Father-Daughter Dance a huge success
Published 1:44 pm Thursday, February 21, 2019
CHECKING IN. Renee Knies, left, helps some young Father/Daughter Dance participants check in at the annual dance.
TEN-YEAR-OLD Madelyn Wesley enjoys a slow dance with her dad, Tige Wesley, during Saturday's annual Father-Daughter Dance held at Stanford Elementary School.
Photos by Nancy Leedy STEPPING OUT. Jada Watson, 7, center, and her sister Jaonna, 6, have fun dancing with their dad, Zeke Watson, during the Lincoln County Chamber of Commerce's annual Father-Daughter Dance.
CHEESE! Kaylee Monday, left, and Madison Seibert, right, take selfies with their friend Lexi Snow at Saturday's Father/Daughter Dance.
PRETTY YOUNG ladies dressed in their finest attire take a slow spin on the dance floor with their dads during Saturday's annual Father/Daughter Dance. The event, which is sponsored by the Lincoln County Chamber of Commerce, was held Saturday at Stanford Elementary School.
FATHERS Phillip Walker, front left, and Mike Tillett show their moves on the dance floor during the Daddy Dance Off during the annual Father/Daughter Dance Saturday at Stanford Elementary School. The two ended up sharing the top prize, with the judges unable to break the tie.
Girls twirled their dresses and dads pumped their fists in the air in Stanford Elementary School’s gymnasium-turned-dance floor as they danced the night away at the third annual Father-Daughter Dance.
The annual Father-Daughter Dance, sponsored by the Lincoln County Chamber of Commerce, was for young girls and their dads or any caring adult male. Grandfathers, uncles or family friends were all welcome.
Hundreds of daughters and their escorts filed through the doors for the latest Father-Daughter Dance. As soon as they led their dates past a Cinderella-inspired carriage in the main lobby, they had the option of having their photo taken by Barbara Ann’s Photography, snacking on an array of refreshments set up at a buffet table in the cafeteria or heading straight to the dance floor.
The couples dressed up in their prettiest dresses and finest suits danced from 6 to 8 p.m. to tunes played by DJ E-Z-E Tim Estes.
Before the conclusion of the dance, DJ E-Z-E summoned all dads interested in participating in the annual Daddy Dance-Off to the dance floor. About a dozen dads took the challenge to show off their dancing skills. They were asked to perform a series of dances and the two left standing after judges’ eliminations would go head-to-head for the title of Daddy Dance-Off champion.
Phillip Walker and Mike Tillett were the two dads left on the floor, but neither the judges nor the audience could break the tie, so the two were declared co-champions.
According to Chamber Vice Chair Kendra Mitchell, the annual dance keeps bringing in more and more guests.
“We just keep getting bigger and bigger. And that’s a good thing,” she said. “You can see how crowded it is in here. Next year, we might have to move it to the high school.”
