“Dancing for Special Stars” is a dance contest patterned after the hit television program “Dancing with the Stars.” This event is a fundraiser for Special Olympics North Dakota (SOND) held in Grand Forks in April and Minot in October and will feature area celebrities paired with local dance instructors. Each couple performs a dance of their choice. The dance team with most votes (from donations, audience votes from tickets received with admission ticket-30 points, judges’ scores) wins the competition. Audience members can also buy additional points at the event for $1 per point to go to their favorite dance couple(s).
Minot Event:
The 3rd Annual Dancing for Special Stars (Minot) was held on October 11th at the Ann Nicole Nelson Hall at MSU in Minot. - The winners were:
1st Place - Tom Barry and Stephanie Ness
2nd Place - Brandon Hendrickson and Elizabeth Colby
Congratulations to the winners and a huge thank you to everyone who helped to make this a successful event!
Grand Forks Event:
The 8th Annual Dancing for Special Stars (Grand Forks) was held on April 11th at the Empire Arts Center in Grand Forks. - Ten couples competed for the coveted mirror ball trophy.The winners of the 8th Annual Grand Forks Dancing for Special Stars were:
- 1st Place - Mitch Price & Klaudia Price
- 2nd Place - Anubha Bansal & Armando Mendoza
Congratulations to the winners and a huge thank you to everyone who helped to make this a successful event!
To see photos from this event, click here to view the Flickr album.
