Strictly confirms week 2 songs and dances
Strictly Come Dancing has confirmed the song titles and dances that the celebrity contestants will perform in week two of the competition.
Audiences will see all 15 celebrity contestants and their professional dance partners performing again in this Saturday's live show (September 30). The first results show of the series will then follow on Sunday (October 1), with the first couple set to leave the competition.
This week's dancing line-up includes three Foxtrots and three Quicksteps, plus Latin dances including a Salsa and Samba.
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Broadcaster Angela Rippon and pro dancer Kai Widdrington will tackle the Foxtrot, set to Frank Sinatra's 'You Make Me Feel So Young'.
Coronation Street star Ellie Leach and Vito Coppola are also taking to the floor with a Foxtrot to 'Perfect' by Fairground Attraction, with Krishnan Guru Murphy and Lauren Oakley similarly performing a Foxtrot on Saturday's show to the Billy Ocean classic 'Love Really Hurts Without You'.
Love Island star Zara McDermott and pro dancer Graziano Di Prima are one of three couples to tackle the Quickstep, with their routine set to 'Anyone For You (Tiger Lily)' by George Ezra.
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Bad Education actor Layton Williams and Nikita Kuzmin will be 'Puttin' On The Ritz' with their Quickstep, soundtracked by Gregory Porter's version of the song.
Tennis star Annabel Croft and Johannes Radebe are the third pairing who will be Quickstepping around the floor, dancing along to 'Walking On Sunshine' by Katrina & The Waves.
Casualty actor Nigel Harman and his professional partner Katya Jones, currently top of the leaderboard after last week's Paso Doble, will be hoping to impress with a Viennese Waltz this week. Their ballroom routine will be performed to 'Until I Found You' by US singer-songwriter Stephen Sanchez.
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Audiences will see two Charlestons on the Strictly dance floor this Saturday, courtesy of EastEnders' Bobby Brazier and pro partner Dianne Buswell, plus BBC Asian Network DJ Nikita Kanda and professional Gorka Márquez.
Bobby and Dianne will swivel along to 'Do Your Thing' by Basement Jaxx, while Nikita and Gorka will perform their Charleston to the Beyoncé classic 'Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)'.
Hoping to bring the party with two Latin routines are comedian Les Dennis and professional partner Nancy Xu, plus Sherlock's Amanda Abbington and pro dancer Giovanni Pernice.
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Les and Nancy will Samba to 'Rock The Boat' by Hues Corporation, with Amanda and Giovanni performing their salsa to the tune of 'Oye' by Gloria Estefan.
TV presenter Angela Scanlon and Carlos Gu also have a high-energy dance on their hands, performing a jive to 'Trouble' by Shampoo. Meanwhile, Eddie Kadi and Karen Hauer will be doing the Cha Cha Cha to 'Rie y Llora' by Celia Cruz.
Bringing some drama this Saturday night are soap star Adam Thomas and Luba Mushtuk, with a Tango to 'Somebody Told Me' by Måneskin.
Paralympian Jody Cundy and reigning Strictly pro champion Jowita Przystał will also be commanding attention with a Paso Doble to AC/DC's classic hit 'Thunderstruck'.
Strictly judges Shirley Ballas, Craig Revel-Horwood, Anton Du Beke and Motsi Mabuse will be scoring the dances as usual in Saturday's show, with the public voting to keep their favourites in ahead of Sunday night's elimination.
Strictly Come Dancing airs on Saturdays and Sundays on BBC One, while spin-off Strictly: It Takes Two airs on weeknights on BBC Two. Both shows are available to stream on BBC iPlayer.
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