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Edyta Śliwińska and Alec Mazo of Dancing With The Stars with special guest Aiden Turner will participate in a free live performance & signing on June 23rd

The Shops at Mohegan Sun will be presenting a very special Reality Check with Edyta Śliwińska and Alec Mazo of Dancing With The Stars with special guest Aiden Turner. This live event at Mohegan Sun will be taking place on Wednesday, June 23rd with a performance at 7:00pm followed by a signing event. This free and exclusive event will take place in The Shops at Mohegan Sun.

Presented by The Shops at Mohegan Sun, Reality Check is an exciting and interactive event that brings the best and brightest stars from the reality TV world to Mohegan Sun.  Reality Check events provide fans with the ultimate exposure to their favorite reality stars with engaging, live exhibitions in The Shops at Mohegan Sun followed by intimate signing events. For more information, visit mohegansun.com/reality-check.

Edyta Śliwińska is a professional dancer born in Poland. She is the only dancer to appear on all ten seasons of ABC’s Dancing With The Stars. She has teamed with celebrities Evander Holyfield, George Hamilton, Joey Lawrence, Jeffrey Ross and most recently Aiden Turner.  Paired with NFL superstar Jason Taylor in season six, Śliwińska had her best finish to date, as her and Taylor finished in 2nd place.  Śliwińska is a five-time U.S. National finalist and is married to fellow Dancing With The Stars professional dancer Alec Mazo.

Alec Mazo, born in Russia, is best known for being the winner of the first season of Dancing With The Stars with partner Kelly Monaco.  He has also been a part of the Dancing With The Stars tour and is featured in a section of the new Dancing With The Stars fitness book.  Alec has been in the movies Dance With Me and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and has also appeared in the hit NBC series, Heroes.  He and wife Edyta have produced instructional DVDs including Fitness with the Pros and Dancing like the Pros. 

Aiden Turner was born in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, just outside of London, England.  He was discovered by a modeling agency upon returning to London after an exotic vacation that took him to destinations across the globe.  He then studied acting at the Method Studio Covent Garden in London that led to numerous commercial and television castings both abroad and within the United States.  He was cast in the ABC daytime television drama All My Children in which he starred from 2002 – 2009, playing the role ‘Aidan Devane,’ a character created specifically for him.  In 2003, Aiden was nominated for “Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series” at the 30th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards. 

Mohegan Sun, owned by the Mohegan Tribe, is one of the largest, most distinctive and spectacular entertainment, gaming, shopping and meeting destinations in the United States.  Situated on 240 acres along the Thames River in scenic southeastern Connecticut, Mohegan Sun is within easy access of New York, Boston, Hartford and Providence and located 15 minutes from the museums, antique shops and waterfront of Mystic Country.  More information is available by calling 1.888.226.7711 or visiting mohegansun.com.

Cheryl Burke of Dancing With The Stars with special guest Genya Mazo make a trip to Mohegan Sun for a special live event and signing on January 28th

The Shops at Mohegan Sun are pleased to announce the premiere of Reality Check, an all-new live event at Mohegan Sun, kicking off on Thursday, January 28th at 7:00pm with Cheryl Burke of Dancing With The Stars and special guest Genya Mazo.  This free and exclusive event will take place in The Shops at Mohegan Sun.

Presented by The Shops at Mohegan Sun, Reality Check is an exciting and interactive event that brings the best and brightest stars from the reality TV world to Mohegan Sun.  Reality Check events provide fans with the ultimate exposure to their favorite reality stars with engaging, live exhibitions in The Shops at Mohegan Sun followed by intimate signing events. For more information, visit mohegansun.com/reality-check.

Cheryl Burke is a two-time Dancing With The Stars champion, first partnered with 98 Degrees singer Drew Lachey in the second season of the hit reality show and again with all-time great Cowboys running back Emmitt Smith in the third season.  Only 25 years old, Cheryl has not only seen success on television, but also won several championships including the 2005 Ohio Star Ball Rising Star Latin Championship, the 2005 San Francisco Open Latin Championship and the 2005 World Cup Professional Rising Star Latin Championship along with several UK Championships.  Her success in television and dancing has led to many positive ventures for Cheryl that include the opening of three dance studios in California, exposure on talk shows and even a role on The Disney Channel’s The Suite Life with Zack and Cody.

Genya Mazo was born to be on stage as he started dancing at age three and became the National Pre-Teen Champion of Belarus at the age of six.  It only got more impressive from that point forward as Genya would go on to become one of the most talented competitive dancers of his era, winning the U.S. National Championship, World Rising Star Championship and the International Latin Championship.  He has appeared on several Dancing With The Stars episodes and has also performed on three Dancing With The Stars Tours.  

Mohegan Sun, owned by the Mohegan Tribe, is one of the largest, most distinctive and spectacular entertainment, gaming, shopping and meeting destinations in the United States.  Situated on 240 acres along the Thames River in scenic southeastern Connecticut, Mohegan Sun is within easy access of New York, Boston, Hartford and Providence and located 15 minutes from the museums, antique shops and waterfront of Mystic Country.  More information is available by calling 1.888.226.7711 or visiting mohegansun.com.

After their last sold out performance in Mohegan Sun Arena the
Dancing With The Stars Tour returns for two nights
The tremendously-popular television show Dancing With The Stars is back on tour with a new lineup of celebrity dancers.  The tour will be in Mohegan Sun Arena for two nights – Friday, January 30th and Saturday, January 31st.  Both shows will begin at 8:00pm.

Tickets are $110.00 and $65.00 and go on sale Monday, November 10th at 10:00am through Ticketmaster.  Ticketmaster customers may log on to ticketmaster.com; call any Ticketmaster Charge By Phone number; or visit any Ticketmaster outlet.  Tickets will also be available at the Mohegan Sun Box Office beginning Tuesday, November 11th, subject to availability.

Ranked one of the top five most watched television shows, ABC’s Dancing With The Stars has attracted an audience of over 19 million viewers.  Some of the most popular duos from the 2007 and 2008 seasons of the show will reunite for two spectacular evenings of dancing entertainment. The new Dancing With The Stars Tour will feature Lance Bass, Toni Braxton, Maurice Greene, Marlee Matlin, Kym Johnson, Alec Mazo, Karina Smirnoff, Lacey Schwimmer, Fabian Sanchez, Edyta Sliwinska and Maksim Chmerkovskiy.

For more information on The Dancing With The Stars Tour and other great events at Mohegan Sun, visit mohegansun.com.  For information on this week’s schedule, call the Entertainment and Special Events hotline at 1.888.226.7711, ext. 27163.