Official Strictly Come Dancing Annual 2023

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Nancy Xu is a world-class Latin dancer who was a finalist in the Under 21 World Championships in 2010. She was also a finalist on So You Think You Can Dance in her home country of China. Nancy joined Strictly in 2019, performing in the show’s group routines and music acts. Nancy has reached the semi-final of the competition with both of her celebrity partners, CBBC presenter Rhys Stephenson in 2021 and actor Will Mellor in 2022. No method of voting offered is available outside of the UK, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man.

The Strictly Come Dancing 2023 celebrities were confirmed in a series of announcements in August 2023 and they are:The Public vote is independently verified once it has closed and the ranking of the couples by public vote is created by points allocated to each couple in the same way as for the judges’ scores. Ties are dealt with in the same way. The points from the judges’ scores and the public vote are added together and a new combined ranking created. Please note that if you are directly connected in any way with the production of the programme or the provision of telephony or online voting services to the programme you are not eligible to vote. There's a lot to be get straight ahead of this changing season. Thankfully, that's why you have us! The lawful basis on which the BBC processes the personal data is the performance of its public task. The BBC’s role is to act in the public interest and to serve all audiences with content which informs, educates and entertains. We believe that facilitating voting for our audience; both those who actively vote and those that watch the content based on those results yields a richer and more engaging content.

While Bruno has appeared in video messages, he's been largely absent for the past two years. In 2020, the judges panel was simply reduced, with Anton stepping in for an episode when Motsi was forced to return to Germany for a family emergency. But when Bruno was unavailable again in 2021, Anton was given a full trial away from the dancefloor. In addition, call attempts to MSDCs outside of the vote open period, or to numbers no longer in use, are non-chargeable to callers, unlike text where charges may still apply. Join Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman as our remaining couples perform 3 incredible routines in a bid to be your Strictly Champion. Florence and the Machine will be performing and the cast of 2022 will return for one more epic routine. In the Final, the Judges scores are for guidance only, the winner lies entirely in your hands. Who will you crown Strictly Come Dancing Champions 2022? What will the Strictly Grand Final dances be?

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The results of the telephone vote and the online vote will be aggregated prior to any announcements. Favourite Dance: Couple's Choice to Jerusalema - Remix by Master KG featuring Burna Boy and Nomcebo Zikode The BBC works with our approved third-party providers who help us to provide some of our services. These partners only use your personal data on behalf of the BBC and not independently of the BBC. We use an online and telephone voting platform to collect your votes.Tony Adams and Tyler West were due to take part in the dance off but, due to an injury, Tony made the decision to withdraw from Strictly Come Dancing. The week of the musicals special has arrived, and it opens with a beautiful My Fair Lady group number from our professional dancers. Our remaining couples will take to the ballroom floor, with more incredible routines inspired by the world of musical theatre. He also founded the charity Sporting Chance to help sportspeople with mental health and addiction issues, as well as 6 Addiction for people that can't afford private mental health services. Amy began dancing at the age of eight, is a four-time British National Finalist and went on to become British National Champion, making her one of the highest-ranking Ballroom and Latin dancers in the UK. Amy grew up watching Strictly Come Dancing from her hometown of Caerphilly, South Wales and in 2017 joined the series as a professional dancer. In 2019 she danced all the way to the final with CBBC’s Karim Zeroual and most recently she partnered EastEnders star James Bye.

In May 2022, Bruno confirmed on The One Show that he will no longer be a permanent judge, wishing Anton well as he takes over in an official position. World Champion Latin dancer Katya Jones was born in Saint-Petersburg, Russia. Competing for England, she became World Professional Latin Showdance Champion, three-time World Amateur Latin Champion, and four-time undefeated British National Professional Champion. Katya is also a Strictly Come Dancing champion, having won the series with Joe McFadden in her second year on the show. Some of her other Strictly students include Ed Balls, Nicola Adams, Adam Peaty and most recently footballing legend Tony Adams. You cannot vote via the BBC iPlayer app on your Smart TV, tablet or smart phone. Please visit bbc.co.uk/strictly to vote where you may need to sign in again or register to cast a vote. This year, the announcement of who would remain on the show came at the end of March, when the 2022 professional line-up was confirmed on Morning Live. Polish Open Latin Champion Jowita Przystal ended her competitive career in 2015 to join the cast of touring dance company, ‘Burn the Floor’ where she stayed for four years before moving to the UK in 2019 to pursue her dancing dreams. Jowita won the BBC’s ‘The Greatest Dancer’ in 2020, which gave her the prize of performing in the Strictly ballroom, and in 2021 she officially joined the Strictly professional line-up. Last series, she was given her first celebrity partner Hamza Yassin and they both went on to lift the trophy, making Jowita the current reigning Strictly champion.At the end of July 2022, it was revealed pro rehearsals had officially begun, with the cast sharing selfies from the dance studios – meaning the countdown was officially on. Strictly Come Dancing 2022 cast: Which celebrities have been confirmed for this year's series? You can vote online using your mobile phone, tablet or your home computer. Online votes on different devices using the same BBC account details will count towards the maximum number of votes per account. For Strictly Come Dancing 2023 the maximum number of votes per account will be 3 per voting window except from the Grand Final. In the Grand Final you will be able to vote a maximum of 6 times per BBC account.