The dancing shoes are being dusted off and shined up.
Volunteer and Information Quinte’s 13th annual Dancing with the Stars competition officially began on Tuesday night.
Sixteen area celebrities were paired up into eight teams and assigned a dance instructor and now have 12 weeks to create a dance routine to wow a packed house at CAA Arena.
Tracey Legault-Davis of VIQ says this year’s goal is to raise $45,000.
This event is one of their biggest fundraisers for the organization, and Legault-Davis says she hopes this year’s event will be the biggest yet.
Dancing with the Stars Quinte 2020 is set for Friday, May 29. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the competition begins at 7:30 p.m.
This year’s judges include: Emily Quesnelle, BJ the DJ, Kelly Norris and Dr. Brett Cerqua.
The event will be hosted by Charity Brown and Paul Ferguson.
Tickets will be available through TicketMaster and general admission tickets cost $20 plus taxes and fees. Children under 12 are free with an adult.
You can find out more information on Facebook or by checking out VIQ’s website.
The full list of this year’s participants in the 2020 Dancing with the Stars Quinte can be found below.
Amanda Smith (Quinte Broadcasting)
Chris Blackburn (Safety Guys Workplace Trainers)
Instructor: Lisa Sinclair
Elizabeth Larson (Belleville Volkswagen)
Matt Richardson (Digital Empowerment Project Canada)
Instructor: Annastacia Smith and Crystal Clark (Ontario Dance Academy)
Kate Buttaro (Trenton MFRC)
Norm Markland (City of Quinte West)
Instructor: Kate Dafoe (No Limits Dance Studio)
Stephanie Rayton (Mommy Mops)
Zach MacDonald (McDougall Insurance and Financial)
Instructor: Alicia Sewell (Astounding Heights)
Vicky Struthers (Hastings and Prince Edward Learning Foundation)
Joe Southwell (Belleville Intelligencer/Post Media)
Instructor: Daryl Geesey (A Step Ahead Dance)
Erin Wilkinson (Mode Elle Actor/Model)
Sam Hudson (Starboard Communications)
Instructor: Nicola Battaglia (Liane Ireland Academy of Dance/Strength in Motion)
Christi Howden (Nesda Technologies)
Jason Ballas (Royal Lepage Pro Alliance)
Instructor: France (For the Love of Dance)
Aggy Popiel (Go Active Ontario)
Kenny Toor (Motel 6 and 10 Fitness)
Instructor: Krystle Humphrey (By the Moon)
