Major League Baseball to Host First-Ever, All-Star Charity Dance-A-Thon

Glee Choreographer Zach Woodlee to Lead Participants in New All-Star Dance Major League Baseball today announced the creation of a new All-Star Summer event, the All-Star Charity Dance-A-Thon, which will take place on Saturday, July 9, 2011 at the Phoenix Convention Center. All event-related net proceeds will be donated equally to three charities supporting cancer research and education -- the Prostate Cancer Foundation, Stand Up To Cancer and Susan G. Komen for the Cure. Glees very own acclaimed choreographer, Zach Woodlee, will lead the crowd in coordinated and spontaneous dance moves. He and other VIP guests will also serve as judges for a soon-to-be announced contest that will be open to Dance-A-Thon attendees. The grand prize winner of the contest will win an exclusive meet-and-greet opportunity on the set of Glee. Woodlee hails from Texas where he was inspired by his dancer mother to pursue a career in dance. Currently the choreographer for the smash Fox hit, Glee, Woodlee has lent his talents to several tours, television shows and blockbuster films including Madonnas Re-Invention Tour, Life As We Know It, Eat Pray Love, Hairspray, Step Up and more. "The All-Star Charity Dance-A-Thon will give our fans a new opportunity to take away a lasting All-Star memory. If fans don't have a ticket to the ballpark, they can still be a part of the 2011 All-Star experience," said Tim Brosnan, Major League Baseball Executive Vice President, Business. MLB has maintained an ongoing effort to raise funds and awareness to fight all forms of cancer and this event will let our fans join the cause." Participants in the All-Star Charity Dance-A-Thon will be grooving to an eclectic mix of music throughout the nine hour event which will take place from 3 p.m. to midnight. Participants who sign up by July 1 will receive a discounted price of $15 (adult) and $10 (14 and under). Space is limited so participants are encouraged to sign-up early. Registration and additional event information is available at allstargame.com. For the third consecutive year, Major League Baseball has united these three charities in the fight against cancer during All-Star Week. The previous two All-Star Week festivities included the All-Star Game Charity 5K & Fun Run presented by Sports Authority and Nike in which participants ran and walked on a baseball-themed course featuring appearances by MLB legends, mascots and celebrity guests. About the 2011 Major League Baseball All-Star Game The 82nd Major League Baseball All-Star Game will be played on Tuesday, July 12th in Phoenix and will feature the best of the American League taking on the top players of the National League. Building up to the excitement of the All-Star Game, Major League Baseball will conduct a wide variety of special events and charitable activities for fans both inside and outside of Chase Field. At the ballpark, the events will include Taco Bell All-Star Sunday on Sunday, July 10 featuring the XM All-Star Futures Game and the Taco Bell All-Star Legends & Celebrity Softball Game, and Gatorade All-Star Workout Day on Monday, July 11 featuring the State Farm Home Run Derby on ESPN, ESPN Deportes and ESPN Radio. Outside of the ballpark, fans will have an opportunity to experience All-Star Summer through a variety of special events including Major League Baseball All-Star FanFest, the five-day interactive fan festival; the All-Star Charity Dance-A-Thon, a baseball-themed charity dance marathon to benefit three cancer organizations; and the MLB All-Star Red Carpet Show presented by Chevrolet, a free parade of All-Stars through the streets of Phoenix, which will be broadcast on MLB Network. The Midsummer Classic will be televised nationally on FOX, broadcast on ESPN Radio and will be shown around the world by Major League Baseball International. For more information about 2011 All-Star Summer, visit AllStarGame.com. About Stand Up To Cancer Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) was established in 2008 by leaders from the film and media industries who utilize the resources of those businesses in unique ways to get the public involved in supporting a new model of cancer research. The group produced two major televised events, in 2008 and 2010, that raised funds for teams of scientists collaborating on research that will get new therapies to patients quickly in order to save lives now. More than 100 celebrities participated in each program, conveying how cancer connects us all, and telling the stories both of people who survived the disease, as well as those taken by it. All of the major U.S. TV networks donated airtime for the broadcasts, which ran in more than 195 countries and raised millions of dollars for research. The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) and the SU2C Scientific Advisory Committee led by Nobel Laureate Phillip A. Sharp, Ph.D. selected five Dream Teams of researchers to be funded with these monies through a rigorous, competitive process. SU2C has also awarded grants to 26 individual young scientists conducting high-risk, high-reward research. More than 200 scientists from 50 institutions around the world are currently involved in SU2C research projects. About the Entertainment Industry Foundation Stand Up To Cancer is a program of the Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF), the 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization that serves as the collective philanthropy for the television and film businesses. EIF has distributed hundreds of millions of dollars to support programs addressing critical health, education and social issues. About the Prostate Cancer Foundation The Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF) is the worlds leading philanthropic organization funding and accelerating research globally. Founded in 1993, PCF has raised more than $435 million and provided funding to more than 1,500 researchers at nearly 200 institutions in 12 countries. PCF advocates for greater awareness of prostate cancer and more efficient investment of governmental research funds supporting transformational cancer research. Our efforts have helped produce a 20-fold increase in government funding for prostate cancer. More information about PCF can be found at pcf.org. About Susan G. Komen for the Cure Nancy G. Brinker promised her dying sister, Susan G. Komen, she would do everything in her power to end breast cancer forever. In 1982, that promise became Susan G. Komen for the Cure and launched the global breast cancer movement. Today, Komen for the Cure is the worlds largest grassroots network of breast cancer survivors and activists fighting to save lives, empower people, ensure quality care for all and energize science to find the cures. Thanks to events like the Komen Race for the Cure and Komen 3-Day for the Cure, we have invested more than $1.9 billion to fulfill our promise, becoming the largest source of nonprofit funds dedicated to the fight against breast cancer in the world. For more information about Susan G. Komen for the Cure, breast health or breast cancer, visit komen.org or call 1-877 GO KOMEN.