At Cathy Gullo’s recent dance Gala at Famee Furlane, featuring world-famous Arunas Bizokas and Katusha Demidova, David Shmuelov and Alison Lee along with Daniel Perusina and Mia Paudula performed their competition routines for an appreciative audience. Daniel’s older brother Luka Perusina had also been scheduled to perform but his partner could not make it.
Arunas and Katusha, who came a remarkable second place in the Professional Ballrom category at the 2008 Blackpool Dance Festival (from over 200 of the world’s top couples), provided a spectacular performance as usual. However, this time there was an added element … during their show they decided to change partners! Daniel, Mia, David, and Alison bravely took on the challenge of partnering these two top professionals, and Luka found a way to join in on the fun as well!