Jenna Johnson

Jenna Johnson is a professional dancer and choreographer best known for competing on So You Think You Can Dance and as a two-time champion on Dancing With the Stars. Johnson was born in Los Angeles and raised in Provo, Utah, alongside her two older sisters, Stacy and Jill. She began dancing at age 3 and trained in jazz, contemporary and Latin ballroom. She went on to join the Center Stage senior company, where her sister Stacy served as the director. She graduated from Timpview High School in 2013 before pursuing her professional dance career.

Johnson competed on season 10 of So You Think You Can Dance in 2013 before joining Dancing With the Stars as a troupe member in 2014. She went on to become a professional dancer on the show, winning her first mirrorball trophy in 2018 with Olympic figure skater Adam Rippon. She won again with Joey Graziadei in 2024. Johnson and her husband, dancer Val Chmerkovskiy, also earned a 2024 Primetime Emmy nomination for choreography on Dancing With the Stars.

Johnson met Chmerkovskiy through Dancing With the Stars. They began dating in 2015, briefly split before reconciling in 2017 and became engaged in 2018. They married in 2019 and welcomed son Rome in 2023.