From the creators of “Spirit of the Dance”, Keep Dancing – a brand new Ballroom and Latin dance show – is set to wow audiences, featuring special guests from Strictly Come Dancing and celebrating the ever-popular world of Ballroom and Latin dance. The major tour of the UK will begin August 2016, featuring stars from Strictly including Jay McGuinness, Lisa Riley and Louis Smith. Strictly favourite Robin Windsor, and other professional dancers from Strictly Come Dancing, will dance alongside world-champion Ballroom and Latin dancers.
The tour will feature some of the most popular styles of Ballroom and Latin in this fast-paced, high intensity production. With dazzling costumes and breathtaking choreography, Keep Dancing includes both champion performers and stunning dance routines for non-stop entertainment.
Confirmed guest stars include singer and dancer Jay McGuinness, who be performing with his winning professional partner Aliona. Before becoming the 2015 Strictly Champion, Jay enjoyed success as a member of the band The Wanted. Louis Smith was the first British gymnast to win an Olympic medal for over 100 years at the Beijing Olympics in 2008, followed by success at the London 2012 Olympics. He was the celebrity winner of the 2012 Strictly. Lisa Riley and Robin Windsor were one of the most popular couples in the 2012 series of Strictly Come Dancing. Lisa is best known for her former long-running role in ITV’s Emmerdale, and the co-host of You’ve Been Framed.
Keep Dancing will tour to Bromley Churchill Theatre, Milton Keynes Theatre, Wimbledon New Theatre, Cardiff New Theatre, York Opera House, Manchester Palace Theatre, Woking New Theatre, Glasgow Theatre Royal, Liverpool Empire, Eastbourne Congress, Edinburgh Playhouse and Birmingham Alexandra, with 2017 tour dates to be announced soon.