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Sian Baldwin

Strictly Come Dancing: What songs are your favourite contestants dancing to this week?

The tans are on, the outfits planned, and weeks of sore feet are set to begin from tonight. Strictly Come Dancing is back - with promises of this series being one of the most fun ever.

Our celebrities are all paired up, and tomorrow (Saturday, September 21), is the first time they will all take to the dance floor to compete live for the first time in the hopes of eventually grabbing that Glitterball trophy.

Strictly Come Dancing’s 20th anniversary series is to welcome the show’s first blind contestant, Morning Live stars, Olympic champions and soap actors, all hoping to be crowned the champion of the dance floor.

But what is week one being kicked off with and who is dancing to what?

Read on for all you need to know:

Montell Douglas & Johannes Radebe

Montell Douglas is the latest member of the Strictly Come Dancing cast for 2024 (BBC/PA)

Dance: Foxtrot

Music: Is You Is or Is You Ain’t My Baby by Dinah Washington

Punam Krishan & Gorka Márquez

NHS GP Dr Punam Krishan is the resident doctor for Morning Live on the BBC (BBC/PA) (PA Media)

Dance: Cha Cha

Song: Love At First Sight by Kylie Minogue

Sam Quek & Nikita Kuzmin

Sam Quek is also in the 2024 Strictly Come Dancing class (Clint Hughes/PA) (PA Archive)

Dance: Foxtrot

Song: Where Did Our Love Go by The Supremes

Sarah Hadland & Vito Coppola

Sarah Hadland is most known for her role in Miranda (Ian West/PA) (PA Archive)

Dance: Quickstep

Song: 9 to 5 by Dolly Parton

Tasha Ghouri & Aljaž Škorjanec

Tasha Ghouri will be taking to the Strictly dance floor (Jordan Pettitt/PA) (PA Wire)

Dance: Cha Cha

Song: Espresso by Sabrina Carpenter

Toyah Willcox & Neil Jones

Toyah Willcox joins the cast of the 22nd season of Strictly Come Dancing (Ray Burmiston/PA) (PA Media)

Dance: Tango

Song: Ray Of Light by Madonna

Chris McCausland & Dianne Buswell

Chris McCausland is Strictly’s first blind contestant (Ian West/PA) (PA Archive)

Dance: Cha Cha

Song: Twist and Shout by The Beatles

Jamie Borthwick & Michelle Tsiakkas

EastEnders actor Jamie Borthwick has also signed up for the new series (Ian West/PA) (PA Archive)

Dance: Viennese Waltz

Song: Beautiful Things by Benson Boone

JB Gill & Amy Dowden

JLS member JB Gill was revealed as the second Strictly Come Dancing contestant for 2024 (BBC/PA)

Dance: Waltz

Song: When I Need You by Leo Sayer

Nick Knowles & Luba Mushtuk

Nick Knowles says he has been following his old rugby regime in order to get fit for Strictly (Ray Burmiston/PA) (PA Media)

Dance: Jive

Song: We Built This City by Starship

Paul Merson & Karen Hauer

Paul Merson has said he will be doing Strictly Come Dancing for his mother (Ray Burmiston/PA) (PA Media)

Dance: American Smooth

Song: Vindaloo by Fat Les

Pete Wicks & Jowita Przystał

Pete Wicks is one of the latest celebrities to join the Strictly lineup (Ian West/PA) (PA Wire)

Dance: Paso Doble

Song: Breathe by The Prodigy

Shayne Ward & Nancy Xu

(BBC/Ray Burmiston)

Dance: Samba

Song: Do I Do by Stevie Wonder

Tom Dean & Nadiya Bychkova

(PA Media)

Dance: Tango

Song: Golden by Harry Styles

Wynne Evans & Katya Jones

(BBC)

Dance: Samba

Song: Help Yourself by Tom Jones

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