Strictly Come Dancing Live announces the first two couples joining the arena tour

Tickets are now on sale for the live tour of the hit TV show, with the first celebrities and their partners announced

The Strictly Come Dancing Live tour has announced the first two couples joining the show as it tours arenas across the country. TV personality, broadcaster and author Dani Dyer and her dance partner Nikita Kuzmin, and highly decorated Team GB skeleton athlete Tabby Stoecker and dance partner Mark Karmalita will take to the road this January and February to dazzle audiences up and down the UK. Further casting is soon to be revealed.

Joining the couples on the Strictly Come Dancing Live tour will be judges Shirley Ballas, Anton Du Beke, and Craig Revel Horwood, with Janette Manrara returning to host the tour for the sixth time.

The 2027 edition of Strictly Come Dancing Live will kick off at Birmingham’s Utilita Arena on 22 January, continuing on to a run of 29 shows across the country. The tour will visit Utilita Arena Sheffield, Utilita Arena Newcastle, OVO Hydro Glasgow, M&S Bank Arena Liverpool, Leeds First Direct Bank Arena, AO Arena Manchester and Motorpoint Arena Nottingham, finally culminating at The O2 in London on 14 February.

Dani Dyer said: “What a year it’s been! Being back on the Strictly dancefloor with Nikita has been such an incredible experience, and now I’m so excited that I’ll be joining the Strictly Come Dancing Live Tour as well. I’ve heard nothing but amazing things about the crowds, and I can’t wait to meet you all and be part of it.”

Tabby Stoecker said: “What an incredible year this continues to be – I’m over the moon to be part of the UK wide live tour. I can’t wait to revisit our favourite routines in front of an arena crowd and connect with fellow Strictly lovers across the country!”

The Strictly Live Tour brings everything audiences love about the hit BBC series – the glitz, the glamour, the choreography and the live music – to fans of all ages around the country. Audiences won’t just witness the dazzling routines, but they’ll also be granted the power to decide who wins the coveted Glitterball Trophy at the end of each show. The judges will offer their wisdom, advice and scores at each performance, but this is the ultimate chance to hand your favourite couple the prize.

Each performance will host a British Sign Language interpreter, who will be displayed on two very large screens on either side of the stage so that audiences can book tickets and sit almost anywhere in the arena to enjoy the experience with family and friends.