Witney Carson

Witney Carson McAllister
Born	Witney Capri Carson October 17, 1993 American Fork, Utah, U.S.
Occupation	Dancer, actress, choreographer
Years active	2012–present
Height	5'3" (1.6 m)
Spouse(s)	Carson McAllister (m. 2016)
Website	www.witneycarson.com

Witney Capri Carson McAllister (born October 17, 1993) is an American professional Latin and ballroom dancer, choreographer and actress. She first gained attention in 2012, when the 18-year-old finished ladies' second runnerup on So You Think You Can Dance season 9. Carson continued her professional dancing career in early 2013 as a troupe dancer on Dancing with the Stars seasons 16, returning for 17. Carson was promoted to being a "professional partner" in season 18.^[1] She returned as a professional for season 19. She and her partner Alfonso Ribeiro were announced the winners of season 19 on November 25, 2014, making her one of five professional dancers to win the mirror ball trophy within their first two seasons. For her season with Ribeiro, Carson received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Choreography.^[2]

Throughout her dance career, Carson has worked with dancers and choreographers such as Mia Michaels, Nappytabs, Travis Wall, Sonya Tayeh, Tyce Diorio, Mark Ballas, and Stacey Tookey.

Personal life

Carson was born in American Fork, Utah^[3] to Tyler Carson and Jill Johnson-Carson. She is the oldest of four children. She has two brothers, Jaxon and Cade, and a sister, Camry. She started her career as a dancer at the age of three, training in different dance styles including ballet, jazz dance, hip hop dance, ballroom dance as well as tap dance among many others. She has competed and performed around the world and has won several awards and scholarships throughout her career. On October 3, 2015, Carson confirmed her engagement on Instagram to her boyfriend of four years, Carson McAllister.^[4] The couple married on January 1, 2016 at a ceremony in a private Mormon ceremony at the Salt Lake Temple in Salt Lake City. Fellow Dancing with the Stars dancers Brittany Cherry, Jenna Johnson, and Emma Slater were among her bridesmaids, with Lindsay Arnold serving as her maid of honor.^[5]

So You Think You Can Dance

At the age of 18, Carson auditioned for season nine of Fox network's hit show So You Think You Can Dance. She made it through to the top twenty finalists. Her partner was ballet dancer and season winner Chehon Wespi-Tschopp. When only ten dancers remained, the contestants switched partners to a new all-star each week. As she proceeded to the top 6 dancers, Carson partnered with dancers Nick Lazzarini, Stephen "Twitch" Boss and Marko Germar before she was eliminated after the week-seven round which aired on September 2012.^[6]

She returned as an all-star in season ten, partnering with top 6 dancer Paul Karmiryan and season winner, Du-shaunt "Fik-shun" Stegall.^[7]

