{"id":640,"date":"2017-03-09T23:52:06","date_gmt":"2017-03-09T23:52:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www2.lvc.edu\/lavie\/?p=640"},"modified":"2017-03-09T23:52:06","modified_gmt":"2017-03-09T23:52:06","slug":"dancing-with-the-lvc-stars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.lvc.edu\/lavie\/2017\/03\/09\/dancing-with-the-lvc-stars\/","title":{"rendered":"Dancing with the LVC stars"},"content":{"rendered":"

By: Theresa Messenger \u201918, Staff writer<\/p>\n

Lebanon Valley College\u2019s Students Achieving Victories Everywhere (S.A.V.E.) and dance team united to raise a total of $2,124.68 during the Dancing with the LVC stars event.<\/p>\n

LVC S.A.V.E. is a first year club on campus that dedicates its time to raising money for the greater good. Each year, S.A.V.E. chooses a designated charity and spends the school year gathering funds to donate. This year, Alex\u2019s Lemonade Stand was the chosen foundation.<\/p>\n

\u201cLVC S.A.V.E. was thrilled the dance team wanted to work with us, especially since we are a very new club to campus,\u201d Brianna Cosgrove, a senior early childhood education and special education major and S.A.V.E. president, said. \u201cWe had a lot of fun at the event and promoted a great cause. LVC is such a great school because clubs are able to come together to put on something great, and professors even aren’t afraid to join in.\u201d<\/p>\n

Organized by JoAnne Rubelmann, a junior history major and dance team vice president, Dancing with the LVC Stars took place Friday, Feb. 17. Dance team members paired up with campus faculty as the \u201cstars\u201d of the night, and squared off in an exciting contest.<\/p>\n

Audience members had the ability to vote for their favorite star with monetary donations. At the end of the evening Mary Gardner, aquatics director and head swim coach and D\u2019anna Sydow, a freshman neuroscience major, took home the mirror ball trophy.<\/p>\n

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DWTS winners Mary Gardner and D’anna Sydow pose with the mirror ball trophy.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cI am so grateful to D\u2019anna because she gave me the confidence to do this,\u201d Gardner said. \u201cI couldn\u2019t have done it without her. I also want to thank the Otters [swim team] for all of their support.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sydow, a member of the swim team, was also pleased with the outcome of the event.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am so thankful that I had Mary as a partner,\u201d Sydow said. \u201cShe is the most amazing woman that I have ever met in my entire life and I could not have asked for a better start to my college career.\u201d<\/p>\n

Although not everyone was a winner, all participants recognized the uniqueness of the event.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis was so much fun and it was amazing in the last weeks to see how many people were aware of what students were doing,\u201d Paul Fullmer, chaplain and director of service and volunteerism and star, said. \u201cThey were supportive and ready to come on out. So just another example of community support at LVC.\u201d<\/p>\n

Other faculty stars also expressed their enjoyment that they gained from the experience.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was an amazing night,\u201d Greg Krikorian, vice president of student affairs and dean of students and star, said. \u201cThe dance team is one of our best organizations on campus. JoAnne did an amazing job organizing this event and whipping me into shape. I had one of the best times I\u2019ve ever had in my career.\u201d<\/p>\n

Not everyday do students and faculty members have the opportunity to switch roles, but in this case, both parties were eager to do so.<\/p>\n

\u201cDoc Summers was just a hard worker,\u201d Joelle Godfrey, a sophomore early childhood education major and special education major said. \u201cI can\u2019t believe how much time he really put into this. His dedication was amazing and it was really encouraging as a student to see a teacher do that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Laura Schmidt, a senior physical therapy major and student government president served as a judge for Dancing with the Stars. During the event, she sat on a judge\u2019s panel, scored each team and commented on their performances.<\/p>\n

\u201cDancing with the Stars is something new, something different and it raised money for a good cause,\u201d Schmidt said. \u201cThe best part was getting to see professors who we know and love on stage.\u201d<\/p>\n

The dance team is a student-run club sport organization that allows students to continue or begin their dancing career throughout college. LVC dance team performs at men\u2019s basketball games, the fall pep rally, Relay For Life, Mini-THON and more. In addition to performances at campus events, the team holds an annual spring showcase which will take place Friday, March 31 at 7 p.m. and Saturday, April 1 at 2 p.m.<\/p>\n

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