Dancing With The Stars Pro Anna Trebunskaya host the Hot Ballroom Night in Hermosa Beach

On Friday September 25 from 7-9:30pm, 11-season veteran of Dancing With the Stars Anna Trebunskaya, co-owner of You Can Dance Studio Irina Trebunskaya, You Can Dance Studio and Hermosa Beach Chamber of Commerce hosted the first ever Hot Ballroom Night at the Hermosa Beach Community Center.

In a format similar to ABC’s hit competition show “Dancing With The Stars,” Hot Ballroom Night featured local South Bay celebrities who partnered up with professional ballroom dancers to compete to win money for their selected charities. Local South Bay celebrities included: Kim MacMullan (President/CEO of the Hermosa Beach Chamber of Commerce), Shelly Smith (Four-time Emmy-winning reporter for ESPN), Renee Safier (Blues and jazz vocalist), Joanne Lara (founder and president of Autism Movement Therapy), Heidi Shayla Rosofsky (award winner writer) and Herb McGurk (Regional Director of USA Dance).

Renee Safier won the event winning money for her charity South Bay Children’s Health Center.

Contact brad@civiccouch.com for photos.