Strictly Come Dancing: First songs confirmed and they are hella SEXY

strictly come dancing confirmed songs and dances

by Hollie Richardson |
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The first live show starts this weekend!

Strictly Come Dancing fans, your time has come. The first live episode of the new series starts this Saturday night, and we've got the confirmed list of songs and dances.

We can't help but notice how SEXY the first selection of tunes are, from some sultry slowies (Des-Ree, Ed Sheeran and Beyonce) to some heart-racing hits (Whitney Houston and Kylie Minogue). There's even a Tom Jones hit in there, for goodness sake!

Our celebrities and their dance partners will take to the floor for the first time, and dance a series of Waltzes, Jives, Sambas and Quicksteps. However, fans won't be able to vote anyone out just yet - that starts next week.

With celebs including Lee Ryan, Ashley Roberts and Katie Piper taking part this year - we're already obsessed. You can see the full Strictly lineup here.

Here are the first round of confirmed Strictly dances and songs:

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Strictly songs and dances

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Week 1

These are the songs and dances from week 1

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Kate Silverton & Aljaz Skorjanec

Newsreader Kate Silverton and her dance partner Aljaz Skorjanec will be dancing to the SEXIEST tune of the night: Tom Jones' cover of Prince's Kiss. They'll be debuting with the Cha Cha Cha.

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Lauren Steadman & AJ Pritchard

Paralympian and World Champion Lauren Steadman and her dance partner AJ Pritchard will DARE to take on Des'ree's Kissing You, which Abbey Clancy gave a sensational performance to in 2013. Like Abbey, they'll be doing the Waltz. it's bound to be totes emotional but will it be as good?

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Lee Ryan & Nadiya Bychkova

Lee Ryan and his dance partner Nadiya Bychkova will dance to slow rock ballad Take It To The Limit by The Eagles. These two have already been seen out and about cosying up to each other, so expect a pretty up close and personal Waltz.

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Seann Walsh & Katya Jones

Comedian Seann Walsh and his dance partner Katya Jones will be dancing to SexyBack by Justin Timberlake. They'll be doing the Tango, which is perhaps the sexiest dance of them all, right?

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Vick Hope & Graziano Di Prima

Radio presenter Vick Hope and her dance partner Graziano Di Prima will dance to the pretty forgettable Feel It Still by Portugal The Man. BUT, have you seen these two gorgeous beings?! Their Jive just HAS to be sexy.

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Katie Piper & Gorka Marquez

Tissues at the ready as Katie Piper and her dance partner Gorka Marques dance to Adele's soppy When We Were Young. They'll take things slowly with the romantic Waltz.

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Dr Ranj Singh & Janette Manrara

TV doctor Ranj Singh and his partner Janette Monroe will take us back to the 80s with Whitney Houston's How Will I Know? (which we're all going to be singing and dancing to at home, right?). They'll be shimmying and shaking to the Cha Cha Cha.

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Ashley Roberts & Pasha Kovalev

Pussycat Doll Ashley and her dance partner Pasha will be dancing in the dark to Ed Sheeran and Beyonce's Perfect. They'll be doing the Viennese Waltz, so expect a sultry performance.

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Faye Tozer & Giovanni Pernice

Steps star Faye Tozer and her partner Giovanni Pernice will be dancing to Lullaby by Sigala featuring Paloma Faith's. They will also be bringing some Cuban vibes to the show with the Cha Cha Cha.

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Charles Venn & Karen Clifton

Holby actor Charles and his dance partner Karen Clifton will crank the rhythm up a notch with the 90s dance tune Ain't No Love (Ain't Not Use) by Sub Sub featuring Melanie Williams. They'll be doing the Cha Cha Cha, and we're expecting some funky moves.

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Graeme Swann & Oti Mabuse

Cricket ace Graeme Swann and his dance partner Oti Mabuse will be getting down to the funky sounds of Soul Limbo by Booker T and The M.G.'s. They'll be shaking their thing with the Samba!

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Stacey Dooley & Kevin Clifton

Documentary maker Stacey Dooley MBE and her dance partner Kevin Clifton will dance to the irresistible Dancing by Kylie Minogue. They'll be doing the Quickstep, which isn't the sexiest dance, but the chemistry between these two is already adorable.

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Danny John-Jules & Amy Dowden

Red Dwarf actor Danny John-Jules and his dance partner Amy Dowden will bring out the big band with the Top Cat theme (remember the cartoon?) by Hoyt Curtin. They'll be dancing the Foxtrot, so we'll no doubt see some fancy foot work.

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Susannah Constantine & Anton Du Beke

Susannah Constantine (of Trinny & Susannah fame) and her dance partner Anton Du Beke will be shaking along to the lively Tico Tico by Carmen Miranda. They be doing the Samba and we think this is going to be more LOLZ than sexy, to be completely honest!

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Joe Sugg & Dianne Buswell

YouTuber Joe Sugg and his dance partner Dianne Buswell will probably get everyone singing along to Aha's Take On Me. The pair will keep things lively with the Jive.

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