10th Annual Dancing with The Gorge Stars: Local Celebrities Take the Stage for a Good Cause

From Mid-Columbia Community Concert Association:

by Tiffany Hardin

The Dalles Ore., January 3, 2024 — Mid-Columbia Community Concert Association (MCCCA) is proud to bring back by popular demand, the 10th Annual Dancing with The Gorge Stars fundraiser. Six local Gorge Stars will compete for your votes at this mid-winter event. Like the reality TV dance show, our contestants learn a dance routine before show time. But in this show, the participants are our friends and neighbors from the gorge area.

Paired with a professional dancer from the Utah Ballroom Dance Co., they get one week to learn and perfect their routines before performing on stage before a live audience. Video highlights of the rehearsals are shown during the event to showcase how far each contestant has come in just one week.

This year’s contestants include an optometrist, an artist/author, a teacher, a plumber, a manager, and a 4H volunteer. To learn more about each contestant find us on Facebook or visit www.mccca.info.

An entertaining judging panel of three locals scores each couple after their performance. During intermission, the audience cast their votes which are combined with the judges’ scores and tallied to determine who wins the beautiful mirror ball trophy. The second half of the show is a spectacular 45-minute performance of the Utah Ballroom Dance Co. featuring a professional showcase of highly choreographed and technical dancing.

This annual fundraiser has become a popular community event, selling out every year. Tickets are only $25 if you purchase them in advance. They are available at Klindt’s Booksellers, Lines of Designs, or online at www.mccca.info. They will also be available at the door for $30.

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The Mid-Columbia Community Concert Association (MCCCA) is an all-volunteer, nonprofit organization that has brought outstanding, on-stage entertainment to the Mid-Columbia area since the 1930’s MCCCA is one of approximately 400 other community concert associations in the country. Our mission is to bring artists and audiences together at affordable prices.