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Okanagan teams prepare ahead of COHA Swinging with the Stars fundraising event – Okanagan [Video]

Dustyn Baulkham of Rebellious Unicorns and performance artist Ella Lamoureux have joined forces to compete in the annual Swinging with the Stars fundraiser for the Central Okanagan Hospice Association.

The not-for-profit association provides palliative care programs and services in the Central Okanagan.

The duo has been rehearsing under the name ‘Sassy Unicorns’ and have been preparing for weeks to put themselves in the spotlight for a good cause.

“We decided that we’re going to do a number of different parts of songs and then mash them together so we have four different dances throughout our almost three-minute dance,” said Baulkham.

Baulkham and Lamoureux are learning from Lucy Hazelwood who teaches at Studio 9 School of the Arts and owns LUKI Dance Productions.

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Swinging with the Stars is based on the popular TV show Dancing with the Stars, pairing seven teams with professional dancers who then compete in front of 500 people during the …

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