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Featured Dancers

Evelyn Casuga

Angela Doerr

Dr. Nadeem Kazi

Scott Lehman

Mayor Craig McFarland

Dr. Jeff Mitchell

Bobbi Jeen Olson

Mayor Christian Price

Event Timeline WELCOME Matthew Lemberg, Executive Director Angie Timm, Dancing for our Stars Committee Chair

INTRODUCTION

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Master of Ceremonies Skyla Teel

PERFORMANCES TEAMS 5-8

YOUTH DANCE TEAM

CLOSING REMARKS

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Rona Curphy, Board President

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Welcome

We made it! After being postponed three times due to the pandemic, we are able to get together for this celebration of dance tonight! I would like to take this opportunity to welcome you to Dancing for the Stars! These 8 dance teams have been working hard to perfect their dance moves and have been able to pivot with these postponements. They have worked tirelessly to perfect the routines you are about to see. If you asked any of them why they subjected themselves to all of the practices, and ultimately why they agreed to dance tonight, all would give some variation of the same answer: “It’s all for the kids!” I hope you remember that tonight as well. Some of these dances will make you laugh. Some may make you cry (for good reasons). And some might make you want to dance — we have already started recruiting dancers for next year’s event. Each of these dancers is here tonight because they want to help our organization have a positive impact on the lives of the youth that we serve, even if it pushes them out of their comfort zone. So as each dance ends, I hope that you will stand up and applaud. Help us recognize these dancers for their bravery and vulnerability. Help us celebrate their skill and technique. But most of all, join us in appreciating their efforts to make our community a better place for children. We hope you enjoy the show!

Matthew Lemberg

Executive Director Boys & Girls Clubs of the Sun Corridor

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Skyla Teel Skyla Teel is a wife, mom,

Professor of Reading and Education and a rodeo coach at Central Arizona College. She is also a columnist for the Casa Grande Dispatch and the host

of the show “Rec Talk” which is filmed at Central Arizona College. Teel is excited for the opportunity to emcee this inaugural event and is not at all jealous of the dancers. Why? What did you hear?

Performance Order TEAM 1

Angela Doerr & Krisenna Hancock “The Tale Of Two Veils”

TEAM 2

Scott Lehman & Grace Hambright “Party Rock Anthem”

TEAM 3

Evelyn Casuga & Daniel Kent “You Can Dance To It”

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Mayor Craig McFarland & Corrie Lemberg “You’re Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile”

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Mayor Christian Price & Marsha Hindman “Jailhouse Rock”

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Dr. Nadeem Kazi & Krisenna Hancock “Goop Melange”

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Bobbi Jeen Olson & Daniel Kent “Stirrin’ Up Trouble”

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Dr. Jeff Mitchell & Chelsea Stubblefield “Two Dancing Maniacs”

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Host & Partners At The Studio of Dance, our mission is to educate students in the art of dance, and empower students of all ages to express their creativity in a safe and positive environment. The Studio has been in the Casa Grande area for 32 years, teaching students from the ages of 2.5 up to adult. We have classes in ballet, jazz, tap, lyrical, modern, hip-hop, ballroom, Bollywood, world dance, and more!

We are committed to the safety and wellbeing of each student who walks through our doors and graces our dance floors. We love what we do at The Studio and are committed to staying in front of the current trends in dance. We love being a part of each student’s life, and we love seeing children grow and develop into amazing adults.

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We would like to give special thanks to Central Arizona College for their hospitality and commitment to helping to ensure our inaugural event in the beautiful Pence Auditorium is a success. In particular: Brooke Aiazzi, Community Events Coordinator Chief of Police, Greg Roberts and CAC Campus Police officers who will provide safety and security for the event Director of Facilities, Domingo Barragan and his crew Professor and Pence Director, Stacey Seaman Pence Center, Technial Specialist, Daniel Lowe

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Event Judges

Brad

Kepler

You can find Brad all over Casa Grande supporting many different city events and groups. He has been an employee at Casa Grande Union High School since 1988 and has shared many of his talents with so many youth through the years. He is an

International recording artist with many songs and albums listened to around the globe. He also has professional theatre experience from years of stage in Kansas and has shared those talents at CGUHS with directing many of the schools performances. He

would like to wish all of the contestants the very best and to remember to have fun.

