sure that last bit is true any more – I noted a whole bunch of pros buying houses/condos all around the same time. Of course, the US version of the show is seen by a LOT more people and the exposure is better. None of the pros with a regular gig would voluntarily go to the UK version. So, it might be that Lacey sees some writing on the wall…or this could just be a one time thing.
Being from the uk I have to stick up for the original “scd”its not old fashioned per say but the show follows international rules and regs so is more traditional
both scd and dwts could do with an overhaul though 
agree about lacey being in her element in vegas 
CurIous to see how she is received. Her old partner Jared was a one and done pro on SCD and not popular. Like Lacey, does not have good ballroom technique. Then again Lacey is choreographing, not dancing for SCD.
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If Lacey is doing this, should Carson or Kyle be the winner of the 13th spot, could she still come in to partner them? I have no idea how Strictly works.
@Violet it will be hard for Lacey to do both because DWTS is Monday and Tuesday in LA and Strictly is Saturday in London so between cheorgraphing pro dances their the celeb missing out on 2 days of training because of the long flight on top of the constant jet lag and huge time difference it would be exhuasting for them that by week 5 but especially by week 6 and 7 when they start 2 routines a week I think Lacey and partner would be burnt out its way easier for the judges to make the commute ie Bruno and Len because they aren’t training or choreographing routines.
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I enjoy DWTS and SCD; they both have their strengths.
Good luck to Lacey on her new SCD gig. Hope her work is well-received.
Happy Heidi and Courtney Appreciation Day! Now I have to go add this to my phone calendar of holidays everyone should know about!
Based on what I’ve heard, I don’t think any of our pros would go over there to do the show. SCD already has had rumors of the dancers going on “strike” due to pay and the US pros get much more pay and exposure, it’s just not worth it for them…unless you’re Brian Fortuna. I have noticed that SCD have been grabbing pros from the US and Burn the Floor also and at least an Aussie (Natalie is their version of Kym). However, I don’t see the ones that they did grab from the US being as successful on DWTS, except maybe Pasha. Artem seems too sleazy and I don’t think he’s as personable. Robin is kind of a dud and I don’t think he is as good of a dancer. If there were any SCD pros that came over to DWTS, I can see Ola (Edyta 2.0), Flavia, and maybe Brendan.
Thanks, Jeff. So I wonder if Carson or Kyle is selected, if they would bring in one of the troupe dancers??
Or maybe Sabrina is running away with the vote and they already know that. We find out Monday, right? I must admit, while I’m not a fan of hers and I don’t really think she’d do great stacked up against this all-star cast, I am interested to see how it would play out, especially if it is true that Louis would partner her. I’ve always like Louis. He can be a diva, but I think he’s one heck of a dancer and choreographer. I would like to see what he would do with someone like Sabrina.
Yep, we find out MONDAY on GMA who will fill the 13th spot!!
This makes me sad that Kyle is NOT gonna win the 13th spot. I mean, I very much want to see Sabrina redeem herself, but Kyle/Lacey was so fun. What’s the use of voting anymore? If Kyle wins, who else could he be paired with?
Why jump to the conclusion that because she can’t do both she must be doing Strictly?? I think her choreo was a one time thing for a pro dance. I seen no indication of it being anything else, she she flew back to the US right away.
Oooh-that is my fault, sorry. I misread it, I thought she was hired for the entire season, not just one dance. Oops.
I’m looking for a crossover (seas) DwtS vs. SCD. That would be great.
SCD has a lot of great pros such as Pasha, Vicent, Flavia, Aliona, Artem (ex-CAI)…
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Belated best wishes for a Happy National Heidi and Courtney Appreciation Day from me too! Love Pure DWTS and the intelligent and fun discussions here, the well thought out opinions from PH and Court, as well as the time consuming articles and, of course, the Cheese! Thanks a bunch to you both!
I know that she loves the vegas show but I think that if SCD came and said “wanna be a competing pro? she would probaly say no. She is the main/head dancer in vegas besides dymetry and they must be paying tham great becuase vegas shows need headliners in order to succeed. As for SCD, wouldn’t it be AWESOME if we sent cheryl to the vegas show and stole Natalie Lowe from SCD.