2012 Spring Gala “Dancing with the RSO”
A gala evening
celebrating music and dance
and the joy it brings
to the community
Saturday, March 10, 2012 7:00 - 11:00pm
Salem Golf Club
18 Bloomer Road
North Salem, NY
The evening includes cocktails on the terrace, served dinner,
dancing, dessert, wine and beer,
and an exciting live auction,
followed by the most anticipated
dance contest in Ridgefield.
$175/person
Cocktail attire
Vote for your favorite couple!
Featuring
Seven couples from Ridgefield will dance to live music provided by Jerry Steichen and the Gala Dance Band. Vote for one or more dancing couples with an online donation to the RSO, or at the gala. Proceeds will benefit the outreach and musical programs of the Orchestra.
Emcee
Ira Joe Fisher, CBS Television Personality and Poet
Auctioneer
Brian Lewis of HGTV
Dance Commentators
Steven Boockvor and Denise Pense, Broadway actors and dancers
Auction
View the auction items (coming soon)
Gala Sponsors
Fairfield County Bank
Danbury Audi
Dan and Annette O'Brien
Couples Sponsors
People's Bank
Adam Broderick
The Couples
Jessica Boelts, Ridgefield School of Dance, and Roy Reeves, Bissell House
Anna Trukhan, Fred Astaire Studios, and Raffaele Gallo, Toscana Restaurant
Isabelle Gollwitzer, Fred Astaire Studios, and Dan Berta, Fairfield County Bank
Carrie Pin, MacDonald-Pin Dancers, and Michael Byl, Palladium Global
Morten Schnedler-Jensen, Fred Astaire Studios, and Allison Stockel, Ridgefield Playhouse
Morten Schnedler-Jensen, Fred Astaire Studios, and Di Masters, Ridgefield Community Center
Marcel Helm, Fred Astaire Studios, and Jennifer Pappas, Model, Spokesperson and Author
From left, standing: Michael Byl, Palladium Global, Carrie Pin, MacDonald-Pin Dancers, Dan Berta, Fairfield County Bank, Isabelle Gollwitzer, Fred Astaire Studio, Di Masters, Ridgefield Selectman and Lounsbury House, Morten Schnedler-Jensen, Fred Astaire Studio, Jennifer Pappas, Model and national spokesperson, Marcel Helm, Fred Astaire Studio, Nancy Baldwin Andrews, Ridgefield School of Dance, Roy Reeves, Bissell House Restaurant, Allison Stockel, Ridgefield Playhouse. Front: Karen Casagrande, Hot Shoes. Not pictured, Raffaele Gallo, Toscano Restaurant, Anna Trukhan, Fred Astaire Studios