Lindsay Arnold | |
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Dancer Profile | |
Birth Date | 11 January 1994 |
Hometown | Provo, Utah |
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Partner(s) | 16: Victor Ortiz (8th) 21: Alek Skarlatos (3rd) 22: Wanya Morris (4th/5th) 23: Calvin Johnson (3rd) 24: David Ross (2nd) 25: Jordan Fisher (1st) Athletes: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (8th/7th) 27: DeMarcus Ware (7th/8th) Juniors: Mentor (Runner-up) 28: Sean Spicer (6th) 30: Matt James (12th) |
Lindsay Arnold Cusick is a professional dancer in Dancing with the Stars.
Biography[]
Originally retrieved from abc.com
After winning the Mirrorball Trophy in Season 25, Lindsay Arnold returned as a professional dancer in the show. Prior to Dancing with the Stars, she was a Top 4 finalist and fan favorite in Season Nine of FOX's So You Think You Can Dance.
Born and raised in Provo, Utah, Arnold began dancing at the age of four when her mom began searching to find a hobby that she enjoyed. After her first ballet and jazz dance classes, she was hooked and has been dancing ever since. By the age of eight, she found herself a ballroom partner and began entering competitions.
With three younger sisters following in her footsteps and dance dominating the Arnold household, her mom decided to create an environment where all of her daughters could enjoy their passion and train together. She opened The Vibe dance studio in Lindon, Utah, where Arnold trained under head director Rick Robinson and with some of the best teachers in the nation in a variety of mediums, including ballet, jazz, hip-hop, contemporary, Latin and ballroom. Most of her training, however, was with her main ballroom coach, world-renowned ballroom dancer Shirley Ballas, who is also the mother of Dancing with the Stars veteran Mark Ballas.
Arnold's dedication to her craft has earned her countless awards over the years, including first place in the United States Open Youth Latin Championships, first place in the United States Open Junior Latin Championships, top three finalist in the World Junior Latin Team Match, top five finalist at the World Cup Latin Junior Championships, and top five finalist at the United States Junior National 10 Dance Championships.
At the age of fourteen, Arnold had her first taste of the Hollywood life when Mark Ballas visited her dance studio to put together a routine for her team to perform in Dancing with the Stars. After that, her studio was invited to compete in Paula Abdul's Let's Dance, and as a high school senior, she decided to audition for So You Think You Can Dance. To her surprise and excitement, she made it through the audition process and put her academic scholarship for Utah Valley University on hold to pursue her dream full time.
When not dancing, Arnold enjoys all things outdoors and can be found hiking, fishing, boating or skiing. In 2015, after five years of dating, she married her high school sweetheart, Sam Cusick. The pair currently live in Los Angeles with their Labradoodle, Moose.
In August 2019, she launched her clothing line, LAC by Lindsay Arnold.[1]
Dancing with the Stars 16[]
In Season 16, Lindsay was partnered with Victor Ortiz. They placed 8th.
Scores[]
Week # | Dance/Song | Judges' Scores | Result | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Inaba | Goodman | Tonioli | |||
1 | Foxtrot / "Daylight" | 6 | 6 | 6 | No elimination |
2 | Jive / "Runaway Baby" | 6 | 6 | 6 | Bottom two |
3 | Prom Group Dance / "The Rockafeller Skank" Contemporary / "Slow Dancing in a Burning Room" |
Awarded 8 |
no 7 |
points 8 |
Safe |
4 | Paso Doble / "We Will Rock You" | 6 | 6 | 6 | Bottom two |
5 | Viennese Waltz / "Never Tear Us Apart" | 7 | 7 | 7 | Bottom two |
6 | Rumba / "I Just Called to Say I Love You" Team Paso Doble / "Higher Ground" |
6 7 |
6 8 |
6 7 |
Eliminated |
Dancing with the Stars 21[]
In Season 21, Lindsay was partnered with Alek Skarlatos. They placed 3rd.
