Strictlys week one songs and dances revealed as Kaye Adams gets ABBA anthem
Week one of Strictly Come Dancing 2022 is upon us, with this year's contestants set to take to the dance floor for the very first live show this evening.
The show airs tonight, Saturday 24 September, following Friday's launch show where it was revealed which celebrity has been paired with which professional dancer.
Ahead of tonight's episode, it's been revealed what song each pair will be dancing to as well the routine they've picked for their Strictly debut.
TV presenter Helen Skelton, 39, will be dancing the American Smooth to Aretha Franklin's You Send Me with professional dancer Gorka Marquez, 32.
Loose Women star Kaye Adams, 59, and Kai Widdrington, 27, are set to Tango to ABBA's hit track Voulez-Vouz, while singer and radio host Fleur East, 34, and Strictly newcomer Vito Coppola, 29, will be performing the Cha Cha Cha to Let's Get Loud by Jennifer Lopez.
Ex-Coronation Street star Kym Marsh, 46, has been paired with Graziano Di Prima, 28, and the duo will be performing the Jive as will fellow Corrie star Will Mellor, 46, and his professional partner Nancy Xu.
Kym and Graziano are dancing to Yes by Merry Clayton, while Will and Nancy will be strutting their stuff to Ricky Martin's Livin' La Vida Loca.
Dancing the American Smooth is Tyler West, 26, and Dianne Buswell, 33, who will perform to Harry Styles' hit track Falling.
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Also performing the Cha Cha Cha is Ellie Simmonds, 27, and Nikita Kuzmin, 24, who will be dancing to Dance by DNCE, and Richie Anderson, 34, and Giovanni Pernice, 32, who are set to perform to Wham!'s hit track I'm Your Man.
Matt Goss, 53, and Nadiya Bychkova, 33, will dance the Quickstep to Sir Duke by The Chris Walden Big Band, and former footballer Tony Adams, 55, and Katya Jones, 33, will perform the Tango to Go West by Village People.
Performing the Samba to Christina Aguilera's Dirrty is comedian Jayde Adams, 37, and her partner Karen Hauer, 40, and Molly Rainford, 21, and Carlos Gu, 28, will also perform the Samba, but to Kiss My (Uh Oh) by Anne Marie and Little Mix.
EastEnders favourite James Bye, 38, who is partnered with Amy Dowden, 32, will be dancing the Jive to What I Like About You by The Romantics, while comedian Ellie Taylor, 38, and Strictly pro Johannes Radebe, 35, will Quickstep to I Am What I Am by Klaus Hallen Tanzorchester.
Cbeebies star Hamza Yassin, 32, and Jowita Przystal, 28, are the only couple dancing the Foxtrot, and will be performing the Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers' hit track Islands In The Stream.
The first Strictly Come Dancing live show will kick off at 6.45pm on BBC One on 24 September, with Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman returning as hosts.
This year's judging panel is made up of head judge Shirley Ballas, Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse and former Strictly star Anton Du Beke.
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