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Strictly Come Dancing Live!
Tour by BBC Studios
LocationUnited Kingdom
Start dateJanuary each year
End dateFebruary each year
Duration150 minutes
No. of shows30 (2024)
ProducersStage Entertainment UK
Phil McIntyre Entertainments
Websitestrictlycomedancinglive.com

Strictly Come Dancing Live! (also known as Strictly Come Dancing: The Live Tour!) is a nationwide arena tour in the United Kingdom which was first staged in 2008 and has continued every year since. It is directed and co-choreographed by Strictly Come Dancing judge Craig Revel Horwood.

Main tour

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Presenters

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Year(s) Presenter
2008–10, 2012–13 Kate Thornton
2010 Amanda Byram
2011, 2015 Zoë Ball
2014 Lisa Riley
2016 Mel Giedroyc
2017 Anita Rani
2018–19 Ore Oduba
2020 Stacey Dooley
2022–present Janette Manrara

Judging panel

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Year(s) Judge
2008–present Craig Revel Horwood
2008–2010 Arlene Phillips
2008–2017 Len Goodman
2009–2014, 2016, 2018–2022 Bruno Tonioli
2015 Tom Chambers
Camilla Dallerup
2015, 2023–present Anton du Beke
2017 Karen Hardy
2018–2019 Darcey Bussell
2019–present Shirley Ballas
2025-present Motsi Mabuse

The Live Tour! 2008

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Strictly Come Dancing went on tour at the beginning of 2008 for the first time.[1] The tour was hosted by Kate Thornton, and judged by Craig Revel Horwood, Arlene Phillips, and Len Goodman.[2] Bruno Tonioli was not a judge in this competition[1] due to him being in Los Angeles.[3] The tour began on 18 January 2008 in Glasgow and finished on 19 February 2008 in Birmingham.[4]

Celebrity dancers taking part were:[5]

Christopher Parker's original partner Hanna Karttunen did not dance with him as she had left the show before this tour. Denise Lewis also had a different partner as her original partner Ian Waite danced with more recent partner Zoë Ball, instead, she danced with Matthew Cutler. Also, when James Martin was unavailable for some dates, Martin Offiah stepped in to partner Camilla Dallerup.

Strictly professionals James Jordan and Ola Jordan also performed a routine together.

The results of the tour are as follows:[8]

Couple Series Number
of wins
Number
of 2nd places
%Wins
Matt Di Angelo and Flavia Cacace 5 13 10 40%
Louisa Lytton and Vincent Simone 4 10 3 25%
Darren Gough and Lilia Kopylova 3 8 10 20%
Zoë Ball and Ian Waite 3 5 14 12.5%
Letitia Dean and Darren Bennett 5 1 2 2.5%

Denise Lewis, Christopher Parker or James Martin were not winners or runners up at any stage of the tour.[8]

The Live Tour! 2009

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The Strictly Come Dancing Tour returned in January and February 2009.[9] Kate Thornton returned to host, and all four judges from the TV series took part.

Celebrity dancers taking part were:

The couples and results of the tour were as follows:[10]

Couple Series Number
of wins
Number
of 2nd places
%Wins
Rachel Stevens and Vincent Simone 6 26 14 58%
Gethin Jones and Flavia Cacace 5 6 6 13%
Kenny Logan and Ola Jordan 0
Julian Clary and Lilia Kopylova 2 3 13 7%
Jill Halfpenny and Darren Bennett 9
Tom Chambers and Camilla Dallerup 6 1 2 2%
Cherie Lunghi and James Jordan 0 1 0%

Gethin Jones and Julian Clary were paired with new professional partners – Jones' partner Camilla Dallerup danced with her series six celebrity Tom Chambers, whilst Clary's partner (Erin Boag) did not take part in the tour, as she and her professional partner Anton du Beke were on their own Cheek To Cheek tour of the UK.

Strictly Come Dancing professionals Matthew Cutler and Kristina Rihanoff also performed a routine together.

The DVD was released on 9 November 2009.

