after johnson made it into the top ten, she was separated from sandoval because of the rules for the top 10 competition. in week 6, johnson was randomly paired with contemporary/hip hop dancer kameron bink for the next dance where they performed a contemporary routine. bink was eliminated on the following results show. in week 7, johnson was randomly paired with ballroom dancer, pasha kovalev, for the next performance where they performed a broadway routine and a quickstep. in week 8, johnson was randomly paired with contemporary dancer neil haskell for the next dances where they performed a jazz routine and a paso doble routine. during the following results show, johnson was announced as a top 4 finalist of the season. throughout the season johnson was praised for her passion, enthusiasm, prodigious talent, personality, strong dancing and versatility in the different routines. in the end, johnson garnered more votes than her fellow finalists and was subsequently crowned america's favorite dancer, beating out danny tidwell, neil haskell, and lacey schwimmer.