Bidding Begins for Drew Lachey's Next Dance Partner; Dancing Champ Seeks Partner at Extra Long Dance-a-Thon Charity Event.NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of -- After claiming victory on one of the country's most talked-about dancing programs in decades, Drew Lachey is auctioning off a day long dance as part of Wrigley's Extra Long Dance-a-Thon, a fundraiser for the American Ballroom Theater's "Dancing Classrooms" program that helps bring performing arts curriculum into the public school system. Bidding on the once-in-a-lifetime dancing opportunity has begun on www.extralongdance.com and eBay, where the winning female bidder will be given an all-expense-paid trip to New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. to dance with Drew at the Hard Rock Cafe Hard Rock Cafe is a chain of casual dining restaurants. It was founded in 1971 by Isaac Tigrett and Peter Morton, and their first Hard Rock Cafe opened near Hyde Park Corner in London, in a former Rolls Royce car dealerships showroom close to Hyde Park, where in 1979 they began to in Times Square on the Summer Solstice solstice (sŏl`stĭs) [Lat.,=sun stands still], in astronomy, either of the two points on the ecliptic that lie midway between the equinoxes (separated from them by an angular distance of 90°). , Wednesday, June 21. It's a celebration of the first day of summer and the longest day of the year with Extra, the gum that lasts remarkably long. The dance marathon kicks off at 12 noon and will continue through sundown. The Extra Long Dance-a-Thon is open to the public -- each attendee is asked to make a donation to Dancing Classrooms. However, the only way to guarantee a dance with Drew is to be the winning bidder in the auction, which will offer the honor of the first dance, after which the doors will be open to the public. New York City public school students who participate in the Dancing Classrooms program will join the festivities fes·tiv·i·ty n. pl. fes·tiv·i·ties 1. A joyous feast, holiday, or celebration; a festival. 2. The pleasure, joy, and gaiety of a festival or celebration. 3. after school lets out at 3:00 p.m. Pierre Duliane, founder of Dancing Classrooms, will also dance periodically throughout the afternoon and evening. In addition to the money raised via the eBay auction and through donations during the event, the Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company The Wrigley Company (NYSE: WWY) was founded on April 1, 1891 originally selling products such as soap and baking powder. In 1892, William Wrigley, Jr., the company's founder, began offering chewing gum with each can of baking powder. has pledged $25,000 to the Dancing Classrooms program. The funds will be used to help expand Dancing Classrooms nationwide. The Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company is a recognized leader in confections with a wide range of product offerings including gum, mints, hard and chewy chew·y adj. chew·i·er, chew·i·est Needing much chewing: chewy candy. chew  i·ness n. candies and lollipops. The Company has global sales in excess of $4 billion and its world-famous brands are enjoyed by consumers in more than 180 countries. Three of these brands - Wrigley's Spearmint(R), Juicy Fruit(R), and Altoids(R) - have heritages stretching back more than a century. Other well-loved brands include Doublemint(R), Life Savers(R), Big Red(R), Boomer(R), Pim Pom(R), Winterfresh(R), Extra(R), Freedent(R), Hubba Bubba(R), Orbit(R), Excel(R), Creme Savers(R), Eclipse(R), Airwaves(R), Solano(R), Sugus(R), Cool Air(R), and P.K. (R)
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