We were always looking for new ideas and themes. In 2017, we decided to ask our dancers to perform a dance routine from a movie. Once again the dance instructors and dancers did not disappoint!

Lights, Camera, Action! 

We saw amazing dance routines from Grease, The Trolls Movie, Saturday Night Fever, Singing in the Rain – our first-ever tap dancing duo by Valaura and Vincent, Dirty Dancing and Risky Business/movie montage. This was one of the most entertaining shows we produced I believe. Everyone knocked it out of the park… or ballroom as the case may be! 

Trophy winners included Most Pledges Raised: Alex Lambert; Judges Choice: Maria Graziano and instructor Jaime Cuberos; and Audience Choice: Wilbur Turner and Albert Ascona.

Dancing into the sunset 

It was a bittersweet night for me as I decided Year 9 was the year to hang up my ‘dancing shoes’ and retire from the event. I loved this event with a passion but as they say – ‘always leave on top’ and I was ready to head to the warmth of the sun in Palm Springs and ‘tip my top hat’ to the next coordinator. 

It was a great ride/dance and it makes me over the moon happy that Swinging with the Stars is still riding high today. Our committee from year one still meets, laughs and reminisces about the event. The bond is deep and for that I am most grateful. 

– Jan Woolsey, Swinging with the Stars Coordinator 2009-2017