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.jpg) Carson at the2019 iHeartRadio Music Awards | |
| Born | Witney Capri Carson (1993-10-17)October 17, 1993 (age 32) American Fork, Utah, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1996–present |
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| Children | 2 |
| Website | www |
Witney Capri Carson McAllister (née Carson; born October 17, 1993)[1] is an American professional dancer and choreographer. She first gained recognition as a contestant on theninth season of the reality competition seriesSo You Think You Can Dance.
Carson then joinedDancing with the Stars as atroupe member, and was promoted to pro in2014.[2] She won thenineteenth season with actor and comedianAlfonso Ribeiro, and thethirty-fourth season with wildlife conservationistRobert Irwin. For her work on the series, Carson earned aPrimetime Emmy Award nomination forOutstanding Choreography.[3]
Witney Capri Carson was born on October 17, 1993, inAmerican Fork, Utah.[1][4] She is the first child of Jill Carson (née Johnson), a travel agent, and Tyler Carson, a software developer.[5] She was raisedMormon with two younger brothers and a younger sister.[5] Carson began her dancing career at the age of three and was trained in a variety of dance styles, such asballet,jazz,contemporary,hip hop,lyrical,tap,Latin andstandard ballroom.[4] After graduating fromAmerican Fork High School,[6] she briefly studied ballroom dance atUtah Valley University.[7]
On February 23, 2012, Carson auditioned for theninth season of theFox competition seriesSo You Think You Can Dance inSalt Lake City. She was one of the top twenty contestants and was paired with ballet dancerChehon Wespi-Tschopp. As she progressed in the competition, Carson partnered withNick Lazzarini,Stephen "tWitch" Boss, andMarko Germar. She was eliminated on September 5, 2012, finishing in the top six.[8] Carson returnedthe following season as an all-star and partnered with contestants Paul Karmiryan and Du-Shaunt "Fik-Shun" Stegall.[9]
| 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 &Luciana | Louis van Amstel | ||
| Week 2 (July 18) | Group Dance | Jazz | "The Beautiful People (District 78 remix)" —Marilyn Manson | Nappytabs | 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 | N/a | ||
| 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 | N/a | ||
| Week 7 (September 5) | Group Dance | Jazz | "Scream" —Kelis | Sonya Tayeh | Eliminated |
| Marko Germar | LyricalJazz | "No Nothing" — Curtis & Reinhard feat. Blaire | Ray Leeper | ||
| Solo | Paso doble | "Malagueña" —Brian Setzer '68 Comeback Special | N/a |
In March 2013, Carson joined the reality competition seriesDancing with the Stars as a member of the troupe for thesixteenth season.[10] She remained in the troupe forthe following season and was promoted to pro onseason 18, partnering with singerCody Simpson.[2] They were eliminated during the fifth week of competition on April 14, 2014, finishing in ninth place.[11] Forseason 19, Carson was partnered with actor and comedianAlfonso 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.[12]
Forseason 20, Carson was partnered withThe Bachelor starChris Soules.[13] They were eliminated during the eighth week of competition on May 5, 2015, alongsideRobert Herjavec andKym Johnson; the former couple finished in fifth place.[14] Carson later starred inDavid Winters's musical filmDancin': It's On! oppositeGary Daniels.[15] Forseason 21, Carson was paired withBig Time Rush singer and actorCarlos PenaVega.[16] They reached the finale, but were eliminated during its first night on November 23, 2015, finishing in fourth place.[17]
