COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) – WIS anchor Intisar Faulkner traded the newsroom for the dance floor this weekend, earning the \u201cBest Dance\u201d award at Dancing with the Stars of Columbia.<\/p>\n
Faulkner and her partner, Jake Davies, performed a cha-cha and samba to a Shakira mix on the Lexington Two Performing Arts Center stage. They had just 90 days to prepare and practiced 15 times before the competition.<\/p>\n
The annual event pairs local business owners, media personalities, and first responders to raise money for Type 1 diabetes research and support for people living with the disease. This year, participants raised more than $127,000.<\/p>\n
The WIS team was there to cheer Faulkner on and support the cause.<\/p>\n
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