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Thanks for visiting this site!  It's all dedicated to "Dancing With The Stars" professional dancer Kym Johnson.  "Dancing With The Stars" is a hit reality show on ABC in America.  It airs on Mondays and Tuesdays for about three months in the Fall and Spring. 

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Photos - Over 100 photos! You can register/sign in to upload photos of Kym and comment.

Videos - Got nearly 80 videos to watch.  You can also register/sign in to upload videos of Kym and comment.

Publications - Interviews and articles

Unofficial Fan Club - Facebook group for Kym.  Come on in!

Kym's Home - What time is it in Sydney, Australia?  What's the weather like? What's in the news?  Find out all about it and feel like you're an Aussie!  There's also a place for highlights from the Australian "Dancing With The Stars".  The entire website here is not just open to Americans but to Aussies as well!

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DWTS Game Room - Trivia, polls, dance with DWTS Host Tom Bergeron and solve jigsaw puzzles!  New puzzles, trivia and polls are updated each Sunday.

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Background
Born on August 4, 1976, Kym Johnson is a native of Sydney, Australia and is probably best known for her appearances in the Australian and American versions of the dancing reality show, "Dancing With The Stars."  Kym began dancing at the age of 3 when she learned to dance ballet, jazz and tap.  She also trained in acrobatics.  Kym became interested in dancing at 12 when she was dragged along by her brother to dance lessons, who met a girl in school who was taking dance lessons so he thought it was a good way to meet girls.  Kym has since then pursued a career in ballroom dancing but also does many other dances including Latin and modern.  Kym was 13 years old when she appeared in an indie film (finally released in 1992), "Strictly Ballroom," directed by Baz Luhmann based in Australia. 

In 1998,  Kym and her partner Lithuanian Tomas Atkocevicius placed second at the Australian Dancesport Championships in the Open Amateur Modern Ballroom and they were finalists at the U.K. Ballroom Championships at Blackpool.  Kym studied dance, acting and singing in the U.K. before she retired from ballroom dancing in 2001.

Before she appeared on Australia's version of "Dancing With The Stars," her works included a performance at Elton John's 50th birthday party, dancing at the "Blade Runner" launch party and touring with "Burn The Floor," a ballroom dance production.  She joined "Burn The Floor" after studying in the U.K. and has toured with them around the world overseas in countries including Japan.  Kym has also appeared in commercials for Pepsi and Coke and she modeled for "Bloch" (Australian company that offers dancewear), Australian hairdresser Joh Bailey and designer Terry Biviano.

After coming out of "ballroom retirement," Kym did three seasons of the Australian version of the dancing reality show, "Dancing With The Stars" in 2004.  In early 2006 after two seasons, she appeared on "Celebrity Survivor" on behalf of the Merry Makers, a non-profit organization that helps physically and mentally disabled people express themselves through dancing.  Kym was the first "survivor" to be eliminated.  She was mentioned that she couldn't wait to get out of the competition that she voted herself to be eliminated and asked others to do the same.  She quoted: "On the plane over I said to Wayne Gardner, 'I guess if we've got a tent we've just got to figure out how to put it up'. And he just laughed."  She also has said, "The closest I've been to camping was in mum and dad's backyard when I was probably eight years old. I think I lasted an hour and went back inside."  

On a personal note, Kym dated Australian cricketer Shane Watson before they were engaged for two years.  Kym then returned to "Dancing With The Stars" for the show's third season before she met and partnered with "The Great Outdoors" actor Tom Williams.  They soon got involved and Kym broke off her engagement with Shane and ended their relationship.  Kym and Tom won the third season of "Dancing With the Stars" before Kym appeared in the magazine for men, "FHM Magazine" for some swimsuit photo shoots on the beach.  Kym returned to DWTS for the show's fourth season but not as a regular contestant but as a performer in a cameo during a Grand Final, performing with musical artist Alex Lloyd.  Kym soon took a role in 2006 on the American version of "Dancing With The Stars" after she auditioned and got the job.  Tom Williams ended their relationship then Kym moved to America.  Speaking of romance, Kym's first love interest in America was British singer and musician Robbie Williams, whom she dated during the show's fourth season.

