Dancing with the Stars' champion Derek Hough made his Broadway debut in 'Burn the Floor' for the shows' last performances on January 8-10, at the Longacre Theatre. Hough partnered with Kym Johnson. Hough replaces Maksim Chmerkovskiy who danced his final performance on January 7.
Kym Johnson was this season's professional champion on "Dancing with the Stars," paired with winner
Donny Osmond. Maks has been a professional on the show since its second season.
Created, directed and choreographed by
Jason Gilkison, BURN THE FLOOR is the electrifying Latin and Ballroom dance spectacular which opened this summer at Broadway's intimate Longacre Theatre (220 West 48th Street). It 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 cast of BURN THE FLOOR is composed of award-winning international dancers from around the globe and include Australian Ballroom and World Latin American champions. They collectively hold more than 100 dance titles. They are
Henry Byalikov,
Sharna Burgess,
Artem Chigvintsev,
Kevin Clifton,
Sasha Farber,
Jeremy Garner, Karen Hauer,
Patrick Helm,
Sarah Hives,
Melanie Hooper,
Peta Murgatroyd,
Giselle Peacock,
Nuria Santalucia,
Mirko Sciolan, Emma Slater,
Sarah Soriano, Katarina Stumpfova, Damon &
Rebecca Sugden, Dam
Ian Whitewood,
Robin Windsor, and
Gary Wright. The dancers are supported by two vocalists, MiG Ayesa and
Rebecca Tapia.
Photos by Adam Nemser-PHOTOlink