Robert

Miller

Robert Miller was born and raised in Casa Grande, and has been married to his wife Kristin for 10 years. Robert and Kristin have three children, Ramsey, Mia and Ginny born on St. Patrick’s Day

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this year. Robert is a Financial Advisor with Edward Jones, and says It is his mission to educate and inspire people to achieve their financial goals. Robert is highly motivated, and believes greatly in being a servant leader in his community. Robert is involved in the

following organizations: 1. Boys and Girls Clubs 2. President of the Pinal County Veterans Memorial Foundation 3. Board member of Casa Grande Rotary 4. Committee member of Young Life Casa Grande 5. Chairman of the Casa Grande Planning and Zoning Commission 6. Vice chair of the Casa Grande Board of Appeals

7. Elder at Trinity Lutheran Church He’s involved in other community events and organizations as well. It has been his goal to be a participating member in the community to create an environment that will provide opportunity for all. It is his philosophy that you cannot help change things from the sideline, so get involved and support your passions to make this community better for everyone.

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Carrie Vargas has been a resident of Maricopa since 2006 when she began as a teacher at Maricopa High School. She jumped into involvement in the city when she became a school board member a few years later. In 2010, Carrie founded Maricopa Community Theatre, a local 501(c)3 whose purpose is to educate, enlighten and entertain through live theatrical performances, camps and classes. She has participated in city 12

events planning committees, and currently serves as the chair for the Cultural Affairs and Arts Committee. Carrie has also served as a coach/production person, and as a board member for the Miss City of Maricopa Scholarship Organization. For the last 7 years, she has served as the Executive Director for the nonprofit organization where she has crowned 12-16 titleholders each year to provide scholarship opportunities for as many young

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women as possible. Carrie is currently teaching at A+ Charter School in Maricopa, where she is a high school English, Theatre and Digital communications teacher. Carrie is also the reigning Mrs. Ultimate Elite titleholder. She has been married to her husband, David, for almost 25 years and have 3 children.

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Casuga

Evelyn Casuga was born in the agricultural San Joaquin Valley of Central California in a small community with the hospital, Reedley, and grew-up in the even smaller neighboring community, Orange Cove, population 3350, until she left for college. Evelyn attended and graduated from Reedley High School (1972) since there was no high school in Orange Cove, and then went on to get her Bachelor of Arts, double major Community Studies/Psychology, University of California, Santa Cruz (1976), Masters of City and Regional Planning, University of California, Berkeley (1983). Growing up in the ‘60’s, she was imprinted with the words of our 35th President John F. Kennedy who said, “Ask not what

your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country,” a clear call to action. Her lived reality included having immigrant farmworker parents from the Philippines who actively volunteered in their little town to build a better community for all the (baby boomer) children. As evidenced by a very long career in public, private, and non-profit sectors, the thread of “community building” is woven throughout her professional and community life and, thankfully, still continues. Her focus areas include community/economic development, civic engagement, and education. She is currently serving as Senior Advisor, Community Relations, Office of the President, Central Arizona College Director, Community & Economic Prosperity, Center for the Future of Arizona. Evelyn has been married to Jerry Stabley for nearly 31 years, who

is also “retired” and continues to work part time at the City of Eloy and volunteers with Big Brothers/ Big Sisters and is a 2nd/3rd grade reading tutor. Their son, Justin Stabley, 28, is a graduate of Casa Grande schools and completed his bachelor’s degree from ASU’s Cronkite School of Journalism. He works in public radio and social media. A fun fact about Evelyn is that coming from an agricultural area, as teenagers there were always jobs back then. Girls we typically worked indoors with swamp coolers in the packing houses during plum and nectarine season. She was the official “tally girl” who had to manually count all the boxes packed by women who were paid by the box. When asked to tell us why you agreed to dance for this event she said, “when Matt (Lemberg) mentioned this unique fundraiser for the Boys & Girls Clubs, it caught my attention. His powers of persuasion

