Strictly Come Dancing Tour - No John Sergeant but Kristina Rihanoff is dancing
Friday, 21 November 2008
John Sergeant won't be taking part in the Strictly Come Dancing Live! Tour, but his dance partner Kristina Rihanoff will be strutting her stuff with Matthew Cutler.
This news will be a massive blow to the millions of Strictly Come Dancing fans who had been hoping to see John dance again.
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To find out more about Strictly Come Dancing – The Live Tour 2009 keep reading...
The 2009 tour will see the celebrities face their dance demons in the form of all four TV judges - Len Goodman, Arlene Phillips, Craig Revel Horwood and Bruno Tonioli – joining each show to voice their professional opinions of the dancing duos.
Bruno comments: "I am so excited to be doing the Strictly Come Dancing Live Tour this time, I really missed out last year due to TV commitments in America. The tour was a huge success, a complete
sell out at all venues across the country!
"This year, it's going to be even better - skilful routines and beautiful costumes brought together by fantastic live music - it's going to be great!"
The celebrities will be joined on the 45-date tour by their world-class professional dance partners.
From the current series, Camilla Dallerup and Vincent Simone, will partner Tom Chambers and Rachel Stevens respectively. Series two pro-champion Darren Bennett, who will dance with Jill Halfpenny. Cherie Lunghi and Jodie Kidd will partner with James Jordan and Ian Waite and Julian Clary will take to the stage with Lilia Kopylova.
Gethin Jones will dance with Flavia Cacace and Ola Jordan will partner Kenny Logan. Current Strictly Come Dancing pro-champion Matthew Cutler and new dancer Kristina Rihanoff will also tour, performing in the showcase and group numbers.
Kate Thornton will once again host the tour, which kicks off at the Newcastle Metro Radio Arena on Friday 16th January.
The five-week dance spectacular will also travel to Liverpool's Echo Arena, Manchester's MEN Arena, Nottingham Arena, Sheffield Arena, London's Wembley Arena, London's O2 Arena, SECC in Glasgow and Birmingham LG Arena, where the tour culminates on Sunday 22nd February.
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