Arthur Mur­ray Grand Rapids is ramp­ing up for the VAI fundraiser April 29th, Danc­ing for a Vari Good Cause, where local celebs will be putting on the ritz for fun and ‘non-profit.’ For those who can’t attend, VAI has cre­ated an addi­tional “Fan Favorite” award for the celeb who raises the most money for this awe­some cause. All pro­ceeds ben­e­fit dis­ease research and sci­ence edu­ca­tion at Van Andel Insti­tute. To cast YOUR vote (for a dona­tion), visit https://community.vai.org/SSLPage.aspx?pid=327.

VIP Tick­ets are sold out, but to check the sta­tus of remain­ing tick­ets or for addi­tional infor­ma­tion, fol­low this link: https://community.vai.org/SSLPage.aspx?pid=322

Local celebri­ties have been smooth­ing their moves at Arthur Mur­ray stu­dios in prepa­ra­tion to com­pete in the “dance off” — where audi­ence mem­bers cast votes via dona­tions ($10 a vote). Pro­fes­sional judges will also pick a win­ner. Here’s the low down on how the celebs are get­ting down:

Bill Simon­son of The Huge Show — Word on the street is that Bill has found his hips and he’s got them mov­ing. Mean­while, Dick­en­son Wright attor­ney Pat Miles is get­ting the rep for res­i­dent ham. WZZM13’s Val Lego is rip­ping up the rug with “show-stopping energy” while  105.3 HOT FM Ellen Tai­lor is prov­ing to be the best “smack-talker” in her efforts to out-psych her peers. Rachel Mraz of VAI’s J-Board is prov­ing to be precision-driven and highly focused on her craft, while David Van Andel, chair­man and CEO of VAI, is show­ing his com­pet­i­tive spirit with his “in it to win it” atti­tude. Stay tuned to see which ball­room boot­cam­per takes the win!