Sharna Burgess | |
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Dancer Profile | |
Birth Date | 21 June 1985 |
Hometown | Wagga Wagga, Australia |
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Partner(s) | 16: Andy Dick (7th) 17: Keyshawn Johnson (12th) 18: Charlie White (5th) 19: Tavis Smiley (12th) 20: Noah Galloway (3rd) 21: Nick Carter (2nd) 22: Antonio Brown (4th/5th) 23: James Hinchcliffe (2nd) 24: Bonner Bolton (5th) 25: Derek Fisher (11th) Athletes: Josh Norman (2nd) 27: Bobby Bones (1st) 29: Jesse Metcalfe (12th) 30: Brian Austin Green (13th) |
Sharna May Burgess is a former professional dancer in Dancing with the Stars.
Biography[]
Retrieved from abc.com
Hailing from the land "Down Under," Sharna Burgess began training in ballet, jazz and gymnastics at five years old. By age eight, she had started ballroom dancing as well. Within these first few years, she had won numerous local and national titles. At fifteen, she was chosen to represent Australia at the World Championships in both the standard and Latin styles. Her accolades and national prominence went on to earn her the distinguished honor of performing at the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games closing ceremony.
Burgess was recently paired with former NBA champion Derek Fisher in Dancing with the Stars and with professional bull rider Bonner Bolton before that. Prior to Bolton, she was paired with Indy Car professional racer James Hinchcliffe, and the two quickly became a fan favorite and ended the season in second place. Burgess has also been paired with NFL receiver Antonio Brown, Backstreet Boys alum Nick Carter, Olympic gold medalist ice skater Charlie White, football-great-turned-ESPN personality Keyshawn Johnson and comedian Andy Dick. In the 2015 season, despite having lost two limbs, the enduring heroic warrior Noah Galloway was paired up with Burgess, where they both inspired and wowed millions of viewers all the way to the finals.
In 2006, famed choreographer Jason Gilkison chose Burgess to go on tour with the hit dance sensation Burn the Floor. She had the incredible privilege of touring the world with them for six years. This was after she was living in London for two years following her competitive career, which included collecting numerous titles around the globe and appearing in a U.K. tour with the theater show Simply Ballroom.
Burgess also had guest appearances in Dancing with the Stars Australia and So You Think You Can Dance Holland. Moreover, she was the assistant choreographer to Gilkison for So You Think You Can Dance in the U.S. and Australia for many years. In 2009, Burn the Floor landed on Broadway with Burgess as one of the lead female dancers.
After her exhilarating run with Burn the Floor, she leaped from the theater world to the film business when she choreographed Street Dance 2: 3D, which released in the U.K., Europe, India, Australia and Asia in 2012. She not only created some of the most electrifying Latin and salsa scenes on film to date, but she also worked with renowned choreographers Rich + Tone Talauega to fuse the hip-hop and Latin worlds together. This innovative unification created a whole new style and catapulted Burgess into Tinsel Town's stratosphere, landing her in Dancing with the Stars after years of devotion, passion and perseverance to her artistry and craft.
She and Valentin Chmerkovskiy also appeared in the Fox dating show Flirty Dancing.[1]
Dancing with the Stars 16[]
In Season 16, Sharna was partnered with Andy Dick. They placed 7th.
Scores[]
Week # | Dance/Song | Judges' Scores | Result | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Inaba | Goodman | Tonioli | |||
1 | Foxtrot / "Witchcraft" | 6 | 5 | 6 | No elimination |
2 | Jazz / "Poker Face" | 7 | 6 | 7 | Safe |
3 | Cha-Cha-Cha / "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" | 6 | 6 | 6 | Bottom two |
4 | Viennese Waltz / "Hallelujah" | 7 | 7 | 7 | Safe |
5 | Paso Doble / "The Plaza of Execution" | 6 | 6 | 6 | Safe |
6 | Samba / "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" Team Samba/ "Superstition" |
6 8 |
6 9 |
6 8 |
Safe |
7 | Rumba / "Cherry Pink (and Apple Blossom White)" Cha-Cha-Cha Dance off / "Brokenhearted" |
5 Lost |
6 this |
6 event |
Eliminated |
Performances[]
Dancing with the Stars 17[]
In Season 17, Sharna was partnered with Keyshawn Johnson. They placed 12th.