Forseason 22, Carson was paired withNFL linebackerVon Miller. They were eliminated during the seventh week of competition on May 2, 2016, alongsideKim Fields andSasha Farber; the former couple finished in eighth place.[18] Forseason 23, Carson was paired with rapperVanilla Ice. They were eliminated during the fourth week of competition alongsideBabyface andAllison Holker; both couples finished in tenth place.[19] Forseason 24, Carson was partnered with comedianChris 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.[20]
Forseason 25, Carson was partnered withMalcolm in the Middle actorFrankie Muniz. They reached the finale and ultimately finished in third place on November 21, 2017.[21] FortheAthletes season, Carson was paired with OlympiclugerChris Mazdzer. They were eliminated during the third week of competition on May 14, 2018, tying in fourth place withJennie Finch Daigle andMirai Nagasu and their partnersKeo Motsepe andAlan Bersten.[22] Forseason 27, Carson was partnered with actorMilo Manheim.[23] They reached the finale and finished as the runner-ups on November 19, 2018, behindBobby Bones andSharna Burgess.[24] Forseason 28, Carson was partnered withNickelodeon actor and comedianKel Mitchell. They also reached the finale and finished as the runner-ups on November 25, 2019, behindHannah Brown andAlan Bersten.[25] During the season, Carson served as the card dealer of theGSN game showCatch 21, which reunited her with Alfonso Ribeiro.[26]
Forseason 30, Carson returned to the show and was partnered withWWE wrestlerMike "The Miz" Mizanin. They were eliminated during the seventh week of competition on November 1, 2021, finishing in ninth place.[27] Forseason 31, Carson was partnered with comedian, actor and television personalityWayne Brady.[28] They reached the finale and finished in third place on November 21, 2022.[29] Carson did not return forseason 32,[30] but came back forseason 33 and was partnered withNFL wide receiverDanny Amendola.[31] They reached the finale and finished in fifth place on November 26, 2024.[32] Forseason 34, Carson was partnered withwildlife conservationist and television personalityRobert Irwin.[33] They won the competition on November 25, 2025, exactly eleven years after Carson won her first Mirrorball Trophy.[34]
* 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 | 26.97 |
Season 18 with celebrity partnerCody Simpson
| Week | Dance | Music | Judges' scores[a] | Total score | Result | ||
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| 1 | Cha-cha-cha | "Timber" —Pitbull feat.Kesha | 7 | 7 | 8 | 22 | Safe |
| 2 | Tango | "Yeah 3x" —Chris Brown | 7 | 7 | 8 | 22 | Safe[b] |
| 3 | Jazz | "Surfboard" —Cody Simpson | 9 | 8 | 9 | 35[c] | Safe |
| 4[d] | Foxtrot | "I'm Yours" —Jason Mraz | 8 | 7 | 8 | 31[e] | Safe |
| 5 | Samba | "I Just Can't Wait to Be King" (fromThe Lion King) | 9 | 8 | 9 | 34[f] | Eliminated |
Season 19 with celebrity partnerAlfonso Ribeiro
Season 20 with celebrity partnerChris Soules
| Week | Dance | Music | Judges' scores[a] | Total score | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jive | "Footloose" —Kenny Loggins | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 26 | Safe |
| 2 | Cha-cha-cha | "Time of Our Lives" ―Pitbull &Ne-Yo | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 21 | Safe |
| 3 | Argentine tango | "Dangerous" —David Guetta feat.Sam Martin | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 | Safe[b] |
| 4 | Rumba | "The Book of Love" —Gavin James | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 27 | Safe |
| 5 | Quickstep | "Zero to Hero" (fromHercules) | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 27 | Safe[b] |
| 6 | Viennese waltz | "Hopelessly Devoted to You" —Olivia Newton-John | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 31 | Safe |
