Shannon Parenteau and Kim Schick from the 2021 Swinging With The Stars event. (submitted photo/Jenna Neufeld)

By Derek Craddock

LET'S GET SWINGING

From police to photographers, lineup for Swinging With The Stars is here

Jan 25, 2023 | 8:00 AM

The lineup has been set and the dancers are ready to warm up for this year’s Swinging With The Stars.

The list of dancing partners was unveiled earlier this week and features people from the Prince Albert Police, Parkland Ambulance, and the City of Prince Albert, as well as local photographers and childcare workers.

Deputy Chief of Police Farica Prince is one of those participants who will be partnered with professional dancer and instructor, Modeste McKenzie who is from La Ronge but calls Prince Albert home.

Prince has some dance experience and has travelled North America competing as a jingle dress dancer and regularly attends powwows and round dances. She recently represented the PAPS at the FSIN Spirit of our Nations Cultural Celebration and Powwow in Saskatoon, and at a mini round dance hosted by the Prince Albert Indian and Métis Friendship Centre.

“Prince Albert has this special ability as a community, to uplift and empower each other,” Prince said. “The community comes together and does amazing things, just like this, that create connection, identity and belonging. Being a part of that cohesiveness is pretty exciting and I’m happy to be able to contribute, likely with some laughs along the way.”

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Other dancers who will take the stage include the former voice of the Prince Albert Raiders, Trevor Redden, and the director of planning for the City of Prince Albert, Craig Guidinger.

Swinging with the Stars pairs community leaders with professional dancers for a fun, high-energy dance competition.

The last Swinging with the Stars event in Prince Albert raised more than $200,000 for services and medical equipment for Hope’s Home.

The team that receives the most donations earns the title of crowd favourite.

This year’s event will be held March 18 at the Prince Albert Exhibition Centre.

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derek.craddock@pattisonmedia.com

Twitter: @PA_Craddock