Scores[]
Week | Dance / Song | Judges' Scores | Result | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Inaba | Hough | Tonioli | |||
1 | Foxtrot / "Ten Feet Tall" | 8 | 7 | 7 | No elimination |
2 | Jazz / "Don't Stop Believin'" Quickstep / "American Girl" |
8 7 |
7 7 |
8 8 |
Safe |
3 | Tango / "Bad Things" | 8 | 81/9 | 8 | Safe |
4 | Paso Doble / "Wake Me Up" | 8 | 8 | 8 | Safe |
52 | Quickstep / "Bossa Nova Baby" | 10 | 10/93 | 10 | No elimination |
6 | Jive / "Jailhouse Rock" | 8 | 8/74 | 7 | Safe |
7 | Viennese Waltz / "Haunted" Team Freestyle / "Ghostbusters" |
9 9 |
8 10 |
8 9 |
Safe |
8 | Contemporary / "Holding Out for a Hero" Samba dance-off / "Lean On" |
9 No |
8 extra |
8 points |
Safe |
9 | Salsa / "Back It Up" Team Paso Doble / "We Will Rock You" |
8 8 |
8 8 |
8 8 |
Safe |
10 Semifinals |
Waltz / "America the Beautiful" Cha-Cha-Cha Dance-off / "Fun" Trio Argentine Tango / "Ex's & Oh's" |
10 No 9 |
10 extra 9 |
10 points 9 |
No elimination |
11 Finals |
Rumba / "The Pieces Don't Fit Anymore Freestyle / "Marchin On" Rumba/Tango (Fusion) / "A Sky Full of Stars" |
9 10 9 |
9 10 9 |
9 10 9 |
Third Place |
1 Score given by guest judge Alfonso Ribeiro.
2 This week only, for "Partner Switch-Up" week, Skarlatos performed with Emma Slater instead of Arnold. Arnold performed with Carlos PenaVega.
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, Lindsay was partnered with Wanya Morris. They placed 4th/5th.
Scores[]
Week | Dance / Song | Judges' Scores | Result | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Inaba | Goodman | Tonioli | |||
1 | Cha-Cha-Cha / "Motownphilly" | 8 | 7 | 8 | No elimination |
2 | Salsa / "Echa Pa'lla (Manos Pa'rriba)" | 8 | 8 | 8 | Safe |
3 | Waltz / "The Star-Spangled Banner" | 8 | 8 | 8 | Safe |
4 | Samba / "Circle of Life" | 8 | 9/91 | 9 | Safe |
52 | Tango / "Hold Back the River" | 8 | 7/73 | 8 | No elimination |
6 | Jazz / "Bye Bye Bye" | 10 | 9 | 10 | Safe |
7 | Foxtrot / "I Say a Little Prayer" Team Freestyle / "Super Bad", "Living in America" & "I Got You (I Feel Good)" |
9 9 |
9 9 |
9 10 |
Last to be called safe |
8 | Jive / "Can You Do This" Team-up Samba / "Jump in the Line (Shake, Senora)" |
8 10 |
8 94 |
9 10 |
Last to be called safe |
9 Semifinals |
Trio Paso Doble / "Explosive" Charleston / "Shame on Me" |
10 10 |
10 10 |
10 10 |
Eliminated |
1 Score given by guest judge Zendaya.
2 For this week only, as part of "America's Switch Up", Morris performed with Witney Carson instead of Arnold. Arnold performed with Von Miller.
3 Score given by guest judge Maksim Chmerkovskiy.
4 Due to Goodman being the judge coaching Morris' team during the team-up dance, the viewers scored the dance in his place with the averaged score being counted alongside the remaining judges.
Dancing with the Stars 23[]
In Season 23, Lindsay was partnered with Calvin Johnson. They placed 3rd.