Scores[]
Week # | Dance/Song | Judges' Scores | Result | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Inaba | Goodman | Tonioli | |||
1 | Cha-Cha-Cha / "Treasure" | 6 | 5 | 6 | No elimination |
2 | Samba / "Get Up Offa That Thing" | 6 | 6 | 6 | Eliminated |
Dancing with the Stars 18[]
In Season 18, Sharna was partnered with Charlie White. They placed 5th.
Scores[]
Week # | Dance/Song | Judges' Scores | Result | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Inaba | Goodman | Tonioli | Guest Judge | |||
1 | Contemporary / "Let Her Go" | 9 | 9 | 9 | No elimination | |
2 | Tango / "Addicted to You" | 9 | 7 | 9 | Safe | |
3 | Jive / "Happy" | 9 | 9 | 9 | 91 | Safe |
42 | Rumba / "Wildest Moments" | 7 | 8 | 9 | 93 | No elimination |
5 | Jazz / "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" | 9 | 10 | 9 | 94 | Safe |
6 | Cha-Cha-Cha / "Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)" | 9 | 9 | 9 | 95 | Safe |
7 | Paso Doble / "Sail" Team Freestyle / "The Cup of Life" |
9 8 |
8 8 |
9 9 |
106 10 |
Safe |
8 | Quickstep / "My Heart Goes Boom" Celebrity Dance Duel (Contemporary) / "Stay with Me" |
10 9 |
10 9 |
10 10 |
107 10 |
Safe |
9 Semi Finals |
Foxtrot / "New York, New York" Samba / "Mo Money Mo Problems" |
10 9 |
10 9 |
10 9 |
108 9 |
Eliminated |
1 Score from guest judge Robin Roberts
2 For this week only, as part of the "Partner Switch-Up", White did not perform with Sharna Burgess and instead performed with Peta Murgatroyd.
3 Score from guest judge Julianne Hough.
4 Score from guest judge Donny Osmond.
5 Score from guest judge Redfoo.
6 Score from guest judge Ricky Martin.
7 Score from guest judge Abby Lee Miller.
8 Score from guest judge Kenny Ortega.
Performances[]
Dancing with the Stars 19[]
In Season 19, Sharna was partnered with Tavis Smiley. They placed 12th.
In Week 9, she danced a Trio Samba with Tommy Chong and Peta Murgatroyd.
Scores[]
Week # | Dance/Song | Judges' Scores | Result | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Inaba | Goodman | Hough | Tonioli | |||
1 | Foxtrot / "Pride and Joy" | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | Safe |
2 | Cha-Cha-Cha / "Boogie Wonderland" | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | Eliminated |
Dancing with the Stars 20[]
In Season 20, Sharna was partnered with Noah Galloway. They placed 3rd.
Scores[]
Week # | Dance/Song | Judges' Scores | Result | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Inaba | Goodman | Hough | Tonioli | |||
1 | Cha-Cha-Cha / "I Lived" | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | No elimination |
2 | Samba / "Homegrown Honey" | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | Safe |
3 | Argentine Tango / "Rather Be" | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | Safe |
4 | Contemporary / "American Soldier" | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | Safe |
5 | Foxtrot / "A Whole New World" | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | Safe |
6 | Rumba / "Waves" Team Freestyle / "Wipe Out" |
7 10 |
7 9 |
7 10 |
8 10 |
Safe |
7 | Jazz / "Super Bad" Cha-Cha-Cha Dance-Off / "Dance With Me" |
10 Awarded |
8 two |
9 extra |
9 points |
Safe |
8 | Tango / "Geronimo" Trio Salsa / "Mr. Put It Down" |
8 8 |
7 8 |
8 8 |
8 8 |
Safe |
9 Semi-Finals |
Viennese Waltz / "The Time of My Life" Paso Doble / "Unstoppable" |
9 - |
9 10 |
9 10 |
9 10 |
Safe |
10 Finals |
Argentine Tango / "Rather Be" Freestyle / "Titanium" & "Fix You" Argentine Tango & Cha-Cha-Cha (Fusion) / "Surrender" |
8 10 9 |
8 10 9 |
8 10 9 |
8 10 9 |
Third place |
Dancing with the Stars 21[]
In Season 21, Sharna was partnered with Nick Carter. They placed 2nd.
