Burbank’s Gevorkian Dance Academy will perform in the 88th Hollywood Christmas Parade , which will be held on Sunday, December 1 on the streets of Hollywood, Asbarez reports.
The live parade features 5,000 participants, and will be taped for multiple nationwide network television broadcasts to be aired during the holiday season. The parade will travel along a 3.2 mile U-shaped route starting at Orange Street and Hollywood Boulevard traveling east on Hollywood Boulevard to Vine Street, turning south on Vine Street to Sunset Boulevard, and then turning west on Sunset Boulevard traveling back to Orange Street.
An all-star concert will kick-off the day’s events. A total of 15 performers will partake in the pre-parade concert. Performers will include Bret Michaels; Gary Beers and Toby Rand of Ashen Moon, with Mikalah Gordon and Brandon Rogers; Jesse Y Joy; David Archuleta; the Band of Merrymakers; James Maslow; Dionne Warwick; Ace Young and Diane Degarmo; Bank of Harmony – Barbershop Quartet (Tyler, Jason, David, and Steven); Phil Vassar; Brandon Jenner; Shelea (Fraizer).
The 88th Annual Parade will be hosted by Laura McKenzie, Erik Estrada, Dean Cain, and Montel Williams, and co-hosted by Elizabeth Stanton. Mario Lopez, co-host of Access Hollywood, Access Daily, and star of “Saved by the Bell,” will serve as Grand Marshal of the parade. The parade, which is set to begin at 6 p.m., will feature four live performances, including a performance by Gevorkian Dance Academy, led by Artistic Directors Vartan and Siranosh Gevorkian, and Choreographer Sona Gevorkian.