| Freestyle (Team Trouble) | "Trouble" —Iggy Azalea feat.Jennifer Hudson | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 39 | ||
| 7 | Foxtrot | "Five Minutes More" —Frank Sinatra | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 31 | Safe |
| Foxtrot (Dance-off) | "Orange Colored Sky" —Nat King Cole | Loser | 0[c] | |||||
| 8 | Contemporary | "Lay Me Down" —Sam Smith | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 34 | Eliminated |
| Paso doble (Trio dance)[d] | "Outside" —Calvin Harris feat.Ellie Goulding | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 30 | ||
Season 21 with celebrity partnerCarlos PenaVega
Season 22 with celebrity partnerVon Miller
| Week | Dance | Music | Judges' scores[a] | Total score | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Foxtrot | "My House" —Flo Rida | 8 | 6 | 7 | 21 | Safe |
| 2 | Cha-cha-cha | "Ain't Too Cool" —LunchMoney Lewis | 7 | 6 | 7 | 20 | Safe |
| 3 | Contemporary | "In the Air Tonight" —Phil Collins | 7 | 6 | 7 | 20 | Safe |
| 4 | Viennese waltz | "A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes" (fromCinderella) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 32[b] | Safe |
| 5[c] | Jive | "Hips" — Beans & Fatback | 8 | 7 | 7 | 29[d] | Safe |
| 6 | Jazz | "Bad" —Michael Jackson | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | Safe[e] |
| 7 | Salsa | "A Little Less Conversation" —Elvis Presley | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | Eliminated |
| Freestyle (Team James Brown) | "Super Bad", "Living in America" & "I Got You (I Feel Good)" All byJames Brown | 9 | 9 | 10 | 28 | ||
Season 23 with celebrity partnerVanilla Ice
| Week | Dance | Music | Judges' scores[a] | Total score | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cha-cha-cha | "Ice Ice Baby" —Vanilla Ice | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 25 | Safe |
| 2 | Foxtrot | "Love and Marriage" (fromMarried... with Children) | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 26 | Safe |
| 3 | Paso doble | "Save Tonight" —Zayde Wølf | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 23 | Immunity[b] |
| 4 | Viennese waltz | "La Nouba" —Benoît Jutras | 8 | N/a | 7 | 8 | 23[c] | Eliminated |
Season 24 with celebrity partnerChris Kattan
| Week | Dance | Music | Judges' scores[a] | Total score | Result | |||
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| 1 | Cha-cha-cha | "What Is Love" —Haddaway | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | Safe |
| 2 | Jazz | "Hey Ya!" —OutKast | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 22 | Eliminated |
Season 25 with celebrity partnerFrankie Muniz
Season 26 with celebrity partnerChris Mazdzer
| Week | Dance | Music | Judges' scores[a] | Total score | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salsa | "Mr. Put It Down" —Ricky Martin feat.Pitbull | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | Safe |
| 2 | Viennese waltz | "Next to Me" —Imagine Dragons | 9 | 8 | 8 | 33[b] | Safe[c] |
| Freestyle (Team 1950s Tennis) | "...Baby One More Time" —The Baseballs | 8 | 8 | 8 | 37[b] | ||
| 3 (Semifinals) | Foxtrot | "I Got Rhythm" —Ray Chew | 8 | 7 | 9 | 33[d] | Eliminated |
| Salsa (Dance-off) | "WTF (Where They From)" —Missy Elliott feat.Pharrell Williams | Loser | 0[e] | ||||
Season 27 with celebrity partnerMilo Manheim
| Week | Dance | Music | Judges' scores[a] | Total score | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cha-cha-cha | "Free Free Free" —Pitbull feat.Theron Theron | 7 | 6 | 7 | 20 | Safe |
| 2 | Charleston | "Living in New York City" —Robin Thicke | 9 | 8 | 9 | 26 | Safe |
| Tango | "Ashes" —Celine Dion | 9 | 8 | 9 | 26 | ||
