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Witney Carson
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Dancer Profile
Birth Date 17 October 1993 (1993-10-17) (age 30)
Hometown American Fork, Utah
Partner(s) 18: Cody Simpson (9th)
19: Alfonso Ribeiro (1st)
20: Chris Soules (5th)
21: Carlos PenaVega (4th)
22: Von Miller (7th/8th)
23: Vanilla Ice (10th)
24: Chris Kattan (12th)
25: Frankie Muniz (3rd)
Athletes: Chris Mazdzer (4th/5th/6th)
27: Milo Manheim (2nd)
Juniors: Mentor (6th)
28: Kel Mitchell (2nd)
30: The Miz (9th)
31: Wayne Brady (3rd)

Witney Capri Carson McAllister is a professional dancer in Dancing with the Stars.

Biography[]

Originally retrieved from abc.com
Born and raised in the small town American Fork, Utah, Emmy-nominated choreographer Witney Carson's dreams growing up were anything but small. As the oldest of four children, she took her first dance class at the age of three and danced her way through dozens upon dozens of classes, quickly developing her craft which would later become her career. She is trained in ballet, jazz, contemporary, hip-hop, lyrical, tap, Latin and standard ballroom; and has competed and performed all over the world, garnering attention, awards and scholarships throughout her career.

Before her time in Dancing with the Stars, Carson was one of the Top 6 (Top 3 Females) in Season 9 of Fox's So You Think You Can Dance and returned the following season as an all-star. Her credits in Dancing with the Stars quickly grew from a troupe dancer in Seasons 16 and 17 to a pro dancer in Season 18 with partner Cody Simpson, and winner of Season 19 with partner Alfonso Ribeiro, making her one of only five dancers in the history of the show to win in their first two seasons. Her third season was a memorable one with ups and downs with former Bachelor star Chris Soules, and her fourth was another one for the books with Super Bowl MVP Von Miller. She was partnered with Frankie Muniz, and before that was partnered with '90s legend and icon Vanilla Ice and toured with him throughout the season.

Carson made her way to the silver screen in the 2015 dance flick Dancin': It's On. Other than her career as a professional dancer, she has found success as an entrepreneur, model, fashion blogger and skin cancer spokesperson. She married her high school sweetheart, Carson McAllister, on New Year's Day 2016 in hometown Salt Lake City. Together they have been working on her new blog and a YouTube channel, where Carson will finally give fans insight into how she stays in such great shape, in addition to providing dance tutorials and advice for teens and young women.

Shortly after being promoted to a professional dancer, Witney was diagnosed with Melanoma. She had a mole on her foot, that she quickly had removed. She is healthy today and is only left with a big scar that she is in the process of getting removed. She is an active member of The Skin Cancer Foundation, an organization that supported her through the difficult treatment for melanoma. She is open about her own history with the disease and relishes the opportunity to share her experience with various children's organizations and skin cancer charities to raise awareness and educate the population, youth especially, on proper skin and health care.

Dancing with the Stars 18[]

In Season 18, Witney was partnered with Cody Simpson. They placed 9th.

Scores[]

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 8/91 9 Safe
42 Foxtrot / "I'm Yours" 8 7/83 8 No elimination
5 Samba / "I Just Can't Wait to Be King" 9 8/84 9 Eliminated

1 Score given by guest judge Robin Roberts.
2 For this week only, as part of the "Partner Switch-Up" week, Cody Simpson did not perform with Carson and instead performed with Sharna Burgess. Carson performed with Drew Carey.
3 Score given by guest judge Julianne Hough.
4 Score given by guest judge Donny Osmond.

Performances[]

Dancing with the Stars 19[]

In Season 19, Witney was partnered with Alfonso Ribeiro. They placed 1st.

Scores[]

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 81 8 8 Safe
4 Jazz / "It's Not Unusual" 10 102 10 10 Safe
53 Flamenco / "Angelica" 8 94 9 8 No elimination
6

Salsa / "Booty"

10 105 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
three 		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 version) 		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

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.

Performances[]

Dancing with the Stars 20[]

In Season 20, Witney was partnered with Chris Soules. They placed 5th.

Scores[]

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

Dancing with the Stars 21[]

In Season 21, Witney was partnered with Carlos PenaVega. They placed 4th.

Scores[]

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 81/8 8 Safe
4 Waltz / "Amazing Grace" 9 8 8 Last to be called safe
52 Paso Doble / "Don't Look Down" 9 9/83 9 No elimination
6 Rumba / "Pony" 10 9/94 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
two 		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
three
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.
3 Score given by guest judge Maksim Chmerkovskiy.
4 Score given by guest judge Olivia Newton-John.

Dancing with the Stars 22[]

In Season 22, Witney was partnered with Von Miller. They placed 7th/8th.

Scores[]

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 8/81 8 Safe
52 Jive / "Hips" 8 7/73 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 America" & "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 Wanya Morris.
3 Score given by guest judge Maksim Chmerkovskiy.

Dancing with the Stars 23[]

Witney was partnered with Vanilla Ice. They placed 10th.

