Jonathan Roberts Biography (Courtesy Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

Jonathan Roberts (born Jonathan Robert Stubenrauch on April 20, 1974) is an American professional ballroom dancer. He decided to take up dancing after he received a free trial at a local dance studio and enjoyed it. He currently resides in California with his wife and former dance partner, Anna Trebunskaya.

Achievements

In mid-2005 and early 2006, Jonathan Roberts danced on the United States version of Dancing with the Stars. In the past Roberts has competed and won the following awards.

• 1997 US National Professional Rising Star Ballroom Champion, with Roberta Sun
• 2003 Blackpool Professional Rising Star Latin Champion, with Anna Trebunskaya
• 2004 US National Professional Rising Star Latin Champion, with Anna Trebunskaya
• USA pro-am 10 dance champion
• USA pro-am Latin champion
• USA pro-am American Ballroom champion

Dancing with the Stars

He has competed on the seasons 1, 2, 4, 5, and 6 of the U.S. version of Dancing with the Stars. In Season 1, he danced with celebrity Rachel Hunter. They were the third couple to be eliminated coming in 4th place. In Season 2, he danced with celebrity Giselle Fernandez. They were also eliminated in the third week and came in 8th place. In Season 4, he danced with Heather Mills. They were voted off in the sixth week of the competition and came in 7th place. Roberts returned for the fifth season and was partnered with entertainer Marie Osmond. They achieved 3rd place, being eliminated during the final show of the season. Season five was Roberts's most successful season so far.

His partner for Season 6 is Monica Seles. They scored 15 for the Foxtrot and 15 for the Mambo. This is the lowest judge's score of the season as of March 25, 2008. Roberts and Seles were one of the first two couples eliminated from the competition. His wife Anna Trebunskaya was sick during her week 3 practice, and a video of Jonathan dancing and teaching her partner, Steve Guttenberg was shown. After this, for the encore performance, he and Guttenberg were asked to do the entire routine.

Performances

With celebrity partner Monica Seles:

Week #	Dance/Song	Judges' score			Result
		Inaba	Goodman	Tonioli
1	Foxtrot/ "Bubbly"	5	5	5	N/A
2	Mambo/ "My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It)"	5	5	5	Eliminated

Links

• Official Site
• Dancing with the Stars Biography
• Dancing With the Stars
• West Coast swing: Jonathan Roberts Reflects On Stepping Up From Campbell Studio To TV Spotlight

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