{"id":76686,"date":"2025-12-09T06:45:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T06:45:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/76686\/"},"modified":"2025-12-09T06:45:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T06:45:08","slug":"dancing-with-the-stars-tallahassee-2025-where-local-legends-light-up-the-ballroom-for-a-good-cause-the-florida-bar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/76686\/","title":{"rendered":"Dancing with the Stars Tallahassee 2025 \u2014\u00a0where local legends light up the ballroom for a good cause \u2013 The Florida Bar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                Dancing with the Stars Tallahassee 2025 \u2014\u00a0where local legends light up the ballroom for a good cause<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-455546\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-455546\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Dean-OConnor-dances-as-stewardess-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Dean O'Connor dances as stewardess\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-455546\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Florida State University College of Law Dean Erin O\u2019Hara O\u2019Connor rolled a suitcase to the dance floor and flew through the air as a graceful, fleet-footed flight attendant in an earlier Dancing with the Stars Tallahassee supporting Legal Services of North Florida.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"158\" data-end=\"381\">Get ready, Tallahassee \u2014 the spotlight is back on. Dancing with the Stars Tallahassee returns December 11, with local leaders trading in their suit jackets for sequins in support of Legal Services of North Florida (LSNF).<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"383\" data-end=\"719\">LSNF has announced the return of the popular fundraiser, which pairs local celebrities with professional dancers to compete for both bragging rights and the coveted Judge\u2019s Choice Award. WTXL ABC27 will once again emcee the evening, with chief meteorologist Cassanova Nurse and Live in Tallahassee host Joel Silvers sharing the stage.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"721\" data-end=\"757\">This year\u2019s celebrity cast includes:<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"761\" data-end=\"816\">Louise Wilhite-St. Laurent, partner, Panza Maurer<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"819\" data-end=\"878\">Carrie Ley, Realtor, Keller Williams Town and Country<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"881\" data-end=\"955\">Betty Jensen, Center for Global Engagement, Florida State University<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"958\" data-end=\"1033\">David Clark, founder and managing partner, Allegiant Strategies Group<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1036\" data-end=\"1072\">Jack Porter, City Commissioner<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1075\" data-end=\"1119\">Monesia Brown, attorney and consultant<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1122\" data-end=\"1180\">Max Solomon, partner, Heuler Wakeman Solomon Law Group<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1182\" data-end=\"1494\">Professional partners include dancers from Tallahassee Dance Academy; Skyler Lewis; Studio D\u2019s Miriam Watkins; Line and Swing Dance Co.\u2019s John Shaw and Gianna Leto; Stephanie Shumate; Pamela Harrell; Dance Fusion; and the Fred Astaire Dance Studio, with professionals Steve Wilkie, Oleh Shvaha, and Iryna Holiuk.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1496\" data-end=\"1635\">A panel of four judges \u2014 Samantha Padgett, Alex Medina, David Grimes, and Mylisa Chimento \u2014 will determine the Judge\u2019s Choice Award winner.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1637\" data-end=\"1810\">Supporters can also cast votes for the People\u2019s Choice Award. Every dollar donated to a dancer counts as one vote, and the dancer who raises the most funds claims the title.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1812\" data-end=\"2193\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">The event will be held in the Grande Ballroom at Doak Campbell Stadium. A VIP reception begins at 6 p.m., followed by the live competition at 7 p.m. Sponsorship opportunities \u2014 including premium seating and promotional visibility \u2014 remain available at <a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.DancingTallahassee.org\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-start=\"2066\" data-end=\"2092\">www.DancingTallahassee.org<\/a>. Proceeds benefit LSNF\u2019s work to ensure access to justice for vulnerable members of the community.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Dancing with the Stars Tallahassee 2025 \u2014\u00a0where local legends light up the ballroom for a good cause Florida&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":76687,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[232,234,233],"class_list":["post-76686","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tallahassee","tag-tallahassee","tag-tallahassee-headlines","tag-tallahassee-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76686","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=76686"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76686\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/76687"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=76686"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=76686"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=76686"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}