Alexis Warr
American dancer and choreographer (born 2000)
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Alexis Warr (born June 5, 2000) is an American professional 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 | |
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Warr in 2025 | |
| Born | June 5, 2000 Highland, Utah, U.S. |
| Other name | Alexis Warr Burton |
| Occupations |
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| Known for | So You Think You Can Dance Strictly Come Dancing |
| Spouse |
Jake Burton
(m. 2018; sep. 2026) |
Early and personal life
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]
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] Warr dedicated her So You Think You Can Dance victory to her mother, who was battling brain cancer.[4] The couple announced their separation on June 23, 2026, after almost eight years of marriage.[5][6]
Career
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".[2] She is the first ballroom-trained dancer to claim the title.[7] Following this, she became a member of the dance troupe on Dancing with the Stars.[8] In 2024, she appeared in the music video for JoJo Siwa's song "Karma".[9]
Strictly Come Dancing
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.[10] Following the announcement, Warr said she had "admired Strictly Come Dancing for years, so joining this incredible family is such an honor."[11][12] For her inaugural series, she was partnered with social media personality George Clarke.[13] They reached the finale and finished as the joint runners-up, alongside Amber Davies and Nikita Kuzmin, on December 20, 2025.[14]
| Series | Partner | Place | Average Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | George Clarke | 2nd | 33.2 |
Color key:
Highest and lowest scoring per dance
| Dance | Partner | Highest | Partner | Lowest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Smooth | George Clarke | 24 | - | - |
| Argentine Tango | 35 | - | - | |
| Cha-cha-cha | 29 | - | - | |
| Charleston | 37 | - | - | |
| Couple's Choice | 31 | - | - | |
| Instant Dance | 2 | - | - | |
| Foxtrot | - | - | - | - |
| Jive | George Clarke | 27 | - | - |
| Paso Doble | 39 | George Clarke | 30 | |
| Quickstep | 34 | - | - | |
| Rumba | 29 | - | - | |
| Salsa | 39 | - | - | |
| Samba | 35 | - | - | |
| Showdance | 39 | - | - | |
| Tango | 30 | - | - | |
| Viennese Waltz | 39 | George Clarke | 34 | |
| Waltz | - | - | - | - |
- Green number indicates when Alexis and her partner were at the top of the leaderboard.
- Red number indicates when Alexis and her partner were at the bottom of the leaderboard.
Series 23
Celebrity partner: George Clarke
- Notes
- Individual judges' scores are listed in the following order: Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse, Shirley Ballas, Anton Du Beke.
- The couple also received two extra points for their Tango to "When Doves Cry" by Prince" in the Instant Dance.
