Anya And Pasha Ignite Broadway's BURN THE FLOOR Starting Tonight, August 18

Anya Garnis and PASHA KOVALEV of TV's "So You Think You Can Dance" join the company of Broadway's BURN THE FLOOR tonight Tuesday, August 18 at the Longacre Theatre, 220 West 48 Street. This will mark the Broadway debut for both. BURN THE FLOOR, Broadway's sexy new hit, has broken office records at the Longacre for two consecutive weeks.

Both Anya and Pasha are frequent riders on SYTYCD's "Hot Tamale Train" - one of the show's highest honors. Anya has also been a guest dancer on "Dancing with the Stars," "Superstars of Dance" and "The Academy Awards." She was born in Latvia and has been a superstar of the ballroom world for 10 years.

In addition to SYTYCD, Pasha has appeared on many TV shows including "Dancing with the Stars" and "Superstars of Dance." Born in Siberia, Pasha has also enjoyed a successful career in ballroom competition.

Nigel Lythgoe, executive producer and a regular judge on the show SYTYCD called BURN THE FLOOR "brilliant" and said, "If you enjoy ballroom dancing, come see BURN THE FLOOR on Broadway. It's Ballroom dancing done in a way it's never been done before!"

BURN THE FLOOR bowed on Broadway on August 2; here's what critics said about the first show of the new Broadway season,

"HEART-POUNDING...SPLENDID DANCE AND GORGEOUS DANCERS." - Time Out New York

**** (four stars) "ATHLETIC, SENSUAL AND ROCKET-FUELED. The charismatic cast is polished to a high sheen. " - New York Daily News

"UTTERLY THEATRICAL. Burn the Floor is dance theatre: comic and dramatic, sensual and lyrical, acrobatic and romantic -- in short, utterly theatrical. A dance show I can wholeheartedly recommend to everyone." - Bloomberg.com

"HOT HOT HOT...Pulse pounding choreography. A two hour adrenaline rush featuring some of the best and best-looking ballroom dancers in the world. Awesome dancing... an extraordinarily gifted company." - NY1 TV

BURN THE FLOOR is created, directed and choreographed by Jason Gilkison; its 20 award-winning international dancers hail from Great Britain, Germany, Italy, Russia, Australia, Sweden, The Philippines and the U.S. - and include Australian Ballroom and World Latin American champions. It's Ballroom dance with a sexy 21st century edge.

BURN THE FLOOR is produced by Harley Medcalf, Joe Watson, Richard Levi, Richard Frankel, Tom Viertel, Steven Baruch, Marc Routh, Raise the Roof One, Toppall/Stevens/Mills, Benigno/Klein, Caldwell/Allen, Carrpailet/Danzansky, Bud Martin, The Production Studio, Schaffert/Schnuck, and Carrie Ann Inaba by special arrangement with Dance Partner Inc.

Playing Schedule: Tuesday at 7, Wed to Sat 8, Wed & Sat at 2, Sun at 3. Price Scale: $111.50, $89.50, $59.50. All prices include $1.50 facilities fee. Discounts are available on groups of 10 and more. www.telecharge.com.

For more information, visit www.burnthefloor.com.