Scores[]
Week # | Dance/Song | Judges' Scores | Result | ||
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Inaba | Hough | Tonioli | |||
1 | Cha-Cha-Cha / "I Don't Like It, I Love It" | 8 | 8 | 8 | No elimination |
2 | Jive / "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" Foxtrot / "Coming Home" |
7 8 |
7 8 |
7 |
Safe |
3 | Viennese Waltz / "Did I Make the Most of Loving You?" | 9 | 91/9 | 9 | Safe |
4 | Jazz / "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)" | 9 | 9 | 9 | Safe |
52 | Argentine Tango / "Can't Feel My Face" | 9 | 9/93 | 9 | No elimination |
6 | Samba / "You Should Be Dancing" | 9 | 10/104 | 10 | Safe |
7 | Argentine Tango / "Bring Me to Life" Team Freestyle / "This Is Halloween" |
8 10 |
8 10 |
8 10 |
Safe |
8Contemporary / "Can't Help Falling in Love" | 10 | 10 | 10 | Safe (Immunity) | |
9 | Quickstep / "A Cool Cat in Town" Team Rumba / "Hey Jude" |
9 9 |
9 9 |
10 9 |
Safe |
10 Semifinals |
Tango / "Scars" Samba Dance-off / "Lean On" Trio Salsa / "No Doubt About It" |
8 No 10 |
8 extra 10 |
8 points 10 |
No elimination |
11 Finals |
Jive / "Runaway Baby" Freestyle / "Larger than Life" Salsa/Tango (Fusion) / "Turn Up the Music" |
10 10 10 |
10 10 10 |
10 10 10 |
Runner-Up |
1 Score given by guest judge Alfonso Ribeiro.
2 This week only, for "Partner Switch-Up" week, Carter performed with Witney Carson instead of Burgess. Burgess performed with Andy Grammer.
3 Score given by guest judge Maksim Chmerkovskiy.
4 Score given by guest judge Olivia Newton-John.
Dancing with the Stars 22[]
In Season 22, Sharna was partnered with Antonio Brown. They placed 4th/5th.
Scores[]
Week # | Dance/Song | Judges' Scores | Result | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Inaba | Goodman | Tonioli | |||
1 | Quickstep / "Bad Man" | 8 | 6 | 7 | No elimination |
2 | Rumba / "Adorn" | 6 | 6 | 7 | Safe |
3 | Foxtrot / "7 Years" | 7 | 6 | 7 | Safe |
4 | Jazz / "Friend Like Me" | 9 | 8/91 | 9 | Safe |
5 | Cha-Cha-Cha / "Son of a Preacher Man" | 7 | 6/62 | 7 | No elimination |
6 | Jive / "Footloose" | 9 | 9 | 9 | Safe |
7 | Tango / "Paint It Black" Team Freestyle / "Super Bad", "Living in America" & "I Got You (I Feel Good)" |
8 9 |
8 9 |
8 10 |
Safe |
8 | Viennese Waltz / "Love on the Brain" Team-up (Paso Doble) / "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" |
9 93 |
9 10 |
9 10 |
Safe |
9 Semifinals |
Trio Argentine Tango / "Mi Confesion" Contemporary / "Hall of Fame" |
9 9 |
9 9 |
9 10 |
Eliminated |
1 Score given by guest judge Zendaya.
2 For this week only, as part of "America's Switch Up", Brown performed with Karina Smirnoff instead of Burgess. Burgess performed with Nyle DiMarco.
3 Score given by guest judge Maksim Chmerkovskiy.
3 Due to Inaba being the judge coaching Brown's team during the team-up dance, the viewers scored the dance in her place with the averaged score being counted alongside the remaining judges.
Dancing with the Stars 23[]
In Season 23, Sharna was partnered with James Hinchcliffe. They placed 2nd.
