Before there was Dirty
Dancing… Before there was Saturday
Night Fever… Before ballroom dancing became cool with reality TV… There was
the real deal - the dancers tearing up the dance floor, in an “international
style” competition since 1920.
International style competitions involve five Latin American
dances and five classic ballroom dances. From this competition came a theatre
production called Burn the Floor.
Only the fanciest foot moves and tidiest twirls make it on this stage … and
they’re coming soon to South African stages.
The original concept of the theatrical dance production grew
from an electric display of ballroom and Latin dancing at Sir Elton John's 50th
birthday party in 1997. It was there that the ballroom dance world was opened
up to producer Harley Medcalf .His first edition of Burn the Floor was launched in 1999 and revolutionised the image of
dance.
By 2016, it has evolved, and the new South African run of Burn the Floor: Fire in the Ballroom has
a theatrical rock angle. Think Santana, Janis Joplin, Christina Aguilera and
Led Zeppelin. There are no Tiny Dancers here. It’s something about the way you
look tonight. It’s hauling out your blue moves. Described as “gloriously
sinful” it promises to put dance competitions as you know them to shame.
Burn the Floor
comes to the iZulu Theatre at Sibaya Casino in Durban from June 8 to 19 after
its seasons in Pretoria and Cape Town.
Choreographed and directed by long-time Australian Latin
champion Peta Roby, the international cast of dance champions includes the
sensational South Africans, Johannes Radebe and Kylee Brown.
Burn The Floor: Fire in The Ballroom is brought to South
Africa in 2016 by Dance Partner Productions, in association with The South
African State Theatre and Bernard Jay. Tickets now on sale at Computicket.
Follow the tour on Facebook Burn the Floor SA Tour : Fire in
the Ballroom / twitter @OfficiaBTF #burnthefloorsa
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