Peta Jane Murgatroyd is a Australian professional dancer. She is best known for her appearances on Dancing with the Stars.
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Peta was born in Auckland, New Zealand but moved to Australia at age 18 months — so she considers herself more of an Aussie. She was raised in Perth, Western Australia and started studying classical ballet at age 4. According to ABC, she trained for 12 years under former principal dancer of the Kirov Ballet, Madame Lubov Nikonorenko.
She became the Australian State Champion within three months of beginning ballroom training, and she placed second in the Great World City Championships, was a semi-finalist in the Lion City Championships in Singapore and was a finalist in the Australian Open Championships. She placed 3rd in the world at the British Youth Latin Championships in Blackpool 2006.
Peta joined the cast of Burn the Floor in 2004, touring with them around the world for six years. When Burn the Floor landed on Broadway in August 2009, Peta was the lead female dancer. [1]
Peta joined the cast of Dancing with the Stars as one of the troupe members in the 12th season. She competed on the show as a professional with LA Laker Ron Artest, who is also known as Metta World Peace. They were the first couple eliminated off the show.[2]
| Week # | Dance/song | Judges' score | Result | ||
| Inaba | Goodman | Tonioli | |||
| 1 | Cha-Cha-Cha / "Krazy" | 5 | 4 | 5 | ELIMINATED |
Peta is currently dating Damian Whitewood, a former DWTS professional dancer.[3]