Lucinda Dickey

• Name — Lucinda Dickey • Birth Name — Lucinda Marie Henninger • Born — 9 July 1960 • Birthplace — Hutchinson, Kansas, U.S. • Other Names — Lucinda Piligian • Education — Kansas State University Roland Dupree Dance Academy • Occupation — Dancer Actress • Years Active — 1982–2008 • Spouse — * Halley Dickey (divorced) • Children — 2

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

In 1980, Dickey moved to Los Angeles and won a dance scholarship with the Roland DuPree Dance Academy. 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. Her first leading role was in Ninja III: The Domination, which premiered in 1984. In 1984, Dickey appeared in the role of jazz dancer turned breakdancer Kelly in Breakin and its sequel, Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo. Next, Dickey played the mascot in the horror flick Cheerleader Camp, in 1988. Dickey's last onscreen acting role was in the 1990 Perry Mason television movie, Perry Mason: The Case of the Defiant Daughter. She appeared as a dance judge on TLC's 2008 series Master of Dance.

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. They have two children.

• 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