2012 Parchment Stars Dance

Here are your 2012 "Parchment Stars Dance!" contestants who will compete for the mirror-ball trophy: Kate Ball, Sharon Caron, Danielle Clark, Doug Fooy, Al Gibson, Jon Heasley, Sam LaBara, Matt Morgan, Chris Sherrick, Jeff Sorenson, and Amy Triplett! Each is paired with a professional dancer in hopes of bringing home the trophy! Meet the professional dancers who will be paired with members of this star-studded cast! Katie Ballman, Aloh Blanchard, Casey Bush, Art Downey, Amy Dunham, Sharon Fisher, Ken Holda, Dan Stratton, Michele VanderBeek, Kelly White, and Erik Yettaw! Thank you to Sharon's Dance Studio and Kalamazoo DanceSport for use of studio space for rehearsals, as well as St. Ambrose Church in Parchment!

Come watch this spectacular roster perform on Saturday, March 24th, 7PM at the Parchment High School gym and cast your vote for your favorite duo! Join us, dancers and host Ken Lanphear, of WVFM 106.5 FM, as we celebrate 5 years of dancing in Parchment!

Pictures will be posted very soon!

Congratulations to our 2011 Parchment Stars Dance! Champions: Stu Crowell and Michele VanderBeek! Congratulations also to our 1st runners up, Julie Heasley and James Mulac, 2nd runners up, Sarah Morgan, and Judges' Choice award winners, Dan Mack and Kelly White!

A very special thank you to all of our 2011 Parchment contestants: Brandon James, Carlton Boekhoven, Jeff Schmidt, Dan Mack, Julie Heasley, Sarah Morgan, Stephanie Cain-Hively, Larry Cekola, and Stu Crowell; and our professional dance partners who donated many hours of professional instruction and studio rehearsal space to the Parchment Stars Dance! fundraiser: Amy Dunham, Katie Ballman, Brittany Gentile, Kelly White, James Mulac, Ken Holda, Dan Stratton, Aloh Blanchard, and Michele VanderBeek.

The PSD Alumni group, led by Jodi Heaney and Michelle Burghdoff, was delightfully frightful! The Zombie Apocalypse delivered the thrilling show-opener that fans have come to expect from the Alumni ensemble!

We thank our host, Ken Lanphear, radio personality from FM 106.5 WVFM, who expertly guides us through the program each season. Also, thanks to Amy Sell, decorations, Andy and Sherry Woodstock, poster and booklet design, BZ Dziewicki, professional photography, Deanna Phillips and Tom Wolf, event photography, and Terese Banner, Jacy Neuman, and Sherry Woodstock, judges.

Congratulations to our 2010 Parchment Stars Dance! Champions: Brian Stone and Michele VanderBeek! Congratulations also to our 1st runners up, Scott Markillie and Katie Ballman, 2nd runners up, Derek Knapp and Kelly White, and Judges' Choice award winners, Dave Fooy and Kelly Dominique.

A very special thank you to all of our 2010 Parchment contestants: Don Banner, Scott Bieksli, Rob Britigan, Melissa Brockelbank, Dave Fooy, Georganne Hageman, Sarah Johnson, Derek Knapp, Scott Markillie, Donna Pesch, Susan Sonnevil, and Brian Stone; and our professional dance partners who donated many hours of professional instruction and studio rehearsal space to the Parchment Stars Dance! fundraiser: Katie Ballman, Kelly Dominique, Art Downey, Amy Dunham, Sharon Fisher, Jill Mason-Downey, James Mulac, Nick Mumma, Tom Shanley, Michele VanderBeek, Kyle Waterman, and Kelly White.

Thank you to our host, Ken Lanphear, morning radio personality from WVFM 106.5 FM, and celebrity Judges, Terese Banner, Roger Burleigh, and Penelope Ragotzy!

The 2010 "Parchment Stars Dance!" raised over $6,000 for the Kindleberger Summer Festival of the Performing Arts and the Summer Concert Series at The Stage at Kindleberger! Thank you to all who supported our event by purchasing tickets and making $1 Vote Donations through the pre-event fundraiser.

Event Photography by Tom Wolf. Group photo by Richard Holcomb. Poster Artwork by Chris Honeysett and Liz Harkins.

Professional Photography by Unique Images: BZ Dziewicki, Photographer.

Congratulations to our 2009 Parchment Stars Dance! Champions: Troy Stutz and Jill Mason-Downey, co-owner of Kalamazoo DanceSport! Congratulations also to our 1st runners up, Jim Justice and Katie Ballman, and 2nd runners up, Ethel Wilkey and Nick Mumma.

A very special thank you to all of our 2009 Parchment contestants: Deb Bryant, Bob Champion, Terry Hageman, Jim Justice, Emmitt McKinley, Annie Mott, Mark Sopjes, Troy Stutz, Christopher Terkos, Bill Topp, and Ethel Wilkey; and our professional dance partners who donated many hours of professional instruction and studio rehearsal space to the Parchment Stars Dance! fundraiser: Katie Ballman, Lisa Bredahl, Kelly Dominique, Art Downey, Jill Mason-Downey, Chad Gleesing, Andrea Hernandez, Joy E. Morris-Rakowski, Nick Mumma, Kyle Waterman, and Kelly White.

Copies of the 2009 Parchment Stars Dance! DVD is available for purchase at Public Media Network for only $5! Call to order your copy, 269-343-2211.

Event Photography by Tom Wolf. Artwork by Julian Komosa, Parchment HS senior art student.

Professional Photography by Unique Images: BZ Dziewicki, Photographer.

A very special thank you to all of our 2009 Parchment contestants: Jodi Heaney, Rick Bagley, Kelly Bagley, Kim Boekhoven, Terese Banner, Karyn Spry, Paul Banner, Sue Banner, Michelle Burghdoff, Greg Burghdoff, Tom Brown, Brian Sell, John Madaras, and Randy Hanson; and our professional dance partners who donated many hours of professional instruction and studio rehearsal space to the Parchment Stars Dance! fundraiser: Kyle Waterman, Jerry Kent, Ken Holda, Art Downey, Andrea Hernandez, Alan Williams, Caitlyn Morrissey, Kelly White, Lisa Bredahl, Jessica Henning and Jill Mason-Downey (choreographer).

Event Photography by Tom Wolf.