Strictly Come Dancing has revealed the list of songs and dances for the first week.
The 2021 competition kicks off with the first live show of the year this Saturday (September 25), with the 15 couples hoping to impress the judges and viewers at home.
Expect to hear some Aretha Franklin, Taylor Swift, Camila Cabello, and Boyz II Men, as the celebrity contestants take to the dancefloor with their professional dancers.
The full list of songs and dances is as follows:
- AJ Odudu & Kai Widdrington – Jive, 'Gold Dust' (DJ Fresh)
- Judi Love & Graziano Di Prima – American Smooth, 'Chain of Fools' (Aretha Franklin)
- Katie McGlynn & Gorka Marquez – Tango, 'Black Hole' (Griff)
- Nina Wadia & Neil Jones – Samba, 'Mi Gente' (J Balvin, Willy William ft Beyoncé)
- Rose Ayling-Ellis & Giovanni Pernice – Jive, 'Shake It Off' (Taylor Swift)
- Sara Davies & Aljaz Skorjanec – Cha Cha, 'The Boss' (Diana Ross)
- Tilly Ramsay & Nikita Kuzmin – Waltz, 'Consequences' (Camila Cabello)
- Adam Peaty & Katya Jones – Cha Cha, 'Beggin'' (Måneskin)
- Dan Walker & Nadiya Bychkova – Quickstep, 'Everybody Needs Somebody to Love' (The Blues Brothers)
- Greg Wise & Karen Hauer – American Smooth, 'That's Life' (Frank Sinatra)
- John Whaite & Johannes Radebe – Tango, 'Blue Monday' (New Order)
- Rhys Stephenson & Nancy Xu – Viennese Waltz, 'End of the Road' (Boyz II Men)
- Robert Webb & Dianne Buswell – Cha Cha, 'Rasputin' (Boney M)
- Tom Fletcher & Amy Dowden – Cha Cha, 'September' (Earth, Wind & Fire)
- Ugo Monye & Oti Mabuse – Samba, 'Iko Iko (My Bestie)' (Justin Wellington ft Small Jam)
There will be no elimination on the first week, although the scores awarded by the judges will be carried over to the following weekend.
Last weekend's pre-recorded launch show aired to 7 million viewers, which was down compared to 2020 when the same show drew in 8.6 million viewers.
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Meanwhile, head judge Shirley Ballas admitted that she was unsure about her future on the show after this year. In a recent podcast, she said she wants to be closer to her family, including her son who currently lives in Los Angeles.
"Will I keep this job next year? Will I move back to America? Will my grandchildren dance? Is my son coming over? It is difficult," she said.
Strictly Come Dancing 2021's first live show airs Saturday (September 25) on BBC One.
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