Welcome to Dancing With Vero’s Stars
Where the biggest stars of Vero take a bigger shot at glory.
The feature fundraiser for Healthy Start Coalition, Dancing with Vero’s Stars, in partnership with Riverside Theatre will take place Saturday evening, May 9, 2020 at Riverside Theatre. Once again, we’ll offer an evening of tempting tangos, sizzling salsas and jiving jitterbugs, performed by local stars matched with professional dance instructors as the next decade of Dancing marches on.
About DWVS
The primary fundraiser of IRC Healthy Start Coalition, the 10th Dancing With Vero’s Stars will be held on May 12, 2018. Learn more about our history and how to support your favorite dancer.
Meet The Dancers
When it comes to stars, these 10 local phenoms light up our community and are now set to take center stage. Meet our dancers and instructors and find out how to help them win!
Healthy Start
When it comes to stars, these 10 local phenoms light up our community and are now set to take center stage. Meet our dancers and instructors and find out how to help them win!
Sponsor
Our valued sponsors make this event possible and help the programs of IRC Healthy Start flourish. We thank them for their continued generosity and for supporting these star dancers.
Marianella Tobar and Robby Rivas showcase their mirrorball trophies following their winning routine at 2019 Dancing with Vero’s Stars
CONGRATS 2019 WINNERS
GRAND CHAMPION ROBBY RIVAS and MARIANELLA TOBAR
HIGHEST FUNDRAISING by MARTHA REDNER and a PERFECT DANCE SCORE by DR. DENI MALAVE-HUERTAS and partner AMY TRAMMELL, ROBBY RIVAS and partner MARIANELLA TOBAR
The most successful Dancing with Vero’s Stars has proven to be the 11th Anniversary, celebrated Saturday evening, May 11 at Riverside Theatre. History was made when a record high total of $495,000 was announced, raised over a period of 8 months by a competitive cast of a new cast of ten star dancers. Surpassing all expectations anticipated by the Indian River County Healthy Start Coalition, this new record setting total brings the gross income of Dancing with Vero’s Stars, to over $3 million raised for the non-profit since its inception in 2009.
The Mirror Ball trophy went to Robby Rivas and his dance partner Marianella Tobar. Mr. Rivas shared the Best Dancer award with Dr. Deni Malave Huertas, while star dancer Martha Redner absolutely shattered the previous record of $76,000, raising $130,000 to claim the Top Fundraising Award. Star Dancer Kelly Donovan and her partner Robert Scott took First Runner-Up position, while Pam DeChellis and her dance partner Nick Dimitrov took the Second Runner-up spot. The dancer with the highest on-line donations, winning season tickets to Riverside Theatre was Kelly Donovan.
The 655 seat sold-out Theatre brought people to their feet with multiple standing ovations, while the four-hour evening glowed with tasty food, impeccable décor. Add in unlimited entertainment delivered by ten star dancers and their pro instructors, cleverly-produced star videos, a team of highly trained personality-driven judges and two impeccable emcees who moved the evening along to the sounds of thunderous applause, boisterous hoorays and raucous laughter.
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Healthy Start Coalition
Indian River County Healthy Start Coalition is the administrative office which oversees the funding and services for five programs; Healthy Start Services, MomCare, Babies & Beyond, Healthy Families, and Parents as Teachers. The Coalition is a not-for-profit agency whose core funding comes from the Florida Department of Health.
Riverside Theatre
With close to 300 performances on three stages each year, Riverside Theatre is the area's only professional, not-for-profit theatre. It houses one of the state's only free-standing buildings dedicated to children's theatre and is one of a few theatres in Florida designated as a Cultural Institution. The theatre also has one of the largest subscribing audiences in Florida and attracts over 100,000 patrons annually.