In latest Strictly Come Dancing news, the show’s list of songs and dances for week one have been revealed.
On Saturday (September 25), 15 new celebrities and their partners will take to the floor for their first live performances.
And here’s what they’ll be dancing to…
Strictly Come Dancing news: Week one song and dance choices revealed
The BBC One series made the big announcement on Twitter earlier today (September 23).
Here’s the full list:
- Tilly Ramsay and Nikita Kuzmin are dancing the Waltz to Consequences by Camila Cabella
- Dan Walker and Nadiya Bychkova are dancing the Quickstep to Everybody Needs Somebody To Love by The Blues Brothers
- Greg Wise and Karen Hauer are dancing the American Smooth to That’s Life by Frank Sinatra
- John Whaite and Johannes Radebe are dancing the Tango to Blue Monday by New Order
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- Rhys Stephenson and Nancy Xu are dancing the Viennese Waltz to End Of The Road by Boys II Men
- Robert Webb and Dianne Buswell are dancing the Cha Cha to Rasputin by Boney M
- Tom Fletcher and Amy Dowden are dancing the Cha Cha to September by Earth, Wind And Fire
- Ugo Monye and Oti Mabuse are dancing the Samba to Iko Iko (My Bestie) by Justin Wellington ft Small Jam
It's time to reveal our couples' first routines and tunes for this Saturday… prepare yourselves for some absolute bangers! 🎵 #Strictly https://t.co/tP50iFmFTw pic.twitter.com/LFmDaKRkzi
— BBC Strictly ✨ (@bbcstrictly) September 23, 2021
- AJ Odudu and Kai Widdrington are dancing the Jive to Gold Dust by DJ Fresh
- Judi Love and Graziano Di Prima are dancing the American Smooth to Chain Of Fools by Aretha Franklin
- Katie McGlynn and Gorka Márquez are dancing the Tango to Black Hole by Griff
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- Nina Wadia and Neil Jones are dancing the Samba to Mi Gente by J Balvin, Willy William ft Beyoncé
- Rose Ayling-Ellis and Giovanni Pernice are dancing the Jive to Shake It Off by Taylor Swift
- Sara Davies and Aljaz Škorjanec are dancing the Cha Cha to Beggin’ by Måneskin
Strictly fans react to the week one choices
It didn’t take long for Strictly fans to react to the news.
One said: “These songs are all going on my playlist ahead of Saturday! Anyone else do this?”
Another added: “Can’t wait to watch Johannes and John’s Tango on Saturday night.”
In addition, a third agreed: “John and Johannes’s tango will be great!”
These songs are all going on my playlist ahead of Saturday!
Meanwhile, it’s believed three of the professional dancers have refused the coronavirus vaccine.
An insider told The Sun: “There were vocal protests from celebrities that they didn’t want to be paired with them.
“It’s a headache for bosses but employers cannot force workers to get jabbed.”
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