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Dancing With The Martin Stars
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The format for the evening included
a dynamic, local cast of nine Martin
County “celebrities,” each paired with
a professional dance instructor. These
brave, novice dancers not only put
their best foot forward to shine on the
dance floor, but were also tasked with
raising funds from friends, neighbors and
business colleagues through sponsorships,
ticket sales and contributions. The goal
was to win enough votes from a judges’
panel to claim bragging rights of Dancing
with the Martin Stars Champion.
Each team chose their music and
dance styles, including combinations of
swing, rumba, paso doble, salsa, cha-cha,
bolero, Argentine tango, desert dance, and
musical theater jazz.
The show was a sellout! Attendees Overall Winner: Natalie Desmangles and Spotlight Dancers: Judge Andrea Kuzmenko Top Dancing Team: Natalie Desmangles
filled over 500 seats in the Lyric, 50 Brian Spector and partner, Dmitry Kuzmenko and Brian Spector
viewers livestreamed the event, and a
private showing at Hudson’s on the River, a restaurant Meanwhile, behind the scenes, Aubrey Campbell,
in Downtown Stuart, also reached full capacity. Martin County Healthy Start’s director of operations,
Guests were treated to an energized evening of worked with Toni Ryll of Team Holland and Jennifer
entertainment that opened with a high-powered dance Yormak of Starstruck to produce a seamless event from
routine by Marianella Tobar’s Latin Addiction Formation start to finish.
Dance Team, followed by a video vignette of each team After intermission, and before the winners were
and the star dancers. announced, world-class professional dancers Andrea and
Mike Gonzalez, a 2018 Star Alumni, emceed the Dmitriy Kuzmenko wowed the audience by dancing a
evening with his usual enthusiasm, style and humor for smooth cha-cha.
the second year in a row, and fourth year involved in the There were several award winners in a variety of
event. categories:
Samantha Suffich, chief executive officer of Martin • First Runner-Up Dance Team: Jessica Alvarez and
County Healthy Start Coalition, and Steve Swindler, Michael Chaves, with a score of 29
board president, welcomed the audience and shared the • First Runner-Up Fundraising Team: Rio
mission and programs of the nonprofit. Ratermanis and Marianella Tobar, raising $27,234
Emcee and Judge: Emcee Mike Gonzalez and Judge Dr.
Brian Moriarty

First Runner-Up Fundraising Team: Rio Ratermanis and First Runner-Up Dance Team: Jessica Alvarez and Michael
Marianella Tobar, raising $27,234 Chaves, with a score of 29

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