Records and shirts were broken at the 2019 Border Dance for Cancer, as the ten stars tackled everything from ballroom to hip hop to raise more than $164,000 for Cancer Council NSW.
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Even before the high-energy event kicked off on Friday night, the ten stars and their partners were already close to beating the 2017 record money raised of $137,000.
By the end of the night, the sixth event Border Dance for Cancer had toppled the 2017 fundraising record by nearly $30,000.
Trent Castles managed to raise the most money, fundraising $25,001 and delighted the audience with his Freddie Mecury inspired dance.
"This is the most important one I wanted to win and we did it," he said.
Wodonga GP Alfeen Varghese kicked off the night and the Border Mail's own Beau Greenway kept the pace up, embodying Slim Shady in a fun hip-hop routine.
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However the important message of Border Dance for Cancer was not forgotten amid the sequins and attempted twerking.
Later, Bron Daniel became emotional sharing a moving story about her father in her pre-dance video.
"One day they'll find a cure and I hope I'll be able to say I was a part of it with my fundraising," she said.
Kate Pallot was named the People's Choice while Drew Cameron took out the Judge's Choice award.
While Tyson Witham's Mary Poppins inspired routine was enthusiastically received by the crowd.
Cancer Council NSW's Bri Carracher said initiatives money raised through the Border Dance for Cancer would help fund free patient transport for the Albury-Wodonga Regional Cancer Centre, support services and a free phone line.
"Each year Cancer Council NSW donates around $15 million to research from events like this and the Border Relay for Life," she said.
"One of the research projects is the new cervical cancer screening program - a lot of you know would know of the changes that have come into place in the last four months and those changes are from research funded by Cancer Council."
