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Dancing With The Celebrities Annual Ball

Masquerade

Saturday October 26th 2024

 This year was full of intrigue, mystery and fascinating charm, with a masquerade themed event for an evening of fun, dancing and above all else, a celebration of the abilities of our wonderful members taking on the challenge despite their disability and achieving great things. What a night 

2024 Platinum Sponsors

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Long time supporters and all round wonderful organization, Somerville provides a range of services to people living with a disabilities, including Support Coordination, SIL and Community Access

Airnorth have supported the ball for a number of years and continue to provide all Territorians with the ability to fly through the skies and have amazing holidays and travel experiences. 

Welcome back sponsors, Bluegum Ability Services  Bluegum is a proud and local Northern Territory disability support service who provide SIL, Respite, CA & Support Coordination across the Northern Territory

with a particular focus on remote communities.

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Mix 104.9 have supported the ball for over 10 years and help to raise awareness and funds for Territorians living with disabilities. 

Welcome back, AccessAble Living Solutions. Their focus is on assisting people with disability, the aged care sector and the wider community. They provide a range of access advice and auditing for urban and remote housing, public infrastructure and places, as well as private offices and homes

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Another wonderful organization and a long time supporter of Total Recreation, TCASS continue to provide Community Access, Skills programs and SIL to people with disabilities. 

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Mindil Beach Casino Resort help to support the ball in a number of ways and are a valued part of the event. 

2024 Gold Sponsors

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Thank you for dancing with us

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Somerville Strictly Ballroom Grand Champions
Clint Logan & Tree Gillam

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Mix 104.9 Runner Up
Alex McIness & Lauren Davidson

TCASS Best Couple
James Morrison & Radha Hampole

Bluegum Peoples Choice 
Richard Knuth & Andrea Kittel

Airnorth Tango Champion
Nathan Carroll and Hon Lia Finocchiaro

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AccessAble Living Solutions Charmaine Champion
Kate O'Connell and Praveen Hampole

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Paspaley Gypsy Tap Champion
Molly Byrnes

Competitors
Fara Djawas and Clinton Howe
Margaret McGregor and Taane Aratema
Rebecca Mackrow and John Chapman
                    Christos Karagiorgos and Krystal Gordon                     Warren Corby and Kate Hamilton
Kym Duggan and Damien Loller 
Gabrielle Hambour and Simon Gillam

  Brendon Brittain and Wendy Henderson
Matthew Lucas and Rell Werner
            Igen Mason, Molly Kroes, Kelli S, Maria Melas                  and Rebecca Dixon

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Celebrating 2024 Masquerade

On Saturday 26th of October 2024, we celebrated 18 years of dancing the night away with a Masquerade themed event. Thank you to our sponsors, participants, contributors, celebrities and instructors, without your support, this event would not have been possible.  Thank you for dancing with us and we look forward to seeing you again next year.          
                                                                                              

Dancers included 17 prominent people from the community who took  up the challenge of learning a selection of ballroom dances and  were partnered up with members of Total Recreation to compete at the ball for the Grand Champion title. Congratulations to Clint Logan and Tree Gillam who took out the title and to all of our other winners and supporters. 
 

Celebrating 2023 Memories!

“It's Darwin's most Inclusive Gala Ball.” 

Each year in October, Total Recreation hosts one of our biggest fundraisers, the Dancing with the Celebrities Ball with people from the community joining us for an evening of fun, dancing and above all else, a celebration of the abilities of our wonderful members taking on the challenge despite their disability and achieving great things. This fundraising event attracts over 300 guests and is firmly established in Darwin’s social calendar as one of the highlights of the year. We aim to bring the community together with a sense of purpose, wonder and spirit in these uncertain times, while at the same time raising awareness and vital funds for our fellow Territorians with disabilities.

 

Dancing with the Celebrities provides the opportunity for our supporters, community members and the general public to take part in this wonderful and inspiring event. Each year, a selection of celebrity dancers including prominent people from the community who take up the challenge of learning a selection of ballroom dances are partnered with a member of Total Recreation to compete to be the Grand Champion. Members are actively involved in all aspects of the performance, and this challenge proves to them that despite disadvantage or disability, they have the power to achieve amazing things.

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