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Dancing With The Stars: Live! Returns To The Fox Theatre With A Sizzling Brand-New Show February 1

(DETROIT – October 17, 2023) – Following last year’s fan-frenzy that led to a spectacular run of sold-out shows, Dancing with the Stars is back on tour to heat up this winter with a dazzling, sexy, high energy, brand-new live production. This year’s all-new stage show will feature your favorite professional dancers from the hit television series performing glittering new numbers as well as some of the unbelievable showstoppers featured in season 32. Dancing with the Stars: Live! will take to the Fox Theatre stage on Thursday, February 1 at 8 p.m. Comerica Bank is the exclusive presenting partner of the Fox Theatre.

Tickets go on sale Friday, October 20 at 10 a.m. at 313Presents.com , LiveNation.com and Ticketmaster.com . Cast subject to change. To see the full list of tour dates, please visit dwtstour.com .

Fans who want first access to the best seats and VIP, can sign up for a Mirrorball Membership – this membership is FREE TO JOIN and includes exclusive presale, news updates, a sneak peek of the tour and more! Head to dwtstour.com sign up now.

VIP packages will be available and include Premium Tickets, Meet & Greet Photo Opportunity, Mirrorball Trivia Showdown with DWTS Cast Members, Exclusive Merchandise and more. Details and info at dwtstour.com . 

Audiences at Dancing with the Stars: Live! will have the opportunity to experience the breathless excitement, the athleticism, and the artistry they see in the TV show’s famed ballroom live, up-close, and personal. The tour delivers an unforgettable night of electrifying dance performances from world-renowned dancers who topped the leaderboard, including Brandon Armstrong, Rylee Arnold, Alan Bersten, Daniella Karagach, Pasha Pashkov, Gleb Savchenko, Emma Slater, and Britt Stewart.

Also joining the tour is special guest Julianne Hough. The triple-threat superstar Dancing with the Stars co-host and two-time Mirrorball Champion will be lighting up the stage on select dates.

Emmy-award winning entertainer Julianne Hough is known to audiences globally for her success in film, television, music and, most recently, the Broadway stage. A true multihyphenate, Hough became a household name as a two-time champion on Dancing with the Stars before further expanding her artistic footprint to include becoming an award-winning recording artist and accomplished actress. Her acting credits include Safe Haven, Footloose, and Rock of Ages. Hough has served as a judge on both Dancing with the Stars and America’s Got Talent. She returned to DWTS for season 32, co-hosting the show with Alfonso Ribiero. 

“Dancing with the Stars: Live!” is produced by Faculty Productions in association with BBC Studios Los Angeles Productions.

Dancing with the Stars airs live Tuesday nights (8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT) on ABC, Disney+ and is available to stream the next day on Hulu.

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Special guests revealed for Detroit's 'Dancing with the Stars: Live!' show

DETROIT (WXYZ) — The performance of Dancing with the Stars: Live! at the Fox Theatre scheduled for February 1 will have special guests Xochitl Gomez and Val Chmerkovskiy.

Gomez and Chmerkovskiy, who are the winners of the first-ever Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophy, will be the Detroit show’s celebrity guests.

DWTS dancer Jenna Johnson will also be performing.

Tickets are currently on sale for the Febraruy 8 p.m. show at the Fox Theatre.

This year’s stage show will include new numbers as well as some of the showstoppers from season 32.

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Dancing with the Stars 2024 (Detroit) | Fox Theatre Detroit

Get ready to be dazzled by the star-studded extravaganza, Dancing with the Stars, coming to Fox Theatre Detroit on February 1, 2024. This highly anticipated event promises to be a night filled with glitz, glamour, and breathtaking performances that will leave you spellbound. Located at 2211 Woodward Ave, Detroit, MI, 48201, Fox Theatre Detroit sets the stage for this captivating show. Immerse yourself in a world of elegance as the talented dancers grace the floor with their incredible moves and flawless routines. From sizzling sambas to passionate paso dobles, the dancers will showcase their immense skill and artistry. The air will be charged with energy and excitement as the audience is transported to a realm of grace and beauty. With a repertoire of sensational songs, Dancing with the Stars will have you tapping your feet and swaying to the rhythm all night long. Don't miss your chance to witness this extraordinary event. Mark your calendars, as tickets for Dancing with the Stars will be available for purchase from October 20, 2023, at 14:00 until February 2, 2024, at 01:00. Be a part of the magic and secure your seat for an unforgettable evening of dance and entertainment.

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Dancing with the Stars: Live! – 2024 Tour

February 1, 2024

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Tickets: https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/08005F4AC198273B

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Great Shows. Good Times. Celebrating 15 Seasons

Dancing with the Stars Live 2024

This event has passed, america's favorite dance show returns.

2024 Mirrorball Finalist, Bachelorette Charity Lawson

to perform at DPAC with her dance partner Artem Chigvintsev

Starring Dancing with the Stars Professional Dancers

Brandon Armstrong, Rylee Arnold, Alan Bersten, Daniella Karagach, Pasha Pashkov, Gleb Savchenko, Emma Slater, and Britt Stewart

Following last year’s fan-frenzy that led to a spectacular run of sold-out shows, Dancing with the Stars is back on tour to heat up this winter with a dazzling, sexy, high energy, brand-new live production! This year’s all-new stage show will feature your favorite professional dancers from the hit television series performing glittering new numbers as well as some of the unbelievable showstoppers featured in season 32.

Audiences at Dancing with the Stars Live 2024 will have the opportunity to experience the breathless excitement, the athleticism, and the artistry they see in the TV show’s famed ballroom live, up-close, and personal. The tour delivers an unforgettable night of electrifying dance performances from world-renowned dancers who topped the leaderboard, including Brandon Armstrong, Rylee Arnold, Alan Bersten, Daniella Karagach, Pasha Pashkov, Gleb Savchenko, Emma Slater, and Britt Stewart.

Due to a scheduling conflict Julianne Hough will no longer be a special guest.

*Cast subject to change.

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Please note that all guests require a ticket, regardless of age. Children under the age of 6 are not allowed at this performance. Children must be able to sit quietly in their own seat without disturbing other guests.

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7:00 PM - Lobby Doors 8:00 PM - Performance Begins * Please note all times are approximate and subject to change without notice.

