PHOTOS: Primrose Students Dance for a Good Cause

The students and parents of the showed off their best moves on the dance floor for a good cause at Thursday evening’s 1950s sock hop.

“Kids naturally have so much fun with it,” said Diane Storkamp, franchise owner of the Primrose School of Eagan.

The hop was held to raise awareness for the Primrose Schools Family Dance-off, a national contest and fundraiser to benefit Gillette Children’s Specialty Healthcare.

Families who make a 30-second dance video and upload it to familydanceoff.com can win money for themselves and for Gillette, if their video receives enough votes.

Each week, the top four videos will proceed to the finals. The 16 finalists compete in a special round of voting to determine who wins first, second and third prize. The top three families receive $1,500, $3,000 and $5,000 in cash. A total of $78,000 will also be donated to Gillette, courtesy of Primrose Schools, the contest sponsor.

“Charitable contributors like Primrose are huge for us,” said Cate Pardo, public relations representative for Gillette Children’s Specialty Healthcare.

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