'Visions of Sugar-Plums' Performance To Benefit ALS

ROCHESTER, MI — “Visions of Sugar-Plums” will be performed by members of the Pointe Academy Dance Center as part of the Annual Burt Meisel Holiday ALS Benefit at Avondale High School. The event takes place on Dec. 10 at 3 p.m.

A Pointe Academy dance dad, Meisel was diagnosed with this disease in 2008 and lost his battle one year later. Now in its 10th year, the benefit has raised close to $40,000 to battle ALS.

Doors for the show will open at 2:15 p.m. This year, the show will include a special performance by Karen Newman, singing her holiday classic "Christmas Eve on Woodward Avenue.” In addition, the show will include performances by Sponge guitarist and vocalist Andy Patalan, drum lines from Rochester Adams and Stoney Creek High Schools, dance teams from Notre Dame and Rochester Adams, photos with Santa, sing along, and raffle drawings with incredible prizes.

The Pointe Academy Dance Center, in its 25th year of operations, instills in students the value of using the gift of dance to help the ill, the elderly, and those who are less fortunate.

Tickets for this year’s Holiday Benefit are $20 and are available in advance by calling (248)852-2585, and may also be purchased at the door. All proceeds from this event will benefit ALS of Michigan, “Lou Gehrig’s Disease,” and Michigan’s ALS community.

For more information on The Pointe Academy Dance Center located at 837 East Auburn Road in Rochester Hills, visit www.pointeacademy.com or call 248-852-2585. For more information on ALS of Michigan, please visit at www.alsofmichigan.org or call 800-882-5764.

The photo above is used for illustration purposes only and doesn't represent the Visions of Sugar-Plums performance.

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