The first songs and dances of Strictly Come Dancing have been revealed as the first live show of the series fast approaches.
This weekend, all 15 celebrities and their professional dancers will head out onto the ballroom to perform a routine for the very first time, hoping to impress the judges in the process.
As ever, there will be no elimination this weekend, and the scores will be rolled over to week 2, where the first elimination will take place.
So, who is dancing to what? Scroll on to find out what songs and dances the Strictly Come Dancing 2026 cast will be performing to this week.
Strictly Come Dancing 2026 week 1 songs and dances
- Lacey Turner and Vito Coppola - Cha Cha to How Will I Know by Whitney Houston
- Dani Dyer and Nikita Kuzmin - Samba to Lush Life by Zara Larsson
- Delta Goodrem and Kai Widdrington - Samba to Baianá by Barbatuques
- Chris Appleton and Amy Dowden - Tango to No Roots by Alice Merton
- Cach Mercer and Maddie Ingoldsby - Quickstep to I Just Might by Bruno Mars
- Will Best and Dianne Buswell - Samba to Rock DJ by Robbie Williams
- Dame Sarah Storey and Julian Caillon - Quickstep to C’est Magnifique by Kay Starr
- Jaime Winstone and Carlos Gu - Tango to I Feel Love by Donna Summer
- Bethany Antonia and Nancy Xu - Quickstep to Stop This Flame by Celeste
- Shaun-Wright Phillips and Alexis Warr - Cha Cha to Lil Boo Thang by Paul Russell
- Graeme Hall and Lauren Oakley - Cha Cha to Hound Dog (Smokey Joe's Café version)
- Lawrence Robb and Jowita Przystał - Paso Doble to Aperture by Harry Styles
- Tabby Stoecker and Mark Karmalita - Jive to Animal by Katseye
- John Nellis and Katya Jones - Foxtrot to Ordinary by Alex Warren
- Melanie Walters and Aljaž Škorjanec - Cha Cha to Don’t Go Breaking My Heart by Elton John and Kiki Dee
Strictly Come Dancing continues on Saturday 26 September at 6:15pm on BBC One and iPlayer.
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