(ENGLEWOOD, NJ) -- The audience will get in on the action when Dancing Pros Live comes to Bergen Performing Arts Center on Monday, April 13 at 8pm. Karina Smirnoff from Dancing With The Stars will be the head judge! She'll be joined by Chelsie Hightower as a competitor, and will feature Edyta Sliwinska as a guest star. These three are all pro dancers and all from "Dancing with The Stars".
The show features Drew Lachey as the host (who is a member of 98 Degrees, the winner of the second season of Dancing with the Stars, and is the younger brother of Nick Lachey.)
For the first time pros from Dancing With The Stars, So You Think You Can Dance and dance champions from around the world will dance off against each other and the audience will use remotes at every seat to crown the winner. Unlike reality TV shows, there is no waiting until next week for results; the winning couple is announced at the end of the show!
For the first time together on stage, audiences across the country will see professional dancers from "Dancing with the Stars," "So You Think You Can Dance" and dance champions from around the world compete with one another for top prize! Watch in awe as they perform a variety of dance styles including Cha-Cha, Waltz, Tango, Swing, Freestyle Samba and the Jitterbug.
Audiences will be dazzled by amazing caliber celebrity and professional dancers, singers from "American Idol" or "The Voice," a glamorous set, stunning costumes, group numbers and unbelievable dance moves! From high voltage kicks to seductive strides, these famed competitors demand everyone's attention as they rival one another on the dance floor for a chance to win the vote!
People magazine hailed "Top notch dancing from the best in the world and a live fan vote for the winner. If you like "Dancing with the Stars," you'll love the drama, excitement and unpredictability of Dancing Pros."
Bergen Performing Arts Center is located at 30 North Van Brunt Street in Englewood, New Jersey. Purchase tickets to pick the winner yourself at www.ticketmaster.com or Box Office at 201.227.1030. Tickets range from $29 - $89.
About bergenPAC
Founded in 2003, the 1,367-seat Bergen Performing Arts Center, or bergenPAC, is the area's cultural mecca. Housed in a historic Art Deco-style theater boasting one of the finest acoustic halls in the United States, bergenPAC attracts a stellar roster of world-class entertainment. The jewel in our crown is The Performing Arts School at bergenPAC – the innovative, educational performing arts initiative that reaches more than 30,000 students annually. The Performing Arts School provides community youth, age 2 months to 21 years, with unique, "hands-on" training in music, dance and theater by industry professionals. It is through the ongoing generosity of sponsors, donors, members, and patrons that the not-for-profit 501 (c)(3) corporation bergenPAC and The Performing Arts School are able to thrive and enrich our community.
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