The non-profit Desert Sun Performing Arts Gems is once again hosting Maricopa’s annual citywide Daddy-Daughter Dance 4 to 6:30 p.m. Saturday at the Maricopa Elementary School multi-purpose room, 18150 N. Alterra Parkway.
Girls, ages 2-18, are invited to have that special man in their lives -- a dad, uncle, grandfather or friend -- escort them in semi-formal or formal attire.
Admission is $20 per couple, plus $5 for each additional daughter, and includes an Italian-themed dinner prepared by professional chefs Jay Yilgic and Mark Gentilella, a professional photo captured by Jake Johnson Photography, music by Desert Music Entertainment, and desserts prepared by the DSPA Gems Moms.
An auction will include: Disneyland 1-day park hopper tickets; a Caswells Shooting Range membership; Baseline Reserve Diamondback tickets; Cardinals merchandise; Suns game tickets with Shannon Brown autographed ball; Firebird International Raceway Monster Truck tickets; Arizona Science Center tickets; Arizona Museum for the Youth tickets; Desert Botanical tickets’ Phoenix Zoo tickets; and front row tickets to DSPA’s annual dance recital.
“We had lots of great feedback from last year’s event,” event co-coordinator Kelly Sanderson said. “The only thing dad’s would have preferred is to not have too many extra things to purchase at the event, so this year we decided to include the souvenir photo in the price of admission.”Tickets are available in advance at Desert Sun Performing Arts Dance Studio, 19756 N. John Wayne Parkway, suite 107. Subject to availability, tickets may be purchased at the door, but pre-purchase is encouraged.
More information is available by calling 520-483-8915.
Profits from ticket sales, donations and auction items benefit the DSPA Gems, a Maricopa-based non-profit organization, which offers community grants and scholarships for performing arts classes. The program benefits, but is not limited to, low-income, special needs children. Donations to the DSPA Gems can be made online at www.dspagems.com or by email at donate@dspagems.com.
