Sharna Burgess

Sharna Burgess, an Australian born ballroom dancer , choreographer and actress. During her highly competitive and successful ballroom dancing career she was spotted and recruited by Dancing With The Stars in 2011, becoming an instant audience favorite on the program. In 2018, Sharna took home the coveted Mirror ball trophy alongside radio host Bobby Bones. Sharna also previously placed 2nd with NFL player Josh Norman, Indy Car driver James Hinchcliff and Backstreet Boy Nick Carter. Since 2019 she has been a judge for Dancing with the Stars in Australia. 
 
Before her Dancing With The Stars fame Sharna was an Australian Champion and represented her country in the World Championships at the young age of 15. At 18 she moved to London and was cast in a UK theatre tour of Simply Ballroom, directly followed by a six-year stint in the hit dance sensation Burn The Floor. The production’s success catapulted it to the West End and to Broadway, where Sharna was an original member of its American cast.
 
In 2012, Sharna moved into the movie industry, choreographing British dance drama film Street Dance 2: 3D.

Up next for Sharna she will be choreographing and starring in the new coming of age film I Won’t Dance set to film spring 2026 
 
Sharna’s other credits include the Off Broadway play Pen Pals, 3 Killer Pigs movie, Waxman movie, choreographing for Shonda Rhimes’ award winning series How To Get Away With Murder, Strictly Come Dancing, Backstreet Boys Vegas show, So You Think You Can Dance in the US and Australia, Flirty Dancing and hosting for Extra TV.