Peta Murgatroyd
Peta Murgatroyd | |
---|---|
choreographer | |
Spouse | |
Children | 2 |
Relatives | Valentin Chmerkovskiy (brother-in-law) Jenna Johnson (sister-in-law) |
Peta Jane Murgatroyd (born 14 July 1986)
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 Australian.[4] She was raised in Perth, Western Australia, and started studying classical ballet at age 4.[4] She trained for 12 years under former principal dancer of the Kirov Ballet, Madame Lubov Nikonorenko.[5][6] An ankle injury at the age of 16 forced her to give up ballet.[6] Murgatroyd then took up Latin dancing.[6]
Career
Within months of beginning ballroom training, Murgatroyd became the W.A. Amateur Latin State Champion in 2002 and won the title again in 2003.[6] She 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 third in the world at the Blackpool Dance Festival Youth Under 21 Latin competitions in 2005.[7][8]
In 2018, she starred alongside Robert Krantz in the heartwarming, faith-based movie Faith, Hope & Love where she played the owner of a dance studio who is paired with a widower of two girls, in an amateur dancing contest.
Burn the Floor
Murgatroyd joined the cast of Burn the Floor in 2004, touring with them around the world for six years.[5][6] When Burn the Floor landed on Broadway in August 2009, Murgatroyd was the lead female dancer.[5][9]
Dancing with the Stars
Murgatroyd joined the cast of Dancing with the Stars in 2011 as a member of the dance troupe in season 12. She became a regular member of the professional cast as of season 13.[5]
Season | Partner | Place |
---|---|---|
13 | Metta World Peace
|
12th |
14 | Donald Driver | 1st |
15 | Gilles Marini | 6th |
16 | Sean Lowe | |
17 | Brant Daugherty | 7th |
18 | James Maslow | 4th |
19 | Tommy Chong | 5th |
20 | Michael Sam | 10th |
22 | Nyle DiMarco | 1st |
24 | Nick Viall | 6th |
25 | Nick Lachey | 9th |
28 | Lamar Odom | 10th |
29 | Vernon Davis | 11th |
31 | Jason Lewis | 16th |
32 | Barry Williams | 7th |
- Dancing with the Stars (Season 13)
In
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
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 | Nowhere to Run "
|
9 Awarded |
9 7 |
9 Points |
Safe |
7 | Paso Doble – "O Fortuna "
|
9 9 |
9 8 |
9 9 |
Safe |
8 | " | 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 | " | 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 | 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 | 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
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 | " | 7 7 |
7 7 |
7 7 |
Eliminated |
- Dancing with the Stars (Season 17)
For
Week # | Dance/song | Judges' score | Result | ||
Inaba | Goodman | Tonioli | |||
1 | Blurred Lines "
|
7 | 8 | 7 | No Elimination |
2 | Rumba / "Underneath Your Clothes" | 8 | 7 | 8 | Safe |
3 | 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
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 | 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" ) / "Ain't Nothing Wrong with That"
Celebrity Dance Duel (Jive |
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
- 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 | J. 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 | " | 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 | " | 7 7 |
8 7 |
7 7 |
7 7 |
Safe |
10 Semi-finals |
/ "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
Week # | Dance/song | Judges' score | Result | |||
Inaba | Goodman | J. 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 |
- Dancing with the Stars (Season 21)
On 19 August 2015,
Murgatroyd returned to the show during the season 21 semifinals,
- Dancing with the Stars (Season 22)
Murgatroyd returned for
Murgatroyd did not return for season 23 due to her pregnancy.[14]
Week # | Dance/song | Judges' score | Result | ||
Inaba | Goodman | Tonioli | |||
1 | Cha-cha-cha / "Cake by the Ocean" | 8 | 7 | 7 | No Elimination |
2 | Rumba / "Stole the Show" | 7 | 7 | 7 | Safe |
3 | Tango / "Verge" | 8 | 8 | 9 | Safe |
4 | Samba / "Trashin' the Camp" | 8 | 8/91 | 9 | Safe |
52 | Viennese Waltz / "I Get to Love You"
|
9 | 10/93 | 9 | No Elimination |
6 | Quickstep / "Hey Pachuco" | 8 | 8 | 9 | Safe |
7 | Foxtrot / "Beautiful Day" Team Freestyle / "Super Bad", "Living in America" & "I Got You (I Feel Good)" |
10 9 |
9 9 |
9 10 |
Safe |
8 | Argentine Tango) / "Habanera "
|
10 10 |
9 10 |
10 94 |
Safe |
9 Semi-finals |
Trio Argentine Tango / "Unsteady"
|
9 10 |
9 10 |
9 10 |
Safe |
10 Finals |
Quickstep / "S.O.B." Freestyle / "The Sound of Silence" Cha-cha-cha & Tango Fusion / "Summer" |
9 10 10 |
9 10 10 |
9 10 10 |
Winner |
1 Score given by guest judge Zendaya.
2 For this week only, as part of "America's Switch Up", DiMarco performed with Sharna Burgess instead of Murgatroyd. Murgatroyd performed with Doug Flutie.
