From Harlem's hot nights at The Savoy, where dances such as the Lindy, Foxtrot and Charleston were born, to the Latin Quarter where the Cha-Cha, Rumba and Salsa steamed up the stage, Burn the Floor takes audiences on a journey through the passionate drama of dance. It's ballroom dance with a sexy 21st century edge.
No story, just nonstop dance: The 10 couples in <i>Burn the Floor</i> perform every dance included in international ballroom competition: waltz, foxtrot, Viennese waltz, tango, quickstep, cha cha, samba, paso doble, rumba and jive, plus variations such as swing dancing and the lindy.
"Heart-pounding...splendid dance and gorgeous dancers. By the end, the ensemble reaches its remarkable zenith of energized synchronization to Tina Turner's version of "Proud Mary." Like the titular riverboat, these astonishing dancers seem like perpetual motion machines."
Time Out New York
David Cote
"Burn the Floor is dance theater: comic and dramatic, sensual and lyrical, acrobatic and romantic--in short, utterly theatrical. A dance show I can thoroughly recommend to everyone."
Bloomberg
John Simon
"**** (four stars) Athletic, sensual and rocket-fueled. The charismatic cast is polished to a high sheen."
New York Daily News
Joe Dziemianowicz
"Downright sexy. A polished production, with classy costumes and stunning vocals. Grade: A-"
EW.com (Entertainment Weekly)
Jennifer Armstrong
"Hot hot hot...pulse pounding choreography. A two hour adrenaline rush featuring some of the best and best-looking ballroom dancers in the world. Awesome dancing...an extraordinarily gifted company."
NY1
Roma Torre
