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| Birth Date | 12 April 1994 |
| Hometown | Provo, Utah |
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| Partner(s) | 23: Jake T. Austin (13th) Athletes: Adam Rippon (1st) 27: Joe Amabile (6th/5th) Juniors: Mentor (11th/12th) 28: Karamo Brown (8th) 29: Nev Schulman (2nd) 30: JoJo Siwa (2nd) 32: Tyson Beckford (12th) 33: Joey Graziadei (TBA) |
Jenna Michelle Johnson Chmerkovskiy is a professional dancer in Dancing with the Stars.
Biography[]
Retrieved from abc.com
Jenna 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 World Latin Championships held in Beijing, China.
At the age of eighteen, she appeared as a finalist in Season 10 of So You Think You Can Dance, where she placed in the Top 4 Girls. She is well-remembered for her routine with All-Star Mark Kanemura, entitled "I Am the Best." After the season, she was made dance captain of the 44-city So You Think You Can Dance tour. Once she returned from the tour, she was made an All-Star and has appeared as one for the past four years. She recently competed in Season 14 where she and her partner, Kiki Nyemchek, finished in the finale.
Johnson has been a dancer in Dancing with the Stars for eight seasons and participated in four of the Dancing with the Stars: Live! tours, where she was made dance captain for three out of the four. She is passionate about creating and choreographing, and cannot wait for another amazing season.
Dancing with the Stars 23[]
In Season 23, Jenna was partnered with Jake T. Austin and placed 13th.
Scores[]
| Week # | Dance / Song | Judges' Scores | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inaba | Goodman | Hough | Tonioli | |||
| 1 | Jive / "Kiss You" | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | Safe |
| 2 | Cha-Cha-Cha / "Go, Diego, Go! Theme" | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | Eliminated |
Performances[]
Dancing with the Stars: Athletes[]
In Dancing with the Stars: Athletes, Jenna was partnered with Adam Rippon. They placed 1st.
Scores[]
| Week # | Dance / Song | Judges' Scores | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inaba | Goodman | Tonioli | |||
| 1 | Cha-Cha-Cha / "Sissy That Walk" | 8 | 8 | 8 | Safe |
| 2 | Quickstep / "Make Way" Team Freestyle / "Instant Replay" |
9 9 |
91/9 101/9 |
10 9 |
Safe |
| 3 | Contemporary / "O" Jive dance-off |
10 Awared |
102/9 two |
10 points |
Safe |
| 4 | Jazz / "Anything You Can Do" Freestyle / "Scooby Doo Pa Pa" |
10 9 |
10 9 |
10 10 |
Winner |
1 Score given by guest judge Rashad Jennings.
2 Score given by guest judge David Ross.
Performances[]
Dancing with the Stars 27[]
In Season 27, Jenna was partnered with Joe Amabile. They placed 6th/5th.
Scores[]
| Week # | Dance / Song | Judges' Scores | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inaba | Goodman | Tonioli | |||
| 1 | Quickstep / "Fish out of Water" Quickstep / "Check It Out" |
5 Did |
4 not |
5 dance |
Safe |
| 2 | Foxtrot / "New York State of Mind" Jazz / "The Gambler" |
5 6 |
6 6 |
6 6 |
Safe |
| 3 | Viennese Waltz / "You Are the Reason" | 6 | 6 | 6 | Safe |
| 4 | Salsa / "I'm Too Sexy" | 5 | 5 | 5 | Safe |
| 5 | Jive / "Zero" | 6 | 5 | 6 | No elimination |
| 6 | Argentine Tango / "El Tango de Roxanne" | 8 | 7 | 7 | Safe |
| 7 | Tango / "Burning Man" Team Freestyle / "Country Girl (Shake It for Me)" |
7 9 |
7 8 |
7 9 |
Safe |
| 8 | Contemporary / "This Year's Love" Quickstep / "Check It Out" |
8 8 |
7 8 |
7 8 |
Eliminated |
Performances[]
Dancing with the Stars: Juniors[]
In Dancing with the Stars: Juniors, Jenna was the mentor of her niece, Hailey Bills and her partner Tripp Johnston. They placed 11th.
