Anna Olegovna Trebunskaya (, ; born 28 December 1980) is a Russian-born American professional ballroom and Latin dancer, known for her appearances on Dancing with the Stars. She now lives in Los Angeles and dances in the International Latin style.
Personal life Anna Trebunskaya was born December 28, 1980, in Chelyabinsk. Her parents, Oleg Trebunski and Irina Trebunskaya, owned a dance studio and were professional ballroom dancers. Having begun dancing at the age of six, their daughter entered and won her first competition when she was seven. She moved to the United States with her parents when she was 17 years old to pursue her career as a professional dancer. She won her first US title of Amateur Standard Youth Championship in 1997 later becoming a professional competitor in the year 2000. Trebunskaya resides in California. She and her mother own a dance studio in Hermosa Beach, California.
In October 2012, after nine years of marriage, Trebunskaya and dancer Jonathan Roberts announced that they had separated and planned to divorce. Trebunskaya subsequently began a relationship with actor Nevin Millan. She gave birth to their daughter, Amalya Millan, on January 18, 2014. She gave birth to son Kaspyan on 2 September 2017.
Career
Professional ballroom competitions In 2007, Trebunskaya and her partner Pavlo Barsuk took 6th place at the International Latin finals in America's Ballroom Challenge. Over the next several years, she continued to garner the attention of the ballroom community through a series of similar successes.
Dancing with the Stars In Season 2, she partnered football star Jerry Rice, and together they came in second to pop star Drew Lachey and Cheryl Burke. Trebunskaya and her husband Jonathan Roberts also performed together on results shows in its first three seasons. Trebunskaya returned to Dancing with the Stars for its fifth season and her celebrity partner was model Albert Reed. They were the second couple eliminated from the competition. Trebunskaya competed on Season 6 of Dancing with the Stars and her celebrity partner was actor Steve Guttenberg. She and Guttenberg were the third couple to be eliminated. In Season 9, her partner was UFC fighter Chuck Liddell. She and Liddell were the sixth couple to be eliminated. In Season 10, she competed with US Olympic Figure Skating Gold Medalist Evan Lysacek. They finished in 2nd place to pop star Nicole Scherzinger and Derek Hough. In Season 11, Trebunskaya was partnered with football quarterback Kurt Warner. They placed 5th overall and were the 8th couple eliminated. For the twelfth season, Trebunskaya was partnered with boxing legend, Sugar Ray Leonard. They were the third couple eliminated. For the thirteenth season, Trebunskaya was partnered with fashion guru Carson Kressley. They were the fifth couple eliminated. In season 14, she was partnered with soap opera star Jack Wagner. They were the second couple eliminated from the competition. For season 15, she was partnered with season 2 winner Drew Lachey, they were eliminated in week 3 of competition on a double elimination week.
On September 2, 2015, Trebunskaya was announced as returning pro for season 21 after a 5-season hiatus. She was paired with actor Gary Busey. They were eliminated on Week 4 and finished in 10th place.
On October 24, 2023, Trebunskaya returned to the show's thirty-second season, joining a group of original DWTS pro-dancers, performing a special group tribute, a choreographed group performance, dancing to "Moon River"; the number was dedicated in memory of head judge Len Goodman, who died in April 2023. Goodman's widow, Sue, was in the audience.
Season Partner Place2Jerry Rice2nd5Albert Reed11th6Steve Guttenberg10th9Chuck Liddell11th10Evan Lysacek2nd11Kurt Warner5th12Sugar Ray Leonard9th13Carson Kressley8th14Jack Wagner11th15Drew Lachey21Gary Busey10th
Performances With Jerry Rice Average: 23.09 Week #Dance/SongJudges' scoreResultInabaGoodmanTonioli1Cha-Cha-Cha/ "I Like It"777Safe2Quickstep/ "If My Friends Could See Me Now"788Safe3Jive/ "Do You Love Me"766Safe4Foxtrot/ "Why Don't You Do Right"888Safe5Samba/ "For Once in My Life"7 88Safe6Paso Doble/ "Espana Cani"8 78Safe7Tango/ "One Way or Another" Rumba/ "Un-Break My Heart"7 77 76 7Safe8Foxtrot/ "Why Don't You Do Right" Freestyle/ "Celebration" Cha-Cha-Cha/ "Think"9 9 99 9 98 9 9Runner-Up