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• This show allows photography and video recording using mobile phones — please no flash.
• We ask that you be courteous to guests behind and around you. Please know that any obtrusive use (such as holding the phone where it can block the view of other guests) or video recording longer than a single song  is prohibited . 
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• For your safety, all guests and their bags are subject to inspection before entry.
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• Restricted items include, but are not limited to: Alcohol, Cameras, Glass Bottles, and Weapons of any kind.
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Currently, this event has not approved using our video screens.  Please feel free to check back closer to the event for updates. If approved, we will post notice here.

For many concert, comedy, and special events at DPAC, we offer added views of the stage with two big screens (size: 16’ x 9’) hung to the sides of the stage or above the stage. These big screens can add to the visual experience of our concert, comedy, and special events and give guests seated farther from the stage what we like to call “a tenth row view”. Approval to use these screens always rests with the visiting show and about half of all concert and comedy events do use these screens.

VIP Packages

• One Reserved Ticket in the Front Row
• Post-Show Mirrorball Trivia Showdown with the DWTS Touring Cast
• Pre-Show Professional Photo Opportunity with DWTS Touring Cast
• VIP Laminate
• Exclusive Autographed Tour Poster
• Exclusive Dancing with the Stars VIP Gift Item 
• Pre-Show Merchandise Shopping Opportunity 
• On-site VIP Host and Ticket Pick-up
• One Reserved Ticket in Rows 2 - 10
• Exclusive Tour Poster
• Exclusive Dancing with the Stars VIP Gift Item
• One Reserved Ticket in Rows 8 - 15

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Dancing with the Stars: Live!

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Dancing with the Stars: Live! is a series of shows featuring professional dancers and celebrities from Dancing with the Stars . Following three seasons of Dancing with the Stars - The Tour , it started on 27 December 2014.

The shows feature the dancers in a new production showcasing every type of dance style ranging from Tango to Foxtrot , Cha-Cha-Cha to Waltz , and everything in between. Audiences have the opportunity to experience live on stage in their hometown the excitement, glamour, and glitz they see in the ballroom every Monday night.

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• 7 Winter 2017
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The tour will begin 6 January and run through 12 March 2023. Celebrities to be included are Gabby Windey as co-host, Daniel Durant , Charli D'Amelio , Heidi D'Amelio , and Vinny Guadagnino will appear as special guests. Dancers include Britt Stewart , Alan Bersten , Emma Slater , Gleb Savchenko , Brandon Armstrong , Alexis Warr , Sasha Farber , and Kateryna Klishyna.

The tour began 7 January and ran through 27 March 2022. Celebrities included Kaitlyn Bristowe , Amanda Kloots , and Jimmie Allen . Iman Shumpert appeared as special guest. Dancers included Artem Chigvintsev , Emma Slater , Britt Stewart , Sasha Farber , Daniella Karagach , Pasha Pashkov , Brandon Armstrong , Alan Bersten , and Gleb Savchenko .

Stops included Richmond, VA, 7 Jan; Oxon Hill, MD, 8 Jan; Bethlehem, PA, 9 Jan; Morristown, NJ, 11-12 Jan; Boston, MA, 13 Jan; Uncasville, CT, 14-15 Jan; Lancaster, PA, 17 Jan; New Brunswick, NJ, 19 Jan; Lancaster, PA, 21-23 Jan; Washington, DC, 24 Jan; Verona, NY, 25 Jan; Philadelphia, PA, 26 Jan; New York, NY, 28 Jan; Pittsburgh, PA, 29 Jan, Niagara Falls, ON, 30 Jan; Windsor, ON, 1 Feb; Akron, OH, 4 Feb; Columbus, OH, 5 Feb; Indianapolis, IN, 6 Feb; Cincinnati, OH, 7 Feb; Rosemont, IL, 8 Feb; Appleton, WI, 9 Feb; Reno, NV, 26 Mar; and Modesto, CA, 27 Mar.

The tour began 9 January and ran through 7 April 2020. Celebrities included Sailor Cook , Kate Flannery , Lauren Alaina , Ally Brooke , Kel Mitchell , and Hannah Brown . Dancers included Witney Carson , Gleb Savchenko , Lindsay Arnold , Valentin Chmerkovskiy , Jenna Johnson , Emma Slater , Sasha Farber , Alan Bersten , Pasha Pashkov , Daniella Karagach , and Brandon Armstrong . Joe Amabile appeared as a special guest. [1] Sean Spicer was in the audience for opening night in Richmond, and Val brought him onstage to receive a lap dance from Alan. [2]

Stops included Richmond, VA, 9 Jan; Atlantic City, NJ, 10 Jan; Uncasville, CT, 11-12 Jan; Rochester, NY, 14 Jan; Albany, NY, 15 Jan; Boston, MA, 16-17 Jan; Bethlehem, PA, 18 Jan; New Brunswick, NJ, 19 Jan; Lancaster, PA, 21-23 Jan; Washington, DC, 24 Jan; Verona, NY, 25 Jan; Philadelphia, PA, 26 Jan; New York, NY, 28 Jan; Pittsburgh, PA, 29 Jan, Niagara Falls, ON, 30 Jan; Windsor, ON, 1 Feb; Akron, OH, 4 Feb; Columbus, OH, 5 Feb; Indianapolis, IN, 6 Feb; Cincinnati, OH, 7 Feb; Rosemont, IL, 8 Feb; Appleton, WI, 9 Feb; Prior Lake, MN, 11 Feb; and Ames, IA, 12 Feb.

