Born: August 4, 1976
Age: 48
Birthplace: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Kym Johnson
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Biography
Kym Johnson (born 4 August 1976) is an Australian professional ballroom dancer and television performer who has appeared in the first three seasons of the Australian version of Dancing with the Stars as a professional dancer, before moving to the U.S. version of the franchise from 2006 to 2015. She has since served as a judge on the Australian version of the show since 2013.
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Dance biography
Johnson began dancing at the age of three. She began ballroom dancing at 13 years old. In 1998, she and her partner, Lithuanian Tomas Atkocevicius, placed second at the Australian Dancesport Championships in the Open Amateur Modern Ballroom. They also were finalists as the U.K. Ballroom Championships at Blackpool. She retired from competitive ballroom dance in 2001, but continued dancing on stage.
Since 2001, she has appeared in a number of events and films, including:
- Burn the Floor, a touring ballroom dance production.
- Performing at Elton John's 50th birthday party.
- Dancing in the film Strictly Ballroom
Television appearances
In Australia
Johnson's first major television appearance was as a professional on Dancing with the Stars, a televised ballroom dance competition.
She appeared on Seasons 1-3 of Dancing with the Stars in Australia in 2004 and 2005. In Season 2, she and her partner, television presenter Tom Williams were the winning couple; they both then performed in the Champion of Champion series. Johnson also made a cameo during the 4th Australian series Dancing with the Stars Grand Final, performing with musician Alex Lloyd.
In early 2006, she appeared on the Australian program Australian Celebrity Survivor: Vanuatu on behalf of the Merry Makers . She was the first one voted out of her Moso tribe and the game. She received all 6 votes, 5 from her tribemates and her own vote. Johnson is one of the few Survivor contestants worldwide to vote herself out of the game, as self-voting is generally against the rules in most editions.
In 2013 Johnson appeared on The Celebrity Apprentice Australia (season 3) but got fired on the fourth week as the losing project manager.
In 2013, Johnson became a judge on the Australian version of Dancing with the Stars.
Dancing with the Stars Australia results:
| Season | Partner | Place |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Justin Melvey | 3rd |
| 2 | Tom Williams | 1st |
| 3 | Michael Caton | 9th |
In the United States
Later the same year (2006), Johnson appeared on season 3 of the US Dancing with the Stars, partnering with talk show icon Jerry Springer. They proved to be popular and were the 7th couple sent off. During the series Johnson wrote a Behind the Scenes' Diary for OK! Magazine Australia.
Johnson later continued to tour America with the Dancing with the Stars Tour, but was unable to perform in every show due to an arm injury.
Johnson returned to the ballroom on 19 March for Season 4, this time partnered with member of N'Sync Joey Fatone. She became the runner-up professional dancer of this season. After the completion of Dancing with the Stars, Johnson and Joey Fatone celebrated by going on the inaugural Mediterranean cruise for the Disney Cruise Line. The two performed for the ship's guests on 2 June 2007. Billionaire Mark Cuban was her Season 5 Partner. They were voted off in the fifth week. In season 6 she competed with magician Penn Jillette, but they were the first voted off in the Double-Elimination in the second week. Johnson competed on season 7 partnered with former NFL Player Warren Sapp. They finished in second place behind Brooke Burke and Derek Hough. This was Johnson's second time being the professional runner-up.
Johnson returned to the ballroom for Season 8, and she was paired with actor David Alan Grier. They were eliminated in the fifth week of competition on 7 April 2009.
For Season 9, Johnson was paired with Donny Osmond. Osmond and Johnson were crowned the champions on 24 November 2009, making Johnson the only dance professional to have won the title in two different countries. During this season, Johnson wrote a behind the scenes blog of her experiences for www.okmagazine.com.
In Season 11 Johnson was partnered with actor David Hasselhoff. Hasselhoff and Johnson were the first to be eliminated, making it the second time she was eliminated in the first round including the double elimination in Season 6 and the fourth professional dancer to come in last place more than once after Alec Mazo, Edyta Sliwinska & Jonathan Roberts.
Along with Maksim Chmerkovskiy and Ashly DelGrosso-Costa, Johnson appears in the DVD Dancing With The Stars: Cardio Dance.