Scores[]
Week # | Dance/Song | Judges' Scores | Result | |||
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Inaba | Goodman | Hough | Tonioli | |||
1 | Foxtrot / "Live Life" | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | No elimination |
2 | Paso Doble / "The Walking Dead Theme" | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | Safe |
3 | Cha-Cha-Cha / "Big Trouble" | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | Safe (Immunity) |
4 | Quickstep / "The Hollywood Wiz" | 9 | 9 | 10 | Safe | |
5 | Tango / "The Right Time" | 10 | 9 | 10 | No elimination | |
6 | Rumba / "Need the Sun to Break" | 10 | 91 | 9 | 10 | Safe |
7 | Jitterbug / "In the Mood" Team Freestyle / "The Skye Boat Song" |
9 10 |
9 9 |
9 9 |
9 10 |
Safe |
82 | Viennese Waltz / "You Don't Own Me" | 10 | 10 | 10 | Safe (Immunity) | |
92 | Jazz / "A Brand New Day" Team-Up Dance (Paso Doble) / "No Good" |
9 9 |
93 93 |
9 10 |
9 9 |
Safe |
10 Semifinals |
Argentine Tango / "Santa Maria" Trio Jive / "Gimme Some Lovin'" |
9 10 |
10 10 |
10 10 |
Safe | |
11 Finals |
Foxtrot / "It Had to Be You" Freestyle / "Beethoven's 5 Secrets" Viennese Waltz & Foxtrot (Fusion) / "Over and Over Again" |
9 10 10 |
9 10 10 |
9 10 10 |
10 10 10 |
Runner-Up |
1 Score given by guest judge Pitbull.
2 Due to an injury, Burgess was unable to perform with Hinchcliffe, but did choreograph the dances. Hinchcliffe instead danced with Jenna Johnson.
3 Score given by guest judge Idina Menzel.
Dancing with the Stars 24[]
In Season 24, Sharna was partnered with Bonner Bolton. They placed 5th.
Scores[]
Week # | Dance / Song | Judges' Scores | Result | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Inaba | Goodman | Hough | Tonioli | |||
1 | Cha-Cha-Cha / "Move" | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | No elimination |
2 | Viennese Waltz / "Unlove You" | 8 | 6 | 8 | 7 | Safe |
3 | Charleston / "A Little Party Never Killed Nobody (All We Got)" | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | Safe |
4 | Foxtrot / "Feeling Good" | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | Safe |
5 | Tango / "When Can I See You Again?" | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | Safe |
6 | Rumba / "I Want It That Way" Team Freestyle / "Dancing Machine", "You Got It (The Right Stuff)" & "Best Song Ever" |
8 8 |
7 8 |
81 91 |
7 8 |
Safe |
7 | Paso Doble / "Rodeo: Four Episodes" Rumba Dance-Off / "I Will Always Love You" |
7 Awarded |
7 two |
82 extra |
7 points |
Safe |
8 | Argentine Tango / "Believer" Trio Jazz / "That's What I Like" |
8 7 |
7 7 |
8 7 |
7 7 |
Eliminated |
1 Score given by guest judge Nick Carter.
2 Score given by guest judge Mandy Moore.
Dancing with the Stars 25[]
In Season 25, Sharna was partnered with Derek Fisher. They placed 11th.
Scores[]
Week # | Dance / Song | Judges' Scores | Result | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Inaba | Goodman | Tonioli | |||
1 | Salsa / "Basketball" | 6 | 6 | 6 | No elimination |
2 | Foxtrot / "Hallelujah, I Love Her So" Paso Doble / "Diablo Rojo" |
6 7 |
6 6 |
7 6 |
Safe |
3 | Cha-Cha-Cha / "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" | 7 | 7 | 7 | No elimination |
4 | Jazz / "Move On Up" | 7 | 8 | 8 | Eliminated |
Dancing with the Stars: Athletes[]
In Dancing with the Stars: Athletes, Sharna was partnered with Josh Norman. They placed 2nd.
Scores[]
Week # | Dance / Song | Judges' Scores | Result | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Inaba | Goodman | Tonioli | |||
1 | Cha-Cha-Cha / "Finesse" | 8 | 8 | 8 | Safe |
2 | Paso Doble / "The Plaza of Execution" | 7 | 7/81 | 8 | Safe |
3 | Contemporary / "Stand by Me" Salsa dance-off |
9 Awarded |
9/92 two |
9 points |
Last to be called safe |
4 | Foxtrot / "Conqueror" Freestyle / "Walk on Water" |
9 10 |
9 10 |
9 10 |
Runner-up |
1 Score was given by guest judge Rashad Jennings.
2 Score was given by guest judge David Ross.
Dancing with the Stars 27[]
In Season 27, Sharna was partnered with Bobby Bones. They placed 1st.
