Dancing with the Celebrities of Pittsburgh is an annual event in which Pittsburgh celebrities perform a ballroom dance chosen by their professional dance instructors. At the end of the celebrity competition, our guests are invited to cast the final vote for the winner!

Press Release

Local Celebrities Compete to Benefit Local Charities

Mark your calendars and join us for the fifth annual “Dancing with the Celebrities of Pittsburgh", planned for Saturday, May 5, 2012, at the Westin Convention Center Pittsburgh to benefit Catholic Charities Free Health Care Center and the Kiwanis Club of Pittsburgh Foundation.

Welcome to Dancing with the Celebrities of Pittsburgh

Congratulations to our 2012 First Place winners Christina Cochran with instructor Dmitry Demidov, Suzanne Hayden with instructor Jim Page for Second Place, and Bob Pompeani with instructor Sandra Lee Romah for Third Place. Congratulations, also to Shannon Salicce with instructor Bill Kumer in winning the Judge's Prestigious Award.

Check out our 2012 Performances Sponsored by #1 Cochran
Flash Mob

Jariwala Waltz
Carl Rueter and Juliann Tasick
Al Ambrosini and Chris Drum
Heather Abraham and Chris Roth
Autumn Stewart and David Vint
Rand Werrin and Colleen Shirey
Dr. Anthony Kirby and Holly Kirby
Lou Guarino and Denise Kumer
Shannon Salicce and Bill Kumer
Richard DeFilippo and Yulia Zhukoff
Juliann Sheldon and Mitch Marcello
Gregg Giannotti and Luanne O'Brien
Bob Pompeani and Sandra Romah
Christina Cochran and Demitry Demidov
Suzanne Hayden and Jim Page

Thank you all for joining us for the Fifth Annual Dancing with the Celebrities of Pittsburgh Dance Competition sponsored by #1 Cochran and making the event a huge success. We would like to thank all of those that attended, the celebrity dancers and their instructors, the judges, our sponsors, and the volunteering staff. We hope you enjoyed the evening and hope that you will join us next year.