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PHOTOS: 'Dancing with the Dedham Stars' Captivates Crowd

Annual 'Dancing with the Dedham Stars' packs the house at Moseley's while raising money for Dedham Educational Partnership (DEP).

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The 2011 'Dancing with the Dedham Stars' opened to a sold out house at on Saturday night. The event, spearheaded by Dimitria Sullivan, president of the Dedham Educational Partnership, showcases six people locals chosen to train with a professional dancer and compete in the competition.

While there is both a technical winner chosen by the judges and a popular winner chosen by the crowd, the real winner are the Dedham schools, which receives much of the proceeds from the annual event.

This years 'Dedham Stars' included:

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Peter Springer - Dedham Youth Soccer Board and VP in Investment Services

Rosemary Rooney - Former Town Hall Registrar's Clerk

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Kevin Hampe - local attorney and former DWTDS judge

Erin MacDonald - DHS varsity field hockey coach

Andrew Shumway - teacher and baseball coach

Debra Gately - DMS Principal

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