Dracula Georgia Metropolitan Dance Theatre

Dancing with the Stars of Marietta takes place Saturday

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Dancing with the Stars of Marietta

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The most fun and exciting night of the year is right around the corner! Dancing with the Stars of Marietta. Ten celebrities from Marietta have been paired up with GMDT choreographers to perform high-energy dance numbers on-stage in this thrilling competition. The teams will compete for votes received by way of donations hoping to win the coveted mirror ball trophy as the People’s Choice winners. A panel of judges will decide a winning couple for the Judge’s Choice Trophy.

GMDT’s Dancing with the Stars of Marietta 2019 cast of celebrity dancers are:

  • Team 1: Stephanie Clemmons, Co-Founder of the Superheroes Foundation and Mel Clemmons, Owner of the Mel C. Clemmons Agency and Co-Founder of the Superheroes Foundation

  • Kayce Grogan-Wallace, Theatre teacher for Marietta City Schools, Award Winning Actress and Vocal Producer and Brandon Hancock, Director of Operations for Little Italia

  • Team 3: Melanie Kagan, Northwest Regional Director for the United Way of Greater Atlanta and Michelle WerBell Tillis, Director, WellStar Health System

  • Team 4: Stace Huff, Licensed Counselor at Tapestry Psychological Associates and Greg Jackson, Personal Trainer and Owner of Train 2 Live Great

  • Team 5: Hannah Rambo, Rambo Nursery and Sam Rambo, Co-Founder of Glover Park Brewery and Owner of Rambo Nursery

Complete bios of each dancer can be found on the event website at http://gmdtdwts.com.

You can help by purchasing a ticket, voting online, and by making a donation. To vote for your favorite dancers with a donation to GMDT, please visit the event website at http://gmdtdwts.com.

Date: Saturday, February 9, 2019 at 7 pm

Venue: Earl and Rachel Smith Strand Theatre on Historic Marietta Square

Tickets: $20-$55 www.georgiametrodance.tix.com

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Georgia Metropolitan Dance Theatre to open 62nd season with ‘Dracula’

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Georgia Metropolitan Dance Theatre

Thanks to Gina Duncan of the Georgia Metropolitan Dance Theatre for passing this along about next month’s performance of Dracula. Labor Day means the unofficial end of summer, but before long it will be time for Halloween-themed events. Tickets went on sale Friday:

Dracula is brought to life again as Georgia Metropolitan Dance Theatre opens its 62nd season of dance with their fall performance of this legendary classic, October 5th through October 7th at The Earl and Rachel Smith Strand Theatre on the historic Marietta Square.

Back by popular demand, with four shows this year. GMDT’s Dracula will be an intriguing display of talent and exciting storytelling. Professional dancers Jonah Hooper, Calvin Gentry, Gray Stoner, and Peter Powlus, will join a cast of 40 local GMDT company dancers ranging in age from thirteen to eighteen. Dracula will proudly feature the original work of two talented choreographers, Raul Peinado and Ashleigh Whitworth, set to the hauntingly beautiful score of Philip Feeney.

Grab your seats early to enjoy a live organist that will play before all shows. Let us transport you to Transylvania where dance and myth mix together in this spellbinding story of Count Dracula and his three brides, the misfortunes of Jonathan Harker and fiancé Mina Murray, and the ultimate struggle between good and evil. Audiences will be mesmerized as they are pulled in to the world of vampires, gypsies, castles, vampire hunters, superstition, and eternal love in this chilling ballet based on the classic novel by Bram Stoker. 

Just in time for Halloween! The 2:00 p.m. shows on October 6th and 7th will include a youth costume contest during intermission. 18 years old and under come dressed in costume and walk the stage for a chance to win a picture with Dracula and his brides after the show! Adult audience members are encouraged to come wearing your favorite vampire attire.

Performance dates and times at the Earl and Rachel Smith Strand Theatre:

  • Friday, October 5th at 7:30 p.m.
  • Saturday, October 6th at 2:00 p.m.
  • Saturday, October 6th at 7:30 p.m.
  • Sunday, October 7th at 2:00 p.m.

Tickets: Tickets range in price from $15 to $25. To purchase tickets, visit GMDT’s ticket website www.georgiametrodance.tix.com or visit its official Facebook page at GA Metro Dance Theatre, for more information. Tickets go on sale September 1st.

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