“Dancing for Special Stars” is a dance contest patterned after the hit television program “Dancing with the Stars.” This event is a fundraiser for Special Olympics North Dakota (SOND) held in Grand Forks in April and Minot in October and will feature area celebrities paired with local dance instructors. Each couple performs a dance of their choice. The dance team with most votes (from donations, audience votes from tickets received with admission ticket-30 points, judges’ scores) wins the competition. Audience members can also buy additional points at the event for $1 per point to go to their favorite dance couple(s).
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Minot 2019 winners are Debbie Hansen and David Gerding
Minot Event:
The 5th Annual Dancing for Special Stars (Minot) was held October 15th at the Ann Nicole Nelson Hall at MSU in Minot.
This year's Teams include:
- Rick Beall & Macy Christianson
- Dan Conn & Brittany Knickerbocker
- Ashley Deschamp & Reginald Lassiter
- Dr. Abby Harris & Jeremy Holcomb
- Josh Kitzman & Rachel Maxfield
- Kelly Morelli & Matt Morelli
- Marty Murray & Regan Slind
- Dani Reichenberger & Matt Farfield
- Alan Walter & Aubrey Gayzur
- Debby Hansen & David Gerding
- Cameron Stone & Breanna Benjamin
Grand Forks Event:
The 10th Annual Dancing for Special Stars (Grand Forks) was held on April 9th at the Empire Arts Center in Grand Forks. - The teams are:
- Blake Christianson- Alexandra Wald
- Stephen Dusold- Sami Larson
- Jared Gowan- Leigha Wallin
- Paul Hensrud- Alicia Bullinger
- Kathryn Korsmo- Andy Sullivan
- Bill Macki- Brooke Meyer
- Tom McDonald- Laura Caldwell
- Lizz Sandberg- Jack Jeno
- Mark Yahna- Tiffany Sonterre
- Joe Deck- Paige Deck
- Jeff Tellmann- Sadie Gardner
2019's Winners were: Kathryn Korsmo & Andy Sullivan
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