Come See the World’s Best Dancers in Action!

Annual City Lights Ball Dance Competition and Show Happens This Weekend, Jan 31 & Feb 1, at San Jose Doubletree Hotel; Audience Invited to Dance

The popular annual City Lights Ball dance competition and show, which has doubled in size, prestige and popularity over the past 3 years, will take place January 31 and February 1, 2009, at the Doubletree Hotel in San Jose, California. There’s something for everyone at this event, from saucy Latin dancing to elegant standard ballroom fare and from kids’ to seniors’ competitions; members of the audience are invited to dance at various intervals throughout the evening competitions.

This year’s show will feature a performance by the current World Professional Standard champions, Mirko Gozzoli and Alessia Betti, among dozens of other performances and competitions for adults and children; see http://www.citylightsball.com for details. World-class dancers will be coming to perform and compete not only from the San Jose area but also from dozens of countries including China, Russia, Lithuania, Germany, Italy and England. See a video clip of this years’ dancers on the web site.

Group and seniors discounts are available; call 650-544-6655 for information. Seniors 55 and over get in free during the day events; kids get in free on Sunday, which will include a wide variety of kids’ competitions. Tickets can be purchased via email at citylightsball {at} gmail(.)com or by phone at 650-223-4950.

MEDIA: Journalists get in free, and get a free dancing lesson with international ballroom dancing champion, Glenn Weiss. Photos and B-roll available by calling 650-544-6655.
WHEN: Saturday and Sunday, January 31 and February 1, 2009
8:00 am to 5:30 pm – day program
5:30 to 7:00 pm – buffet dinner
7:30 pm to 12:00 am (approximate) – evening program

For prices, tickets and more specific times of events, please see www.citylightsball.com, or email citylightsball {at} gmail(.)com.

WHERE: The Doubletree Hotel, 2050 Gateway Place, San Jose CA 95110

Dancers can still register for the competition by calling 650-223-4950.

TICKETS: See www.citylightsball.com or call the ticket office: 650-223-4950 for prices and tickets. Tickets will also be sold at the door for all performances if not sold out. Group and seniors discounts are available; call 650-544-6655 for information; kids get in free for the Sunday daytime program, which features a wide variety of kids’ competitions.

ORGANIZERS:
The City Lights Ball is organized and presented by two-time World and European Champion dancer Glenn Weiss and Barbara Gore, both of Menlo Park. Weiss, who provided ballroom choreography for the Fox show So You Think You Can Dance is an international dance judge and has trained many champion competitors from the Bay Area and around the world. Gore, who spent 22 years in the technology marketplace, dances competitively as an amateur with local San Jose professional Andrea Faraci in the Pro/Am division.

Contacts

City Lights Ball
Lori Evans, 650-200-5891
www.citylightsball.com