Studio News Students at Fred Astaire Dance Studios Menomonee Falls dance for TOYS!!!! On Friday, November 7th, more than 100 people donated toys to Toys for Tots at Fred Astaire Dance Studios Menomonee Falls’ 1st annual Jingle Ball Holiday Show.  Amateurs and Professionals from the local dance studio performed an array of dances to their favorite holiday classics.  Students learned new routines to their favorite holiday songs, and performed for their families and friends.  The admission to the event was a toy donation to Toys for Tots. “Our holiday show for Toys for Tots was such a great success.  We donated more than 150 toys to the organization,” said Fred Astaire Dance Studios director Angie Kriz.  “We wanted to have a fun, holiday show for our students’ families and friends, and had no idea we could raise so many toys.”  Ssgt Anthony Mauro, the Milwaukee area Toys for Tots coordinator, collected the toys at the event, and thanked the audience and staff of Fred Astaire Dance Studios Menomonee Falls for their generosity.  He told the crowd that many children will benefit this holiday season from their thoughtfulness.  “We are so proud of all of students who performed in the show and we are so grateful to all who donated so generously,” said Kriz.  “It is a great thought that we had a fun night, our amateurs and professional performed so well, and we had the opportunity to help such a great organization.”  Fred Astaire Dance Studios Menomonee Falls located at N89 W16823 Appleton Ave, will continue to be a drop off site for Toys for Tots though December.                                                                   ♦ On October 4, 2008, more than 100 dancers from across the state of Wisconsin gathered at Fred Astaire Dance Studios of Madison to show off their skill, compete for the coveted Team MAtch Trophy and help those in need. At this semi-annual regional Team Match Event, the amateur dancers represented 7 area Wisconsin Fred Astaire Dance Studios, including the Menomonee Falls location. The Team Match Trophy was not the only trophy up for grabs on Saturday.  Each area studios has challenged its teachers, staff, and students to donate as many non-perishable food items as possible.  One-hundred percent of the food donations were donated to the Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wisconsin to help those who are suffering from hunger.  Fred Astaire Dance Studios Menomonee Falls received the recognition of the Most Generous Studio by donating more than 825 pounds of non-perishable food items. Our regional goal was 1,000 pounds of food, which was quickly surpassed. The total donation from Fred Astaire Dance Studio's Team Match was 1,884 pounds of non-perishable food items.