Burr Johnson currently dances with Kimberly Bartosik/daela, Netta Yerushalmy, and The Trisha Brown Dance Company. He has performed with John Jasperse Projects (2010-2016), Shen Wei Dance Arts (2009-2017), Marina Abramović/GIVENCHY, Ryan McNamara, Boris Charmatz, Isabel Lewis, Christopher Williams, Sally Silvers, Bill Young, Jack Ferver, Moriah Evans, and The Merce Cunningham Trust for "Night of 100 solos: LA." He is a 2020 New York Dance and Performance “Bessie” Award honoree for individual performance in Kimberly Bartosik’s through the mirror of their eyes. His choreographic work has been widely presented, and in spring 2024 he participated as a choreographer in the Alvin Ailey School’s New Directions Choreography Lab with mentorship from Melanie George. He holds a BFA from Virginia Commonwealth University.