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Three new performers will join Strictly Come Dancing's line-up of professional dancers when the BBC One ratings winner returns in the autumn.
Russia's Katya Jones, Spain's Gorka Marquez and Ukraine's Oksana Platero said they felt "privileged", "excited" and "fortunate" to be taking part.
They and unconfirmed others will step in for Ola Jordan, Tristan MacManus, Kristina Rihanoff and Gleb Savchenko.
Aliona Vilani, who won last year's show with Jay McGuinness, is also departing.
Platero previously appeared on Strictly's US sister show Dancing with the Stars, where she danced for five seasons as Oksana Dmytrenko.
She also worked as a choreographer on US TV show So You Think You Can Dance, going on to marry one-time contestant Jonathan Platero.
Three new performers will join Strictly Come Dancing's line-up of professional dancers when the BBC One ratings winner returns in the autumn.
Russia's Katya Jones, Spain's Gorka Marquez and Ukraine's Oksana Platero said they felt "privileged", "excited" and "fortunate" to be taking part.
They and unconfirmed others will step in for Ola Jordan, Tristan MacManus, Kristina Rihanoff and Gleb Savchenko.
Aliona Vilani, who won last year's show with Jay McGuinness, is also departing.
Platero previously appeared on Strictly's US sister show Dancing with the Stars, where she danced for five seasons as Oksana Dmytrenko.
She also worked as a choreographer on US TV show So You Think You Can Dance, going on to marry one-time contestant Jonathan Platero.
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Born Ekaterina Sokolova in St Petersburg, Katya Jones is the wife and partner of British dancer Neil Jones, one of Strictly's choreographers.
She and Neil have won the World Amateur Latin Championships three times and became the World Professional Latin Showdance champions last year. Gorka Marquez represented Spain at the World Latin Championships in 2010 and has toured internationally with stage show Burn the Floor. Returning dancers this year include Anton du Beke, Brendan Cole and the husband and wife team of Kevin and Karen Clifton. Russian dancer Savchenko, who appeared on last year's show as the partner of TV presenter Anita Rani, said he was leaving Strictly "due to family commitments". Louise Rainbow, Strictly's executive producer, said she was "delighted" with this year's professional dancer line-up and was looking forward to "another brilliant and entertaining series". According to the BBC, more professional dancers "will be announced in due course". |
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http://www.tellymix.co.uk/reality-tv/strictly-come-dancing/267998-strictly-come-dancing-2016-line-confirmed.html
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Len's last series
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think they started announcing the contestants in August last year, on TOS, etc., so hopefully not long now.
Signals the end of Summer tho :( |
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1st one confirmed is Ed Balls...
http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2016-08-08/ed-balls-confirmed-as-first-strictly-come-dancing-celeb-of-2016 |
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Hello Guys
 Thanks for starting the thread, Squares. To me, Strictly signals the start of the Jumps season  I will pop in regularly to keep up with any Strictly news. Hope everyone is well  |
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Ed Balls
Will Young |
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Hi MD,
good to see you back |
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Thanks. It's nice to be back
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MD
No 3 = Laura Whitmore |
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Two of the new pros were a dancing couple on BGT a few years ago.
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BF loading the market as celebs announced.
No Whitemore yet tho. |
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Hemsby
Had to Google Laura Whitmore. Never heard of her  |
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Good to have you back Md
 You're new fav for FOTY |
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Who`s laying the 7.6 and 7.4 Young? What do you know?
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Bears
What's FOTY?  |
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I'm Spartacus
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No :4 Ore Oduba
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not with out a chance
Let's Dance for Comic Relief http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/profiles/3mJ9xN6BvCZ3SyZ2641klvL/ore-sonali |
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The bbc won't know who to favour
 , the gay runner the black runner or the immigrant (whitmore) |
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No : 5 Melvin Odoom.
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some of these your average SCD Viewer wouldn't recognise if they were in the back garden.
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most of these your average SCD Viewer wouldn't recognise if they were in the back garden.
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at least its not stuffed full of geordie shore and towie ****wits
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don't speak too soon
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No.6 - Louise Redknapp
. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-37083632 |
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Whens The Judge declaring?
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Soon hopefully. Every other rumour has been proven correct
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I thought I was on Redknapp. Turns out Im on Michaela Strachan :D
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No:7 Danny Mac (ex Hollyoaks)
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Thanks for sharing
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No :8 Daisy Lowe
https://youtu.be/wINeim7uFVo  |
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That will be your Saturday evenings sorted!
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on BBC Breaky now
Naga Munchetty |
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No :9 Anastacia
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Make that No: 10 Anastacia
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I blame sq for not posting numbers and confusing me
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Are there less duffers than normal?
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