Every year of DWTRVS brings friendly but fierce competition as our cast of local Stars and Partners, after approximately 10 weeks of grueling practice, leave it all on the dance floor in hopes of raising money for Southern Oregon Sparrow Clubs, entertaining sold-out crowds, and of course, earning respect and high scores from our panel of professional dance judges. Our cast never disappoints and the winners are often decided by a difference of only a few points.
Introducing the teams who took home the top prize, the coveted Judges’ Choice Trophy, each year from 2009 to 2019:
2009 Champions Gemineye & Robin Norris
Use your smartphone to text RVSTARS to 41444 now to vote for Gemineye & Robin! Star: Gemineye DJ Gemineye, a local radio personality and event DJ, has performed at hundreds of public and private events in Southern Oregon and beyond. He’s currently heard on 107.5 KISS-FM, voted “Most Popular Radio Personality” in Southern Oregon Magazine’s… Read More
2010 Champions Troy Kelly & Michelle Slaughter
Use your smartphone to text RVSTARS to 41444 now to vote for Troy & Michelle! Star: Troy Kelly Back in season 2 of DWTRVS Troy was a radio DJ providing music and laughs from 10 am – 2 pm on 107.5 KISS FM, among various other duties at Bicoastal Media. In the time since Troy… Read More
2011 Champions Ted Bennion & Michelle Slaughter
Use your smartphone to text RVSTARS to 41444 now to vote for Ted & Michelle! Star: Ted Bennion It’s an honor for me to be involved with DWTRVS. I have many wonderful memories of participating, including working with June Kranenburg and being the beneficiary of her tremendous skills in teaching dance. I miss her wonderful… Read More
2012 Champions Amy Thuren & Brett Alleman
Use your smartphone to text RVSTARS to 41444 now to vote for Amy & Brett! Star: Amy Thuren Eight years ago, Amy stepped out of her comfort zone to dance her way to first place doing the Samba for Dancing with the Rogue Valley Stars. She has never had more fun volunteering to raise funds… Read More
2013 Champions CH Chou & Emilie Wylde Turner
Use your smartphone to text RVSTARS to 41444 now to vote for CH & Emilie! Star: CH Chou CH Chou has been promoting health and harmony since 2008 at Southern Oregon Periodontics. He is grateful to be able to enjoy the beauty of the Rogue Valley while providing care to its residents. In this time,… Read More
2014 Champions Seth Phillips & Kristen Alleman
Use your smartphone to text RVSTARS to 41444 now to vote for Seth & Kristen! Star: Seth Phillips Seth Phillips has been a meteorologist for over 4 years in Lexington, Kentucky working for LEX18 News. Before that Seth started his career at KDRV NewsWatch 12 as a weekend and then morning meteorologist. Seth competed in… Read More
2015 Champions Dave Fresilli & Jennifer Berry
Use your smartphone to text RVSTARS to 41444 now to vote for Dave & Jennifer! Star: Dave Fresilli Since Dave’s performance on DWTRVS in 2015 he has dedicated his time to establishing a boutique health and wellness studio in Ashland, Dave Fresilli – Personalized Wellness LLC. Dave truly enjoyed all of the rehearsals and grueling… Read More
2016 Champions Justin Woodside & Cori Grimm
Use your smartphone to text RVSTARS to 41444 now to vote for Justin & Cori! Star: Justin Woodside I am a native Oregonian who moved to Southern Oregon from Lake Oswego in 2001. I am a father of two children, Keelie 12 and Adler 9 and husband to my wife of 15 years, Jeanetta Woodside… Read More
2017 Champions Lauren Trantham & Cade Smith
Use your smartphone to text RVSTARS to 41444 now to vote for Lauren & Cade! Star: Lauren Trantham Lauren Trantham is the founder of Ride My Road. In 2016, Lauren set out on a 10,000-mile solo motorcycle journey across the United States to photograph American survivors of human trafficking. Four years later Ride My Road… Read More
2018 Champions Holly Roberts & Collin Goldman
Use your smartphone to text RVSTARS to 41444 now to vote for Holly & Collin! Star: Holly Roberts When she’s not swimming with the stingrays in Bora Bora, sleeping among the lions in Tanzania, two-stepping in Austin or celebrating New Year’s Eve in the Big Apple, you’ll find this vivacious North Medford High School and… Read More
2019 Champions Kate Empasis & Peter Kuhl
Use your smartphone to text RVSTARS to 41444 now to vote for Kate & Peter! Star: Kate Empasis Kate Empasis moved to the Rogue Valley in 1998 after being recruited by Harry & David while finishing up her B.S. in Retail & Consumer Studies at the University of Arizona. She grew up in Arizona and… Read More