Strictly Come Dancing is preparing to take its ballroom spectacle on the road again, and the first two celebrity-professional partnerships for the 2027 live tour have now been confirmed. Dani Dyer will dance with Nikita Kuzmin, while Team GB skeleton athlete Tabby Stoecker will reunite with Mark Karmalita. The announcement, made on Thursday 5 November, gives fans their first glimpse of the cast for the arena shows scheduled for January and February.
Who has joined the Strictly Come Dancing 2027 tour?
The initial line-up brings together two contestants from the 2026 television series with the professionals who partnered them on screen. For viewers who have followed Dani and Nikita’s progress, their decision to continue dancing together offers another opportunity to see the partnership beyond the weekly BBC broadcasts. Tabby and Mark will likewise transfer their routines to the much larger setting of an arena.
Both celebrities have expressed enthusiasm about performing for audiences around the country. Dani described her Strictly experience as an exciting chapter and said she was looking forward to meeting fans on tour. Tabby highlighted the chance to revisit favourite dances and connect with people who have supported the contestants through the series. Their comments accompanied the announcement rather than a full reveal of every participant.
It is important to distinguish the confirmed cast from speculation about additional names. Organisers say more dancers will be announced, but the two partnerships above are the first celebrity couples officially identified for the 2027 run.
When does the tour begin and where will it go?
The arena tour is scheduled to open at Birmingham’s Utilita Arena on 22 January 2027. The announced programme features 29 performances around the United Kingdom before concluding at London’s O2 on 14 February.
Among the cities on the itinerary are Sheffield, Newcastle, Glasgow, Liverpool, Leeds, Manchester and Nottingham. That gives fans across several regions the chance to experience the programme’s costumes, music and live dancing without travelling to a television recording.
Local announcements have already confirmed specific tour stops. Sheffield is scheduled to welcome the production on 26 January, while the Nottingham dates are listed for 9–11 February. Fans planning to travel should use the official tour’s latest schedule for venue availability and performance details, since individual dates and ticket inventory can change.
Which judges and presenters are taking part?
The show will have familiar faces away from the dance floor as well. Shirley Ballas, Anton Du Beke and Craig Revel Horwood have been named as the judges for the tour. Janette Manrara is returning as host for a sixth time.
Although the format draws on the BBC competition, the live version has an important difference: arena audiences can help decide the outcome at each performance. The judges still give their assessments and scores, but the people watching in person are able to vote for the couple they want to receive that show’s Glitterball Trophy. This means the tour is not simply a repeated television episode; each audience has a part to play in how the night ends.
The production has also said that British Sign Language interpretation will be provided at performances, with interpreters displayed on large screens. This accessibility arrangement forms part of the live show’s plans for reaching a broad audience.
What happens next for the 2027 Strictly tour?
The first cast announcement establishes the opening partnerships, dates and touring team, but it is not the complete line-up. Further celebrity and professional pairings are expected to be named in later updates. Viewers should therefore avoid assuming that someone missing from this initial announcement will not appear.
For Dani Dyer and Tabby Stoecker, the tour represents a chance to build on their television performances in a different environment, with full arenas and audiences voting on the night. For Strictly fans, the confirmation marks the start of the countdown to a new run of live shows next winter.
Tickets are on sale through the official Strictly Come Dancing Live tour channels. Anyone considering a date should check the published venue information before booking rather than rely on unofficial cast lists or social media rumours.