| Jonathan Roberts | |
|---|---|
| Born | Jonathan Robert Stubenrauch April 20, 1974 United States |
| Occupation | Ballroom dancer |
| Spouse | Anna Trebunskaya |
Jonathan Roberts (born Jonathan Robert Stubenrauch; 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.[1]
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Jonathan Roberts is most well known for dancing on the United States version of Dancing with the Stars. In the past Roberts has competed and won the following awards.
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.[4] 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.[5] 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 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 the second time he was eliminated in the first Results Show including when Jonathan was eliminated in that Double Elimination in Season 6.
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 voted off first the most times (three times)
With celebrity partner Marie Osmond:
| Week # | Dance/Song | Judges' score | Result | ||
| Inaba | Goodman | Tonioli | |||
| 1 | Foxtrot/ "I Hear a Symphony" | 7 | 7 | 7 | Safe |
| 2 | Mambo/ "Mambo" | 8 | 8 | 8 | Safe |
| 3 | Tango/ "Please Mister Brown" | 9 | 8 | 9 | Safe |
| 4 | Viennese Waltz/ "Can't Help Falling in Love" | 9 | 9 | 8 | Safe |
| 5 | Samba/ "Crickets Sing for Anamaria" | 7 | 7 | 7 | Safe |
| 6 | Paso Doble/ "Gallito" Rock N' Roll/ "Rockin' Robin" |
8 No |
8 Scores |
7 Given |
Safe |
| 7 | Quickstep/ "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" Cha cha cha/ "Venus" |
10 8 |
9 8 |
9 8 |
Safe |
| 8 | Rumba/ "My Cherie Amour" Jive/ "Whose Bed Have Your Boots Been Under" |
8 8 |
8 9 |
8 8 |
Safe |
| 9 Semi-finals |
Quickstep/ "Good Morning" Mambo/ "Guaglione" |
10 9 |
10 9 |
9 9 |
Safe |
| 10 Finals |
Samba "Chica Chica Boom Chic" Freestyle/ "Start Me Up" |
8 8 |
8 7 |
8 7 |
Third Place |
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 |
With celebrity partner Belinda Carlisle:
| Week # | Dance/Song | Judges' score | Result | ||
| Inaba | Goodman | Tonioli | |||
| 1 | Waltz/ "What the World Needs Now is Love" | 6 | 6 | 5 | N/A |
| 2 | Salsa/ "Higher" | 6 | 6 | 6 | Eliminated |
| Awards and achievements | ||
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| Preceded by Laila Ali & Maksim Chmerkovskiy |
Dancing with the Stars (US) third place contestant Season 5 (Fall 2007 with Marie Osmond) |
Succeeded by Cristian de la Fuente & Cheryl Burke |