Scores[]

Week # Dance / Song Judges' Scores Result
Inaba Goodman Hough Tonioli
1 Cha-Cha-Cha / "Ice Ice Baby" 7 5 6 7 No elimination
2 Foxtrot / "Love and Marriage" 6 7 6 7 Safe
3

Paso Doble / "Save Tonight"

6 6 5 6 Safe
4 Viennese Waltz / "La Nouba" 8 – 7 8 Eliminated

Dancing with the Stars 24[]

In Season 24, Witney was partnered with Chris Kattan. They placed 12th.

Scores[]

Week # Dance / Song Judges' Scores Result
Inaba Goodman Hough Tonioli
1 Cha-Cha-Cha / "What Is Love" 5 4 4 4 No elimination
2 Jazz / "Hey Ya!" 6 5 6 5 Eliminated

Dancing with the Stars 25[]

In Season 25, Witney was partnered with Frankie Muniz. They placed 3rd.

Scores[]

1 Score was given by guest judge Shania Twain.
2 Score was given by guest judge Julianne Hough.

Performances[]

Dancing with the Stars: Athletes[]

In Dancing with the Stars: Athletes, Witney was partnered with Chris Mazdzer. They placed 4th/5th/6th.

Scores[]

1 Score was given by guest judge Rashad Jennings.
2 Score was given by guest judge David Ross.

Dancing with the Stars 27[]

In Season 27, Witney was partnered with Milo Manheim. They placed 2nd.

Scores[]

there was no second dance week one there was for week two

Performances[]

Dancing with the Stars: Juniors[]

In Dancing with the Stars: Juniors, Witney was the mentor of Kamri Peterson and her partner Akash Vukoti. They placed 6th.

Scores[]

Week # Dance/Song Judges' Scores Result
Chmerkovskiy Rippon Moore
1 Foxtrot / "L-O-V-E" 7 7 7 Safe
2 Cha-Cha-Cha / "Dynamite" 7 7 7 Safe
3 Jive / "Zero to Hero" 7 7 7 Safe
4 Argentine Tango / "Weird Science" 7 7 7 Safe
5 Charleston / "Do Your Thing" 7 6 7 Safe
6 Jazz / "Jai Ho! (You Are My Destiny)" 8 8 7 Eliminated

Dancing with the Stars 28[]

In Season 28, Witney was partnered with Kel Mitchell. They placed 2nd.

Scores[]

1Score was given by guest judge Leah Remini.
2 Score was given by guest judge Joey Fatone.

Performances[]

Dancing with the Stars 30[]

Witney was partnered with The Miz. They placed 9th.

Scores[]

1 Due to Derek Hough's absence in Week Three due to a possible COVID-19 exposure, only three judges judged in Week Three.

Performances[]

Dancing with the Stars 31[]

Witney is partnered with Wayne Brady. They placed 3rd.

Scores[]


1 Score was given by guest judge Michael Bublé.


Performances[]

Trivia[]

  • Witney originally appeared in Season Nine of So You Think You Can Dance. She got to the Top 20. Her partner was ballet dancer and eventual winner of the season, Chehon Wespi-Tschopp. She eventually got to the Top 6 and danced with Nick Lazzarini, Stephen "tWitch" Boss, and Marko Germar before she was eliminated in Week 7. She came back as an all-star in Season Ten, partnering with Paul Karmiryan and season winner Du-shaunt "Fik-shun" Stegall.
    • Additionally, she is the first alumnus of So You Think You Can Dance to win Dancing with the Stars in America.
  • She is best friends with fellow professional dancers Lindsay Arnold and Jenna Johnson.
  • Witney can play guitar and drums.
  • She is orthopterophobic, which means she's terrified of crickets.
  • She can speak a little bit of German.
  • She is left-handed.
  • Her favorite Disney princess is Ariel from The Little Mermaid.
  • Her favorite dances to choreograph are Freestyle and Argentine Tango.
  • Her favorite movie is Ever After.
  • If she could have a supernatural power it would either be invisibility or flying.
  • Her favorite DWTS memory is doing the "Carlton" with Alfonso Ribeiro and also winning.
  • She became engaged to her high school sweetheart, Carson McAllister, on 3 October 2015.
  • On 23 July 2020, Witney and Carson announced that they are expecting their first child in January 2021.
    • On 10 August 2020, they revealed that they are having a boy.
    • On 3 January 2020, she shared on Instagram that she had gone into labor.
    • Their son, Kevin Leo, was born on 4 January 2021, via an unplanned C-section.
      • During a Q&A on Instagram, she revealed that both she and her husband had Covid when their son was born.
  • On 14 November 2022, during a live show in Season 31 of Dancing with the Stars, she announced they are expecting their second child.
    • On 4 January 2023, she revealed that she was having another boy.
    • Their son, Jet, was born two weeks early on 13 May 2023.
  • She played Jennifer Gabriella August in the 2015 dance flick Dancin': It's On!
  • She will guest star with her Season 28 partner Kel Mitchell in a revival of his show All That.[1]
  • She has been paired with three celebrity partners named Chris. The first was Chris Soules in Season 20, who came in fifth place. The second was Chris Kattan in Season 24, coming in twelfth place and the first celebrity to be eliminated. The third was Chris Mazdzer in Dancing with the Stars: Athletes, coming in fifth place.

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References[]

  1. ↑ popculture.com
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