Peta Murgatroyd
| Peta Murgatroyd | |
|---|---|
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| Born |
Peta Jane Murgatroyd 14 July 1986 Auckland, New Zealand |
| Occupation | Professional dancer/choreographer |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Website | |
| http://www.petamurgatroyd.com | |
Peta Jane Murgatroyd (born 14 July 1986)[1] is an New Zealand born Australian professional dancer, best known for her appearances on the American edition of Dancing with the Stars.
Early life
Murgatroyd was born in Auckland, New Zealand, but moved to Australia when she was 18 months old; as a result, 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 was trained for 12 years under former principal dancer of the Kirov Ballet, Madame Lubov Nikonorenko.
Career
Within three months of beginning ballroom training, Murgatroyd became the Australian State Champion and placed second in the Great World City Championships. Success at other competitions followed quickly; she 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.
Burn the Floor
Murgatroyd 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, Murgatroyd was the lead female dancer.[2]
Dancing with the Stars
Murgatroyd joined the cast of Dancing with the Stars in 2011 as one of the troupe members in the 12th season. She became a regular member of the professional cast as of the 13th season, won Season 14, and was a part of the 15th season, the all-star version of the show.
| Season | Partner | Place |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Metta World Peace | 12th |
| 14 | Donald Driver | 1st |
| 15 | Gilles Marini | 6th |
| 16 | Sean Lowe | 6th |
| 17 | Brant Daugherty | 7th |
| 18 | James Maslow | 4th |
| 19 | Tommy Chong | 5th |
| 20 | Michael Sam | 10th |
Dancing with the Stars (Season 13)
In season 13, Murgatroyd competed on the show as a professional with basketball player Metta World Peace. They were the first couple eliminated off the show.[3]
| Week # | Dance/song | Judges' score | Result | ||
| Inaba | Goodman | Tonioli | |||
| 1 | Cha-Cha-Cha / "Krazy" | 5 | 4 | 5 | Eliminated |
Dancing with the Stars (Season 14)
In 2012, Murgatroyd was again featured as a professional dancer competing on season 14 as the partner of football player Donald Driver. On 22 May, it was announced that the couple was the winner of the competition. She is the second professional to win after finishing last the prior season, after Kym Johnson.
| Week # | Dance/song | Judges' score | Result | ||
| Inaba | Goodman | Tonioli | |||
| 1 | Cha-Cha-Cha / "Dedication to My Ex (Miss That)" | 7 | 7 | 7 | No elimination |
| 2 | Quickstep / "Stay the Night" | 8 | 8 | 8 | Safe |
| 3 | Rumba / "One Sweet Day" | 9 | 8 | 9 | Safe |
| 4 | Paso Doble / "Purple Haze" | 9 | 9 | 9 | Safe |
| 5 | Argentine Tango / "Sin Rumbo" | 10 | 8 | 9 | Safe |
| 6 | Foxtrot / "The Way You Do the Things You Do" Motown Marathon / "Nowhere to Run" |
9 Awarded |
9 7 |
9 Points |
Safe |
| 7 | Viennese Waltz / "La Donna è Mobile" / Team Paso Doble – "O Fortuna" |
9 9 |
9 8 |
9 9 |
Safe |
| 8 | Tango / "Higher Ground" Jive / "Rip It Up" |
9 10 |
9 9 |
9 9 |
Safe |
| 9 | Waltz / "Kissing You" Samba / "Mr. Big Stuff" |
9 10 |
9 9 |
10 10 |
Last to be Called Safe |
| 10 | Argentine Tango / "They" Freestyle / "I Play Chicken with the Train" Cha-Cha-Cha / "Beggin'" |
10 10 10 |
9 10 10 |
10 10 10 |
Winner |
Dancing with the Stars (Season 15)
For season 15, Murgatroyd was partnered with actor and season 8 runner up Gilles Marini. They ended up in sixth place.
| Week # | Dance/song | Judges' score | Result | ||
| Inaba | Goodman | Tonioli | |||
| 1 | Foxtrot / "Call Me Irresponsible" | 8 | 8 | 8 | Safe |
| 2 | Jive / "Don't Stop Me Now" | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | Safe |
| 3 | Tango / "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | Safe |
| 4 | Bollywood / "Jai Ho (You Are My Destiny)" | 10 | 9.5/10 | 10 | Safe |
| 5 | Rumba / "I Will Always Love You" Team Freestyle / "Gangnam Style" |
10 9 |
9.5 9 |
10 9 |
No elimination |
| 6 | Cha-Cha-Cha / "Man! I Feel Like a Woman!" Group Country Western / "Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy)" & "I Play Chicken With A Train" |
9 No |
9 Score |
9.5 Given |
Safe |
| 7 | Argentine Tango & Samba Fusion / "When I Get You Alone" Swing Marathon / "Do Your Thing" |
9.5 Awarded |
9.5 5 |
9.5 Points |
No Elimination |
| 8 | Quickstep / "Danger Zone" Salsa / "Rebelión" |
9.5 9.5 |
10.0 10.0 |
10.0 9.5 |
Eliminated |
Dancing with the Stars (Season 16)
In 2013, Murgatroyd was again featured as a professional dancer competing on season 16 as the partner of The Bachelor star Sean Lowe. They landed in sixth place.