Scores[]
Week | Dance / Song | Judges' Scores | Result | |||
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Inaba | Goodman | Hough | Tonioli | |||
1 | Cha-Cha-Cha / "That's What I Like" | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | No elimination |
2 | Foxtrot / "As Days Go By" | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | Safe |
3 | Viennese Waltz / "It's a Woman's World" | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | Safe (Immunity) |
4 | Charleston / "Bella Donna Twist" | 8 | — | 7 | 8 | Safe |
5 | Jazz / "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" | 8 | — | 8 | 8 | No elimination |
6 | Argentine Tango / "Hotel California" | 9 | 101 | 9 | 9 | Last to be called safe |
7 | Jive / "Good Golly, Miss Molly" Team Freestyle / "The Skye Boat Song" |
9 10 |
9 9 |
9 9 |
9 10 |
Safe |
8 | Quickstep / "Dr. Bones" Jive Dance Off / "The Purple People Eater" |
10 No |
— extra |
10 points |
10 awarded |
Safe |
9 | Waltz / "Memory" Team-Up Dance (Paso Doble) / "No Good" |
9 9 |
92 92 |
10 10 |
9 9 |
Safe |
10 Semifinals |
Tango / "Seven Nation Army" Trio Salsa / "Limbo" |
8 10 |
— — |
9 10 |
9 10 |
Last to be called safe |
11 Finals |
Viennese Waltz / "I Am Your Man" Freestyle / "Please Mr. Postman" & "I Want You Back" Jive & Quickstep (Fusion) / "Tutti Frutti" |
8 10 10 |
9 10 10 |
9 10 10 |
9 10 10 |
Third Place |
1 Score given by guest judge Pitbull.
2 Score given by guest judge Idina Menzel.
Performances[]
Dancing with the Stars 24[]
In Season 24, Lindsay was partnered with David Ross. They placed 2nd.
Scores[]
Week # | Dance / Song | Judges' Scores | Result | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Inaba | Goodman | Hough | Tonioli | |||
1 | Quickstep / "Go, Cubs, Go" | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | No elimination |
2 | Cha-Cha-Cha / "Bust a Move" | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | Safe |
3 | Jazz / "Candy Shop" | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | Safe |
4 | Viennese Waltz / "Forever Young" | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | Safe |
5 | Jive / "Ride" | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | Safe |
6 | Argentine Tango / "I Want You Back" Team Freestyle / "Dancing Machine", "You Got It (The Right Stuff)" & "Best Song Ever" |
7 8 |
7 8 |
81 91 |
7 8 |
Safe |
7 | Salsa / "Universal Mind Control" Jive Dance Off / "Gimme Some Lovin'" |
8 No |
8 extra |
82 points |
8 awarded |
Bottom two |
8 | Waltz / "Humble and Kind" Trio Paso Doble / "Gangsta's Paradise" |
9 7 |
9 7 |
9 8 |
9 7 |
Safe |
9 | Foxtrot / "You Make Me Feel So Young" Tango / "Castle on the Hill" |
9 9 |
8 9 |
9 9 |
8 9 |
Bottom two |
Finals | Viennese Waltz / "Let's Hurt Tonight" Freestyle / "It Takes Two" & "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" Foxtrot & Salsa (Fusion) / "Living" |
8 10 9 |
8 10 9 |
9 10 9 |
8 10 9 |
Runner-Up |
1 Score given by guest judge Nick Carter.
2 Score given by guest judge Mandy Moore.
Dancing with the Stars 25[]
In Season 25, Lindsay was partnered with Jordan Fisher. They placed 1st.
Scores[]
Week # | Dance / Song | Judges' Scores | Result | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Inaba | Goodman | Tonioli | |||
1 | Tango / "There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back" | 8 | 7 | 8 | No elimination |
2 | Viennese Waltz / "Count on Me" Samba / "Mi Gente" |
8 8 |
8 8 |
8 8 |
Safe |
3 | Charleston / "The Glory Days" | 8 | 7 | 9 | No elimination |
4 | Contemporary / "Take Me Home" | 10 | 9 | 10 | Safe |
5 | Foxtrot / "You're Welcome" | 10 | 10 | 10 | Safe |
6 | Rumba / "Supermarket Flowers" | 10 | 9/101 | 10 | Safe |
7 | Paso Doble / "Animals" Team Freestyle / "Monster Mash" |
10 8 |
10 8 |
10 8 |
Safe |
8 | Quickstep / "Chuck Berry" Trio Salsa / "Que Viva La Vida" |
10 10 |
10 10 |
10 10 |
Safe |
9 | Argentine Tango / "Brother" Jive / "Proud Mary" |
9 10 |
9 10 |
10 10 |
Safe |
10 (night 1) |
Charleston / "Bad Man" Freestyle / "Puttin' on the Ritz 2017" |
10 10 |
10/102 10/102 |
10 10 |
Safe |
10 (night 2) |
Samba / "Mi Gente" Salsa & Paso Doble (fusion) / "Kill the Lights" |
10 10 |
10 10 |
10 10 |
Winner |
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, Lindsay was partnered with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. They placed 8th/7th.
