ABOVE VIDEO: Brevard Fire Rescue's Gabriel Etienne Prepares for 11th Annual 'Dancing for the Space Coast' Set for May 31 at Clemente Center
BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA - With only a few days to go, the 2025 'Dancing for the Space Coast' dancers are working on their final dance routines with their dance instructors for the charity event on Saturday, May 31, at Florida Tech's Clemente Center.
The 2025 edition of Brevard County's biggest social and philanthropic event of the year will showcase featured dancers Anita Carbone, Gabriel Etienne, Megan McGivney, Tina Robbins, Gaston Robin, Scott Sanders, Danielle Urban, and Veronica Weiss.
With a sold-out crowd ready to pack inside the Clemente Center this year, one of the dancers in this year's event is veteran of the U.S. Army's 101st Airborne Division and Brevard Fire Rescue's Gabriel Etienne.
Etienne returned to his hometown of Melbourne, to continue serving his community.
Gabriel is married to Hadassah Etienne, the executive director of the Brevard Symphony Orchestra, and is excited to support the Brevard Symphony Youth Orchestra in fostering the next generation of musicians.
Each celebrity dancer will be matched up with a professional dancer as they compete in a ballroom dance - and for bragging rights as the best dancer in Brevard.
On the evening of the competition, each dance pair will compete in a choreographed ballroom dance that a panel of judges will score. During the show, couples will earn scores based on several technical skill factors, but the judges' scores alone don't decide the dancer's final score.
Leading up to the actual performance, the dancers will have already scored 60 percent of their points through their fundraising endeavors to benefit needy charities.
SPONSORSHIPS, TICKETS NOW AVAILABLE
Several corporate sponsorship levels are available, including the Grease Sponsor for $25,000, the Flashdance Sponsor for $15,000, the Footloose Sponsor for $10,000, and the Saturday Night Fever Sponsor for $5,000.
Tables are available at the following levels: Front Row VIP Dinner Table, $5,000; Second Row VIP Dinner Table, $2,500; Third Row Dinner Table, $1,750; and Fourth Row Dinner Table, $1,250. Individual seats can be purchased for $150 per person.
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Dancing For the Space Coast is presented by the Brevard County Sheriff's Office and sponsored by L3Harris, Space Coast Daily, Orion180 Insurance and Florida Tech.