| 3 | Jive | "Can You Do This" —Aloe Blacc | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 | Safe |
| 4 | Salsa (Trio dance)[b] | "Adrenalina" —Wisin, feat.Ricky Martin &Jennifer Lopez | 10 | 9 | 10 | 29 | Safe |
| 5 | Quickstep | "Incredits 2" (fromIncredibles 2) | 9 | 8 | 10 | 27 | Safe |
| 6 | Contemporary | "Toxic" —2WEI | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | Safe |
| 7 | Foxtrot | "Born to Love You" —LANCO | 10 | 9 | 10 | 29 | Safe |
| Freestyle (Team HayNow) | "9 to 5" —Dolly Parton | 10 | 9 | 10 | 29 | ||
| 8 (Semifinals) | Argentine tango | "Pray for Me" —The Weeknd &Kendrick Lamar | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 | Safe |
| Cha-cha-cha | "Good Feeling" —Austin French | 9 | 9 | 10 | 28 | ||
| 9 (Finals) | Charleston | "Living in New York City" —Robin Thicke | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | Runners-up |
| Freestyle | "Ain't No Sunshine" (Lido remix) —Bill Withers | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | ||
Season 28 with celebrity partnerKel Mitchell
| Week | Dance | Music | Judges' scores[a] | Total score | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tango | "Sucker" —Jonas Brothers | 6 | 5 | 5 | 16 | Safe |
| 2 | Samba | "Every Little Step" —Bobby Brown | 7 | 6 | 7 | 20 | Safe |
| 3 | Rumba | "My Heart Will Go On" (fromTitanic) | 7 | 6 | 7 | 20 | Bottom two |
| 4 | Cha-cha-cha | "If I Can't Have You" —Shawn Mendes | 8 | 8 | 8 | 32[b] | Safe |
| 5 | Jazz | "We're All in This Together" (fromHigh School Musical) | 9 | 8 | 9 | 26 | Safe |
| 6 | Quickstep | "Part-Time Lover" —Stevie Wonder | 9 | 8 | 9 | 26 | Safe |
| 7 | Jive | "Time Warp" (fromThe Rocky Horror Picture Show) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 | Safe |
| Freestyle (Team Treat) | "Sweet Dreams" —Beyoncé | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | ||
| 8 | Salsa | "This Is How We Do It" —Montell Jordan | 9 | 9 | 10 | 28 | Safe |
| Jive (Dance-off) | "Don't Stop Me Now" —Queen | Winner | 2[c] | ||||
| 9 | Paso doble | "Free Your Mind" —En Vogue | 8 | 8 | 8 | 34[d] | Safe |
| Viennese waltz | "I'll Make Love to You" —Boyz II Men | 10 | 10 | 10 | 40[e] | ||
| 10 (Semifinals) | Tango | "Get Ready" —The Temptations | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 | Safe |
| Contemporary | "I Will Always Love You" —Whitney Houston | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | ||
| 11 (Finals) | Jazz | "We're All in This Together" (fromHigh School Musical) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | Runners-up |
| Freestyle | "Jump" —Kris Kross | 10 | 9 | 10 | 29 | ||
Season 30 with celebrity partnerMike "The Miz" Mizanin
| Week | Dance | Music | Judges' scores[a] | Total score | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cha-cha-cha | "Butter" —BTS | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 24 | Safe |
| 2 | Tango | "Nothin' but a Good Time" —Poison | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 26 | Safe |
| 3 | Salsa | "Oops!... I Did It Again" | 7 | 7 | N/a[b] | 8 | 22 | Safe |
| 4 | Quickstep | "Friend Like Me" (fromAladdin) | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 31 | Safe |
| Argentine tango | "Be Prepared" (fromThe Lion King) | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 34 | ||
| 5 | Jive | "Greased Lightnin'" —John Travolta &Jeff Conaway | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 32 | Safe |
| 6 | Paso doble | "Wicked Games" —RAIGN (inspired byHellraiser) | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 34 | Safe |
| 7 | Foxtrot | "Radio Ga Ga" —Queen | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 32 | Eliminated |
| Jive (Dance-off) | "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" —Queen | Loser | 0[c] | |||||
