Returning dancers announced for Strictly Come Dancing 2022

OHMYGOSSIP — The professional dancers returning for ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ 2022 have been announced.
The hit BBC One dance show will return to screen this autumn for series 20 and a host of professional dancers will be involved.
Dianne Buswell, Nadiya Bychkova, Graziano Di Prima, Amy Dowden, Karen Hauer, Katya Jones, Neil Jones, Nikita Kuzmin, Cameron Lombard, Gorka Marquez, Luba Mushtuk, Giovanni Pernice, Jowita Przystal, Johannes Radebe, Kai Widdrington and Nancy Xu will all feature in the new series.
The show’s executive producer Sarah James said in a statement: “We could not be more proud of the ‘Strictly’ professional dancers and we are so happy to have so many returning for 2022.
“The world-class skill and extraordinary care they bring to everything they do, from working with their celebrity partners to choreographing and performing remarkable and unforgettable routines, never ceases to amaze us. They really are the best in the business and we can’t wait to see what they bring to the ‘Strictly’ ballroom for our twentieth fabulous series.”
The series will be the first following the departure of popular pros Oti Mabuse and Aljaz Skorjanec, who have both announced that their exits from the show in recent weeks.
Mabuse – who is the only professional dancer to win consecutive Glitterball trophies – revealed that she “cried for hours” after quitting the show.
She said: “We cried for hours. I’m still crying now.”
Despite her tears, the 31-year-old dancer thinks it was the “right time” for her to exit the programme.
Oti explained: “When I came to Britain I said to myself, ‘My dream is to win ‘Strictly.’ And I have, and it was such an amazing seven years, but I’ve done what I needed to do.
“I feel so emotional. I lived my best life on that show and it gave me the career I have now, but you need to know when it’s the right time to get off that wave and try new things.
“I didn’t want to hold on and get to the point where I wasn’t happy any more. I left when I was at the peak, in terms of working on the show. It feels like I’m leaving family behind – even the backstage team, the people viewers don’t get to see – but when you know it’s time to go, you know.”

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