Performances and results

Week	Partner(s) / type	Style	Music	Choreographer
Meet the Top 20 (June 27)	Lindsay Arnold, Nick Bloxsom-Carter	Cha-cha-cha	"Dance Again"—Jennifer Lopez feat. Pitbull	Jason Gilkison
Meet the Top 20 (June 27)	Top 10 Girls	Contemporary	"Where the Light Gets In"—Sennen	Travis Wall
Meet the Top 20 (June 27)	Top 20	Contemporary	"Eyes" (Coachella Live 2012 version)—Kaskade	Mia Michaels
Week 1 (July 11)	Group Dance	Modern	"Architect of the Mind"—Kerry Muzzey	Christopher Scott
Week 1 (July 11)	Chehon Wespi-Tschopp	Samba	"Jump"—The Cube Guys & Luciana Caporaso	Louis van Amstel
Week 2 (July 18)	Group Dance	Jazz	"The Beautiful People (District 78 remix)" — Marilyn Manson	Nappytabs
Week 2 (July 18)	Chehon Wespi-Tschopp	Bollywood	"Tandav Music"—Aatish Kapadia	Nakul Dev Mahajan
Week 3 (July 25)	Group Dance	Contemporary	"The Here and After"—Jun Miyake	Tyce Diorio
Week 3 (July 25)	Chehon Wespi- Tschopp	Contemporary	"I Will Always Love You"—Whitney Houston	Stacey Tookey
Week 4 (August 15)	Group Dance	Contemporary	"Hanging On” Active Child	Mia Michaels
Week 4 (August 15)	Chehon Wespi-Tschopp	Contemporary	"Calling You"—Celine Dion	Mia Michaels
Week 5 (August 22)	Group Dance	Broadway	"The Cool World Stomp”—Mark Isham	Tyce Diorio
Week 5 (August 22)	Nick Lazzarini	Jazz	"Sing It Back”—Moloko	Travis Wall
Week 5 (August 22)	Solo	Samba	"You’ll find a Way” (Switch & Sinden remix)—Santigold
Week 6 (August 29)	Group Dance	Contemporary	"Run Boy Run”—Woodkid	Peter Chao
Week 6 (August 29)	Stephen "Twitch" Boss	Hip-hop	"My Homies Still”—Lil Wayne feat. Big Sean	Luther Brown
Week 6 (August 29)	Solo	Cha-cha-cha	"Where Have You Been”—Rihanna
Week 7 (September 5)	Group Dance	Jazz	"Scream”—Kelis	Sonya Tayeh
Week 7 (September 5)	Marko Germar	Lyrical Jazz	"No Nothing”—Curtis & Reinhard feat. Blaire	Ray Leeper
Week 7 (September 5)	Chehon Wespi-Tschopp	Cha-cha-cha	"Where Have You Been”—Rihanna	Jean-Marc Généreux
Week 7 (September 5)	Solo	Paso doble	"Malagueña"—Brian Setzer '68 Comeback Special	Eliminated
Week 7 (August 13)	Paul Karmiryan	Cha-cha-cha	"Live It Up"—Jennifer Lopez	Jean-Marc Généreux
Week 9 (August 27)	Du-shaunt "Fik-shun" Stegall	Foxtrot	"Sexy Silk"—Jessie J	Jonathan Roberts

Dancing with the Stars

Witney was announced as a troupe dancer on reality television series, Dancing with the Stars in March 2013.^[8] Carson (along with DWTS pro dancer, Lindsay Arnold) was a contestant on So You Think You Can Dance season nine.^[8] She continued dancing and choreographing for the troupe on season 17.

On season 18, Carson was promoted to professional dancer, partnering with singer Cody Simpson.^[1] They were eliminated on April 14, 2014, finishing in ninth place.

For season 19, Carson returned as a professional dancer partnering with actor Alfonso Ribeiro. On November 25, 2014, she and Ribeiro were declared the season's champions. It was Carson's first win in two seasons as a professional dancer on the show.

Carson returned for season 20 as partner for season 19 Bachelor, Chris Soules. They were the eighth couple to be eliminated, finishing in fifth place. ^[9]

For season 21, Carson was paired with Big Time Rush singer and actor Carlos PenaVega. They reached the Finals but were eliminated on Night 1 and finished in fourth place.

For season 22, Carson was paired with NFL player Von Miller. During a double elimination on week 7, Miller and Carson were eliminated and finished in 8th place.

Season	Partner	Place
18	Cody Simpson	9th
19	Alfonso Ribeiro	1st
20	Chris Soules	5th
21	Carlos PenaVega	4th
22	Von Miller	8th

Dancing with the Stars performances

Season 18 with Cody Simpson

Week #	Dance / Song	Judges' scores			Result
		Inaba	Goodman	Tonioli
1	Cha-cha-cha / "Timber"	7	7	8	No elimination
2	Tango / "Yeah 3x"	7	7	8	Last to be called safe
3	Jazz / "Surfboard"	9	8/9^1	9	Safe
4^2	Foxtrot / "I'm Yours"	8	7/8^3	8	No elimination
5	Samba / "I Just Can't Wait to Be King"	9	8/8^4	9	Eliminated

Footnotes:

1. Score given by guest judge Robin Roberts.
2. For this week only, as part of the "Partner Switch-Up" week, Simpson performed with Sharna Burgess instead of Carson. Carson performed with Drew Carey.
3. Score given by guest judge Julianne Hough.
4. Score given by guest judge Donny Osmond.

