Dr. Christopher Sperry As a family medicine physician, Dr. Sperry experiences first-hand the toll that cancer can take on his patients and their families. A native of Providence, Kentucky, he has been with Mercy Primary Care – Paducah and Lourdes Hospital for nearly four years. Dayna Tappan Dayna a Paducah area native, is the human resources manager at Waterfront Services in Cairo, Illinois. She is a trainer and instructor at Energy Fitness Paducah, and has also pursued fitness modeling. She is dancing in honor of her grandmother Bobby Reid, her grandfather Bradley Reid, her great aunt Mary Ruth Little and all of the children she has worked with through Make A Wish. Robbie Thomas Robbie Thomas was born and raised in Paducah. He and his family own Treasure Tree in Mayfield. “My wife and I have many family members and friends who have lost loved ones
due to cancer,” stated Robbie. “We know many that have beaten cancer too! Whether it is raising money or awareness, we dance to put us one step closer to ending this disease.” Alisa Troutt Alisa moved to Paducah seven years ago from Bowling Green with my husband and children to start Window World. She is also a hairstylist and currently works at Twisted Scissors Salon in Paducah. “I am so excited to be dancing in this year’s 10th DWOS anniversary,” she said. “But most of all I am thrilled to be a small part of an amazing event that is raising money to fight cancer. Each of us has a story about someone we know or a family member who has been affected by cancer.” Juliana Valencia Juliana is a reporter and anchors weekend mornings for WPSD Local 6. She moved to Paducah in October of 2014 to be closer to her parents who live in Nashville where she grew up. Dancing is one of her favorite things to do. She used to be a competitive dancer, performing ballet, pointe, and hip-hop. Latin dancing has always been on her to-do list and she's pumped to be checking it off with her dance partner Jay Brasher. Juliana is dancing in honor of her grandfather who died of stomach cancer, and her parents who moved away from their entire family in Colombia to give her every opportunity in the United States.
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