2017 Dancing with the W2 Stars

Walla Walla celebrities took to the stage at Gesa Power House Theatre on October 7, 2017 for the second annual “Dancing with the W2 Stars” fundraising event for Valley Residential Services. Local participants were paired with professional dancers and had a week of rehearsals to learn a ballroom dance routine before performing it live in front of an audience and judging panel.

Jodi Worden

Chris Coates

Teri Barila

W2 Stars Dancers:

Chris Coates, Director of Sales at Marcus Whitman Hotel & Conference Center
Zachary Fraser, President of Walla Walla Sweets Baseball
Mary Derby, Winemaker/Owner of DAMA Wines
Scott Peters, Manager at Columbia REA
Jodi Worden, Director of Continuing Education at Walla Walla Community College
Jim McCarthy, Sr. VP at E.K. Riley Investments
Teri Barila, Community Resilience Initiative
Jason Valentine, Weather Evening Anchor KAPP/KVEW-TV

W2 Stars Judges:

Tom Maccarone, T. Maccarone’s
Kathy Covey, Blue Mountain Action Council
Janet Byerley, Jazzercise
Roger Esparza, Sotheby’s International Realty

The professional dance ensemble are members of the United States National Formation Championship company in both Latin American and Standard ballroom dancing, and their company tours internationally, with more than 100 performances each year.

Please thank our sponsors for supporting this event!