Witney Capri Carson (born October 17, 1993) is an American dancer, choreographer and actress. She was 18 years old at the time that she was a contestant on So You Think You Can Dance. She continued her professional dancing career as a troupe dancer on Dancing with the Stars seasons 16 and 17. Carson was promoted to being a professional dancer 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 five professional dancers on Dancing With the Stars to win the mirror ball trophy within their first two seasons.

Throughout her dance career, Carson has worked with dancers and choreographers such as Mia Michaels, Nappytabs, Travis Wall, Sonya Tayeh, Tyce Diorio, Mark Ballas and Stacey Tookey.



Early life

Carson was born in American Fork, Utah to Tyler Carson and Jill Johnson- Carson. She is the oldest of four children. She has two brothers, Jaxon and Cade and a sister, Camry. She started her career as a dancer at the age of three, training in different dance styles including ballet, jazz dance, hip hop dance, ballroom dance as well as tap dance among many others. She has competed and performed around the world and has won several awards and scholarships throughout her career.