Dancing with the Stars Winners Announced!

As one of our dancers said, "Oh, What a Night"! Dancing with the Stars Chattanooga was a great success, raising over $29,000 in much needed funds to support the Partnership's mission of empowering people to build better lives.

Now for the winners!!

For the Fan Favorite Award - the winner was.....ALISON LEBOVITZ!
Alison raised $4,633 from friends, family, and fans supporting her in this event. Thank you Alison!! Our other wonderful dancers raised:

• Dr. Carolyn Thompson - $2,860
• Linda Mosley - $2,580
• Jason Taylor - $995
• George Quick - $810
• Renee LaSalle - $645

Thank you to all of our dancers and donors ! In addition to these funds, an anonymous donor has agreed to match every dollar raised, over last year's total of $10,050. Thanks to all of these generous supporters, The Fan Favorite Award contest raised a total of $15,023!!

For the Dancing Champion Award - the winner was.......JASON TAYLOR!!

Jason danced a cha-cha to MC Hammer's "Can't Touch this" and brought down the house. Complete with 1980's era costuming and cool gold shades, Jason's performance received perfect 10's from all five of our judges! He also received a total of 1,581 votes from fans attending the event. Jason and his Fred Astaire partner, Ashley Cuticchia, took home the mirror ball trophies on Saturday!

In second place, also with perfect 10's, and with 803 votes, was Alison Lebovitz and her cha-cha to "Low". This was also a crowd pleaser and an unforgettable performance. Other show-stopping performances included Linda Mosley dancing a fast swing to Footloose, Renee Lasalle with a Tango to "Let's Make Love", George Quick's fox trot to "It's My Life", and Carolyn Thompson's salsa to Ricky Martin.

We thank all the guests for supporting our dancers, and all of our sponsors, including presenting sponsor First Tennessee, for making the evening possible.