Marcus Johnson was born and raised in California. It was his destiny to dance; his parents are Patrick and Wendy Johnson, award winning dance team and world-class judges. Owners of 7 Arthur Murray studios.

Marcus started dancing when he was 7 years old and is considered one of the rising talents in Latin dance. By age 8 Marcus was on the Merv Griffin Show dancing a Cha-cha. Marcus has been teaching Ballroom and Latin for 6 1/2 years and been competing professionally for 3 years. Marcus won the Rising Star Award at the Hawaiian Star Ball.

During his career he has made the finals of many competitions in the United States including 4th in the Rising Star division at the Heritage Ball, as well as becoming a finalist in the rising star category at the Ohio Star Ball. In Florida, Marcus won the Latin Open at the Sunshine State Competition. Marcus has performed in many shows including a show for the MGM Grand Casino on New Years Eve.