January 07, 2024
"Dancing With the Stars" is bringing the ballroom to the Jersey Shore later this month as part of the reality competition's 2024 live North American tour.
On Friday, Jan. 19 at 8 p.m., Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa is hosting "Dancing With the Stars Live" in the Borgata Event Center venue, featuring special performances by the winners of Season 32. Tickets and VIP packages, which include cast meet-and-greets and exclusive merchandise, can be purchased now online.
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The tour, which kicks off Thursday in Richmond, Virginia, will include dazzling original dance numbers by the beloved professional dancers from the hit ABC show. There will also be rotating appearances by fan-favorite celebrities and their partners from the most recent season of "DWTS."
In Atlantic City, the cast will be joined by "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness" actress Xochitl Gomez and "DWTS" pro Val Chmerkovskiy, whose best-buddy rapport as dance partners and string of perfect-10 routines earned them the top spot in Season 32.
Gomez and Chmerkovskiy won the inaugural Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophy, honoring the late "DWTS" judge Len Goodman who died last spring after a battle with prostate cancer. In the finale, which aired Dec. 5, Gomez beat out four other finalists — Grammy-winning singer Jason Mraz, "Vanderpump Rules" star Ariana Madix, "Bachelorette" star Charity Lawson and actress Alyson Hannigan — to take home the trophy.
The "DWTS" live tour makes several other stops in the region, including Bethlehem on Jan. 20; New Brunswick, N.J. on Jan. 26 and Lancaster on Jan. 27. The full tour schedule can be viewed online.
For a preview of what to expect when Gomez takes the stage at the Borgata, watch her freestyle dance from the "DWTS" finale below:
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