Farmingdale's Step By Step Dance Troupe Hosting Cancer Fundraiser Show

FARMINGDALE, NY — The Step By Step Dance Company is set to perform a show where proceeds will benefit a patient fighting thyroid cancer.

Thyroid cancer is a cause "close to heart" for the Step By Step Dance Studio family, said owner Jennifer O'Neill. Money raised in ticket sales will go to the family of the patient fighting the disease.

The show is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. May 11 at the at St Luke’s Fellowship Hall gymnasium, at 170 Conklin St., Farmingdale. Doors open at 6 p.m.

Tickets are $5 for those under 18 and $10 for adults. They can be purchased at the door on the day of the performance.

Step By Step Dance Studio, at 248 Main St., Farmingdale, has a community service dance troupe called the Step By Step Dance Company, O'Neill said. Instead of competitions, the studio's dancers participate in community service events.

"This group of dancers have done everything from food drives to dancing for homeless shelters, to making cards for our military," O'Neill told Patch. "One of their favorite events is their annual student showcase. The dancers work really hard to create their own dances, cutting their own music and selecting costumes for it, too."

This showcase is what will be presented to the community on May 11 — and for a good cause.