Thank you for visiting our DWTRS 2024 Sneaker Gala Photo Gallery! We hope you enjoy these great shots from the evening, courtesy of Brian Thomas Photography!

To view all the performances and the videos from the event, visit our YouTube channel here and click the DWTRS 2024 Playlist.

Once again, Dancing with the Rockford Stars was an incredible event, with fabulous performances by amazing Rockford celebrity dancers. The extent of the generosity of the dancers to dedicate so much time and effort to learning their routines, along with all of their fundraising efforts, is beyond impressive! The same can be said for the partner studios, whose instructors/choreographers put in as much time creating and teaching the dances, helping their dancers earn “votes”, and supporting them at the event. We are most grateful!

A heartfelt thank you to everyone involved, including the fabulous Mike Robinson, emcee, panel of esteemed judges, the Alumni dancers and their choreographer, Elliette Guse and the awesome committee of volunteers led by Stacy Lidvall and Marcia Williams, who all came together to make the 16th Annual Dancing with the Rockford Stars, the most successful yet! Thank you to the sold out crowd, generous sponsors, and auction donors whose attendance, participation, and contributions made this possible!

All to raise funds to support the mission of Family Counseling Services, making professional mental health counseling accessible for anyone in our community.

Enjoy all of the outstanding performances of our Star Dancers here.

The 2023 Red Carpet.

Enjoy these photos from the 2023 event.  We hope to see you next year.

We are so grateful for the support of so many people who came together to make the 15th Anniversary Crystal Gala of Dancing with the Rockford Stars a sparkling success!

Thank you to everyone in the sold out crowd who joined us.

A big thank you also to our Celebrity Dancers and their wildly talented Dance Coaches from local dance companies and our Celebrity Judges – without these folks and our Alumni Dancers it would have been a very dull evening!

We are so appreciative for our generous sponsors, without whom all the lights, music and special touches wouldn’t be possible.

We’re thankful for our live and silent auction donors and the winning bidders along with everyone who voted “early and often” for our Celebrity Dancers.

We’re indebted beyond measure to the Committee and all the volunteers whose vision and hard work made this our biggest and most successful Dancing with the Rockford Stars ever! All of this support is already at work changing the lives of children and adults in our community.

Winners of the People’s Choice Mirror Ball Trophy were Jason Saxer & Brian Temperley and their partner instructor and studio, Stephanie Foster with Rockford Dance Company.

Winners of the Judge’s Choice Mirror Ball Trophy were Brittany & John Frisella and their partner instructor and studio, Jenny Vause with Evolve Dance Company.

Enjoy all of the outstanding performances of our Star Dancers here.

Mark your calendars now for Saturday, November 18, 2023 for the 16th Annual Dancing with the Rockford Stars!

Enjoy these photos from the 2022 event.  We hope to see you next year. (Click the arrows view the pictures).