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Dancing With the Stars Waltzes into Mohegan Sun


J.R. Martinez and Karina Smirnoff, ABC’s Dancing With the Stars Season 13 Winners, visited Mohegan Sun’s Reality Check series on January 22 and signed autographs for excited fans of the hit show.


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J.R. and Karina show off their dance moves at The Shops at Mohegan Sun. by Michelle Tracy


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ou would have to be living under a rock to not be familiar with ABC’s phenomenally successful reality show,


Dancing With the Stars. On Sunday January 22, The Shops at Mohegan Sun presented the Season 13 winners J. R. Martinez and Karina Smirnoff as part of their Reality Check series, which brings the biggest stars of reality televi- sion to Mohegan Sun for a series of interactive events.


The winners of this season’s mirror ball tro- phy are an inspirational pair. J. R. Martinez, a for- mer high school football star who was sidelined by injuries, joined the Army and served as an infantryman in Iraq. While serving in Kabala, the humvee that Martinez was driving hit a land- mine. After spending months recovering from debilitating injuries, including burns over 40% of his body, Martinez launched a successful acting career that included the part of Brot Monroe on ABC’s Emmy Award winning daytime drama, All My Children.


His dance partner, Karina Smirnoff, originally hails from the Ukraine and has been


a staple on Dancing With the Stars for the last six years. A fi ve time winner of the U.S. National Championships, the U.S. Open and other pres- tigious competitions, Smirnoff has been ranked number two in the world for ballroom dancing. If the crowd Sunday was any indication, Martinez and Smirnoff are fan favorites. With well over a thousand fans in attendance, the pair danced and took part in a question and answer session. In addition, hundreds of fans stood in line for a personal meet and greet, making it one of Mohegan Sun’s most successful Reality Check event to date.


“It was one of our biggest, if not the big- gest Reality Check we’ve had, “stated Cody Chapman, public relations specialist for Mohegan Sun. “Both Katrina and J.R. were very gracious with fans. The line for autographs was very long.”


Next up for the series – on February 10th,


Dancing With the Stars dancer Mark Ballas, will be performing an hour long acoustic set of some of his original new music. To post your comments, visit www.theresi- dent.com/2012/02/01/DancingAtMohegan or follow us on Twitter @Resident_News


photos by Khoi Ton


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