Strictly 2024 confirms week one dances and songs
Strictly Come Dancing has confirmed the song titles and dances that the celebrity contestants will perform in the first week of the 2024 competition.
Fans will see all 15 celebrity contestants and their professional dance partners perform for the first time in Saturday's live show (September 21).
The routines line-up unveiled on Strictly's official Instagram account includes three Cha Chas, two Foxtrots, two Tangos and two Sambas, plus a Viennese Waltz.
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Putting their best foot forward in the Cha Cha are couples Chris McCausland and Dianne Buswell, Dr Punam Krishan and Gorka Márquez, and Tasha Ghouri and Alja? ?korjanec.
Chris and Dianne will perform to 'Twist and Shout' by The Beatles, with Punam and Gorka Cha Cha-ing to Kylie Minogue's 'Love at First Sight'.
Tasha and Alja? will also dance a Cha Cha to the popular summer 2024 single 'Espresso' by Sabrina Carpenter.
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Montell Douglas and Johannes Radebe are one couple hoping to impress with a Foxtrot to the tune of 'Is You Is or Is You Ain’t My Baby?' by Dinah Washington, with Sam Quek and Nikita Kuzmin also performing a Foxtrot to The Supremes' hit 'Where Did Our Love Go'.
Bringing some drama to the dancefloor this Saturday with a Tango are Tom Dean and Nadiya Bychkova plus Toyah Willcox and Neil Jones.
Tom and Nadiya are performing to 'Golden' by Harry Styles, with Toyah and Neil doing their Tango to Madonna's 'Ray of Light'.
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Injecting the party spirit into proceedings will be Shayne Ward and Nancy Xu, who will deliver a Samba to 'Do I Do' by Stevie Wonder.
Wynne Evans and Katya Jones are also performing a Samba on Saturday to Tom Jones's hit 'Help Yourself'.
Sarah Hadland and Vito Coppola will be fast on their feet with a Quickstep to the classic Dolly Parton track '9 to 5', while Nick Knowles and Luba Mushtuk will perform a Jive to 'We Built This City' by Starship.
Paying homage to his football roots, Paul Merson is dancing an American Smooth with professional partner Karen Hauer to the sound of 'Vindaloo' by Fat Les.
Elsewhere, TOWIE star Pete Wicks and professional dancer Jowita Przysta? will be attempting the first Paso Doble of the 2024 series to 'Breathe' by The Prodigy.
Taking a twirl on the dancefloor with a Viennese Waltz to Benson Boone's 'Beautiful Things' are Jamie Borthwick and Michelle Tsiakkas. And last but not least are JB Gill and Amy Dowden, who will perform a classic Waltz to 'When I Need You' by Leo Sayer.
As is tradition with the first live Strictly show, there will be no elimination this weekend, with the first couple set to leave the competition the following weekend.
Strictly Come Dancing airs on BBC One, while spin-off Strictly: It Takes Two airs on weeknights on BBC Two. Both shows are available to stream on BBC iPlayer.
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