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Dancing with the Cancer Kickin' Hawkettes

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Max Erickson, a Prairie du Chien police officer, and his partner Katie Zahara, had the sold-out crowd hooting and hollering as they accomplished countless slick tricks during their dance to the 1960s party rock classic “Mony Mony.” Erickson and Zahara finished second in the rankings by just four-tenths of a point, with a score of 29.0. They were praised for clearly spending a significant amount of time practicing their routine. Judge Cindy Hertrampf even labeled them, “Spunky, sparkly and stupendous!” Taking first place in judges points was the duo of Dan Moris, of Q94 Radio, and Paige Severson, who entertained with a lively swing dance to “Zoot Suit Riot.”

Jan Waller, of Peoples State Bank, danced with Morgan Kiesau to Elvis Presley’s “Stop, Look and Listen.” Judges felt Waller had great hip action and that the duo was well-synchronized in their performance. Waller earned a score of 27.2 from the judges and was in the top three among People’s Choice selections.

Community volunteer Bob Witt paired up with Bree Holler for a dance to “Soul Man,” by the Blues Brothers. The judges were impressed by Witt’s flexibility, charisma and unique moves. According to Shelly Rider, one of the organizers of Dancing with the Cancer Kickin’ Hawkettes, the money raised at the event could help the American Cancer Society offer more than 150 days of housing at a Hope Lodge for cancer patients and their families. Also, more than 700 people could receive rides for their treatment or patient navigator services for their treatment, and the dollars raised could fully fund an additional researcher. “This is truly amazing to think about the impact to so many lives from what was accomplished,” she said.

The second annual Dancing with the Cancer Kickin’ Hawkettes Wednesday, April 27, at the Dousman House, featured 10 local celebrities paired with members of the Prairie du Chien High School Hawkettes dance team. A total of $12,250 was raised at this event for the Great River Relay for Life. Dr. Michael Rogge, of Prairie du Chien’s Mayo Clinic, and his partner Katie Licht, dressed the part and got into true character while shaking it to 1990s hip hop tune “Ice Ice Baby,” by Vanilla Ice. The two scored 27.9 out of 30 to place fourth in the judges’ eyes but were the winners of the People’s Choice trophies for receiving the most votes from the crowd as well as the voting public before the event. Each vote cost $1. (Photos by Correne Martin)

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