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Louis van Amstel, who danced with Priscilla Presley on ABC's popular TV dance competition "Dancing Under The Stars" this past season, will emcee "Dancing Under the Stars," a dance extravaganza Aug. 22 and 23 at the SCERA Shell Outdoor Theatre in Orem.
The performance, which also features performers from "So You Think You Can Dance," "High School Musical," " Nickelodeon's "Dance on Sunset" and the TV reality competition "Grease: You're The One That I Want," will begin at 8 p.m. and showcase dancing as diverse as stomp, ballet, tap, ballroom, Latin, contemporary and hip hop.
General admission tickets for "Dancing Under the Stars" are $10 for adult and $8 for children (age 3-11), seniors (65+) and students (w/ID). Patrons may bring a blanket or rent a first-come, first-serve chair for $1.00. Reserved sections range from $12 to $16 for adults and $10 for $14 for children, seniors and students.
Tickets are available from 10am-6m weekdays and Saturdays from 12Noon-6pm at SCERA Center for the Arts, 745 South State, Orem, by calling (801) 225-ARTS, online at www.scera.org or at the Shell gate one hour prior to performance. The SCERA Shell Outdoor Theatre is located at 699 S. State in Orem, in the middle of SCERA Park.
"We have had an amazing year with our dancers," says Kim Delgrosso, director of Center Stage Performing Arts Studios in Orem. "They have had a tremendous amount of success on television, on stage and in the movies, and we are lucky to have a two-day window when they are all in town to perform together."
Van Amstel will also dance during the show, but spend most of the evening highlighting the diverse world of dance. Joining him will be Chelsie Hightower, Gev Manoukian and Matt Dorame, finalists from FOX's recently completed fourth season of "So You Think You Can Dance"; Jason Celaya, a member of the Broadway cast of "Altar Boys" who was also a top finalist on "Grease: You're The One That I Want," the televised casting competition for a new Broadway production of the popular movie musical; Hefa Tuita from "High School Musical 3" and Nickelodeon's "Dance on Sunset"; Tre Holloway, nationally acclaimed choreographer who will appear to do a tap stomp solo and who also toured with Tap Kids, Monsters of Hip Hop and recording artist Ashanti. As of press time, Ashly Delgrosso-Costa, who spent three seasons as a professional dancer on "Dancing With the Stars" and danced on its 100th show, is also scheduled to perform.
Anchoring the show will be the award-winning senior and teen companies of Center Stage Performing Arts Studios in Orem, which recently returned from performing in Los Angeles. "Many of the main dancers in our senior company are involved in 'High School Musical 3' and 'American Mall,'" Delgrosso adds.
The concert will feature a prima ballerina on pointe, stomp, tap, ballroom, Latin and hip hop styles. "Many dance forms are emerging right now, and this show will demonstrate new and different styles," she says. "Because we train our dancers so thoroughly, they are having some amazing career opportunities. "
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