Season 31 with celebrity partnerWayne Brady
Season 33 with celebrity partnerDanny Amendola
| Week | Dance | Music | Judges' scores[a] | Total score | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tango | "A Bar Song (Tipsy)" —Shaboozey &David Guetta | 7 | 6 | 7 | 20 | Safe |
| 2 | Jive | "Danger Zone" (fromTop Gun) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | Safe |
| 3 | Foxtrot | "Dancing Machine" —The Jackson 5 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 30[b] | Safe |
| Paso doble | "Livin' on a Prayer" —Bon Jovi | 7 | 7 | 7 | 30[c] | ||
| 4 | Contemporary | "Unsteady (Erich Lee Gravity Remix)" —X Ambassadors | 9 | 9 | 9 | 36[d] | Safe |
| 5 | Jazz | "Bye Bye Bye"(fromDeadpool & Wolverine) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 51 | Safe |
| Freestyle (Team Roar) | "I Just Can't Wait to Be King" (fromThe Lion King) | 8 | 8 | 8 | |||
| 6 | Argentine tango | "Poison" — RAVN | 10 | 9 | 9 | 28 | Safe |
| Jive (Dance-off) | "Time Warp" —Little Nell,Patricia Quinn &Richard O'Brien | Loser | 0[e] | ||||
| 7 (Quarterfinals) | Quickstep | "Hey Pachuco" —Royal Crown Revue | 9 | 9 | 9 | 51 | Safe |
| Jive (Instant Dance) | "Good Golly, Miss Molly" —Little Richard | 8 | 8 | 8 | |||
| 8 (Semifinals) | Viennese waltz | "Gravity" —John Mayer | 9 | 9 | 9 | 54 | Safe |
| Salsa | "I Like It" —Cardi B,Bad Bunny &J Balvin | 9 | 9 | 9 | |||
| 9 (Finals) | Tango (Redemption Dance) | "I Had Some Help" —Post Malone feat.Morgan Wallen | 9 | 9 | 9 | 56 | Fifth place |
| Freestyle | "Pink" —Lizzo & "I'm Just Ken" —Ryan Gosling | 9 | 10 | 10 | |||
Season 34 with celebrity partnerRobert Irwin
Carson is a member ofthe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.[35] She was diagnosed withmelanoma before her debut appearance ofDancing with the Stars.[36] She underwent two successful surgeries to remove the cancer and hid her diagnosis from the producers, due to fear that it would cost her the season.[36]
On October 3, 2015, Carson announced her engagement to mechanical engineer Carson McAllister, herhigh school sweetheart, after four years of dating.[37] They were married on December 31, 2015, through acivil ceremony inSalt Lake City;[38] they held areligious ceremony the following day at theSalt Lake Temple.[39] Among Carson's bridesmaids were fellowDancing with the Stars prosEmma Slater,Lindsay Arnold andJenna Johnson.[35] Herseason nineteen partnerAlfonso Ribeiro also attended; his children served as the couple'sring bearers.[35]
Carson and McAllister have two sons together.[35] Their first, Kevin Leo McAllister, was born on January 3, 2021,[40] and their second, Jet Carson McAllister, was born on May 14, 2023.[41] The family resides inOrlando, Florida.[42]
| Award | Year[a] | Recipient(s) | Category | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 2015 | Carson | Outstanding Choreography(for "369", "It's Not Unusual" and "Sing with a Swing-Apache") | Nominated | [43] |
Birthday: October 17, 1993; Middle name: Capri
| Awards and achievements | ||
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| Preceded by | Dancing with the Stars (US) winner Season 19 (Fall 2014 withAlfonso Ribeiro) Season 34 (Fall 2025 withRobert Irwin) | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Dancing with the Stars (US) runner-up Season 27 (Fall 2018 withMilo Manheim) Season 28 (Fall 2019 withKel Mitchell) | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Dancing with the Stars (US) third place contestant Season 25 (Fall 2017 withFrankie Muniz) Season 31 (Fall 2022 withWayne Brady) | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Dancing with the Stars (US) fifth place contestant Season 33 (Fall 2024 withDanny Amendola) | Succeeded by |