Witney Carson

Witney Capri Carson McAllister (; born October 17, 1993) She won the nineteenth season with actor and comedian Alfonso Ribeiro, and the thirty-fourth season with wildlife conservationist Robert Irwin. For her work on the series, Carson earned a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Choreography. Early life and education Witney Capri Carson was born on October 17, 1993, in American Fork, Utah. She is the first child of Jill Carson , a travel agent, and Tyler Carson, a software developer. She was raised in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints with two younger brothers and a younger sister. she briefly studied ballroom dance at Utah Valley University.

Career 2012–2013: So You Think You Can Dance On February 23, 2012, Carson auditioned for the ninth season of the Fox competition series So You Think You Can Dance in Salt Lake City. She was one of the top twenty contestants and was paired with ballet dancer Chehon Wespi-Tschopp. As she progressed in the competition, Carson partnered with Nick Lazzarini, Stephen "tWitch" Boss, and Marko Germar. She was ultimately eliminated during the semi-finals on September 5, 2012. Carson returned the following season as an all-star and partnered with contestants Paul Karmiryan and Du-Shaunt "Fik-Shun" Stegall.

Results Week Pair(s) / type Style Music Choreographer Result Meet the Top 20(June 27) Lindsay Arnold, Nick Bloxsom-Carter Cha-cha-cha "Dance Again" — Jennifer Lopez feat. Pitbull Jason Gilkison No elimination Top 10 Girls Contemporary "Where the Light Gets In" — Sennen Travis Wall Top 20 "Eyes (Coachella Live 2012 version)" — Kaskade Mia Michaels Week 1(July 11) Group Dance Modern "Architect of the Mind" — Kerry Muzzey Christopher Scott Chehon Wespi-Tschopp Samba "Jump" — The Cube Guys & LucianaLouis van Amstel Week 2(July 18) Group Dance Jazz "The Beautiful People (District 78 remix)" — Marilyn MansonNappytabs Bottom 6 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 Safe Chehon Wespi- Tschopp "I Will Always Love You" — Whitney Houston Stacey Tookey Week 4(August 15) Group Dance "Hanging On" — Active Child Mia Michaels Safe Chehon Wespi-Tschopp "Calling You" — Celine Dion Mia Michaels Week 5(August 22) Group Dance Broadway "The Cool World Stomp" — Mark Isham Tyce Diorio Bottom 4 Nick Lazzarini Jazz "Sing It Back" — Moloko Travis Wall Solo Samba "You'll Find a Way (Switch & Sinden remix)" — Santigold Week 6(August 29) Group Dance Contemporary "Run Boy Run" — Woodkid Peter Chao Bottom 4 Stephen "tWitch" Boss Hip-hop "My Homies Still" — Lil Wayne feat. Big Sean Luther Brown Solo Cha-cha-cha "Where Have You Been" — Rihanna Week 7(September 5) Group Dance Jazz "Scream" — Kelis Sonya Tayeh Eliminated Marko Germar Lyrical Jazz "No Nothing" — Curtis & Reinhard feat. Blaire Ray Leeper Solo Paso doble "Malagueña" — Brian Setzer '68 Comeback Special

2013–present: Dancing with the Stars and other projects In March 2013, Carson joined the reality competition series Dancing with the Stars as a member of the troupe for the sixteenth season. She remained in the troupe for the following season and was promoted to pro on season 18, partnering with singer Cody Simpson. For season 19, Carson was partnered with actor and comedian Alfonso Ribeiro. They won the competition on November 25, 2014, making Carson one of six professional dancers to win the Mirrorball Trophy within their first two seasons.

For season 20, Carson was partnered with The Bachelor star Chris Soules. They were eliminated during the eighth week of competition on May 5, 2015, alongside Robert Herjavec and Kym Johnson; the former couple finished in fifth place. Carson later starred in David Winters's musical film Dancin': It's On! opposite Gary Daniels. For season 21, Carson was paired with Big Time Rush singer and actor Carlos PenaVega. They reached the finale, but were eliminated during its first night on November 23, 2015, finishing in fourth place.

For season 22, Carson was paired with NFL linebacker Von Miller. They were eliminated during the seventh week of competition on May 2, 2016, alongside Kim Fields and Sasha Farber; the former couple finished in eighth place. For season 23, Carson was paired with rapper Vanilla Ice. They were eliminated during the fourth week of competition alongside Babyface and Allison Holker; both couples finished in tenth place. For season 24, Carson was partnered with comedian Chris Kattan. They were the first couple to be eliminated from the competition, finishing in twelfth place on March 27, 2017; Carson's lowest placement and earliest exit to date.