Season 12 of DWTS, Johnson partnered with professional athlete Hines Ward. During rehearsal after Episode 19, Johnson suffered a neck injury, and reported that she was "shaken up" but would be all right. Johnson and Ward were crowned Season 12 champions on 24 May 2011.
For season 13, Johnson was partnered with actor and producer David Arquette. They were voted off in the seventh week of the competition and came in 6th place.
In Season 14, Johnson was partnered with Jaleel White. They were the sixth couple to be eliminated, finishing in 7th place.
For Season 15, She danced with her Season 4 partner Joey Fatone. They were the second couple to be eliminated, finishing in 12th place. During week eight, she returned to perform a trio Salsa with Emmitt Smith and Cheryl Burke. The trio earned a 30 from the judges.
For Season 16, she partnered with General Hospital star Ingo Rademacher. They made it to the semi-finals but were eliminated landing them in fifth place.
It was announced on 11 February 2015, that Johnson would return to the United States as a professional dancer on the 20th season of Dancing with the Stars. She was paired with Shark Tank star Robert Herjavec. They were the seventh couple to be eliminated, finishing in 6th place.
Dancing with the Stars (U.S.) results
| Season | Partner | Place |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Jerry Springer | 5th |
| 4 | Joey Fatone | 2nd |
| 5 | Mark Cuban | 88 !8th |
| 6 | Penn Jillette | 92 ! 12th |
| 7 | Warren Sapp | 2nd |
| 8 | David Alan Grier | 89 !9th |
| 9 | Donny Osmond | 1st |
| 11 | David Hasselhoff | 92 ! 12th |
| 12 | Hines Ward | 1st |
| 13 | David Arquette | 6th |
| 14 | Jaleel White | 7th |
| 15 | Joey Fatone | 12th |
| 16 | Ingo Rademacher | 5th |
| 20 | Robert Herjavec | 6th |
Dancing with the Stars Performances
(Season 3) With Jerry Springer -average: 20.8
| Week # | Dance/Song | Judges' score | Result | ||
| Inaba | Goodman | Tonioli | |||
| 1 | Cha Cha Cha/ "Hey Daddy" | 5 | 5 | 6 | Safe |
| 2 | Quickstep/ "Sing, Sing, Sing" | 7 | 6 | 6 | Safe |
| 3 | Tango/ "Hernando's Hideaway" | 7 | 7 | 7 | Bottom 2 |
| 4 | Waltz/ "Tennessee Waltz" | 7 | 7 | 8 | Safe |
| 5 | Samba/ "Eso Beso" | 8 | 8 | 8 | Bottom 2 |
| 6 | Paso Doble/ "Habañera" Disco/ "Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough" |
7 No |
6 Scores |
5 Given |
No Elimination |
| 7 | Foxtrot/ "My Way" Mambo/ "Annie, I'm Not Your Daddy" |
8 7 |
8 8 |
8 7 |
Eliminated |
(Season 4) With Joey Fatone -average: 27.5
| Week # | Dance/Song | Judges' score | Result | ||
| Inaba | Goodman | Tonioli | |||
| 1 | Cha Cha Cha/ "You Should Be Dancing" | 8 | 8 | 8 | No Elimination |
| 2 | Quickstep/ "Tell Her About It" | 8 | 8 | 8 | Safe |
| 3 | Tango/ "Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band" | 8 | 8 | 8 | Safe |
| 4 | Paso Doble/ "Collecting the Ballots" | 10 | 9 | 9 | Safe |
| 5 | Rumba/ "Besame Mucho" | 8 | 8 | 9 | Safe |
| 6 | Samba/ "A Little Respect" Swing/ "Rock This Town" |
9 No |
9 Scores |
9 Given |
Safe |
| 7 | Foxtrot/ "The Way You Make Me Feel" Jive/ "Slippin' and Slidin'" |
10 10 |
9 10 |
10 10 |
Safe |
| 8 | Waltz/ "Always" Mambo/ "Pump It" |
9 10 |
9 9 |
8 10 |
Bottom 2 |
| 9 | Foxtrot/ "My Guy" Jive / "Jump, Jive, and Wail" |
10 10 |
10 10 |
10 10 |
Safe |
| 10 |
Cha Cha Cha/ "Groove Is in the Heart" |
9 10 10 |
