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DANCE ‘TIL YOU DROP IN TUNICA!
Celebrate Life in Tunica features all types of Dance Lessons and Demonstrations

TUNICA, Mississippi (July 23, 2007)—Get out your dancing shoes and make your way to Tunica, Mississippi, for the second annual Celebrate Life in Tunica Festival, October 28-November 2, 2007.   The Hollywood Casino in Tunica will be home to dancers of all types during this week-long event.

Romie Smith and his Big Band will be back for a repeat performance at the Senior Prom on October 30, 2007.  Guests are encouraged to relive the memories of past senior proms while making new ones with new friends at Celebrate Life.  New in 2007, Celebrate Life will feature “Tunica’s Largest Line Dance” where line dancers from throughout the region joining together for one LONG dance line.  After the first demonstration dance, spectators will be asked to join the line stretching from the Hollywood to the Resorts Casino. 

Square dancers from around the region will demonstrate their talents at the “Taste of the South” party on October 28, 2007.  Those guests wanting to learn the steps will have the opportunity to do so at the  square dance lessons on October 29, 2007.  Country dance lessons will be offered on October 30, 2007, also at the Hollywood Casino. 

Celebrate Life is sponsored by the Hollywood Casino and the Tunica Convention and Visitors Bureau.  Additional Celebrate Life in Tunica activities include the Elvis Extravaganza, Eddie Miles as Elvis,  Live Branson Entertainment,  A Taste of the South Party,  fitness activities, a wellness fair, wine tasting, a cooking class, educational seminars, free gaming tournaments, karaoke, and more!                                                      
Several ‘Celebrate Life’ packages are available, ranging in price $204-$274 for a three, four, or five-night stay. Packages include accommodations at Hollywood Casino, taxes, and all Celebrate Life Shows and activities. Prices are per person and based on double occupancy.  For  Celebrate Life in Tunica package information, visit www.celebratelifeintunica.com,  or call 1-800-346-7706.

Tunica, an area where cotton, rice, soybean fields and catfish ponds still thrive, is The South’s Casino Capital.  Located 30 minutes south of Memphis, Tunica welcomes more than 10 million visitors annually to its nine world-class casino resorts, with more than 6,300 hotel rooms, over 40 restaurants, championship golf, outdoor recreation, museums, outlet and antique shopping, and much more. For travel information, please visit the Tunica website at www.tunicamiss.com or call Tunica at 1-888-4TUNICA.