Video: MADD About Dancing!!!!!

Early estimates indicate that the third annual MADD About Dancing competion at Mohegan Sun raised more than $20,000 for Mothers Against Drunk Driving Friday.

The Cabaret Theatre seats approximately 350 people and the show sold out again for the third year in a row, according to Mohegan Sun spokesperson Cathy Soper. There was also a silent auction of memorabelia before the event and a spontaneous and boisterous auction afterward when emcee Jimmy Lane, of WCTY, directed the bidding for a poker game with guest performer and country musician Chuck Wicks.

Celebrity participants were paired with professional dancers from Arthur Murray Dance Studios and a panel of three judges awarded points to the celebrities for their performances. The male and female participants with the most points were awarded a trophy – FOX CT Meteorologist Rachel Frank and Waterford Patch Editor Paul Petrone won the competition.

The local celebrities and their dance partners were:

• Miss Connecticut 2011 Morgan Amarone and Chris Santapaola
• WTNH Anchor Sonia Baghdady and David Hintz
• FOX CT Meteorologist Rachel Frank and Josh Kassoy
• Undercover Boss: Johnny Rockets starlett Janice Garcia and Staz Dawson
• WCTY, WICH, WNLC and Kool 101 Anchor Marty Hausberger and Naomi Welsh
• WFSB Reporter Kevin Hogan and Crystal Raptelis
• FOX CT Personality Jennifer Bosworth and Johnny Gonzalez
• Waterford Patch Editor Paul Petrone and Jessica Freitas
• WNTH Meteorologist Gil Simmons and Sandy Stevenson