“Ballroom with a Twist” comes to Batavia Jan. 23

Posted January 13, 2015 10:00 pm

Batavia Fine Arts Centre

Enjoy "Ballroom with a Twist" at 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 23, at the Batavia Fine Arts Centre, 1201 Main St.

So you can't get your fill of "Dancing with the Stars," "American Idol," and "So You Think You Can Dance?" Take your obsession with live talent-based reality TV shows to the next level.

Coming out of the TV and into the Batavia Fine Arts Centre is "Ballroom With A Twist" featuring dancing and singing. Watching the cha-cha rattle on the television screen is one thing, but getting up close and live beneath the fringe, sequins, and booming sounds of Rumba bass is a whole other ballgame. "Ballroom With A Twist" brings a frenzy of sizzling dance moves by professional international dancers spanning the hot moves of samba, waltz, fox trot, quickstep, and jive.

Several of your favorite "American Idol" finalists will be joining the bill with their powerhouse hit songs. "Ballroom With A Twist" gives audiences thrills with its varieties of music providing a concert soundtrack to the evening. Star Watch: It's the who's who of the dance and singing world, joining together for an evening of grace, athleticism, and passion.

This groundbreaking show, starring a rotating roster of celebrity hosts and fabulous young dancers from "So You Think You Can Dance," "Dancing With the Stars" and "American Idol," pushes the boundaries of ballroom dance, infusing it with the energy and intensity of the latest styles.

The Batavia Fine Arts Centre is excited to announce that dance pros Tony Dovolani and Anna Trebunskaya have been cast in "Ballroom with a Twist." These two are some of the world's most dazzling professional dancers and are currently competing in ABC's "Dancing with the Stars" Season 19.

Online tickets are $85.50 for orchestra, $73.50 for mezzanine, or $65.50 for balcony. Visit www.bataviafineartscentre.org. Tickets by phone or box office are $2 extra. Star and Director's Circle season ticket holders receive a 15-percent discount. Patron and Producer season ticket holders receive a 10-percent discount.

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