Dancing with Desire

Niceville, Florida, got a little taste of the stars on June 16 as the Fred Astaire Dance Studio presented its annual Dancing with Desire benefit event at Northwest Florida State College. The fund-raiser featured professional dancers from the hit television series Dancing with the Stars, including DWTS Season 12 winner Kym Johnson. VIE representatives Lisa Ferrick and Jordan Staggs attended the show, which was a riot of laughter, emotion, and ferocious dancing from start to finish. Hosted by crowd favorite Maksim Chmerkovskiy, the show included numbers varying from ballroom to African tribal dancing, all done beautifully by the professionals from Fred Astaire and the DWTS cast. After the show, VIP ticket holders were treated to a meet and greet with the DWTS crew, who signed autographs and took photos with fans. Proceeds from the evening went to benefit Children in Crisis of Ft. Walton Beach.

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