| Week # | Dance/song | Judges' score | Result | ||
| Inaba | Goodman | Tonioli | |||
| 1 | Foxtrot / "The Power of Love" | 7 | 6 | 6 | No Elimination |
| 2 | Jive / "(Let's Get Movin') Into Action" | 7 | 6 | 7 | Safe |
| 3 | Prom Group Dance / "The Rockafeller Skank" Cha-cha-cha / "YMCA" |
No 7 |
Scores 7 |
Given 7 |
Safe |
| 4 | Viennese Waltz / "I Won't Give Up" | 6 | 7 | 7 | Safe |
| 5 | Quickstep / "Go Get It" | 8 | 8 | 8 | Safe |
| 6 | Samba / "I Wish" Team Samba / Superstition |
7 8 |
7 9 |
7 8 |
Bottom Two |
| 7 | Rumba / "Hero" Rumba Dance Off / "Apologize" |
8 Lost |
8 This |
8 Event |
Safe |
| 8 | Tango / "Hot n Cold" Jazz (Trio Challenge) / "Magic" |
7 7 |
7 7 |
7 7 |
Eliminated |
Dancing with the Stars (Season 17)
For season 17, Murgatroyd was paired with Pretty Little Liars actor Brant Daugherty. They were the sixth couple eliminated on November 4, 2013.
| Week # | Dance/song | Judges' score | Result | ||
| Inaba | Goodman | Tonioli | |||
| 1 | Cha-Cha-Cha / "Blurred Lines" | 7 | 8 | 7 | No Elimination |
| 2 | Rumba / "Underneath Your Clothes" | 8 | 7 | 8 | Safe |
| 3 | Quickstep / "Crazy in Love" | 9 | 9 | 9 | Safe |
| 4 | Salsa / "Shake Señora" | 7 | 7 | 7 | Last to be called safe |
| 5 | Contemporary / "Your Song" | 9 | 9 | 9 | Safe |
| 6 | Tango / "The Night Out" Switch-Up Challenge / Various |
9 Awarded |
10 3 |
9 Points |
No Elimination |
| 7 | Jive / "Tutti Frutti" Freestyle Team 1 / "The Fox (What Does the Fox Say?)" |
9 10 |
9 10 |
9 10 |
Safe |
| 8 | Foxtrot / "The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)" Dance Off / "I Found Someone" |
9 Lost |
9 The |
9 Event |
Eliminated |
Dancing with the Stars (Season 18)
In 2014, Murgatroyd was again featured as a professional dancer competing on season 18 partnered with Big Time Rush member James Maslow. They made it to the finale but came in fourth place.
| Week # | Dance/song | Judges' score | Result | |||
| Inaba | Goodman | Guest1 | Tonioli | |||
| 1 | Foxtrot / "Story of My Life" | 7 | 7 | — | 7 | No Elimination |
| 2 | Salsa / "Follow the Leader" | 9 | 8 | — | 8 | Safe |
| 3 | Jive / "The Middle" | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | Safe |
| 42 | Tango / "Dark Horse" | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | No Elimination |
| 5 | Contemporary / "Let It Go" | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Safe |
| 6 | Quickstep / "You're the One That I Want" | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | Safe |
| 7 | Samba / "Gasolina" Team Freestyle / "The Cup of Life" |
9 8 |
8 8 |
9 10 |
9 9 |
Last to be called safe |
| 8 | Viennese Waltz / "6'2" Celebrity Dance Duel (Jive) / "Ain't Nothing Wrong with That" |
8 9 |
9 10 |
10 10 |
9 10 |
Last to be called safe |
| 9 Semifinals |
Cha-cha-cha / "Love Never Felt So Good" Rumba / "Islands in the Stream" |
10 9 |
10 9 |
10 9 |
10 9 |
Safe |
| 10 Finals |
Tango / "Adore You" Freestyle / "Original Don" |
9 10 |
10 9 |
— | 10 10 |
Eliminated |
1The guest judges were Robin Roberts (Week 3), Julianne Hough (Week 4), Donny Osmond (Week 5), Redfoo (Week 6), Ricky Martin (Week 7), Abby Lee Miller (Week 8) and Kenny Ortega (Week 9).