Scores[]
| Week # | Dance / Song | Judges' Scores | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moore | Chmerkovskiy | Rippon | |||
| 1 | Foxtrot / "Mama Said" | 5 | 6 | 6 | Eliminated |
Dancing with the Stars 28[]
In Season 28, Jenna was partnered with Karamo Brown. They placed 8th.
She danced with Sean Spicer in Weeks 8 and 9 when Lindsay Arnold had a family emergency.
Scores[]
| Week # | Dance / Song | Judges' Scores | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inaba | Goodman | Tonioli | |||
| 1 | Salsa / "Juice" | 6 | 5 | 6 | No elimination |
| 2 | Quickstep / "Let's Go Crazy" | 7 | 5 | 7 | Safe |
| 3 | Jive / "I'm Still Standing" | 5 | 5 | 6 | Safe |
| 4 | Tango / "Old Town Road" | 7 | 71 / 7 | 7 | Bottom two |
| 5 | Samba / "I Just Can't Wait to Be King" | 7 | 7 | 7 | No elimination |
| 6 | Contemporary / "Someone You Loved" | 9 | 8 | 8 | Safe |
| 7 | Paso Doble/ "Survivor" Team Freestyle / "Sweet Dreams" |
9 8 |
8 8 |
8 8 |
Eliminated |
1 Score was given by guest judge Leah Remini.
Performances[]
Dancing with the Stars 29[]
Jenna was partnered with Nev Schulman. They placed 2nd.
Scores[]
| Week # | Dance / Song | Judges' scores | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inaba | Hough | Tonioli | |||
| 1 | Foxtrot / "The Way You Look Tonight" | 7 | 7 | 6 | No elimination |
| 2 | Cha-Cha-Cha / "Dynamite" | 7 | 7 | 7 | Safe |
| 3 | Argentine Tango / "Angelica" | 8 | 8 | 8 | Safe |
| 4 | Rumba / "Because You Loved Me" | 8 | 8 | 8 | Safe |
| 5 | Quickstep / "Take on Me" | 8 | 9 | 9 | Safe |
| 6 | Jazz / "Good Vibrations" | 9 | 9 | 8 | Safe |
| 7 | Paso Doble / "Swan Lake Remix" | 10 | 10 | 10 | Safe |
| 8 | Viennese Waltz / "Stuck with U" Cha-Cha-Cha relay / "Rain on Me" |
9 3 |
9 bonus |
9 points |
Safe |
| 9 | Jive / "Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting)" | 9 | 9 | 9 | Safe |
| 10 (Semi-finals) |
Foxtrot / "Sign of the Times" Contemporary / "If the World Was Ending" |
10 10 |
10 10 |
10 10 |
Safe |
| 11 (Finals) |
Paso Doble / "Swan Lake" Freestyle / "Singin' in the Rain" |
10 10 |
10 10 |
10 10 |
Runner-up |
Performances[]
Dancing with the Stars 30[]
Jenna was partnered with JoJo Siwa. They are the first same-sex couple to compete in the show's history. They placed 2nd.
Scores[]
| Week # | Dance / Song | Judges' Scores | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inaba | Goodman | Hough | Tonioli | |||
| 1 | Quickstep / "Are You Gonna Be My Girl" | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | No elimination |
| 2 | Cha-Cha-Cha / "Rain On Me" | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | Safe |
| 3 | Argentine Tango / "... Baby One More Time" | 8 | 8 | 1 | 8 | Safe |
| 4 | Viennese Waltz / "A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes" Paso Doble / "Ways to Be Wicked" |
9 8 |
8 9 |
9 9 |
9 9 |
Safe |
| 5 | Foxtrot / "Look At Me, I'm Sandra Dee (Reprise)" | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Safe |
| 6 | Jazz / "Anything Goes" | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Safe |
| 7 | Tango / "Body Language" Foxtrot relay / "Under Pressure" |
10 No |
9 bonus |
10 points |
10 received |
Bottom two |
| 8 | Salsa / "Feedback" Rumba dance-off / "That's The Way Love Goes" |
10 Two |
9 bonus |
10 points |
10 received |
Safe |
| 9 | Argentine Tango / "Santa Maria (Del Buen Ayre)" Contemporary / "Before You Go (Piano Version)" |
10 10 |
10 10 |
10 10 |
10 10 |
Safe |
| 10 | Tango & Cha-Cha-Cha Fusion / "I Love It" Freestyle / "Born This Way" |
10 10 |
10 10 |
10 102 |
10 10 |
Runner-up |
1 Due to Derek Hough's absence in Week Three due to a possible COVID-19 exposure, only three judges judged in Week Three.
