Kym Johnson
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| Kym Johnson | |
 Johnson in 2008 at the Step Up 2 the Streets premiere |
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| Born | 1976 (age 32–33) Australia |
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Kym Johnson (born 1976) is an Australian former professional ballroom dancer, model, and television celebrity. She lives in Sydney NSW, Australia but is currently based in America for "Dancing with the Stars".
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[edit] Dance biography
Johnson began dancing at the age of two. She began ballroom dancing at 15 years old.[1] In 1998, she and her partner, Lithuanian Tomas Atkocevicius, placed second at the Australian Dancesport Championships in the Open Amateur Modern Ballroom.[2]They also were finalists as the U.K. Ballroom Championships at Blackpool. She retired from competitive ballroom dance in 2001.
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 at the Blade Runner launch party
- Dancing in the film Strictly Ballroom
[edit] Television appearances
Kym Johnson became a celebrity after appearing 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. Kym 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 Celebrity Survivor on behalf of the Merry Makers .
Later the same year (2006), Kym appeared on season 3 of the US Dancing with the Stars, partnering with talk show icon Jerry Springer. They proved to be very popular and were the 7th couple sent off. During the series Kym wrote a Behind the Scenes' Diary for OK! Magazine Australia.
Kym 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.
Kym returned to the ballroom on March 19 for Season 4, this time partnered with member of N'Sync Joey Fatone. She became the runner-up professional dancer of this season.[3] After the completion of Dancing with the Stars, Kym 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 June 2, 2007 and the performance can be watched here. Billionare 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 1st voted off in the Double-Elimination in the 2nd Week. Johnson recently competed on season 7 and was partnered with former NFL Player Warren Sapp. They finished in 2nd place behind Brooke Burke and Derek Hough. This was Kym's second time being the professional runner-up.
Kym returned to the ballroom for Season 8, and she was paired with actor David Alan Grier. They were eliminated from the competition on the fifth week of competiton April 7, 2009
Along with Maksim Chmerkovskiy and Ashly DelGrosso-Costa, Kym appears in the DVD Dancing With The Stars: Cardio Dance.
[edit] Dancing with the Stars Performances
[edit] With Jerry Springer
| Week # | Dance | Judges' Score | Result | ||
| 1 A | Cha Cha Cha | 16 | No elimination | ||
| 1 B | Quickstep | 19 | Safe | ||
| 2 | Tango | 21 | Bottom 2 | ||
| 3 | Waltz | 22 | Safe | ||
| 4 | Samba | 24 | Bottom 2 | ||
| 5 | Paso Doble | 18 | Bottom 2 | ||
| 6 | Foxtrot Mambo |
24 + 22 = 46 | Eliminated | ||
[edit] With Joey Fatone
| Week # | Dance/Song | Judges' Score | ||
| 1 A | Cha Cha Cha/"You Should Be Dancing" - Bee Gees | 24 | ||
| 1 B | Quickstep/"Tell Her About It" - Billy Joel | 24 | ||
| 2 | Tango/"Star Wars Theme" - Meco | 24 | ||
| 3 | Paso Doble/"Collecting the Ballots" - James Horner & Simon Rhodes | 28 | ||
| 4 | Rumba/"Besame Mucho" - Joab Gilberto | 25 | ||
| 5 | Samba/"A Little Respect" - Erasure Swing/"Rock This Town" - Brian Setzer Orchestra |
27 - |
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| 6 | Foxtrot/"The Way You Make Me Feel" - Paul Anka Jive - "Slippin' and Sliding" - Little Richard |
29 30 |
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| 7 | Waltz/"Always" - Frank Sinatra "Pump It" - Black Eyed Peas |
26 29 |
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| 8 | Foxtrot/"My Guy" - Mary Wells Jive/"Jump, Jive and Wail" - Brian Setzer Orchestra |
30 30 |
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| Finale | Cha Cha Cha/"Groove Is in the Heart" - Deee-Lite Freestyle/"Last Dance" - Donna Summer Tango/"Star Wars Theme" - Meco |
26 30 30 |
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[edit] With Mark Cuban
| Week # | Dance/Song | Judges' Score | Result | ||
| 1 Boys Night |
Foxtrot/"King of the Road" - Roger Miller | 21 | Bottom 2 | ||
| 2 | Mambo/"Ride wit Me" - Nelly | 18 | Safe | ||
| 3 | Jive/"New Shoes" - Paolo Nutini | 20 | Safe | ||
| 4 | Viennese Waltz/"Mr. Bonjangles" - Robbie Williams | 22 | Safe | ||
| 5 | Samba/"I Dream of Jeannie" - The Hit Crew | 21 | Eliminated | ||
With celebrity partner Penn Jillette:
| Dance/Song | Judges' Score | ||
| Carrie Ann Inaba | Len Goodman | Bruno Tonioli | |
| Cha Cha Cha/"Fool in Love" - Tina Turner | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| Quickstep/"Man with the Hex" - Atomic Fireballs | 6 | 6 | 5 |
[edit] With Warren Sapp
| 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" | 8 | 7 | 7 | 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" | 8 | 9 | 8 | Safe |
| 7 | Foxtrot/ "Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby" Team Paso Doble/ "Rocks" |
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/ "Abril em Portugal" "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" "Hustle/ "Funky Town" |
9 9 9 |
7 10 9 |
9 9 9 |
Runner-Up |
[edit] With David Alan Grier
| Week # | Dance/Song | Judges's Score | Order Performed | ||
| 1.1 | Waltz/"You Light Up My Life" - Whitney Houston | 19 | 11 | ||
| 1.2 | Salsa/"El Cumbanchero" - Angel Melendez and the 911 Orchestra | 17 | 2 | ||
| 2 | Foxtrot/"Come Rain or Come Shine" - Natalie Cole | 24 | 8 | ||
| 3 | Lindy Hop/"Bandstand Boogie" - Barry Manilow | 22 | 1 | ||
| 4 Dance-Off |
Viennese Waltz/"I Put a Spell on You" - Nina Simone Viennese Waltz/"I Put a Spell on You" - Nina Simone |
22 24 |
5 1 |
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[edit] Other media coverage
She posed in March 2006 for Australian men's magazine FHM [4]
[edit] Personal life
Kym Johnson was engaged to Australian cricketer Shane Watson for 2 years but broke it off with Watson after becoming involved with her dance partner on the Australian version of Dancing with the Stars, Tom Williams of The Great Outdoors who soon after ended their relationship.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ Dancing With The Stars - Home - ABC.com
- ^ Kym Johnson Biography - Celebrity Survivor
- ^ "The Stars Align for a fourth season of ABC's hit alternative series, Dancing With the Stars". abc.go.com. 2007. http://abc.go.com/primetime/dancing/newseason.html. Retrieved on 2007-02-21.
- ^ Girls of FHM
- ^ "Watson's not likely to give up the ghost". smh.com.au. 2007. http://www.smh.com.au/news/cricket/watsons-not-likely-to-give-up-the-ghost/2005/07/02/1119724849366.html. Retrieved on 2007-04-14.
[edit] External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Kym Johnson |
- Kym Johnson at the Internet Movie Database
- Jerry Springer and Kym Johnson eliminated, MSNBC
- Kym Johnson Official Website
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