Witney Carson - wikipedia Witney Carson Witney Carson Carson in 2015 Witney Capri Carson ( 1993 - 10 - 17 ) October 17, 1993 ( age 24 ) American Fork, Utah, U.S. Occupation Dancer, actress, choreographer Years active 2012 -- present Height 5 ft 3 in ( 160 cm ) Spouse ( s ) Carson McAllister ( m. 2016 ) Website www.witneycarson.com Witney Capri Carson McAllister ( born October 17, 1993 ) is an American professional Latin and ballroom dancer, choreographer, and actress. She first gained attention in 2012, when the 18 - year - old finished ladies ' second runner - up on So You Think You Can Dance : season 9. Carson continued her professional dancing career in early 2013 as a troupe dancer on Dancing with the Stars : seasons 16 and 17. Carson was promoted to being a `` professional partner '' in season 18. 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 six professional dancers to win the mirror ball trophy within their first two seasons. For that season, Carson received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Choreography. Throughout her dance career, Carson has worked with dancers and choreographers such as Mia Michaels, Nappytabs, Travis Wall, Sonya Tayeh, Tyce Diorio, Mark Ballas, Derek Hough, and Stacey Tookey. Contents 1 Personal life 2 So You Think You Can Dance 2.1 Performances and results 3 Dancing with the Stars 3.1 Dancing with the Stars performances 3.2 With Cody Simpson 3.3 With Alfonso Ribeiro 3.4 With Chris Soules 3.5 With Carlos PenaVega 3.6 With Von Miller 3.7 With Vanilla Ice 3.8 With Chris Kattan 3.9 With Frankie Muniz 3.10 With Chris Mazdzer 4 Dancin ' : It 's On ! 5 Awards and nominations 6 References 7 External links Personal life Carson was born in American Fork, Utah. She is the oldest of four children. She has two brothers and a sister. She started her career as a dancer at the age of three, training in different dance styles including ballet, jazz, hip hop, ballroom and tap among many others. She has competed and performed around the world and has won several awards and scholarships throughout her career. On October 3, 2015, Carson confirmed her engagement on Instagram to her boyfriend of four years, Carson McAllister. The couple married on January 1, 2016 in a private Mormon ceremony at the Salt Lake Temple in Salt Lake City. Fellow Dancing with the Stars dancers Brittany Cherry, Jenna Johnson, and Emma Slater were among her bridesmaids, with Lindsay Arnold serving as her matron of honor. 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. She returned as an all - star in season ten, partnering with top 6 dancer Paul Karmiryan and season winner, Du - shaunt `` Fik - shun '' Stegall. Performances and results Week Partner ( s ) / type 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 '' -- Lil 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. Carson ( along with DWTS pro dancer, Lindsay Arnold ) was a contestant on So You Think You Can Dance season nine. 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. 