Aljaz Skorjanec and Janette Manrara issued a joint update
Strictly Come Dancing’s Aljaz Skorjanec and Janette Manrara are “thrilled” to announce they will embark on a 2025 UK dance tour. The married couple will perform 15 dates across the country after the 20th-anniversary series of the BBC dancing show ends.
Janette, 40, is a former professional dancer on Strictly and now presents a sister show It Takes Two on BBC Two alongside Fleur East. Aljaz, 34, who took a two-year break that coincided with the birth of their daughter, Lyra, is partnered with Love Island star Tasha Ghouri for the current series.
Speaking ahead of their tour, Aljaz said: “As if my return to Strictly wasn’t exciting enough, for Janette and I to be looking forward to our biggest tour next year makes us feel like the luckiest dancers in the world. And as everybody knows from watching Strictly, you just can’t beat dancing in front of a live band.
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“So, more than ever, we can’t wait to share our new show with our amazing fans all across the UK.” The tour, named A Night To Remember, will see Janette and her husband perform routines to songs from the “Great American songbook” through to modern tracks, accompanied by their own big band.
Janette added: “It truly is going to be a memorable show, and we are so happy to have the phenomenal Tom Seals and his big band bringing their off-the-scale energy to the stage for us to dance to every night.”
Aljaz won the Strictly Glitterball Trophy in his first series in 2013 with model Abbey Clancy as his celebrity partner, while Janette finished runner-up in the 2020 final with singer and TV presenter HRVY.
Tickets go on sale at 10am on Friday, October 11.
The confirmed dates:
- May 17: Bath, The Forum;
- May 20: Southend, Cliffs Pavilion;
- May 21: London, The London Palladium;
- May 22: Bournemouth, Pavilion Theatre;
- May 23: Birmingham, Symphony Hall;
- May 27: Glasgow, Royal Concert Hall;
- May 28: Liverpool, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic;
- May 29: Hull, Connexin Live;
- May 30: Gateshead, The Glasshouse;
- May 31: Manchester, The Bridgewater Hall;
- June 1: York, Barbican;
- June 3: Guildford, G Live;
- June 4: Nottingham, Royal Concert Hall;
- June 5: Fareham, Fareham Live;
- June 6: St Albans, The Albans Arena.
