Jenna Johnson has spent years turning celebrities into ballroom dancers, collecting Mirrorball trophies and surviving enough rehearsal-room drama to qualify for a dance marathon of her own.
Now, as she marks a decade as a professional on Dancing with the Stars, Johnson is looking back at the journey while embracing Season 35 with renewed excitement. The professional dancer, who has won the competition twice, says she still feels inspired and hopes to keep creating and choreographing for the show for years to come.
Jenna Johnson Says DWTS Has Become Her Family
Johnson joined DWTS as a teenager and has grown alongside the show. Reflecting on her 10-year milestone, she credited the producers, camera crew, wardrobe, glam team and other people behind the scenes for helping shape her career.
She described the DWTS community as a family and said she feels particularly inspired this season. After years of rehearsals, performances, eliminations and Mirrorball celebrations, Johnson appears to have reached the stage where the ballroom is no longer just a workplace — it is practically home.
Jenna Johnson Enters Season 35 With Fresh Energy
For Season 35, Johnson is partnered with actor and dancer Harry Shum Jr., and the pair quickly became one of the combinations getting attention from viewers. Their premiere earned 21 out of 30, while their emotional Viennese waltz the following week sparked plenty of online conversation after Shum unexpectedly screamed during the routine.
Johnson has also spoken about the possibilities surrounding the future of DWTS. She suggested that taking the show to the Hollywood Bowl would be an exciting opportunity, while pointing to the franchise’s growing collaborations and expansion beyond the traditional ballroom.
Jenna Johnson’s “Dream Come True” Could Be Bigger Than a Mirrorball
With Season 35 already underway, Johnson’s ambitions appear to extend beyond simply collecting another trophy. She has expressed a desire to continue choreographing, creating and finding new ways to contribute to the DWTS universe.
And considering the show’s increasingly ambitious productions, Johnson may have plenty of room to dream. The Hollywood Bowl, bigger performances and new opportunities are now part of the conversation — because apparently dancing in a ballroom was no longer dramatic enough.
For Johnson, a decade on Dancing with the Stars has become more than a career milestone. It has been a journey from a young dancer learning from veterans to an established professional helping shape the show’s next chapter — and Season 35 may just be another big step in that story.
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