A stunning display of the best choreography and dancers you will find anywhere in the world
Presented by: Dance Partner and Burn The Floor
Reviewed: 9 September, 2026
For the last 28 years, Burn The Floor has continued to redefine dance and push boundaries. This year’s production, Luminous, is another impeccably polished production packed with phenomenal choreography and world-class dancers.
Burn The Floor unites dancers from across the globe in a high octane celebration of dance. It melds together ballroom, latin, hip-hop, contemporary and ballet to a modern soundtrack of incredible arrangements (I wish the arrangers were credited in the program so I could acknowledge them here). This 90-minute performance has audiences captivated from the very start. The opening routine, Neon Jungle (featuring the songs Cafe Del Mar and It’s Not Right But It’s Okay) was a sensational display of each dancer’s strength and had the audience completely engrossed.
Jason Gilkison’s direction and choreography are simply breathtaking. Each routine is perfectly executed by the cast and every accent in the music has been carefully worked into the choreography. It’s a seamless meld between the choreography and the music.
This year’s production features the incredible skills of Jorja Freeman, Marcella Solimeo, Ana Riera, Gustavo Viglio, Igor Gutan, Matteo Lumetta, Rome Champion, Erika Attisano, Carlotta Liardi, Talia Flower, Ollie Pearce and Giovanni Tesse. While each dancer has the specialised genre they showcased through the performance, they also seamlessly moved between genres and their routines were simply captivating to watch.
Three standout moments from Luminous came during the Hollywood-inspired routine, the Montagues & Capulets routine that featured Jorja Freeman and Giovanni Tesse as well as Carlotta Liardi and Matteo Lumetta’s moving routine to an instrumental version of Roxanne.
Burn The Floor is known for having a brilliant musical soundtrack to support each routine, and this year’s offering at times doesn’t quite live up to past productions. As lead vocalist, Elenoa Rokobaro was sensational. Her powerful voice was like a beam of sunlight warming your soul. From emotional ballads to dance-in-your-seat up tempo numbers, Rokobaro’s voice took you on an emotional rollercoaster. Carlos C. Major’s voice was equally impressive, bringing a soulful R’n’B vibe. He also featured on percussion, keys and guitar at times. Musical Director Tyler Azzopardi laid a solid foundation from behind the drum kit, also stepping out at times to showcase his excellent vocal skills. Apart from live drums, percussion and the tiniest amount of keys and guitar played live, the music was all prerecorded, including prerecorded vocals at times (choosing prerecorded vocals for parts of the show when there were three incredible vocalists singing other parts live was a very unusual choice). After seeing past years’ productions from Burn The Floor, it was a shame to see the ‘live music’ component of the production drastically reduced—it certainly was missed.
Burn The Floor was only in Adelaide for one performance. Hopefully the production company will continue to include Adelaide as part of the National Tours. It is the perfect production for anyone looking for a great night out that celebrates the incredible discipline of dance presented by the best dancers you will find anywhere in the world.
Reviewed by Ben Stefanoff
Photo credit: Supplied
Venue: Her Majesty’s Theatre
Season: ended
Duration: 90mins (no intermission)
