Article: BALLROOM WITH A RAW EDGE STARS IN `BURN THE FLOOR'

Think of it as ballroom dancing's answer to "Riverdance." If you haven't yet come across "Burn the Floor," you soon will. The dance spectacle that has been electrifying audiences in sold-out engagements in Europe and Australia is about to hit the United States starting in March, including a stop at the Wang Theatre April 13-16. Indications are that the tour will probably make as big a splash here as it has on the other two continents.

In the meantime, PBS's "Great Performances" is offering American audiences their first view of the phenomenon via the film version of "Burn the Floor," premiering Sunday night on WGBH-TV (Channel 2).

"Burn the Floor" is not ballroom dance as we usually think ...

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