Get Your May 16th Dance Contest Tickets
This Week, Before They’re Gone....

Due to Demand, 100 More Tickets Issued
for the Annual Gala Dance Contest
Fundraiser Event for Saddleback
Memorial Medical Center,
San Clemente.

It’s Styled after the Dancing with the Stars TV Show----------

San Clemente, CA --- May 3, 2009 – Due to high demand, 100 more tickets for the third annual Dancing to a New Beat Dance Competition, a major fundraiser for Saddleback Memorial Medical Center, San Clemente, have been issued for the gala, May 16th black tie event, according to event co-chairperson, Cathy Lentz.

Steven Forry, Ph.D., Executive Director, Saddleback Memorial Foundation, San Clemente, says “To our delight, demand this year is actually accelerating. As a result, we have released another block of 100 tickets. If you've tried to order tickets and found the event sold out, this is your chance. And with our new elevated seating and site line improvements, every seat has a great view of the competition.”

According to co-chairperson Julia Darden, half the tickets each year are pre-sold to the six dancers and their many supporters.“So there is a built-in scarcity of tickets,” she says.“That is why we urge everyone to get their tickets now. Don’t wait. We’ve sold out the previous two years, so we encourage everyone to get their tickets this coming week to avoid disappointment.”
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Darden adds,“This year, the stage has been elevated to enhance site lines and ensure that every seat gives a great view of the action.

After last year’s event, we noted every suggestion, and did extensive debriefing. Thus, repeat guests will find that every aspect of the 2008 highly acclaimed program has been upgraded.”

Styled after TV's "Dancing with the Stars,” Dancing to a New Beat features six local amateur “dancing stars,” and their professional partners.

They compete to display the best footwork and raise funds for San Clemente's local not-for-profit hospital. Votes by those in the community---in the form of funds donated---combined with the professional judges' scores, determine the dance contest winners.

Two of ABC’s “Dancing with the Stars” professional dancers perform exhibition dances at this year’s fundraiser, which is expected to drive even greater demand for tickets. The TV stars’ identities will be kept secret until just before the event.

The black tie gala charity auction, dinner, and dance competition takes place at the Laguna Cliffs’ Marriot, Dana Point, CA. Tickets cost $200 per person, and tables of 10 are available for $2000.

Ticket and event information is available online at www.DancingToANewBeat.com . To reserve tickets, email Saddleback Memorial’s Susan Johnson at or CALL her Saddleback Memorial.

Last year, the Dance fundraiser event raised $300,000 and netted $200,000 earmarked for cardiac care and emergency services.

“For a fundraiser anywhere to net 66% is amazing in these days of high production costs. It also says worlds about how much area residents care for their local San Clemente Medical Center,” says Forry.

Dancers for 2009 are a CEO, a retired Marine officer, two stay-at-home moms, two entrepreneurs, and a cosmetics consultant. They are (alphabetically) Bob Adams, Lew Avera, Jessica Conrad, Sheila Joseph, Maria Roy, and Patricia Schneider.

To read their bios, see their photos, watch their videos, visit their blogs, leave them your blog comments, and vote for them through donation, by using your credit card or PayPal, visit DancingToANewBeat.com .
See the TV commercial at: youtube.com/watch...