Matt Steffanina

Matt Steffanina
Steffanina in 2019
Born
Matthew Jeffery Steffanina

(1986-10-20) October 20, 1986
Charlottesville, Virginia
Years active2007–present
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Followers8.6 million
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  • Dance
Subscribers15.5 million (Matt Steffanina)
3.01 million (DNCR Dance Tutorials)
Views5.03 billion (Matt Steffanina)
223 million (DNCR Dance Tutorials)
Last updated: July 22, 2026
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Matthew Jeffery Steffanina (born October 20, 1986) is an American choreographer, former professional dancer, and social media personality known for his dance tutorials. He won The Amazing Race 28 in 2016.

Early life

Matthew Jeffery Steffanina was born on October 20, 1986, in Charlottesville, Virginia.[1][2] He is of Slovak descent.[3] Before he began getting interested in dancing when he was seventeen, he was a competitive snowboarder. Steffanina taught himself to dance by studying music videos.[4] He became the head choreographer for the University of Virginia hip-hop crew after winning a competition.[3] By 2008, he had become a local dance teacher.[1]

Career

Steffanina started creating videos in 2007, originally just to share his progress with dancing to his friends and family. He then focused on dancing professionally, performing on shows such as So You Think You Can Dance, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, and Step Up, along with other international shows in Europe and Asia. He had also danced for Chris Brown, Lil Wayne, Jermaine Jackson, Tiësto, Jason Derulo, Taylor Swift, Meghan Trainor, Tyga, and Busta Rhymes.[3][5][6] He was originally based in the East Coast, moved to Los Angeles in 2010.[4]

Steffanina returned to YouTube in 2015; on his main channel, he created a reality television show, DanceCon and created another channel, DNCR Dance Tutorials. On DNCR, he platformed dance instructors from Los Angeles to provide free, instructional dance content.[4] In 2016, he judged the Go90 television series Dance-Off Juniors.[7][8] That year, he also won The Amazing Race 28 with fellow choreographer and fiance Dana Boriello,[9][10] with whom he broke up with later that year.[5] Following his win, he started producing music and DJed at festivals.[11] Steffanina had also invested in real estate and the stock market, taking an interest to cryptocurrency in 2017 and getting involved in NFTs such as Bored Ape later on.[4]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Result Ref.
2016 Streamy Awards Dance Nominated [12]
2017 Shorty Awards Best in Dance [13]
2017 Streamy Awards Dance [14]
2018 Won [15]
2019 Nominated [16]
2020 [17]
2021 [18]
2022 [19]
2023 [20]

References

  1. 1 2 "Man who used to live in Central Virginia wins Amazing Race". CBS 19 News. May 16, 2016. Retrieved July 23, 2026.
  2. ↑ "Paramount Press Express". www.paramountpressexpress.com. February 8, 2016. Retrieved July 23, 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 Rechcigl, Mila (November 2, 2021). Notable Americans of Czechoslovak Ancestry in Arts and Letters and in Education. AuthorHouse. ISBN 9781665540063.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Lavi, Ariel (October 30, 2024). "Matt Steffanina: Building a Digital Dance Empire". SWAGGER Magazine. Retrieved July 23, 2026.
  5. 1 2 Weiss, Geoff (November 8, 2018). "YouTube Dance Phenom Matt Steffanina Signs With Abrams Artists Agency". Tubefilter. Retrieved July 23, 2026.
  6. ↑ Patten, John (August 22, 2013). "Top Hip-Hop Dancer to Lead Studio's Upcoming Class". Hillsborough, NJ Patch. Retrieved July 23, 2026.
  7. ↑ Gutelle, Sam (July 14, 2016). "YouTube Millionaires: Matt Steffanina's Ability To Make His Own Decisions Is "Key To Happiness"". Tubefilter. Retrieved July 23, 2026.
  8. ↑ Hamedy, Saba (March 23, 2016). "Todrick Hall, Alyson Stoner, Matt Steffanina among judges for new DanceOn competition". Mashable. Retrieved July 23, 2026.
  9. ↑ McKay, Kathryn (May 14, 2016). "The Dancers win The Amazing Race in a huge upset victory". SheKnows. Retrieved July 23, 2026.
  10. ↑ Kwiatkowski, Elizabeth (May 13, 2015). "'The Amazing Race' crowns Dana Borriello and Matt Steffanina the winning team". Reality TV World. Retrieved July 23, 2026.
  11. ↑ "On the Dance Floor". Athleisure Mag™ | Athleisure Culture. August 22, 2025. Retrieved July 23, 2026.
  12. ↑ "6th Annual Streamy Nominees & Winners". The Streamy Awards. Retrieved September 30, 2024.
  13. ↑ Spangler, Todd (March 2, 2017). "Shorty Awards 2017 Social-Media Finalists Announced". Variety. Retrieved July 23, 2026.
  14. ↑ "7th Annual Streamy Nominees & Winners". The Streamy Awards. Retrieved September 30, 2024.
  15. ↑ "8th Annual Streamy Nominees & Winners". The Streamy Awards. Retrieved September 30, 2024.
  16. ↑ "9th Annual Streamy Nominees & Winners". The Streamy Awards. Retrieved September 30, 2024.
  17. ↑ "10th Annual Streamy Nominees & Winners". The Streamy Awards. Retrieved September 30, 2024.
  18. ↑ "11th Annual Streamy Nominees & Winners". The Streamy Awards. Retrieved September 30, 2024.
  19. ↑ "12th Annual Streamy Nominees & Winners". The Streamy Awards. Retrieved September 30, 2024.
  20. ↑ "13th Annual Streamy Nominees & Winners". The Streamy Awards. Retrieved September 30, 2024.
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