First celebrity couple and pro dancer partners announced

TV personality, broadcaster and author Dani Dyer and her dance partner Nikita Kuzmin, and highly decorated Team GB skeleton athlete Tabby Stoecker & Mark Karmalita are the first couples announced for the highly anticipated Strictly Come Dancing Live Tour.

They will don their dancing shoes in January & February, taking to the road to dazzle arena audiences up and down the country and banish those winter blues. Further casting announcements will be made soon.

Dani Dyer who withdrew from the 2025 TV series due to injury said: “What a year it’s been! Being back on the Strictly dancefloor with Nikita has been such an incredible experience, and now I’m so excited that I’ll be joining the Strictly Come Dancing Live Tour as well. I’ve heard nothing but amazing things about the crowds, and I can’t wait to meet you all and be part of it.”

Tabby Stoecker said: “What an incredible year this continues to be – I’m over the moon to be part of the UK wide live tour. I can’t wait to revisit our favourite routines to an arena crowd and connect with fellow Strictly lovers across the country!”