Hunter Johnson (choreographer)

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Hunter Johnson
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Hunter with Maria Zee
Born
Houston, Texas, United States
Occupation Choreographer
Spouse Maria Zee
ChildrenParker Chase Johnson. Carter Colt Johnson

Hunter Johnson is a ballroom dancer and choreographer. [1]

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Biography

Johnson met his partner and wife while teaching ballroom dance at Londance in Southern California. They compete in the professional American-style division, and have opened an Arthur Murray dance studio and settled down in Cypress, Texas. They continue to travel, doing shows and coaching.

They have been featured dancers on the PBS series America's Ballroom Challenge and choreographers on season 3, season 4 and Season 5 of the Fox dance competition-reality show So You Think You Can Dance .

Marriage and children

Hunter Johnson is married to his current dance partner, Maria Johnson, and they have two children Parker Chase Johnson and Carter Colt Johnson,. [2]

Awards

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References

  1. Country Boy and California Girl Make a Unique Blend, from DanceVision Archived August 19, 2005, at the Wayback Machine
  2. News on HunterAndMaria.com