Beat goes on: Dance for Heart raises awareness, support | SLIDESHOW
Published 3:47 pm Wednesday, February 18, 2015
Reporter staff
More than 100 Kentridge performers turned it up for Thunderstruck! Dance for Heart – an entertainment-filled charity event that supported the American Heart Association last Friday.
The fourth annual show at the Kentridge High School Performing Arts Center raised more than $3,500 for the AHA, according to Denise Wiskow, a sports medicine director and coach at Kentridge and the show’s coordinator.
“It was a great opportunity for all students to show their talent and to work together as a team to raise heart disease awareness to the community,” Wiskow said.
The entertainment lineup included performances from the Chatelaines; Sparkles Cheerleaders (special needs kids); gymnastics and multicultural dancers from salsa to hip hop; the Yoga Club; Steppers and Ballers; Little Charger Preschoolers; and the Rockers who sing, dance and play the drums.
The program was part of a month-long devotion to heart health. Many students and staff wore red on Red Out Day last Friday, National Heart Day. Kentridge also observed Heart Awareness Week, Feb. 6-13, with students hosting awareness events each day during lunch.
“We feel this is one of our most important events since heart disease is the No. 1 killer in the U.S.,” Wiskow said.
