Dancing for the Stars to benefit the Wheelchair Foundation

Local celebrities will be paired with dance instructors to raise money for charity in the Colleyville Rotary Club’s “Dancing for the Stars.”

The event from 7 to 11 p.m. on Feb. 6 will take place at the Colleyville Center, 5301 Riverwalk Drive in Colleyville, Texas. Money raised will benefit the Grapevine-Colleyville Education Foundation, End Polio Now, the Wheelchair Foundation and other charities supported by the club.

The event is similar in concept to the ABC television program Dancing with the Stars, in which a celebrity is paired with a professional dancer. The dancing pair is judged on their performance.

But in Dancing for the Stars, people are asked to “vote” for their favorite celebrity dancer with a monetary contribution. The dancer who gets the most contributions is the champion.

Dancers include: Elixir Salon and Daymaker owner Danielle Arnett, a former go-go dancer; GCISD Deputy Superintendent Jim Chadwell; Colleyville City Manager Jennifer Fadden; GCEF Board member Sue Franks; former Miss Texas Carly Gil; former Texas Rangers baseball player Jose Guzman; Colleyville Chamber of Commerce chairman and Crown of Life Lutheran Church pastor David Jung; former Dallas Cowboys cheerleader Chelsea Keifer; Colleyville Mayor David Kelly; meteorologist Rebecca Miller; and musician and recording artist Danny Wright.

The masters of ceremonies will be Miss Texas 2008-2009 Rebecca Robinson and Colleyville Police Officer Raymon Cannon.

It is expected that State Rep. Vicki Truitt (R-Keller) will make a guest appearance and may even sing a song.

The dance instructors will include Rocco Tiberi, Vince Duhon, Kylie Frandsen, Christian Dupuy, Dana McLeod and Tammi Conner.

“The real winners are the charities and causes we support,” the club said on its Web site.

Food will be provided by Red Barn Bar-B-Que, McAlister’sDeli, Bellisimo Italian Restaurant, Celebrity Cafe & Bakery, Market Street and Costa Vida.

Tickets to the show are $50 each, which includes food and dancing afterwards.

For more information, and to vote, see www.colleyvillerotaryclub.com and click “Dancing for the Stars.”

SOURCE: Grapevine Courier