Dancing with the Local Stars which was held at the Lauderhill Performing Arts Center on July 8th, 2023 was a big success. This exciting new event featured several local celebrity dancers, including our own fearless leader and CEO, Dr. Linda Parker. The event matched each celebrity with a professional dancer and each dance team competed in front of our celebrity judges. It also featured an exciting after-party where gold ticket holder guests had the chance to meet and greet the celebrities! Thank you all who came out to support our event.
Congratulations to Martica Lopez and Roberto Manuel Siam Fernandez for winning Best Dance of the Show!
Our lineup of dancers and local celebrities included:
Dr. Linda Parker
CEO of Women in Distress
Martica Lopez
Music Director/ On-Air/ Influencer @itsmarticalopez
Andrew Robinson
Owner of Robinson’s Jewelers @robinsonsjewelers
Jim DeChant
Major Gifts Officer at Broward College Jim DeChant | LinkedIn
Stephanie Calzadilla
Gold Coast Derby Grrls @goldcoastderbygrrls
Maison Jay
# 1 MAGICIAN IN MIAMI @maisonjaytv
Christian De La Rosa
Emmy Award Winning News Reporter at Local 10 News @delarosawplg
Christine Frederick
CEO at The FLITE Center @flitecenter @the_fredz
Dr. Kymrae Mizell-Hill
Executive Director of Whoamentoring Works, Inc. @drKymrae @Whoamentoring
Hosted by our amazing Emcee: Jason Carter
#Host| Co-Executive Producer @insidesoflo @jasoncarterofficial
Martha Graham once said of dance “All that is important is this one moment in movement. Make the movement important, vital and worth living. Do not let it slip away unnoticed and unused.” This is the basis for our Dancing with the Local Stars. Women in Distress is taking this moment and utilizing dance to bring entertainment to our community and to raise urgent awareness and funds for our movement: To end domestic violence, and we hope you join us with this movement.
Please reach out to Christine at events@womenindistress.org or by phone at 954-760-9800 x1245 for more info.
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