(Long Island, NY) Dancing Classrooms Long Island (DCLI) is thrilled to announce that we have been invited to showcase DCLI students in The Gateway’s presentation of “Ballroom With a Twist” featuring Dancing With the Stars Pros Chelsie Hightower, Anna Trebunskaya, Dmitry Chaplin and special guest Gilles Marini, star of Sex and the City, Brothers and Sisters, Modern Family, Devious Maids. In addition, finalists from So You Think You Can Dance and American Idol will be featured.
Who: 22 Ladies and Gentlemen who participated in a 2014-15 Dancing Classrooms residency will perform a medley of dances to open The Gateway’s presentation of “Ballroom With a Twist.”
The Nassau and Suffolk County schools represented will be:
- East Elementary/Long Beach
- Edward J. Bosti Elementary/Bohemia
- Idle Hour Elementary/Oakdale
- John Philip Sousa Elementary/Port Washington
- Lynwood Elementary/Farmingville
- Ogden Elementary School/Valley Stream
- Our Lady of Lourdes/West Islip
- William S. Covert Elementary/Rockville Centre
- Sts. Philip and James School/St. James.
When: Thursday, August 13th at 8:00pm
Where: Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts located at 71 East Main Street; Patchogue, NY
Tickets: (631) 286-1133 or online at www.gatewayplayhouse.org.
DANCING CLASSROOMS: Transforming Lives One Step at a Time™ is an internationally acclaimed social development artist-led residency program geared for 4th, 5th, 7th, and 8th grade students, regardless of background or experience. The subject of the hit documentary Mad Hot Ballroom, the program uses the vehicle of ballroom dancing to build students’ social and emotional literacy, confidence, self-esteem and respect for others. For more information about Dancing Classrooms Long Island visit www.dancingclassroomsli.org or call 646-345-5234.
THE GATEWAY: Performing Arts Center of Suffolk County
The Performing Arts Center of Suffolk County is committed to producing and presenting the highest caliber theater and performing arts events as well as engaging and training the next generation of artists. Theatre is the essential human art form through which PACSC enriches the cultural lives of Long Island communities, providing a vital, local alternative to Broadway.
PACSC represents a significant, inspiring new chapter in the history of theatrical excellence pioneered by Gateway Playhouse. The oldest professional theatre on Long Island, The Gateway was founded in 1950, beginning a legacy of professional theatre and actor training that launched the careers of many prominent theatre, television, and film professionals and became a crucial part of the local cultural landscape. In 2011, the formation of PACSC began the organization’s transition into the non-profit sector, opening new avenues of engagement between the theatre and its audience.
