Dancing with the Stars of Charlotte
8th Annual Event – Coming February 2024
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“We were thrilled to be selected as a beneficiary of the Seventh Annual Dancing with the Stars of Charlotte event,” said Susan Sears, executive director of Go Jen Go. “We had an amazing time watching local individuals dance their hearts out on stage. Together with our partners at Carolina Breast Friends, we are so grateful for the funding that will make a huge impact on our local breast cancer community!”
Held Feb. 10, 2023, at Knight Theater, the 7th Annual Dancing with the Stars of Charlotte (DWTS) was hosted by Felipe Edmiston and Claire Talley, co-founders of the event, and raised over $1 million. Funds raised support Go Jen Go and Carolina Breast Friends to help those living with breast cancer in the greater Charlotte region.
“As a two-time breast cancer survivor, I am thrilled to join with my partner Felipe Edmiston in being able to raise money to support both Go Jen Go and Carolina Breast Friends,” said Talley. “May everyone faced with that devastating diagnosis be as lucky as I was!”
Carolina Breast Friends produced the Dancing with the Stars of Charlotte event for the first six years with co-founders, Edmiston and Talley. In the seventh year, Felipe and Claire formed their own non-profit and produced the show in support of Carolina Breast Friends and Go Jen Go.
“We are grateful for our longtime partnership with Dancing with the Stars of Charlotte,” said Lisa Dale, executive director of Carolina Breast Friends. “The impact of the funds that Go Jen Go and we will receive as beneficiaries will further deepen our mission for survivors and thrivers in and around Charlotte. A heartfelt thank you to the Dancing with the Stars of Charlotte team and to the ‘Stars’ of the show for their hard work, time and commitment to fundraise to support our mission.”
For the event, award-winning professional dancers from Charlotte Ballroom paired with Charlotte Stars. Top dance-industry professionals judged the competition along with the 2021 Judge’s Choice Winner, Ione Rucker Jamison. WBTV anchor Molly Grantham and former Carolina Panthers player Kurt Coleman emceed the event. Mike Estramonte was the Top Fundraiser winner, Tom Fisher was the Crowd Pleaser winner, and Elliott Van Ness was the Judges Choice winner.
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