Stompin' Out Cancer canceled

Unfortunately, Mother Nature has decided to throw a wrench in our plans. Stompin' Out Cancer has been canceled, however, we will postpone the event for a later date. The Highland County Relay for Life will continue as planned. They will be having the event outside.

Please stay tuned for updates! Thanks!!

More Items Donated for the Stompin Out Cancer Performance and Benefit Auction

Here is a glance at a few more donations that will be auctioned off this Saturday, May 22 from 2 - 4 p.m. at Stompin Out Cancer - a clogging performance and benefit auction for the Highland County Relay for Life. (We're clogging and auctioning rain or shine! If it rains the Relay will be moved indoors to the school gym.)

Thank you to all of our donors - Phyllis Whetzel with one of her beautiful quilts, David Cockerham of Mirror Slap Photography, Tate Swecker of Mariah Boone, Renee Vandevander with two very inspiring pieces of artwork, and Kathy Cobb of Kathy Cobb Photography!

"Hope"
a painting by Renee Vandevander

Framed Photo by David Cockerham/Mirror Slap Photography

Framed Photo by Kathy Cobb/Kathy Cobb Photography

Cloggers for a Cure

On Friday, I gathered with members of the Mountain Heritage Cloggers of Crimora, Virginia, and Thunder Valley of Staunton, Virginia at the Augusta County Relay for Life. My good friend and clogging mentor, Lisa Johnson, headed up the team. Thank you so much, Lisa, for your dedication and hard work for the fight against cancer! Thanks to all the Cloggers who were there and to all of you who are fighting for a cure to this horrible disease!!

Donations Coming in for Stompin' Out Cancer Benefit Auction

Since first posting information about the Stompin' Out Cancer benefit auction, I have already received a great amount of support. Local crafts people, photographers, artists and more have stepped forward to donate their works to the auction to raise money for the Highland County Relay for Life.

The most recent donation was a beautiful, locally-made quilt by Phyllis Whetzel. With $200 in quilting, $120 in fabric and 40 hours of work, this quilt is valued at $1,000.
































Phyllis' quilt will be auctioned of Saturday, May 22 from 2-4 p.m. during the Stompin' Out Cancer performance. Other donations include photography by local photographer David Cockerham of Mirror Slap Photography, works by local artist Renee Vandevander, and a jeweled creation from Tate Swecker of Mariah Boone Jewelry. In addition to these great items, there will also be house hold items, home decor, Tupperware, a gift basket of Bath and Body Works merchandise, and more!

If you would like to donate items, please contact me at dorothy@sundancestudio.org or call me at 540.280.7975. Thanks so much for your support!

In 2004, my Aunt Doris was diagnosed with Pancreatic Cancer. Within a year of receiving her diagnosis, she had disintegrated to the skeleton of a once vibrant and healthy woman. She fought a hard fight, but in the end the horrible killer overcame her.

This year, Cancer struck close to me once more. One of my adult dancers from the Little Switzerland Cloggers was struck by this deadly disease. Jennifer Propst fell victim to Uterine Cancer. She had surgery to remove her uterus and is now undergoing chemotherapy and radiation. With that, the fire in my heart to fight Cancer started burning even hotter.

For the past three years, I have hosted "Stompin' Out Cancer," a Clogging performance that raises money for Highland County's Relay for Life. Since 2007, I, with the help of some great friends, have raised over $500 at each annual 2-hour event. That means the "Stompin' Out Cancer" performances have raised over $1,500 in 6 hours for the Highland County Relay for Life.

This year, I am trying something a little different and I need help from my followers. This year, I'm planning to incorporate an auction into the event. In the past, we have auctioned off cakes. Now, we're collecting donations to auction off - household decor, tools, yard decorations, art, jewelry, vintage items, perfumes & lotions, quilts & afghans, tupperware, collector's items, anything! All the money from the auction will be donated to Highland County's Relay for Life. Below is a picture of last year's Cloggers and Relay walkers having fun with a Square Dance at the Stompin' Out Cancer performance during the Highland County Relay for Life.


The Sundance Studio will be open Monday, May 17 from 4:30-5:30 for donation dropoffs. If you are unable to drop off donations on Monday, please let me know and I will gladly meet you at another time to collect items.

It is SO important to donate to this auction to help raise money for the fight against Cancer. Cancer does not recognize gender, race, religion, or age. Cancer targets the rich or the poor, the lucky and the unlucky. Please consider making a donation whether it be for the auction or a monetary donation.

If you have any questions, please feel free to email me at dorothy@sundancestudio.org.

3rd Place in America's Best Dance Studio contest!!

I would like to greatly thank all of my followers for voting for Sundance in the 2010 America's Best Dance Studio contest. We received 1,300 votes total!! All the great support that Sundance received during this contest meant WAY more to me than the title of America's Best Dance Studio. I greatly appreciate all of you and the wonderful support you have shown. 3rd place is pretty darn good for a national dance studio competition!!! Whoo hoo!!!

Visit this link to see the video that announces Sundance as 2nd Runner-up in the America's Best Dance Studio contest!!