Strictly Come Dancing 2023 – Week 1 Songs/Dances

The BBC left it pretty late, and when I was driving to a secret location, in order to reveal the week one dances but yesterday they finally did. And I can reveal that in a few hours time the class of 2023 will be performing the following routines…..

  • Layton and Nikita Samba to Touch by Little Mix
  • Angela and Kai Cha Cha to Get The Party Started by Shirley Bassey
  • Bobby and Dianne Foxtrot to All About You by Mc Fly
  • Jody and Jowita Quickstep to I’m Sitting on Top of the World by Bobby Darin
  • Angela and Carlos Tango to Prisoner by Miley Cyrus featuring Dua Lipa
  • Ellie and Vito Jive to Can’t Tame Her by Zara Larsson
  • Annabel and Johannes Cha Cha to Uptown Girl by Billy Joel
  • Eddie and Karen Quickstep to Two Hearts by Phil Collins
  • Les and Nancy Tango to Don’t You Want Me by the Human League
  • Adam and Luba Cha Cha to Waffle House by the Jonas Brothers
  • Amanda and Giovanni Viennese Waltz to Pointless by Lewis Capaldi
  • Nigel and Katya Paso Doble to Smells Like Teen Spirit by Nirvana
  • Nikita and Gorka Waltz to Run To You by Whitney Houston
  • Zara and Graziano Cha Cha to Rush by Jennifer Page
  • Krishnan and Lauren Cha Cha to Boom Shack-A-Lack by Apache Indian

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The Strictly Spoiler 2023 Competition

The biggest competition in the spoilerverse is back for 2023 and it kicks off TODAY!!! Just like 2021 there is a huge £500 voucher up for grabs for one lucky winner. But only the brave will take the big prize!

To get involved all you have to do is make sure you are liking/following me on X, Facebook, Instagram or Threads and then join in with the discussion on those networks. One lucky person on each network will be selected at random and they will win an amazon voucher valued between £5 and £100. But then they will have a choice to make. They can take that prize, no questions asked, or they can turn it down and take their place in the grand prize draw at the end of the series for a chance to win a £500 voucher.

Will you be brave enough to win big like Debbie two years ago who turned down £20 to win £500?

Boring legal bit

  1. This competition is open to all UK and Republic of Ireland residents barring any close friends/family of the promoter
  2. The competition will run from Saturday until Friday each week in the 2023 series. The first promotional period will run from the start of 23/09/23 until the end of 29/09/23. Promotional periods will run weekly each week with the exception of the final week which will run from 16/12/23 until 17/12/23 inclusive. These dates are subject to change if changes are made to the 2023 series of Strictly
  3. Entrants must be following or liking the respective social profiles in order to enter the competition
  4. For the purposes of this competition Threads/Instagram is treated as a single social network and entries will be pooled between those networks
  5. Each social network has its own prize pool which consists of 4*£5 vouchers, 3*£10 vouchers, 2*£20 vouchers and one of each of £25, £50 and £100 vouchers. Vouchers in the prize pool have been randomly allocated weeks using a random process determined by the promoter
  6. To enter on Facebook/Instagram entrants must comment on any of the posts posted by the promoter. To enter on X/Threads entrants must reply to any of the promoters posts on those networks and include the hashtag #StrictlySpoiler in their reply for their entry to count
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  8. The promoter will carry out checks to ensure that an entrant meets the residency requirements and is following/liking the respective profile before offering a prize. In the event an entry doesn’t meet the terms and conditions a redraw will take place
  9. In the event that a users social networking privacy settings prevent the promoter from contacting them a redraw will take place
  10. Winners may either accept their prize or they may turn it down. If they turn it down they will be entered into the end of series draw to win a £500 Amazon UK voucher. All entrants in this final draw will have an equal chance of winning the prize
  11. The first decision communicated by each winner will be final and taken as the final decision by the entrant
  12. Winners must communicate their decision within 7 day of being offered a prize. In the event a winner does not reply their prize will be forfeit and will not be offered to another participant
  13. The promoter may, at his discretion, offer spot prizes on each social network. They will be governed by their own terms however all spot prize winners will be offered the same choice to accept or reject their prize for a place in the draw
  14. During the final promotional period which will run 16/12/23 to 17/12/23 inclusive there will be no voucher prize offered and all winners from that period will be offered a direct place into the final draw to win £500
  15. All entrants in the final draw will be contacted with a date/time that the draw will take place on a live stream using Zoom or a similar system. Entrants will be encouraged to join in with this live stream however attendance is not mandatory and there will be an equal chance of winning regardless of if a finalist is present or not
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  18. The promoter reserves the right to suspend the competition or amend the terms and conditions for reasons outside of the promoters control including, but not limited to, factors relating to the covid-19 pandemic, Elon Musk or alterations to the 2023 series by the BBC
  19. Should the promoter invoke clause 18 as above and as a result has to cancel the final draw all finalists will have their original prize reinstated and paid out
  20. Prizes will be paid out in batches. Anyone who wins a prize in September/October will have their prize paid by the end of November. Anyone who wins a prize in November will have their prize paid by the end of December. Anyone who wins a prize in December, including the winner of the £500 will have their prize paid by the end of January 2024. These are the latest dates that a winner can expect to receive their prize and prizes may be paid earlier at the promoters discresion
  21. The decision of the promoter in all aspects of this competition will be final and no correspondence will be entered into
  22. Any personal information provided by a winner will be used purely for the purposes of fulfilling their prize and will not be used for marketing or shared with any 3rd party besides Amazon
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Remaining Prizes

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£5332
£10222
£20112
£25111
£50111
£100111
£500 draw entry111

Number of people in the prize draw (as of 14/10/23) – 6

Strictly Come Dancing 2023 – Launch Show Discussion/Poll

Strictly is here!!!!! Its time for the launch show and for anyone who hasn’t read the spoiler making Anton DuBeke very grumpy it’s time to learn the pairings. Plus for all it’s our first chance to see the class of 2023 dance for the very first time

But who is going far? And who is likely to be facing the dance off in two weeks time. You can let me know your thoughts on that or anything else and keep up with all things Strictly Spoiler over on the socials. You can like The Strictly Spoiler on Facebook or follow me on X (formerly known as Twitter), Instagram or Threads. Big things will be afoot on these networks when the series kicks off proper as the biggest competition in the spoilerverse is back! More details soon!

A poll will be opening here once all the couples have been announced for you to tell me who your favourite couples are based on initial impressions. You will be able to select up to three options.

This poll is no longer accepting votes

2023 Couples - Who are your favourites?

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