'Burn The Floor' Heats Up Bay Area Starting 9/21

Years before "Dancing with the Stars" and "So You Think You Can Dance" turned Ballroom dancing into must-see TV, one sizzling show was setting stages ablaze around the globe. The electrifying Burn The Floor, the Latin and Ballroom dance spectacular that has thrilled audiences in more than 30 countries worldwide, will make its Bay Area premiere in a limited six-week engagement beginning January 30, 2009 at San Francisco's Post Street Theatre. Tickets go on sale Sunday, September 21 at the Post Street Theatre box office, by phone at 415- 771-6900 and online at Ticketmaster.com.

Burn The Floor is a breathtaking blend of Latin and Ballroom dance first conceived as a special performance at Sir Elton John's 50th birthday celebration in 1997. Two years later, the show made its world premiere in the U.K. and quickly took the globe by storm. Today, with producers Harley Medcalf and former World Champion Latin and Ballroom dancers Peta Roby and Jason Gilkison at the helm, Burn The Floor has sold more than three million tickets in over 140 cities worldwide.

From Harlem's hot nights at The Savoy, where dances such as the Lindy, Foxtrot and Charleston were born, to the Latin Quarter where the Cha-Cha, Rumba and Salsa steam up the stage, Burn The Floor takes audiences on a toe-tapping journey through the passionate drama of dance. The elegance of the Viennese Waltz, the exuberance of the Jive, the intensity of the Paso Doble -- audiences will experience them all, not to mention the Tango, Samba, Mambo, Quickstep, Swing... it's Ballroom dance with a sexy 21st century edge.

BURN THE FLOOR Burn The Floor's troupe of 16 award- winning dancers, two percussionists and two vocalists hail from around the globe -- U.S., Great Britain, Germany, Italy, Russia, Australia, Sweden, the Philippines-and include Australian Ballroom dance champions and World Latin American champions. The dancers, who hold more than 100 championship dance titles amongst them, move to the vision of artistic director and choreographer Jason Gilkison, whose work recently thrilled audiences on season four of "So You Think You Can Dance."

Burn The Floor will heat up the stage at San Francisco's Post Street Theatre (450 Post Street, 2nd floor) for a limited six-week engagement, January 30 - March 15, 2009. The press opening is Tuesday, February 3 at 8 p.m. The performance schedule is: Tuesday - Friday at 8 p.m., Saturday at 2 p.m. & 8 p.m., and Sunday at 2 p.m. & 7 p.m.

Tickets range in price from $49 to $69 for regular performances; reduced-price previews and opening night (January 30-February 3) are $39 for all seats. Premium seats are also available.

Tickets go on sale Sunday, September 21, 2008 at the Post Street Theatre box office, by phone at 415-771-6900 and online at Ticketmaster.com . Discounts are available on groups of 10 or more by calling the number above.

For more information, visit poststreettheatre.com or burnthefloor.com.

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