8 10 10 |
9 10 10 |
Runner Up |
(Season 5) With Mark Cuban -average: 20.4
| Week # | Dance/Song | Judges' score | Result | ||
| Inaba | Goodman | Tonioli | |||
| 1 | Foxtrot/ "King of the Road" | 7 | 7 | 7 | Bottom 2 |
| 2 | Mambo/ "Ride wit Me" | 6 | 6 | 6 | Safe |
| 3 | Jive/ "New Shoes" | 6 | 7 | 7 | Safe |
| 4 | Viennese Waltz/ "Mr. Bojangles" | 7 | 8 | 7 | Safe |
| 5 | Samba/ "I Dream of Jeannie" | 7 | 7 | 7 | Eliminated |
(Season 6) With Penn Jillette -average: 16.5
| Week # | Dance/Song | Judges' score | Result | ||
| Inaba | Goodman | Tonioli | |||
| 1 | Cha Cha Cha/ "Fool In Love" | 5 | 6 | 5 | No Elimination |
| 2 | Quickstep/ "Man With the Hex" | 6 | 6 | 5 | Eliminated |
(Season 7) With Warren Sapp -average: 24.8
| Week # | Dance/Song | Judges' score | Result | ||
| Inaba | Goodman | Tonioli | |||
| 1 A | Cha Cha Cha/ "Do I Do" | 7 | 7 | 7 | Safe |
| 1 B | Quickstep/ "Ding Dong Daddy Of The D-Car Line" | 7 | 7 | 8 | Safe |
| 2 | Paso Doble/ "Malagueña" | 8 | 8 | 8 | Safe |
| 3 | Viennese Waltz/ "Lovin' U" | 9 | 8 | 8 | Safe |
| 4 | Samba/ "Bounce With Me" | 8 | 7 | 7 | Safe |
| 5 | Hustle/ "Funkytown" | 8 | 8 | 9 | Safe |
| 6 | Rumba/ "Irreplaceable" Old School Hip Hop/ "It Takes Two" |
8 No |
9* Scores |
8 Given |
Safe |
| 7 |
Foxtrot/ "Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby" |
7 10 |
7 9 |
7 10 |
Safe |
| 8 | Tango/ "Peter Gunn Theme" Jive/ "Hallelujah I Love Her So" |
10 9 |
9 8 |
9 9 |
Safe |
| 9 | Mambo/ "Tequila" Jitterbug/ "That Old Black Magic" |
8 9 |
8 8 |
8 8 |
Last To Be Safe |
| 10 | Samba/ "Blame It On the Boogie" Freestyle/ "Proud Mary" |
9 9 9 |
7 10 9 |
9 9 9 |
Runner-Up |
- Score was awarded by stand in judge Michael Flatley.
(Season 8) With David Alan Grier -average: 20.8
| Week # | Dance/Song | Judges' score | Result | ||
| Inaba | Goodman | Tonioli | |||
| 1 | Waltz/"You Light Up My Life" | 6 | 7 | 6 | No Elimination |
| 2 | Salsa/ "El Cumbanchero" | 6 | 5 | 6 | Safe |
| 3 | Foxtrot/ "Come Rain or Come Shine" | 8 | 8 | 8 | Safe |
| 4 | Lindy Hop/ "Bandstand Boogie" | 8 | 7 | 7 | Safe |
| 5 | Viennese Waltz/ "I Put a Spell on You" | 7 | 8 | 7 | Dance Off |
| Viennese Waltz/ "I Put a Spell on You" | 8 | 8 | 8 | Eliminated | |
(Season 9) With Donny Osmond -average: 25.5
| Week # | Dance/Song | Judges' score | Result | ||
| Inaba | Goodman | Tonioli | |||
| 1 | Foxtrot/ "All That Jazz" Salsa/Get Busy |
7 Awarded |
6 10 |
7 Points |
Safe |
| 2 | Jive / "Secret Agent Man" | 8 | 9* | 8 | Safe |
| 3 | Rumba/ "Endless Love" | 7 | 7 | 7 | Safe |
| 4 | Charleston/ "Put a Lid on It" | 8 | 8 | 8 | Safe |
| 5 | Argentine Tango/ "Tango a Pugliese" Hustle/"The Hustle" |
10 No |
9 Scores |
10 Given |
Safe |
| 6 | Jitterbug/ "Choo Choo Ch'Boogie" Mambo/ "Ran Kan Kan" |
8 Awarded |
8 7 |
8 Points |
Safe |
| 7 | Quickstep/ "Sing, Sing, Sing" Tango/ "You Give Love a Bad Name" |
8 9 |
8 9 |
8 10 |
Safe |
| 8 | Viennese Waltz/ "You Don't Know Me" 80's Paso Doble/ "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)" |
9 8 |
8 8 |
9 8 |
Safe |
| 9 | Tango/ "Black and Gold" Samba/ "One Bad Apple" Jitterbug/"Jump Shout Boogie" |
7 8 9 |
7 9 9 |
7 9 9 |
Safe |
| 10 | Cha-Cha-Cha/"September" Megamix/"You and Me"/ "Whenever, Wherever" / "Maniac" |
9 Awarded 10 Awarded |
9 28 10 30 |
9 Points 10 Points |
WON |
- Score was awarded by stand in judge Baz Luhrmann.
