Ariella Rush

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Ariella Marie Rush (born June 9, 1956, as Ariella Marie Stoehr) is a professional ballroom dancer noted for dazzling and complex dance routines with her dance partner, Keith Knox, from 1976 through 1981. Rush and Knox were best known for their sizzling tango, cha-cha and mambo routines, as well as, high-energy swing dancing. They made appearances all over the United States; including Disney World in Orlando, Florida; Universal Studios, Six Flags Over Georgia, Six Flags Over Texas, the Roseland Ballroom in New York City and the Fox Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia.

Rush and Knox competed in professional ballroom dancing, and were named the 1979 Southeast Rising Star Champions at the National Dance Championships held at the Peachtree Plaza Hotel in Atlanta, GA. This win qualified them to compete in the most prestigious of all international dance competitions, Blackpool, England; however, an injury forced Rush's early retirement.

She is also credited under the name Marie Champion as a dancer.

[edit] Early life

Rush grew up in Marietta, Georgia and started dance lessons and piano lessons at the age of five. She actively participated in talent shows throughout her childhood, appearing as a very young guest numerous times on Freddie Miller's Stars of Tomorrow and Dance Party. She later became a model and professional dancer, and taught ballroom dancing at Fred Astaire Dance Studios, in addition to performing and competing.

[edit] Personal life

Today, Ariella Rush is involved in music video choreography and television production, and produces a local variety show in the north Georgia and western North Carolina area called The Highroad South. She is also a published author and photographer.

Rush has been romantically linked to a couple of notable singers/entertainers, but prefers to maintain a low public profile. She has two children and resides in the metro Atlanta area. Rush is a tall, stunning blue-eyed woman with a very elegant and charismatic presence.