Dance for Cures slated for April 28
By Becky Barclay
Published in News on April 12, 2018 5:50 AM
The third annual Dance for Cures will be held April 28 from 6 to 10 p.m. at the Acme Theatre in downtown Goldsboro.
The event pairs cancer survivors with ballroom dance professionals to raise money for Southeastern Cancer Care's Cures for the Colors. Money goes to patients in Eastern North Carolina going through treatment for cancer to help with food, utilities, gas, clothing and other needs.
Dance for Cures was the brainchild of Norman Hooker and his wife and dance partner, Ella Mae. He continued teaching up to the final four weeks of his life before passing away from bone cancer.
Organizing this year's fundraiser are Carl and Joy Williams with Top Hat Ballroom Dance Studio, a subsidiary of the nonprofit Heritage Dance Foundation.
Providing music before the event starts will be Alex Asbun on piano.
Act I will consist of a group dance BCA shuffle, Dr. Teague and Courtney Horton doing the cha cha, Dr. Charles Zwerling and Margo Smith doing a waltz, Carl and Joy Williams doing a shag, Alice Adams and Andrew Holt doing a waltz and Carol Nesbit and Eddie Sturges doing a shag.
Also performing during Act I will be Jayden Keasling and Alicia Asbun doing a waltz, Dr. Charles Zwerling and Lorice Kasbari doing a salsa, Marty and Jo Ann Barbour doing the foxtrot and Justin and Brittany, Terry and Joy Aycock, Jayden Keasling and Alicia Asbun, Parker Ginn and Natalie Haveri, Marty and Jo Ann Barbour, Joe and Debbie Parrott and Jarode Garrett and Charlee Anne Thomas doing a sway dance.
After a short intermission, Encore Entertainment will perform before the opening of Act 2. Act 2 will consist of Dr. Charles Zwerling and Kirsten Rae Edel doing a quickstep, Joe and Debbie Parrott doing a nightclub two step/foxtrot, Jayden Keasling and Jo Ann Barbour doing a samba/cha cha, Josh and Rachel Creech doing a waltz, Alice Adams and Richard Handsene doing the swing and Dr. Charles Zwerling and Taylor Barwick doing a foxtrot.
Also in Act 2 will be Leonard Person and Olivia Tipton doing the cha cha, Parker Ginn, Natalie Haveri, Rameses Crotez, Katlie Keasling, Jo Ann and Marty Barbour and Alicia Asbun doing the foxtrot, Edison Sturges and Carol Nesbit doing a waltz and Jarode Garrett and Charlee Anne Thomas doing a tango to "Pirates of the Caribbean."
The grand finale will feature Haylee Cristina Thomas dancing to "Can't Stop the Feeling."
Dance for Cures has raised more than $10,000 for Cures for the Colors. Its goal this year is $5,000. Tickets are $30 each, which includes the show, hors d'oeuvres and dancing. They are available by calling 919-920-3658 or 919-920-9700.