(Media release from the Sexual Assault Center of Northwest Georgia):
Tickets for the Rome Celebrity Dance Challenge on Saturday, Aug. 3, at 7 p.m. are now available at www.romecelebritydancechallenge.com. Doors to the Rome City Auditorium will open at 6 p.m.
VIP tickets, available for $125 each, include admission to the pre-event patron party at Broad & Fifth as well as reserved seating at the show. General admission tickets are $50.
“We encourage you to purchase your tickets well in advance because we typically sell out the Rome City Auditorium,” said Kimberly King, executive director of the Sexual Assault Center of Northwest Georgia, the benefiting organization. “You won’t want to miss what our awesome contestants have in store for you!”
Modeled after the popular reality TV show “Dancing With the Stars,” the Rome Celebrity Dance Challenge will feature performances by 10 celebrity teams, with styles ranging from hip hop to ballroom and everything in between:
- Bonny Askew, a former Rome City Commissioner who retired from International Paper, dancing with his daughter, Morgan Askew of the Polk County Public Defender’s Office, with choreography assistance from Kathy Baird of Baird Ballet
- Dr. Bennett Brock of Harbin Clinic dancing with Tara Ogle of The Dance Centre and Harbin Clinic
- Dr. John Cowan of AdventHealth Redmond dancing with Dicie Waters of The Dance Centre and Rome Middle School
- Elizabeth Davis of WLAQ 1410 AM and 96.9 FM dancing with JoAnna Parker of The Dance Centre and Elm Street Elementary School
- Sarah Huffman of the City of Rome dancing with Caleigh Schroeder of Schroeder’s New Deli
- Shaylan Johnson of Blooming Oak Photography and the NWGA Minority Business Association dancing with Russell Evans of The UPS Store
- Dr. Rebecca Lapham Yaun of Lieberman Family Chiropractic dancing with Stevanie Bell of Rome Civic Ballet and the Bartow County School System
- Jeff Sherwin of Sweet Pickles Cafe dancing with Hannah Camacho of The Dance Centre and Baird Ballet
- Amber Taylor of Taylor & Co. Realty Group, Keller Williams, dancing with her sister-in-law, Lee Morris, a stay-at-home mom and freelance choreographer
- Dr. Dawn Williams of Coosa High School dancing with Nicky Mann of FLS Transportation and Woodmann Creations
Teams will compete for the Judges’ Choice Award, to be determined by a panel of judges, and the People’s Choice Award, which is determined by community support in the form of funds donated.
Vote for your favorite team at www.romecelebritydanechallenge.com. Attendees will also have an opportunity to vote during the show after each team performs.
To keep up with the latest information, find Rome Celebrity Dance Challenge on Facebook.