Season 19 with Alfonso Ribeiro

Week #	Dance / Song	Judges' scores				Result
		Inaba	Goodman	Hough	Tonioli
1	Jive / "3-6-9"	9	9	9	9	Safe
2	Samba / "Gettin' Jiggy wit It"	8	8	8	8	Safe
3	Quickstep / "Hey Goldmember"	8	8^1	8	8	Safe
4	Jazz / "It's Not Unusual"	10	10^2	10	10	Safe
5^3	Flamenco / "Angelica"	8	9^4	9	8	No elimination
6	Salsa / "Booty"	10	10^5	9	10	Safe
7	Rumba / "Ghost" Team freestyle / "Time Warp"	9 8	9 8	9 8	9 8	Safe
8	Cha-cha-cha / "Trust" Jive dance-off / "Rip It Up"	10 Awarded	9 3	9 extra	10 points	Safe
9	Foxtrot / "Ain't That a Kick in the Head?" Trio Paso doble / "Turn Down for What"	9 10	9 10	9 10	10 10	Safe
10 (Semi-finals)	Argentine Tango / "Love Runs Out" Contemporary / "Love Runs Out" (acoustic)	9 10	9 9	9 10	9 10	Safe
11 (Finals)	Jive / "3-6-9" Freestyle / "Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing)" Cha-cha-cha & Argentine Tango fusion / "Shut Up and Dance"	10 10 10	10 10 10	10 10 10	10 10 10	Winner

Footnotes:

1. Score given by guest judge Kevin Hart in place of Goodman.
2. The American public scored the dance in place of Goodman with the averaged score being counted alongside the three other judges.
3. This week only, for "Partner Switch-Up" week, Ribeiro performed with Cheryl Burke instead of Carson. Carson performed with Michael Waltrip.
4. Score given by guest judge Jessie J in place of Goodman.
5. Score given by guest judge Pitbull in place of Goodman.

Season 20 with Chris Soules

Week #	Dance / Song	Judges' scores				Result
		Inaba	Goodman	Hough	Tonioli
1	Jive / "Footloose"	7	6	6	7	No Elimination
2	Cha-cha-cha / "Time of Our Lives"	5	6	5	5	Safe
3	Argentine Tango / "Dangerous"	7	7	7	7	Last to be called safe
4	Rumba / "The Book of Love"	7	6	7	7	Safe
5	Quickstep / "Zero to Hero"	7	6	7	7	Last to be called safe
6	Viennese Waltz / "Hopelessly Devoted to You" Team freestyle / "Trouble"	8 10	7 9	8 10	8 10	Safe
7	Foxtrot / "Five Minutes More" Foxtrot dance-Off / "Orange Colored Sky"	8 No	7 extra	8 points	8 awarded	Safe
8	Contemporary / "Lay Me Down" Trio Paso doble / "Outside"	9 7	8 7	9 8	8 8	Eliminated

Season 21 with Carlos PenaVega

This season returned having three judges.

Week #	Dance / Song	Judges' scores			Result
		Inaba	Hough	Tonioli
1	Jive / "I Got You (I Feel Good)"	8	8	7	No elimination
2	Foxtrot / "Home" Cha-cha-cha / "Hound Dog"	8 7	8 7	8 7	Safe
3	Jazz / "Thank You for Being a Friend"	7	8^1/8	8	Safe
4	Waltz / "Amazing Grace"	9	8	8	Last to be called safe
5^2	Quickstep / "Bossa Nova Baby"	10	10/9^3	10	No elimination
6	Rumba / "Pony"	10	9/9^4	10	Safe
7	Paso doble / "O Fortuna" Team freestyle / "Ghostbusters"	9 9	10 10	9 9	Safe
8	Salsa / "Valió la Pena" Jive Dance-Off / "Travelin' Band"	9 Awarded	9 2	9 points	Last to be called safe
9	Argentine Tango / "What Do You Mean?" Team-up dance Paso doble / "We Will Rock You	9 8	9 8	9 8	Last to be called safe
10 Semifinals	Contemporary / "Drag Me Down" Cha-cha-cha dance-off / "Fun" Trio Charleston / "Booty Swing"	9 Awarded 9	9 3 10	10 points 10	No elimination
11 Finals	Foxtrot / "The Hills" Freestyle / "WTF (Where They From)"	10 10	10 10	10 10	Eliminated

