Strictly Live
Karen Groves • 15 September 2017
The live shows begin
- Ruth Langsford and Anton du Beke are Waltzing to This Nearly Was Mine bySeth MacFarlane from South Pacific
- Debbie McGee and Giovanni Pernice will perform a Paso Doble to Be Italian by Fergie
- Alexandra Burke and Gorka Márquez are Waltzing to (You Make Me Feel Like A) Natural Woman by Aretha Franklin.
- Charlotte Hawkins and Brendan Cole will dance the Foxtrot to The Best Is Yet To Come by Michael Buble
- Susan Calman and Kevin Clifton will dance the Viennese Waltz to Mad About The Boy by Dinah Washington
- Mollie King and AJ Pritchard will Jive to Good Golly Miss Molly by Little Richard
- Aston Merrygold and Janette Manrara will Foxtrot to It Had To Be You by Harry Connick Jnr.
- Chizzy Akudolu and Pasha Kovalev will dance the Cha Cha to Boogie Fever by The Sylvers
- Brian Conley and Amy Dowden will Tango to Temptation by Heaven 17
- Davood Ghadami and Nadiya will dance the Cha Cha to Dedication To My Ex by Lloyd ft. Andre 3000
- Joe McFadden and Katya Jones are Jiving to Rockin' Robin by Michael Jackson
- Jonnie Peacock and Oti Mabuse will dance the Waltz to When I Need You by Luther Vandross
- Rev. Richard Coles and Dianne Buswell will perform the Cha Cha to There Must Be An Angel by the Eurythmics
- Simon Rimmer and Karen Clifton will take on the Paso Doble to Song 2 by Blur
For more up to the minute information on this year's 'Strictly' visit the BBC website
DANCE BLOG
NIKITA KUZMIN
JB GILL
SAM QUEK
AMY DOWDEN
4. CRAIG REVEL HORWOOD
3. SHIRLEY BALLAS
2. MOTSI MABUSI
1. ANTON DU BEKE
Researchers measured the association between leisure and physical activities and the likelihood of developing dementia over time. They found that dancing was the only physical activity associated with a lower risk of dementia.