Firedance 2023 UK Tour

Post

Subscribe

Sat 18 Mar 2023 - Sat 01 Apr 2023

Strictly Come Dancing stars Karen Hauer and Gorka Marquez are taking to the road with their spectacular live dance show, Firedance . The show, which comes complete with a scintillating cast, features super-charged choreography that is certain to delight all Strictly fans. So, as the tour makes its way across the country, including a date at Birmingham's Symphony Hall on March 31, what can audiences expect?

Karen says: "It’s a show that is fresh, it’s sexy and it’s just a celebration! We have all the dances that the audiences love, like our tangos, our sambas and our salsas, so it just celebrates all the fun we have together as a friendship and everything we love to share with people. We just love dancing together so much, so we’re bringing that joy out onto the stage for everyone to have fun with us!



It is not the first time that Firedance has been on tour, so is anything different this time?
Gorka says: "We’ve remade some of the show and brought in some more uplifting songs, some more modern songs and a fair few surprises too. The idea is still the same obviously, we’re going to be dancing all night, there’s lots of fire and a lot of energy, so everything that people loved about it the last time is still there, just with some new things brought in which we think really adds a whole new spark to the whole thing. It’s very exciting, as we know people are going to really enjoy it."

Adds Karen: "It’s always fun to be able to evolve and change things up, as you have an idea what people are really going to respond to and the challenge is to then be able to give them that. It’s all about evolution, so seeing what new songs are out there that we really like and then finding how to bring them into the show, while connecting them to different parts of it that have already had a great impact and are really loved by the audience. It’s like a little puzzle, putting it all together and seeing what parts worked, what parts didn’t so much and what you can do to constantly be improving the whole show."



How much does having your own show free you from the constraints of the ballroom?
Karen continues: "I think the nice thing is that we’ve trained in so many different styles, that being able to utilise that is really special. Obviously we can do all the waltzes and tangos etc, which we do in our own way and we do enjoy putting things in there that we know people really like to see, but there’s still dances we actually don’t like. Every dancer has some, so it’s great to have the freedom to just do the things we love and I think that comes over in the performances. We like the fire dances, we like the strong, rhythmical dances that have power behind them. At the same time though, we do have some very simple, beautiful and understated numbers that people love to see, so there’s a good mix in there, but it’s all the things we love."

Gorka says: "I think people can be used to seeing us doing ballroom dancing on TV, but that is also a style that is meant to let us showcase ourselves, to express things and to interpret the way we feel things, not just the music, but whatever has happened to us throughout the year, we channel that into the dancing. That’s what makes dancing unique, as everyone can do the same dance, but it’s how you interpret it that makes it your own."



If you had to pick one thing, what would be your favourite part of the show?
Gorka: "I love every part of it, but in a funny way, I love the last number that we used to do as it was so fun and upbeat, we’d always end up getting the giggles, as we don’t take ourselves too seriously and just have a laugh with it. I’m sure that will be the same with the new one."

Karen: "I agree. The fact that we get to be so creative and do something that allows us to be so proud of ourselves and our team really means so much to us, so that moment at the end of the night is always just really special. It doesn’t feel like a job, it’s more like a gig that we just happen to be at. It doesn’t feel choreographed in a way, as there’s so much freedom in it, which is what we want the audience to feel too. It’s just such a liberating feeling to be up there with everyone."



Catch Firedance across the UK:

18-Mar Bournemouth Pavilion (7.30pm)
19-Mar London Wimbledon New Theatre (5pm)
28-Mar Portsmouth Guildhall (7.30pm)
30-Mar Nottingham Royal Concert Hall (7.30pm)
31-Mar Birmingham Symphony Hall (7.30pm)
1-Apr Sheffield City Hall (7.30pm)

Tickets are available from https://firedancelive.co.uk


#shows
#music
#performing_arts
# tour

%wnbirmingham