publication date: Apr 19, 2009
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author/source: DanceSport Place
Ray"Boom Boom"Mancini
& Mandy Kuhn | Congrats to Mr. Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini and Mrs. Mandy Kuhn for winning "Dancing with the Las Vegas Stars" at the Palms Casino Resort with their energetic and crowd-pleasing "Greased Lightnin" number! Mr. Mancini's appearance and performance raised $10,00.00 for the cancer charity "The Caring Place". |
Erik Cyr choreographed and coached the couple on their winning routine and is so proud of their awesome performance and dedication to preparing for the event.
Erik Cyr & Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini: World Boxing Champ turns dancing champ!
Ray “Boom Boom” Mancini is a former World Boxing Association lightweight champion known for his whirlwind fighting style. After retiring with a record of 29-5, with 23 knockouts, Mancini turned to acting, appearing in as well as producing several films. He also became a fight analyst for Celebrity Boxing, and his life inspired the movie “Heart of a Champion: The Ray Mancini Story”. His superior fitness level and competitive experience made him a natural dancing the swing and debuting it in this type of event.
Ray & Mandy performing their winning number
Mandy is one of Erik’s Gold level Latin students and a professional ballet instructor and choreographer. A consummate dancer and performer, being 3 months pregnant didn’t stop her from hitting the floor for this winning number!
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