Witney Carson
| Witney Carson | |
|---|---|
| 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) |
| Website | |
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Witney Capri Carson (born October 17, 1993)[1] is an American dancer, choreographer and actress. She was 18 years old at the time that she was a contestant on So You Think You Can Dance. She continued her professional dancing career as a troupe dancer on Dancing with the Stars seasons 16 and 17. Carson was promoted to being a professional dancer in season 18.[2] 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 on Dancing With the Stars to win the mirror ball trophy within their first two seasons.
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.
Early 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.
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.[4]
She returned as an all-star in season ten, partnering with top 6 dancer Paul Karmiryan and season winner, Du-shaunt "Fik-shun" Stegall.[5]
Performances and results
| Week | Partners | 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”—Little 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.[6] Carson (along with DWTS pro dancer, Lindsay Arnold) was a contestant on So You Think You Can Dance season nine.[6] 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.[2] 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.[7]
| Season | Partner | Place |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Cody Simpson | 9th |
| 19 | Alfonso Ribeiro | 1st |
| 20 | Chris Soules | TBD |
Dancing with the Stars performances
Season 18: with celebrity partner 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 | 8/91 | 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 |
- Footnotes:
- Score given by guest judge Robin Roberts.
- 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.
- Score given by guest judge Julianne Hough.
- Score given by guest judge Donny Osmond.
Season 19: with celebrity partner 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 | 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 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:
- Score given by guest judge Kevin Hart in place of Goodman.
- The American public scored the dance in place of Goodman with the averaged score being counted alongside the three other judges.
- This week only, for "Partner Switch-Up" week, Ribeiro performed with Cheryl Burke instead of Carson. Carson performed with Michael Waltrip.
- Score given by guest judge Jessie J in place of Goodman.
- Score given by guest judge Pitbull in place of Goodman.
Season 20: with celebrity partner 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 |
| 6 | Foxtrot / "Five Minutes More" Foxtrot Dance-Off / "Orange Colored Sky" |
8 No |
7 extra |
8 points |
8 awarded |
Safe |
East Side Story
Carson is part of the dancing cast of the 2013 movie East Side Story in the role of "Jennifer". She joins former SYTYCD winners Russell Ferguson (season 6), and Chehon Wespi-Tschopp (season 9).[8]
References
- ↑ Holmes, Kathryn (17 December 2014). "Belle of the Ballroom". Dance Spirit Magazine. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 ABC
- ↑ "About Me - Witney Carson". 2013. Retrieved October 24, 2013.
- ↑ Entertainment Weekly
- ↑ Thebacklot.com
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Carbone, Gina (March 11, 2013). "Dancing With the Stars 2013: Witney Carson Joins Season 16 Pro Troupe". Wetpaint. Retrieved October 24, 2013.
- ↑ "Chris Soules Will Become 12th Contestant on Dancing with the Stars". People. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
- ↑ Feller, Alison (January 18, 2013). ""SYTYCD" Stars Go Hollywood". Dance Spirit Magazine. Retrieved October 24, 2013.
External links
| Awards and achievements | ||
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| Preceded by Meryl Davis & Maksim Chmerkovskiy |
Dancing with the Stars (US) winners Season 19 (Fall 2014 with Alfonso Ribeiro) |
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