Planned stops in Peoria, IL, 13 Feb; St. Louis, MO, 14 Feb; Louisville, KY, 15 Feb; Nashville, TN, 16 Feb; Greenville, SC, 18 Feb; Durham, NC, 19 Feb; N. Charleston, SC, 20 Feb; Clearwater, FL, 21-22 Feb; Orlando, FL, 23 Feb; Hollywood, FL, 25 Feb; Jacksonville, FL, 26 Feb; Atlanta, GA, 27 Feb; Columbia, SC, 28 Feb; Charlotte, NC, 29 Feb; Knoxville, TN, 1 Mar; Huntsville, AL, 3 Mar; Birmingham, AL, 4 Mar, New Orleans, LA, 5 Mar; Shreveport, LA, 6 Mar; Sugar Land, TX, 7 Mar; Grand Prairie, TX, 8 Mar; Kansas City, MO, 10 Mar; Omaha, NE, 11 Mar; Davenport, IA, 12 Mar; Rockford, IL, 13 Mar; Milwaukee, WI, 14 Mar; Sioux City, IA, 15 Mar; Colorado Springs, CO, 17 Mar; Denver, CO, 18 Mar; Salt Lake City, UT, 19 Mar; Boise, ID, 20 Mar; Reno, NV, 21 Mar; Stockton, CA, 22 Mar; Riverside, CA, 24 Mar; Costa Mesa, CA, 25 Mar; San Diego, CA, 26 Mar; Phoenix, AZ, 27 Mar; Indio, CA, 28 Mar; Los Angeles, CA, 29 Mar; Bakersfield, CA, 31 Mar; Fresno, CA, 1 Apr; Redding, CA, 2 Apr; Oakland, CA, 3 Apr; Seattle, WA, 5 Apr; Spokane, WA, 6 Apr; and Portland, OR, 7 Apr were postponed and later cancelled due to coronavirus fears. [3]

Dancing with the Stars: Live Tour 2020 is produced by Faculty Productions in association with BBC Studios. The show is directed by Mark "Swany" Swanhart and co-directed by Amanda Balen.

The "A Night to Remember" tour began in December 2018 and ran through February 2019. Dancers included Witney Carson , Emma Slater , Jenna Johnson , Alan Bersten , Gleb Savchenko , Artem Chigvintsev , Sasha Farber , Brandon Armstrong , Hayley Erbert , and Britt Stewart .

Stops included Columbia, SC, 15 Dec; Augusta, GA, 16 Dec; Birmingham, AL 19 Dec; Chattanooga, TN, 20 Dec; Knoxville, TN, 21 Dec; Charleston, WV, 27 Dec; Raleigh, NC, 28 Dec; Spartanburg, SC, 29 Dec; North Charleston, SC, 30 Dec; Charlotte, NC, 31 Dec; Richmond, VA, 2 Jan; Pittsburgh, PA, 3 Jan; Verona, NY, 4 Jan; Windsor, ON, 5 Jan; Kitchener, ON, 6 Jan; Rochester, NY, 8 Jan; Oxon Hill, MD, 9 Jan; Baltimore, MD, 10 Jan; Uncasville, CT, 12-13 Jan; New York, NY, 15 Jan; Boston, MA, 17-18 Jan; Buffalo, NY, 27 Jan; Akron, OH, 29 Jan; Columbus, OH, 30 Jan; Cincinnati, OH, 31 Jan; Indianapolis, IN, 1 Feb; Rosemont, IL, 2 Feb; Milwaukee, WI, 4 Feb; Minneapolis, MN, 5 Feb; Grand Prairie, TX, 7 Feb; Sugar Land, TX 8 Feb; Memphis, TN, 9 Feb; Nashville, TN, 10 Feb; Atlanta, GA, 11 Feb; Hollywood, FL 13 Feb; Clearwater, FL, 14 Feb; Sarasota, FL, 15 Feb; Orlando, FL, 16 Feb; and Jacksonville, FL, 17 Feb.

The "Light Up the Night" tour ran from 30 December 2017 through 18 March 2018. Celebrities included Frankie Muniz and Jordan Fisher . Dancers included Lindsay Arnold , Alan Bersten , Sharna Burgess , Artem Chigvintsev , Keo Motsepe , Gleb Savchenko , engaged couple Emma Slater and Sasha Farber , Jenna Johnson , Hayley Erbert , and Brandon Armstrong . [4]

Stops included Charlotte, NC, 30 Dec; Greenville, SC, 31 Dec; Atlanta, GA, 2 Jan; Richmond, VA, 3 Jan; Philadelphia, PA, 4 Jan; Kitchener, ON, 5 Jan; Rama, ON, 6 Jan; Rama, ON, 7 Jan; New Brunswick, NJ, 9 Jan; Washington, DC, 10 Jan; Bethlehem, PA, 12 Jan; Bethlehem, PA, 13 Jan; Lancaster, PA, 14-15 Jan; Pittsburgh, PA, 16 Jan; New York, NY, 18 Jan; Verona, NC, 19 Jan; Windsor, ON, 20 Jan; Buffalo, NY, 21 Jan; Bangor, ME, 23 Jan; Portland, ME, 24 Jan; Boston, MA, 25 Jan; Uncasville, CT, 26 Jan; Uncasville, CT, 27 Jan; Baltimore, MD, 28 Jan; Cleveland, OH, 30 Jan; Columbus, OH, 31 Jan; Cincinnati, OH, 1 Feb; Indianapolis, IN, 2 Feb; Rosemont, IL, 3 Feb; Ames, IA, 5 Feb; Rockford, IL, 6 Feb; Fort Wayne, IN, 7 Feb; Knoxville, TN, 8 Feb; Birmingham, AL, 9 Feb; Nashville, TN, 11 Feb; Sarasota, FL, 13 Feb; Clearwater, FL, 14 Feb; Hollywood, FL, 15 Feb; Naples, FL, 16 Feb; Jacksonville, FL, 17 Feb; Orlando, FL, 18 Feb; Austin, TX, 21 Feb; Wichita Falls, TX, 22 Feb; Dallas, TX, 23 Feb; Sugar Land, TX, 24 Feb; McAllen, TX, 25 Feb; Midland, TX, 26 Feb; Amarillo, TX, 27 Feb; Albuquerque, NM, 1 Mar; El Paso, TX, 2 Mar; Phoenix, AZ, 3 Mar; San Diego, CA, 4 Mar; Riverside, CA, 6 Mar; Riverside, CA, 7 Mar; Stockton, CA, 8 Mar; San Jose, CA, 9 Mar; Redding, CA, 10 Mar; Eugene, OR, 11 Mar; Seattle, WA, 13 Mar; Spokane, WA, 14 Mar; Boise, ID, 15 Mar; Reno, NV, 16 Mar; Santa Barbara, CA, 17 Mar; and Los Angeles, CA, 18 Mar.

