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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 filled over 500 seats in
the Lyric, 50 viewers livestreamed the event, and a private
showing at Hudson’s on the River, a restaurant in Downtown
Stuart, also reached full capacity.
Guests were treated to an energized evening of
entertainment that opened with a high-powered dance routine
by Marianella Tobar’s Latin Addiction Formation Dance
Team, followed by a video vignette of each team and the
star dancers. Spotlight Dancers: Judge Andrea
Mike Gonzalez, a 2018 Star Alumni, emceed the evening Overall Winner: Natalie Desmangles Kuzmenko and partner, Dmitry Top Dancing Team: Natalie Desmangles
with his usual enthusiasm, style and humor for the second and Brian Spector Kuzmenko and Brian Spector
year in a row, and fourth year involved in the event.
Samantha Suffich, chief executive officer of Martin • Top Dancing Team: Natalie Desmangles and Brian
County Healthy Start Coalition, and Steve Swindler, board Spector, with a perfect score of 30
president, welcomed the audience and shared the mission • Top Fundraising Team: Donna DeMarchi and Bob
and programs of the nonprofit. Murray, raising $38,131
Meanwhile, behind the scenes, Aubrey Campbell, Martin • Overall Champion Team: Natalie Desmangles and
County Healthy Start’s director of operations, worked with Brian Spector
Toni Ryll of Team Holland and Jennifer Yormak of Starstruck “There was a tremendous amount of energy in the
to produce a seamless event from start to finish. theater, and it was clear the audience was having a great
After intermission, and before the winners were time watching their favorite local stars dancing their hearts
announced, world-class professional dancers Andrea and out for a great cause,” said Suffich. “Thanks to everyone’s
Dmitriy Kuzmenko wowed the audience by dancing a smooth contributions, we will better be able to fund and service
cha-cha. Martin County families with the important programs our
There were several award winners in a variety of coalition offers.”
categories: Participating Dancers: Emcee and Judge: Emcee Mike Gonzalez and Judge Dr.
• First Runner-Up Dance Team: Jessica Alvarez and • Kasia D’Auria, Realtor with Re/Max of Stuart, paired Brian Moriarty
Michael Chaves, with a score of 29 with Jang Don
• First Runner-Up Fundraising Team: Rio Ratermanis • Donna DeMarchi, Esq., Personal Injury Attorney with
and Marianella Tobar, raising $27,234 the Eberst Law Firm, paired with Bob Murray

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
CEO and Key Sponsors: Samantha and Knight Suffich with
Past Star and 2022 Sponsor, David and Kate Bradford of
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