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. They were the eighth couple to be eliminated, finishing in fifth place. For season 21, Carson was paired with Big Time Rush singer and actor Carlos PenaVega. They reached the Finals but were eliminated on Night 1 and finished in fourth place. For season 22, Carson was paired with NFL player Von Miller. During a double elimination on week 7, Miller and Carson were eliminated and finished in 8th place. For season 23, Carson was paired with rapper Vanilla Ice. During a double elimination on week 4, they were eliminated and finished in 10th place. For season 24, Carson was partnered with comedian Chris Kattan. They were first eliminated on March 27, 2017. For season 25, Carson was partnered with Malcolm in the Middle actor Frankie Muniz. They reached the finals and ultimately finished in third place. For season 26, Carson was paired with Olympic luger Chris Mazdzer. They were eliminated on the third week of competition, tying in fourth place with Jennie Finch Daigle and Mirai Nagasu and their partners Keo Motsepe and Alan Bersten. The scores below have been adjusted to be out of 30, not 40. * Season Partner Place Average Score 18 Cody Simpson 9th 23.8 19 Alfonso Ribeiro 1st 27.7 * 20 Chris Soules 5th 21.9 * 21 Carlos PenaVega 4th 26.6 22 Von Miller 7th 22.9 23 Vanilla Ice 10th 19.6 * 24 Chris Kattan 12th 14.7 * 25 Frankie Muniz 3rd 26.0 26 Chris Mazdzer 4th 23.5 Dancing with the Stars performances With Cody Simpson Week # Dance / Song Judges ' scores Result Inaba Goodman Tonioli Cha - cha - cha / `` Timber '' 7 7 8 No Elimination Tango / `` Yeah 3x '' 7 7 8 Last to be called safe Jazz / `` Surfboard '' 9 8 / 9 9 Safe Foxtrot / `` I 'm Yours '' 8 7 / 8 8 No Elimination 5 Samba / `` I Just Ca n't Wait to Be King '' 9 8 / 8 9 Eliminated Score given by guest judge Robin Roberts. For this week only, as part of the `` Partner Switch - Up '' week, Simpson performed with Sharna Burgess instead of Carson. Carson performed with Drew Carey. Score given by guest judge Julianne Hough. Score given by guest judge Donny Osmond. With Alfonso Ribeiro Week # Dance / Song Judges ' scores Result Inaba Goodman Hough Tonioli Jive / `` 3 - 6 - 9 '' 9 9 9 9 Safe Samba / `` Gettin ' Jiggy wit It '' 8 8 8 8 Safe Quickstep / `` Hey Goldmember '' 8 8 8 8 Safe Jazz / `` It 's Not Unusual '' 10 10 10 10 Safe 5 Flamenco / `` Angelica '' 8 9 9 8 No elimination 6 Salsa / `` Booty '' 10 10 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 9 extra 10 points Safe 9 Foxtrot / `` Ai n'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. With Chris Soules Week # Dance / Song Judges ' scores Result Inaba Goodman Hough Tonioli Jive / `` Footloose '' 7 6 6 7 No Elimination Cha - cha - cha / `` Time of Our Lives '' 5 6 5 5 Safe Argentine Tango / `` Dangerous '' 7 7 7 7 Last to be called safe 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 7 Foxtrot / `` Five Minutes More '' Foxtrot dance - Off / `` Orange Colored Sky '' 8 No 7 extra 8 points 8 awarded Safe 8 Contemporary / `` Lay Me Down '' Trio Paso doble / `` Outside '' 9 7 8 7 9 8 8 8 Eliminated With Carlos PenaVega This season returned having three judges. Week # Dance / Song Judges ' scores Result Inaba Hough Tonioli Jive / `` I Got You ( I Feel Good ) '' 8 8 7 No elimination Foxtrot / `` Home '' Cha - cha - cha / `` Hound Dog '' 8 7 8 7 8 7 Safe Jazz / `` Thank You for Being a Friend '' 7 8 / 8 8 Safe Waltz / `` Amazing Grace '' 9 8 8 Last to be called safe 5 Quickstep / `` Bossa Nova Baby '' 10 10 / 9 10 No elimination 6 Rumba / `` Pony '' 10 9 / 9 10 Safe 7 Paso doble / `` O Fortuna '' Team freestyle / `` Ghostbusters '' 9 9 10 10 9 9 Safe 8 Salsa / `` Valió la Pena '' Jive Dance - Off / `` Travelin ' Band '' 9 Awarded 9 9 points Last to be called safe 9 Argentine Tango / `` What Do You Mean ? '' Team - up dance Paso doble / `` We Will Rock You 9 8 9 8 9 8 Last to be called safe 10 Semifinals Contemporary / `` Drag Me Down '' Cha - cha - cha dance - off / `` Fun '' Trio Charleston / `` Booty Swing '' 9 Awarded 9 9 10 10 points 10 No elimination 11 Finals Foxtrot / `` The Hills '' Freestyle / `` WTF ( Where They From ) '' 10 10 10 10 10 10 Eliminated Score given by guest judge Alfonso Ribeiro. This week only, for `` Partner Switch - Up '' week, PenaVega performed with Lindsay Arnold instead of Carson. Carson performed with Nick Carter. Score given by guest judge Maksim Chmerkovskiy. Score given by guest judge Olivia Newton - John. With Von Miller Week # Dance / Song Judges ' scores Result Inaba Goodman Tonioli Foxtrot / `` My House '' 8 6 7 No elimination Cha - cha - cha / `` Ai n't Too Cool '' 7 6 7 Safe Contemporary / `` In the Air Tonight '' 7 6 7 Safe Viennese Waltz / `` A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes '' 8 8 / 8 8 Safe 5 Jive / `` Hips '' 8 7 / 7 7 No elimination 6 Jazz / `` Bad '' 8 8 8 Last to be called safe 7 Salsa / `` A Little Less Conversation '' Team Freestyle / `` Super Bad '', `` Living in America '' & `` I Got You ( I Feel Good ) '' 8 9 8 9 8 10 Eliminated Score given by guest judge Zendaya. For this week only, as part of `` America 's Switch Up '', Miller performed with Lindsay Arnold instead of Carson. Carson performed with Wanyá Morris. Score given by guest judge Maksim Chmerkovskiy. With Vanilla Ice Week # Dance / Song Judges ' scores Result Inaba Goodman Hough Tonioli Cha - cha - cha / `` Ice Ice Baby '' 7 5 6 7 No Elimination Foxtrot / `` Love and Marriage '' 6 7 6 7 Safe Paso doble / `` Save Tonight '' 6 6 5 6 Safe Viennese Waltz / `` La Nouba '' 8 -- 7 8 Eliminated With Chris Kattan Week # Dance / Song Judges ' scores Result Inaba Goodman Hough Tonioli Cha - cha - cha / `` What Is Love '' 5 No Elimination Jazz / `` Hey Ya ! '' 6 5 6 5 Eliminated With Frankie Muniz Week # Dance / Song Judges ' scores Result Inaba Goodman Tonioli Foxtrot / `` Sign of the Times '' 7 6 6 No Elimination Tango / `` Whatever It Takes '' Cha - cha - cha / `` Perm '' 8 8 7 8 8 9 Safe Samba / `` It 's Gonna Be Me '' 7 7 7 No Elimination Quickstep / `` Adventure of a Lifetime '' 8 8 8 Safe 5 Argentine Tango / `` Angelica '' 10 9 10 Last to be called safe 6 Jazz / `` Holly Rock '' 7 8 / 8 8 Safe 7 Contemporary / `` Every Breath You Take '' Team Freestyle / `` The Phantom of the Opera '' 10 10 10 10 10 10 Safe 8 Viennese Waltz / `` Perfect '' Trio Jive / `` Good Place '' 9 9 8 9 9 9 Last to be called safe 9 ( Semi-finals ) Salsa / `` Shake '' Paso doble / `` Carnaval de Paris '' 8 9 8 8 9 9 Last to be called safe 10 ( Finals ) Foxtrot / `` I Wo n't Dance '' Freestyle / `` Run Boy Run '' Argentine Tango / `` Angelica '' Foxtrot & Tango Fusion / `` Without You '' 10 9 10 10 9 / 10 9 / 10 10 9 9 10 10 9 Third place Score given by guest judge Shania Twain. Score given by guest judge Julianne Hough. With Chris Mazdzer Week # Dance / Song Judges ' scores Result Inaba Goodman Tonioli Salsa / `` Mr. Put It Down '' 7 7 7 Safe Viennese Waltz / `` Next to Me '' Team Freestyle / ``... Baby One More Time '' 9 8 8 / 8 8 / 9 8 8 Last to be called safe Foxtrot / `` I Got Rhythm '' Salsa Dance - Off / `` WTF ( Where They From ) '' 8 No 7 / 9 Extra 9 Points Eliminated Score given by guest judge Rashad Jennings. Score given by guest judge David Ross. Dancin ' : it 's on ! Carson is part of the