By LISA CAPOBIANCO STAFF WRITER Next month, Bristol veterans Tim Gamache and Dave Carello will take over the dance floor to show off their Ballroom and Latin dance moves for the first time with the goal of supporting other veterans and their families. For over several months now, Gamache and Carello have been taking dance lessons once a week at the Middletown Fred Astaire Dance Studios in preparation for the 2014 Dancing With Our Heroes Gala, which will take place Saturday, Sept. 13 at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford. The event will include a sit-down dinner, general dancing, a silent auction, and a professional show, as well as the actual dance competition among dozens of other veterans. Each participating veteran, who received free lessons from each participating Fred Astaire Dance Studio, will partner with a professional dance instructor for a Ballroom and Latin dance competition. The audience and a panel of celebrity judges will choose the winners. The net proceeds of the gala will benefit The Friends of the Fisher House Connecticut, which anticipates the construction of another Fisher House facility on the grounds of the West Haven VA. Last year, the gala raised over $125,000 for the Fisher [...]
By LISA CAPOBIANCO STAFF WRITER Next month, Bristol veterans Tim Gamache and Dave Carello will take over the dance floor to show off their Ballroom and Latin dance moves for the first time with the goal of supporting other veterans and their families. For over several months now, Gamache and Carello have been taking dance lessons once a week at the Middletown Fred Astaire Dance Studios in preparation for the 2014 Dancing With Our Heroes Gala, which will take place Saturday, Sept. 13 at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford. The event will include a sit-down dinner, general dancing, a silent auction, and a professional show, as well as the actual dance competition among dozens of other veterans. Each participating veteran, who received free lessons from each participating Fred Astaire Dance Studio, will partner with a professional dance instructor for a Ballroom and Latin dance competition. The audience and a panel of celebrity judges will choose the winners. The net proceeds of the gala will benefit The Friends of the Fisher House Connecticut, which anticipates the construction of another Fisher House facility on the grounds of the West Haven VA. Last year, the gala raised over $125,000 for the Fisher [...]