"Dancing with the Stars" benefiting Adam's House

“Dancing with the Stars” is the premiere fundraising event for Adam’s House each year, and proceeds benefit the grief education and peer support programs offered at no-cost to grieving children and families.

This year’s Celebrity Emcee is standup comedy icon, storyteller, and writer, Lisa Lampanelli. The panel of judges includes ABCs “Dancing with the Stars” Season 15 champion and National Dance Director of Fred Astaire Dance Studios, Tony Dovolani, host of CT Live on NBC-CT, Taylor Kinzler, and Fox 61’s Matt Scott. 

Our dancing cast includes

• Alexa Benfanti, Adam’s House “Helping Hearts Heal” program alumna & Felix Reyes, Fred Astaire Dance Studios, Shelton
• Tara Evans, Aviation management professional, Tradewind Aviation & Max Dubrovnyi, Fred Astaire Dance Studios, Hamden
• Ashley Langer, Founder of “Business Socialistas” & Nedd Pavlovic, Fred Astaire Dance Studios, Orange
• Kristen Ostrowski, Stamford 911 Dispatcher & Olena Bobrakova, Fred Astaire Dance Studios, Hamden
• George Papanicolaou, Enterprise Holdings Executive and Fairfield U alum & Juliette St. George, Fred Astaire Dance Studios, Orange
• Hannah Perry, Owner of The Giggling Pig Art & Party studio & Andri Drobitko, Fred Astaire Dance Studios, Hamden
• Jay “Ice Man” Piccirillo, Owner of Micalizzi’s Ice & Magali Bazzano, Fred Astaire Dance Studios, Orange
• Doug Wade, Past President of Wade’s Dairy and local community advocate & Sofia Kibalnykova, Fred Astaire Dance Studios, Hamden

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

The Warehouse at FTC, 70 Sanford Street, Fairfield, United States