Summer 2017 [ ]

The "Hot Summer Nights" tour ran from 16 June through 13 August. Dancers included Emma Slater , Sasha Farber , Sharna Burgess , Artem Chigvintsev , Lindsay Arnold , Hayley Erbert , Gleb Savchenko , Keo Motsepe , Alan Bersten , and Britt Stewart . Celebrities included Rashad Jennings and Heather Morris .

Stops included Atlantic City, NJ, 16-17 Jun;Morristown, NJ, 18 Jun; Morristown, NJ, 19 Jun; Erie, PA, 21 Jun; Rochester, PA, 22 Jun; Albany, NY, 23 Jun; Hershey, PA, 24 Jun; Lowell, MA, 25 Jun; White Plains, NY, 27 Jun; Binghamton, NY, 28 Jun; Washington DC, 29 Jun; Uncasville, CT, 30 Jun; Uncasville, CT, 1 Jul; Durham, NC, 2 Jul; Nashville, TN, 10 Jul; Louisville, KY, 11 Jul; Huntsville, AL, 12 Jul; Memphis, TN, 13 Jul; Shreveport, LA, 14 Jul; San Antonio, TX, 15 Jul; Corpus Christi, TX, 16 Jul; Little Rock, AR, 18 Jul; Tulsa, OK, 19 Jul; Enid, OK, 20 Jul; Springfield, MO, 21 Jul; St. Louis, MO, 22 Jul; Milwaukee, WI, 23 Jul; Peoria, IL, 25 Jul; Akron, OH, 26 Jul; Grand Rapids, MI, 27 Jul; Detroit, MI, 28 Jul; Merrilville, IN, 29 Jul; Minneapolis, MN, 30 Jul; Omaha, NE, 1 Aug; Kansas City, MO, 2 Aug; Salina, KS, 3 Aug; Denver, CO, 4 Aug; Salt Lake City, UT, 5 Aug; Las Vegas, NV, 6 Aug; Tucson, AZ, 8 Aug; San Diego, CA, 9 Aug; Long Beach, CA, 10 Aug; Oakland, CA, 11 Aug; Reno, NV, 12 Aug; and Fresno, CA, 13 August.

Winter 2017 [ ]

The "We Came to Dance" tour ran from 16 December 2016 through 14 Feb 2017. Dancers included Lindsay Arnold , Artem Chigvintsev , Sharna Burgess , Valentin Chmerkovskiy , Emma Slater , Hayley Erbert , Gleb Savchenko , Keo Motsepe , Alan Bersten , and Jenna Johnson . Celebrities included Laurie Hernandez .

Stops included Reno, NV, 16 Dec; New York City 17 Jan.

The "Dance All Night" tour ran from 15 December 2015 through 14 February 2016. Dancers included Lindsay Arnold , Sharna Burgess , Artem Chigvintsev , Valentin Chmerkovskiy , Keo Motsepe , Peta Murgatroyd , Emma Slater , Alan Bersten , Brittany Cherry , and Jenna Johnson .

Stops included Salt Lake City, UT, 15 Dec; Colorado Springs, CO, 16 Dec; Denver, CO, 17 Dec; Kansas City, MO, 18 Dec; Houston, TX, 20 Dec; Los Angeles, CA, 23 Dec; New Orleans, LA, 27 Dec; Nashville, TN, 28 Dec; Birmingham, AL, 29 Dec; Shreveport, LA, 30 Dec; Atlanta, GA, 31 Dec; Niagara Falls, NY, 2 Jan; Verona, NY, 3 Jan; White Plains, NY, 5 Jan; New York, NY, 6 Jan; Boston, MA, 7 Jan; Uncasville, CT, 8 Jan; Bethlehem, PA, 10 Jan; Baltimore, MD, 12 Jan; Red Bank, NJ, 13 Jan; Philadelphia, PA, 14 Jan; Rama, ON, 16 Jan; Columbus, OH, 17 Jan; Lancaster, PA, 19 Jan; Pittsburgh, PA, 20 Jan; Windsor, ON, 22 Jan; Merrillville, IN, 23 Jan; Cincinnati, OH, 24 Jan; Durham, NC, 26 Jan; Jacksonville, FL, 27 Jan; Orlando, FL, 28 Jan; Sarasota, FL, 29 Jan; Clearwater, FL, 30 Jan; West Palm Beach, FL, 1 Feb; Austin, TX, 4 Feb; Thackerville, OK, 5 Feb; San Antonio, TX, 6 Feb; San Diego, CA, 8 Feb; San Jose, CA, 9 Feb; Stockton, CA,10 Feb; Reno, NV, 12 Feb; Riverside, CA, 13 Feb; Phoenix, AZ, 14 Feb;

The "Perfect Ten Tour" ran from 13 June through 11 August. It was hosted by Melissa Rycroft . Dancers included Witney Carson , Val Chmerkovskiy , Artem Chigvintsev , Peta Murgatroyd , Emma Slater , Alan Bersten , Brittany Cherry , Sasha Farber , and Jenna Johnson . Celebrities included Alfonso Ribeiro .

Stops included Atlantic City, NJ, 13 Jun; Saratoga, NY, 14 Jun; Washington, DC, 15 Jun; Morristown, NJ, 16 Jun; Worcester, MA, 19 Jun; Uncasville, CT, 20 Jun; Hershey, PA, 21 Jun; Binghamton, NY, 23 Jun; Erie, PA, 24 Jun; Richmond, VA, 25 Jun; Portsmouth, VA, 26 Jun; Cherokee, NC, 27 Jun; Charlotte, NC, 28 Jun; Fresno, CA, 2 Jul; Las Vegas, NV, 3 & 5 Jul; Boise, ID, 7 Jul; Spokane, WA, 8 Jul; Seattle, WA, 9 Jul; Portland, OR, 10 Jul; Redding, CA, 11 Jul; Sacramento, CA, 12 Jul; Bakersfield, CA, 14 Jul; Costa Mesa, CA, 15 Jul; Albuquerque, NM, 17 Jul; El Paso, TX, 18 Jul; Corpus Christi, TX, 19 Jul; Park City, KS, 21 Jul; Omaha, NE, 22 Jul; Sioux Falls, IA, 23 Jul; Madison, WI, 24 Jul; Davenport, IA, 25 Jul; Springfield, MO, 26 Jul; Toledo, OH, Jul; Huber Heights, OH, 30 Jul; Fort Wayne, IN, 31 Jul; Evansville, IN, 1 Aug; Louisville, KY, 2 Aug; Huntsville, AL, 4 Aug; Charleston, WV, 5 Aug; New Buffalo, MI, 7 Aug; Akron, OH, 8 Aug; and Rockford, IL, 11 Aug.

