Kathryn McCormick

Kathryn Renee McCormick

Kathryn Renée McCormick (born July 7, 1990) is an American contemporary dancer and actress, noted for placing third in the sixth season of the American televised dance competition So You Think You Can Dance, in which she had the highest placement for a woman on the season. She has returned in seasons 7-10 as one of the show's "all-stars". More recently she has played a leading role in the fourth Step Up movie, Step Up Revolution (2012).

Kathryn started dancing at age of three at her mother's studio, Dance Connection, then moved to Augusta West Studio, where her mother, Sandra Schmieden, had also studied. She moved to Los Angeles at 18 and landed a non-leading role in the remake of Fame. McCormick has also been featured in both the Jar of Hearts music video by Christina Perri. She performed on Dancing with the Stars on November 20, 2012.