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2 'Dancing' Stars To Play Ybor City Club On Thursday

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By WALT BELCHER | The Tampa Tribune

Published: January 16, 2009

TAMPA - Two of the professional dancers from "Dancing With the Stars" will be rocking in Ybor City on Thursday night.

Mark Ballas (last season's winner) and Derek Hough (this season's winner) and their Ballas Hough Band are scheduled to play at the Orpheum at 11 p.m.

After performing for two hours with the "Dancing with the Stars" arena tour in The Forum, they will do a quick change, pick up their band and head to Ybor, according to a spokeswoman for the band.

Ballas Hough Band also will be performing on "Good Morning America" on Feb. 5. They will release a new album on March 3. A new season of "Dancing With the Stars" premieres on March 9.

Hough and Ballas have been playing together for about 10 years, forming their current band in London in 2005.

The band includes Harry Sullivan on drums (earned a full scholarship to Boston's prestigious Berklee School of Music), Sam Marder on bass (attended London's honored music school, The Academy of Contemporary Music), and Emily Grace on keyboards and vocals (she is a classically trained pianist).

Ballas is an accomplished guitar player trained in flamenco guitar technique.

The "Dancing With the Stars" tour features celebrities Lance Bass, Cody Linley, Toni Braxton and Maurice Greene from the recent season as well as Marlee Matlin from season six.

The Orpheum is at 1902 14th St., Tampa, (813) 248-9500. Tickets start at $10.

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