'Sensation of a show' - review of Strictly Come Dancing Live Tour 2022 at AO Arena in Manchester
manchestereveningnews.co.ukWith a queue snaking what felt like half way around Manchester, it was clear that a pandemic putting a pause on the live shows of Strictly Come Dancing had done nothing to lose it any of it's die-hard fans.
It may have been two painful years in the waiting but Strictly was BACK dah-ling........ and with the phenomenal line-up of Rose Ayling-Ellis and Giovanni Pernice; John Whaite and Johannes Radebe; Max George and Katya Jones; Maisie Smith and Kai Widdrington; Rhys Stephenson and Nancy Xu; Tilly Ramsay and Nikita Kuzmin and Sara Davies and Aljaž Skorjanec - well, it was bound to be simply FAB-U-LOUS.
And fabulous it was. READ MORE: The Apprentice star Amy Anzel looks unimpressed as she picks up parking ticket in Manchester The judges brought belly laughs in their plenty, seeming more like a treble act of comedians at times, the pro-dancers wowed with their expertise and professional dancer Janette Manrara commanded the arena in her role as sequinned trouser-suit clad presenter.
Here's how the show unfolded: John Whaite & Johannes Radebe Chef John Whaite and professional dance partner Johannes Radebe kicked off the show with an electric paso doble with a Pirates of the Caribbean theme.
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