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combined with an opportunity to contribute in a totally different way has me excited to venture into an untested arena (dancing in front of an audience with no formal training!?!) and a little apprehensive about my abilities. If the event brings in resources for the Boys & Girls Clubs, and community members have fun together, it’s worth the effort! “I’ve had the privilege of working all over the State of Arizona for over 37 years. There’s not one story, but a collective one that keeps me energized. In conversations with community leaders and individuals throughout the State, I hear stories across generations about shared optimism and values of what communities want for their children and the places they call home. Despite economic roller coaster rides in all communities over the years, the stories of perseverance, reinvention, innovation, and collaboration are constant.”

Daniel

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Daniel Kent owner and

dancer at The Studio. Daniel grew up in Idaho where he started dancing at the age of 12. He became a Latin ballroom competitor, and was

able to travel to many parts of the world. Daniel became a two-time national finalist in the Youth Open Latin division. He has been teaching for the past 19 years, and has coached many dance teams along the way. He has studied ballroom with many

top world competitors, as well as ballet, jazz, and dance education at BYU-I, and CGU.

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Doerr

Angela Doerr was born in Northbrook, Illinois, but raised in Georgetown, Kentucky. After high school, she attended Purdue University and earned her Bachelor of Science in Operations Management. She has had the opportunity to live and work in many different places and different roles such as Chicago, Illinois (3 times); New Orleans, Louisiana (3 times); Zwolle, Netherlands (2 times); Altavista, Virginia; Tipp City, Ohio; and now Casa Grande. Angela retired from Abbott Laboratories after 31 years. She was passionate about leading an organization that made science based nutritional products that helped people

of all ages live healthier lives. She currently serves as the Site Director for the Casa Grande plant. They produce liquid and powder nutritionals for people of all ages (Similac, Pediasure, Ensure, Glucerna, etc.). Angela is married to David McLaughlin who is from Ohio. They met in New Orleans and celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary in 2020. The Boys & Girls Clubs of the Casa Grande Valley has experienced first-hand Angela’s community involvement. She serves on the Board for the organization and say she has three passions; helping kids reach their potential (Boys & Girls Clubs), helping animals (Best Friends Animal Society), and funding research to help juvenile diabetics live long, healthy lives. Angela loves to travel and hike,

and has a goal to visit and hike all national parks. She loves to read Nora Roberts and John Grisham novels and watch movies; Pretty Woman, Coal Miners Daughter, and October Sky are some of her favorites. Angela also likes to golf and states she is not very good at it, but plans to get better. When asked why she agreed to dance for this event, she shared, “it will be such a fun way to raise funds for the kids”. She does mention, however, that she fears falling or forgetting the dance moves, but she is excited and hopes to lose a little weight along the way. It is very clear that Angela is dedicated to children, in fact when she was little she even aspired to be a teacher. Angela shared a very touching professional life story with us related to a customer. “When I was working at our Tipp City, Ohio plant I was contacted by a local

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Krisenna Hancock

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When Krisenna was 8, her step mom introduced her to Cabaret bell dance. Krisenna’s vocal training and piano lessons also helped to shape her understanding and love of music as a creative outlet.

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Dr. Kazi & Krisenna Dr. Kazi was born and raised in Karachi, Pakistan. When he was 26 years old he moved to Chicago, Illinois. He attended the University of Karachi, Medical School and did his fellowship at Loyola University Medical Center. In 1997 he was convinced to come to Casa Grande and has been here ever since. During medical school Dr. Kazi was heading in the path of becoming a Cardiologist. During his school, his mom was diagnosed with, and unfortunately passed away from colon cancer. It was at that point that his very personal story changed his path. He then pursued becoming a Gastroenterologist so that he could help patients and families live a healthy life.

