‘Strictly Come Dancing’ have released the first song and dance list of the series.
The BBC One celebrity dance contest kicks off this weekend and it has now been revealed what dances the famous faces and their professional partners will be attempting, as well as what song they will be dancing to.
Former ‘The Only Way Is Essex’ hunk Mark Wright and his partner Karen Hauer will be doing the Cha Cha to Wham!’s ‘I’m Your Man’, The Saturdays’ Frankie Bridge and Kevin Clifton will be dancing the Waltz to ‘Someone Like You’ by Adele and pop star Pixie Lott and partner Trent Whiddon will take on the Jive with Taylor Swift’s current single ‘Shake It Off’.
‘Mrs. Browns’ Boys’ actress Jennifer Gibney will also attempt the jive to summer hit ‘Happy’ by Pharrell while EastEnders’ Jake Wood will be doing the Tango to Britney Spears’ ‘Toxic’ and Caroline Flack will brave the Cha Cha with partner Pasha Kovalev with The Jacksons ‘Can You Feel It?’ providing the soundtrack.
Meanwhile, it was announced earlier this week that Donny Osmond would be making an appearance on the show ‘s judging panel for a week after winning the US version, ‘Dancing with the Stars’, in 2009.
He said: "It’s a huge honour to be asked to guest judge on ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ … I’m going to be a tough judge, and the contestants are really going to have to give me their all."
The ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ live shows kick off this Friday (26.09.14) at 7pm on BBC One.
The full song and dance list is as follows:
Alison Hammond and Aljaz Skorjanec – Cha Cha to ‘I’m Every Woman’ (Chaka Khan)
Caroline Flack and Pasha Kovalev – Cha Cha to ‘Can You Feel It?’ (The Jacksons)
Frankie Bridge and Kevin Clifton – Waltz to ‘Someone Like You’ (Adele)
Gregg Wallace and Aliona Vilani – Cha Cha to ‘Hot N Cold’ (Katy Perry)
Jake Wood and Janette Manrara – Tango to ‘Toxic’ (Britney Spears)
Jennifer Gibney and Tristan MacManus – Jive to ‘Happy’ (Pharrell Williams)
Judy Murray and Anton du Beke – Waltz to ‘Mull of Kintyre’ (Wings)
Mark Wright and Karen Hauer – Cha Cha to ‘I’m Your Man’ (Wham!)
Pixie Lott and Trent Whiddon – Jive to ‘Shake It Off’ (Taylor Swift)
Scott Mills and Joanne Clifton – Cha Cha to ‘Rock DJ’ (Robbie Williams)
Simon Webbe and Kristina Rihanoff – Jive to ‘Good Golly Miss Molly’ (Little Richard)
Steve Backshall and Ola Jordan – Tango to ‘Born To Be Wild’ (Steppenwolf)
Sunetra Sarker and Brendan Cole – Tango to ‘Bad Case of Loving You (Doctor Doctor)’ (Robert Palmer)
Thom Evans and Iveta Lukosiute – Waltz to ‘You Raise Me Up’ (Westlife)
Tim Wonnacott and Natalie Lowe – Cha Cha to ‘Shop Around’ (Captain & Tennille)
Strictly Come Dancing release song and dance list
