JR Koch and Emilee Koch will be competing in The Dancing with the Reading Stars in May 2021. The event supports The Yocum Institute for Arts Education.
05/23/2021
DRUM ROLL::::: and the winners are:
Audience Favorite in-person: JR and Emilee Koch
Audience Favorite virtual: Guy and Ryan Griffin-Silveri
Comeback Kid, last minute fundraiser: Helene Reeser and Erich Cawalla
Grand Champion 3rd : MaCherie Dunbar and Bethany Bower
Grand Champion 2nd: Helene Reeser and Erich Cawalla
Grand Champion 1st: JR and Emilee Koch
Due to the current health situation in our area, we have decided to cancel this the Laser Quest event for Monday the 16th. Thank you again for everyone’s support. Stay safe!!
03/12/2020
Thanks for supporting our first fundraiser!
03/11/2020
Taking a chance for a FREE sundae or 1/2 gallon!!
03/11/2020
Where are you eating tonight?? Join us and take a chance to win a free sundae!
02/27/2020
Miss Kelly, are they working hard?
02/21/2020
Voting is open! Look for JR and Emilee in the drop-down menu. Only $5 per vote and goes to an AWESOME cause!
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Are you interested in seeing JR and Emilee dance at the Live Event? Here’s information about how you can join us on April 24th at the Double Tree Hotel.
All tickets include sit down dinner, the Dancing with the Reading Stars Performances, open dance party and final awards ceremony.
$85 individual ticket (seating purchased online or assigned by Yocum Institute)
$850 for a table of 10
$1,000 Premium Dance Floor tables for 10. Very limited availability.
All reserved tables are filled on a first-come, first-served basis and seat 10, tables MUST be reserved and paid for by March 1. After this they will be released to the public. A list of who will be seated at each reserved table must be submitted no later than April 16th. Prior to March 1, Premium Tables must be reserved by contacting Susan Rohn at 610-376-1576 All other tables and individual tickets may be purchased online at: (link will be released 3/1). After March 1, any remaining Premium Tables will be open online to purchase by the general public.
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02/17/2020
Here we go!
Meet and greet night for Dancing With The Reading Stars 2020! Who's ready to put their dancing shoes on?
JR Koch and Emilee Koch Bios
Emilee Koch is no stranger to performing for an audience. Emilee has been performing on stage as an actress, dancer, and singer since the age of five. Emilee’s favorite style of dance is tap, and she most recently spent three years in a competitive dance company earning several regional and national awards.
Emilee has worked with several local community theater groups and she is very active at Yocum. In addition to taking tap lessons, she is currently part of the Junior Theater Ensemble and the IMPROV! Performance Troupe. Emilee has been in several productions at Yocum, including productions such as “Visions of Sugar Plums”, as well as productions for Primary Stages and the Broadway Junior series.
Emilee is a 6th grade student at Wilson West where she is a member of select chorus, regular chorus and band. In addition to dance and theater lessons, she takes voice and drum lessons. Emilee most recently competed at the Pennsylvania National American Miss pageant where she placed as a top ten finalist and she received the 1st runner up award in the actress category.