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Past Champions

Over the past seventeen years, nearly 100  celebrities have graced our ballroom and helped us raise and donate $3.5 million to the fight against breast cancer. We've donated every penny of the proceeds to deserving organizations fighting breast cancer in Chicagoland. We have great memories of all of our celebrity dancers; so many incredible performances... every year it's very difficult to pick a winner. In 2012, we started our Corporate Challenge. This all-on-the-floor-at-the-same-time extravaganza has become a highlight of our event. 

Here are the people who took home the coveted dance championship from our Celebrity Ranks:

Our Celebrity MVP* (awarded to the dancer who raises the most money for the fight against breast can

Here are the people who took home the coveted dance championship from our Celebrity Ranks:

- 2006: Rick Bayless, Chef Extraordinaire and Chicago's Favorite Restaurateur

- 2007: Dan Ponce, WGN (formerly ABC-7)

- 2008: Dina Bair, WGN

- 2009: Dana Koslov, CBS-2

- 2010: Val Warner, Windy City Live (formerly WGN)

- 2011: Zoraida Sambolin, NBC-5

- 2012: Desmond Clark, former Chicago Bear

- 2013: Anthony Adams, former Chicago Bear

- 2014: Cortney Hall, WGN

- 2015: Sarah Jindra, WGN

- 2016: Jarrett Payton, former NFL and CFL star, CLTV and WGN Radio

- 2017: Jason Davis, NFL Star

- 2018: Alex Brown, NFL Star

- 2019: Irika Sargent, CBS 2

- 2020/2021 - Lexi Sutter - NBC 5

-2022: Juan Gutierrez The Four Seasons

Our Corporate Challenge Dance Champions:

Our Celebrity MVP* (awarded to the dancer who raises the most money for the fight against breast can

Here are the people who took home the coveted dance championship from our Celebrity Ranks:

- 2012: Alan Greenfield, DLA Piper

- 2013: Wolfe Tone, Deloitte

- 2014: Drew Nieman, U.S. Equities

- 2015: Diane Hagen

- 2016: Kathy Gramling, Ernst & Young

- 2017: Lee Allison, The Lee Allison Company

- 2018: Bill Joy, The Joy Group

- 2019: Jessica Jecmen, Accenture

- 2020/2021: Virtual Event

- 2022: Dee Ann Nichols Coldwell Banker



Our Celebrity MVP* (awarded to the dancer who raises the most money for the fight against breast can

Our Celebrity MVP* (awarded to the dancer who raises the most money for the fight against breast can

Our Celebrity MVP* (awarded to the dancer who raises the most money for the fight against breast can

- 2011: Marti Jones, WLS Radio 94.7

- 2012: Kim Vatis, NBC 5

- 2013: Anthony Adams, former Chicago Bear

- 2014: Dan Proft - WLS Radio

- 2015: Lou "Mr. Fix-It" Manfredini - WGN Radio

- 2016: Cheryl Scott, ABC 7

- 2017: Peggy Kusinki - NBC - 5

- 2018: Michelle McMahon - The Big Ten Network and NBC Sports Chicago

- 2019: Megan Kluth - ABC 7

- 2020/2021: Leila Rahimi - 670 The Score

- 2022: Celebrity MVP Sean Lewis



Our Corporate Challenge MVP:

Our Corporate Challenge MVP:

Our Celebrity MVP* (awarded to the dancer who raises the most money for the fight against breast can

- 2012: Kath M. Carter, Ernst & Young LLP 

- 2013: Jim Logothetis, Ernst & Young LLP

- 2014: Maggie Zellers, Deloitte Tax LLP

- 2015: Kevin Brower, Ernst & Young LLP

- 2016: Kathy Gramling, Ernst & Young LLP

- 2017: Lee Henderson, Ernst & Young LLP

- 2018: Malinda Gentry, Ernst & Young LLP

- 2019: Paul Hammes, Ernst & Young, LLP

- 2020/2021: Virtual Event

- 2022: Sean McSherry -EY 2020 Dancer


Our MVP Awards

Our Corporate Challenge MVP:

Our Diamond MVP

Our MVP Award recognizes the celebrity and the corporate challenge dancer who help us raise the most money through the ticket sales and donations they attract. In addition to dancing, all of our dancers work hard to make sure that in the midst of all our ballroom fun, we all remember that we are here to raise money to fight for a very important cause. We are humbled by our MVP's creativity, incredible dedication, generosity, and the amazing support they receive from their friends and families. These MVP's are among the brightest stars in our sparkling ballroom.

Our Diamond MVP

Our Corporate Challenge MVP:

Our Diamond MVP

In 2019 we awarded a DIAMOND MVP to the individual who broke the previous individual fundraising record... which was her own!


Congratulations and thank you to KATH CARTER, from Ernst & Young LLP



Our Celebrity MVP was first awarded in 2011, and our Corporate Challenge Competition began in 2012.

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