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Dr. Kazi has been married for 32 years to Shani Kazi and has two sons. One of their sons is a Thunderbird School of Global Management master’s graduate and working in private equity. Their second son is a student in the ASU Global Business Master’s Program in healthcare delivery. Dr. Kazi is passionate about helping and being an advocate for the under served population in his community. He is also a strong advocate on the political platform standing up for what is right for the patient. He is very active in the Arizona Medical Association and the Pinal County Medical Society. Dr. Kazi loves music and dance. With his former life in Pakistan, he feels that he is able to live in any

situation under any circumstances, with any group of people. Growing up in a family of doctors, he knew he was destined for the same path. Hearing patient stories at the table was the norm in his family. He had no other option than following in his family’s footsteps. One of his favorite stories from his career was a story about a 37-year-old man. This patient was a young, hardworking individual that had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. He had just been hired by a new company and finally had health insurance. The disease had progressed and he had a major obstruction causing him to be unable to eat. His final wish was to be able to go home to

Puerto Rico to die, but also to have the ability to eat again. Dr. Kazi went out on a quest to find an answer and decided to place a stent into the blockage. This particular procedure was successful, the patient lived and was able to go home and eat. When Dr. Kazi was asked why he agreed to dance in this event he said it was an easy decision, anything that has to do with educating boys and girls he is big advocate for.

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Krisenna Hancock Krisenna’s formal dance training began at the tender age of 3. She wowed audiences with her enthusiasm for

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When Krisenna was 8, her step mom introduced her to Cabaret bell dance. Krisenna’s vocal training and piano lessons also helped to shape her understanding and love of music as a creative outlet.

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Lehman

Scott Robert Lehman was born and raised in Casa Grande and is a true native. Scott attended Casa Grande High School and then joined

the United States Air Force. Scott is the CEO of multiple businesses, with used car sales being the largest of them. He states he is passionate because “we don’t sell cars, but rather offer solutions to people that feel or felt they could not get into a reliable car.” Scott has a lovely wife named Jennifer and five children, Levi

Ledezma, Echo Mayo, Brandi Jaworski, and twin girls Taylor & Sydney Lehman. He also has two fur babies, Spice and Ginger. Scott said that community involvement is a priority to him. He also said, “I try to help in the community in as many ways as possible, from teachers, to the local fire department, schools, veterans, and children in need. My biggest passion is lending a helping hand where I can make a difference. Whether that is a monetary donation or reading

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a book to a classroom and giving the kids an encouraging message, I love all of it because I know I helped someone have a better future”. A fun fact about Scott is that he is the pilot of his own plane. He gets great joy in flying as much as possible. We asked him why he agreed to participate as a dancer, and his answer was simple, “It sounds like fun”. Growing up, Scott wanted to be an attorney.

Grace

Hambright

Grace Hambright Grace Hambright was born in Taiwan, where she worked as an English teacher for many years. This experience inspired in her a passion for teaching and helping others. She came to the USA in 2010 and made her home in Tucson. Soon after, she

discovered ballroom dancing, which ignited a second passion for dancing in her. She started ballroom dancing competitively and she has had 1st and 2nd place finishes in multiple prestigious competitions, as well as a Best of the Best Challenge. Grace is now teaching professionally with Monarch

Ballroom, where she gets to enjoy her passion for teaching and her passion for dancing.

