Check Out Our Moves

Our six local star dancers have been rehearsing for weeks in preparation for the June 26th DWTSC event and we have a little rehearsal footage for you to see! Each day this week, and each week leading up to June 26th, we'll have a little sneak peek for you. These are just little glimpses of our dancers' progress from beginning to end of their practices at the Fred Astaire Dance Studio. Music has been edited so the final performances will be surprise. Click on the video links to the right and ENJOY!

Dancing with the Stars Chattanooga - The Beginning of Fan Favorite Voting

Our dancing stars are practicing in back-to-back sessions now. Working through choreography with the instructors at Fred Astaire, trying on their dancing shoes for the first time, deciding on their music selection (which is going to be great, I have to tell you), and thinking about costuming. And let me remind you that each of our stars have full-time jobs. So it's not as if they have a lot of free time right now. Yet they still keep showing up to practice and take whatever is thrown at them, all to make sure DWTSC is a great event and a great fundraiser for the Partnership. And, I suppose, to make sure they don't trip up in front of 1,600 people at the Tivoli.

You would think that's enough to handle, right? But we're talking about our Chattanooga Stars. And these folks always go the extra mile. That's how they've become community leaders in their own fields. So it's no big deal for them to already be getting geared up for the DWTSC Fan Favorite Award contest.

The Fan Favorite Award will go to the dancer who receives the most pre-event votes for them. The contest puts the "fun" back in "fundraising" by allowing fans to make a donation that will directly support a specific program area of the Partnership, while also voting for their favorite dancer. The results are updated nightly on each dancer's bio at www.dancingwiththestarschattanooga.com . Fans can vote by text, by online donation, or by giving donations directly to the dancer if they so choose.

And each dancer seems to be developing their own campaign. Take Ed Harrison for example. He's set up a new Facebook page and has already received the first two online votes of the event! Ed is also donating his two free Green Room tickets (a.k.a. best seats in the house!) to one of his supporters who makes a donation over $20. We will randomly select a Fan before the event to receive the tickets. So make sure to check out his page and show your support.

Check back here regularly for event updates and comments from our dancers!