{"id":2505,"date":"2013-11-13T15:16:58","date_gmt":"2013-11-13T15:16:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/p=?2505"},"modified":"2013-11-13T15:16:58","modified_gmt":"2013-11-13T15:16:58","slug":"danceathon-held-to-raise-cash-for-help-for-heroes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/danceathon-held-to-raise-cash-for-help-for-heroes\/","title":{"rendered":"Danceathon held to raise cash for Help for Heroes"},"content":{"rendered":"
An 11-hour danceathon has been held in Brighouse in order to raise as much money as possible for Help for Heroes.<\/p>\n
Organisers of the event, which saw more than 100 people turn up at the Ritz Ballroom for a jive, are hopeful they may beat last year's total of £20,000 raised for charity, reports the Huddersfield Daily Examiner.<\/p>\n
The danceathon was scheduled to coincide with Remembrance Sunday and many of the dancers dressed in military uniforms, while the ballroom was decorated in a Union Jack theme.<\/p>\n
Sheila Kearns, who helped to organise the event, said: "This is the third year we have done the danceathon. It has grown in popularity. It's been absolutely fantastic – the costumes, the DJs, the ladies who have helped with the food."<\/p>\n
A host of dance groups from across Yorkshire and the north-west showed up to display their skills on the dancefloor, with Huddersfield's own Putting On The Ritz among the stars.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Fundraisers danced for 11 hours in aid of Help for Heroes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4187,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n