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McFarland

Craig McFarland was born in California, and grew up in the Fresno, Walnut Creek, and Northridge areas. He attended Hoover High School in Fresno and then earned his Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Science from California State University. After college Craig went to work for Anheuser-Busch, a career that caused him to move 10 different times, to 6 different states, over the course of 26 years. Craig now serves as the Mayor of Casa Grande. Craig has been married to his wife Nancy for over 44 years. This couple has two grown children, Kelly Herrington, graduate of University of Arizona and Scott McFarland, graduate of Arizona State University and Loyola Law School - LA, CA. He also has five grandchildren; Dillan, Keira, Connor, Leila, and Brady. One family lives in Casa Grande and

the other in Scottsdale. Craig is very active in his community. He is a proud board member for the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Casa Grande Valley. In addition to being Mayor, through his business, charity and life experiences he has learned to listen, analyze, discuss, encourage, and trust his teams. He has the leadership skills to help run any organization. His goals include: • providing leadership, promoting economic development, and developing, improving, and collaborating with our education and workforce partners; • increasing the city of Casa Grande’s quality of life; • building a “Marketing Casa Grande” organization that markets and promotes the marketing and housing opportunities, quality of life, education, events, sports

activities/venues, lodging/ hotels/RV resorts, visitors, and trail systems; • advancing our “Healthy Community” through his homelessness taskforce, Healthy Community website and volunteerism programs, and; • representing Casa Grande in the greater AZ community by being the face of the city. A fun fact that we learned about Craig was that when he was 6 months old he lived in Washington, DC in an adult-only apartment with his parents. His bed was a dresser drawer. Six months later his family moved to Hawaii. We also learned that when Craig was in college he wanted to be a weather person. In the end, however, it translated into City Planning.

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Mayor Craig

When asked why he agreed to dance for this event he said, “I love what the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Casa Grande Valley does for our young people. I cannot give enough to this organization”. Craig was also asked what his favorite story from his work and professional life was. He told us. “it is not so much from work, my family is my favorite story and my legacy that I am most proud of!”

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Lemberg

Corrie Lemberg with The

Studio in Casa Grande - Corrie was born and raised in Casa Grande, where she studied dance with Marsha Hindman and Pamela

Rau. While attending ASU, where she earned her B.A. in Early Childhood Education, she studied Tap, Ballet and Jazz. She has also studied hip hop. Corrie taught elementary school in Pinal County for seven years

before becoming a stay at home/ homeschooling mom to her three sons. She has been dancing for more than 25 years and has been teaching Tap at The Studio for more than 10 years.

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Dr. Jeff Mitchell was born in Safford, AZ and moved to Casa Grande at 4 years old. He was raised here, went to Evergreen Elementary School, Junior High, and the old High School where he graduated in 1996. Go Cougars! After graduation from CGUHS Dr. Mitchell went to NAU in Flagstaff where he graduated with a degree in Exercise Science. He then went to Dental School at the University of Colorado in Denver, Colorado. Jeff loves being a dentist and feels that it is great fit for him. He stated, “I get to help people and their health, control my work schedule, have time for my family, work with my hands, and meet so many amazing people. My work team is another family to me and so are my patients. I love seeing my patients out in the community. I love living in the community in which I live. I grew up in Casa Grande and was exposed to dentistry by family friends the Tomkinsons and Dicks. Both are amazing families who were great examples to follow.” Dr. Mitchell’s lovely wife Katie is

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from Buckeye/Goodyear, AZ. She is a fitness instructor at the Casa Grande Recreation Center, PTO President at McCartney Ranch Elementary School, and according Jeff she is pretty much the greatest person on the planet. They have four amazing kids, two girls and two boys, and a bulldog called “Money Pit”, not really, “Chops” is his real name, “Money Pit’ just seems more appropriate. He and his wife met in Flagstaff at NAU. He said that, “being from Casa Grande and living through the heated summers, we told ourselves we would never come back to the heat, it was so oppressive, but as we started raising kids we realized how important it would be to be closer to family.” When the job opportunity opened up they jumped and haven’t looked back since. They love the small-town community that Casa Grande offers and having the ability to be outdoors for 8-9 month of the year; hiking, biking, and running in all the open spaces without the traffic of the big city. We asked Jeff to tell us about his community involvement,

