Jessica Raffa

Jessica Raffa (born circa 1984) She began dancing ballroom at age 9 when a studio opened near her home. Between 1995 and 1998 she competed in Latin and Ballroom with Leighton Stevenson. In 1999 at age 15, Raffa competed at the Blackpool Ballroom Dance Competition in the youth category with partner Giuseppe Cosentino. In 2000 she performed at the Closing Ceremony of the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney along with Jason Gilkison and Peta Roby.

Career Raffa joined Burn the Floor at age 17 after catching the eye of choreographer Jason Gilkison. A rehearsal mishap sent Raffa to the hospital for CAT scans and an MRI. While competing in Series 13 with magician Cosentino, Raffa injured her back and was unable to dance for three weeks. She was temporarily replaced by dancer Sriani Argaet, starting in week 2 of the competition.