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Cristo Rey Kansas City – 17th Annual Dancing with the Kansas City Stars

Cathy and Chip Toth are serving as the honorary chairs for Cristo Rey Kansas City’s 17th Annual Dancing with the Kansas City Stars, “A Red Carpet Extravaganza.” Susan Spencer, Christy Hartner, and Sarah Walsh are the event co-chairs. The festivities will be held at the Sheraton Kansas City Hotel at Crown Center on March 25th. are the contestants. The contestants were announced at The Big Reveal event, which was held on December 14th at The Kansas City Irish Center. Dancing for a wonderful cause will be Tanika Bullock, Jen DeMeyer, Heather Hurd, Tommy Mancuso, Mark McKee, Scott Rogers, Lydia Taylor, and Terri Thompson. Proceeds support a Catholic, college- and career-prep education for high school students with economic need.

Tamara Sanders, dance professional; with Jen DeMeyer, contestant    

 

Terri Thompson, contestant; with Kris Haney, dance professional 

Featured in the February 4, 2023 issue of The Independent.

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