Scores[]
Week # | Dance / Song | Judges' Scores | Result | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Inaba | Goodman | Tonioli | |||
1 | Cha-Cha-Cha / "Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours)" | 6 | 5 | 6 | Safe |
2 | Salsa / "La Malanga" Team Freestyle / "… Baby One More Time" |
6 8 |
71/7 91/8 |
6 8 |
Eliminated |
1 Score was given by guest judge, Rashad Jennings.
Dancing with the Stars 27[]
In Season 27, Lindsay was partnered with DeMarcus Ware. They placed 7th.
Scores[]
Week # | Dance / Song | Judges' Scores | Result | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Inaba | Goodman | Tonioli | |||
1 | Cha-Cha-Cha / "Sweet Sensation" Cha-Cha-Cha / "I Like It (Like That)" |
8 Did |
7 not |
8 dance |
Safe |
2 | Foxtrot / "Boy from New York City" Quickstep / "Ladies Man" |
8 8 |
8 7 |
8 8 |
Safe |
3 | Argentine Tango / "Lux Aeterna" | 9 | 8 | 9 | Safe |
4 | Paso Doble / "Fire" | 7 | 7 | 8 | Safe |
5 | Charleston / "A Star Is Born" | 9 | 8 | 9 | No elimination |
6 | Salsa / "Under Your Spell" | 8 | 9 | 9 | Safe |
7 | Viennese Waltz / "Tennessee Whiskey" | 9 | 9 | 9 | Eliminated |
Performances[]
Dancing with the Stars: Juniors[]
In Dancing with the Stars: Juniors, Lindsay was the mentor of her sister, Rylee Arnold and her partner Miles Brown. They placed 2nd.
Scores[]
Week # | Dance/Song | Judges' Scores | Result | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chmerkovskiy | Rippon | Moore | |||
1 | Salsa / "Who Let the Dogs Out" | 7 | 7 | 8 | Safe |
2 | Argentine Tango / "I Don't Want to Be" | 8 | 8 | 8 | Safe |
3 | Charleston / "One Jump Ahead" | 9 | 9 | 9 | Safe |
4 | Samba / "I Want Candy" | 9 | 9 | 9 | Safe |
5 | Jazz / "Space Jam" | 9 | 9 | 9 | Safe |
6 | Foxtrot / "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" | 9 | 9 | 8 | Safe |
7 | Jive / "Rock Around the Clock" | 9 | 10 | 9 | Safe |
8 | Cha-Cha-Cha / "Shake Senora" | 9 | 9 | 10 | No elimination |
Samba & Jazz (Fusion) / "Party in the U.S.A." | 10 | 10 | 10 | ||
9 | Salsa / "Who Let the Dogs Out" | 10 | 9 | 9 | Runner-up |
Freestyle / "Sleigh Ride" | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Dancing with the Stars 28[]
In Season 28, Lindsay was partnered with Sean Spicer. They placed 6th.
She missed Weeks 8 and 9 because her mother-in-law died unexpectedly; Jenna Johnson filled in for her.