what he is passionate about. He said, “I try to give back to the community. I have been able to coach swim team, soccer and baseball over the past decade or more. As an active member of my church, we have many opportunities to help others in need in the community through many acts of service, area clean-up projects, many Eagle Scout projects beautifying the community, etc... I feel my most important job is to be a father to my four children; helping them to try to be good citizens and showing love to others; just being there for them is a huge benefit that not all kids have. If I fail as a father, then nothing else really matters”. A fun fact about him is that he had a piece of glass in his foot for over 10 years because he didn’t go to the doctor when he stepped on a shaving mirror in the shower. He duct taped the wound closed because he had a test that he had to take that day in college. When asked to tell us why he agreed to dance he said “I just love dancing, dancing is my favorite!

Just kidding, Matt asked for help, he has seen me playing around dancing like a fool for fun at the school’s daddy/daughter dances over the years. I have been a contender for goofiest of all dad dancers, I think that Matt just wanted to give me an opportunity to take my dancing skills to the next level.” When asked what he loved most about his professional life Dr. Mitchell said, “every day is a blessing, we have opportunities to help others every day! I love it when we can take a person who is afraid of what we do and make them enjoy being here. Let’s face it, going to the dentist is not anyone’s favorite thing to do, but if people can leave happy then we have made the world a better place”

Chelsea

Stubblefield

Chelsea Stubblefield with The Studio in Casa Grande. Chelsea teaches modern dance, and the Jr. Company classes at The Studio. In high school, Chelsea studied under

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the talented folks at The Studio learning styles such as ballet, ballroom, hip-hop, jazz, lyrical and modern dance.

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Olson

Bobbi Jeen Olson was born and raised in New Mexico. This New Mexico girl attended Moriarty High School, and throughout her life has taken acting classes, Real Estate classes, and various other classes at Central Arizona College. Bobbi Jeen Olson is a professional model, actress, stunt double, TV host, coach, and Co-Owner of Western Trading Post. She is also a real-life cowgirl! Bobbi Jeen has appeared on the cover of various magazines, been the subject of high-fashion photo shoots, runway shows, and appeared on-screen in both television and film, and doubling for many famous actresses doing stunts. She co-hosted the Miss Rodeo America Coronation

for the Wrangler Network, produced/directed and hosted many Fashion Shows, including one which aired nationwide on RFDTV/The Cowboy Channel. She produced/co-directed and hosted Western Trading Post TV on the Cowboy Channel, which is an award winning reality show, that completed 27 episodes on national TV. She was featured in world renowned western artist Tim Cox painting “Her Own Kind Of Heaven”. She is the Ms. US Ambassador FoRe The American Cowboy, represents Wild Instincts, a high-end leather clothing line, and works along side her family at Western Trading Post, a gallery/ auction house that specializes in Western Americana and collectibles. She works with the Arizona Film Commission as a Film Resource Coordinator for Pinal County, which is another way for her to give back to the local film community. Bobbi Jeen is intricately involved in her community, not only locally, but with the Western community,

which knows no borders. Bobbi Jeen loves to keep our Western Heritage alive to pass on to the next generation. On any given day you may find her working at the Trading Post, with horses and cattle, teaching youngsters the cowboy way, or see her portraying it in print and film. Find out more at www.BobbiJeen.com. Bobbi Jeen is married to Jim Olson, which she refers to as the love of my life! We have been together for over 23 yrs. This duo has an 21yr old son “who is amazing in every way, Rowdy Olson- My world”! The other important person in their life is our Grammy-her mother who also owns part of Western Trading Post and is my ROCK! Their family also includes dogs, cats, horses, and of course cattle. Bobbi Jeen is very passionate about our youth and their future. As a mentor to many, “I love seeing others dreams come true”! Some fun facts about Bobbi Jeen is that she loves to promote the western lifestyle. Acting, modeling, stunt doubling, mentoring others and