¹ Score given by guest judge Alfonso Ribeiro.

² This week only, for "Partner Switch-Up" week, PenaVega performed with Lindsay Arnold instead of Carson. Carson performed with Nick Carter.^[10]

³ Score given by guest judge Maksim Chmerkovskiy.

⁴ Score given by guest judge Olivia Newton-John.

Season 22 with Von Miller

Week #	Dance / Song	Judges' scores			Result
		Inaba	Goodman	Tonioli
1	Foxtrot / "My House"	8	6	7	No elimination
2	Cha-cha-cha / "Ain't Too Cool"	7	6	7	Safe
3	Contemporary / "In the Air Tonight"	7	6	7	Safe
4	Viennese Waltz / "A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes"	8	8/8^1	8	Safe
5^2	Jive / "Hips"	8	7/7^3	7	No elimination
6	Jazz / "Bad"	8	8	8	Last to be called safe
7	Salsa / "A Little Less Conversation" Team Freestyle / "Super Bad", "Living in Ameria" & "I Got You (I Feel Good)"	8 9	8 9	8 10	Eliminated

¹ Score given by guest judge Zendaya.
² For this week only, as part of "America's Switch Up", Miller performed with Lindsay Arnold instead of Carson. Carson performed with Wanyá Morris.
³ Score given by guest judge Maksim Chmerkovskiy.

Dancin' It's On!

Carson is part of the dancing cast of the 2015 movie Dancin' It's On! in the role of Jennifer. She joins former SYTYCD winners Russell Ferguson (season 6), and Chehon Wespi-Tschopp (season 9).^[11]

Accolades

Year	Association	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2015	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Choreography	Dancing with the Stars	Nominated	[12]

References

1. "Dancing with the Stars Contestants, Pro Dancers, & host Season 20 - ABC.com". ABC. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
2. "DWTS Pro Witney Carson Gets Emmy Nomination". Wetpaint. 20 July 2015. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
3. "About Me - Witney Carson". 2013. Retrieved October 24, 2013.
4. "Dancing With the Stars' Witney Carson Is Engaged: 'My Heart is Full of Love and Happiness'". People. 3 October 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
5. Mullins, Jenna (January 3, 2016). "Witney Carson Is Married: Dancing With the Stars Pro Weds Carson McAllister". E! Online (NBCUniversal Cable). Retrieved January 3, 2016.
6. "So You Think You Can Dance recap: Witney Carson, Cole Horibe eliminated". Entertainment Weekly's EW.com. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
7. "Meet The All-Stars Of "SYTYCD"". thebacklot.com. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
8. Carbone, Gina (March 11, 2013). "Dancing With the Stars 2013: Witney Carson Joins Season 16 Pro Troupe". Wetpaint. Retrieved October 24, 2013.
9. "Chris Soules Will Become 12th Contestant on Dancing with the Stars". People. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
10. Gomez, Patrick (October 7, 2015). "The Dancing with the Stars Switch-Up Week Couples Revealed!". People.com. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
11. Feller, Alison (January 18, 2013). ""SYTYCD" Stars Go Hollywood". Dance Spirit Magazine. Retrieved October 24, 2013.
12. "Emmy Nominations for Witney Carson". Emmys. Retrieved 28 Jul 2015.

External links

• Official website
• Witney Carson at the Internet Movie Database