Allie Dawson - Choreographer

When Ash was looking for a team to represent Framatome, I agreed to help find someone. And in a moment of insanity, I said Matt and I would do it. And then I had to convince Matt! With just a few ballroom dancing lessons in our past, we are way out of our “box,” but it is worth it for a great cause that has significant impact in our community. We know that the work BBBS does now with children develops the adults who will become productive citizens, community leaders, and our neighbors.

BIO
Denise and Matt have been married 27 years and like to spend their free time with friends and traveling, often via cruise ship.

Matt is originally from Maryland and loves seafood, especially steamed and soft-shell crabs.  He makes the best crab-cakes this side of the Chesapeake.  He grew up in a tennis family and loves watching the slams throughout the year. He is also an avid Terrapin, Ravens and Orioles fan. In his spare time he loves playing disc golf, smoking cigars, and drinking bourbon with his friends or enjoying a good cigar - with friends or strangers - at Pap's Cigars in downtown Lynchburg. Matt is a member of Marshall Lodge 39 in Lynchburg and helps out with Meals on Wheels when he can.   

Denise gets a few miles in on the Blackwater Creek trail when she can and you can find her on Farm Basket Hill during the Virginia 10 Miler on Sept. 28. She also likes watching the tennis matches and when it comes to football, the Steelers and Ravens game brings everything in the house to a halt. Denise loves a great bottle of wine and sharing it with friends, preferably outside around a cozy fire. You won’t find any meat, fish or dairy on her plate but please don’t ask her where she gets her protein! She gets plenty! Denise serves on the board for the Lynchburg Regional Business Alliance and is proud to be part of the economic development of her hometown.

Both love to read and adore Zuri, their Great Pyrenees who they adopted after he bounced around for a while, and Puff, their cat who adopted them.