Nickname:
Chan would
say Mr. Face
Hails from:
Switzerland
How I got into dancing:
Watching music
videos on YouTube
The secret to dance-
floor confidence:
Be yourself and
interact with the
people around you!ANTONENGELANTONENGELANTON
ENGELAFTER THE credits
rolled on 2015’s
Magic Mike XXL,
fans started asking,
When will there be a
Magic Mike 3? Little
did they know the
next iteration of the
franchise would be
Magic Mike Live,
an extravaganza of
very hot guys showing
off their very best
moves in very little
clothing at Vegas’s
Hard Rock Hotel and
Casino. As the show’s
director, Channing
reconnected with the
films’ dream team
of choreographers—
Alison Faulk, Teresa
Espinosa, and Luke
Broadlick—and they
created a show that,
in his words, “actually
worships women
and makes them go,
‘This is our night.’”
Adds codirector Alison:
“We’re trying to give
women as much as we
can through this
show—romantic, sexy,
and funny moments.”
It took hard work
(“Imagine Alison
and me doing yoga
moves on top of each
other trying to figure
out choreography,”
says Channing. “Like
‘Can you put your butt
more on my ear?’”).
And creative thinking
(“We asked ourselves,
What do women
want?” recalls Alison.
“It’s a complicated
answer!”). And mind-
blowing talent (“I can
dance a little,” allows
Channing, “but these
guys are the best
dancers in the world”).
In the end, they pulled
off an experience that
takes crowd-pleaser
to a new level.
Don’t count out a
future guest appear-
ance from the original
Magic Mike. “If I’m ever
in shape on these
guys’ level again, the
first thing I’m gonna do
is run to Vegas,” says
Channing. “I’m dying to
get back out there
and go a little crazy.”
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