Program
Dancing With Missouri Stars 2024
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Mareck Center for Dance
Dancing with Missouri Stars
Brewer Field House
May 16th, 2024
Opening announcements
Master and Mistress of ceremonies
Michele Curry & Douglas Pugh
Mareck Center for Dance Video
A few words from Karen Mareck Grundy, Artistic & Executive Director
Introduction of the Celebrities and Professionals
Introduction of the Judges:
Jerrell Jackson, Jared Reichel, & Joni See
Couples In Order Round 1:Smooth Round 2: Rhythm
Couple #1
Mike Schooley & Kendall Lademann – Round 1: Quickstep Round 2: Cha Cha
Couple # 2
Jentry Mills & Alec Roth- Round 1: Viennese Waltz Round 2: Cha Cha
Couple #3
Austin Ilsley & Sarah Murphy – Round 1: Tango Round 2: Swing
Couple #4
Adonica Coleman & Sam Johnson – Round 1: Quickstep Round 2: Paso Doble
Couple #5
Ryan Stevens & Dara Schlesinger – Round 1: Waltz Round 2: Disco
Couple #6
Melissa Boldan & Nathan Crewe-Kluge – Round 1: Argentine Tango Round 2: Cha Cha
Couple #7
Brian Wear & Ashleigh Sewell- Round 1: Waltz Round 2: Paso Doble
Performance DanceReach with Mareck Center for Dance Youth Ensemble
Good Vibrations
Choreographer/Instructor: Victoria VanderPlas
Music: Ricky Reed
DanceReach Dancers: Onnalise Aghedo-Wright, A’ya Anderson, Destyn Collins, Kallie Hunt, Kenzie Hunt, Alyssa Jones, Odyssey Malveaux, Autumn Norman, Mia Osorio-Mcduffie, Lyrik Osorio-Mcduffie, Diara Randell
Youth Ensemble: Eva Berry (Assistant Teacher, Vivian Boyce, Esther Harrington, Sara Lastra, Julia Reed
DanceReach Description
Every week during the school year, vulnerable youth have the opportunity to study for free with a dancer from the Mareck Center for Dance through DanceReach, a collaborative effort with the Boys and Girls Club of Columbia. In these sessions, they explore various dance styles, enhance their skills and fitness levels, and broaden their perspectives. Their dedication leads to the exciting opportunity to showcase their talents on stage in front of live audiences at Mareck Center for Dance events.
Audience Vote – 10 Minutes
Round 2: Rhythm Dances
Introduction of former celebrities
Audience Vote – 10 minutes
Michele Curry & Douglas Pugh
Special thank you’s and acknowledgements
Announcement of Best Costume Award
Doug’s Pick
Judges’ Choice Award
Second and Third place winners
2024 Dancing with Missouri Stars Champion
NOMINATIONS DWMS 2025 – Click Here to nominate someone for DWMS 2025
MEET THE CELEBRITIES – Click Here to view Celebrity Bios
MEET THE DANCERS – Click here to View Dancer Bios
Friends of Mareck Center for Dance
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*These are the donors from January 1, 2023 through April 1, 2024. On behalf of the Artistic/Executive Director and Staff, we apologize if your name does not appear on our list. If you find this an error, please contact info@mareckdance.org immediately to expedite the certainty of placing your name in the future. Thank You.
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