Alexis Warr | |
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| Born | June 5, 2000 Highland, Utah, U.S. |
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| Known for | So You Think You Can Dance Strictly Come Dancing |
| Spouse | Jake Burton (m. 2018) |
Alexis Warr Burton (born June 5, 2000) is an American dancer and choreographer. She is the first Latin and ballroom dancer to win the competition series So You Think You Can Dance , emerging victorious on its seventeenth season. After appearing as part of the dance troupe on Dancing with the Stars , she became a professional on the British version of the series Strictly Come Dancing .
Alexis Warr was born on June 5, 2000, in Highland, Utah. [1] She developed an early interest in dance through watching her sister perform in local musical theater productions. [2] Warr started training at the Center Stage Performing Arts Studio in Orem when she was six years old. [3] She learned ballet and jazz the following year, and added ballroom to her training by the age of thirteen. [2] She is also trained in contemporary, hip hop, tap, and gymnastics. [1]
After leaving high school, Warr embarked on her first tour performance with Derek Hough, and subsequently worked as a dancer on America's Got Talent . [2] In 2022, Warr became a contestant on the seventeenth season of So You Think You Can Dance , ultimately going on to be crowned "America's Favorite Dancer". [4] She became the first female Ballroom and Latin dancer to claim the title. [5] Following this, she became a member of the dance troupe on Dancing with the Stars . [6] [7] In 2024, she appeared in the music video for JoJo Siwa's song "Karma". [8]
In July 2025, it was announced that Warr would be joining the twenty-third series of Strictly Come Dancing in the United Kingdom as a professional dancer, alongside Julian Caillon. [9] Following the announcement, Warr said she had "admired Strictly Come Dancing for years, so joining this incredible family is such an honor." [10] [11]
Warr is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. [3] She married her high school sweetheart, Jake Burton, on November 15, 2018, at the Provo City Center Temple. [3] [12] Warr dedicated her So You Think You Can Dance victory to her mother, who was battling brain cancer. [13] [14]