Strictly Come Dancing 2020 – Week 1 Songs/Dances

After the longest wait ever Strictly is about to get properly underway with the class of 2020 performing their first routines at the weekend. The BBC have just announced details of what we can expect on Saturday and I can reveal that…..

  • Bill and Oti: Cha Cha Cha to Pata Pata by Miriam Makeba
  • Caroline and Johannes: American Smooth to 9-5 (Morning Train) by Sheena Easton
  • Clara and Aljaž: Cha Cha Cha to Don’t Start Now by Dua Lipa
  • HRVY and Janette: Jive to Faith by Stevie Wonder feat. Ariana Grande
  • Jacqui and Anton: Foxtrot to Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life by Monty Python
  • Jamie and Karen: Cha Cha Cha to Think About Things by Daði og Gagnamagnið
  • Jason and Luba: American Smooth to My Girl by The Temptations
  • JJ and Amy: Waltz to What A Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong
  • Maisie and Gorka: Samba to Samba (Conga) by Gloria Estefan
  • Max and Dianne: Tango to Best Fake Smile by James Bay
  • Nicola and Katya: Quickstep to Get Happy by Ella Fitzgerald
  • Ranvir and Giovanni: Paso Doble to End of Time by Beyoncé

Complaints to the BBC

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Strictly Come Dancing 2019 – Week 1 Songs/Dances

Strictly Season is ever so close now with the first week of the new series happening in a matter of days. The BBC have just announced the first routines that the class of 2019 will be performing for judges points (which will carry forward into week 2) and I can reveal that those dances are…….

  • Alex and Neil – Quickstep to “I Get A Kick Out Of You” by Frank Sinatra
  • Anneka and Kevin – Cha Cha Cha to “Gloria” by Laura Branigan
  • Catherine and Johannes – Viennese Waltz to “I Got You Babe” by Sonny and Cher
  • Chris and Karen – Cha Cha Cha to “Juice” by Lizzo
  • David and Nadiya – Foxtrot to “Three Lions” by Baddiel, Skinner and The Lightning Seeds
  • Dev and Dianne – Foxtrot to “Build Me Up Buttercup” by The Foundations
  • Emma B and Anton – Jive to “Honey Honey” by ABBA
  • Viscountess Emma W and Aljaz – Cha Cha Cha to “She’s A Lady” by Sir Tom Jones
  • James and Luba – Tango to “Gold” by Spandau Ballet
  • Karim and Amy – Cha Cha Cha to “If I Can’t Have You” by Shawn Mendes
  • Kelvin and Oti – Samba to “La Vida Es Un Carnaval” by Celia Cruz
  • Michelle and Giovanni – Cha Cha Cha to “So Emotional” by Whitney Houston
  • Mike and Katya – Jive to “Do You Love Me” by The Contours
  • Saffron and AJ – Tango to “Lips Are Moving” by Meghan Trainor
  • Will and Janette – Quickstep to “Pencil Full Of Lead” by Paolo Nutini

Complaints to the BBC

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Strictly Come Dancing 2018 – Week 1 Discussion/Poll

Here we go it’s the start of the 2018 series of Strictly Come Dancing. All 15 couples will be dancing for our pleasure tonight and this will be our first proper look at the class of 2018. Whilst there is no spoiler and no elimination as all 15 couples will survive to week 2, there will still be a lot to discuss.

Who looks promising for this new series? And who is dead weight and in danger next week? You can let me know your thoughts about that or anything else to do with tonight’s show right here in the comments or over on Facebook or Twitter (tag @davejthorp and include #StrictlySpoiler on Twitter). Each time you join the discussion you earn an entry into the largest competition I have ever run with 4 prizes of a £20 Amazon UK voucher up for grabs each and every week. You can read more about the competition here.

A poll will open here when all the couples have danced. As always you will be able to select up to 3 favourites.

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