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Review: Burn The Floor - Dance Partner Productions

Written by Jake Goodall

Get ready for a night of high octane dancing extravaganza as Burn the Floor enters the Villa! Opening at the Brisbane Powerhouse for a short 3 day season before continuing on their National Australian Tour, this is the dance show of the year that you don't want to miss! Presented by Dance Partner Productions, Burn the Floor is on it's 25th anniversary tour hosted by Human Nature's Phil Burton. This Australian based production has seen many different iterations over the past 25 years from local and regional towns to Broadway and West End productions, proving that the story of dance is a lifelong commitment. 

Directed by Peta Roby, and choreographed by Jorja Freeman, Alberto Faccio, Robbie Kmetoni, if you could think of a style of dance this production had it included. As always with Burn The Floor, ballroom is the featuring genre and boy do the production cast prove their talent in this tight 90-minute show. The movement is fluid and each dancer gets their moment in the spotlight. The artistic direction by Roby is stunning also, the simple set and props really helped to promote dance as the spotlight. 

Musical Direction by Tyler Azzoparoi was absolutely stunning, the band was on absolute fire the entire night and did not miss a beat! Featuring Tia Gigliotti on Vocals, Jamie Valente on Guitar, Pat Madden on Drums and Mark Stefanoff on Keys and Vocals. Special mention to Stefanoff who was the standout vocalist of the evening, providing us with breathtaking incredible vocals all night long. 

Now this evening was all about the dance, so let's highlight some of the incredible dancers: Jorja Freeman, Alberto Faccio, Robbie Kmetoni, Jemma Armstrong, Gustavo Viglio (Dance Captain), Sophie Holloway, Lyu Masuda, Lily Cornish, Julian Caillon, Ana Rieram & Jackie Chambers. These stunning performers did not stop for a full 90 minutes providing the audience with an incredible feat of artistry. 

Overall Burn the Floor is an absolutely incredible night out at the theatre and one that every person of music and dance should attend! Burn The Floor plays at the Brisbane Powerhouse until August 24th before continueing their national tour. Tickets can be purchased here

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