Jenna Johnson (born April 12, 1994) is an American

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and

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dancer and choreographer. She first gained attention in 2013, as she finished ladies' third runner-up on ''

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'' season 10. Johnson continued her professional dancing career on ''

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'', winning her second season with her partner, Olympic figure skater

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Early life

Johnson was born in California, but raised in Provo, Utah. Her two older sisters, Stacy and Jill, also are dancers. Johnson is a five-time U.S. National Latin Champion, U.S. National Youth 10 Dance Champion, as well as a three-time National Contemporary Winner. In 2012, she represented the United States at the

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''So You Think You Can Dance''

Johnson was a contestant on season 10 of ''So You Think You Can Dance''. She first auditioned the show in Memphis, Tennessee. Her two older sisters had auditioned prior to her, but were cut at Green Mile. She was paired with contemporary dancer Tucker Knox and made it to the top 8. Her specialty was Latin Ballroom. She was eliminated on August 20, 2013. In 2016, she was one of the mentors and choreographers on '' So You Think You Can Dance: The Next Generation''. She competed alongside Jake Monreal and made it to the Top 8 before elimination on August 1, 2016. She returned to season 14 as an all-star, mentoring Kiki Nyemchek, and made it to the Top 4.

Dancing With The Stars

Johnson was a troupe member on ''

'' from season 18 to

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. She became a professional dancer on

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and was partnered with actor Jake T. Austin. They danced jive and cha-cha and were the first couple eliminated on September 20, 2016. Due to

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sitting out the October 31 and November 7 shows for a knee injury from the October 24 dress rehearsal, Johnson filled in as

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's partner in weeks 8 and 9 and was their trio partner in Week 10. After taking

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off, she returned in

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as a troupe member. In April 2018, Johnson was announced to be a pro for her second time on

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and she was paired with Olympic figure skater

. The couple reached the finals and won the competition on May 21, 2018. She is one of few dancers to win in her second season and to win after being eliminated first in her previous season. Following her win, Johnson returned for

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and she was paired with reality television star

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. Despite continually receiving low scores and criticism from the judges, the pair was consistently saved by the viewers' votes. They ultimately made it to the semi-finals of the competition where they finished in fifth place, tying with

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and

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. For

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, she was partnered with '' Queer Eye'' expert

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. The couple was eliminated on the seventh week of competition, finishing in eighth place overall. For

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, she was paired with ''

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'' producer and host

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. They finished in second place overall behind

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and

Artem Chigvintsev Artem Vladimirovich Chigvintsev (russian: Артём Влади́мирович Чи́гвинцев; born 12 June 1982) is a Russian-American professional dancer, specializing in Latin dancing. Chigvintsev was a cast member of '' Burn the F ...

. For

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, she was paired with dancer, singer, and YouTuber

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. They finished in second place overall behind

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and

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Season 23

With celebrity partner Jake T. Austin

Season 23

with

(Weeks 8 and 9, injury replacement) Because of an injury to

, Johnson returned to the show as the substitute partner for the INDYCAR driver in Weeks 8 and 9, replacing Burgess. The scores listed reflect her weeks as his substitute. ''Burgess returned in Week 10. Idina Menzel was a guest judge in Week 9, taking Goodman’s place''

Season 26

With celebrity partner

¹ Score given by guest judge

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. ² Score given by guest judge David Ross.

Season 27

With celebrity partner

Season 28

With celebrity partner

. Due to a death in the family of Jenna's childhood best friend

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, Jenna stepped in to dance with former White House Press Secretary

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for weeks 8 and 9. ¹ Score given by guest judge Leah Remini. ² Stepping in for Lindsay Arnold to dance with Sean Spicer. ³ Score given by guest judge

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Season 29

With celebrity partner

Season 30

With celebrity partner

¹ Derek Hough was absent so score was given out of 30.

Personal life

On June 14, 2018, Johnson and fellow ''

'' ballroom-dance professional

Valentin Chmerkovskiy Valentin Aleksandrovich "Val" Chmerkovskiy ( uk, Валентин Олександрович "Вал" Чмерковський; born March 24, 1986) is a Ukrainian-American professional dancer, best known for his appearances on the U.S. version ...

announced their engagement. They married on April 13, 2019. On July 15, 2022 Chmerkovskiy and Johnson announced that they are pregnant and due with their first child, a boy, in January 2023. Their son, Rome Valentin Chmerkovskiy, was born on January 10, 2023. https://people.com/parents/val-chmerkovskiy-and-jenna-johnson-welcome-first-child-baby-boy/

References

External links

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