The Strictly Come Dancing tour is back with a bang and celebrating its 10th anniversary with a series of shows scheduled to be held in 2017. The shows will commemorate the FAB-U-LOUS years that were filled with laughter, delight, and even some romance. There will be a total of 30 spectacular shows across the country with tickets of the shows selling like hot cakes.
You can kick off the New Year in style reliving the magical moments from the popular BBC1 TV series. The dazzling dance routines by professional dancers and celebrities on a supersized dance floor will astonish the viewers as well as the judges that include Head Judge Len Goodman, TV star Craig Revel Horwood and Guest Judge Karen Hardy. This is an event that you should not miss, particularly if you are a fan of Strictly Come Dancing show.
About The Strictly Come Dancing Show
The Strictly Come Dancing is a TV show aired on BBC One reality TV show that features celebrities, contestants, and people from different walks of life that compete in a Latin and Ballroom dance competition.
The format of the show has been named by the Guinness Book of World Records as the most successful TV show in the world that has been exported to more than 38 countries worldwide. Moreover, it has won the British National Television Award four times (2008, 2013, 2014 and 2016).
Judges are celebrity stars who rate the dancing couples according to the finesse in movement. In addition, viewers pay to vote for the performer that they would like to see in the next round by phone. The title of the show is a combination of the long-running dancing show Come Dancing that ran from 1949 to 1998 and the 1992 hit film Strictly Ballroom.
The show has run continuously since 2004 mainly on Saturday evenings with results announced the following Sunday. The first Strictly Dancing Live tour started in 2008 with the latest tour in 2017 being the tenth one in the series; it will be hosted by the 2015 semi-finalist Anita Rani.
About the Strictly Come Dancing Tour 2017
The Strictly Come Dancing Tour 2017 promises to be the biggest, most extravagant, and the liveliest of all. Celebrities that will perform at the event is yet to be announced but fans of the show will no doubt love the fancy footwork, and breathtaking dance moves that has made the show so popular. Even the judges are expected to bring their own strictly-something during the mega event.
The tour will take place in nine cities in the United Kingdom, including Newcastle, Sheffield, Birmingham, Glasgow, Leeds, Nottingham, Liverpool, and Manchester, and of course London. You can view the full schedule of the tours below.
The entertainment extravaganza will start a host of celebrities and professional dancers who will recreate their popular TV dance routines during the live event. Details of the contestants will be announced later.
Judges will provide valuable advice, wisdom, and scores to the performers. Also, the celebrities and the dance partners will battle to win votes of the arena audiences by dazzling them with their mesmerising dance routines. The audiences of the event can vote through their mobile devices and ultimately will influence who will be the winner of the Glitterball Trophy.
The first show will be held in Birmingham on 20th January 2017. Afterwards the tour will visit the biggest entertainment venues located in the United Kingdom, including Sheffield Arena, The SSE Arena, Glasgow, Motorpoint Arena Nottingham, The SSE Arena, Wembley, Metro Radio Arena Newcastle, Manchester Arena, Liverpool’s Echo Arena, First Direct Arena Leeds, and finally end at The O2 in London on 12th of February.
Who Will be Participating in the 2017 Strictly Come Dancing Live tour?
The judges for the event will be Len Goodman and Craig Revel Horwood. Guest judge will be the 2006 Strictly Come Dancing winner Karen Hardy. The show will be hosted by Anita Rani of Countryfile.
The upcoming Strictly Dancing Tour Live 2017 has already received rave reviews from the judges. Head Judge Len Goodman said about the event: “The live tour always has such a great atmosphere and the 10th-anniversary tour will definitely be one to remember, especially as this will come as I complete my final year on the TV series as Head Judge. Rest assured audiences, this tour will be a ten from Len!”
Craig Revel Horwood who will also be a judge at the event said: “I am very pleased to be back on tour with legendary Len and also welcoming Karen to the tour’s judging panel. This 10th year is going to be bigger and better than ever before. We’ll be pulling out all the stops to make sure that this anniversary tour is the best yet!”
Guest Judge Karen Hardy who had won the 2006 Strictly Come Dancing Event said about the show: “I couldn’t be more excited to be joining Len and Craig in the judging hot seat. Having seen the fantastic line-up for this year’s TV series, I know that audiences around the country are going to be in for a real treat. I can’t wait to get started!”
Host Anita Rani said: “I had such a great experience on the series and the tour, that I jumped at the opportunity to come back and host the tour. I had a taster as tour host last year when I stood in for Mel Giedroyc, which was so much fun. I’m really looking forward to being back in front of the lovely Strictly audiences to celebrate 10 years on the road!”
What is the Schedule of the Strictly Come Dancing Live Tour?
| 20-22 January Birmingham: The Barclaycard Arena 24 January Newcastle: Metro Radio Arena 25-26 January Sheffield Arena 27-29 January Glasgow: The SSE Hydro 31 January – 1 February Nottingham: Motorpoint Arena 2-3 February Leeds: First Direct Arena 4-5 February Liverpool: Echo Arena 9-10 February London: The SSE Arena, Wembley 11-12 February London: The O2 |
Tickets for the Strictly Come Dancing tour 2017 can be purchased from by contacting Door2Tour. So, dust off the jackets and shoes, and get ready to waltz your way to the show that is scheduled to rock your life like never before.