Dancing with the Waco Stars 2025

We are pleased to announce Family Abuse Center's 10th Annual Dancing with the Waco Stars! Please come join us at the Waco Hippodrome for an exciting evening of entertainment while supporting local Waco Stars competing for votes live from the audience, all benefitting Family Abuse Center. This year's theme is Best of Broadway!

Please read all of the information before purchasing tickets. A reminder that this is the site to purchase event tickets, not votes.

The 2025 Waco Stars are:

• Trent Clifford with Pro Chris Clifford
• Geneece Goertzen with Pro Jake Page
• Holly Collins with Pro Bryan Tate
• Lauren Phipps with Pro Victor Larson
• Leigh Ann Green with Pro Eric Bird
• Leigh Greathouse with Pro Patricio Rodriguez
• Matt Patterson with Pro Stephanie Tate
• Megan Snipes with Pro TJ Rayder
• Mike Hardin with Pro Caryn Hernandez
• Pam Watts with Pro Gregory Ivanova
• Riley Henkener with Pro Sloan Guthrie
• Ron Linderman with Pro Kara Quinn
• Wesley Walker with Pro Meredith Sutton

See the Dancer information below!

For more information on this year's Waco Stars, please visit the .

Event Information & Timeline:

• Attire: Cocktail
• Doors open for dinner at the Palladium for cocktails at 5:00 p.m. -entrance for VIP/Ballroom Champions and Mambo Masters ticket holders
• Dinner is served at 6:00 p.m.
• Doors open at the Hippodrome at 6:30 p.m. -entrance for Jazz Hands ticket holders
• Show starts at 7:30 p.m.
• After Party at the Palladium - Everyone is invited!

T ickets available:

• VIP Ballroom Champions ($500 per seat) includes a VIP seat closest to the stage, an open bar, a seated VIP dinner at the Palladium, and access to the after-party back at the Palladium.
• Mambo Masters ($250 per seat) includes a seat on the floor, an open bar, a seated dinner at the Palladium and access to the after-party back at the Palladium.
• Jazz Hands ($100) includes a general ticket either on the floor or balcony, an open bar, and access to the after-party at the Palladium (no dinner included).

After purchasing, tickets will be sent via email from Eventbrite to be printed or to be scanned on a mobile device the night of the event. All tickets will be scanned before admission.

Voting Information: * **All ticket purchases will be counted as votes ($1 = 1 vote) if designated towards a Waco Star & Pro at checkout. Votes may be purchased without tickets.***

If you are looking to support a Star beyond just purchasing a ticket and votes, please reach out to the designated star for the form.

If you are looking to Sponsor the event, please reach out to the designated star for the form.

For more information or media inquiries: Please contact Whitney Thomas, Executive Director, at [email protected] | 254-772-8999

Info: This is for the seated dinner for our top two tiers! VIP/Ballroom Champion and Mambo Masters Tickets. Enjoy cocktails after you check in before dinner is served! Check-in is held at the front doors and the side doors. You will receive a bracelet at check-in for proof of admission for the Hippodrome. If you did not hand out your group's tickets, please arrive with your full party for check-in. When you head over to the Hippodrome, enter through the door on the right. Please have your bracelet showing for Hippodrome entry, this will aid in traffic flow for the show.

Info: Dinner will be served promptly at 6:00 p.m. for VIP/Ballroom Champion Tickets.

Info: General check-in, primarily for Jazz Hands ticket holders. Check-in at the front of the Hippodrome and grab a drink from the floor level of the theatre to enjoy before or during the show!

Info: Everyone is invited to join us at the Palladium for the After Party to celebrate the dancers !

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Waco Hippodrome Theatre, 724 Austin Avenue, Waco, United States