Lucinda Dickey

Lucinda Dickey
Born
Lucinda Marie Henninger

(1960-07-09) July 9, 1960 (age 64)
Hutchinson, Kansas, U.S.
Other namesLucinda Piligian
EducationKansas State University
Roland Dupree Dance Academy
Occupation(s)Dancer
Actress
Years active1982–2008
Spouses
  • Halley Dickey (divorced)
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(m. 1990)​
Children2

Lucinda Dickey (born Lucinda Marie Henninger; July 9th, 1960) is an American former dancer and actress.[1] She is best known for her leading roles in the film Breakin' (1984) and its sequel Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo (1984).

Early life

Dickey was born and raised in Hutchinson, Kansas, where at the age of four, she began dancing in her mother's studio.[2] While attending Kansas State University, she majored in dance and competed as Miss Manhattan/Kansas-State[3] in the Miss Kansas pageant, where she won the talent division and finished third runner-up.[4]

Career

In 1980, Dickey moved to Los Angeles and won a dance scholarship with the Roland DuPree Dance Academy.[2] After 10 months, she became one of the lead dancers for the movie Grease 2. In fall 1982, she landed a stint as a dancer on Solid Gold.[5]

Her first leading role was in Ninja III: The Domination, which premiered in 1984.[6] In 1984, Dickey appeared in the role of jazz dancer turned breakdancer Kelly in Breakin' and its sequel, Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo.[7] Next, Dickey played the mascot in the horror flick Cheerleader Camp, in 1988.[8]

Dickey's last onscreen acting role was in the 1990 Perry Mason television movie, Perry Mason: The Case of the Defiant Daughter.[9]

She appeared as a dance judge on TLC's 2008 series Master of Dance.[10]

Personal life

She retired from acting in 1990, and lives in California with her husband, Craig Piligian, a co-executive producer of, among others, the reality TV game show Survivor.[10] They have two children, Joseph Michael (b. 1986) and Amanda Marie (b. 1989).[11]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
1982 Grease 2 Girl Greaser
1984 Breakin' Kelly / Special K
1984 Ninja III: The Domination Christie
1984 Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo Kelly
1988 Cheerleader Camp Cory Foster Also choreographer
2014 Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films Self Documentary
Television
Year Title Role Notes
1982-1983 Solid Gold Self (Solid Gold Dancer) 7 episodes
1990 Perry Mason: The Case of the Defiant Daughter Employee (TV movie)
Uncredited
2008 Master of Dance Self - Judge 6 episodes

See also

References

  1. ^ "Lucinda Dickey Fact Page". Archived from the original on October 21, 2009.
  2. ^ a b Shequeta (August 21, 2008). "Interview with Lucinda Dickey". The Black Hollywood File.
  3. ^ "Henniger Named Beauty Queen", Kansas State Collegian (30 April 1979).
  4. ^ Manhattan Mercury (25 Feb. 1979), 8; and Hutchinson News (3 July 1982), 49 and 118.
  5. ^ Hutchinson News (9 Sept. 1982), 50; and Kim Fritzemeier, Hutchinson News (13 May 1984), 144.
  6. ^ "10 Underrated 1980s Horror Movies You Can Stream Today on Amazon Prime". ScreenRant. 2021-05-08. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
  7. ^ Vadukul, Alex (2021-01-13). "Adolfo Quiñones, an Early Star of Street Dance, Dies at 65". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
  8. ^ "10 Best Slashers You've Probably Never Heard Of". ScreenRant. 2019-06-30. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
  9. ^ "Perry Mason: The Case of the Defiant Daughter". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
  10. ^ a b Kilbourn, Clara. "Hutchinson native Lucinda Piligian is slated to appear Monday evening as one of the judges in the first of six "Master of Dance" competitions on the TLC television channel". The Hutchinson News. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
  11. ^ Dancing with Death – Interview with Lucinda Dickey. July 10, 2018. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21.


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