Posted on August 13 at 3:22 p.m.

Let us please not get wrapped up in the negative! I also attended this event and think it was such a wonderful night. I was blown away by the show put on by the dancers. We are so lucky to have such local “stars” and the energy in the room on Saturday night was electric! The room itself made one feel like royalty. The amount of work that goes into an event like that is incredible and the hours spent by the dancers in practicing was tremendous. I, for one, really was pumped up by the show and how much money ($500,000 is no joke being raised in the Summer on Marco) for local charities and organizations. It was a worthwhile event and I am glad I went. I agree that the ending took the attention away from Craig, Howard, Marie Elaine and the other dancers - it should have been their night. But we don’t want to now, two days later, keep the focus on the negatives when there was so much positive that happened for our Island! I don’t know if the Art League or the Historical Society museum fund qualifies as “charities” but frankly I don’t care - if they want to go out there and bust their butts to raise money for good causes on the Island I won’t quibble about definitions! “WAY TO GO”is my reply - I am looking forward to the DVD of the event. I do agree that the Dance Studio put in many hours of training and free time of their staff to make this a great event - I hope Islanders will support them and appreciate what they did for us, not only that night but for months in advance, they are a joy to watch.

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