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2nd Annual DANCING WITH YOUR LEHIGH VALLEY STARS to be Held 4/21

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Six members of the Lehigh Valley community will participate in the 2nd Annual Dancing with your Lehigh Valley Stars at the State Theatre. The six stars will be paired up with professional ballroom dancers from Utah Ballroom Dance Company to take the stage on Thursday, April 21st.

The Lehigh Valley's Local Stars are:

TEAM ANNIE: Annie Episcopo Alvin H. Butz

TEAM ASHLEY: Ashley Russo The Peak/ ASR Media Productions

TEAM BECCA: Becca Lynn CAT Country 96

TEAM STEPHEN: Stephen Wilson Easton Hospital

TEAM FRANK: Frank Facchiano GLV Chamber of Commerce

TEAM SCOTT: Scott Kalamar Northampton Community College

Local Stars will rehearse with professionals the week leading up the big event and will be dressed up in glitzy costumes performing their routines during the first part of the show. Part 2 of the show features the professional dancers in action until the winner of the famous Mirror Ball is announced at the end of the show! In addition to the Judges scores, audience members will help determine the winner with their vote on the night of the show.

Judging the competition this year are the Honorable Sal Panto, Mayor of the City of Easton; Kara Curry, mid-day personality on 99.9 The Hawk; and Jim Deegan, Community Editor of lehighvalleylive and The Express-Times.

Dancing with the Lehigh Valley Stars is on Thursday, April 21st at 7:30 PM. Tickets are $30 ($15 for students) and proceeds will benefit the State Theatre's FREDDY© Awards program. For tickets call 1-800-999-STATE, purchase online at www.statetheatre.org or visit the State Theatre Box Office at 453 Northampton Street in Easton. Sponsored by Air Products and 69 WFMZ-TV and wfmz.com

This production was created five years ago by the Utah Ballroom Dance Company, a professional dance troupe featuring some of nation's top ballroom dance athletes who have performed nationally and internationally. Dancers from the Company will be in residence for a week prior to the show, teaching the local Stars their 90-second routines.

The inaugural winner of 2015 Dancing with the Lehigh Valley Stars was Eve Tannery from 69 News WFMZ.

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