Buddy Schwimmer (born 1950) is a

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dancer and choreographer, credited with inventing nightclub two-step in the 1960s.

Biography

On July 31, 2006, Schwimmer's "5-6-7-8 Dance Studio" suffered a major fire while Schwimmer was in Los Angeles watching his son, Benji, compete on the program "So You Think You Can Dance". The studio, which holds both private lessons and classes with from 5 to 25 students, resumed full operations in September 2006.Garcia, Catherine (2006-09-07). 5-6-7-8 reopens, Benji considers offers. Redlands Daily Facts, September 7, 2006. Retrieved on 2009-09-29 from http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-10976714.html .

Children

As of 2006, Schwimmer's son,

Benji Schwimmer Benjimen Daniel Schwimmer (born January 18, 1984) is an American professional dancer, choreographer, actor and director. He was the winner of the second season of ''So You Think You Can Dance'' (2006) and has choreographed for both the U.S. and t ...

is an 8-time United States Showcase Champion of

.2014 Showcase Champion: https://web.archive.org/web/20141203073906/http://usopenswing.com/2014_division_winners.html Buddy also has a daughter,

Lacey Schwimmer Lacey Mae Schwimmer (born June 28, 1988) is an American ballroom dancer and singer. She is best known as a fourth place finalist of the third season of ''So You Think You Can Dance''. She is the daughter of noted dancer Buddy Schwimmer, as well ...

, who has won national dance championships and came in fourth in

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of ''So You Think You Can Dance''. Lacey has danced for six seasons as one of the professionals on ''

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''. Buddy appeared in the 13th season to help Lacey's partner

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References

Bibliography

* "5-6-7-8 reopens, Benji considers offers", September 7, 2006, ''Redlandsdailyfacts.com'' * ''San Bernardino Sun'', September 15, 2006

External links

Original Interview with Buddy Schwimmer Regarding this creation of Nightclub Two Step (1995)

Instructor profile
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So You Think You Can Dance ''So You Think You Can Dance'' is a franchise of reality television shows in which contestants compete in dance. The first series of the franchise, created by '' Idols'' producers Simon Fuller and Nigel Lythgoe, premiered in July 2005 and has ...

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