The tour ran from 17 December 2008 through 8 February 2009. Celebrities included Lance Bass , Toni Braxton , Maurice Greene , and Marlee Matlin . Dancers included Mark Ballas , Cheryl Burke , Maksim Chmerkovskiy , Derek Hough , Kym Johnson , Alec Mazo , Fabian Sanchez , Lacey Schwimmer , Edyta Śliwińska , and Karina Smirnoff .

Stops included San Diego, CA, 17 Dec; Ontario, CA, 18 Dec; San Jose, CA, 18 Dec; Reno, NV, 21 Dec; Sacramento, CA, 22 Dec; Los Angeles, CA, 27 Dec; Glendale, AZ, 28 Dec; Las Vegas, NV, 29 Dec; Salt Lake City, UT, 30 Dec; Tulsa, OK, 2 Jan; Dallas, TX, 4 Jan; San Antonio, TX, 5 Jan; Kansas City, MO, 7 Jan; Moline, IL, 8 Jan; Rosemont, IL, 9 Jan; Detroit, MI, 11 Jan; Toronto, ON, 12 Jan; Cleveland, OH, 13 Jan; Indianapolis, IN, 15 Jan; St. Louis, MO, 16 Jan; Cincinnati, OH, 17 Jan; Columbus, OH, 18 Jan; Nashville, TN, 20 Jan; Tampa, FL, 22 Jan; Sunrise, FL, 23 Jan; Orlando, FL, 24 Jan; Atlanta, GA, 25 Jan; Greensboro, NC, 27 Jan; Raleigh, NC, 28 Jan, Washington, DC, 29 Jan; Uncasville, CT, 30-31 Jan; Providence, RI, 2 Feb; Wilkes Barre, PA, 3 Feb; Uniondale, NY, 4 Feb; Newark, NJ, 7 Feb; and Philadelphia, PA, 8 Feb.

The third cast of Dancing with the Stars - The Tour featured an ensemble of the show's most popular competitors including season five's Wayne Newton with Cheryl Burke , Sabrina Bryan with Mark Ballas , season three's Joey Lawrence with Edyta Śliwińska , and Monique Coleman with Alec Mazo , as well as professional dancers Derek Hough , Brian Fortuna , and Kym Johnson . Dances were choreographed by Louis van Amstel .

The tour ran from 19 December 2006 through 11 February 2007. [5] Celebrities included Harry Hamlin , Emmitt Smith , Joey McIntyre , Drew Lachey , Joey Lawrence , and Lisa Rinna . Dancers included Kym Johnson , Karina Smirnoff , Edyta Śliwińska , Louis van Amstel and Cheryl Burke . [6]

Stops included San Jose, CA, 27 Dec; Rosemont, IL, 5 Jan; and Atlantic City, NJ, 11 Feb.

References [ ]

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• ↑ click2houston.com
• ↑ closerweekly.com
• ↑ chicagotribune.com
• ↑ [archive.boston.com/ae/theater_arts/articles/2007/02/07/celebrities_goofy_fun_and_some_dancing/ boston.com]
• 1 Rylee Arnold
• 3 Hayley Erbert

Julianne Hough Is Joining Dancing With the Stars Tour and the Details Will Have You Spinning

E news can exclusively reveal julianne hough will embark on the dancing with the stars tour in 2024, joining pro dancers including emma slater, pasha pashkov and gleb savchenko..

Julianne Hough is back on the ballroom floor.

E! News can exclusively reveal the 35-year-old will join Dancing With the Stars: Live! The Tour , which kicks off in January 2024, months after she returned for  season 32 of the competition show as a host alongside  Alfonso Ribeiro .

"I'm so thrilled to be joining my DWTS family as we hit the road and go on tour!" Julianne exclusively told E! News in a statement. "It's going to be an incredible show featuring never-before-seen numbers by our amazing pros, including a few special performances by yours truly, and I can't wait to connect in person with all the fans who watch us on TV every week."

The two-time Mirrorball champion will take the stage on select dates of the show, which runs through March with tickets available Oct. 20. 

And the tour performers are on pointe. The list includes fan favorites such as Alan Bersten , Pasha Pashkov , Emma Slater  and Gleb Savcheno . 

Also in the mix? Professional dancers  Britt Stewart and Brandon Armstrong , as well as season 30 winner Daniella Karagach and newcomer Rylee Arnold —who is competing for the first time on DWTS this season alongside Harry Jowsey .

The tour will also include celebrity guest stars, as did the first tour that "led to a spectacular run of sold-out shows," per an ABC press release.

" Dancing With the Stars is back on tour to heat up this winter with a dazzling, sexy, high energy, brand-new live production!" the press release continued. "Launching Jan. 11 at Altria Theater in Richmond, Virginia, this year's all-new stage show will feature your favorite professional dancers from the hit television series performing glittering new numbers as well as some of the unbelievable showstoppers featured in season 32."

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Back in March, Julianne shared her excitement to return to the show after exiting as a dance pro in 2009 after five seasons.

Beneath a post on Dancing With the Stars '  official Instagram account , the television personality wrote, "Beyond excited and honored to be back in the Ballroom with all of you."

In her own post on Instagram , Julianne shared, "What an incredible journey it has been to literally grow up with all of you in the ballroom and at home! September can't come soon enough."

And it turns out this upcoming  DWTS  tour isn't her first rodeo, as she also noted in her post that she first joined the  Dancing  family in 2006 as a "Company Dancer on the first ever DWTS live tour."

But before tour starts, keep scrolling to get to know the season 32 cast of  Dancing With the Stars , which airs Tuesdays on ABC and Disney+.

The  Brady Bunch actor will be dancing with Peta Murgatroyd.

The Veep alum is paired with  Koko Iwasaki .

The real estate broker— who recently separated from wife Kyle Richards —is partnered with Emma Slater .

The Oscar winner will be dancing with  Gleb Savchenko .

The social media star will be dancing with Brandon Armstrong .

The football player is partnered with Britt Stewart .

The Grammy winner is partnered with  Daniella Karagach .

