STOMPIN' WITH THE STARS

On Saturday, November 17, 2007 the Grand Maple Ballroom in UVM’s new Davis Center came to life with “Stompin’ With the Stars,” a dance competition to benefit the Council's programs & services. 

Watch a video at right of the evening's highlights.  Click the play button TWICE to start or stop playback.

 Check out the Burlington Free Press photos of the event.

THE STARS

CELEBRITY JUDGES	CELEBRITY DANCERS
Will Voigt (Vermont Frost Heaves) Andrea Rogers (Flynn Center) Jimmy Swift (First Night Burlington)	Ed Koren (Illustrator & Cartoonist) will dance the merengue	Taryn Noelle   dance instructor doing the merengue with Ed	Warren Kimble (Folk artist) will be tap dancing	Karen Amirault  dance instructor tap dancing with Warren
	Patrick Fitzsimmons (musician) will dance the Mambo	Sarah LaMothe   dance instructor dancing the Mambo with Patrick	Melinda Moulton (Main St. Landing) will tango	Gerd Hirschmann instructor at Tango VT will tango with Melinda
	Jenni Johnson (Jazz singer) will be waltzing	David Larson dance instructor waltzing with Jenni	Mitzi Johnson (VT State Rep.) will dance the East Coast Swing	Kevin Laddison dance instructor dancing with Mitzi
MISTRESS OF CEREMONIES Fran Stoddard (VT Public Television) will dance the SALSA	Victoria Moore   is coaching Fran for her dance with David Nicasio	Billi Gosh (founder, VT Women’s Fund will salsa with Brock Davis	Dan Smith (Greater Burl. Industrial Corp.) will do The Hustle	Dance Instructor Faye Grearson  will Hustle with Dan

 Shakedown

Following the competition everyone  danced to the music of Shakedown (pictured at right). Their repertoire includes a diverse selection of music, ranging from jazz standards, oldies, to modern Top 40 tunes, and everything in between!

SPONSORS

Sponsored by Morgan Stanley, Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee, Chittenden Bank, Cabot Creamery, Magic Hat Brewing Company and The Point.