All change for Opening Night as Strictly Champion comes to Southport

Kevin Cliftoni n BURN The Floor with Graziano Di Prima and Johannes Radebe

All change for Opening Night as Strictly Champion comes to Southport…

BBC Strictly Come Dancing Champion, Kevin Clifton, is set to headline the World’s leading Ballroom dance show, BURN THE FLOOR, when it tours the UK from April to June and due to a technical issue at the original venue, the Opening Night on the 18th April, which was due to be at The Atkinson, is now moving to Southport Theatre at the Waterfront.

This means the formerly sold out show now has additional tickets available, so Strictly fans should snap them up quickly!

Strictly Theatre Co. and Burn the Floor Ltd, who are co-producing the show, put out the following statement on their social media pages about the move –

#burnthefloor ❗️IMPORTANT – VENUE CHANGE❗️

Due to a faulty loading lift at the current venue that cannot be repaired in time, the opening night of Burn the Floor on 18th April will be moving from @TheAtkinson #Southport to Southport Theatre at The Waterfront

For people who have tickets booked at the Atkinson, your tickets will automatically be transferred to the new venue and the venue will contact you directly this week.

Due to a larger capacity, this means extra tickets are now available for this previously sold out show.

For tickets go to https://www.waterfrontsouthport.co.uk/events/burn-the-floor/3801

Kevin, the ever popular professional dancer, who has performed in BURN THE FLOOR on Broadway, the West End, and all over the World, credits the show for igniting a spark in him and changing him as a performer.

“Burn The Floor is the show that ignited a spark in me and changed me forever as a performer.”

Kevin Clifton

And as rehearsals for the show kicked off last week, the Strictly Champ posted on his Facebook page “Been a few years, but yesterday I returned home.” along with a shot from rehearsals with Strictly group dancer, and Graziano’s girlfriend, Giada Lini, who is also part of the Burn the Floor UK Tour.

Kevin will be joined by Strictly’s newest pro’s, Italian heart-throb Graziano Di Prima and South African star Johannes Radebe, in the show that has revolutionised Ballroom style over the last two decades. The show will feature a phenomenal cast of twenty – fourteen dancers, two vocalists, and four musicians.

Combining jaw-dropping choreography and ground-breaking moves, BURN THE FLOOR will bring their famous, infectious and rebellious energy to the stage in their first ever UK tour.

From seriously romantic Waltz, to a futuristic Foxtrot, the passion of the Tango and Paso Doble cut right through. You will revel in the emotional power of the Cha Cha, the Samba and Jive, and be left breathless by the smoking, irresistible Rumba.

“Through Broadway, West End and touring all over the world this show has ripped apart the rule book, revolutionised our genre and inspired and shaped me as the dancer I am today. In 2019 I am delighted to say I am coming ‘home’ to BURN THE FLOOR.”

Kevin Clifton

With Kevin headlining this electrifying production, along with lights, costumes and eclectic live music, it will have you leaping out of the seat to join in. Not just a “feel-good” performance, but a seriously “feel-fantastic” show! Don’t miss your chance to experience the pure dance joy of BURN THE FLOOR.

Clifton himself says he is ‘coming home’ to BURN THE FLOOR.

Opening Night on 18th April moves from The Atkinson to Southport Theatre at the Waterfront. Anyone with tickets for The Atkinson will be contacted by the theatre and will have their tickets automatically transferred to the new venue.

The 35 date 2019 UK tour runs from the 18th April through to 8th June, opening at Southport Theatre at the Waterfront and closing in Kevin’s home town of Grimsby at the Grimsby Auditorium.

Tickets can be booked directly through the theatres or at www.burnthefloor.com