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Mario Lopez, Gilles Marini, Kristi Yamaguchi, et al. to Be Rotating Co-Hosts for Ballroom with a Twist Tour

Mario Lopez
(© Joseph Marzullo/WENN)
Mario Lopez
(© Joseph Marzullo/WENN)

Kristi Yamaguchi, Gilles Marini, Evan Lysacek, Mario Lopez and Sabrina Bryan will serve as rotating hosts for a 14-city tour of Ballroom with a Twist, to launch with a performance on July 14 at the Clayton Opera House in Clayton New York. Dancing with the Stars‘ Louis van Amstel has conceived and directed the production.

The show is an extravagant evening of dance, from ballroom to hip-hop stylings, and song, which will also have engagements in the U.S. at the Chautauqua Institution in New York (July 16) and the Hershey Theatre in Pennsylvania (July 17) before moving on to engagements in British Columbia and Nova Scotia and cities throughout Canada.

The company for the tour will feature Mark Ballas, Cheryl Burke, Jonathan Roberts & Anna Trebunskaya along with an ensemble of dancers from shows such as So You Think You Can Dance, High School Musical – The Movie, Dance Your Ass Off, and Dancing With The Stars.Vocals will be provided by American Idol alumni David Hernandez and Trenyce.