Breast Cancer Survivor Robin Potter Prepares for 9th Annual ‘Dancing for the Space Coast’ Set for June 3 at Clemente Center
By Space Coast Daily // May 23, 2023
event begins at 5:30 PM
ABOVE VIDEO: Breast Cancer Survivor and Physician Assistant Robin Potter Prepares for 9th Annual ‘Dancing for the Space Coast’ Set for June 3 at Clemente Center. Robin is preparing for the annual event with her instructor Lance Sexton from Sundance Studio in Melbourne.
BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – With only a couple weeks to go, the 2023 ‘Dancing for the Space Coast’ dancers are preparing for their final dance routines with their dance instructors for the charity event on June 3 at Florida Tech’s Clemente Center.
With a sold out crowd ready to pack inside the Clemente Center, one of the dancers in this year’s event is former Physician Assistant and breast cancer survivor Robin Potter.
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Robin Potter was born in Cleveland, Ohio but grew up in Indian Harbour Beach and considers Florida her home. She is a graduate of Satellite High School and currently resides in Satellite Beach. She pursued her passion for medicine and graduated from the University of Florida College of Medicine Physician Assistant program.
After practicing medicine for a number of years as a Physician Assistant, she transitioned to the Biotech industry with a focus on Hematology and Rare Bleeding Disorders. This provided many opportunities to impact the lives of people living with these rare conditions both locally and around the world.
In her spare time, Robin has taken opportunities to volunteer as a medical humanitarian for missions outside the US. She is also a 13-year breast cancer survivor and has participated in multiple fund-raising events for Breast cancer awareness and treatment.
Robin is married to Joseph Hacker a retired Air Force veteran, she has one son (Ethan) and a stepdaughter (Jessica). Ethan is a 2019 Graduate of Holy Trinity High School and is currently a senior honors student at UCF pursuing a degree in Materials Science Engineering. Jessica is a graduate of Florida Tech and is currently employed at Northrop-Grumman
When she is not working, she enjoys running, yoga, gardening, traveling to new places, and spending time with friends, family, and her loving husband.
People close to Robin know she loves to dance and is honored to participate in this year’s event to support local charities.
The 2023 edition of Brevard County’s biggest social and philanthropic event of the year will showcase featured dancers,Jessica Assam, Rachael Bassett, Jordin Chandler, Tom Neidert, Gina Niagara, Winston Scott and Megan Wright.
Known as the largest fundraising event in Brevard County, Dancing for the Space Coast is a unique competition and fundraiser that benefits worthy non-profit organizations on the Space Coast.
Last year’s event raised more than $400,000 for Habitat for Humanity of Brevard, Women’s Center of Brevard, Family Promise of Brevard and the United States Law Enforcement Eternal Flame.
This year, Dancing for the Space Coast will raise money to benefit the Children’s Hunger Project, the Astronaut Memorial Foundation, the Sheriff’s Pet Posse and the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office Charity, which was established to assist Brevard County law enforcement officers and firefighters in their time of need.
“As Sheriff of Brevard County, it gives me great pleasure for our agency to host Dancing for the Space Coast,” said Sheriff Wayne Ivey.
“Dancing for the Space Coast is an exciting event that teams up local celebrities with dance professionals, in a competition to benefit Brevard County nonprofit organizations. Each competitor dedicates their time and talents taking dance lessons and also diligently raises money as part of the competition.
Bragging Rights On the Line
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 will be scored by a panel of judges. 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.
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BRAGGING RIGHTS ON THE LINE
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 will be scored by a panel of judges. 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 and Florida Tech.
For more information or to make a donation in the name of your favorite dance pair, log on to DancingFortheSpaceCoast.com or call 321-505-8752.
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Lance Sexton – Instructor
Lance Sexton is a professional dance instructor and owner of the Sundance Ballroom in Melbourne.
Sexton grew up around ballroom dancing with both parents being dance teachers. He brings more than 30 years of dance experience as a world class professional dance competitor. Lance loves to teach social, showcase and competition dance.
His dance background includes extensive training with World and United States champions. He is certified as a Master of Dance Instruction and is registered as a professional dance teacher through the National Dance Council of America.
Sexton has won numerous Championships and titles during his career.
He is one of only a few professionals to win major dance championships in all four styles of Ballroom and Latin including Mid-United States Open American Rhythm Champion, Mid-United States Rising Star Latin Champion, Southern States Rising Star Standard Champion and Illinois State (Chicago Star Ball) Open American Smooth Champion.
Sexton has also placed in the top three at the prestigious Ohio Star Ball, Grand Nationals and the North American Imperial Star Championships.
SPONSORSHIPS AVAILABLE
Several Dancing For the Space Coast 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.
Dancing For the Space Coast is sponsored by Harris Corp., Brevard County Sheriff’s Office, Space Coast Daily and Florida Institute of Technology.
For more information, or to make a donation in the name of your favorite dance pair, log on to DancingFortheSpaceCoast.com
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