Strictly Come Dancing announcement

Tickets go on sale at 10am Friday (November 4) at 10am for the Strictly Come Dancing The Professionals nationwide tour.

A spectacular line-up of some of the world’s best professional dancers will be hitting the road next year for the 2023 official Strictly UK tour - the closest venue to Newbury will be New Theatre Oxford in May.

This breathtaking show, featuring a 10-strong ensemble of dancers from the smash hit BBC One TV show Strictly Come Dancing, will open at Hull’s Bonus Arena on May 2 and then waltz its way around the UK before culminating at Liverpool’s M&S Arena on May 30.

Audiences across the country will enjoy an evening of world-class dance, stunning choreography and glamorous costumes, live and up close from 10 talented Strictly Professionals: Australian Open Champion and 2018 finalist Dianne Buswell; new Strictly dancer and 11-time Italian Latin American Champion Vito Coppola; Chinese National Dance Champion Carlos Gu (who is also new to Strictly this year), Professional World Mambo Champion and 2020 Strictly finalist Karen Hauer; undefeated four-time British National Champion Neil Jones; six-time Italian Latin & Ballroom Champion Nikita Kuzmin; 2017 & 2020 Strictly finalist Gorka Marquez; four-time Italian Dance Championship winner Luba Mushtuk; Polish Open Latin Champion Jowita Przystal; and World Latin Dance Championships Under 21 finalist Nancy Xu.

The 31-date tour, directed by Strictly’s creative director Jason Gilkison, will showcase the exceptional talent of TV’s hugely popular professional dancers, set within the wonderful world of the BBC show, with its stunning costumes and sparkling sets.

Jason said: “It is fantastic to unveil this stellar line-up of much-loved Strictly professional dancers for next year’s tour. We will be dazzling audiences across the country with the dance and choreography at the highest possible standard. To see these dancers coming together to perform on this scale is a joy for me as a director and Strictly fans are in for a real treat!”

Tickets available from StrictlyTheProfessionals.com

Strictly Come Dancing - The Professionals 2023 UK Tour Dates

2 May Hull: Bonus Arena 7.30pm

3 May Sheffield: Utilita Arena 7.30pm

4 May Newcastle: Utilita Arena 7.30pm

5 May Aberdeen: P&J Live Arena 7.30pm

6 May Glasgow: Armadillo 7.30pm

7 May Edinburgh: Playhouse 2.30pm & 7.30pm

9 May Salford: The Lowry 7.30pm

10 May Salford: The Lowry 2.30pm & 7.30pm

11 May Blackpool: Opera House 7.30pm

12 May York: The Barbican 7.30pm

13 May Birmingham: Hippodrome 2.30pm & 7.30pm

14 May Birmingham: Hippodrome 2.30pm

16 May Oxford: New Theatre 7.30pm

17 May Cardiff: Motorpoint Arena 7.30pm

18 May Nottingham: Royal Centre 7.30pm

19 May London: Palladium 7.30pm

20 May London: Palladium 2.30pm & 7.30pm

21 May London: Palladium 2.30pm

23 May Bournemouth: BIC 7.30pm

24 May Plymouth: Pavillions 7.30pm

25 May Plymouth: Pavillions 2.30pm & 7.30pm

26 May Portsmouth: Guildhall 7.30pm

27 May Brighton: Brighton Centre 2.30pm & 7.30pm

28 May Brighton: Brighton Centre 2.30pm

30 May Liverpool: M&S Bank Arena 7.30pm