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Dancing with former defense attorney Diana Tennis

April 07, 2014 / 02:19

This episode features a local charity dance competition, where a lawyer shares their experience preparing for the event. The lawyer discusses their passion for cooking, dancing, and their background in theater.

The competition resembles a "Dancing With the Stars" format, pairing local celebrities with professional dancers. The lawyer describes the challenges faced during the 24 dance lessons leading up to the performance.

Despite the nerves, the lawyer reflects on the excitement of competing for charity, ultimately finishing in second place behind a talented competitor. The event aimed to raise money for children, emphasizing the importance of community involvement.

TLDR

A lawyer shares their journey in a charity dance competition, highlighting preparation, challenges, and community spirit.

Episode

2:19
00:00:01
what's happening right now is we're putting on the outfit that I'm never going to be able to take off we're
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getting ready to compete let see hey look beautiful one more big smile so there's two things that I love outside
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of the courtroom and one of them is eating and cooking and the other is dancing when it uh Came Upon me that uh
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one of a Charities uh local charity cbc's has this big dance competition every year to uh make money I set about
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getting myself asked to be one of the celebrities in there kind of Dancing With the Stars kind of
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[Music] thing so it's probably not for nothing that I have a background in you know
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theater and dance and and Stage from when I was a kid and and that's you know the theater part of being a lawyer is
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obviously something that you know takes me back to those days I've always loved uh the stage and
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and dancing in particular so anytime I get a chance to do that more and that's it's not nearly enough these days but
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any time I get a chance to do that I I definitely take it this kind of Dancing With the Stars local celebrity
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competition uh the local celebrity is matched up with a professional dancer uh you learn one dance and then
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you perform it on the night of a competition so it was a lot harder than I expected I did 24 lessons I really
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worked hard for that this is really harder getting ready for court is something I've done over and
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over and over again and uh it makes me nervous but it doesn't make me scared this makes me a little bit scared I will
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either have the big trophy or I [Music] won't and second place Diana tennis and Angel
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Hernandez second TV personality he's Latin I never had a chance his hips were all over the place
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he was he was fantastic it was for charity it was for the children I don't begrudge him I took my little tiny
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second went home tried not to pout [Applause]

Episode Highlights

  • Dancing With the Stars Charity Competition
    A local celebrity competes in a dance competition to raise money for charity, showcasing their passion for dance and performance.
    “I've always loved the stage and dancing in particular.”
    @ 00m 58s
    April 07, 2014
  • Facing Fears
    The excitement and nerves of preparing for a dance competition are palpable, revealing a deeper vulnerability.
    “This makes me a little bit scared.”
    @ 01m 36s
    April 07, 2014

Episode Quotes

  • I've always loved the stage and dancing in particular.
    Dancing with former defense attorney Diana Tennis
  • This makes me a little bit scared.
    Dancing with former defense attorney Diana Tennis
  • It was for charity, it was for the children.
    Dancing with former defense attorney Diana Tennis

Key Moments

  • Dance Passion00:58
  • Nervous Energy01:36
  • Charity Event02:05

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