Sixteen talented teams featuring faculty, staff and students will compete with the hopes of winning Dancing With Our Mountaineer Stars 2019 Saturday (March 2) at 7:30 p.m. in the Mountainlair Ballrooms. Doors open at 7 p.m. In addition to the coveted first place mirror ball trophy, awards will be given to the first and second runners-up, the People's Choice winners, and the newly-added Most Humorous Award winners. The team that receives the most blood donors in the Dancing With Our Mountaineer Stars Blood Drive will receive commemorative plaques from the American Red Cross. The event is free and open to the public.
Come out and expect a great evening of talent and fun while supporting your fellow Mountaineers.
Dancing Contestant List:
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Shirley Robinson, staff, Provost’s Office, and Doug Ernest, Jr., Student, WVU Homecoming King
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Madeline Samsell, Student, Mountaineer Idol Program, and Andrew Walker, staff, Adventure WV
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Kallie Nealis, staff, University Relations, and Geoff Coyle, staff, University Relations
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Brielle Thompson, student, Student Events Board, and Chase Riggs, student, Student Government Association
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Rhy Wiethe, student, Mountaineer Idol Program, and Arpan Kumar, student, Student Government Association
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Marra Sigler, student, A Moment of Magic, and Alex Calvert, student, WVU Cheerleading
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Emma Harrison, student, Truman Scholar, and Damien Clement, staff, Honor’s College
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Sierra Davis, student, Former WVUp Hip Hop Club, and Anderson Small, student, Hip Hop Club
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Graeson Baker, student, Arts & Entertainment, and Anthony Kist, student, Student Family Resources
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Kayley Morrow, student, Take Me Home A Cappella, and Eric Murphy, staff, Service & Learning
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Hunter Trowbridge, student, WVU Dance Team, and Trevor Kiess, student, WVU Mountaineer
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Mikalaa Martin, student, Gift of Life, and Kienan Battin, student, Pi Kappa Phi
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Cristin Dolan, student, Foundation Scholar, and Jay Ta, student, WVU Swing Dance Club
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Mia Antinone, student, Ms. Mountaineer, and Deron Jackson, staff, Student Engagement & Leadership
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Ashton Marra, faculty, Reed College of Media, and Jake Slewett, student, Mountaineer Idol Program
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Abbi Yachini, student, SGA vice president, and Isaac Obioma, student, SGA president
Host: Bill Nevin, Voice of the Pride of West Virginia
Tabulator: Jennifer Watkins, Department of Communications, Mylan, Inc.
Judges:
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Gina Martino Dahli, Award-winning documentary filmmaker and former television anchor.
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Ron Bane, Mountainlair Night Operation’s Supervisor and 2018 Dancing With Our Mountaineer Stars First Runner-Up
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Leah Summers, Dancer, choreographer, and Miss West Virginia 1991.
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Corinthia Rilko, Owner of Hip Hop Dance Company and award-winning dancer.
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Anthony Braxton, WVU Alumni, entrepreneur, and former Dancing With Our Mountaineer Stars winner.
Guest Performers:
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Katie Simms and Tyler Brewster, 2018 Dancing With Our Mountaineer Stars Winners
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WVU Swing Dance Club
Program Coordinators:
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Sonja Wilson, staff, advisor/program director
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Brittany Osteen, student, program director
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Lauren Thomas, Red Cross representative