3 Score given by guest judge Maksim Chmerkovskiy.
4 Due to Tonioli being the judge coaching DiMarco's team during the team-up dance, the viewers scored the dance in his place with the averaged score being counted alongside the remaining judges.
- Dancing with the Stars (Season 24)
In February 2017, Murgatroyd and her fiancé Maksim Chmerkovskiy announced they would both return. She was partnered with
Week # | Dance/Song | Judges' score | Result | |||
Inaba | Goodman | J. Hough | Tonioli | |||
1 | Cha-cha-cha / "Let Me Love You" | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | No elimination |
2 | Foxtrot / "Love Me Now" | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | Safe |
3 | Poker Face "
|
7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | Last to be called safe |
4 | Rumba / "Shape of You" | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | Safe |
5 | Jazz / "I've Got No Strings" | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | Last to be called safe |
6 | Best Song Ever "
|
7 8 |
7 8 |
71 91 |
7 8 |
Safe |
7 | " | 8 No |
8 Additional |
92 Scores |
9 Given |
Eliminated |
1 Score given by guest judge
2 Score given by guest judge Mandy Moore
- Dancing with the Stars (Season 25)
Murgatroyd returned once again for season 25 and was paired with 98 Degrees singer Nick Lachey.
Week # | Dance/song | Judges' score | Result | ||
Inaba | Goodman | Tonioli | |||
1 | Cha-cha-cha / "Come Get It Bae" | 6 | 6 | 6 | No Elimination |
2 | Argentine Tango / "She's a Lady "
|
7 7 |
6 6 |
6 6 |
Safe Last to be called safe |
3 | Jazz / "Jump (For My Love)" | 7 | 7 | 7 | No Elimination |
4 | Contemporary / "Falling Slowly" | 8 | 7 | 7 | Last to be called safe |
5 | Quickstep / "The Bare Necessities" | 7 | 8 | 7 | Safe |
6 | Samba / "Wild Wild West" | 7 | 6, 71 | 6 | Eliminated |
1 Score from guest judge Shania Twain.
- Dancing with the Stars (Season 28)
Murgatroyd returned to the show after a two-season hiatus and was paired with former basketball player Lamar Odom.
Week # | Dance/song | Judges' score | Result | ||
Inaba | Goodman | Tonioli | |||
1 | Foxtrot / "Feeling Good" | 5 | 3 | 3 | No Elimination |
2 | Salsa / "Con Calma" | 4 | 4 | 4 | Safe |
3 | Cha-cha-cha / "Old Time Rock and Roll" | 4 | 4 | 4 | Bottom two |
4 | Viennese Waltz / "Kiss from a Rose "
|
5 | 71/4 | 4 | Eliminated |
1 Score given by guest judge Leah Remini.
- Dancing with the Stars (Season 29)
Murgatroyd returned for
Week # | Dance/Song | Judges' score | Result | ||
Inaba | D. Hough | Tonioli | |||
1 | Foxtrot / "All of Me" | 5 | 6 | 6 | No Elimination |
2 | Paso Doble / "We Found Love" | 6 | 6 | 6 | Safe |
3 | Quickstep / "Be Our Guest" | 8 | 7 | 7 | Safe |
4 | Rumba / "Let's Stay Together" | 8 | 7 | 7 | Safe |
5 | Tango / "Livin' on a Prayer" | 7 | 7 | 7 | Bottom two |
6 | Celebration "
|
7 | 7 | 7 | Eliminated |
- Dancing with the Stars (Season 31)
Murgatroyd returned to the show after a one-season hiatus and was paired with actor Jason Lewis. Again, not only were they the first couple eliminated off the show, but also it marked Peta’s earliest exit in the competition.
Week # | Dance/Song | Judges' score | Result | |||
Inaba | Goodman | D. Hough | Tonioli | |||
1 | Cha-cha-cha / "Get Lucky" | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | Eliminated |
- Dancing with the Stars: Live!
