Some of the professionals from Dancing With the Stars are on tour, pros Gleb Savchenko, Ezra Sosa, Rylee Arnold, Pasha Pashkov, Daniella Karagach, Britt Stewart, Brandon Armstong, Alan Bersten and Emma Slater performing in all shows along with celebrity Stephen Nedoroscik. Select shows have special guests with professional Jenna Johnson performing with her celebrity partner Joey Graziadei from season 33. Other celebrities who make special appearances are actor Chandler Kinney and athlete Ilona Maher. The tour began on Jan 7, 2025, in Indianapolis, IND, and will continue until April 19, 2025, when they will perform their final show at the Rosemont Theatre in Rosemont, ILL.
I went to the performance on Feb. 8, at the Rosemont Theatre and had a fantastic time; there was not a single routine that I did not enjoy. This was a very well-put-together ensemble. The show was two hours long with a 20-minute intermission. To begin each dancer was introduced, all of their names were said and they each had a solo moment. The diversity of dance was well portrayed throughout the whole thing. The show had slow duets, large upbeat numbers and everything in between. The number of dancers per dance was consistently different and so was the style of dance. No two dances were the same or even close to being similar, every dance was unique. The number that was performed right before the intermission was my favorite; it included every dancer and was a cheerful, upbeat performance. It ended with confetti and left me excited for the second half of the show.
To begin the next section of the show they did a Western theme, Nedoroscik was portraying a sheriff while all of the professionals were cowboys and cowgirls. The male performers walked through the crowd, and I got to high-five a couple of them. During this walk-through, each male performer chose an audience member to go on stage with them and compete in a dance-off type competition. I loved the inclusion of the crowd and having the male performers walk through the crowd, interacting with people was a very effective way of getting the audience to reengage with the performance after a long break. Being able to interact with the cast even just for a brief moment instantly had my complete attention back on the remaining routines.
All in all, the performances were amazing, and every dance was wonderfully choreographed. The costuming was on point, and it felt like I was watching an episode of the show from the ballroom. It was an amazing experience, and I would recommend every Dancing With the Stars fan see it if they can.
