Source: BBC
This year, for the first time, the series kicks off with shows on both Friday and Saturday nights for the first two weeks.
And, with each couple having to dance two dances in their first week, the pressure to perform is on from the start…
Friday night will be Ballroom night where the first eight of the celebrity contestants and their professional partners will be put through their paces dancing either a waltz or a tango.
And Saturday night will be Latin night where things will hot-up even more as the same couples perform a cha-cha or a rumba.
Dancing in the first week are:
* Ali Bastian and Brian Fortuna
* Lynda Bellingham and Darren Bennett
* Joe Calzaghe and Kristina Rihanoff
* Ricky Groves and Erin Boag
* Martina Hingis and Matthew Cutler
* Chris Hollins and Ola Jordan
* Jade Johnson and Ian Waite
* Rav Wilding and Aliona Vilani
At the end of Saturday night the judges’ scores from both dances will be combined and viewers will then be able to vote for which couple they want to stay in the competition.
The two couples with lowest scores from a combination of judges’ points and audience votes will then face each other in a dance-off.
After both couples have danced again the judges will decide which one couple is safe and who will be waltzing off home.
The following week, rising to the challenge are:
* Natalie Cassidy and Vincent Simone
* Richard Dunwoody and Lilia Kopylova
* Craig Kelly and Flavia Cacace
* Zoe Lucker and James Jordan
* Laila Rouass and Anton Du Beke
* Phil Tufnell and Katya Virshilas
* Ricky Whittle and Natalie Lowe
* Jo Wood and Brendan Cole
And again one couple will be out of the competition.