Friday, January 16, 2009

Tyler wins DWTS local challenge!


When the Dancing With The Stars tour landed in Cleveland January 13, they found another star in Tyler Mausser, a 16-year-old student at the Willoughby Fred Astaire Dance Studio. Tyler and his 17-year-old partner Laura Klenz beat out nine other couples in a local dance challenge held during the show. The other competitors included several pro-am couples.

Tyler and Laura wowed the audience and judges Kym Johnson and Fabian Sanchez with their cha cha and jive. They did a fantastic job, winning 88% of the texted-in votes. Even more amazing, Tyler and Laura had never danced together until a few days before the show, when they decided to audition for the dance challenge. The challenge was sponsored by Samsung Eternity, and both dancers won the newest phone from Samsung along with a special trophy.

Tyler has been dancing at the Willoughby studio since he was 14. In that time, he's entered numerous competitions and won the Ohio Regional Top Youth award. His instructor is Katie Bronshteyn.

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