THE SPORTS CENTER AT CHELSEA PIERS
HOSTS DANCE BENEFIT
(New York, NY— October 6, 2009) – The Sports Center health club at Chelsea Piers announces the 4th Dance Aid, benefiting Dancers Responding to AIDS (DRA) on October 12, 2009 from 7:00pm – 8:00pm in Studio A of the Sports Center. Dance Aid is an evening of dance choreographed and performed by local dance groups, including hip-hop, contemporary ballet, tap, jazz, chair dancing, singing and more.
This year Shea Sullivan, a renowned choreographer and dancer will be lending her skills to a routine. Also, two Top 54 American Idol contestants – Derik Lavers and Ashley Hollister – will be singing, adding a new element to the show.
“We are thrilled that this event has been able to both give professional and amateur dancers the opportunity to perform while raising money for great causes,” said John Boyd, Group Fitness Director at the Sports Center. “Dance is a wonderful artistic and athletic medium. Unless dancers are on a professional level, they rarely get the same opportunity as a runner or triathlete to showcase their skills. These events allow them to showcase their skills for a good cause.”
Past Dance Aid performances have benefited MillionTreesNYC and The Water Project. Over the past two years more than $4,000 has been raised for various causes.
All Dance Aid attendees will receive a free pass to the Sports Center’s Dance Week, held the week of October 12. The Sports Center offers more than 95 fitness classes weekly, including hip-hop, jazz, NIA and ballet dance.
All proceeds will benefit Dancers Responding to AIDS (DRA), a subset of Broadway Cares. For more information, please visit www.dradance.org. The minimum donation is $20 and contributions are accepted at the door or online at www.chelseapiers.com/sc/dance-aid/.
About the Sports Center
Named the top gym in New York by Fitness Magazine, the Sports Center at Chelsea Piers is the premier sports and fitness center in the greater New York Metropolitan area. Featuring unsurpassed cross-training opportunities, the Sports Center includes a quarter-mile indoor track, the biggest indoor rock climbing wall in the Northeast, a twenty-five yard pool overlooking the Hudson River, as well as one of the largest cardiovascular and strength training facilities in the country. In addition to an extensive selection of fitness and strength training programs and classes, the Sports Center offers wellness seminars, sport-specific training programs, multi-sport fitness programs and spa services.
About Chelsea Piers
The Chelsea Piers Sports & Entertainment Complex is a 28-acre sports village built on four historic Hudson River piers. Chelsea Piers features two indoor ice rinks, a state-of-the-art golf driving range, a world-class gymnastics center, indoor playing fields and basketball courts, a 40-lane bowling center, one of the world's most comprehensive health clubs, restaurants, sports pro shops, Manhattan's largest film and television production center, the most extensive marina in the city, dozens of nationally-acclaimed teachers and coaches, a 1-mile public esplanade, and a landscaped waterside park.
CONTACT
John Boyd
212.336.6052
boydjo@chelseapiers.com
Erica Schietinger
Chelsea Piers
Phone: 212.336.6870
Erica@chelseapiers.com |
