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Dancing With The Martin Stars from page 1

not only put their best foot forward to shine on the dance
floor, but were also tasked with raising funds from friends,
neighbors and business colleagues through sponsorships,
ticket sales and contributions. The goal was to win enough
votes from a judges’ panel to claim bragging rights of
Dancing with the Martin Stars Champion.
Each team chose their music and dance styles, including
combinations of swing, rumba, paso doble, salsa, cha-cha, bolero,
Argentine tango, desert dance, and musical theater jazz.
The show was a sellout! Attendees filled over 500 seats in
the Lyric, 50 viewers livestreamed the event, and a private
showing at Hudson’s on the River, a restaurant in Downtown
Stuart, also reached full capacity.
Guests were treated to an energized evening of
entertainment that opened with a high-powered dance routine
by Marianella Tobar’s Latin Addiction Formation Dance
Team, followed by a video vignette of each team and the
star dancers.
Mike Gonzalez, a 2018 Star Alumni, emceed the evening Spotlight Dancers: Judge Andrea
with his usual enthusiasm, style and humor for the second Overall Winner: Natalie Desmangles Kuzmenko and partner, Dmitry Top Dancing Team: Natalie Desmangles
year in a row, and fourth year involved in the event. and Brian Spector Kuzmenko and Brian Spector
Samantha Suffich, chief executive officer of Martin
County Healthy Start Coalition, and Steve Swindler, board • Top Fundraising Team: Donna DeMarchi and Bob
president, welcomed the audience and shared the mission Murray, raising $38,131
and programs of the nonprofit. • Overall Champion Team: Natalie Desmangles and
Meanwhile, behind the scenes, Aubrey Campbell, Martin Brian Spector
County Healthy Start’s director of operations, worked with “There was a tremendous amount of energy in the
Toni Ryll of Team Holland and Jennifer Yormak of Starstruck theater, and it was clear the audience was having a great
to produce a seamless event from start to finish. time watching their favorite local stars dancing their hearts
After intermission, and before the winners were announced, out for a great cause,” said Suffich. “Thanks to everyone’s
world-class professional dancers Andrea and Dmitriy contributions, we will better be able to fund and service
Kuzmenko wowed the audience by dancing a smooth cha-cha. Martin County families with the important programs our
There were several award winners in a variety of coalition offers.”
categories: Participating Dancers:
• First Runner-Up Dance Team: Jessica Alvarez and • Kasia D’Auria, Realtor with Re/Max of Stuart, paired
Michael Chaves, with a score of 29 with Jang Don Emcee and Judge: Emcee Mike Gonzalez and Judge Dr.
• First Runner-Up Fundraising Team: Rio Ratermanis • Donna DeMarchi, Esq., Personal Injury Attorney with Brian Moriarty
and Marianella Tobar, raising $27,234 the Eberst Law Firm, paired with Bob Murray
• Top Dancing Team: Natalie Desmangles and Brian • Jane Hallick, President of Jane’s Dance Boutique, paired
Spector, with a perfect score of 30 with Craig Galvin

First Runner-Up Fundraising Team: Rio Ratermanis and First Runner-Up Dance Team: Jessica Alvarez and Michael
Marianella Tobar, raising $27,234 Chaves, with a score of 29
CEO and Key Sponsors: Samantha and Knight Suffich with
Past Star and 2022 Sponsor, David and Kate Bradford of
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