Amanda Garner (born 1985) is a professional ballroom dancer from
Australia
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. She is best known for her appearances on two seasons of the Australian version of
Dancing with the Stars
''Dancing with the Stars'' is the name of various international television series based on the format of the British TV series '' Strictly Come Dancing'', which is distributed by BBC Studios, the commercial arm of the BBC. Currently the forma ...
, partnering
Grant Denyer to victory in the fourth season (2006).
Early life
Garner was born in the rural town of
Shepparton
Shepparton () ( Yortayorta: ''Kanny-goopna'') is a city located on the floodplain of the Goulburn River in northern Victoria, Australia, approximately north-northeast of Melbourne. As of the 2021 census, the estimated population of Shepparton, ...
,
Victoria where she still resides and trains.
Let's samba, Amanda Garner
/ref> Amanda spent her childhood in the country town of Shepparton with her 5 other siblings and parents Peter and Barbara. As a child Amanda Garner started Hip Hop dancing but then progressed to ballroom and Latin.
Career
Garner was the 3rd ranked latin dancer in Australia, having won various national championships. In 2006, Garner partnered Grant Denyer on Australia's Dancing with the Stars
''Dancing with the Stars'' is the name of various international television series based on the format of the British TV series '' Strictly Come Dancing'', which is distributed by BBC Studios, the commercial arm of the BBC. Currently the forma ...
. Denyer and Garner won the season.Jamie Durie
Jamie Paul Durie OAM (born 3 June 1970) is an Australian horticulturalist and landscape designer, furniture designer, television host, television producer, and author of eleven books on landscape architecture, garden design and lifestyle. He is ...
in the sixth season (2007), finishing fourth.
Garner also works as a hair and beauty therapist.
References
External links
Dancing with the Stars - official website
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Australian female dancers
People from Shepparton
1987 births
Living people
Dancing with the Stars (Australian TV series) winners
Australian ballroom dancers
21st-century Australian dancers