Janette Manrara | |
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Season | Season 5 |
Birthday | November 16, 1983 |
Age | 41 |
Hometown | Miami, Florida |
So You Think You Can Dance Profile | |
Age during Season | 25 |
Dance style | Salsa |
Partner(s) | Brandon Bryant Ade Obayomi Evan Kasprzak |
Placement | Top 8 |
All-Star Profile |
Janette Manrara (born November 16, 1983) is a Salsa dancer. She competed during fifth season of So You Think You Can Dance and placed in the Top 8.
Biography[]
Manrara began performing in musical theater at age 12, and started her formal dance training at 19, studying Ballroom, Ballet, Pointe, Jazz and Hip Hop. Manrara studied Finance at Florida International University whilst completing her dance training.
Before May 21, 2009, Manrara had a series of close-up shots, the most common close-up shot was Manrara's legs in the Janette Manrara version of the 40 second Barclays Flow/Money Moving Smoothly advert back in 2003 as her walking across the pavement as the "Business works when money moves smoothly" text in 2 lines appear on screen.
So You Think You Can Dance[]
To see all of Janette Manrara's performances from Season 5, click here.
Post-SYTYCD[]
After So You Think You Can Dance, Janette dated fellow contestants Jason Glover for a short period before the two broke up. She performed for Burn the Floor, a ballroom stage show.
In 2013, she became a professional dancer on Strictly Come Dancing and has participated in every season since.
In 2015, Manrara became engaged to long time partner, Strictly Come Dancing and Burn the Floor co-star, Aljaž Skorjanec. They were married on 15 July 2017.
Season 5 Contestants |
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Ade Obayomi · Ashley Valerio · Asuka Kondoh · Brandon Bryant · Caitlin Kinney · Evan Kasprzak · Janette Manrara · Jason Glover · |