Ivy Odom and David Oldenwelder

Ivy is a lifestyle and culinary expert and content creator. She is the Senior Lifestyle Editor at Southern Living magazine, where she hosts and produces cooking and lifestyle videos for television and social media platforms. She has had regular appearances on the TODAY Show, The Kelly Clarkson Show, and Good Morning America, and is currently writing her first cookbook. Ivy was recognized as a 40 Under 40 honoree for the University of Georgia in 2023, and a FOLIO Top Women in Media Up and Comer in 2020. Outside of work, Ivy loves to travel, scope out new restaurants, work in her garden, and tackle as many home improvement projects as her schedule allows. She and her husband, Luis, live in Homewood with their dog, Basil.

David Odenwelder is originally from Haverhill, Massachusetts, where he began studying ballet, tap, and jazz at the age of 3. He earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Ballet Performance from the University of Cincinnati.  David is in his 15th season with the Alabama Ballet where he has performed many principal roles in various classical and contemporary works. He is also the Director of the Alabama Ballet Tappers and a faculty member of the Alabama Ballet School and Samford University. David is so excited to return to Dancing with the Magic City Stars to help promote and raise money for such an incredible organization.

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