Burn the Floor – Fire in the Ballroom
Live dance floor extravaganza Burn The Floor will make its return to Australian shores at the end of February. It has been two years since the showcase has been to Australia and is already in it’s 16th year. Producer Harley Medcalf explained that Fire in the Ballroom is full of colourful sets and costumes, going back to how the productions originally began.
“We are back with a lavish set, which is a Havana street scene and we are back into the colour and large amounts of costume again,” he said.
“Really what happened in the journey [of Burn The Floor], when we started in 1999 we had massive sets, hundreds of costumes… Then over a period of time until 2005 we went into another direction to take everything away, so most of the dancers costumes were mostly black.”
What you can expect from this show is a round up of all the Burn The Floor productions into two 45 minute performances.
“We have four productions of Burn The Floor around the world,” said Medcalf. “This touring production is the highlight of the other shows. So it’s just bringing the best pieces of the individual shows for the tour.”
Jason Gilkison and Peta Roby will choreograph the show with 20 handpicked dancers and musicians. You’ll see the dancers performing the Spanish flamenco, Paso doble, salsa, tango, and the waltz with music from Led Zeppelin, Christina Aguilera, Santana, Janis Joplin and Tito Puente. (AMal)
Feb 26–28. Enmore Theatre, 118-132 Enmore Road, Newtown. $40.68-$50.71. Tickets & info: tickettek.com.au or burnthefloor.com
BY ATHINA MALLIS
