<p>A new Hip Hop dance adventure that transcends all ages, languages, and skill  levels is taking Royal Caribbean ships by storm. Royal Caribbean International&rsquo;s  new Gotta Dance program is offering guests the opportunity to let loose, chase a  dream, and &lsquo;wow&rsquo; their cruisemates with cool new dance moves. Based on the  documentary film by Dori Berinstein, award-winning director and producer of  film, theater and television, the guest-participatory Gotta Dance experience is  being exclusively offered by Royal Caribbean International and will be offered  fleetwide in summer 2009.</p>
<p>&ldquo;Gotta Dance is the newest Royal Caribbean International program that offers  guests an opportunity to try something different on their vacation regardless of  age and experience,&rdquo; said Peter Compton, vice president, Entertainment, Royal  Caribbean International. &ldquo;Every age is welcome and no experience is necessary.  As with many of our onboard programs, Gotta Dance helps bring families closer  together and build lasting relationships among guests for an unforgettable  cruise vacation.&rdquo;</p>
<p>Royal Caribbean&rsquo;s Gotta Dance is inspired by the award-winning documentary  film of the same name, which will hit the big screen across the United States  beginning in July 2009. Gotta Dance (www.GottaDanceTheMovie.com) chronicles the  first-ever senior-citizen, hip-hop dance troupe for the New Jersey Nets  Basketball Team. Just like the film, Royal Caribbean&rsquo;s Gotta Dance program will  offer guests, from the young to the young-at-heart, a chance to grab their  moment in the spotlight.</p>
<p>Kicking off each cruise will be a special screening of the film. Guests  sailing on select ships before the nationwide roll-out of the movie will be  treated to an advanced viewing of Gotta Dance. Participants will then be divided  into teams and, over the course of their vacation, will learn choreographed  routines with a member of the Royal Caribbean dance team in rehearsals during  sea days. The program will culminate with the main event &ndash; a farewell show on  the last evening of the cruise, whereby each of the teams will perform their  routines in the ship&rsquo;s main theater.<br /><br />Each of the groups will perform a  different routine, all of which were choreographed by New Jersey Nets Dance  Coach Kimberlee Garris, who also appears in the Gotta Dance film. For each song  an easy and more complex choreography has been designed, and Royal Caribbean&rsquo;s  Gotta Dance instructors will have the option of tweaking these versions further  based on group skill level.</p>