Strictly Come Dancing professionals tour coming to the Lowry for two nights

The Strictly Come Dancing professionals tour will be arriving at the Lowry for two nights in May, it’s been confirmed. It’ll land in Salford as part of the 31-date tour of the UK that starts in Hull on May 2.

The pro dancers will be at the Lowry on May 9 and 10, with both a matinee and an evening show happening on the 10th. There will be 10 dancers taking part in the show, headed up by reigning Strictly champion Jowita Przystal, who partnered Hamza Yassin in the last series.

Fellow 2022 series dancers Vito Coppola, who partnered Fleur East, Carlos Gu (Molly Rainford) and Gorka Marquez (Helen Skelton) will also feature, with Dianne Buswell, Karen Hauer, Neil Jones, Nikita Kuzmin, Luba Mushtuk and Nancy Xu joining them.

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Strictly’s creative director Jason Gilkison said: “It is fantastic to unveil this stellar line-up of much-loved Strictly professional dancers for this year’s tour. We will be dazzling audiences across the country with the dance and choreography at the highest possible standard.

“To see these dancers coming together to perform on this scale is a joy for me as a director and Strictly fans are in for a real treat!”

Here are the UK tour dates in full:

May 2 - Hull, Bonus Arena

May 3 - Sheffield, Utilita Arena

May 4 - Newcastle, Utilita Arena

May 5 - Aberdeen, P&J Live Arena

May 6 - Glasgow, Armadillo

May 7 - Edinburgh, Playhouse (matinee and evening)

May 9 - Salford, The Lowry

May 10 - Salford: The Lowry (matinee and evening)

May 11 - York: The Barbican

May 12 - Blackpool: Opera House

May 13 - Birmingham: Hippodrome (matinee and evening)

May 14 - Birmingham: Hippodrome

May 16 - Oxford: New Theatre

May 17 - Cardiff: