By this time next week, we will have crowned our newest “stars” during “Dancing with the Charlotte Stars.” One will receive the Judges Award and one the People’s Choice Award.

But we have a few unsung stars I must mention — the dance partners of our six celebrities. DWTCS could not have been presented these five years without the assistance of the six dance partners from our three participating dance studios: Higher Ground Performing Arts, Florida Dance Workshop and the Arthur Murray Dance Studio.