Lindsay Arnold Cusick (born January 11, 1994) is an American professional Latin and ballroom dancer. She was a contestant on So You Think You Can Dance. She is a professional dancer and choreographer on Dancing with the Stars.

Personal life

Arnold, born and raised in Provo, Utah, is the oldest of four daughters. Her parents' names are Josh and Mindy. Her sisters' names are Jensen, Brynley and Rylee. On June 18, 2015, she married her high school sweetheart, Samuel Lightner Cusick. Arnold and Cusick exchanged vows in a private Mormon ceremony at the Salt Lake Temple in Salt Lake City. Fellow Dancing with the Stars dancers Brittany Cherry, Jenna Johnson, and Emma Slater were among her bridesmaids, with Witney Carson serving as her maid of honor.

So You Think You Can Dance

At the age of 18, Arnold auditioned for the ninth season of So You Think You Can Dance. She made it through to the top twenty finalists. Her partner was martial arts fusion dancer Cole Horibe. When only ten dancers remained, the contestants switched partners to a new all-star each week. As she proceeded to the top 8 dancers, Arnold partnered with dancers Jakob Karr and Alex Wong. Although she was eliminated on August 29, 2012, she received repeated praise from the judges about her versatility as a dancer and her star quality. After the season, she performed on the 30-city tour.

Dancing with the Stars

Arnold became a professional dancer on season 16 of the reality television series Dancing with the Stars. At the time, she was the second youngest pro dancer in the show's history (Julianne Hough joined the show at 18). She was partnered with professional boxer Victor Ortiz. They finished in 8th place and were eliminated in week six after getting three 6s.

She returned in season 17 as a member of the dance troupe, and continued in the troupe through season 20.

She was promoted again to a professional partner in season 21, in which she partnered with National Guard member Alek Skarlatos. The couple made it to the finals and finished in third place.

Arnold returned as a professional for season 22 and was paired with Boyz II Men singer Wanya Morris. Arnold and Morris made it to the semi-finals but were eliminated, finishing in 4th place despite receiving the highest scores of that night.

Arnold returned for season 23 and was partnered with former NFL player Calvin Johnson Jr.. The couple made it to the finals and finished in third place.

Arnold returned for season 24 and was partnered with former MLB catcher David Ross. Despite low scores, the couple outlasted many high-scoring couples, made it to the finals and finished in second place, behind Rashad Jennings and Emma Slater.

For season 25, Arnold is paired with singer and actor Jordan Fisher.

Season	Partner	Place	Average score
16	Victor Ortiz	8th	19.7
21	Alek Skarlatos	3rd	25.2
22	Wanya Morris	4th	26.5
23	Calvin Johnson Jr.	3rd	35.3
24	David Ross	2nd	32.3
25	Jordan Fisher	TBA	TBA

Performances

Season 16 with celebrity partner Victor Ortiz

Week	Dance / Song	Judges' score			Result
		Inaba	Goodman	Tonioli
1	Foxtrot / "Daylight"	6	6	6	No elimination
2	Jive / "Runaway Baby"	6	6	6	Bottom two
3	Prom group dance / "The Rockafeller Skank" Contemporary / "Slow Dancing in a Burning Room"	No 8	points 7	awarded 8	Safe
4	Paso doble / "We Will Rock You"	6	6	6	Bottom two
5	Viennese Waltz / "Never Tear Us Apart"	7	7	7	Bottom two
6	Rumba / "I Just Called to Say I Love You" Team Paso doble / "Higher Ground"	6 7	6 8	6 7	Eliminated

Season 21 with celebrity partner Alek Skarlatos

Week	Dance / Song	Judges' score			Result
		Inaba	Hough	Tonioli
1	Foxtrot / "Ten Feet Tall"	8	7	7	No elimination
2	Jazz / "Don't Stop Believin'" Quickstep / "American Girl"	8 7	7 7	8 8	Safe
3	Tango / "Bad Things"	8	81/9	8	Safe
4	Paso doble / "Wake Me Up"	8	8	8	Safe
52	Rumba / "Let It Go"	8	7/73	7	No elimination
6	Jive / "Jailhouse Rock"	8	8/74	7	Safe
7	Viennese Waltz / "Haunted" Team Freestyle / "Ghostbusters"	9 9	8 10	8 9	Safe
8	Contemporary / "Holding Out for a Hero" Samba dance-off / "Lean On"	9 No	8 extra	8 points	Safe
9	Salsa / "Back It Up" Team-Up Dance (Paso Doble) / "We Will Rock You"	8 8	8 8	8 8	Safe
10 Semifinals	Waltz / "America the Beautiful" Cha-cha-cha Dance-off / "Fun" Trio Argentine Tango / "Ex's & Oh's"	10 No 9	10 Extra 9	10 Points 9	No elimination
11 Finals	Rumba / "The Pieces Don't Fit Anymore Freestyle / "Marchin On" Rumba & Tango Fusion / "A Sky Full of Stars"	9 10 9	9 10 9	9 10 9	Third Place

¹ Score given by guest judge Alfonso Ribeiro.