Dancing With The Stars In America
Kym moved to America when she signed to do the American version of "Dancing With The Stars" in 2006.  Her first partner during the show's third season was Talk Show Host Jerry Springer.  They succeed to get through half the competition before they were the 7th couple to be eliminated.  Their most memorable dance was the Waltz, which is the dance Jerry learned for his daughter, Katie's wedding.  When on the show, Kym wrote a "Behind The Scenes" edition of Australian Ok! Magazine.  After the season ended, Kym went on her first DWTS tour across America and Canada.  She had former "New Kids On The Block" member Joey McInyre for her partner. Unfortunately, Kym could not perform in all shows due to an arm injury.  Country singer and soon-to-be DWTS pro dancer Julianne Hough was her replacement until Kym recovered.  The injury, however, did not prevent her from putting together a cardio dance work-out DVD starring herself, DWTS pros Maksim Chmerkovskiy and Ashly DelGrosso-Costa.   

Kym returned to DWTS for the fourth season with N'Sync star, Joey Fatone.  Joey and Kym placed second in the competiton, marking Kym's first time to come so close to getting another trophy but in America.  They were defeated by Olympics speedskater Apolo Anton Ohno and his partner, Julianne Hough, who joined the cast for the first time.  Joey and Kym later toured with the rest of the cast of "Dancing With The Stars" across America that summer in 2007. 

On the show's 5th season, Kym partnered with billionaire and the owner of the NBA Dallas Mavericks, Mark Cuban.  They were eliminated during the show's 5th week.  Kym again participated for the third time with the DWTS cast for another tour.  However, Mark did not join them.

For the sixth season of the show, Kym was partners with Magician Penn Jillette of "Penn and Teller."  Unfortunately, Kym did not stay on the show very long as they were eliminated the first week.  For the remainder of the season, Kym was a guest correspondent for TVGuide.com and interviewed DWTS couples after each show.  The DWTS cast did not do a tour after season 6. 

Determined to get her trophy, Kym returned the following season for the 5th time when she was partners with NFL player and Superbowl Champion Warren Sapp.  Warren was known for Kym's "twinkle-toed Teddy Bear"!  That season, Kym and Warren stayed in the competition for a long time until they reached the finals.  After third place finalists Joey Fatone's bandmate, Lance Bass and his partner Lacey Schwimmer were eliminated, Warren and Kym were up against one couple to get the trophy.  However, Kym became the only pro dancer on the show to place second twice when she and Warren were defeated by Supermodel Brooke Burke and her partner, Derek Hough, Julianne's older brother.  Derek and Kym soon went on another tour with the show's cast from season 6 and 7 across America.  Warren did not go on tour but he visited the cast in Orlando, Florida one night and joined them onstage for a song.  As of recently in Spring 2009 for season 8, Kym came back on the show with actor/comedian David Alan Grier but they were eliminated on the 5th week.  No tour occurred after season 8.

Trivia:

Kym is right-handed

She is 5'7"

During the 6th season of American "Dancing With The Stars," the professional dancers did an opening performance of the song, "Let Me Entertain You".  The song was originally by Robbie Williams, Kym's former love interest.

It is commonly known that Kym suffered an arm injury during her first DWTS tour but no one explained what happened.  DWTS pro Cheryl Burke took "Extra" behind-the-scenes of the tour, introducing Joey Lawrence, Drew Lachey and DWTS judge Carrie Ann Inaba.  Kym appeared only for a few seconds showing a cast on her right arm just below the wrist and said, "I'm such a klutz.  I fell down the stairs."

When she appeared on Australian "Celebrity Survivor," she bought a sheridan sheet, an item she "could not live without" on the show.  She also watched 1980's "The Blue Lagoon" when visitng a Sydney Scouts Club in preparation of the show.  

Also a South Pacific Ballroom Champion

Has an eye condition called "Strabismus," in which both eyes are not aligned correctly. 

Kym suffered from two injuries she never spoke to the public about.  In season 3, she hyperextended her leg during a routine and continued to perform despite the injury.  In season 7, Kym reportedly injured her shoulder and media said it would require surgery later on.  A paparazzi reporter approached Kym about the injury and Kym said, "it's fine."

Kym and Joey Fatone performed on the inaugural Mediterranean cruise for the Disney Magic cruise on June 2, 2007.

When Warren Sapp had to miss one training day during the week to work in the NFL studios back east, Kym would take the whole day to work with people affected by Down's Syndrome and teach them how to dance.  In April 2009, she was honored with a "Vision" award for her support and work with people who had Down's Syndrome.