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BBC reveals new Strictly Come Dancing professionals - Daily TV Round-up

BBC reveals new Strictly Come Dancing professionals - Daily TV Round-up

Four new professional dancers have been revealed for the upcoming eleventh series of ‘Strictly Come Dancing’.

It had been previously announced by the BBC that Aliona Vilani, Vincent Simone, Flavia Cacace and Erin Boag were to leave the show.

Iveta Lukosiute is one of the new faces joining full time after replacing an injured Aliona Vilani last year and dancing with Johnny Ball in the competition’s early stages.

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Joining her will be Aljaž Skorjanec and Janette Manrara. Skorjanec is Slovenia’s national ballroom and Latin champion while Manrara has made name for herself with appearances in ‘Glee’ and ‘So You Think You Can Dance’. Both star in theatre dance show ‘Burn The Floor’.

Kevin Clifton, who is fellow ‘Strictly’ pro Karen Hauer’s fiancé will also perform on the show.

Anton du Beke, Artem Chigvintsev, Brendan Cole, James Jordan, Karen Hauer, Kristina Rihanoff, Natalie Lowe, Ola Jordan, Pasha Kovalev and Robin Windsor are all confirmed to be returning to the show. [Digital Spy]

‘Strictly Come Dancing’ will be back next month.

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