Sharna May Burgess (born 21 June 1985) is an Australian ballroom dancer who is best known for being a professional partner and troupe member on the ABC series Dancing with the Stars.

At age 15, she was chosen to represent Australia at the World Championships in both the Standard and Latin styles, and performed in the 2000 Summer Olympics Closing Ceremonies.

[4] At age 18, Burgess moved to London, where she collected numerous titles and appeared in a UK tour with the show, Simply Ballroom.

[5] Post Simply Ballroom, choreographer Jason Gilkison gave her a spot on tour with Burn the Floor.

[7] While on the troupe, she also assisted So You Think You Can Dance choreographer Jason Gilkison on both the Australian and American versions of the show.

She returned as a professional for season 17, this time partnered with retired NFL star Keyshawn Johnson.

They were eliminated during week 9 (the semi-finals) and ended in 5th place despite raves from the judges and high scores throughout the season.

[11] The couple made it to the finals and ended in second place behind winners Bindi Irwin, and her partner Derek Hough.

[12] The couple made it to the finals, and finished in 2nd place behind winners Laurie Hernandez and her partner Valentin Chmerkovskiy.

On 2 February 2019, it was announced that Burgess was joining the Australian version of the reality dancing competition series as its sole female judge.

[17] In an interview with Access Hollywood, Burgess admitted she knew nothing of Dick's tumultuous past, due to the fact that she was living out of the country.

After her performance in the World Championships semi-finals, Burgess discovered she had a small tear in her knee ligament.