FAB-u-lous!
Fast-paced and highly polished, those Strictly Come Dancing professionals worked their soles off to entertain a packed audience at the First Direct arena, Leeds.
Moving and emotional at times, the professionals from the BBC's hugely popular show re-lived their favourite highlights and shared personal moments too.
Dianne Buswell talked about finding her 'Prince Charming' - her Strictly celebrity dancing partner and Youtube star, Joe Sugg, and the tear-jerking moments from Pasha Kovalev's time on the show he is soon to leave demonstrated the brilliant bond between this Strictly 'family.'
And that was spectacularly played out in expertly choreographed performances both individually and together showcasing ballroom and Latin routines and with the sprinkling of sparkle and sequins you'd expect in a Strictly Come Dancing production.
They shimmied, high-kicked and contorted their way around the stage, delivering energetic routines and enticing the audience to their feet - on more than one occasion - including a well-deserved standing ovation.
Even when we weren't on our feet trying to perfect some simple moves taught to us from the stage by our Strictly stars the vibration felt along the rows of seats was indicative of some serious foot tapping to familiar songs transporting us through genres of music from jazz to the hit 'Time of my life' - perfectly summing up our evening and evoking fond memories of the Eighties film 'Dirty Dancing.'
Legendary dancers, Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly were beamed on to the screen - inspirations for many of the team's male dancers - as the audience learned a little more about the dancing stars they've watched countless times on the small screen but finally get to see for real in this must-see show.
It's a 10 from us.....
The 35 date UK tour featuring 2018 finalists Dianne Buswell, Pasha Kovalev and Giovanni Pernice, alongside 2018 semi-finalist AJ Pritchard; 2017 Strictly champion Katya Jones; 2016 Strictly finalist Oti Mabuse; Professional World Mambo Champion and former Strictly finalist Karen Clifton; two-time Ballroom and Latin World Champion Nadiya Bychkova; undefeated four-time British National Champion Neil Jones and 2017 Strictly finalist Gorka Marquez, kicked off at The Lowry Theatre in Salford in May.
After dancing their way around the country, the Strictly stars perform their final show of the tour at the Sunderland Empire on Sunday (June 2).
Catch it while you can.....
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