{"id":67961,"date":"2018-02-27T12:11:59","date_gmt":"2018-02-27T18:11:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=67961"},"modified":"2018-02-27T12:45:42","modified_gmt":"2018-02-27T18:45:42","slug":"chicago-reporter-learns-a-new-step-to-help-fight-cancer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/chicago-reporter-learns-a-new-step-to-help-fight-cancer\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicago reporter learns a new step to help fight cancer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Dan Order<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Medill Reports<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"dropcap\">Under three weeks of practice remain, as a local TV reporter prepares to perform a dance she\u2019s been working on for months.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s more than just a fun new sport for Lauren Victory of CBS 2, as she\u2019s learning the Lindy Hop to help raise money to fight breast cancer.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Chicago reporter learns a new step to help fight cancer\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/257715647?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><!--more-->Lauren\u2019s Lindy will be one part of the Dancing with Chicago Celebrities benefit event, which will feature performances from nine local celebrities and seven participants from the corporate world.<\/p>\n<p>Though the dancers will compete for best performances, the real goal is to win the event\u2019s MVP awards, designated for both the celebrity and corporate star who raise the most money.<\/p>\n<p>Presented by the Arthur Murray Dance Studio, the event has raised over two million dollars since its inception 13 years ago.<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s event will take place March 16th at the Hilton Chicago. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amdwcc.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here<\/a> to help sponsor Lauren or any of the event\u2019s performers.<\/p>\n<div class=\"featurecaption\">Photo at top: Lauren Victory works with dance instructor Alex Stuckey, practicing the Lindy Hop at Arthur Murray Dance Studio in Chicago. 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