For season 25, Carson was partnered with Malcolm in the Middle actor Frankie Muniz. They reached the finale and ultimately finished in third place on November 21, 2017. For the Athletes season, Carson was paired with Olympic luger Chris Mazdzer. They were eliminated during the third week of competition on May 14, 2018, tying in fourth place with Jennie Finch Daigle and Mirai Nagasu and their partners Keo Motsepe and Alan Bersten. For season 27, Carson was partnered with actor Milo Manheim. They reached the finale and finished as the runner-ups on November 19, 2018, behind Bobby Bones and Sharna Burgess. For season 28, Carson was partnered with Nickelodeon actor and comedian Kel Mitchell. They also reached the finale and finished as the runner-ups on November 25, 2019, behind Hannah Brown and Alan Bersten. During the season, Carson served as the card dealer of the GSN game show Catch 21, which reunited her with Alfonso Ribeiro.

For season 30, Carson returned to the show and was partnered with WWE wrestler Mike "The Miz" Mizanin. They were eliminated during the seventh week of competition on November 1, 2021, finishing in ninth place. For season 31, Carson was partnered with comedian, actor and television personality Wayne Brady. They reached the finale and finished in third place on November 21, 2022. Carson did not return for season 32, but came back for season 33 and was partnered with NFL wide receiver Danny Amendola. They reached the finale and finished in fifth place on November 26, 2024. For season 34, Carson was partnered with wildlife conservationist and television presenter Robert Irwin. They won the competition on November 25, 2025, exactly eleven years after Carson won her first Mirrorball Trophy.

For season 35, Carson was partnered with Jimmy Kimmel Live! sidekick Guillermo Rodriguez. She was four months pregnant when she announced her return, becoming the first professional dancer to enter an installment of Dancing with the Stars while pregnant, and the first to compete that far in her second trimester.

Performances The average has been adjusted to be out of 30, not 40 Season Partner Place Average 18 Cody Simpson 9th 23.80 19 Alfonso Ribeiro 1st 27.70* 20 Chris Soules 5th 22.05* 21 Carlos PenaVega 4th 26.63 22 Von Miller 7th 22.88 23 Vanilla Ice 10th 19.69* 24 Chris Kattan 12th 14.63* 25 Frankie Muniz 3rd 26.00* 26 Chris Mazdzer 4th 23.50 27 Milo Manheim 2nd 27.54 28 Kel Mitchell 2nd 25.47 30 The Miz 9th 22.69* 31 Wayne Brady 3rd 27.11* 33 Danny Amendola 5th 25.07 34 Robert Irwin 1st 26.9735Guillermo Rodriguez TBDTBD

+Highest and lowest scoring per dance Dance Partner Highest Partner Lowest Argentine tango Robert Irwin 38 Carlos PenaVegaMilo Manheim 27 Cha-cha-cha Alfonso Ribeiro 38 Chris Kattan 17 Contemporary Alfonso Ribeiro 39 Von Miller 20 Foxtrot Robert Irwin 40 Frankie Muniz 19 Freestyle Alfonso RibeiroWayne Brady 40 Danny Amendola 29 Instant dance Robert Irwin 30 Danny Amendola 24 Jazz Alfonso Ribeiro 40 Von Miller 24 Jive Alfonso Ribeiro 40 Danny Amendola 21 Paso doble Robert Irwin 38 Danny Amendola 30 Quickstep Carlos PenaVega 39 Frankie Muniz 24 Rumba Carlos PenaVega 38 Kel Mitchell 20 Salsa Alfonso Ribeiro 39 Chris Mazdzer 21 Samba Wayne Brady 40 Kel Mitchell 20 Tango Wayne Brady 33 Kel Mitchell 16 Trio dance Alfonso Ribeiro 40 Frankie Muniz Milo Manheim 29 Viennese waltz Kel Mitchell 40 Vanilla Ice 23

Season 18 with celebrity partner Cody Simpson

Week Dance Music Judges' scores Total score Result 1 Cha-cha-cha "Timber" — Pitbull feat. Kesha 7 7 8 22 Safe 2 Tango "Yeah 3x" — Chris Brown 7 7 8 22 Safe 3 Jazz "Surfboard" — Cody Simpson 9 8 9 35 Safe 4 Foxtrot "I'm Yours" — Jason Mraz 8 7 8 31 Safe 5 Samba "I Just Can't Wait to Be King"(from The Lion King) 9 8 9 34 Eliminated