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Dancing with the Desert Stars

Local stars pair up with professional dancers to show the Coachella Valley their moves, all to benefit client services at Desert AIDS Project. The sparkle begins with cocktails at 6 p.m., followed by the show at 7:30 p.m. 

Star dancers performing include Kevin Bass, president of Coachella Valley Homecare; Elizabeth Beaubien, co-anchor of the KMIR-6 News; Nathan Clardy, Palm Springs firefighter; Dr. Rene Dell’Acqua of the Dell’Acqua Dental Studio; Jason Dibler, general manager of the ACE Hotel & Swim Club; Ron Duran, owner/instructor at Pilates Plus in Palm Springs; Ginger Jeffries, KESQ-3 chief meteorologist; and Jill Langham, Boomer in Bloom fitness expert. 

Celebrity judges include Grammy-winner Thelma Houston, Emmy-winner Leslie Jordan ("The Help," "Will & Grace"), and Italo Elgueta ("High School Musical" 2 and 3) who is also a professional dancer featured on the ABC hit, “Dancing with the Stars.”

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