Zumba Dance Party To Benefit Local Community Cancer Survivors

  • Wednesday, October 7, 2015
Pictures are of last year’s Zumba Dance Party event
Pictures are of last year’s Zumba Dance Party event

The Healthy Living Center at North River, 4138 Hixson Pike, is hosting its 3rd Annual Zumba Dance Party on Friday, Oct. 23 to benefit the YMCA’s LIVESTRONG program, which is a 12-week, small group program designed for adult cancer survivors.  This event is presented by the YMCA and other local Zumba instructors and features a 2-hour dance party with door prizes, a silent auction, vendors, refreshments, and a fun time. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and the dance party begins at 6 p.m.  The event is general admission, with plenty of space to dance, and tickets are $15 in advance, $20 at the door or you can donate to the program.  

All proceeds from the Zumba Dance Party go to the LIVESTRONG program at the Healthy Living Center at North River.  This program has helped many cancer survivors return to life after cancer. “LIVESTRONG at the YMCA is a free fitness-based program for cancer survivors,” Project Manager Michelle Johnson-McDougal said. “This is a community based program so you need not be a member of the YMCA to participate.  We help cancer patients/survivors regain their strength as they move past focusing on the illness and start focusing on a healthy future.”

"The LIVESTRONG program supports the increasing number of cancer survivors who find themselves in the transitional period between completing their cancer treatment and the shift to feeling physically and emotionally strong enough to attempt to return to their normal life or their “new normal.” The program is conducted outside of medical facilities to emphasize its focus on health, not disease, and is available to any qualifying community member, regardless of whether or not they are a member of the YMCA. In addition to the physical benefits, the program provides participants a supportive environment and a feeling of community with their fellow survivors, YMCA staff and members," officials said.

For event questions, contact Jennifer Cambron, event coordinator, at jjcambron@gmail.com, or 423-304-6662 or Emily Bartlett, PR for event, at letoluv@gmail.com, 423.314.5076.

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