dancing cast of the 2015 movie Dancin ' : It 's On ! in the role of Jennifer. She joins former SYTYCD winners Russell Ferguson ( season 6 ), and Chehon Wespi - Tschopp ( season 9 ). Awards and nominations Year Association Nominated work Result Ref. 2015 Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Choreography Dancing with the Stars Nominated 2016 Industry Dance Awards Favorite Dance Idol Nominated References ^ Jump up to : `` Dancing with the Stars Contestants, Pro Dancers, & host Season 20 - ABC.com ''. ABC. Retrieved 20 May 2015. Jump up ^ `` DWTS Pro Witney Carson Gets Emmy Nomination ''. Wetpaint. 20 July 2015. Retrieved 23 July 2015. Jump up ^ `` About Me - Witney Carson ''. 2013. Retrieved October 24, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Dancing With the Stars ' Witney Carson Is Engaged : ' My Heart is Full of Love and Happiness ' ''. People. 3 October 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2015. Jump up ^ Mullins, Jenna ( January 3, 2016 ). `` Witney Carson Is Married : Dancing With the Stars Pro Weds Carson McAllister ''. E ! Online. NBCUniversal Cable. Retrieved January 3, 2016. Jump up ^ `` So You Think You Can Dance recap : Witney Carson, Cole Horibe eliminated ''. Entertainment Weekly 's EW.com. Retrieved 20 May 2015. Jump up ^ `` Meet The All - Stars Of `` SYTYCD '' ``. thebacklot.com. Retrieved 20 May 2015. ^ Jump up to : Carbone, Gina ( March 11, 2013 ). `` Dancing With the Stars 2013 : Witney Carson Joins Season 16 Pro Troupe ''. Wetpaint. Retrieved October 24, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Chris Soules Will Become 12th Contestant on Dancing with the Stars ''. People. Retrieved 31 March 2015. Jump up ^ Gomez, Patrick ( October 7, 2015 ). `` The Dancing with the Stars Switch - Up Week Couples Revealed ! ''. People.com. Retrieved October 7, 2015. Jump up ^ `` All - New ' Face Off ' Night Comes to ABC 's ' Dancing with the Stars, ' September 26 ''. disneyabcpress.com. September 22, 2016. Retrieved September 22, 2016. Jump up ^ Feller, Alison ( January 18, 2013 ). `` '' SYTYCD '' Stars Go Hollywood ``. Dance Spirit Magazine. Retrieved October 24, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Emmy Nominations for Witney Carson ''. Emmys. Retrieved 28 Jul 2015. Jump up ^ `` Industry Dance Awards for Witney Carson ''. Industry Dance Awards site. Retrieved 22 Jul 2016. External links Official website Witney Carson on IMDb Dancing with the Stars ( U.S. TV series ) Seasons 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 : All - Stars 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 : Athletes Participants List of competitors Winners Celebrity Kelly Monaco Drew Lachey Emmitt Smith Apolo Anton Ohno Hélio Castroneves Kristi Yamaguchi Brooke Burke Shawn Johnson Donny Osmond Nicole Scherzinger Jennifer Grey Hines Ward J.R. Martinez Donald Driver Melissa Rycroft Kellie Pickler Amber Riley Meryl Davis Alfonso Ribeiro Rumer Willis Bindi Irwin Nyle DiMarco Laurie Hernandez Rashad Jennings Jordan Fisher Adam Rippon Professional Alec Mazo Cheryl Burke Julianne Hough Mark Ballas Derek Hough Kym Johnson Karina Smirnoff Peta Murgatroyd Tony Dovolani Maksim Chmerkovskiy Witney Carson Valentin Chmerkovskiy Emma Slater Lindsay Arnold Jenna Johnson Games Dancing with the Stars We Dance ! 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Question: when did witney carson start dancing with the stars
Answer: March 2013