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Tickets going fast for Stars Dancing for HEALS

Stars Dancing for HEALS is one of Huntsville's premier fundraising events. A successful spin-off of ABC's Dancing with the Stars, this year's event with be HEALS' fifth.

You still have time to get your tickets and cast your "votes," but you better hurry: The stars put on their dancing shoes next Monday, November 7.

The event features seven “stars” from the community dancing with local ballroom instructors to raise critically-needed funds for HEALS, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit providing school-based pediatric medical and dental care for Madison County’s most underprivileged children.

For months, these community stars have been working hard, practicing with experts from Rocket City Dance Club and Southern Elegance Dance Studio.

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The 2011 stars are: 

Stars receive votes based on donations to HEALS, which includes ticket and table purchases made in their names. It all comes to a head on this spectacular night when they compete for Crowd Favorite and Champion for Children, the latter going to the top fundraiser.

Here is what you need to know about Stars Dancing for HEALS:

  • Monday, November 7, 2011
  • 5:30-8:00 pm
  • Propst Arena & Grand Lobby, VBC
  • Tickets: $125

So far this year's event has raised more than $50,000. To reserve your seat at Monday's Stars Dancing for Heals, click here. To vote for your favorite star at $1 per vote, click here.

, Huntsville Healthy Living Examiner

Karen Petersen is a former TV Reporter currently working in Financial Development. She gave up freelance writing when her first daughter was born in 2005, and is excited to be back in the reporter saddle as an "Examiner." Karen is a longtime walker who recently incorporated running into her...

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