IF YOU GOWhat: Dancing With the Stars Chattanooga.When: 5:30 p.m. VIP reception, 8 p.m. show.Where: VIP reception at Mountain City Club, 729 Chestnut St.; dance at Tivoli Theatre, 709 Broad St.Admission: $21 to $125.Website: www.dancingwiththestarschattanooga.com.THE DANCERSJimmy Adams: Owner of Nell’s and Ark Pet Spa and HotelRhonda Catanzaro: Former field representative for Tennessee Education AssociationRobin Derryberry: President of Derryberry PRWade Hinton: Corporate counsel for Volkswagen Group of AmericaSara Mingus: Owner/director of North Shore YogaMark Ramsey: Attorney/partner at Spears, Moore, Rebman and WilliamsStephen Ratterman: Private client relationship manager at First Tennessee BankTahnika Rodriguez: Senior adviser at TVA
Stephen Ratterman says his only previous dance experience has been “recreational.” Rhonda Catanzaro learned some dance fundamentals during her college years in UTC’s Singing Mocs, then in musicals at the Chattanooga Theatre Centre.
Neither is a professional dancer, but each will be center stage Saturday night, dancing a foxtrot for the approval of a live audience.
The fourth Dancing With the Stars Chattanooga starts at 8 p.m. in the Tivoli Theatre, with eight Chattanoogans putting their best feet forward to raise money for Partnership for Families, Children and Adults.
Based on the hit ABC dance show, the competition pairs each local dancer with a professional from Fred Astaire Studio. The eight are given 15 weekly lessons to learn a dance they will present to the audience in the Tivoli as they vie to win a mirror-ball trophy.