'So You Think You Can Dance' Finalists To Tour With BURN THE FLOOR this Fall

 Five finalists from 'So You Think You Can Dance' will join the U.S. tour of BURN THE FLOOR. Janette Manrara, Ashleigh Di Lello, Karen Hauer, Ryan Di Lello and RObie Kmetoni will join the tour beginning in Portland, OR on September 7. Hauer and Kmetoni are signed on for the entire tour, the Di Lellos are scheduled through January 2011. Manrara is scheduled through November 2010.

People have seen Ballroom dance on shows like "Dancing with the Stars" and "So You Think You Can Dance" and now with BURN THE FLOOR, they will experience, live on stage, the passion, the drama and the sizzling excitement of 20 gorgeous champion dancers, in a true theatrical experience. The show takes audiences on a journey through the 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, as well as the Tango, Samba, Mambo, Quickstep and Swing.

BURN THE FLOOR is created, directed and choreographed by Jason Gilkison, former World Champion Latin and Ballroom dancer, and guest choreographer on the fourth season of So You Think You Can Dance. BURN THE FLOOR's 18 award-winning international dancers hail from around the globe - Great Britain, Germany, Italy, Russia, Australia, Sweden, The Philippines and the U.S. - and include Australian Ballroom and World Latin American champions. The dancers, who collectively hold more than 100 dance titles, move to the vision of artistic director and choreographer Jason Gilkison.

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.

The BURN THE FLOOR U.S. Tour will travel to the following cities Portland, Seattle, San Jose, Sacramento, San Diego, Louisville, Philadelphia, Raleigh, Houston, Pittsburgh, Oklahoma City, Chicago, Boston, Detroit, Atlanta, Dallas, Tuscon, LA amoung others. For a complete list of cities and dates visit BroadwayAcrossAmerica.com

For more information visit BurnTheFloor.com.

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