Scores[]
Week # | Dance / Song | Judges' Scores | Result | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Inaba | Goodman | Tonioli | |||
1 | Salsa / "Spice Up Your Life" | 4 | 4 | 4 | No elimination |
2 | Tango / "Shut Up and Dance" | 6 | 5 | 5 | Safe |
3 | Cha-Cha-Cha / "Night Fever" | 5 | 5 | 5 | Safe |
4 | Paso Doble / "Bamboléo" | 5 | 61 / 5 | 5 | Safe |
5 | Quickstep / "You've Got a Friend in Me" | 7 | 6 | 6 | No elimination |
6 |
Viennese Waltz / "Somebody to Love" |
7 | 7 | 7 | Safe |
7 | Jive/ "Monster Mash" Team Freestyle / "Sweet Dreams" |
6 8 |
6 8 |
6 8 |
Safe |
82 | Jazz / "Come Sail Away" Cha-Cha-Cha Dance-Off / "Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)" |
7 Awarded |
7 no |
6 points |
Safe |
92 | Argentine Tango / "Bills, Bills, Bills" Foxtrot / "Story of My Life" |
7 6 |
6 / 73 6 / 63 |
6 6 |
Eliminated |
1 Score was given by guest judge Leah Remini.
2 Due to a family emergency, Lindsay was unable to perform that night; Sean danced with stand-in partner Jenna Johnson.
3 Score was given by guest judge Joey Fatone.
Performances[]
Dancing with the Stars 30[]
In Season 30, Lindsay was partnered with Matt James. They placed 12th.
Scores[]
Week # | Dance / Song | Judges' Scores | Result | |||
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Inaba | Goodman | Hough | Tonioli | |||
1 | Cha-Cha-Cha / "Give It to Me Baby" | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | No elimination |
2 | Samba / "Levitating" | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | Safe |
3 | Tango / "Scream & Shout" | 7 | 6 | 1 | 7 | Safe |
4 | Quickstep / "The Incredits" Paso Doble / "Jungle" |
6 8 |
6 7 |
7 8 |
7 8 |
Eliminated |
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[]
Trivia[]
- She is best friends with fellow professional dancers Witney Carson and Jenna Johnson.
- Arnold was one of the finalists on the ninth season of So You Think You Can Dance. Although she was eliminated 29 August 2012, she received repeated praise from the judges about her versatility as a dancer and her endless star quality. After the season, she performed in the thirty-city tour.
- Lindsay loves food.
- She hates spiders and tomatoes.
- She once gave stitches to another person.
- Her favorite color is green.
- She has a foot phobia.
- She and her high school sweetheart, Sam Cusick, became engaged 9 December 2014 while vacationing in Africa.
- They married 18 June 2015, exchanging vows in a private Mormon ceremony at the Salt Lake Temple in Salt Lake City, Utah. They have their wedding video on YouTube.
- Fellow Dancing with the Stars dancers Brittany Cherry, Jenna Johnson and Emma Slater were among her bridesmaids, with Witney Carson serving as her maid of honor.
- On 13 May 2020, they announced that they are expecting their first child, due in November 2020. She discovered she was pregnant while on the Dancing with the Stars: Live! tour.[2]
- On 21 May 2020, they announced that they are having a girl.
- In a YouTube video she alluded that she would be having her child on 3 November, due to the baby being breech. This probably meant a scheduled c-section.
- In a Instagram stories posted on 2 November, she hinted that she had already given birth.
- Their daughter, Sage Jill, was born on 2 November 2020, eight days early via c-section.
- On 24 October 2022, they announced that they are expecting their second child, due in May 2023.
- On 1 November 2022, they announced that they are having another girl.
- Their daughter, June, was born via C-section on 3 May 2023.
- The Season 25 win with Jordan Fisher is her first Mirrorball Trophy.
- She is the second alumnus of So You Think You Can Dance to win Dancing with the Stars, after Witney Carson.
- She also became the first professional (male or female) to finish fourth, third, second, and first place in four consecutive seasons.
- Her youngest sister, Rylee Arnold, competed as a professional in Dancing with the Stars: Juniors.
- Lindsay served as Rylee's mentor.
- She has a YouTube channel with her sisters, Jensen, Brynley and Rylee, called The Arnold Sisters.