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
''Strictly Come Dancing (widely known as Dancing with the Stars)'' is an international television franchise based on the format of the British TV series '' Strictly Come Dancing,'' itself a successor to the show ''Come Dancing'' (1950–1998) ...
, partnering
Grant Denyer
Grant Craig Denyer (born 12 September 1977) is an Australian television and radio presenter and motor racing driver, who has worked for several television networks, including Seven Network and Network 10, mostly serving as a presenter. He previ ...
to victory in the fourth season (2006).
Early life
Garner was born in the rural town of
Shepparton
Shepparton () (Yorta Yorta language, Yortayorta: ''Kanny-goopna'') is a city located on the floodplain of the Goulburn River (Victoria), Goulburn River in northern Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, approximately north-northeast of Mel ...
,
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 dance
Latin dance is a general label, and a term in partner dance competition jargon. It refers to types of ballroom dance and folk dance that mainly originated in Latin America, though a few styles originated elsewhere.
The category of Latin dance ...
r in Australia, having won various national championships. In 2006, Garner partnered Grant Denyer
Grant Craig Denyer (born 12 September 1977) is an Australian television and radio presenter and motor racing driver, who has worked for several television networks, including Seven Network and Network 10, mostly serving as a presenter. He previ ...
on Australia's Dancing with the Stars
''Strictly Come Dancing (widely known as Dancing with the Stars)'' is an international television franchise based on the format of the British TV series '' Strictly Come Dancing,'' itself a successor to the show ''Come Dancing'' (1950–1998) ...
. Denyer and Garner won the season.Jamie Durie
Jamie Paul Durie (born 3 June 1970) is an Australian horticulturalist and landscape designer, modern furniture, furniture designer, television host, television producer, and author of eleven books on landscape architecture, garden design and ...
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