The Too Hot to Handle star is paired with  Rylee Arnold .

The How I Met Your Mother alum will be paired with  Sasha Farber .

The Marvel star will be partnered with  Val Chmerkovskiy .

The supermodel is paired with  Jenna Johnson .

The  Vanderpump Rules star is partnered with Pasha Pashkov .

The Bachelorette star is paired with  Artem Chigvintsev .

The Zoey 102 star is partnered with  Alan Bersten .

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Dancing with the Stars Live!

America’s favorite dance show is coming to your town with “Dancing with the Stars – Live Tour 2022!” 

Your favorite dancers from this iconic television series hit the stage this winter with an  ALL NEW SHOW . Starring Brandon Armstrong, Alan Bersten, Artem Chigvintsev, Sasha Farber, Daniella Karagach, Pasha Pashkov, Gleb Savchenko, Emma Slater, Britt Stewart and more to come! Fans will see time honored dancers like the Cha Cha, Foxtrot, Salsa, Tango- and everything in between. Join us for a theatrical dance show, you can’t miss! 

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Any patrons found in non-compliance will be subject to removal from the venue without refund. For more information, email  [email protected] .

If there are any changes or additions to the COVID-19 requirements prior to the show, patrons will be notified by email and the event page on the venue website will be updated.

We look forward to welcoming you back to our venues, and to providing a safe and enjoyable experience.

VIP ticket holders* receive the best seats in the house, a pre-show Full Cast Q& A, a photo with the FULL Cast, a VIP Laminate & crowd-free merchandise shopping. 

VIP package holders will be given instructions on the arrival times prior to the event. Please contact  VIP@d wtstour.com  for any other questions and a dedicated VIP representative will address your inquiry in the order it was received.

At this time, all VIP ticket holders will be required to wear a mask while attending pre-show VIP activities.  

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Before backlash, Detroit had love affair with disco, nightlife and Bee Gees’ hits

This week’s flashback surveys the disco scene of the 1970s in metro detroit, which was a center of dancing mania as well as hardcore resistance to the craze..

When Dave Fisher saw “Saturday Night Fever” back in the day, it transformed him.

“That movie changed everything for me,” said Fisher, who lives in Shelby Township.

“I practiced the dance moves in the mirror, bought the Angel flight pants and disco shirts and shoes, did my hair just like John Travolta. I tried to emulate his walk. I thought I was Travolta. We all thought we were.”

In his late teens, Fisher danced frequently. At Roma Hall on Gratiot in Macomb County. At East Warren Lanes in Detroit. At My Place and The Salt Mines and Sound Machine/Butterfly Suite.

“Dancing was a great way to meet girls,” he said.

Released in December 1977, “Saturday Night Fever” ruled the box office and spawned a Bee Gees-driven soundtrack that held the No. 1 Billboard spot for 24 straight weeks and launched a stream of massive hits.

An illuminated dance floor on the east side

Disco was not new, of course. It had emerged in the late 1960s at urban clubs frequented by African American, Hispanic and LGBTQ+ patrons. “Boogie Fever,” “The Hustle,” “Get Down Tonight,” “Love Machine,” “Jive Talkin’,” “Disco Lady” and “Car Wash” had already charted, as did a parade of Motown recordings ― Diana Ross’ “Love Hangover,” Marvin Gaye’s “Got to Give It Up” and Thelma Houston’s “Don’t Leave Me This Way.”

But “Saturday Night Fever” supercharged the disco craze, taking it to a wider audience. Suddenly, hotels, banquet halls and bowling alleys throughout metro Detroit were refashioning their spaces into discotheques, adding mirrored balls, flashing lights, lasers, fog machines and enhanced, bass-friendly sound systems. Some had video projection and at least one offered a slide. There were balloon drops and bubble machines.

A DJ who knew how to spin could elevate a venue’s reputation.

Disco franchises like Grogshop and Uncle Sam’s debuted in the region.

Harpo’s, the old Harper Theater on Detroit’s east side, advertised the biggest dance floor. It was illuminated like the one Travolta commanded as Tony Manero. And it could pack a crowd of hundreds.

Everybody wanted in on the action. Established stars like Alice Cooper, Elton John, the Grateful Dead and the Rolling Stones all dallied with the genre.

Even 60-year-old Detroit Tigers broadcaster Ernie Harwell, a sometimes songwriter, collaborated on a disco song, “Surround Me,” recorded by Beverly and Duane.

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On weekends, popular discos saw customers lined up outside.

Lisa Jo Girodat, a student at Sterling Heights High, headed to the clubs with coworkers after her shift at Burger King — and after a change of outfits.

“Going there was about getting dressed up, dancing, the social aspect,” she said. “It had a huge impact on my taste in music and the clothes I wore.”

She picked up moves watching Dick Clark’s “American Bandstand.”

For others, inspiration came from “Soul Train,” Detroit’s “The Scene” and, beginning in January 1979, “Dance Fever,” with Deney Terrio.

Girodat loved moving to The Jacksons’ “Shake Your Body” and Chic’s “Le Freak.”

Disco was everywhere. On radio. On TV. On the big screen (check out Jeff Goldblum in “Thank God It’s Friday” or Rudy Ray Moore in “Disco Godfather”).

In metro Detroit high schools, teens practiced the Brooklyn Shuffle in gym class. Middle-age parents learned the moves at recreation centers and Arthur Murray Studios. There was disco for seniors, disco with Santa and disco roller skating.

Every discotheque had a different vibe.

Kimberly Sample Garrisi liked Carmen’s East, a disco-only establishment along Hoover in Warren. She went there nearly every weekend.

“It was a purely disco place,” she said. No connected bowling alleys or hotel lobbies.

It emphasized partner dancing, not freestyle, and had a raised dance floor.

“I had my disco dresses and heels. It was fabulous,” she said. “We were all young. You made friends. There was always a new influx of people.”

Muriel Boivin liked Club Polski on Conant in Hamtramck.

“True disco,” she noted. “Crystal ball, large dance floor. Very, very packed. I enjoyed the music and dancing. It was a great way to get together with my friends.”

There was a faddish element to disco. A lot of young people, like Greg Reasor, were just flowing with the times.

