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Sabra Johnson
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Sabra Elise Johnson
July 29, 1987 Netherlands
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| Occupation | Dancer, choreographer, actress |
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So You Think You Can Dance High School Musical |
Sabra Elise Johnson was born on July 29, 1987. She is a talented dancer, choreographer, and actress from Roy, Utah. Sabra is famous for winning season 3 of the TV show So You Think You Can Dance on Fox.
Sabra was born in the Netherlands. She lived in Germany for nine years and then in Utah for another nine years. Later, she moved to Las Vegas and then to New York City to follow her dream of becoming a dancer. Her love for dance has taken her all over the world. Today, she lives in Vietnam, where she continues to dance, create new dances, and direct shows.
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Sabra Johnson's Dance Journey
Starting Her Dance Path
Sabra Johnson began her official dance training when she was 16 years old. She trained at Dance Impressions in Bountiful, Utah. Her teachers were Kandee Allen and Vivian Colobella, a mother-daughter team. Later, she moved to Las Vegas, Nevada. There, she trained at the Dance Zone with Kaydee Francis and Jami Artiga.
Before she started dance, Sabra had a background in gymnastics. Her dance training includes jazz, ballet, and contemporary dance. She also knows some hip hop, modern, tap, and theater dance. Jazz is her favorite dance style. Before trying out for So You Think You Can Dance, Sabra had already been a dancer for three years. She also had a small role in the popular movie High School Musical. She was one of the skater dancers in the "Stick to the Status Quo" scene.
Competing on So You Think You Can Dance
On the first episode of So You Think You Can Dance, Sabra was paired with b-boy Dominic Sandoval. They danced together for five weeks. Each week, Sabra and her partner had to pick a dance style from a hat. They performed a disco dance in week one and a contemporary dance in week two. In week three, they danced a rumba. They did a hip hop routine in week four and a jive in week five. They were only in the bottom three couples once, which was in the first week. After five weeks, only ten dancers were left in the competition.
When Sabra made it to the top ten, she was separated from Dominic. This was because of the show's rules for the top 10 competition. In week 6, Sabra danced with Kameron Bink, a contemporary and hip hop dancer. They performed a contemporary routine. Kameron was eliminated the next day. In week 7, Sabra was paired with ballroom dancer Pasha Kovalev. They performed a Broadway routine and a quickstep. In week 8, Sabra danced with contemporary dancer Neil Haskell. They performed a jazz routine and a paso doble routine. After these dances, Sabra was announced as one of the top 4 finalists.
Throughout the season, judges praised Sabra for her passion and energy. They also loved her amazing talent, personality, strong dancing, and how well she could do different dance styles. In the end, Sabra received the most votes. She was crowned America's favorite dancer, beating Danny Tidwell, Neil Haskell, and Lacey Schwimmer.
Her SYTYCD Performances
| Week | Partner | Dance | Song | Result |
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| 1 | Dominic Sandoval | Disco | "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)"— Donna Summer & Barbra Streisand |
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| 2 | Contemporary | "I'll Stand by You"—The Pretenders | Safe | |
| 3 | Rumba | "Stickwitu"—The Pussycat Dolls | Safe | |
| 4 | Hip-hop | "Make It Work"—Ne-Yo | Safe | |
| 5 | Jive | "I Do the Jerk"—Ryan Shaw | Safe | |
| 6 | Kameron Bink | Contemporary | "Amazing Grace"—Crystal Lewis | Safe |
| 7 | Pasha Kovalev | Broadway | "A Wild Wild Party"— from The Wild Party | Safe |
| Quickstep | "Mr. Pinstripe Suit"—Big Bad Voodoo Daddy | |||
| 8 | Neil Haskell | Jazz | "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)"—Eurythmics | Safe |
| Paso Doble | "España cañí"—Juan & Gennaro | |||
| 9 | Neil Haskell | Hip-hop | "Whine Up"—Kat DeLuna & Elephant Man | Winner |
| Lacey Schwimmer | Jazz | "Koyal (Songbird)"—Nitin Sawhney | ||
| Danny Tidwell | Cha cha | "Gotta Get Down (La Negra Tiene Tumbao) [Spanglish Remix]"—Celia Cruz |
Note: Results highlighted in red mean that dancers were in the bottom group, but they might not have been eliminated.
Life After Winning SYTYCD
After winning So You Think You Can Dance, Sabra Johnson focused on teaching dance. She has also said she wants to have a professional dancing career, maybe even on Broadway. Sabra has performed and taught at many events and workshops. She has also appeared at charity events.
As part of her work, she has traveled to different countries. She went to Iceland with SYTYCD choreographers Dan Karaty and Shane Sparks, and fellow dancer Danny Tidwell. She also visited Australia with Kameron Bink and South Africa.
In 2008, Sabra was a professional dancer at the Dance Times Square Showcase benefit. She danced with SYTYCD finalist Neil Haskell. In 2009, Sabra was a special guest artist at the Merrimack Hall Second Annual Evening of Dance in Huntsville, Alabama. She later appeared at the St. Louis Auto Show. For a time, she was also a member of the Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet company in New York City.
Sabra taught master classes for the East Coast Movement in August 2010, along with Kameron Bink. She has also taught Jazz dance around the world. As of 2017, she was working closely with the Dancenter in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Through the Dancenter, she started working with the Urban Dance Group (UDG). There, she is creating and directing her first full-length interactive dance show, called 'Between Us'.
See also
- List of dancers
