Two Strictly stars are “thrilled” to announce they will embark on a 2025 UK dance tour ending in St Albans.
Aljaz Skorjanec and Janette Manrara will perform 15 dates across the country after the 20th anniversary series of the BBC dancing show ends.
On June 6, the tour will come to a close with a final show at The Alban Arena.
Janette, 40, is a former professional dancer on Strictly and now presents sister show 'It Takes Two' on BBC Two alongside Fleur East.
While, 34-year-old Aljaz, who took a two-year break for the birth of their daughter, Lyra, is partnered with Love Island star Tasha Ghouri for the current series.
Tasha and Aljaz have made a strong start, topping the leader-board in two of the live shows so far this series and finishing second-equal in another.
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Speaking ahead of their tour, Aljaz said: “As if my return to Strictly wasn’t exciting enough, for Janette and I to be looking forward to our biggest tour next year makes us feel like the luckiest dancers in the world.
“And as everybody knows from watching Strictly, you just can’t beat dancing in front of a live band."
The tour, named 'A Night To Remember', will see Janette and her husband perform routines to songs from the “Great American songbook” through to modern tracks, accompanied by their own big band.
Janette added: “It truly is going to be memorable show, and we are so happy to have the phenomenal Tom Seals and his big band bringing their off-the-scale energy to the stage for us to dance to every night.”
Aljaz won the Strictly Glitterball Trophy in his first series in 2013 with model Abbey Clancy as his celebrity partner, while Janette finished runner-up in the 2020 final with singer and TV presenter HRVY.
The 2025 tour begins in Bath on May 17 and includes a London Palladium gala performance on May 21.
Tickets go on sale at 10am Friday, October 11.
The confirmed dates:
May 17: Bath, The Forum;
May 20: Southend, Cliffs Pavilion;
May 21: London, The London Palladium;
May 22: Bournemouth, Pavilion Theatre;
May 23: Birmingham, Symphony Hall;
May 27: Glasgow, Royal Concert Hall;
May 28: Liverpool, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic;
May 29: Hull, Connexin Live;
May 30: Gateshead, The Glasshouse;
May 31: Manchester, The Bridgewater Hall;
June 1: York, Barbican;
June 3: Guildford, G Live;
June 4: Nottingham, Royal Concert Hall;
June 5: Fareham, Fareham Live;
June 6: St Albans, The Albans Arena.
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