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White Tree Fine Art is Next Act Selected by Paula Abdul

By: Jan. 20, 2011
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Last night on the second live semi-final episode of LIVE TO DANCE, White Tree Fine Art was selected by Paula Abdul and the other experts, Travis Payne and Kimberly Wyatt, to advance to the final round of the new reality-competition show. The winner of America's vote for an additional spot in the finals will be revealed during the next live semi-final episode of LIVE TO DANCE, Wednesday, Jan. 26 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

During Wednesday's episode, six dance acts competed against each other live in the second semi-final episode with two acts advancing - White Tree Fine Art, who were chosen by the experts, and another act chosen by America, whose name will be revealed during next week's show. These two dance acts join The Vibe and D'Angelo & Amanda, who were previously chosen by the experts and America, respectively, to advance to the finals. After a total of three semi-final episodes, the six dance acts that have advanced will compete against one another in one final round. Following the final performances, America will vote for the winner of LIVE TO DANCE, which will be announced live during the season finale, on Wednesday, Feb. 9 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT).

The six dance acts confirmed to compete on the next live broadcast of LIVE TO DANCE on Wednesday, Jan. 26 are (listed in no particular order):

Jill & Jacob

Jill Wilson Jacob Jonas
Age: 16 Age: 18
Hometown: Beverly Hills, Calif. Hometown: Santa Monica, Calif.

Tap Sounds Underground

Gregg Russell Ryan Lohoff
Age: 38 Age: 27
Hometown: Los Angeles, Calif. Hometown: Los Angeles, Calif.

Shore Thing

Abigail Nagel (8) Cape May, N.J, Michael Holmes (13) Cape May, N.J., Ashley Lamey (12) Cape May, N.J., Paige Adams (12) Cape May, N.J., Ava Landis (10) Cape May, N.J., Regan Frame (10) Cape May, N.J., Georgia Papamarkos (9) Cape May, N.J., Sara Nichols (17) Cape May, N.J., Hannah Kellener (9) Cape May, N.J., Shayla Marks (16) Cape May, N.J., Hannah Lamey (15) Cape May, N.J., Taylor Magill (7) Cape May, N.J., Jamie Marshall (15) Cape May, N.J., Tiffany DePaul (15) Cape May, N.J., Katya Simonsen (10) Cape May, N.J., Veronica Holmes (14) Cape May, N.J., Kaylee Clayburn (12) Cape May, N.J., Victoria Jacboy (14) Cape May, N.J., Maxine Marshall (10) Cape May, N.J.

Dance Town Chaos
Blake Piatczyc (17) Miami, Fla., Manuel Castro (24) Miami, Fla., Daniel Garcia (17) Miami, Fla. Richard Villaverde (19) Miami, Fla., Eddieomar Gonzalez (14) Miami, Fla., Romulo Villaverde (22) Miami, Fla., Geo Smith (23) Miami, Fla., Rudy Abreu (15) Miami, Fla., Jonathan Aguilar (18) Miami, Fla., Sean Joaseus (16) Miami, Fla., Kevin Cabrera (22) Miami, Fla., Sean Sellek (18) Miami, Fla.

Kendall Glover
Age: 11
Hometown: Phoenix, Ariz.

Roosevelt Anderson

Age: 22
Hometown: Brooklyn, N.Y.

LIVE TO DANCE is based on a format created by Princess Productions and Shine TV and is produced by Reveille. Elisabeth Murdoch, Howard T. Owens, Paula Abdul, James Sunderland, Anthony Dominici and Robin Ashbrook are executive producers.

Photo Credit: BWW-Staff




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