The Live Tour! 2010

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The Strictly Come Dancing Live Tour took place in January and February 2010. Amanda Byram and Kate Thornton hosted on different nights.[11]

The judging panel consisted of four members:

The following celebrities and professional dancers starred in the tour:[12]

Two other pro dancers danced on the tour:[13]

Couple Series Number
of wins
%Wins
Austin Healey and Lilia Kopylova 6 23 52%
Mark Ramprakash and Kristina Rihanoff 4 20 44%
Ali Bastian and Brian Fortuna 7 2 4%

The Live Tour! 2011

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The Strictly Come Dancing 2011 UK tour returned to UK arenas during January and February 2011. Zoë Ball joined as host, and Craig Revel Horwood, Bruno Tonioli and Len Goodman returned as judges. Fever Dance Company Adult Formation team trained by Rachael Holland also performed alongside the Strictly stars.[14] The celebrities and professionals who participated were:[15]

Couple Series Number
of wins
Number
of 2nd places
%Wins
Matt Baker and Aliona Vilani 8 26 8 74%
Pamela Stephenson and James Jordan 8 11 23%
Kara Tointon and Artem Chigvintsev 1 16 3%

The Live Tour! 2012

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The Strictly Come Dancing 2012 UK tour began its run on 20 January and finished on 26 February. The venues hosting the tour were:[16]

Kate Thornton returned as host. Craig Revel Horwood, Bruno Tonioli and Len Goodman returned as judges. Revel Horwood directed the tour for the second year.

The celebrities and professionals who participated were:

Ian Waite performed with Natalie on the tour, but did not partner a celebrity.

Couple Series Number
of wins
Times as
runner-up
%wins
Harry Judd and Aliona Vilani 9 30 11 73%
Robbie Savage and Katya Virshilas 6 1 15%
Chelsee Healey and Pasha Kovalev 3 15 7%
Jason Donovan and Kristina Rihanoff 2 13 5%
Anita Dobson and Robin Windsor 0 1 0%

The Live Tour! 2013

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The Strictly Come Dancing 2013 UK tour began its run on 18 January 2013.[17] The confirmed line-up of celebrities and professionals for the tour is as follows:[18][19]

Kate Thornton returned as host; Craig Revel Horwood, Bruno Tonioli and Len Goodman returned as judges. Iveta Lukosiute also performed on the tour, but did not partner a celebrity. Louis Smith and Ola Jordan were the overall champions of the tour, with the most wins.

Couples Series Number
of wins
Number
of 2nd places
%Wins
Louis Smith and Ola Jordan 10 29 2 94%
Denise van Outen and James Jordan 1 26 3%
Lisa Riley and Robin Windsor 0
Dani Harmer and Pasha Kovalev 0 3 0%

The Live Tour! 2014

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The Strictly Come Dancing 2014 UK Tour begun on 17 January 2014 at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham and ended at The O2 Arena on 7 February. The tour was hosted by former contestant Lisa Riley, and Bruno Tonioli, Craig Revel Horwood and Len Goodman returned as judges.[20][21]

The following celebrities and professionals took part:

Natalie Lowe also featured on the tour, but did not partner a celebrity.

This is the first series of The Live Tour! in which all of the celebrities danced with their original partners.

Couple Series Number
of wins
%Wins
Natalie Gumede and Artem Chigvintsev 11 19 61%
Susanna Reid and Kevin Clifton 6 19%
Abbey Clancy and Aljaž Skorjanec 2 6%
Ben Cohen and Kristina Rihanoff 1 3%
Deborah Meaden and Robin Windsor
Mark Benton and Iveta Lukosiute
Nicky Byrne and Karen Hauer 10

The Live Tour! 2015

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The Strictly Come Dancing 2015 UK Tour began on 16 January 2015 at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham and concluded at The O2 Arena on 8 February 2015. The tour was hosted by former contestant and It Takes Two host Zoë Ball for the second time. Craig Revel Horwood returned as judge, but Len Goodman and Bruno Tonioli did not take part due to other commitments including Dancing with the Stars in the United States, so they were replaced by Series 6 champion Tom Chambers and his professional partner Camilla Dallerup.[22] Anton du Beke was also a judge in the Echo Arena, Liverpool and Wembley Arena, London.[23] Len Goodman was a judge just for the O2 show on 8 February and on that same show the presenter was Lisa Riley.[24]

The following celebrities and professionals took part:[25][26]

Trent Whiddon also featured on the tour to dance with Iveta, but did not partner a celebrity.

Simon Webbe and Kristina Rihanoff were the overall champions of the tour, with the most wins.

Pro partners on the tour were as follows:

Couple Series Number
of wins
Times as
runner-up
%Wins
Simon Webbe and Kristina Rihanoff 12 16 1 57%
Caroline Flack and Tristan MacManus 5 18%
Rachel Stevens and Kevin Clifton 6 3 11%
Scott Mills and Joanne Clifton 12 1 4%
Mark Wright and Karen Hauer 0
Alison Hammond and Aljaž Skorjanec
Thom Evans and Iveta Lukosiute
^A Frankie Bridge was originally supposed to take part, but had to pull out due to pregnancy, so Stevens took her place.[27]

The Live Tour! 2016

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The 2016 tour started on 22 January and finished on 14 February.[28] The new presenter was Mel Giedroyc and the judges were Craig Revel Horwood, Len Goodman and Bruno Tonioli.[28]

Joanne Clifton was also featured on the tour, but did not partner a celebrity.

