For the past couple years, the East Pennsboro Education Foundation has been holding a Dancing with the East Pennsboro Stars event to raise money for our schools. At the event, a professional dancer performs with an East Pennsboro "celebrity". Votes are cast, and in the end, one couple goes home with the trophy! Last year, the Education Foundation raised over $20,000 for our schools! The whole community comes out and the high school gym is packed.
My 4th Grade Chorus has performed at the event every year. My ensemble always sings and dances to Footloose! The students get all jazzed up in their fun 80's clothes. They look really colorful and bring so much energy to the event. They will be performing again this year!
However... I will not be able to lead their performance. I have had to delegate that job to a fellow colleague because.... this year...
*** I am a STAR! ***
That's right! This year, I finally got paired up with a professional dance partner and we will be dancing our way to that trophy! Well, I hope we win the trophy... and raise a lot of money for the East Pennsboro Education Foundation in the process!
If you want to come to the event, here are the details!
If you want to come to the event, here are the details!
2014 Dancing with the East Pennsboro Stars
Saturday, November 8, 2014 at 7:00 PM
East Pennsboro Area High School
That is AWESOME!!! I so wish I could go & cheer you on, Meg.
ReplyDeleteI'll post video!
DeleteYES!!! Post the video. Have fun!!
DeleteOh this is SO cool! I often thought about "what if we could do something like dancing with the stars at our school but with teachers" but never really thought schools did that. This is amazing! How much practicing will you have to do?
ReplyDeleteI guess schools do it! And we raise LOTS of money. I do not know how much practicing... I know I will practice A LOT on my own because I am a perfectionist and want to be able to perform without having to concentrate the whole time. My partner and I practiced for 2 hours last night and almost got the choreography hashed out, but of course have to tweak and perfect... plus there are a lot of things I CAN'T practice on my own because it involves him lifting me up or me jumping on him.
DeleteWow that is so cool! I love dancing and would love to do something like this :) I went out on Wednesday night and did some pretty serious ballroom dancing - it was so much fun! Although getting home at 3am on a school night is probably not helping that whole 'not being able to sleep' thing haha
ReplyDeleteI didn't know ballroom dancers were out so late! Yeah, I would imagine it is hard to fall asleep after that. I rehearsed with my partner last night until 9pm (late for me!!!), got home at 9:30, but wasn't able to calm myself down and crawl into bed until 11:15. Thank goodness it is the weekend!
DeleteSounds fun!! Good luck!
ReplyDeleteSo cool that you are going to dance with someone who went to Julliard... and to raise funds for your school district!!! Will there be video? Because I totally want to see it!
ReplyDeleteOh yes, no professional video, but there will be video!
DeleteHow fun! I can't wait to hear about it!
ReplyDeleteWhat an awesome opportunity and great cause. I hope you bring home the trophy! :)
ReplyDeleteHAHA that was a great movie!
ReplyDeleteAh how fun!!! I'll totally vote!!
ReplyDeleteThat is so super cool! :D
ReplyDeleteOh man, I thought you were going to say you were pregnant ;-)
ReplyDeleteBUT we both know how WE feel about that ;-)
Congrats on this amazing opportunity!!!! This is so exciting! Can't wait to read more about it!!!! :)
LOL ummmmmm no. NOT happening. ;)
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