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Dancing with the Profs: A new year brings a new show

This Saturday six professor-student dancer pairs will perform in the fourth annual Dancing with the Profs, in which all money raised is donated to the Saint Peter United Way. Submitted.
This Saturday six professor-student dancer pairs will perform in the fourth annual Dancing with the Profs, in which all money raised is donated to the Saint Peter United Way. Submitted.

On Saturday, Nov. 7, students, faculty and staff alike will have the opportunity to see their colleagues compete in “Dancing with the Profs.” The annual dance competition favorite is a fundraiser started by alumnus and former CAB member Mike Marcotte. Its fourth annual show will take place in Alumni Hall at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $2, and all the proceeds from the event will go to the Saint Peter United Way.

The dance couples who will be featured this year are Senior Psychology Major Kyle Goodfellow and Religion Professor Sarah Johnson, Senior Economics Major Matt Wood and Nursing Professor Heidi Meyer, Senior Biology Major Steve Grimsby and Admissions Staff Member Vicki Kennedy, Senior Education Major Maddie Hanks and Chemistry Professor Scott Bur, Sophomore Meghan Lee and English Professor Sean Cobb and Senior Geography Major Amy Gosewisch and Geography Professor Bob Douglas.

As excitement builds for the upcoming show, the dancers are working feverishly on their routines. Contestants are given a short period of time to learn a swing dance and will perform the routine in front of a live audience and a panel of judges.

“Bob Douglas and I have been practicing like crazy and are ready to wow the crowd with our dance! There is no doubt that as Saturday night comes closer, anticipation for the show will mount,” Gosewisch said.
“Preparing for Dancing with the Profs has been exhausting and fun,” Hanks said. “Keshia and Julio, [our choreographers,] have been such a great help, supportive and fun to work with, so that makes everything that much better.”

With all of this hard work and preparation, the dancers are bound to put on a great show.

“The Gustavus community should come to the event because it is first and foremost a benefit for the St. Peter United Way; the United Way in turn gives back to Gustavus by funding the Big Partner/Little Partner program, for example,” Senior Sociology and Anthropology and Spanish Double Major Carleen Crouse said, who is also the co-executive of CAB Special Events.

Tickets for the event are available for purchase both at the SAO desk and at the door.