Dana & Matt

Dana Borriello and Matt Steffanina are a team of Engaged Choreographers and the Official Winners of The Amazing Race 28.

The engaged couple greatly suffered from communication issues during the race, with Dana's short temper and controlling nature coming to a head with the stresses of the race, leading her to constantly berate Matt for not listening to her. Despite this, their physical prowess and close working relationship with Tyler & Korey helped them regularly place near the top of the pack, earning them a slot in the final three. In the final leg, Matt was the only one to successfully complete the first Roadblock on his first attempt, giving them a lead that they never surrendered despite several setbacks, going on to win the race.

Profile

Retrieved from CBS.com^[1]

Dana

Name: Dana Alexa
Age: 29
Twitter: @DanaAlexaNY
Instagram: DanaAlexa_
YouTube: DanaAlexaDance
Facebook: DanaAlexadance1
www.DanaAlexa.com
How many total followers do you have across all platforms? 424,000
Hometown: Brooklyn, N.Y.
Connection to your teammate: Fiancée
Current occupation: Professional dancer, choreographer and instructor.
Describe what you do: I perform as a professional commercial dancer in music videos, stage shows, TV and movies. I also teach weekly dance classes in Los Angeles and master classes all over the world.
3 words to describe you: Loyal, sarcastic and honest.
Favorite hobbies: Reading, writing, traveling and watching horror movies.
What is the accomplishment you are most proud of? I am most proud of all the countries I have visited! When I was younger, travel didn't seem like a real possibility and I am really proud that I have made that part of my life.
What scares you most about traveling? Nothing really scares me about travel! I don't love the idea of becoming ill in a foreign country. I got sick in China once and that wasn't my favorite experience.
What excites you most about traveling? I love everything about travel, seeing new places and meeting new people is so thrilling to me. It's so cool to see these places I've obsessed over in the pages of travel magazines. There's nothing like being in a new place and experiencing a new culture- it's one of the greatest things in life.
Biggest challenge you and your teammate will face on The Race together: We are both so stubborn and always like to be in control. We will definitely find ourselves in a few power struggles.
Pet peeve about your teammate: He makes this awful gulping sound when he drinks water lol.
What country and place would you most like to visit and why? Tokyo, Japan is high on my list! I have always heard great things about the city and I know there are a lot of great dancers there!
What do you hope to accomplish by running The Race (other than winning one million bucks)? I hope that Matt and I can learn to work together better and really prove what an incredible team we can be together. I also have a major issue letting go of control, so I hope that being out of my comfort zone while racing will help me to get over that and be more comfortable to not be in control of every situation.

Matt

Name: Matt Steffanina
Age: 30
Twitter: @MattSteffanina
Instagram: MattSteffanina
YouTube: Matt Steffanina
Facebook: Matt Steffanina
www.MattSteffanina.com
How many total followers do you have across all platforms? 8 million
Hometown: Charlottesville, Va.
Connection to your teammate: Fiancé
Current occupation: Choreographer/Dancer/YouTuber
Describe what you do: Choreograph for artists, produce shows, dance videos and tutorials, develop apps and other startups.
3 words to describe you: Competitive, ambitious and reliable.
Favorite hobbies: Snowboarding, DJing and golfing.
What is the accomplishment you are most proud of? Buying a house at age 21.
What scares you most about traveling? Language barriers and possibly going to jail in a foreign country for something I can't understand lol.
What excites you most about traveling? Food, and in foreign countries you can do just about anything if you sign a waiver.
Biggest challenge you and your teammate will face on The Race together: Decision making, we're both leaders.
Pet peeve about your teammate: She's quick to lose her temper.
What country and place would you most like to visit and why? Africa. I've never been.
What do you hope to accomplish by running The Race (other than winning one million bucks)? Learning to communicate better under pressure with my partner.

The Amazing Race 28

Race History

Dana & Matt's Race History
Episode	Leg	Destination(s)	Detour Choice (underlined)	Roadblock Performer	Placement	Notes
1	1	United States → Mexico	Mariachi Madness / Great Bulls of Fire	Matt	1 of 11
2	2	Mexico → Colombia	Pop-Up / Parrilla	Dana	4 of 11
3	3	Colombia	Tickets / Tejo	Dana	4 of 10
4	4	Colombia → Switzerland → France	Work Bench / Bench Work	Matt	3 of 9
5	5	France	Dynamite / Campsite	Matt	3 of 8
6	6	France → Armenia	Thread / Bread	Matt	4 of 7
7	7	Armenia → Georgia	Clean / String	Dana	4 of 7
8	8	Georgia → United Arab Emirates	Races / Oasis	Dana	5 of 6
9	9	United Arab Emirates → Indonesia	No Detour	Matt	4 of 6	^[1]
9	9	United Arab Emirates → Indonesia	No Detour	Dana	4 of 6	^[1]
10	10	Indonesia	Harvest / Haul	Matt	3 of 5
11	11	Indonesia → China	Commuter Cycle / Master of Arts	Dana	2 of 4
12	12	China → United States	No Detour	Matt	1 of 3	^[1]
12	12	China → United States	No Detour	Dana	1 of 3	^[1]
				Average	3.17
Legend: The team finished in first place The team finished in last place and was eliminated from the race The team finished in last place in a non-elimination leg The team that won The Amazing Race The team that crossed the Finish Line second The team that crossed the Finish Line third ► The team used the Fast Forward pass ϵ The team used the Express Pass somewhere during the leg ⊂ The team used the U-Turn ⊃ Recipient of the U-Turn ⋐ The team that used the second slot of the "Double U-Turn" ⋑ Recipient of a second U-Turn due to the "Double U-Turn" twist
Notes 1: This featured two Roadblocks and no Detour. The team member who sat out the first Roadblock was required to perform the second one.

Post-Race

Months after they won the race, Dana & Matt broke up in 2016.^[2]

Trivia

Franchise Records

First team to win the first and last leg, while not winning any legs in between.

External links

Interviews

Patrick Gomez at People.com (05/14/2016): "Dana Alexa and Matt Steffanina Win Season 28 of The Amazing Race
Saba Hamedy at Mashable (05/16/2016): "Final 3 teams reflect on the season of Team Internet"
Elizabeth Kwiatkowski at RealityTV World (05/16/2016): "Exclusive: The Amazing Race winners Dana Borriello and Matt Steffanina talk (Parts 1 & 2)
Rob Cesternino at RHAP (05/16/2016): "Top 3 Teams Talk Amazing Race 28"
CBS.com (05/17/2016): "After traveling the world together, the engaged dancers took a spot in the hot seat to answer some burning questions"