DWTS Jenna Johnson Injures Knee During First Routine With JoJo Siwa

DWTS: Jenna Johnson Injures Knee During First Routine With JoJo Siwa

DWTS pro dancer Jenna Johnson reveals she injured her knee during the show’s premiere. She danced with JoJo Siwa as the show’s first same-sex couple.

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DWTS Jenna Johnson Injures Knee During First Routine With JoJo Siwa

Dancing With The Stars season 30 pro dancer Jenna Johnson injured her knee on Monday night’s premiere during her history-making routine with JoJo Siwa. Jenna and JoJo are the first same-sex dance couple to compete on the show in 30 seasons. The duo took the stage after much anticipation, but Jenna never expected what came next.

JoJo Siwa came out as part of the LGBTQ+ community on social media earlier this year. When Dancing With The Stars producers asked her which gender she would prefer for a partner, JoJo requested a female partner because she knew that she would be able to break ground and set an example for her young fans. JoJo was paired with Jenna Johnson, who joined the show as a pro dancer in 2014. When the partnership was announced, both JoJo and Jenna were immediately thrust into the spotlight, and their dance became one of the most highly-anticipated routines in the history of the show. During the premiere, the duo danced a quick step to Jet’s hit song, “Are You Gonna Be My Girl,” receiving a score of 29 out of 40, the highest of the night. This happened despite the mishap during the dance, in which Jenna slipped on JoJo’s costume and nearly fell. JoJo was able to hold up her partner, not get pulled down by her and avoid a complete fall, which impressed the judges. JoJo flexed her biceps and said that it was all of the push-ups in rehearsals that helped her to keep Jenna from falling. The judges marveled at her strength and poise under pressure.

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Jenna revealed in an interview with Page Six that she unfortunately had to take a day off from rehearsals on Tuesday because she hurt her knee during the mishap. She said, “I should have known that there was going to be a flaw in the system, but no one had ever done this before. I slipped on JoJo’s dress, and both my feet actually came out from under me. While I was in that process of trying to squeeze and not fall…my knee kind of tweaked, kind of slipped out of place, came back in.” Jenna, however, did not want to miss all of week two of the competition, stating, “They made me take a day off to just rest, so icing the knee, but I feel fine. I did some therapy last night.” Ever the friend and professional, JoJo FaceTimed Jenna twice on Tuesday to make sure she was feeling better and to confirm that she was practicing her second dance correctly. Jenna shared that JoJo is “the sweetest human in the world” and a “star student, already practicing at home.”

DWTS Jenna Johnson Injures Knee During First Routine With JoJo Siwa

Jenna confessed that she felt like the incident took away from JoJo’s premiere night. She said, “Obviously, I’m so disappointed because I feel like I took away from JoJo’s moments because this was such an epic night for us, for Dancing With The Stars, for her. But I think that even with this stupid little slip-up, [JoJo] did incredible. Even with that fall, I think it highlighted her because it showed what a great partner she is.” JoJo and Jenna’s high score and fan response show that they did not lose support because of the incident.

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As Dancing With The Stars season 30 progresses, there will be twists and turns, both literal and figurative. JoJo and Jenna’s partnership has already proven to be not only groundbreaking but also one of mutual respect and admiration. Hopefully, this will be their first and last fall of the season, but they will surely continue to lift each other up.

Dancing With The Stars airs Mondays at 8pm on ABC.

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