Pro Partners on the tour were as follows:

Couple Number
of wins
Number
of 2nd places
%Wins
Jay McGuiness and Aliona Vilani 24 6 80%
Anita Rani and Gleb Savchenko 6 23 20%
Frankie Bridge and Kevin Clifton 0 1 0%

a Natalie Lowe was scheduled to dance on the tour but she sustained an injury during tour rehearsals. Karen Clifton, who was already set to dance on the tour without a celebrity partner, took over for Lowe.[29]

b Mel Giedroyc was ill on 9 February so Anita Rani hosted instead. However, she still performed her Paso Doble but not for votes.

The Live Tour! 2017

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The 2017 tour was presented by 2015 semi-finalist Anita Rani. The judges were Craig Revel Horwood, Len Goodman and Karen Hardy. The tour started on 20 January and finished on 12 February.[30]

The full tour line up was announced on 14 December:

As Ed Balls was not available to dance in Manchester, Judge Rinder and Oksana Platero replaced him for the 4 and 5 February performances and danced the Jive and the Cha Cha Cha.[30]

Extra Dancers on Tour who were dancing in Group Dances:

Couple Number of Wins Wins%
Danny Mac and Oti Mabuse 14 45%
Louise Redknapp and Kevin Clifton
Daisy Lowe and Aljaž Skorjanec 1 5%
Ed Balls and Katya Jones

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The Live Tour! 2018

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The 2018 tour was presented by 2016 champion Ore Oduba. The judges were Craig Revel Horwood, Bruno Tonioli and Darcey Bussell. The tour started on 19 January and finished on 11 February.

The full tour line up was announced on 14 December:

Extra dancers who were also on the tour: Dianne Buswell, Amy Dowden, Janette Manrara, AJ Pritchard, Chloe Hewitt and Neil Jones

Couples Number
of Wins
Wins%
Susan Calman & Kevin Clifton 11 37%
Debbie McGee & Giovanni Pernice 9 30%
Gemma Atkinson & Aljaž Skorjanec 5 17%
Joe McFadden & Katya Jones 4 13%
Jonnie Peacock & Oti Mabuse 1 3%

The Live Tour! 2019

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2016 champion Ore Oduba returned as the host, and Shirley Ballas joined Craig Revel Horwood, Darcey Bussell and Bruno Tonioli on the judging panel. The tour started on 18 January and ended on 10 February.

The line-up for the tour was announced on 10 December:

Additional professional dancers on the tour were Nadiya Bychkova, Graziano Di Prima, Amy Dowden, Jake Leigh, Luba Mushtuk and Johannes Radebe.[32]

Joe Sugg and Dianne Buswell made Strictly Live Tour history by winning 25 shows in a row, later becoming the overall tour winners.[33][34][35]

Couples Number
of wins [33]
Number of
2nd places
Wins%
Joe Sugg & Dianne Buswell 28 1 97%
Stacey Dooley & Aljaž Skorjanec 1 24 3%
Faye Tozer & Giovanni Pernice 0 4 0%

The Live Tour! 2020

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The 2020 tour was hosted by Series 16 winner Stacey Dooley. Craig Revel Horwood, Shirley Ballas and Bruno Tonioli formed the judging panel. The tour started on 16 January and ended on 9 February.[36]

The tour featured the following couples performing two of their dances from Series 17:[36]

Due to an injury, Catherine Tyldesley was forced to pull out of the Tour on 30 January.

Additional professional dancers on the tour were Dianne Buswell, Karen Hauer, Luba Mushtuk, Joshua Keefe, Robbie Kmetoni, and Jake Leigh.[36]

Couples Number
of wins
Number of
2nd places
Wins%
Kelvin Fletcher & Janette Manrara 30 0 97%
Mike Bushell & Katya Jones 1 0 3%
Karim Zeroual & Amy Dowden 0 23 0%
Saffron Barker & AJ Pritchard 0 6 0%
Alex Scott & Neil Jones 0 2 0%

Relaxed performance

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On 2 October 2019, it was announced that during one of the shows, Strictly Come Dancing Live would be working with the National Autistic Society on their first ever relaxed performance at Motorpoint Arena in Nottingham,but have not done one since.[37]

