Strictly announces new relay challenge for Musicals Week as all couples set to dance twice
The high-stakes challenge will play out in this week's quarter-final
Strictly Come Dancing will pay tribute to the musicals this week (December 6) as the remaining couples perform not one but two routines.
Musicals Week will see the five pairs perform their previously announced routine live on Strictly on Saturday night. However, before they get to that, there will be a pre-recorded group dance. It’s just been announced that new relay-style challenge will open the show.
The news was shared on tonight’s It Takes Two (December 4).
Strictly Come Dancing relay challenge announced for Musicals Week
Hot on the heels of Instant Dance comes a very special relay performance to open the Musicals Week show.
The five-minute group dance will see each pair take to the floor as part of a high-energy celebration of musicals, dancing to songs from shows including My Fair Lady, Oliver!, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and Mary Poppins Returns.
Expect the best of London’s East End via the West End, plus a whole load of Strictly magic as the couples raise the roof for your votes.
Songs and musicals revealed
Backed by eight additional dancers, the couples will dance relay-style to the five different songs.
Amber Davies and Nikita Kuzmin will dance to Trip A Little Light Fantastic from Mary Poppins Returns. Balvinder Sopal and Julian Caillon with dance to With A Little Bit Of Luck from My Fair Lady.
George Clarke and Alexis Warr will perform a routine to Consider Yourself from Oliver!. Karen Carney and Carlos Gu will dance to Flash Bang Wallop from Half A Sixpence. And Lewis Cope and Katya Jones will dance to Me Ol’ Bamboo from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.
The routine, choreographed by Matt Flint, will start and finish with all couples dancing together.
The BBC explained that, following the performance, Strictly will go live and each couple will dance their previously announced routine for the judges’ marks. Viewers will then vote for the couples they want to see through to next weekend’s Strictly Come Dancing semi-final.
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Who’s dancing what on Strictly this week?
Although the style of dancing in the group dance hasn’t been revealed, the contestants’ second dance of the night has been shared.
Lewis and Katya will dance a Salsa to Dance at the Gym from West Side Story. Amber and Nikita will perform a Charleston to Sit Down, You’re Rockin’ the Boat from Guys and Dolls. George and Alexis have an Argentine Tango to The Point of No Return from Phantom of the Opera.
Meanwhile, Balvinder and Julian will dance a Viennese Waltz to Never Enough from The Greatest Showman. And Karen and Carlos will do a Samba to The Rhythm of Life from Sweet Charity.
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