Strictly Come Dancing Live - what to expect, line-up and how voting works
22.01.2024 - 18:21
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Strictly Come Dancing's celebrities and professionals have zipped their sequin-festooned costumes back on to head out on the 2024 live arena tour. The incredible live shows will bring to life all the magic of the hit BBC entertainment show on a grand arena stage.
After more than 10 million viewers tuned into the Series 21 finale at Christmas, audiences can once again see some of their favourites go toe-to-toe in ballroom battle. Seven of the stars from the series will join their professional partners to twirl their way around the UK for 30 spectacular performances across nine huge venues on the Strictly Come Dancing Live Tour.
The tour kicked off at Birmingham's Utilita Arena at the weekend, and this week heads to Sheffield, Newcastle, Glasgow, Liverpool and Leeds before stopping off at Manchester's AO Arena across the weekend of February 3 - 4. After that the tour continues on to Nottingham and then its final run of shows in London.
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The show is hosted by former Strictly Come Dancing stalwart and It Takes Two co-presenter Janette Manrara for the third year in a row.
And judges Shirley Ballas, Anton Du Beke and Craig Revel Horwood (who is also on directing duties) will be presiding over the proceedings from behind their on-stage table. They will be dishing out advice, good-natured critiques and, the contestants will be hoping, some of those coveted perfect tens.
But it's the audience, not the judges, who ultimately get to decide who wins the shiny Glitterball Trophy at the end of each show. Shirley, Anton and Craig will be weighing in with their scores but it's the public vote - delivered via text from the comfort of their seats in the arena as they