The Live Tour! 2022

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The 2021 tour was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2022 tour was announced in October 2020, and began on 20 January 2022 in Birmingham for 33 shows with Janette Manrara as host and Craig Revel Horwood, Shirley Ballas and Bruno Tonioli forming the judges panel.[38]

The tour features (in running order):[39]

Series 19 finalist AJ Odudu was originally scheduled to take part in the tour, but was forced to pull out due to the ankle injury she suffered on the show; she was replaced by Series 18 runner-up Maisie Smith.[40]

Pro Nikita Kuzmin was forced to miss the beginning of the tour due to testing positive for COVID-19; his partner Tilly Ramsay danced with Neil Jones until Kuzmin returned to the tour on 25 January.

Rhys Stephenson did not dance in Sheffield on 1 February for undisclosed reasons.

John Whaite did not dance in Glasgow on 6 February due to testing positive for COVID-19 on a lateral flow test. A subsequent PCR test came back negative, and he performed in Glasgow the following evening.

Additional professional dancers on the tour are Amy Dowden, Cameron Lombard, Jake Leigh, Jowita Przystal, Luba Mushtuk, Nadiya Bychkova, and Neil Jones.[41]

Couples Number
of wins
Number of
2nd places
Wins%
Rose Ayling-Ellis & Giovanni Pernice 31 2 94%
John Whaite & Johannes Radebe 1 25 3%
Sara Davies & Aljaž Skorjanec 1 2 3%
Maisie Smith & Kai Widdrington 0 4 0%

The Live Tour! 2023

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The 2023 tour was once again hosted by Janette Manrara. Anton du Beke joined Craig Revel Horwood and Shirley Ballas on the judging panel. The tour began on 20 January and ended on 12 February.

The tour features (in running order):

Fleur East did not dance in Newcastle on 2 February and London on 3 February for undisclosed reasons.

Tyler West did not dance in Glasgow on 10 February due to illness.

Additional professional dancers on the tour were Amy Dowden, Neil Jones, Robbie Kmetoni, Jake Leigh, Luba Mushtuk and Michelle Tsiakkas.

Couples Number
of wins
Number of
2nd places
Wins%
Helen Skelton & Kai Widdrington 13 15 41%
Will Mellor & Nancy Xu 8 7 25%
Hamza Yassin & Jowita Przystał 7 7 22%
Fleur East & Vito Coppola 4 3 13%

The Live Tour! 2024

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The 2024 tour was again hosted by Janette Manrara, with Craig Revel Horwood, Shirley Ballas and Anton du Beke forming the judging panel. The tour began on 19 January and ended on 11 February.

The tour featured: (in running order)

Angela Rippon did not dance in Leeds on 1 and 2 February due to a medical incident in Liverpool on 31 January.

Additional professional dancers on the tour were Nadiya Bychkova, Karen Hauer, Katya Jones, Neil Jones, Robbie Kmetoni, Jake Leigh and Nancy Xu.

Couples Number
of wins
Number of
2nd places
Wins%
Layton Williams & Nikita Kuzmin 19 8 63%
Bobby Brazier & Dianne Buswell 8 15 27%
Ellie Leach & Vito Coppola 3 7 10%

The Live Tour! 2025

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The 2025 tour will be again hosted by Janette Manrara, and Motsi Mabuse will join Craig Revel Horwood, Shirley Ballas and Anton du Beke on the judging panel. The tour will begin on 17 January and will end on 9 February.

The Professionals Tour

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The Professionals Tour 2010

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The first Professionals Tour was in 2010. Nine professional dancers took part in the tour between April and July 2010.[42] It featured:

The Professionals Tour 2019

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Strictly Come Dancing – The Professionals Tour returned in 2019 and ran between 3 May and 2 June. It featured the following Professionals:[43]

The Professionals Tour 2021 (cancelled)

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It had been announced that The Professionals Tour would return again in 2020 following the success of the 2019 tour. This was later postponed to 2021, and then 2022, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2021 tour would have featured the following ten professional dancers:

The Professionals Tour 2022

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The 2022 tour ran between 28 April and 30 May and featured the following ten professional dancers:[44] with singers Tara McDonald and Patrick Symth.

The Professionals Tour 2023

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The 2023 tour ran between 2 May and 31 May and featured the following ten professional dancers and singers Tara McDonald and Patrick Symth :

The Professionals Tour 2024

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The 2024 tour ran between 1 May and 1 June and featured twelve professional dancers, the most in the tour's history and singers Tara McDonald and Patrick Symth.

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