It was easily the worst dance of their lives.

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Held at a friend's barn in Williamsburg, it was a swing dance meant for young adults to come together and have fun.

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No one was dancing.

The food was all gone.

And the party was dying fast.

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Over the course of the night, Brandon, trying to make the most of the night with his friends, noticed a girl by herself that was on the outskirts of the dance floor trying to make herself busy, moving around the room.

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Luz Marie, convinced by her mom to come down to this dance, had came alone and was contemplating whether to cut her losses and leave the party.

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The party ended early and Brandon seeing this as his only chance, went up to the girl to strike the conversation. Luz Marie, surprised by interaction, joined in the conversation.

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Surprisingly, they both lived in the DC area, which was 3 hours away from the dance. After getting up the courage, Brandon asked for Marie's number and the worst dance of their lives became one of the best nights of their lives.

From Panama City Beach, Florida, Cheri Luz Marie Rivera is the daughter of a military family so she lived in many places over the course of a life including Virginia, Hawaii, and Florida. She has a variety of professional experience including as a Polynesian dancer and as a Licensed Vet Technician (LVT).

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Luz Marie's biggest passion in life is traveling, being a self-proclaimed foodie, dancing, musical theater, and using her talents to heal others. Her dream is to be able to travel around the world and help animals in less fortune areas. She also hopes one day to become a physician assistant (PA).

From Manassas, Virginia, Brandon Agre has lived in a couple places over the course of his life. Lived in Chicago for two years as a missionary and got his bachelor's degree while living in Utah.

He has a couple of career changes from wanting to be an animator to chiropractor to accountant but finally landing on being a UX/UI designer, which is the combination of coding and graphic design.

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Brandon loves cooking new recipes, playing games, programming fun projects, and watching TV. And his biggest passion is anything that can flex his creative muscles.