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Strictly Come Dancing 2017 – Week 2 Songs/Dances

Strictly is in crisis if The Star On Sunday is to be believed. But the BBC are being brave little soldiers and plodding on regardless of the huge crisis and have just announced the dances and songs that the 15 couples will be performing to trying to survive the humiliation of being eliminated first. But what are those songs and dances? Well I can reveal…..

  • Alexandra and Gorka will Paso Doble to ‘Ven a Bailar by Jennifer Lopez
  • Charlotte and Brendan perform the Cha Cha to Sugar by Maroon 5
  • Chizzy and Pasha dance the Foxtrot to I’m A Woman from ‘Smokey Joe’s Café’
  • Debbie and Giovanni will Viennese Waltz to She’s Always A Woman by Billy Joel
  • Gemma and Aljaz Waltz to Un Giorno Per Noi (A Time For Us) by Josh Groban
  • Mollie and AJ dance a Tango to Addicted To Love by Tina Turner
  • Ruth and Anton perform a Charleston to The Charleston by Bob Wilson and his Varsity Rhythm Boys
  • Susan and Kevin also perform a Charleston to If You Knew Susie by Enoch Light and The Charleston City All-Stars
  • Aston and Janette will Salsa to Despacito by Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee ft. Justin Bieber
  • Brian and Amy will Cha Cha to Shake Your Groove Thing by Peaches and Her
  • Davood and Nadiya perform the Quickstep to Last Nite by The Strokes
  • Joe and Katya will Tango to Castle On The Hill by Ed Sheeran
  • Jonnie and Oti perform the Jive to Johnny B. Goode by Chuck Berry
  • The Reverend Richard and Dianne perform the American Smooth to Love Really Hurts Without You by Billy Ocean
  • Simon and Karen will Waltz to You’ll Never Walk Alone by Rodgers and Hammerstein

What do you think of the song choices? You can let me know right here in the comments section, over on Facebook or on Twitter (remember to tag @davejthorp and include #strictlyspoiler on Twitter). Each time you join the discussion you gain a chance of winning one of the three £20 Amazon UK vouchers I have to give away each and every week of the 2017 series

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Strictly Come Dancing 2017 – Week 1 Songs/Dances

Sorry this is a touch late but I wasn’t expecting these to be announced until next week. But in a bit of a surprise the BBC yesterday revealed the songs and dances that all 15 couples will be performing in the mammoth Saturday show during week one. So who is dancing to what? And just how hard has the BBC pun machine been working? Well I can reveal…..

  • Alexandra and Gorka are Waltzing to (You Make Me Feel Like A) Natural Woman by Aretha Franklin
  • Charlotte and Brendan will Foxtrot to The Best Is Yet To Come by Michael Buble
  • Chizzy and Pasha will Cha Cha to Boogie Fever by The Sylvers
  • Debbie and Giovanni will perform a Paso Doble to Be Italian by Fergie
  • Gemma and Aljaz will Cha Cha to There’s Nothing Holdin’ Me Back by Shawn Mendes
  • Mollie and AJ will Jive to Good Golly Miss Molly by Little Richard
  • Ruth and Anton are Waltzing to This Nearly Was Mine (Seth MacFarlane version)
  • Susan and Kevin will perform the Viennese Waltz to Mad About The Boy by Dinah Washington
  • Aston and Janette will Foxtrot to It Had To Be You Harry Connick Jnr
  • Brian and Amy will Tango to Temptation by Heaven 17
  • Davood and Nadiya will Cha Cha to Dedication To My Ex by Lloyd ft. Andre 3000
  • Joe and Katya are Jiving to Rockin’ Robin by Michael Jackson
  • Jonnie and Oti will Waltz to When I Need You by Luther Vandross
  • The Reverend Richard and Dianne perform the Cha Cha to There Must Be An Angel by the Eurythmics
  • Simon and Karen will perform the Paso Doble to Song 2 by Blur

Complaints to the BBC

What do you think of the song choices and dances? As always you can let me know right here in the comments or over on Facebook or Twitter. I’ve no prizes yet but its only one week until the biggest competition I have run launches with three times the chances to win compared to 2016. More details here

You can still vote in the latest poll and tell me who your initial favourite couples are. As always you can select up to 3 choices.

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The Class of 2017 (poll)

So that’s it. After 2 weeks of reveals we now have the full line up for the 2017 series of Strictly Come Dancing. Competing to win the Glitterball this year are:

Mollie King
Davood Ghadami
Ruth Langsford
Gemma Atkinson
The Reverend Richard Coles
Joe McFadden
Simon Rimmer
Aston Merrygold
Susan Calman
Brian Conley
Charlotte Hawkins
Chizzy Akudolu
Debbie McGee
Jonnie Peacock
Alexandra Burke

But who are your early favourites? You can let me know in the poll below and unlike regular polls you can choose as many or as few options as you like. Spread the love around or pick just a handful, the choice is yours!

You can also let me know who you are most looking forward to right here in the comments or over on Facebook or Twitter. Or who would you like to see the celebrities partnered with. Let me and the rest of the community know. No prizes to be won….. YET. But it’s good practice for the biggest competition this site has ever run with triple the prizes of 2016. More details can be found here.

Stay tuned, I’ve been promising bookies odds on all the participants over the course of reveals and a post of the full book, my analysis and who may be good bets (not a guarantee) coming soon!

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