The 16th Annual Arthur Murray Presents Dancing with Chicago Celebrities will take place Friday, March 25, at the Hyatt Regency Chicago Hotel, 151 E. Wacker Dr.
Doors open at 6 p.m.
The event (which is raising funds to help fight breast cancer) will feature the first same-sex couple, with out reporter Sean Lewis, of WGN-TV, and dance partner Ben Schwister (who stands 6’10”). Other local celebrities dancing in the event include The Big Ten Network’s Meghan McKeown, CBS 2 Chicago’s Melissa Parra, Telemundo/NBC’s Jorge DeSantiago, ABC 7 Chicago’s Maher Kawash and The Four Season’s Chef Juan Gutierrez. (Gutierrez is also part of the LGBTQ+ community.)
Tickets purchased in 2020 (the first year the event was canceled, because of COVID) will be honored.
People can purchase tickets and make donations for various celebrities at http://amdwcc.org/2022-celebrities.