What does a gala evening with the Shuswap Stars look like?

6:30pm – Doors will open, appies will be on white tablecloth covered tables, the bar will be open. Find a place to sit. Some tables will have reserved signs on them. Background music is provided by BC Sound.

7:00pm – The band – The Dead Beats – will begin playing and the dance floor will be open.

7:30pm – The MC will announce a showcase performance. After this he will introduce the judges and explain the procedure for the competition portion of the evening. He will then announce the first group – the couples division dancers. The order of their appearance has been done by drawing names.

After each performance the judges will critique the dancers based on their style and performance of their routine. The audience will be invited to vote and at the end of all the couples’ performances, the MC will encourage the audience to buy $5 tokens and vote by putting the tokens into one of the voting canisters. Each canister will have a picture and the name of one of the dancers. The canister with the most votes will be the winner of that category with the second most votes being the runner up. The MC will keep the audience posted as to which dancers are in the lead.

8:30pm – The band will play their second set. The audience will be encouraged to dance and also to purchase more voting stars and cast their votes for their favourite dancers.

9:15pm – There will be another showcase performance followed by the Pro-Am competition. The dancers in this division are made up of an amateur dancer dancing with an instructor. Again after each performance the judges will critique the dancers based on their style and performance of their routine. The audience will be invited to vote and at the end of all the Pro-Am performances.

10:15pm – The band will begin their last set. Between songs the MC will keep the audience posted on who the leaders are in the voting and which dancers need more votes.

11:00pm – The organizing committee will begin counting votes.

11:30pm – The number of votes for each contestant will be announced and shown on the screen as well as the votes cast by the judges. The judge’s votes for the top two dancers in each category will be added to the audience votes to achieve an overall total.

11:45pm – The winners will be announced and the trophies will be awarded by representatives from Nufloors.

Designated drivers will be available to take anyone home who shouldn’t be getting behind the wheel of a vehicle.