² This week only, for "Partner Switch-Up" week, Skarlatos performed with Emma Slater instead of Arnold. Arnold performed with Carlos PenaVega.

³ Score given by guest judge Maksim Chmerkovskiy.

⁴ Score given by guest judge Olivia Newton-John.

Season 22 with celebrity partner Wanya Morris

Week	Dance / Song	Judges' score			Result
		Inaba	Goodman	Tonioli
1	Cha-cha-cha / "Motownphilly"	8	7	8	No elimination
2	Salsa / "Echa Pa'lla (Manos Pa'rriba)"	8	8	8	Safe
3	Waltz / "The Star-Spangled Banner"	8	8	8	Safe
4	Samba / "Circle of Life"	8	9/91	9	Safe
52	Tango / "Hold Back the River"	8	7/73	8	No elimination
6	Jazz / "Bye Bye Bye"	10	9	10	Safe
7	Foxtrot / "I Say a Little Prayer" Team Freestyle / "Super Bad", "Living in America" & "I Got You (I Feel Good)"	9 9	9 9	9 10	Last to be called safe
8	Jive / "Can You Do This" Team-up Dance (Samba) / "Jump in the Line (Shake, Senora)"	8 10	8 93	9 10	Last to be called safe
9 Semifinals	Trio Paso doble / "Explosive" Charleston / "Shame on Me"	10 10	10 10	10 10	Eliminated

¹ Score given by guest judge Zendaya.
² For this week only, as part of "America's Switch Up", Morris performed with Witney Carson instead of Arnold. Arnold performed with Von Miller.
³ Score given by guest judge Maksim Chmerkovskiy.
³ Due to Goodman being the judge coaching Morris' team during the team-up dance, the viewers scored the dance in his place with the averaged score being counted alongside the remaining judges.

Season 23 with celebrity partner Calvin Johnson Jr.

Week	Dance / Song	Judges' score				Result
		Inaba	Goodman	Hough	Tonioli
1	Cha-cha-cha / "That's What I Like"	7	6	6	7	No elimination
2	Foxtrot / "As Days Go By"	7	7	7	7	Safe
3	Viennese Waltz / "It's a Woman's World"	8	8	8	8	Safe (Immunity)
4	Charleston / "Bella Donna Twist"	8	"?	7	8	Safe
5	Jazz / "Ain't No Mountain High Enough"	8	"?	8	8	No elimination
6	Argentine Tango / "Hotel California"	9	101	9	9	Last to be called safe
7	Jive / "Good Golly, Miss Molly" Team Freestyle / "The Skye Boat Song"	9 10	9 9	9 9	9 10	Safe
8	Quickstep / "Dr. Bones" Jive Dance Off / "The Purple People Eater"	10 No	"? Extra	10 Points	10 Awarded	Safe
9	Waltz / "Memory" Team-Up Dance (Paso Doble) / "No Good"	9 9	92 92	10 10	9 9	Safe
10 Semifinals	Tango / "Seven Nation Army" Trio Salsa / "Limbo"	8 10	"? "?	9 10	9 10	Last to be called safe
11 Finals	Viennese Waltz / "I Am Your Man" Freestyle / "Please Mr. Postman" & "I Want You Back" Jive & Quickstep Fusion / "Tutti Frutti"	8 10 10	9 10 10	9 10 10	9 10 10	Third Place

¹ Score given by guest judge Pitbull.
² Score given by guest judge Idina Menzel

Season 24 with celebrity partner David Ross

Week	Dance / Song	Judges' score				Result
		Inaba	Goodman	Hough	Tonioli
1	Quickstep / "Go, Cubs, Go"	7	7	7	7	No elimination
2	Cha-cha-cha / "Bust a Move"	7	6	7	7	Safe
3	Jazz / "Candy Shop"	8	7	8	8	Safe
4	Viennese Waltz / "Forever Young"	7	8	8	8	Safe
5	Jive / "Ride"	7	7	8	7	Safe
6	Argentine Tango / "I Want You Back" Team Freestyle / "Dancing Machine", "You Got It (The Right Stuff)" & "Best Song Ever"	7 8	7 8	81 91	7 8	Safe
7	Salsa / "Universal Mind Control" Jive Dance Off / "Gimme Some Lovin'"	8 No	8 Extra	82 Points	8 Awarded	Last to be called safe
8	Waltz / "Humble and Kind" Trio Paso Doble / "Gangsta's Paradise"	9 7	9 7	9 8	9 7	Safe
9 Semifinals	Foxtrot / "You Make Me Feel So Young" Tango / "Castle on the Hill"	9 9	8 9	9 9	8 9	Last to be called safe
10 Finals	Viennese Waltz / "Let's Hurt Tonight" Freestyle / "It Takes Two" & "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" Foxtrot & Salsa Fusion / "Living"	8 10 9	8 10 9	9 10 9	8 10 9	Runner-Up

¹ Score given by guest judge Nick Carter
² Score given by guest judge Mandy Moore

Season 25 with celebrity partner Jordan Fisher

Week	Dance / Song	Judges' score			Result
		Inaba	Goodman	Tonioli
1	Tango / "There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back"	8	7	7	No Elimination

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