Louisville Orchestra Presents Canfield Development’s Derby Festival

This year’s event is an official Kentucky Derby Festival event and features Louisville celebrities who will dance their toes off for bragging rights in support of the Orchestra. This year, Silver Spoon will create a delectable dinner, Brown-Forman is stirring up a new signature cocktail for the event which is sure to raise everyone’s spirits and the big swing sound of the Don Krekel Orchestra will get attendees on their feet before the night is over!

The Stars - The Pros

Barry Bernson - Viktoria Szukk
Fox in the Morning Host - All That Dance
Leesa Mitchell - Francisco Valenzuela
Magic 101.3 Former Midday Diva - All That Dance
Patti Swope - Brandon Thompson
Sam Swope Auto Group VP - Shall We Dance
Brian Heil - Kimberly Hassmann
Louisville Uncorked Director - Shall We Dance
Mary Ellen Wiederwohl - Andy Blair
Junior League of Louisville President-Elect - Blair’s Ballroom
Rick Bartlett - Christy Byers
Local Musician - Blair’s Ballroom

Returning to judge their peers, WHAS 11’s Rachel Platt and Artistic Director of the Louisville Ballet Bruce Simpson (the Simon Cowell of the group) will give the dancers their honest opinion of the dancer’s efforts. A new judge this year has personal experience from the other side of the judges booth, the winner of last year’s People’s Choice Award, Angie Fenton The Courier Journal’s BUZZ girl! -- www.LouisvilleOrchestra.org