Dancing With The Stars – The Tour!

Los Angeles (October 25, 2006) — ?Dancing with the Stars,? ABC?s #1 rated unscripted show, is hitting the road and bringing its most popular team of stars and professional dancers from seasons 1-3 to 38 cities throughout the United States. The tour is scheduled to kick-off in San Diego on December 19th and will take its final bow in Atlantic City, on February 11th, 2007. Tickets will go on sale on November 4, 2006. Fans should visit ABC.com for complete on sale details. Attracting an average audience of more than 19 million viewers, ?Dancing With the Stars? currently ranks among the Top 5 most-watched shows on all of television, also qualifying as the TV?s No. 1 unscripted program.

The all-star team hitting the road includes Season One?s Joey McIntyre partnering with Season Three?s Kym Johnson, Season Two winners Drew Lachey & Cheryl Burke, Lisa Rinna & Louis Van Amstel, Season Three?s Joey Lawrence & Edyta Sliwinska, Willa Ford & Maksim Chmerkovskiy and Harry Hamlin pairing with Karina Smirnoff.

?Dancing with the Stars – The Tour? is sponsored by Slim-fast and produced by BBC Worldwide, AEG LIVE and Front Line Management Group. The two hour show will feature a larger-than-life recreation of the TV show?s actual stage with an intimate nightclub style table seating on the floor allowing fans unparalleled sightlines and access to all of the action. As with the network show there will be a live orchestra to accompany the dances with popular modern day songs that have become a much loved aspect of the program.

?Dancing with the Stars – The Tour? will be choreographed by Louis Van Amstel with Carrie Ann Inaba serving as the show?s creative director. The live show will feature celebrity group and solo dances along with sets from the professional dancers. In addition, the show will feature two huge video screens to the left and right of the stage that will feature never-before-scene rehearsal footage and exclusive behind the scenes interviews and outtakes as well as many surprise extras.

?In partnering with BBC Worldwide and Front Line Management Group, Dancing With The Stars – The Tour will undoubtedly be one of the most exciting and unique shows on the road this year,? remarked Debra Rathwell, SVP, AEG LIVE. ?We?re confident that audiences of all ages will enjoy the tour?s outstanding combination of incredible talent and state-of-the-art production.?

?Dancing with the Stars – The Tour?

TUE 19-Dec San Diego, CA ipayOne Center at the Sports ArenaWED 20-Dec Fresno, CA SaveMart CenterFRI 22-Dec Seattle, WA Key Arena at the Seattle CenterSAT 23-Dec Portland, OR Rose GardenWED 27-Dec San Jose, CA HP Pavilion at San JoseTHU 28-Dec Los Angeles, CA Staples CenterFRI 29-Dec Glendale, AZ Glendale ArenaSAT 30-Dec Las Vegas, NV Thomas & Mack CenterTUE 2-Jan Omaha, NE Qwest CenterWED 3-Jan St. Paul, MN Xcel Energy CenterFRI 5-Jan Chicago, IL Allstate ArenaSAT 6-Jan Auburn Hills, MI Palace at Auburn HillsSUN 7-Jan Columbus, OH Nationwide ArenaTUE 9-Jan Cleveland, OH Wolstein CenterWED 10-Jan Toronto, ON Air Canada CentreFRI 12-Jan Milwaukee, WI Bradley CenterSAT 13-Jan Moline, IL Mark of the Quad CitiesSUN 14-Jan St. Louis, MO Scottrade CenterTUE 16-Jan Evansville, IN Roberts StadiumWED 17-Jan Cincinnati, OH US Bank ArenaTHU 18-Jan Indianapolis, IN Conseco FieldhouseFRI 19-Jan Lexington, KY Rupp ArenaSUN 21-Jan Nashville, TN Gaylord Ent. CenterTUE 23-Jan Tampa, FL St. Pete Times Forum WED 24-Jan Sunrise, FL BankAtlantic CenterFRI 26-Jan Duluth, GA Gwinnett CenterSAT 27-Jan Greensboro, NC Greensboro ColiseumSUN 28-Jan Washington, DC Verizon CenterTUE 30-Jan Richmond, VA Richmond ColiseumTHU 1-Feb East Rutherford, NJ Continental Airlines ArenaFRI 2-Feb Long Island, NY Nassau ColiseumSAT 3-Feb Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun ArenaMON 5-Feb Worcester, MA DCU CenterTUE 6-Feb Philadelphia, PA Wachovia CenterWED 7-Feb Manchester, NH Verizon Wireless ArenaTHU 8-Feb Bridgeport, CT Arena at Harbor YardSAT 10-Feb Providence, RI Dunkin Donuts CenterSUN 11-Feb Atlantic City, NJ Boardwalk Hall