Peta Roby

Peta Roby is an Australian dancer and choreographer. With dance partner Jason Gilkison, she won multiple Australian national titles. Roby has also worked with Gilkison on the stage show Burn the Floor.

Early life Roby was born in Perth, Australia. Roby started dancing with Jason Gilkison at age of seven. At age 23, Gilkison and Roby were the top ranked pair in Ten-Dance Competition. Although competing for Australia, Roby and Gilkison taught in London in the 1990s. Both also appeared in the 1996 film version of Evita.

Burn the Floor In 1997, Roby, Gilkison, and several other dance couples performed at Elton John's birthday party. Producer Harley Medcalf was in the audience and approached Gilkison about using dance in theater. That same year, Roby transitioned to working behind the scenes as company manager and executive producer. In 2015 the couple moved from Perth to Milan, Italy.