Eight neighbors. One stage. One night a year.
Dancing Stars of St. Johns County pairs local leaders with professional dancers for one live ballroom competition at Flagler College. The night pays for free music and arts lessons for county kids and seniors.
501(c)(3) nonprofit Lewis Auditorium, St. Augustine Coached by Arthur Murray
2027 date coming soon
Pre-show and silent auction 5:00 p.m.
Auditorium doors 6:00 p.m.
On stage at the 2026 show, Flagler College Lewis Auditorium. Photograph: John B. Merriam
Nobody walks out there alone
Every community dancer is paired with an Arthur Murray professional for the rehearsals, the choreography and the night itself. You get a seat, a vote, and somebody you already know to shout for.
The 2026 lineup, name by name
Not one of these eight is a professional dancer. They are a Zumba teacher, a realtor, a wedding planner, a title closer, a band frontman. Each of them is learning a routine right now.
Your neighbors
Eight community dancers
Daly Rosa
Teaches Zumba at the St. Augustine Beach YMCA, twelve years running.
Lindsay Kozlowski
Won both People's Choice and Judge's Choice in 2024.
Allyson Mecca Wagoner
Realtor who ran a dance fitness studio in St. Augustine for years.
Michelle Guthrie-Loftis
Wedding planner. Dancing is the one thing she has never tried.
Kalee Godfrey
Born and raised in St. Augustine, works for a local law enforcement agency.
Kristopher Smith
Frontman of the local band Contact Buzz, on most stages in town.
John Demps
Licensed title agent and closer at Landmark Title, over thirty years in the business.
Heather Sacco
Data analyst, dancing this year for St. Augustine Youth Services.
Their professional partners
Arthur Murray Dance Centers
Vasiliy & Marina Vlasov
Owners of the Jacksonville and St. Augustine studios, certified NDCA adjudicators.
Tatiana Alekseev
2024 US National Professional 10 Dance Vice Champion.
Aleksei Alekseev
Ten Dance World Finalist in 2021, thirty years on the floor.
Alexander Ivanov
Owner of the Arthur Murray Dance Studio in Palm Coast.
Doors at six. Two awards by the end of the night.
Pre-show opens
Silent auction and student performances in the lobby.
Auditorium doors
Find your seat while the house fills in.
Eight routines, live
Each community dancer performs with their professional partner.
Professional showcase
Championship dancers from Arthur Murray finish the evening.
Guests at the 2026 show. Medal, trophy and flowers at the end of the night.
You already know the arts get cut first
We think every kid at the piano and every senior back on their feet deserves better odds than that.
- SACSPA is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit.Source
- Instruction comes from Arthur Murray Dance Centers, St. Augustine and Jacksonville.Source
- The show runs at Flagler College's Lewis Auditorium, downtown St. Augustine.Source
- Emcee Christie Morgan danced in 2023 and won People's Choice.Source
- 38 local businesses sponsor the event or give in kind.Source
St. Johns County businesses and neighbors already said yes this year
The names in the playbill
Twenty-eight sponsors and ten in-kind partners, from the car dealership to the trophy shop, paid for the room before a ticket sold.
The Bailey Group/Jack Hanania Chevrolet/The Landmark Foundation & Landmark Title/SouthEast Building Envelope Consultants/St. Augustine Beach YMCA Daly's Zumba Class/Steven and Shery Barnes/Cafe Alcazar/Susan Thornton/St. Augustine Wedding and Events Association/Nicholas Gray-Belltone/ThompsonBaker Agency, Inc./Geico St. Augustine/Taco Libre N. St. Augustine/Ancient City Insurance/Lindsay Kozlowski: Personal Trainer/St. John's Illuminations/Coastal Celebrations/Contact Buzz Band/Susan, Bobby and Jennifer Lee with Steve and Lani Hastings/Freedom to Roam Travel/By Design Catering, BDC Meals/James A. Collins II, Northwestern Mutual/Del Mar Veterinary Hospital/Alexis Short & Susan Timmons with Momentum Realty/Bozard Ford/Clarity with Claribel/Hasty's St. Augustine Flooring/St. Augustine Transportation/17 King American Bistro/Artistically Stated!/Craft's Trophies & Awards/First Coast TV/Flagler College/John Reardon, VP Reverse Mortgages/John and Karolynne Merriam MultiMedia/On-Target Words/Outback Steakhouse/The Print Shop
The last ten names give their work in kind. Put your name on next year's list →
Be in the house when the lights come up
Miss it and the free lessons lose their one fundraiser of the year. Fill the room and SACSPA keeps teaching, free, straight through to the next show.
No account, no checkout, no cookie settings to change. Walk up to Lewis Auditorium on the night and buy a seat. 38 local businesses have already backed this year's show.