2For this week only, as part of the "Partner Switch-Up" week, Maslow performed with Cheryl Burke instead of Murgatroyd; Murgatroyd danced a rumba with Olympic ice dancing champion Charlie White, scoring a 33 (7, 8, 9, 9).
Dancing with the Stars (Season 19)
For season 19, Murgatroyd paired with comedian and actor Tommy Chong. The couple made it to the Semi-finals, but were then eliminated and finished in 5th place.
| Week # | Dance/song | Judges' score | Result | |||
| Inaba | Goodman | Hough | Tonioli | |||
| 1 | Cha-cha-cha / "Drop It Like It's Hot" | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | Safe |
| 2 | Salsa / "Higher" | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | Safe |
| 3 | Argentine Tango / "Por una Cabeza" | 8 | 101 | 8 | 8 | Safe |
| 4 | Jive / "Jailhouse Rock" | 7 | 72 | 7 | 7 | Safe |
| 53 | Mambo / "Pass the Dutchie" | 6 | 64 | 5 | 6 | No Eimination |
| 6 | Foxtrot / "September" | 7 | 75 | 7 | 7 | Safe |
| 7 | Quickstep / "That Old Black Magic" Team Freestyle / "Time Warp" |
7 8 |
7 8 |
7 8 |
7 8 |
Last to be called safe |
| 8 | Paso Doble / "Ring of Fire" Rumba Dance-Off / "I'm Not the Only One" |
6 Awarded |
7 3 |
7 Extra |
6 Points |
Last to be called safe |
| 9 | Viennese Waltz / "Trouble" Trio Samba / "Talk Dirty" |
7 7 |
8 7 |
7 7 |
7 7 |
Safe |
| 10 Semi-finals |
Jazz / "Tainted Love" Rumba / "Tainted Love" (acoustic version) |
7 9 |
7 8 |
7 9 |
7 8 |
Eliminated |
1Week 3 score given by guest judge Kevin Hart in place of Goodman.
2The American public scored the dance in place of Goodman with the averaged score being counted alongside the three other judges.
3This week only, for "Partner Switch-Up" week, Chong performed with Emma Slater instead of Murgatroyd. Murgatroyd performed with Jonathan Bennett.
4Score given by guest judge Jessie J in place of Goodman.
5Score given by guest judge Pitbull in place of Goodman.
Dancing with the Stars (Season 20)
For season 20, Murgatroyd was partnered with football player Michael Sam. The couple was eliminated on Week 4 and finished in 10th place.
| Week # | Dance/song | Judges' score | Result | |||
| Inaba | Goodman | Hough | Tonioli | |||
| 1 | Cha-cha-cha / "Uptown Funk" | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | No Elimination |
| 2 | Foxtrot / "Working My Way Back to You" | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | Safe |
| 3 | Salsa / "Celebrate" | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | Safe |
| 4 | Rumba / "Not My Father's Son" | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | Eliminated |
Personal life
Murgatroyd dated Australian professional ballroom dancer and former DWTS cast member Damian Whitewood for five years. Their romance began while she was a member of the cast on Burn the Floor on Broadway. They eventually lived together in Los Angeles before breaking up in 2012.[2]
She has been dating DWTS pro Maksim Chmerkovskiy off and on since 2012.[4][5]
| Awards and achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by J.R. Martinez & Karina Smirnoff |
Dancing with the Stars (US) winner Season 14 (Spring 2012 with Donald Driver) |
Succeeded by Melissa Rycroft & Tony Dovolani |
| Preceded by Bill Engvall & Emma Slater |
Dancing with the Stars (US) semifinalist Season 18 (Spring 2014 with James Maslow) |
Succeeded by Bethany Mota & Derek Hough |
| Preceded by Charlie White & Sharna Burgess |
Dancing with the Stars (US) quarter-finalist Season 19 (Fall 2014 with Tommy Chong) |
Succeeded by Current |
| Preceded by Mike Catherwood & Lacey Schwimmer |
Dancing with the Stars (US) last place Season 13 (Fall 2011 with Ron Artest) |
Succeeded by Martina Navratilova & Tony Dovolani |
References
- ↑
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "5 Things You Need to Know About DWTS' Peta Murgatroyd – Dancing With The Stars". Wetpaint.com. Retrieved 2012-01-27.
- ↑ "Peta Murgatroyd Bio - Dancing with the Stars". Abc.go.com. Retrieved 2012-01-27.
- ↑ "Maksim Chmerkovskiy: Peta Murgatroyd 'Is His Girl,' Says Source". People Magazine. January 23, 2015. Retrieved March 30, 2015.
- ↑ "Maksim Chmerkovskiy, Ex-Girlfriend Peta Murgatroyd "Spending Time Together" Again". US Magazine. January 22, 2015. Retrieved March 30, 2015.