March 28, 2024 2:30 PM
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Dancing for the Stars 2022 – The Winners

Photo: The winner of the “People’s Choice Award”, Sheriff David Rhodes & Carie Hughes

Dancing for the Stars is the local Boys & Girls Clubs’ major fundraiser of the year and the event has grown to raise a significant portion of the organization’s operation budget. The event consists of an exciting dance competition in which local celebrities are paired with professional dancers to perform a wide variety of dances. Dancers commit to learn a dance routine and fundraise to support Clubs’ youth, with all proceeds staying local and impacting hundreds of families in our community.

Dancing for the Stars 2022 Opening Event took place on Friday September 9th, while the Main Event took place on Saturday, September 10th at the Yavapai College Performing Arts Center. The Clubs are deeply grateful for all dancers who joined the mission of fundraising on behalf of our community youth. Thanks to their dedicated efforts and community support, a new fundraising record was set for a total of $465,000 raised in the 2022 edition!

The incredibly creative performances wowed and entertained the audience, while our community also did an incredible job in engaging and supporting our dancers. While the true winners are Clubs’ kids, three top awards went to Dr. Nisha Tung & Lungani Gwala for “Judge’s Choice” for best performance; Sheriff David Rhodes & Carie Hughes for “People’s Choice Award” for most votes; and Matt Brassard and Dre Caldwell took home the mirror ball for “Best Friendraiser”, for raising the highest amount in overall donations.

A HUGE shout out to all our amazing dancers who worked so hard in fundraising, rehearsing, and dazzling on stage:

Carissa Maxwell & Ron Howard

Councilwoman April Hepperle & JC Lawler

Dr. Nisha Tung & Lungani Gwala

Fire Chief Holger Durre & Sasha Naasz

Jamie Procknow & Frankie Pena

Jeff Champ & Dawn Wilson

Matt Brassard & Dre Caldwell

Molly Hohrein & Zach Leonard

San Martin Rodriguez & Marina Rogova-O’Brien

Sheriff David Rhodes & Carie Hughes

Kids Choreographer Lexe Niekamp, Lessons by Lexe Dance Studio

The Clubs are grateful for each one of the wonderful sponsors, supporters and volunteers who made this event possible. The generosity of our community in supporting Dancing for the Stars provides local youth and their families with life-changing opportunities. The organization’s heartfelt gratitude goes out to our community!

To learn more about our local Clubs’ impact and programs, visit our website, and follow Facebook.com/BGCCAZ and Instagram.com/BGCCAZ. Additionally, you can visit dancingforthestars.net to stay tuned about the latest regarding Dancing for the Stars

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