• Dancing with the Stars champion Tony Dovolani watches as Astaire studio co-owner Elmar Schmidt and Greenwich actress Afton Fraser practice their routine for the upcoming Dancing Stars of Greenwich charity dance-off gala for Abilis at Fred Astaire Dance Studio in Greenwich, Conn. Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2019. Dancing with the Stars champion Tony Dovolani was on hand to help dancers with their choreography during Tuesday's practice session. The Dancing Stars of Greenwich event will be held at Tamarack Country Club on Saturday, Sept. 14 at 7 p.m. to benefit local special needs nonprofit Abilis. The event pairs local celebrities in choreographed dance routines with instructors from the Astaire studio to be judged by actor Brendan Fraser, news anchor Lara Spencer, and Dancing with the Stars champion Tony Dovolani. Photo: Tyler Sizemore / Hearst Connecticut Media / Greenwich Time

    Dancing with the Stars champion Tony Dovolani watches as Astaire studio co-owner Elmar Schmidt and Greenwich actress Afton Fraser practice their routine for the upcoming Dancing Stars of Greenwich charity dance-off gala for Abilis at Fred Astaire Dance Studio in Greenwich, Conn. Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2019. Dancing with the Stars champion Tony Dovolani was on hand to help dancers with their choreography during Tuesday's practice session. The Dancing Stars of Greenwich event will be held at Tamarack Country Club on Saturday, Sept. 14 at 7 p.m. to benefit local special needs nonprofit Abilis. The event pairs local celebrities in choreographed dance routines with instructors from the Astaire studio to be judged by actor Brendan Fraser, news anchor Lara Spencer, and Dancing with the Stars champion Tony Dovolani.

    less

    Dancing with the Stars champion Tony Dovolani watches as Astaire studio co-owner Elmar Schmidt and Greenwich actress Afton Fraser practice their routine for the upcoming Dancing Stars of Greenwich charity

    ... more
    Photo: Tyler Sizemore / Hearst Connecticut Media
Photo: Tyler Sizemore / Hearst Connecticut Media
Image 1 of / 12

Caption

Close

Image 1 of 12

Dancing with the Stars champion Tony Dovolani watches as Astaire studio co-owner Elmar Schmidt and Greenwich actress Afton Fraser practice their routine for the upcoming Dancing Stars of Greenwich charity dance-off gala for Abilis at Fred Astaire Dance Studio in Greenwich, Conn. Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2019. Dancing with the Stars champion Tony Dovolani was on hand to help dancers with their choreography during Tuesday's practice session. The Dancing Stars of Greenwich event will be held at Tamarack Country Club on Saturday, Sept. 14 at 7 p.m. to benefit local special needs nonprofit Abilis. The event pairs local celebrities in choreographed dance routines with instructors from the Astaire studio to be judged by actor Brendan Fraser, news anchor Lara Spencer, and Dancing with the Stars champion Tony Dovolani.

less

Dancing with the Stars champion Tony Dovolani watches as Astaire studio co-owner Elmar Schmidt and Greenwich actress Afton Fraser practice their routine for the upcoming Dancing Stars of Greenwich charity

... more
Photo: Tyler Sizemore / Hearst Connecticut Media

Dancers rehearsed with direction from Dancing with the Stars champion Tony Dovolani on Tuesday in preparation for the upcoming Dancing Stars of Greenwich charity dance-off gala for Abilis.

Dovolani was on hand to help dancers nail their choreographed routines during Tuesday's practice session at the Fred Astaire Dance Studio in Greenwich.

The Dancing Stars of Greenwich event will be held at Tamarack Country Club on Saturday, Sept. 14 at 7 p.m. to benefit local special needs nonprofit Abilis.

The event pairs local celebrities in choreographed dance routines with instructors from the Astaire studio to be judged by actor Brendan Fraser, news anchor Lara Spencer, and Dancing with the Stars champion Tony Dovolani.