I saw the tour several years ago when it came to Tulsa at
BOK Center and had several of the celebrity dancers including NSync’s Lance
Bass. It was so good! Then exactly one year ago I saw a group of pro
dancers from DWTS who did a show at The Joint at Hard Rock Casino. That was a much more scaled-down version and
to be honest it wasn't so great. Now,
the dancing was phenomenal but the show seemed as though it was just thrown
together at the last minute.
For that show I had 5th row seats and for the
finale they pulled up audience members to come dance on stage. Well, you know Renee and I did our best to
get up there…..and we did! We didn't get
the chance to dance with the pros but it was fun being up on the stage. But man would I have loved to dance with
them!
We had to exit the stage through the back so I took the
chance to grab my favorite dancer on the show, Sasha Farber, for a pic. I also had a chance to talk to Emma Slater
and Mark Ballas and get a pic with Chelsea Hightower and let them all know just
how amazing I think they are.
I took some ballroom dancing lessons a couple years ago with
my hubby. I absolutely loved it! But with my kids at such a small age it was
just too hard to keep it up. I’m pretty
sure when they are out of the house I may give it a go again.
DWTS Live Tour announced they were coming to Brady Theater in Tulsa a couple months ago. Alfonso Ribeiro, the winner of this last
season, was joining the pros on the tour.
And to top it off, Sasha Farber and Emma Slater were 2 of the pros along
with Witney Carson, Val Chmerkovskiy, Mark Ballas, Kim Johnson, and one of my
favorite dancers from SYTYCD - Paul Karmiryan.
Who, by the way, I saw this last summer in MOVE Live On Tour with Julianne and Derek Hough. We waited outside for 1.5 hours to get these
pictures after that show!
So, not realizing that the show would sell out so quickly, I
missed out on buying tickets. But that
wasn't going to stop me from finding some!
I checked the website for tickets for about 2 months. The week of the show it was time to get
serious. I WAS going to get
tickets!
Monday of that week I logged on to the Brady Theater website
and in the top corner it said there were obstructed view seats available and to
call the box office. So I did. The lady said it was sold out. I mentioned that the site said obstructed
view were available. So she checked and
there were some way in the back on the floor.
Not the greatest seats but I really wanted to go so I was willing to get
them. I called up my friend Karrie and
she said yes to the tickets.
I waited too long that day to call back so it was Tuesday
when I called to get the tickets. They
were gone. I used the “your site says
there are obstructed view seats” line and she still said it was sold out. She said she would have them change the
website so the obstructed view line was gone.
I was devastated. My one chance
to get tickets to the sold out show and I blew it.
My experience is that the week of the show, the venue may
release a few seats that were “held” for certain people but don’t get
taken. The lady on the phone the day
before had told me that they did not hold back any seats. I just had a feeling I shouldn't believe
her. So, a couple hours later I logged
on to see if they had taken off the obstructed view part and instead there was
a big red button “BUY TICKETS”. I
freaked out! I quickly clicked on the
button and sure enough there were 4 seats - front row, balcony, dead
center. Amazing seats!!!! I texted Karrie and she was freaking out
too! Buy buy buy! Let me tell you, persistence pays off!
So the day of the show, I was so excited to go I was ready
early. That never happens! I was actually sitting around waiting to
go. I think I may like cutting it close
better. I don’t like the
anticipation. LOL We got to our seats
and saw that one of my son’s classmates was sitting right next to us. Her mom had seen my post on Facebook and got
the other 2 seats that came available that day.
Yay! I helped them get tickets
and didn't even know it.
It started with Alfonso and Witney doing their dance from
the show that included “The Carlton” move.
That was the perfect way to start the show. I think everyone, including me, who watched
the TV show this season wanted to see him do “The Carlton” from Fresh Prince of Bel Air as soon as they
knew he was going to be on. They did not
disappoint. The crowd went wild as soon
as that part came up. So fun to watch!
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The show was a great mixture of dancing, interviews and
music. Alfonso hosted the show and he
did a few dances. He was very
funny. He and Witney were a great comedy
duo. He interviewed some of the pros
during the night and there were times when some of the pros came out and just
talked to us about their experiences on the show. They brought them all out together at one
point and did a question and answer session.
Another portion of the show was Mark Ballas and Dylan
Chambers playing some songs on guitar.
They were great! You could tell
they had a passion for that. After they
played, Val Chmirkovsy played the violin. They did it again in the second half
and Val and Mark had a dance off. The
crowd loved it. It was a great addition to the show.
My favorite dance of the show was one-time real life couple Emma
Slater and Sasha Farber. I’m sure I am a
little biased about it being my favorite because Sasha is my favorite pro, but
it was hot, hot, hot! I love to watch the
2 of them dance together. He has really
quick feet and she is just stunning to watch. Here is a link to the dance I found on YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_DUghSEwlM
Bucket list item: take a dance lesson from Sasha Farber!
Bucket list item: take a dance lesson from Sasha Farber!
Overall, this was an amazing show and I think everyone in
the audience loved it. I would have
liked to have seen a little more dancing but I think it was well balanced to
keep the crowd involved and interested all night long. I hope that Dancing With The Stars stays on the air for many more years to come
and I will be watching and wishing I could be on it with every episode!
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