Dancing to Make a Difference

by Stephanie Elgin 

Get out your dancing shoes as the Dancing With Our Stars event is back!  Come see the stars shine, as Santa Clarita’s very own will pair up with the professional dancers and dance the night away.
Élite Magazine, The Magazine of Santa Clarita and Bellasport are pleased to present the Dancing With Our Stars event, which is set to take place on Saturday, April 24.  This year’s event will prove to be even more popular than the last as 20 of Santa Clarita’s stars are pairing up to compete with each other for top prize and raise money for the local non-profit organizations they are representing.  
It will be an evening of entertainment and excitement as the dancing duos will be judged and guests will have an opportunity to participate and cast money votes using script.  Who will take top prize?  You decide. Pledge your money by proxy votes prior to the event to support your dancing star.  All money collected by proxy votes by the dancer and on the night of the event will benefit the non-profit organization they are representing.  Last year’s sold out event raised nearly $80,000 for our local non-profit organizations and this year it will be bigger and better than ever.  
The fun filled event is set to take place at the lovely Hyatt Regency Century Plaza located on the Avenue of the Stars.  It will begin with a no host cocktail hour at 6 p.m. followed by a delectable dinner prepared by the popular Chef Mannee, with dancing beginning at 7 p.m.  After the winner is announced, guests will have the opportunity to shimmy and shake the night away until the clock strikes midnight.  Ticket prices are $120 each and tables will be allocated on a first come first served basis.  Sponsors to date are SOS Entertainment, Mirage Hair & Nail Studio, KHTS Radio, Choppé Advertising Group, Star Dance Studio and R & R Awards.
Get your creativity groove on and be a part of this spectacular occasion! Dancers will not be the only winners, design a centerpiece for our Dancing With Our Stars event and win!  First prize is $300, with two runners up prizes of $100 each.  All centerpieces will be displayed at the event and your company/personal name will be recognized on the centerpiece as the donor.  Download an application form by clicking here.
For more information, call Linda Hafizi at 661-294-4444 ext. 113.  

Organizations                       Dancer

American Cancer Society                        Karena Lineback
American Red Cross                               Pat Allen
Assistance League                                 Chris Carpenter
ATEAM                                                  BJ Atkins
Betty Ferguson Foundation                     Janine Jones
Boys & Girls Club                                   Jeff Whitaker
Carousel Ranch                                      Chris Brooks
Child & Family Center                             Debbie Heys
COC/K12 Arts Education                         Kathy Kellar
Domestic Violence                                  Barbara Myler
Girls Scouts of Greater LA                       Stephen Tako
Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital    Mike Lebecki
Jack & Jill Foundation                             Florence Lankford
LARC Ranch                                           Marsha McLean
Michael Hoefflin Foundation                     Lisa Delong
SCV Family YMCA                                   Paul de la Cerda
SCV Senior Center                                  Alex Hafizi
SCV Youth Project                                   Kim Goldman
Single Mother’s Outreach                        Jay Thomas
Soroptimist of Greater SCV                     Harold Petersen
 

Make a Weekend Out of It

To accommodate the growing fan base of the popular Dancing With Our Stars, the event will take place at the beautiful Hyatt Regency Century Plaza located on the Avenue of the Stars.  The Century Plaza Hotel is a 19-story luxury hotel adjacent to Beverly Hills.  Step into the hotel and discover the contemporary glamour and style as it is set on seven lush acres with 726 elegant rooms, a world-class spa and fitness center and state-of-the-art meeting and event facilities.  
The hotel first opened in 1966 on a former back lot of 20th Century Fox Studios, and was the highest building on the hill with the Presidential Suite having a view all the way to the Pacific Ocean.  Complete with doormen dressed in red Beefeater costumes, the hotel’s ballrooms were the center for many high-profile events.  
In 1984, the hotel added another tower with more rooms.  Former President Ronald Reagan was among one of the first guests to stay at the hotel.  
After an evening of dancing and fun, there’s no better place to stay than the beautiful Hyatt Regency Century Plaza.  The hotel is offering a special rate of $199 on the night of the event, so make your reservations now and experience all the elegance and sophistication the hotel has to offer. Please call 310-228-1234.