Chiselled bodies and dynamic dance routines will take to the Tauranga stage this weekend when Manpower Australia comes to town.

The buff line-up, direct from the Excalibur Casino in Las Vegas, includes Mount Maunganui-raised Clint Scott, who is primed and ready for his hometown performance at Baycourt on Sunday, April 13.

Mount Maunganui-raised Manpower Australia performer Clint Scott has been living in Las Vegas since joining the show eight years ago.

Manpower Australia's ‘Thunder From Down Under' group, based in Las Vegas.

Manpower Australia's Thunder From Down Under is touring New Zealand for the first time in more than five years, beginning in Hamilton on yesterday.

The show – featuring shaved, gelled and half-naked male dancers, began humbly in a Surfers Paradise nightclub 20 years ago, and now features nightly performances in Las Vegas.

Clint's journey to Manpower began in 2001 when he auditioned through reality TV series ‘Strip Search' for a place in a dance group titled Kiwi Fire.

'I was lucky enough to be one of the six guys chosen. After that group fell apart the owner Billy asked if I would move to Las Vegas to join Manpower.”

And Clint jumped at the chance.

'LA is the entertainment capital of the world. Anyone who is a singer, dancer, or musician wants to be performing on the Las Vegas Strip and have billboards all around town with their face on it.”

Clint, 36, moved to LA in 2006 and now performs 10-11 night-time shows per week with the group.

The nature of the work presents certain restrictions for the men, who must be groomed and fit for the 'physically demanding” performance.

'We don't get forced to go to the gym or eat anything we don't want. But you just have to make sure when you come to work you're in shape,” says Clint.

Harsher rules are placed on grooming, with men expected to shave their chest and keep any hair tidy.

'I don't think anybody waxes, most guys shave. I'm not that hairy, but I will shave a little bit of hair on my chest. It is a requirement.

'If you're really hairy they'll ask you to shave your legs, some guys shave their arms, but I don't.

'You can have a beard but it's got to be trimmed and styled. You can't be scruffy.”

While Clint doesn't typically get nervous, the occasional injury presents concern.

'When I have an injury, say a torn knee, and I've got to go on stage and perform, then I'm nervous that if I do a certain move and hurt it worse then I'm screwed and can't work at all.”

Another challenge of the job comes in the form of regular flustered and excited female fans, says Clint.

'I just laugh it off, you have a giggle about it, that's all you can do, you can't get mad.

'It's part of the job. If anyone is really annoying you just walk away, I just go ‘It was lovely to meet you sweetheart' and walk away.”

So what can Tauranga's audience expect to see this weekend?

'They can expect to see one of the most successful groups from NZ and Australia that has succeeded in LA performing in their home town, and see what all the hype is about.”

Manpower Australia has performed in more than 15 countries to more than eight million women. The troupe has appeared on numerous shows including Ellen, The View, Project Runway, 60 Minutes New Zealand, and Drop Dead Divas.

Being a Manpower performer was voted one of the 12 ‘Top Sexiest Jobs in Las Vegas' by the E! Entertainment Network.

Manpower Australia ‘Thunder From Down Under' will perform in Tauranga at Baycourt on April 13. Tickets can be purchased at www.ticketek.co.nz

SunLive has two double passes to give away to the show. Enter under the competitions section by telling us where Clint was raised. Entries must be received by April 11.