Coach: Catherine Rodenbough

Assigned dance: Quickstep

Freestyle dance: TBA

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Tekela Redd

Martinsville, Virginia

• Service Center Director, Salvation Army
• Business Consultant, United Healthcare
• Former Senior IT Quality Analyst, Kern Health Systems

Dance experience:
None.
 
What was your first thought when asked to participate?
I am too old. I can’t move like I used to.
 
What is your goal in this competition?
To get in shape.
 
What would you like to say to your competition?
Get your energy level up!
 
What would you like to say to your partner?
Let’s win this thing!

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Pres Garrett

Martinsville, Virginia

• Owner, Starling Avenue Cards & Comics
• Move to Martinsville, Chamber of Commerce, Smith River Singers

Dance experience:
High school. 

What was your first thought when asked to participate?
Excited to participate in this event.
 
What is your goal in this competition?
Raise a ton of money for Piedmont Arts and win!
 
What would you like to say to your competition?
I got the moves like Jagger!
 
What would you like to say to your partner?
Don’t worry, I gotcha.