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Video: Dancing with doctors turns Children’s hospital into dance party

By Helena Oliviero
May 23, 2016

Inspired by the hit show, “Dancing with the Stars,” Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta recently transformed their hospital halls—from the cardiac stepdown unit to the rehab gym — into one big dance party.

Like any good DWTS contestant, these doctors’ dance partners are fierce. One is awaiting a heart transplant, another is fighting cancer for the third time. For a few moments one day last week, each pushed their ‘doctor’ and ‘patient’ titles aside and they got their groove on.

Check out the video:

http://youtu.be/r6CkCk6BGNI

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joined the AJC in 2002 as a features writer.

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