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

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Achievements

Jonathan Roberts is most well known for dancing on the United States version of ''

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'' and choreographing routines on ''

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''. In the past Roberts has competed and won the following awards. * 2008 World Professional Smooth Champion, with Valentina Kostenko * 2008 US National Professional Smooth Champion, with Valentina Kostenko * 2004 US National Professional Rising Star Latin Champion, with

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* 2003 Blackpool Professional Rising Star Latin Vice Champion, with

* 1997 US National Professional Rising Star Ballroom Champion, with Roberta Sun * USA pro-am 10 dance champion * USA pro-am Latin champion * USA pro-am American Ballroom champion

''Dancing with the Stars''

He competed in seasons 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8 and 9 of the U.S. version of ''

''. In Season 1, he danced with celebrity

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. They were the third couple to be eliminated coming in 4th place. In Season 2, he danced with celebrity

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. They were also eliminated in the third week and came in 8th place. In Season 4, he danced with

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. 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

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. 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

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. 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 then-wife

was sick during her week 3 practice, and a video of Jonathan dancing and teaching her partner,

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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

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but they became the first couple eliminated, making this the second time that he was eliminated in the first Results Show. Despite being eliminated first, he & Belinda held a higher average than a few celebrities who lasted longer than them. Jonathan also returned for Season 9 of ''

'' and was paired with Grammy Award winning artist

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. 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 tied voted off first the most times (three times) with Edyta Sliwinska and Keo Motsepe.

With
Rachel Hunter Rachel Hunter (born 8 September 1969) is a New Zealand model, actress, and the host of Imagine Television, Imagination Television's ''Rachel Hunter's Tour of Beauty''. She has appeared on several magazine covers, including ''Vogue (magazine), ...

With
Giselle Fernandez ''Giselle'' ( , ), originally titled ''Giselle, ou les Wilis'' (; ''Giselle, or The Wilis''), is a romantic ballet () in two acts with music by Adolphe Adam. Considered a masterwork in the classical ballet performance canon, it was first perfor ...

With
Heather Mills Heather Anne Mills (born 12 January 1968) is an English former model, businesswoman and animal rights activist. Mills first came to public attention in 1993 when she was a model and was run over by a police motorcycle in London. The accident ...

With
Marie Osmond Olive Marie Osmond (born October 13, 1959) is an American singer, actress, television personality, author, and businesswoman. She is known for her girl next door, girl-next-door image and her decades-long career in many different areas. Her musi ...

With
Monica Seles Monica Seles (born December 2, 1973) is a Serbian–American former professional tennis player. She was ranked as the List of WTA number 1 ranked singles tennis players, world No. 1 in women's singles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for ...

With
Belinda Carlisle Belinda Jo Carlisle ( ; born August 17, 1958) is an American singer and songwriter. She gained fame as the lead vocalist of the Go-Go's, one of the most successful all-female rock bands of all time, and went on to have a prolific career as a sol ...

With
Macy Gray Natalie Renée McIntyre (born September 6, 1967), known professionally as Macy Gray, is an American contemporary R&B, R&B and soul music, soul singer and actress. She is known for her distinctive raspy voice and a singing style heavily influence ...

References

External links

Official Site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Roberts, Jonathan 1974 births Roberts, Jonathan (dancer) Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Participants in American reality television series

Achievements

''Dancing with the Stars''

With Rachel Hunter Rachel Hunter (born 8 September 1969) is a New Zealand model, actress, and the host of Imagine Television, Imagination Television's ''Rachel Hunter's Tour of Beauty''. She has appeared on several magazine covers, including ''Vogue (magazine), ...

With Giselle Fernandez ''Giselle'' ( , ), originally titled ''Giselle, ou les Wilis'' (; ''Giselle, or The Wilis''), is a romantic ballet () in two acts with music by Adolphe Adam. Considered a masterwork in the classical ballet performance canon, it was first perfor ...

With Heather Mills Heather Anne Mills (born 12 January 1968) is an English former model, businesswoman and animal rights activist. Mills first came to public attention in 1993 when she was a model and was run over by a police motorcycle in London. The accident ...

With Marie Osmond Olive Marie Osmond (born October 13, 1959) is an American singer, actress, television personality, author, and businesswoman. She is known for her girl next door, girl-next-door image and her decades-long career in many different areas. Her musi ...

With Monica Seles Monica Seles (born December 2, 1973) is a Serbian–American former professional tennis player. She was ranked as the List of WTA number 1 ranked singles tennis players, world No. 1 in women's singles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for ...

With Belinda Carlisle Belinda Jo Carlisle ( ; born August 17, 1958) is an American singer and songwriter. She gained fame as the lead vocalist of the Go-Go's, one of the most successful all-female rock bands of all time, and went on to have a prolific career as a sol ...

With Macy Gray Natalie Renée McIntyre (born September 6, 1967), known professionally as Macy Gray, is an American contemporary R&B, R&B and soul music, soul singer and actress. She is known for her distinctive raspy voice and a singing style heavily influence ...