Jonathan Roberts (born 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. Official Biography
Achievements Jonathan Roberts is most well known for dancing on the United States version of Dancing with the Stars and choreographing routines on So You Think You Can Dance. In the past Roberts has competed and won the following awards.
2008 World Professional Smooth Champion, with Valentina Kostenko 2008 US National Professional Smooth Champion, with Valentina Kostenko 2004 US National Professional Rising Star Latin Champion, with Anna Trebunskaya 2003 Blackpool Professional Rising Star Latin Vice Champion, with Anna Trebunskaya 1997 US National Professional Rising Star Ballroom Champion, with Roberta SunInstructor Bio at Dance Spectrum USA pro-am 10 dance champion USA pro-am Latin champion USA pro-am American Ballroom champion
Dancing with the Stars He competed in seasons 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8 and 9 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 Fernández. 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' most successful season so far.
His partner for Season 6 was 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 then-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.
Jonathan returned for Season 8, and was partnered with pop singer Belinda Carlisle but they became the first couple eliminated, making this the second time that he was eliminated in the first Results Show. Despite being eliminated first, he & Belinda held a higher average than a few celebrities who lasted longer than them.
Jonathan also returned for Season 9 of Dancing with the Stars and was paired with Grammy Award winning artist Macy Gray. The couple were the second pair to be voted off in the season's first results show, making this the third time in a row Roberts was voted off after the first week, and making Jonathan the professional dancer on the show tied voted off first the most times (three times) with Edyta Sliwinska and Keo Motsepe.
Season Partner Place Average Score1Rachel Hunter4th23.752Giselle Fernández8th23.004Heather Mills7th22.175Marie Osmond3rd24.576Monica Seles11th15.008Belinda Carlisle13th17.509Macy Gray15th15.00
Season 1
With Rachel Hunter
Week #Dance/SongJudges' scoreTotalResultInabaGoodmanTonioli1Waltz/ "Three Times a Lady"767No elimination2Rumba/ "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing"88824Bottom 23Tango/ "Toxic"899Safe4Samba/ "Soul Bossa Nova"79925Eliminated
Season 2
With Giselle Fernandez
Week #Dance/SongJudges' scoreTotalResultInabaGoodmanTonioli1Waltz/ "I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Loved You)"78823Safe2Rumba/ "Take My Breath Away"88824Safe3Tango/ "Hernando's Hideaway"78722Eliminated
Season 4
With Heather Mills
Week #Dance/SongJudges' scoreTotalResultInabaGoodmanTonioli1Foxtrot/ "Cheek to Cheek"66618No elimination2Mambo/ "Mambo Italiano"88824Safe3Jive/ "Can I Get a Witness"888Safe4Waltz/ "Sandy's Song"78823Safe5Samba/ "Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel"77721Bottom 26Paso Doble/ "Don't Cry For Me Argentina"78823Eliminated
Season 5
With Marie Osmond
Week #Dance/SongJudges' scoreTotalResultInabaGoodmanTonioli1Foxtrot/ "I Hear a Symphony"77721Safe2Mambo/ "Mambo"88824Safe3Tango/ "Please Mister Brown"98926Safe4Viennese Waltz/ "Can't Help Falling in Love"99826Safe5Samba/ "Crickets Sing for Anamaria"777Safe6Paso Doble/ "Erythrina Fusca"88723Safe7Quickstep/ "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy"Cha cha cha/ "Venus"108989852(+)Safe8Rumba/ "My Cherie Amour"Jive/ "Whose Bed Have Your Boots Been Under"888988(+25)Safe9Semi-finalsQuickstep/ "Good Morning"Mambo/ "Guaglione"10910999(29+)Safe10FinalsSamba "Chica Chica Boom Chic"Freestyle/ "Start Me Up"888787(+)Third Place
Season 6
With Monica Seles
Week #Dance/SongJudges' scoreTotalResultInabaGoodmanTonioli1Foxtrot/ "Bubbly"555No Eliminations2Mambo/ "My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It)"555Eliminated
Season 8
With Belinda Carlisle
Week #Dance/SongJudges' scoreTotalResultInabaGoodmanTonioli1Waltz/ "What the World Needs Now is Love"66517No Eliminations2Salsa/ "Higher"66618Eliminated566
Season 9
With Macy Gray
Week #Dance/SongJudges' scoreTotalResultInabaGoodmanTonioli1Viennese Waltz/ "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" Cha-Cha-Cha relay/ "Centerfold"6Awarded445Points(15+)Eliminated
References
External links
Dancing with the Stars Biography Dancing With the Stars West Coast swing: Jonathan Roberts Reflects on Stepping up from Campbell Studio to TV Spotlight