Blades of glory

Nov 14 2008 by Michael Green, Chester Chronicle

Following the spectacular live shows earlier this year, TorvillŠ& Dean return to the MEN Arena in Manchester from April 16–19 in Torvill & Dean’s Dancing On Ice: The Bolero 25thŠAnniversary Tour.

Returning to the home of their 1995 record-breaking performance, Jayne Torvill & Christopher Dean will celebrate the 25th anniversary of their Olympic Gold medal win for their stunning Bolero routine at the Sarajevo Winter Olympics in 1984. They will lead an all-star celebrity line-up, soon to be announced.

All of the celebrities will be trained and choreographed by Torvill & Dean, who will also perform several of their favourite routines at each performance. Olympic gold medal winner Robin Cousins will lead the panel of rink-side judges who will critique their performances.

At each performance the audience will have a chance to vote for their favourite skating celebrity. Replicating the format of the hit ITV1 show, they will be able to use their mobile phones to text vote for their favourite dancing couple.

The audience votes will then be added to the scores from the judges to decide the winner. Once the votes have been counted, the winning celebrity will join their skating partner to perform a magical finale.

As with the previous tours, all profits from text voting will go to charity - more than £45,000 has been raised to date.

Tickets, priced £45-£32.50, may be subject to a booking fee and are available via the 24 Hour Ticketmaster Hotline 0844 847 8000; to personal callers from the MEN Arena box office (10am-6pm: Mon-Sat); via post (send sae & cheque payable to SMG UK Ltd) ; via e-ticket centres at selected zavvi stores (formerly Virgin Megastores) and via the venue’s official website men-arena.com Special Needs Ticketline 0161 950 5229 (10am-5pm: Mon-Fri). Group bookings: 0870 169 6888.