(Season 11) With David Hasselhoff -average: 15
| Week # | Dance/Song | Judges' score | Result | ||
| Inaba | Goodman | Tonioli | |||
| 1 | Cha Cha Cha/ "Sex Bomb" | 5 | 5 | 5 | Eliminated |
(Season 12) With Hines Ward -average: 26.73
In Week 7, Donnie Burns' score is before Inaba's
| Week # | Dance/Song | Judges' score | Result | ||
| Inaba | Goodman | Tonioli | |||
| 1 | Cha Cha Cha/"Club Can't Handle Me" | 7 | 7 | 7 | No Elimination |
| 2 | Quickstep/ "Part-Time Lover" | 8 | 7 | 8 | Safe |
| 3 | Samba/ "Fantasy" | 9 | 8 | 8 | Safe |
| 4 | Paso Doble/ "Explosive" | 9 | 8 | 8 | Safe |
| 5 | Rumba/ "Proud To Be An American" | 9 | 9 | 9 | Safe |
| 6 | Viennese Waltz/ "End of the Road" | 9 | 9 | 9 | Safe |
| 7 | Tango/ "La lección de tango" Team Cha-Cha-Cha/ "We Are Who We Are" |
99 77 |
8 8 |
10 8 |
Safe |
| 8 | Foxtrot/ "This Will Be" Jive/ "Chantilly Lace" |
9 9 |
9 9 |
10 8 |
Safe |
| Semi Finals | Argentine Tango/ "Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps" Salsa/ "Hello" Winner Take All Cha Cha Cha |
10 10 Awarded |
10 10 0 |
10 10 Points |
Safe |
| Finals | Quickstep/ "Puttin' on the Ritz" Freestyle/ "Drumline" Samba/ "Fantasy" |
10 10 10 |
9 10 10 |
10 10 10 |
WON |
(Season 13) With David Arquette -average: 22.3
| Week # | Dance/Song | Judges' score | Result | ||
| Inaba | Goodman | Tonioli | |||
| 1 | Viennese Waltz/ "Somebody to Love" | 6 | 6 | 6 | Safe |
| 2 | Jive/ "Runaway Baby" | 6 | 6 | 6 | Bottom Two |
| 3 | Rumba/ "O-o-h Child" | 8 | 8 | 8 | Safe |
| 4 | Paso Doble/ "The Raiders March" | 8 | 7 | 8 | Safe |
| 5 | Tango/ "Tainted Love" | 8 | 9 | 8 | Safe |
| 6 | Quickstep/ "We Go Together" Group Broadway Dance/ "Big Spender" & "Money Money" |
8 No |
7 Scores |
8 Given |
Safe |
| 7 | Cha-Cha-Cha/ "Abracadabra" Team Tango/ "Disturbia" |
8 8 |
8 7 |
8 8 |
Eliminated |
(Season 14) With Jaleel White -average: 24.9
| Week # | Dance/Song | Judges' score | Result | ||
| Inaba | Goodman | Tonioli | |||
| 1 | Foxtrot/ "The Way You Look Tonight" | 9 | 8 | 9 | No Elimination |
| 2 | Jive/ "Marry You" | 7 | 7 | 8 | Safe |
| 3 | Rumba/ "For the Cool in You" | 9 | 8 | 8 | Safe |
| 4 | Tango/ "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" | 8 | 7 | 7 | Safe |
| 5 | Samba/ "Rhythm Is Gonna Get You" Dance Duel Cha-Cha-Cha/ "The Edge of Glory" |
8 Saved |
8 By |
8 Judges |
Bottom Two |
| 6 | Cha Cha Cha/ "Ain't Too Proud to Beg" Motown Marathon / "Nowhere to Run" |
10 Awarded |
9 8 |
10 Points |
Safe |
| 7 | Viennese Waltz/ "Did I Make the Most of Loving You?" Team Tango/ "Toccata" Dance Duel Rumba/ "Set Fire to the Rain" |
8 10 Lost |
8 8 This |
8 9 Event |
Eliminated |
(Season 15) With Joey Fatone -average: 21.5
| Week # | Dance/Song | Judges' score | Result | ||
| Inaba | Goodman | Tonioli | |||
| 1 | Cha-Cha-Cha/ "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)" | 6.5 | 7 | 7 | Safe |
