Born in California and raised in Utah, she was a finalist during the tenth season of the reality competition series So You Think You Can Dance.
Johnson received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for her work with her husband, Valentin Chmerkovskiy, on the series.
[1][2] She was raised in Provo, Utah, with her two older sisters Stacy and Jill, who are also dancers and previous contestants on the reality competition series So You Think You Can Dance (SYTYCD).
[2] Johnson idolized her eldest sister Stacy, who was the director of Center State Performing Arts Studio in Orem.
[5] During So You Think You Can Dance: The Next Generation, Johnson served as ballroom dancer Jake Monreal's all-star mentor.
[12] She was promoted to pro for a second time on the Athletes season and was paired with Olympic figure skater Adam Rippon.
[16] Despite continually receiving low scores and criticism from the judges, the pair was consistently saved by the viewers' votes.
They ultimately reached the semifinals and were eliminated alongside Fuller House actor Juan Pablo Di Pace and Cheryl Burke on November 12, 2018, finishing in fifth place.
[19] For season 30, Johnson was paired with YouTube personality JoJo Siwa, marking the first same-sex couple in the show's history.
[20] They also reached the finale and finished as the runner-ups on November 22, 2021, behind NBA shooting guard Iman Shumpert and Daniella Karagach.
[23] Johnson and her husband Valentin Chmerkovskiy earned a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Choreography for composing two waltz routines during the season.
The first was a tribute performance set to "Moon River" in honor of head judge Len Goodman, who died five months before the season premiered.
With celebrity partner Joey Graziadei Tango / "Rock You Like a Hurricane" 9 92/9 9 36 Team Freestyle / "I 2 I" 9 9 9 27 Jive Dance-Off / "Time Warp" Awarded 3 Points 32 Instant Rumba / "Birds of a Feather" 9 9 9 27 Semi-finals Paso Doble / "Come Together" 9 10 9 28 Final Freestyle / "Canned Heat" 9 10 10 29 1 Score given by guest judge Rosie Perez 2 Score given by guest judge Gene Simmons 3 Score given by guest judge Mark Ballas Johnson first met fellow Dancing with the Stars pro Valentin Chmerkovskiy during its eighteenth season.