Reasor’s girlfriend loved to dance. After they saw “Saturday Night Fever” at the Troy Drive-In, the two hit the dance floor. “I bought a light blue suit for those few summer nights,” he said.

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That fall, he returned to the Michigan State campus and found his friends listening to the Ramones and The Clash. Punk and New Wave had arrived. For Reasor, disco became history. (So did his relationship.)

As an exclamation point to his changing sentiment, Reasor delivered a “disco sucks” talk in speech class. He shattered a vinyl record for emphasis.

A backlash was underway.

In the Detroit market, radio station WRIF-FM, with its black “home of rock and roll” T-shirts, launched D.R.E.A.D. ― Detroit Rockers Engaged in the Abolition of Disco. Promoted heavily by RIF staffers George Baier and J.J. Johnson, the campaign quickly attracted thousands of members. Michigan rock icon Bob Seger sang about old-time rock and roll, warning, “Don’t try to take me to a disco.”

But it was a promotion at Chicago’s Comiskey Park on July 12, 1979, that crystalized the movement.DJ Steve Dahl had made his name at WWWW-FM and WABX-FM in Detroit before being lured to Chicago. When listenership didn’t materialize there, the station converted from rock to disco. Dahl lost his job — sacrificed “on the altar of disco,” according to the Chicago Tribune.

Dahl, just 24, built a following at another station by trashing disco. He parodied Rod Stewart with “Da Ya Think I’m Disco” and rallied supporters to gimmicky protests, where some threw marshmallows (and worse) at disco fans.

“Disco music is a disease,” Dahl said.

The Chicago White Sox, struggling to bolster attendance and owned by the celebrated promoter Bill Veeck, allowed Dahl to stage an event called “ Disco Demolition Night .” Fans who brought disco records received admission for 98 cents. Comiskey Park sold out. Between games of a Sox-Tigers doubleheader, Dahl took the field in a jeep, wearing military gear. He led the masses chanting “Disco Sucks” and then detonated thousands of albums, sending shards of vinyl across the outfield.

The promotion devolved into chaos as thousands poured over barriers, vandalized facilities, set fires on the grass and refused to leave until police arrived.

Music historians cite the demonstration as a key moment in disco’s decline. Some academics also view the backlash in general as motivated partly by racism and homophobia, given disco’s roots.

The death of disco didn’t come instantly. A week later, Donna Summer reigned for five nights at packed Pine Knob.

Ten days after, the Bee Gees shook the Pontiac Silverdome.

No band was more tainted by the backlash than the Bee Gees. Their successes stretched backed to the Beatles era, but they struggled to escape their white-suit, gold-chain image. They became a punchline. In America, their sales tumbled drastically after 1980, and they didn’t tour the states again until 1989.

When they finally visited Pine Knob that August, I was among the curious thousands in attendance.

Near the concert’s zenith, the opening notes of “Stayin’ Alive” reverberated through the pavilion. Instantly, the air turned electric and the crowd bolted to their feet. With lights pulsating, fans danced feverishly at their seats and spilled into the aisles. For a moment, it was 1978.

As the song finished, Barry Gibb cast a teasing smile at the audience and said, “I thought you hated disco.”

Tom Stanton is author of several nonfiction books, including the Tiger Stadium memoir, “ The Final Season. ”

Mavericks’ Dereck Lively II lost his mother, but found a family with his team

LOS ANGELES — Dereck Lively II ’s booming voice didn’t reverberate quite like it normally does. His attentiveness, though, was the same as ever.

“There’s really been a lot going on in my life,” the Dallas Mavericks rookie center began. “There’s been a lot of chaos.”

He was expected in the weight room following last week’s team practice between the first two games of the Mavericks’ first-round series against the LA Clippers . He’s a 20-year-old lottery pick on a team with title aspirations, which would be plenty of pressure for anyone. But first, he reflected on how he developed a poise that has amazed his teammates as he deals with unimaginably difficult circumstances.

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“My mom was on her deathbed and she shrugged her shoulders acting like nothing was happening,” Lively told a small group of reporters in Los Angeles last week. “She said, ‘I’m fine.’

“To see that attitude, to see that grit in her, made me realize, ‘All right, I have to continue it,’” he said. “She passed the torch onto me, and I have to make sure I continue to carry it now.”

On April 12, several hours before the Mavericks’ final home game of the regular season, Lively revealed that his mother, Kathy Drysdale, had died. She was 53, a decade into a battle with cancer. One she vowed to fight — and did — from the first diagnosis. For most of his life, it had been just them. A friendship, a partnership also born out of tragedy, that he must carry on.

“I truly can’t imagine my life without her,” Lively wrote as part of the social media announcement. “But I know I have an angel in the stands always and forever cheering (me on) and yelling at me if I’m bull—-ing.”

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That means he’s handling this moment with an unusual maturity bestowed upon him by Kathy. And in the process, he’s found another family within his teammates.

“Many can’t handle it with the poise and the strength that he does and he has,” Mavericks reserve center Dwight Powell said. “That’s not to say there isn’t a lot of pain that’s being dealt with on a moment-to-moment basis. There’s going to be a lot of pain for the rest of his life. But he is far more mature than his age, and he’s far more mature than his height.”

Eleven months ago, Lively sat next to Kathy on a blue velvet couch at the Barclays Center after the Mavericks officially drafted him 12th out of Duke: his first interview as an NBA player, her first as a mother of one. They both beamed in complementary tuxedos, velvet like the couch.

“I’m so emotional,” Kathy told ESPN’s Monica McNutt. “I don’t even know what to do right now.”

Kathy described how proud she was of her son and of everything he had overcome. His father, Dereck Lively Sr., had been a heroin and cocaine addict. He was a loving father, outgoing and boisterous, but his addiction made him an increasingly unreliable figure in his son’s life. When Lively was 7, he woke up one January morning to his life being forever changed: the elder Dereck had overdosed in the night and was pronounced dead by the time paramedics arrived.

“You never get over it,” Lively said in a pre-draft interview. But he hasn’t forgotten his father, either, the 6-foot-7 man who was lovingly called “Big Dereck,” who made his son laugh and smile, who bought him more candy when his son was disappointed with his small Halloween haul.

“(He) did whatever he could to stay in my life for as long as possible,” Lively told the Washington Post in 2023 .

