Arts & Entertainment

'Dancing With the Stars' Celebrities Strut Their Stuff in Agoura

Several performers from the hit ABC television show practice at Agoura Hills Dance & Performing Arts.

 

For the past eight years, celebrity contestants from Dancing With the Stars have rehearsed at the Agoura Hills Dance & Performing Arts Center.

Celebrity pairings like Derek Hough and Brooke Burke, Tony Dovalani and  Jane Seymour, Tony and Cheyenne Phillips, Maxim Chermofsky and Brandy, Damian Whitewood and Pamela Anderson, Peta Murgatroyd and Donald Driver, Tristan McManus have all graced the polished floors of the local dance studio.

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And this year is no exception. When season 16 of DWTS premieres Monday night on ABC, viewers will have the opportunity to watch Cheryl Burke and DL Hughley and Peta Murgatroyd and Sean Lowe rehearsing their production numbers in Agoura.

"As always, I am beyond thrilled to have the pro and celeb from Dancing With The Stars do their rehearsals here at Agoura Hills Dance," said studio owner Betsy Melber. "It is my favorite show for so many reasons. The people are always wonderful, and to see the studio on the show makes us all very proud. I love the show's entire concept and when I see the progress these couples make week after week and how hard they work, I find it very inspiring."

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Over the years, the studio staff have not been permitted to divulge the details about when and where the performers practice.

"It's part of a non-disclosure agreement we sign," said Melber.

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