| 2 | Quickstep/ "Creep" | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | Eliminated |
(Season 16) With Ingo Rademacher -average 22.7
| Week # | Dance/Song | Judges' score | Result | ||
| Inaba | Goodman | Tonioli | |||
| 1 | Contemporary/ "Yellow" | 7 | 6 | 7 | No Elimination |
| 2 | Quickstep/ "Billy-a-Dick" | 6 | 7 | 7 | Safe |
| 3 | Prom Group Dance / "The Rockafeller Skank" Paso Doble / "Another One Bites the Dust" |
No 7 |
Scores 7 |
Given 7 |
Safe |
| 4 | Viennese Waltz / "A Thousand Years" | 8 | 7 | 8 | Safe |
| 5 | Cha-cha-cha / "Lady Marmalade" | 7 | 7 | 7 | Safe |
| 6 | Tango / "Uptight (Everything's Alright)" Team Paso Doble / "Higher Ground" |
8 7 |
8 8 |
8 7 |
Safe |
| 7 | Rumba / "Maria Maria" Rumba Dance Off / "Apologize" |
7 Awarded |
8 3 |
7 Points |
Bottom Two |
| 8 | Foxtrot / "You Make Me Feel So Young" Jive (Trio Challenge) / "Dance With Me Tonight" |
8 8 |
8 8 |
8 8 |
Safe |
| 9 | Samba / "One More Night" Charleston / "Fat Sam's Grand Slam" |
8 9 |
8 9 |
8 9 |
Eliminated |
(Season 20) with Robert Herjavec - average: 30.3
| Week # | Dance/Song | Judges' score | Result | |||
| Inaba | Goodman | Hough | Tonioli | |||
| 1 | Cha-cha-cha / "Bills" | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | No Elimination |
| 2 | Foxtrot / "You Make Me Feel So Young" | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | Safe |
| 3 | Rumba / "How Long Will I Love You?" | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | Safe |
| 4 | Waltz / "The Last Waltz" | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | Safe |
| 5 | Quickstep / "Step in Time" | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | Safe |
| 6 | Jive / "Surfin' Safari" Team Freestyle / "Wipe Out" |
7 10 |
7 9 |
7 10 |
7 10 |
Last to be called safe |
| 7 | Argentine Tango / "Word Up!" Cha-cha-cha Dance-Off / "Dance with Me" |
7 No |
8 Extra |
8 Points |
8 Awarded |
Safe |
| 8 | Contemporary / "Champagne Kisses" Samba (Trio Challenge) / "Cinema Italiano" |
8 7 |
8 7 |
9 8 |
8 7 |
Eliminated |
5678 Fitness
In October 2015, Johnson announced that she would be releasing her first fitness DVD, 5678 Fitness, and a book entitled The 5678 Diet, in January 2016.
5678 Fitness is a full-length at home fitness program based on cardio-latin dance, combining high energy dance routines with a total body workout. In conjunction with the launch of her personal fitness and lifestyle brand, Kym Johnson shares her life lessons, nutrition and exercise plans, and entertainment style through anecdotes, recipes, and contributions from her celebrity dance partners in her first book The 5678 Diet.
Personal life
In September 2015, Johnson confirmed that she and her Dancing with the Stars season 20 partner, businessman Robert Herjavec, are in a relationship. On February 27, 2016, the couple became engaged. Johnson was previously engaged to Australian cricket player Shane Watson.
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