Scores[]
Week # | Dance / Song | Judges' Scores | Result | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Inaba | Goodman | Tonioli | |||
1 | Jive / "T-R-O-U-B-L-E" Jive / "Gimme Some Lovin'" |
7 Did |
6 not |
7 dance |
Safe |
2 | Foxtrot / "Theme from New York, New York" Quickstep / "That Old Black Magic" |
7 7 |
6 6 |
7 6 |
Safe |
3 | Contemporary / "A Million Dreams" | 8 | 7 | 8 | Safe |
4 | Cha-Cha-Cha / "U Can't Touch This" Trio dance with Lindsey Stirling |
7 | 6 | 7 | Safe |
5 | Waltz / "Part of Your World" | 7 | 7 | 7 | No elimination |
6 | Argentine Tango / "Mr. Sandman" | 8 | 7 | 7 | Safe |
7 | Viennese Waltz / "Can't Help Falling in Love" Team Freestyle / "9 to 5" |
8 10 |
8 9 |
8 10 |
Safe |
8 Semi-finals |
Salsa / "G.D.F.R." Jive / "Gimme Some Lovin'" |
7 8 |
7 8 |
7 8 |
Safe |
9 Finals |
Cha-Cha-Cha / "U Can't Touch This" Freestyle / "The Greatest Show" |
8 10 |
8 10 |
8 10 |
Winner |
Performances[]
Dancing with the Stars 29[]
In Season 29, Sharna was partnered with Jesse Metcalfe. They placed 12th.
Scores[]
Week # | Dance / Song | Judges' Scores | Result | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Inaba | Hough | Tonioli | |||
1 | Quickstep / "Part Time Lover" | 6 | 6 | 6 | No elimination |
2 | Foxtrot / "Dreams" | 7 | 7 | 6 | Safe |
3 | Jive / "King of New York" | 7 | 6 | 7 | Safe |
4 | Cha-Cha-Cha / "Smooth" | 7 | 7 | 7 | Safe |
5 | Tango / "Everybody Wants to Rule The World" | 7 | 6 | 6 | Eliminated |
Performances[]
Dancing with the Stars 30[]
In Season 30, Sharna was partnered with Brian Austin Green, who she's dating with in real life. They placed 13th.
Scores[]
Week # | Dance / Song | Judges' Scores | Result | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Inaba | Goodman | Hough | Tonioli | |||
1 | Foxtrot / "Skate" | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | No elimination |
2 | Rumba / "Say You Won't Let Go" | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | Safe |
3 | Tango / "Till The World Ends" | 7 | 6 | 1 | 6 | Safe |
4 | Waltz / "Someday My Prince Will Come" Paso Doble / "He's a Pirate" |
6 7 |
6 6 |
7 7 |
6 7 |
Eliminated |
1 Due to Derek Hough's absence in Week Three due to a possible COVID-19 exposure, only three judges judged in Week Three.
Peformances[]
Trivia[]
- Sharna was a member of the Dance Troupe for Season 13, Season 14, and Season 15.
- After her performance in the World Championships semi-finals, Sharna discovered she had a small tear in her knee ligament. Rather than take immediate action, she insisted on finishing the competition. She needed knee ligament reconstruction surgery because she ripped two ligaments in half and lost all the meniscus in one knee.
- In Week 7 of Season 23, Sharna suffered an injury to the same knee during dress rehearsal for the team dance and was forced to sit out Weeks 8 and 9. Jenna Johnson filled in for her both weeks.
- She dated choreographer and dancer Paul Kirkland from 2010 to 2015.
- She is best friends with fellow professional dancer Peta Murgatroyd.
- Her Season 27 win with Bobby Bones was her first Mirrorball Trophy.
- She did not return for Season 28, claiming the producers just didn't find a partner to match her with, and she hopes to return in future seasons.[2]
- She did appear in the ballroom on premiere night, interviewing the cast behind the scenes.[3]
- In their absence, she and Artem Chigvintsev choreographed for So You Think You Can Dance.[4]
- Recent Instagram stories hint she is working on a new show with Julian Tocker and Britt Stewart.[5]
- She began dating actor Brian Austin Green in late 2020. They were partnered on Season 30.
- They announced 4 February 2022 that they were expecting their first child.
- On 28 June 2022, at 12:12 p.m., they welcomed their son, Zane Walker Green.
- They announced their engagement on 23 September 2023.