Jacksonville Children's Chorus Announces 2026 River City Dancing with the Stars Contestants

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Feb. 10, 2026 - PRLog -- The Jacksonville Children's Chorus is eager to announce the 2026 River City Dancing With The Stars performance and this year's star roster! The event is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Saturday, April 25, at the Lazzara Performance Hall at the University of North Florida.

River City Dancing with the Stars features local leaders partnered with professional dancers from local dance studios, including "All About Ballroom Dance Studio". Together, these stars compete to be named River City's favorite dancer! Guiding the audience through the event will be emcees Tracee and Kevin Holzendorf.

The 2026 dancers are:

Tony Davis

Owner and president, Crestcom Leadership Development of Northeast Florida

Sunny Gettinger

Head of external communications, GFiber

Tim Gillis

Partner, Burr & Forman

Nicole Hamm

Executive director, Blue Zones Project Jacksonville

Dr. Colleen Makey

Science and public health professional

Angela Merritt

Jacksonville area sales manager, Dex Imaging

Jessica Salazar

Managing partner, Northwestern Mutual

Summer Vyne

Chief executive officer and founder, AnuVision Technologies

Judging the performances will be past RCDWTS Contestants Dr. Anjali Lueck and Ari Jolly, and professional dancer Nicolas Alejandro Romero.

Proceeds from the event will support singer scholarships and ongoing programs at the Jacksonville Children's Chorus.

Learn more or help your favorite star win the coveted mirrorball trophy by casting your vote online at https://www.rivercitydwts.com/.