Jonathan Robert's Bio
Jonathan began his dance career at the age of 20. Before he discovered the world of dance, his high school background was athletics – particularly basketball. But Jonathan (and his family and friends) were shocked when he discovered his passion for ballroom dancing after viewing the famous tango scene in the Al Pacino movie, “Scent of a Woman.” He took advantage of the free ballroom lessons offered on his movie ticket stub, and the rest, as they say, “is history.”
Dancing:
With his first partner, Jonathan won the 1997 USA Rising Star American Ballroom
before deciding to focus on the Latin style.
He also competed in Pro-Am (the Professional/Amateur circuit), where he trained and competed with student Pamela Butler. As a pair, they are two-time, undefeated USA Pro-Am 10 dance champions, three-time undefeated USA Pro-Am Latin champions and two-time USA Pro-Am American Ballroom champions.
He danced with wife Anna Trebunskaya for four years before retiring from competition in 2006. Together, they represented the USA in many competitions around the world.
While they only danced together for a short time, Jonathan and Anna achieved many high placements in competitions around the world. They ranked 6th in the US and 24th in the world.