Anya Garnis
Anya Garnis | |
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| Born | Anna Garnis 15 May 1982 |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Occupation | Ballroom dancer |
| Television | So You Think You Can Dance Strictly Come Dancing |
Anna "Anya" Garnis (Russian: Анна "Аня" Гарнис; born May 15, 1982) is a Russian Latin dancer based in New York City. In 2007 she was a finalist on the American reality television show So You Think You Can Dance.
In 2001, Garnis moved to the US with Pasha Kovalev to dance professionally. She was a top 20 finalist on So You Think You Can Dance, season 3, and went on to take part in the live tour. She was brought back to the program to take part as an all-star. Kovalev and Garnis were also the lead dancers in Burn the Floor. She was then the lead dancer in Dancing With the Stars Live in Las Vegas. Garnis rejoined Kovalev on the cast of Strictly Come Dancing as a professional dancer for series 11 in 2013, in which she was partnered with Casualty actor Patrick Robinson. They reached the semi-finals, before losing the dance-off to Natalie Gumede and Artem Chigvintsev.
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