Dancing with the Celebrities- Fundraiser Orange Function Centre

What a truly amazing experience! I have never known how to do Ballroom dancing and was invited along with 11 other celebrities to learn. With regular dance lessons 2-3 per week for 4 months we learnt how to do the Tangoette and one other dance. My other dance was the Cha Cha. I had a very kind and patient partner and we developed our routine.

The night had arrived and so had 600 people to witness the evening filled with music and dance. The evening had been organised by the Orange Dance Group who did an amazing amount of work to put this event together. They had organised this event so they could raise money for the accommodation for patients at the soon to be Radio-Therapy unit in Orange. They raised in excess of $27,000 which deserves a huge congratulation.

Back to the experience well there were many special times to remember. First would be all the new friendships that have occurred. We were supportive of each other and laughed when mistakes were made. Everyone stayed committed even one of our dancers who left and then became the MC for the evening. There were the moments when you wondered if you would ever get all the moves into your memory let alone your bodies ability to co-ordinate them all. It is an experience in my life that my family and I will remember probably to the day I leave this earth.

The emotions and atmosphere on the evening of the event were quite unique. There were smiles everywhere and people taking to the dance floor like it was second nature. The community was very generous with their donations and that doesn't surprise me as I have seen the community of Orange pull together on other occasions with such passion. We are very lucky to live in a town where there is so much care and commitment when supporting such a worthy cause.

Thank you Orange Dance Group for this opportunity,

I am just going to keep on dancing!