NEWS RELEASE

The Vero Beach Hotel & Spa was the venue for the annual Meet & Greet for Dancing with Vero’s Stars on Sunday, November 16, where all dancers, instructors and the pairing of dancing couples were announced.Official Dancing Couples
Jan Mason Cilento with Instructor Robert Scott
(Jan Mason Cilento is the owner/manager of Visage Hair and Nail Designs and Robert Scott owns and operates the Indian River Ballroom)

Eric Flowers with Instructor Beth Shestak
(Eric Flowers is The Sergeant of Public Affairs for the Indian River County Sheriff’s Office and Beth Shestak is the resident Choreographer and performer for Theater Go Round and the Bulletin Editor at Holy Cross)

Karen L. Franke with Instructor Joe Tessier
Karen Franke is the station manager at Treasure & Space Coast Radio…93.7 WGYL The Breeze, 97.1 Ocean FM, 99.7 Jack FM, 94.7 Hot County and 1490 WTTB AM News Radio and Joe Tessier, with wife Shari, formed the dance performance team “Swingsation,” co-owns Swingsation’s 14th Ave dance studio in historic downtown Vero, co-owns and operates “Infinite Entertainment” and with wife Shari co-produces Dancing with Martin Stars)

Thomas Lowther with Instructor Amy Trammell
(Tom Lowther is IRC Mosquito Control District 2 director and Indian River County funeral director and Amy Trammell is co-owner of Vero Classical Ballet and is also a licensed massage therapist.)
Lee Olsen with Instructor Shari Tessier
(Lee Olson is Manager of Waldo’s Restaurant at the Driftwood and Shari Tessier is co-owner of Swingsation’s 14th Ave Dance Studio, co-owner of Infinite Entertainment DJ Services and with husband Joe, co-produces Dancing with Martin Stars)

Susie B. O’Toole-Evans, MD with Instructor Joe Wynes
(Susie B. O’Toole-Evans, M.D. is a Board Certified Pediatrician and sole owner of Vero Beach’s Island Pediatrics and Joe Wynes founded the Vero Beach chapter of the United States Ballroom Dancer’s Association and owns Desire to Dance Studio at Sebastian’s Community Center)
Deborah Polackwich with Instructor with Barry Trammell
(Deb Polackwich is a public school system mentor of young children, artist and jewelry designer and non-profit volunteer and Bob Kane represents USA Dance Space Coast Chapter and is an architect/organizer/and participant of Dancing with Brevard)

Jackie Savell with Instructor Bob Kane
(Jackie Savell is the owner, operator and president of Trusted Insurance Professionals and Barry Trammel is co-owner of Vero Classical Ballet and sells mainland homes for Dale Sorensen Real Estate)
Bobby Sexton with Instructor Marianella Tobar
(Bobby Sexton is, with his wife, founder of Orchid Island Juice Company home of Natalie’s Orange Juice, citrus grower and President of the company and Marianella Tobar is owner of Marianella’s Dance Fusion in Vero Beach)

Andy White with Instructor Karren Walter
(Andy White is Northern Trust’s Fiduciary Officer and Karren Walter teaches American and International Style dance and is choreographer for many Vero Beach Theatre Guild productions)

The magical evening will be held on Saturday, May 9, 2015 at Riverside Theatre in Vero Beach. Riverside Theatre is once again the Healthy Start Coalition’s Community Partner. Proceeds from this event will benefit the IRC Healthy Start Coalition and Riverside Theatre’s programs and services.

Ticket prices are $200 for Exclusive seating, $150 for Premium seating and $100 for General seating. The ticket cost will include an expanded pre-show Red Carpet event, a cocktail party complete with open bars, hors d’ouevres and a silent auction. You may purchase a ticket on or after Friday, November 28 by visiting the Riverside Theatre Box Office in person, 3250 River Park Drive in Vero Beach (Regular Box office hours are Monday – Friday 10am-5pm, Saturday 12pm-1pm or 2:30pm- 6pm, Sunday 12pm-1pm.), call the Riverside Theatre Box Office directly at 772-231-6990, or visit http://www.Dancingwithverostars.com. Cash or checks and Visa or MasterCard only will be accepted. If you are supporting a dancer, you may assign your ticket purchase to that dancer at that time as each $1 raised will equate to a vote for the dancer. There is limited handicapped seating availability. Please inquire at Box Office.

Sponsorship opportunities are currently available for consideration. Complimentary tickets are included in many of the sponsorship packages. You may refer to http://www.Dancingwithverostars.com for a list of sponsorship packages, or contact any of the participating dancers directly. You may assign the cost of your sponsorship towards your favorite dancer as each $1 raised will equate to a vote for the dancer.

Additionally, if you are looking to donate to the IRC Healthy Start Coalition in the name of your favorite dancer, you may visit http://www.Dancingwithverostars.com to do so. Each $1 raised will equate to a vote for the dancer of your choice.

Interested in more information? While more event information unfolds over the months ahead, potential sponsors of the event may contact the IRC Healthy Start Coalition at 772-563-9118. The mission of the Indian River County Healthy Start Coalition is to establish a system that guarantees ALL women have access to prenatal care and that ALL infants have access to services that promote normal growth and development. Their vision is to have ALL babies in Indian River County able to maximize their health, growth and development through strong family relationships…ultimately being successful in school and life! Proceeds from this event will benefit Healthy Start Coalition and Riverside Theatre’s programs and services.