In April 2015, it was announced Murgatroyd would take part in the Dancing with the Stars: Live! "Perfect Ten" tour during the summer of 2015.[15] On 25 June 2015 the official Dancing with the Stars Twitter account announced Murgatroyd would be taking a short break from the tour due to an ankle injury.[16]
Murgatroyd again joined the Dancing with the Stars: Live! for the "Dance All Night" tour in winter 2015–2016.[17] The tour was scheduled to stop in 43 cities.[17]
Sway: A Dance Trilogy
In 2014 Murgatroyd started performing in Sway: A Dance Trilogy in Westbury, New York alongside Maksim Chmerkovskiy.[18] Chmerkovskiy credits his father Sasha with the idea for Sway.[19] Sway is a live ballroom dance show starring Maksim, his brother Valentin, and Tony Dovolani.[19] The show also features Murgatroyd, other professional dancers from Dancing with the Stars and So You think You Can Dance, and dance instructors from Dance with Me studios.[19]
Personal life
Murgatroyd dated Australian professional ballroom dancer and former DWTS cast member Damian Whitewood for five years before breaking up in early 2012.[9]
She had been dating DWTS pro
On February 5 2024 she announced she was pregnant with her third child. [1]
On 10 October 2019, she was sworn in as a US citizen.[2]
References
- ^ "Peta Murgatroyd". TVGuide.com. Archived from the original on 22 November 2015. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
- ^ a b Savitsky, Sasha (10 October 2019). "'Dancing with the Stars' pro Peta Murgatroyd sworn in as US citizen: 'Dreams really do come true'". Fox News. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
- ^ "Celebrities Who Became U.S. Citizens".
- ^ a b Tavi, Ricky. "Peta Murgatroyd". MusicFashionMagazine. Archived from the original on 4 July 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
- ^ a b c d "Peta Murgatroyd". ABC.com. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
- ^ a b c d e "BURN THE FLOOR". burnthefloor.com. Internet Archive Wayback Machine. 31 August 2009. Archived from the original on 31 August 2009. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Blackpool Dance Festival 2005 – Youth Under 21Latin". Dance Sport Show. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
- ^ "Youth Latin Saturday, 28 May 2005". Dancesport Info. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
- ^ a b "5 Things You Need to Know About DWTS' Peta Murgatroyd – Dancing with the Stars". Wetpaint.com. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
- ^ "Peta Murgatroyd Bio – Dancing with the Stars". Abc.go.com. Archived from the original on 16 December 2011. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
- ^ ABC, News (19 August 2015). "'Dancing With the Stars' Season 21: Returning Pro Dancers Revealed". Yahoo. Archived from the original on 7 September 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
{{cite news}}
:|first1=
has generic name (help) - ^ Gomez, Patrick (31 August 2015). "Dancing with the Stars' Peta Murgatroyd Sidelined for Season 21 Due to Injury". People Magazine. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
- ^ a b Raftery, Liz (16 November 2015). "Dancing with the Stars: Who's Heading to the Finals?". TV Guide. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
- ^ "'DWTS' Season 23: Maksim Chmerkovskiy Returns to Competition as Pro Dancer". ABC News. 25 August 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
- ^ Maas, Jennifer (6 April 2015). "Dancing With the Stars: Live! announces summer tour dates". EW.com. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
- ^ Official DWTS. "@dancingabc". twitter. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
- ^ a b Bricker, Tierney (25 October 2015). "NEWS/ Dancing With the Stars Is Hitting the Road: Find Out Which Fan-Favorites Are Going on Tour". E!. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
- ^ Baker, K.C. (28 July 2014). "Maksim Chmerkovskiy Dodges Questions About Whether He's Dating Jennifer Lopez". Retrieved 19 July 2015.
- ^ a b c Griffith, Janelle (31 October 2014). "N.J.'s Maksim Chmerkovskiy returning to the stage in live show Sway 2.0". NJ.com. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
- People Magazine. 23 January 2015. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
- US Magazine. 22 January 2015. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
- ^ Maksim Chmerkovskiy, "I'm Dating Peta". 12 April 2015. Retrieved 6 December 2015 – via YouTube.
- ^ Vulpo, Mike (5 December 2015). "Dancing With the Stars' Peta Murgatroyd and Maksim Chmerkovskiy Are Engaged". E!. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
- ^ Chmerkovskiy, Maksim [@MaksimC] (4 January 2017). "Shai Aleksander Chmerkovskiy 01/04/17 5:34am" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 4 January 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2017 – via Twitter.
- ^ Gomez, Patrick (8 July 2017). "Peta Murgatroyd and Maksim Chmerkovskiy Are Married – See Her Gorgeous Dress and Their Romantic Kiss!". People.
- ^ "Maks Chmerkovskiy Felt 'Helpless' Being Separated from Wife Peta Murgatroyd During Miscarriages". People. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
- ^ "Peta Murgatroyd Is Pregnant, Expecting Second Baby with Maks Chmerkovskiy: 'Best Blessing for Us'". Peoplemag. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
- ^ "Peta Murgatroyd and Maks Chmerkovskiy Reveal the Name of Their Baby Boy and Share His First Photo (Exclusive)". Peoplemag.
External links
Media related to Peta Murgatroyd at Wikimedia Commons