1 week Ago By [email protected] (Jessica Sansome)
Fans have hit Strictly Come Dancing with a fresh complaint as the countdown continues to the show's annual Blackpool special. The show will uproot this weekend as Tess Daly and Claudia Winklem host week nine live from the iconic Tower Ballroom. Every year Strictly heads to the seaside town to bring one of its live episodes to viewers from the world-famous venue said to be the 'home of ballroom dancing'.
Just eight couples will perform in the Tower Ballroom after making it through to another week of the BBC One dance contest. Sadly, Manchester's own Shayne Ward just missed out on his space in the special week after exiting the competition seventh alongside professional dance partner Nancy Xu. READ MORE: BBC Strictly Come Dancing Christmas special 2024 line-up announced as history made During the show, JB Gill and Lauren Oakley will perform a quickstep to Never Gonna Give You Up by Rick Astley, and former Love Island star Tasha Ghouri and partner Aljaz Skorjanec will perform a paso doble to Torn by Nathan Lanier.
Former Olympian and Gladiator Montell Douglas and her partner Johannes Radebe will perform a salsa to Don’t Leave Me This Way by Thelma Houston, while Miranda actor Sarah Hadland and her partner Vito Coppola will dance their own couples’ choice routine to Padam Padam by Kylie Minogue. Elsewhere, opera singer Wynne Evans and Katya Jones will perform a Charleston to Carmen Suite No.1: 5 Les Toreadors by Georges Bizet, reality star Pete Wicks and Jowita Przystal will cha cha to I’m Too Sexy by Right Said Fred.
EastEnders actor Jamie Borthwick and professional partner Michelle Tsiakkas will jive to The Ketchup Song (Asereje) by Las Ketchup, while comedian Chris McCausland and his partner Dianne Buswell will take on the American smooth to Paul Anka’s Jump. But as the songs and dances for Strictly's Blackpool special, not every one was impressed and took to social media to comment. @helenrobinson2312 said: "The music choices are ridiculous.
Who dances a jive to The Ketchup Song, I really think the music doesn't fit the dance." @samanthadavismccarthy fumed: "Who picks this awful music!!!" @sinead2019 complained: "Song choices haven’t been great so far this series." @guy_elnek27 posted: "Whoever is choosing the songs, please stop.
But at least we finally got a Charleston." However, @billiesfituk shared: "This is going to be the best week on strictly yet. Song choices & dances are immaculate.
" @x.arbx added: "Such a fun song for pete and jowita!!".
