4th Annual RHUMBA 4 RAINBOW Charity Benefit
Friday, September 19, 2008
6:30 PM to Midnight
Grand Ballroom, Marriott Madison West
1313 John Q. Hammons Dr, Middleton, WI 53562
Band -- Grupo Candela, Emcee, Jason Salus

• 6:30  Registration

• 7:00  Free Salsa Dance Lesson

  • Instructor Katherine Wilson & others to be determined

  • Silent Auction begins  

  • Quesadilla & Empanada Station begins

• 7:30  Open Dancing

• 8:00  Opening Ceremony, Sharyl Kato, Director, The Rainbow Project

  • Introduction of Latin Band, GRUPO CANDELA

• 8:30  Extra Mile Awards Presentation

• Award Recipients

• Presented by Senator Mark Miller, Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk and Dane County District Attorney Brian Blanchard

• 8:45  Sponsor Recognition, Door Prize Raffle

• 9:00  The Spectacular Rhumba 4 Rainbow Latin Dance Floor Show

  • Serena Pav & Brandon Segovia, Chicago, IL

  • Urban Vibe, Chicago, IL

  • Mambo Elegancia Dance Company, Milwaukee, WI

• 9:30  Live Auction

  • 9:45 The Fourth Annual Madison Championship Salsa Dance Contest

    • Couples compete for over $1,500 in prizes

    • A wide open competition featuring impromptu "street" or "club" style salsa

    • Live Band for music -- Grupo Candela

    • Madison Police Chief Noble Wray, Madison Fire Chief Debra Amesqua, Channel 3 Reporter Maria Guerrero, Hannah Rosenthal, of WPS, Gus Doyle and Linda Lepe will be judging the contest

  • 10:15 Trophy Ceremony (Prizes for 1st, 2nd & 3rd Place Winners plus Best-Dressed Male & Female)

  • 10:30 Closing Remarks

  • 10:35 to Midnight  Dance the night away!!!