The 2024 dance-off concluded triumphantly, marking a record-breaking success for the George Snow Scholarship Fund by bringing in $1.3 million. The dazzling ‘Viva Las Vegas’-themed event supports the fund’s mission of providing scholarships and suppo
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Contestants (l-r) Shoshana Davidowitz, Dr. Patricio Espinosa, Danielle Rosse, Caroline Johnson, Lawrence Levy, Brad Winstead, Jamie Sauer and Rick Versace take a break during rehearsal at Fred Astaire Dance Studios in Boca Raton. Photo provided
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By Amy Woods
The George Snow Scholarship Fund’s Ballroom Battle returns for its 14th year and its second as a televised event to raise money for aspiring college students.
The Dancing with the Stars-themed competition is set for 7 p.m. Aug. 14 and w
Ballroom Battle contestant Kirsten Stanley shared this photo with Facebook friends of her first in-person practice.
By Amy Woods
The George Snow Scholarship Fund’s 13th annual event will look a little different this year, or at least come to its aud
Eight community leaders danced for dollars during the 12th annual Boca’s Ballroom Battle, modeled after Dancing With the Stars. Dancers, who were paired with professionals from the Fred Astaire Dance Studios in Boca Raton, raised more than $640,000
Tim Quinn’s mother, Christine, laughs as Quinn and Sayra Vazquez Brann prepare for Boca’s Ballroom Battle at Fred Astaire Dance Studios of Boca Raton. The annual contest is Sept. 20 at the Boca Raton Resort & Club. Photos by Tim Stepien/The Coastal
The Boca’s Ballroom Battle contestants will include (l-r) Jody Saffert, Fran Nachlas, Dr. Minelle Tendler, Jason Hagensick, Diana Riser and Margaret Blume. Photo provided
By Amy Woods
The competition has begun for Boca’s Ballroom Battle benefiting t
A caption in the October issue on the George Snow Scholarship Fund’s Boca’s Ballroom Battle incorrectly stated the amount of funds raised. The amount is $480,000. Photo: Community dancers and professional instructors included (l-r) Jamie Rosemurgy, J
Terry Fedele and James Brann, owner of the Fred Astaire Dance Studio, entrance the audience. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Thom Smith
Seldom is the Boca Raton Resort & Club in such terpsichorean splendor. On Aug. 19, the Mizner Center’s Royal
John Tolbert (right) dances with Terry Fedele. The couple next to them is Heather Shaw Fairs and Logan Skees. Photo provided
By Thom Smith
John Tolbert has crossed hundreds of ballroom floors during his hotel management career, but the president and
By Amy Woods
A footloose and fancy-free fundraiser for the George Snow Scholarship Fund has brought together eight amateur rug-cutters who will twirl their way across the parquet Aug. 28.
Boca’s Ballroom Battle — an evening of dining and dancing —
Robert Sweetapple surprises Fred Astaire Dance instructor Ashley Jones with a lift
during rehearsal for this year’s Boca Ballroom Battle to benefit the George Snow Scholarship Fund.
Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
On a warm Wednesday evening in lat
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Robyn Nassetta performs to Ease on Down the Road from The Wiz with her partner, Ivan Rivera. She was honored as Best Female Dancer.
Dorothy MacDiarmid and partner Eric Dehant dance to Money, Money, Money from Mamma Mia.
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By Thom Smith
Glen Calder was in on the act, but he just wasn’t sure how. Wife Kristin was competing in the annual Boca Ballroom Battle, so in support of the cause — the George Snow Scholarship Fund — he agreed to play a role in her d
Jay Whelchel and Mariya-Khristina Shurupova practice for last year’s
Boca’s Ballroom Battle at the Boca Raton Resort & Club. Photo by Jerry Lower
By Thom Smith
“I’ve got a book deal in the works. We’re talking about a made-for-TV movie,” Jay Whel
Pat Thomas practices with dance instructor, Ivan Rivera, 22,
at Fred Astaire dance studio in Boca Raton. They will be partners
in the Boca Ballroom Battle. Photo by Tim Stepien
By Mary Thurwachter
As the pros at Fred Astaire Dance Studio as