After Big Dereck’s death, Kathy took on both parenting roles. She watched her son grow to be 7-foot-1, turn into the country’s No. 2 recruit, play for Duke and then Dallas.

Even in the days immediately following his selection, Lively was already displaying how his perspective perhaps differs from your typical lottery pick. He talked about his excitement to play with Dallas superstars Luka Dončić and Kyrie Irving . Not about how they’ll help him score, but about how he’ll help them.

“It’s definitely going to be scary when I set a really good pick,” he said during his first news conference in Dallas.

In high school, even though he was always the tallest player and always played center, Lively shot 3s and flashed backcourt crossovers. But that was then.

“Of course, we all have visions of ourselves in high school wanting to be a point guard coming off the screen,” he said several months ago during a quiet moment at his locker before a game. “But, you know, that’s dreamin’.”

Over the summer, the Mavericks’ coaches couldn’t believe how quickly Lively took instructions and implemented them minutes later. He started working with Sean Sweeney, the team’s lead assistant, and that relationship has stuck all season. They met twice a day and texted more. (“Probably more,” said Lively, asked in March if he still met with Sweeney that often.) It’s unique, Sweeney said earlier this week, for a rookie to be so sure of their identity on the court.

But that is how Lively had been coached since he was a child. Not by his actual coaches, but his mother, a 6-foot-4 center for Penn State who had tallied 1,300 points and 700 rebounds before she graduated in 1992.

“My mom’s always taught me, it’s not about how many points you put up on the board,” Lively said in March. “Try to fill up every stat sheet, try to get a steal, try to get two blocks, try to get eight rebounds, try to get four assists. And then try to get 10 points.”

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Team decision-makers were already impressed with Lively’s maturity in pre-draft workouts. They selected him believing he would be the franchise’s center of the future. Probably not yet, though, coaches said when the microphones were turned off during July’s Summer League in Las Vegas. Many expected Lively would first begin in the G League. He was a teenager, after all. They would do right by him, even if it meant easing him in.

But in the fall, Lively started the team’s first preseason game, the second, the third. He came off the bench in his Oct. 25 NBA debut but outplayed generational rookie Victor Wembanyama in 31 minutes . Dallas needed a center like him, but he earned it.

“I didn’t expect this impact of him,” Dončić said in late December. “He’s been playing like he’s in the league for 10 years already. I’m really proud of this guy.”

Kathy was there for Lively’s debut and most home games that followed. They lived together in an apartment less than a mile from the arena. Unusual, perhaps, but there were perks: home-cooked meals, laundry, conversations at any hour with his best friend.

“Just being able to know that I got my mom there,” Lively said on Feb. 12 . “She’s making sure I keep my head on straight. So I’m just grateful for her.”

Lively’s still young. He reminds his teammates with Gen-Z jargon and teenaged energy. That’s sometimes not enough.

“I myself always forget how young he actually is,” teammate Maxi Kleber said last week. “Because he’s so self-confident and puts in the work, has a strong voice.”

This is what Lively wanted. That doesn’t mean it’s been easy.

“(I’m) just trying to balance being a pro and being a teenager,” Lively said just before his 20th birthday in February. “I’m 19, no one’s going to look at me as being 19. At the same time, everyone’s going to try to be the first person to point at me if I do something wrong. I’ve got to be able to carry myself right, I’ve got to be able to talk right, to move right.”

A few weeks after playing in the Feb. 16 NBA Rising Stars Challenge, Lively missed one game for personal reasons. Later in March, he injured his knee. Kathy’s condition worsened around this time, and Lively’s rehab turned into caretaking. He missed the rest of the regular season, spending more moments with her, as many as he could. She died on a Friday afternoon.

That morning, Lively showed up to shootaround and spoke to his teammates. By this point, they had become more than that. “I ain’t around my teammates,” Lively said last week. “I’m around my family, man.” He shared what he had been going through, wanting them to hear it from him, and explained the changes they may have seen in him.

“I just wanted to make sure that my teammates knew what was going on,” he told reporters in Los Angeles, recalling that morning. “There have (been) times where I’m not as joyous, I’m not as loud, not as (much) laughter, not dancing, not doing all those things.”

Lively’s new family has shown that they chose him, too. It’s not usually about Kathy, not directly, but about smaller gestures. Like helping Lively identify the right dog hotel to use for his two pit bull mixes when he’s on the road with no one to watch them anymore.

“It’s being there: picking up the phone, putting hands on him, loving on him,” Powell said. “It doesn’t have to be spoken about 24/7, but he of all people is committed to this team, committed to the job he has to do. We’re going to support him in every way possible.”

Lively played in his first playoff game on April 21, his first since his mother’s death. He could have taken more time, but he wanted to be back on the basketball court. For his brothers, but also for himself.

“This is the only place where I can come and smile,” he said. “We’re playing a game that I’ve loved since I was a kid. Whenever I dribble the basketball, I can trust that it comes back up. Just like when I talk to my teammates, I can trust that I’m going to get the same energy coming back.”

Kathy’s on the court with him, right there on his left forearm. That’s where he had her name, birthdate and date of death inked onto him in the days following her death. The new tattoo is positioned beneath an identical, older one for his father. Between them, added at the same time as Kathy’s, are the words: I Love You, Love Bug.

In 2022, not even two years ago, Lively had a tattoo inked onto his thigh. It was the date that Kathy first received her cancer-free diagnosis. It’s meant to remind him that “she’s been through more pain than I could ever be in,” he explained before the season.

Lively, Powell said, is even more mature than he knows right now. Perhaps that’s one thing he still has to learn — and will. That understanding will come alongside the grief that will always linger.

“His mom did an incredible job raising him to this point,” Powell said. “Her legacy will live on in him.”

Years ago, Lively had another tattoo put onto his other forearm: Time Heals All Wounds.

“Man … it’s hard, man,” Lively said last week. “It’s hard just trying to — not move on but — not act like nothing happened. You’ve got to be able to keep it moving. That’s what my mom would want me to do. That’s what she was doing the whole time.”

(Top photos: Tyler Ross / NBAE via Getty Images and Ron Jenkins / Getty Images; Illustration by Eamonn Dalton / The Athletic )

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Tim Cato is a staff writer at The Athletic covering the Dallas Mavericks. Previously, he wrote for SB Nation. Follow Tim on Twitter @ tim_cato