Dancing With the Stars brings Hot Summer Nights to Gayly region

The “Dancing With the Stars – Hot Summer Nights” cast (L to R) (Top) Emma Slater, Sasha Farber, Sharna Burgess, Artem Chigvintsev and Lindsay Arnold; (Front) Hayley Erbert, Gleb Savchenko, Keo Motsepe, Alan Bersten and Britt Stewart. Photo provided.

TV's hottest show is going on tour across America this summer and five of the shows are in The Gayly’region. Dancing with the Stars: Live! - Hot Summer Nights will entertain Gayly fans from mid-July to early August.

Fans of the TV show have the opportunity to see the best ballroom dancers in the business perform live in their hometowns. This all-new production showcases every type of ballroom and modern dance seen on ABC's hit show Dancing with the Stars, produced by BBC Worldwide Productions.

The performances feature sizzling group numbers, steamy duets and over-the-top original pieces choreographed and creative directed by four-time Emmy-nominated choreographer Mandy Moore.


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Cities in our area are Little Rock, Ark.; Tulsa; Enid, Okla.; Springfield, Mo.; and Kansas City, Mo.

Captivating audiences across the country, Dancing with the Stars: Live! – Hot Summer Nights features the hottest cast in dance including Lindsay Arnold, Sharna Burgess, Artem Chigvintsev, Sasha Farber, Keo Motsepe, Gleb Savchenko, Emma Slater, Alan Bersten, Hayley Erbert and Britt Stewart. (Artists are subject to change.)

Leading the cast of Hot Summer Nights is special guest star, NFL running back Rashad Jennings. Jennings was the Dancing with the Stars winner in the finale of Season 24 of the show.

“It's been an amazing season of shocks, surprises, laughs, tears and, of course, incredible dancing. In the end, Rashad Jennings and Emma Slater outlasted all others to win DWTS 2017,” say the producers.


Rashad Jennings is the special guest star of “Hot Summer Nights”. Photo provided.

Jennings, currently a free-agent, is considered a true professional. In his breakout 2015 season with the NY Giants, he started every game and set career highs in carries, rushing yards, receiving yards and receiving touchdowns. He started his career with the Jacksonville Jaguars, where he spent four seasons. After one season with the Oakland Raiders he signed with the Giants.

Audiences will experience the professional dancing, exquisite costumes and excitement they see in the ballroom every Monday night, live in theaters in their own cities.

Performance information:

Little Rock - July 18 at the Robinson Center Music Hall. Tickets start at $42 and are available online at www.ticketmaster.com, by phone at (501) 244-8800 or in person at the Celebrity Attractions box office, 300 S. Spring in Little Rock.

Tulsa – July 19 at the Bank of Oklahoma Center. Tickets are $42 - $122 and are available online at www.bokcenter.com, by phone at (866) 7-BOK-CTR or in person at the BOK box office, 200 S. Denver in Tulsa.

Enid, Okla. - Jul 20 at the Central National Bank Event Center. Tickets are $39 - $75 and are available online at www.cnbcenter.com, by phone at (580) 616-7380 or in person at the Central National Bank Center box office.

Springfield, Mo. - July 21 at the Juanita K. Hammons Hall. Tickets are $42 - $76.50, with VIP packages available. Tickets may be purchased by phone at (417) 836-7678 or online at www.hammonshall.com.

Kansas City, Mo. - August 2 at the Arvest Bank Theatre at the Midland. Tickets are $45 - $79.50 and may be purchased online at www.midlandkc.com, by phone at (888) 929-7849 or in person at the Arvest Bank Theatre at The Midland box office, 1228 Main Street, KCMO.

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