With Albert Reed Average: 21.0 Week #Dance/SongJudges' scoreResultInabaGoodmanTonioli1Cha-Cha-Cha/ "A Little Less Conversation"777Safe2Quickstep/ "99 Red Balloons"777Eliminated
With Steve Guttenberg Average: 18.3 Week #Dance/SongJudges' scoreResultInabaGoodmanTonioli1Foxtrot/ "(Up A) Lazy River"666No Elimination 2Mambo/ "I Got a Girl"6 5 5 Safe3Tango/ "Jalousie"777Eliminated
With Chuck Liddell Average: 17.25 Week #Dance/SongJudges' scoreResultInabaGoodmanTonioli1Foxtrot/ "That's Life" Salsa relay/ "Get Busy"6 Awarded5 65 PointsSafe2Tango/"Seven Nation Army"67*6Safe3Samba/"Mas Que Nada"656Safe4Two-Step/"Boot Scootin' Boogie"656Eliminated
Score was awarded by stand in judge Baz Luhrmann
With Evan Lysacek Average: 26.3 Week #Dance/SongJudges' scoreResultInabaGoodmanTonioli1Viennese Waltz/"I'll Be"878No elimination2Jive/"Best Damn Thing"888Safe3Quickstep/"Hot Honey Rag"989Safe4*Tango/"Wait a Minute"998899Safe5Rumba/"I Don't Want to Miss a Thing"999Safe6Samba/"Hey Mama"Swing/"In the Mood"7Awarded767PointsSafe7Argentine Tango/"Bust Your Windows"Team Cha-Cha-Cha/"Holiday"108108108Safe8Waltz/"Open Arms"Futuristic Cha-Cha-Cha/"Bulletproof"999899Safe9Semi-finalsFoxtrot/"I've Got the World on a String"Paso Doble/"Bring Me to Life"10109101010Safe10FinalsViennese Waltz/"Piano Man"Freestyle/"Footloose"Argentine Tango/"Bust Your Windows"Quickstep/"I Want You To Want Me"108910989998109Runner-up
For week 4 there was a technical and performance score.
With Kurt Warner Average: 21.63 Week #Dance/SongJudges' scoreResultInabaGoodmanTonioli1Viennese Waltz/"This Ain't a Love Song"757Safe2Jive/"Danger Zone"777Safe3Foxtrot/"Bad Day"887Safe4Rumba/"Drops of Jupiter"5/75/65/6Safe5Quickstep/"Bewitched Theme"888Safe6Paso Doble/"The Final Countdown"Rock 'n Roll/"La Grange"6Awarded646PointsSafe7Team Cha-Cha-Cha/"Bust A Move"Tango/"Simply Irresistible"910/89898Safe8Waltz/"Take It to the Limit"Cha-Cha-Cha/"Hella Good"888888Eliminated
For Week 4 there were scores for both Technique and Performance
With Sugar Ray Leonard Average: 18.75 Week #Dance/SongJudges' scoreResultInabaGoodmanTonioli1Foxtrot/"The Power of Love"656No Elimination2Jive/"Sweet Soul Music"656Last to be called safe3Paso Doble/"My Prerogative"767Safe4Viennese Waltz/"Waltz of the Flowers"777Eliminated
With Carson Kressley Average: 19.4 Week #Dance/SongJudges' scoreResultInabaGoodmanTonioli1Cha-Cha-Cha/"Moves Like Jagger"656Safe2Quickstep/"Walkin' Back to Happiness"666Safe3Tango/"It's My Life"878Safe4Viennese Waltz/Theme from "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl"767Safe5Jive/"Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go"667Eliminated
With Jack Wagner Average: 22.6 Week #Dance/SongJudges' scoreResultInabaGoodmanTonioli1Foxtrot/"Sugar Town"878No Elimination2Jive/"Gimme Some Lovin"777Safe3Samba/"Lighting Up the Night"888Eliminated
With Drew Lachey Average: 22.7 Week #Dance/SongJudges' scoreResultInabaGoodmanTonioli1Foxtrot/"Love Song"777.5Bottom Two2Jive/"Dance, Dance"7.57.57.5Safe3Cha-Cha-Cha/"Crazy in Love"888Eliminated
With Gary Busey Average: 16.4 Week #Dance/SongJudges' scoreResultInabaHoughTonioli1Cha-Cha-Cha/ "Dancing in the Street"555No Elimination2Foxtrot / "Wouldn't It Be Nice" Paso Doble / "1812 Overture"656565Last to be called safe3Tango / "The Addams Family Theme"671/66Safe4 Jazz / "That'll Be the Day"565Eliminated
1Score given by guest judge Alfonso Ribeiro.
Achievements with Pavlo Barsuk 2008 U.S. National Professional Latin Finalist, 3rd place (Professional Latin) 2008 Open to the world U.S Open Latin Finalist 2008 Blackpool Rising Star Latin Finalist 2008 UK Rising Star Latin Finalist, 2nd place ( Professional Latin) 2008 International Grand Ball Latin Champion 2007 U.S National Professional Latin Finalist
with Jonathan Roberts 2004 USA Rising Star Latin Champions 2003 Blackpool Rising Star Latin Finalist
with Vitali Koulik 1998 U.S. National Amateur Youth Ballroom Champion and Representative to the World
Film & TV appearances The Newsroom - Season 3, Episode 5 (airport ticket agent)
References
External links https://annatrebunskaya.com/