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working in the family business is on the top of my list of things to do! Dreams do come true, it just takes a lot of hard work, time, dedication, tears and faith”. When we asked Bobbi Jeen why she agreed to dance for this event, she said “I love helping our community and our youth and this is a fabulous cause. I just hope I remember how to dance after 20yrs…lol”! Growing up, it was her goal to “do as many things as possible and be good at them:”! Some of her favorite stories from her work/professional life includes; “working with some of the most amazing, talented and inspiring individuals like; Chuck Norris (Walker Texas Ranger) Woody Harrelson (Hi Lo Country) Patricia Arquette (Hi Lo Country) Penelope Cruz (Hi Lo Country) Dean Cain (A Horse for Summer) Eric Roberts (Deadly Sanctuary) Paul Green (Deadly Sanctuary) Daniel Baldwin (Deadly Sanctuary) Kristina Wayborn (Warning) Marty Kove (Warning) Portraying Etta Place in the PBS Gunfighters of the Southwest”.

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Kent

Daniel Kent owner and dancer at The Studio. Daniel grew up in Idaho where he started dancing at the age of 12. He became a Latin ballroom competitor, and was able to travel to

many parts of the world. Daniel became a two-time national finalist in the Youth Open Latin division. He has been teaching for the past 19 years, and has coached many dance teams along the way. He has studied ballroom with many top world

competitors, as well as ballet, jazz, and dance education at BYU-I, and CGU.

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Price

Christian Price was born in Provo, UT, moved to Tucson when he was one year old and lived there until he left for college. He graduated from Canyon Del Oro high school (CDO) in north Tucson and then attended Northern Arizona University (NAU) in Flagstaff, where he earned his Bachelor’s degree in English Literature. Christian is very busy as both a Financial Advisor and small business owner. He is a partner in a financial advisory firm called the Sierra Wealth

Group, which is based both in Arizona and in California. He loves helping show people how and where to save their money so that they can retire rich someday. He is also a jeweler and owns a company called Odyssey Jewelers. He said he loves the jewelry industry for the simple fact that, “who does not love to play with gold, diamonds, emeralds, rubies and sapphires?” He enjoys both careers because of the experience they give him regarding being a small business owner. He loves the challenge. Christian is married to Cindy Price. They have a young family that includes a 15-year-old son and 10, 8 and 6-year-old daughters. Funny, but true, they keep him hopping! Along with his busy work and family life, we asked Christian

to tell us what he is passionate about and his level of community involvement. He said that as the Mayor of Maricopa he is passionate about all things in the community and all things Maricopa! Maricopa is his home and he wants it to be the best place in the entire world to live, work and play. He attempts to attend almost every event that is held there. Maricopa is a young city, only 19 years old, with huge needs and even higher expectations, but together the community is making amazing things happen and succeeding against all odds. “We don’t take NO for an answer and we believe in getting things done when nobody believes in us, so watch out for Maricopa we are doing BIG things!” Christian reminded us that he “just loves serving as Mayor! It is one of the most

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rewarding things I’ve ever done in my life”. We always like to know fun facts about our dancers, so of course we asked. Christian told us that in January of 1994, he fell off a 125ft cliff in Oak Creek Canyon, walked out beat up, and bruised, but by some miracle, he had no broken bones or serious injury. We also learned that he wanted to be an Air Force pilot and then fly commercial jets when he was growing up. When asked why he agreed to dance for this event, he jokingly said he was pressured into it. He also commented that raising money for a great cause like the Boys & Girls Clubs is worthwhile and it is something different… plus, his wife wants him to learn how to dance.

Marsha

Hindman

Marsha Hindman Marsha is a graduate of Eastern Illinois University with a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Art. She taught Art and dance in

the public schools for 37 years and taught tap, hip/hop, jazz, and bollywood at the Studio for the past 16 years. Ms. Hindman has choreographed numerous musicals for CHJHS, CAC, and various community theatre groups. She is currently teaching

the adult tap and Bollywood classes. Marsha loves sharing her passion for dance with all her students.

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