Official Strictly Come Dancing Annual 2023

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Gorka Marquez began dancing at the age of 12. He represented Spain in the World Latin Championships in 2010 and reached the semi-finals of the 2012 WDSF World Cup. After touring the world with dance show Burn the Floor, Gorka joined Strictly in 2016 and has danced in three finals, with Alexandra Burke in 2017, Maisie Smith in 2020 and most recently with Helen Skelton in 2022. Who will steal the limelight? Everyone wants to secure their place in next week’s semi-final, so expect show-stopping performances and a magical night of dance on Saturday 2 December from 7.25pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer. Strictly Voting The week of the musicals special has arrived, and it opens with a beautiful My Fair Lady group number from our professional dancers. Our remaining couples will take to the ballroom floor, with more incredible routines inspired by the world of musical theatre. The Strictly Come Dancing 2023 couples were revealed during the spectacular Strictly launch show on BBC One and BBC iPlayer on Saturday 16 September and they are: Will & Nancy — Couple’s Choice to Know How / Fools Gold / Step On Young MC / The Stone Roses / Happy Mondays and a Paso Doble to Uccen – DWTS Remix by Taalbi Brothers, DWTS

It's always sad to say goodbye to our fabulous Strictly couples after the dreaded dance off. Here's who's gone home so far:The official cast of Strictly 2022 started dropping right from the beginning of August – and finally, we now know the full list of who will be heading to the dancefloor during the cooler months of the year. Onto the dancefloor itself and viewers can look forward to seeing some of the most talented Latin and Ballroom professional dancers from all across the globe as Dianne Buswell, Nadiya Bychkova, Graziano Di Prima, Amy Dowden, Karen Hauer, Katya Jones, Neil Jones, Nikita Kuzmin, Gorka Marquez, Luba Mushtuk, Giovanni Pernice, Jowita Przystal, Johannes Radebe, Kai Widdrington, Nancy Xu, Carlos Gu, Lauren Oakley, Michelle Tsiakkas and Vito Coppola all take to the floor once more, promising viewers an abundance of spectacular routines. Telephone voters must obtain permission from the bill payer before voting and those under the age of 16 should obtain parent/guardian consent before voting. Make sure you carefully dial only the number of the couple/s you wish to vote for. Fleur & Vito — Charleston to Tu Vuo’ Fa L’Americano by Fiorello and a Paso Doble to The Time Is Now by Moloko

During the live show the presenter will let you know when the vote has opened. You will then be able to cast your vote online here. The continued use of MSDCs for voting therefore has the advantage that callers from UK mobile phone networks should pay less to vote as no access charge is applied to these calls.time Italian Latin American Champion Vito Coppola began dancing at the age of 6 and by the age of 10 was winning national championships. His career highlights include being a 3-time World Championship finalist and European Cup Winner. In 2021 he left the competition world and joined the Italian version of Strictly Come Dancing, where he won in his very first year. He came to Strictly Come Dancing in 2022 and was partnered with Fleur East making it all the way to the Strictly final. Vito and Fleur were runners up alongside Helen Skelton and Molly Rainford. Angela Rippon-an award-winning journalist, TV presenter, newsreader, and author who's provinganything's possible in your 70s Executive producer Sarah James said of the line-up: "We could not be more proud of the Strictly professional dancers and we are so happy to have so many returning for 2022.

The Strictly Come Dancing 2023 celebrities were confirmed in a series of announcements in August 2023 and they are: Latin dance champion Michelle Tsiakkas first started dancing at the age of 6 in her home country of Cyprus. There she became an undefeated champion, winning national titles consecutively from 2001-2011 before moving to London to study. Whilst in the UK she continued to compete, representing England at major international championships. Michelle joined the pro line up of Strictly Come Dancing in 2022 dancing in the show’s group numbers and music acts. The MSDCs are provided by the UK mobile telephone service providers and are only accessible via these operators. It is also unlikely that calls can be made to MSDCs from UK mobiles when these are outside of the UK, as this would be subject to mobile telephone service providers’ international roaming arrangements with foreign telephone service providers.Week 7: Adam Thomasand Luba Mushtuk left the competition following a Dance Off with Angela Ripponand Kai Widdrington There are only so many years you can be front-row dancing, then the second row, then the third and fourth," he told The Sun. "Then the only place left, darling, is a dancer's sheer death – in the wings. I was pleased they got him off the dancefloor and then put him where he belongs." Nancy Xu is a world-class Latin dancer who was a finalist in the Under 21 World Championships in 2010. She was also a finalist on So You Think You Can Dance in her home country of China. Nancy joined Strictly in 2019, performing in the show’s group routines and music acts. Nancy has reached the semi-final of the competition with both of her celebrity partners, CBBC presenter Rhys Stephenson in 2021 and actor Will Mellor in 2022.