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Barbara Hodgson

Newcastle to host Strictly Come Dancing The Professionals tour with tickets on sale this week

In news that will delight fans of the BBC show, the eagerly-awaited official UK tour of Strictly Come Dancing: The Professionals will be stopping off in Newcastle early next summer.

The touring spectacular, set to feature 10 of its top professional dancers, will be hot-footing it into the Utilita Arena on May 4 and tickets will be for grabs from this Friday. It promises to recreate for city audiences the glittering world of the TV competition - with dazzling sets, slick choreography and glitzy costumes - and fans are being promised a real treat.

The 10 dancers who will be in action at the arena are Dianne Buswell; Vito Coppola; Carlos Gu; Karen Hauer; Neil Jones; Nikita Kuzmin; Gorka Marquez; Luba Mushtuk; Jowita Przystal and Nancy Xu. Directing them will be Jason Gilkison who is Strictly 's creative director so the audience can expect the same high standards as they are seeing on screen in the current series.

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A spokesperson for the show said Strictly's much-loved dancers will be "coming together to perform in a theatrical ensemble that will simply take your breath away." Tickets for the Newcastle performance will go on sale at the arena on November 4 from 10am.

See here. Those interested in accessible bookings should email access@ticketmaster.co.uk for assistance.

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