Kylie Shea

Lewallen was born on May 6, 1986, in Los Angeles, California. She is the younger sister of Scott Lewallen, an actor and co-founder of Grindr.[2] She started training in classical ballet when she was eight years old at Dance Peninsula Ballet. She was a member of her high school's dance team, serving as captain her junior and senior years.[3] She moved to Seattle, where she was a principal dancer with Spectrum Dance Theater for four years.[3] She retired from the classical stage and moved back to Los Angeles to pursue a career as a commercial dancer.[4]

Lewallen has been featured in the American television series Glee and in Bruno Mars' music video Gorilla as a dancer.[5] She has also performed live with Mars, Ariana Grande, and Adam Lambert.[6] In May 2018 she starred in a music video titled Remind Me to Forget by Kygo and Miguel.[6]

In June 2016 Lewallen founded #PointeChronicles, a ballet improvisation project on social media platforms.[7][8] In February 2018 she spoke out about the importance of body positivity in the dance industry.[9][10]

She is the author of the children's book Save Your Tears For the Stage.[11] She also is the creator and designer behind F'Lingerie, a line of lingerie.[12]

Lewallen danced with Rob McElhenney in a five-minute-long contemporary dance work in the episode Mac Finds His Pride for the thirteenth season of the American sitcom It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.[2][13][14]

Kylie Shea appears in the movie Magic Mike's Last Dance which released on February 10, 2023