By JAYLINN PFEIFER
For Hays Post

On April 16, a 310 Leadership team will be hosting the Dancing Together for the Developmental Services of Northwest Kansas at Beach/Schmidt Performing Arts Center. The event will kick off with a silent auction starting at 4:30 p.m. and the dance show, which showcases the Styles Dance Centre team, will start at 5:30 p.m.

The event is being put on by a Fort Hays State University 310 Leadership whose goal is to make the event larger and raise more money this year. The show will consist of the Styles Dance Centre team performing their competition dances and the finale of the show will be the Styles dancers alongside 26 individuals from DSNWK.

“This event provides a lot of education to the dancers and the public. If someone doesn’t have a person with disabilities in their direct family or circle, they are not aware of the needs that are to be provided to those individuals,” said Raenee Patterson, member of the 310 Leadership team.

Many of the DSNWK individuals have never had the chance to have the experience of what it is like to dance at a studio or the stage when they were younger, but with this event they finally get their chance to shine on stage.

“I hope that people attending this event get a better understanding of how important DSNWK is in the Hays community as well as other towns in western Kansas. I hope they see that individuals who are disabled are capable of doing anything they put their mind to,” said Chloe Brown, member of the 310 Leadership team.

All proceeds from the event, which include the silent auction and ticket sales, will back to DSNWK.

Tickets can be purchased ahead of time at Styles Dance Centre, DSNWK on Hall Street, the Main Street Cerv’s, or at the door for $7. If you are unable to attend the event but still wish to make a donation you can make checks payable to Styles Dance Centre and mail them to 101 W. 38, Hays, KS 67601.