By Mike Greife,
April 20, 2018
WARRENSBURG, MO 鈥� The 欧美视频's Dance Club will once again
host its annual fundraiser, 鈥淒ancing with the Professors," at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, April
29,. in the Highlander Theatre. Student and professor pairs face off in a 鈥淒ancing
with the Stars鈥� style competition in which audience votes and monetary donations combine
to determine the winner.
Faculty and staff participating in this year鈥檚 event are Chuck Clemens, Mules football
coach; Alex Smith, professor of percussion; John Kennedy, University Relations web
and multimedia producer; Michael Sekelsky, dean of the College of Arts, Humanities,
and Social Sciences; Hannah Marsh, professor of anthropology; Erica Spurgeon, instructor
of fashion merchandising; Darla Honn, assistant professor of accountancy; and Nancy
Forth, professor of counselor education.
The students rounding out the cast include Lexi Poindexter, junior musical theatre
major; Hannah Unruh, junior theatre performance major; Valerie Ruggle, sophomore child
and family development major; Annie Beile, school counseling graduate student; Ethan
Shaffer, sophomore theatre technology and design major; Tristan Jordan, sophomore
speech communication and theatre major; Demetrius Hampton, sophomore theatre performance
major; and Dakota Grieshaber, senior music technology major.
The event is organized by Grant Lesher, junior musical theatre major and vice president
of Dance Club. Ashley Miller-Scully, associate professor of dance, serves as the advisor
for Dance Club.
鈥淒ancing with the Professors has proven to be one of the largest student-run fundraisers
on campus, and it is easily one of my favorite events of the year.鈥� Miller-Scully
said. 鈥淚t is such a fun and entertaining show. The best part is witnessing the teamwork
and the friendships that develop between the students and professors.鈥�
The evening will also include special guest judges and a performance by Center Stage
Academy of the Performing Arts The event will be staffed by the UCM Dance Club.
Admission is $5 and and available at the door.
