BECKLEY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – The excitement is building and the community is ready to come out for the Eleventh Season of the United Way’s Dancing with the Stars on Friday, September 19th at the Beckley-Raleigh County Convention Center. It’s the social event of the season!
Our six very special couples are:
Couple #1 Lora Fisher and Rick Fisher
with choreography by Kyla Meadows
Couple #2 Brianna Duckworth-Kazner and Gabriel Kazner
with choreography by Tenley Adams
Couple #3 Cosette Perez-Mullins and Bryce Radford
with choreography by Lexi Clay
Couple #4 Tammy Hancock Cline and Todd Howell
with choreography by Brittney Fitzgerald
Couple #5 Emily Williams and Cameron Shannon
with choreography by Melanie Ellison
Couple #6 Courtney White and Rivers Upchurch
with choreography by Heather Pack
A panel of judges will select a “Judge’s Choice” winner for the dance portion of the contest and the people of our community will select a “People’s Choice” winner based on the total amount of $5 votes received for each couple. Monetary voting will continue throughout the evening until after the last couple has danced.
“Our dancers understand that while we want them to have fun, learn a great routine that will entertain at our event and have a wonderful time making new friends, their ultimate goal is to raise money and spread the good message of our United Way and the work we do throughout southern West Virginia”, says Trena Dacal, Executive Director of United Way of Southern West Virginia.
Money raised from Dancing with the Stars goes directly into the annual campaign fund, allowing United Way of Southern WV to dozens of nonprofit partners in Raleigh, Fayette, Summers, Wyoming, Nicholas, Mercer and McDowell counties as well as the city of Bluefield, Virginia.
“The first eleven seasons of Dancing with the Stars were hugely successful. Having a signature fundraising event such as DWTS means a great deal in fighting for the health, education and income stability of every person in every community we serve. Last year’s net profit accounted for 30% of our total campaign budget. That’s huge for the agencies we fund.” says Trena Dacal, Executive Director of United Way.
The twelfth season of Dancing with the Stars has been sold out for a month.
We’ll have additional information available on winners, total monies raised, etc. on Tuesday, September 22nd.