2 Due to Derek Hough's absence in Week Ten for testing positive for COVID-19, score was given by guest judge Julianne Hough filling in for Derek Hough.
Performances[]
Dancing with the Stars 32[]
Jenna was partnered with Tyson Beckford. They placed 12th.
Scores[]
| Week # | Dance / Song | Judges' Scores | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inaba | Hough | Tonioli | |||
| 1 | Cha-Cha-Cha / "Never Too Much" | 4 | 4 | 4 | Safe |
| 2 | Salsa / "Aguanile" | 6 | 6 | 6 | Safe |
| 3 | Foxtrot / "Master Blaster (Jammin')" | 5 | 5/51 | 5 | Eliminated |
1Score was given by guest judge Michael Strahan.
Performance[]
Dancing with the Stars 33[]
Jenna was partnered with Joey Graziadei. They placed TBA.
Scores[]
| Week # | Dance / Song | Judges' Scores | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inaba | Hough | Tonioli | |||
| 1 | Cha-Cha-Cha / "Dancin' In The Country" | 7 | 7 | 7 | No elimination |
| 2 | Rumba / "Shallow" | 8 | 7 | 7 | Safe |
| 3 | Jive / "Shout" Tango / "Rock You Like a Hurricane" |
9 9 |
91/8 9/92 |
8 9 |
Safe |
| 4 | Viennese Waltz / "Lose Control" | ||||
1 Score was given by guest judge Rosie Perez.
2 Score was given by guest judge Gene Simmons.
Trivia[]
- She was a member of the Troupe for Season 18, Season 19, Season 20, Season 21, Season 22, and Season 25.
- She is best friends with fellow professionals Lindsay Arnold and Witney Carson and was a bridesmaid at each of their weddings.
- She is the third alumnus of So You Think You Can Dance to win Dancing with the Stars after Witney Carson and Lindsay Arnold.
- Jenna runs about four miles every day.
- She designs most of her dance costumes.
- She assists the dance conventions JUMP and NUVO. She also teaches ballroom privates.
- Her dream dance partner is William Wingfield.
- She is most inspired by Melanie Moore.
- During Weeks 8 and 9 of Season 23, Jenna partnered with James Hinchcliffe when Sharna Burgess suffered a knee injury during dress rehearsal for Week 7's team dance. James and Sharna selected her for the trio round in the semi-finals.
- She had an on-off relationship with fellow pro Valentin Chmerkovskiy since 2015, but it wasn't until 2017 that they got together for real.
- They became engaged 14 June 2018, in Venice, Italy.
- They were married 13 April 2019 at the Terranea Resort in Rancho Palo Verdes, California.
- In attendance were: Adam Rippon, Lindsay Arnold, Maksim Chmerkovskiy, Hayley Erbert, Witney Carson, Emma Slater, Sasha Farber, Mark Ballas, Cheryl Burke, Britt Stewart, Brittany Cherry, Gleb Savchenko, Alan Bersten, Artem Chigvintsev, Artur Adamski, Brandon Armstrong, Nikki Bella, Candace Cameron-Bure, Alfonso Ribeiro, Joe Amabile, Normani Kordei, Victoria Arlen, Laurie Hernandez and Ginger Zee.
- They announced 15 July 2022 that they were expecting their first child.
- On 28 August 2022, they revealed they are having a boy.
- Their son, Rome Valentin, was born on 10 January 2023.
- She is the second professional partner to be eliminated first in their debut season, and win in their second season after Peta Murgatroyd.
- During Season 13 of SYTYCD, Jenna mentored Jake Monreal.
- Her niece, Hailey Bills, competed as a professional in Dancing with the Stars: Juniors.
- Jenna served as Hailey's mentor.
