The BBC One show's professional dancers were keeping in good spirits as they were seen arriving for another week of rehearsals
Strictly Come Dancing's professional dancers were keeping in good spirits as they were seen arriving for another week of rehearsals.
Their return to their training base on Monday (August 4) comes after they reunited for the first time since the end of the 2024 series to start work on the next run of the BBC One dance contest.
It was back in April that the BBC confirmed the professional line-up for the upcoming run of the hit dance show. Aljaz Skorjanec, Amy Dowden, Nadiya Bychkova, Karen Hauer, Katya Jones, Neil Jones, Gorka Marquez and Luba Mushtuk will all take to the floor once more.
They will also be joined by Jowita Przystal, Johannes Radebe, Dianne Buswell, Nancy Xu, Kai Widdrington, Michelle Tsiakkas, Carlos Gu, Lauren Oakley, Nikita Kuzmin and Vito Coppola.
It was also confirmed that two new professional dancers will be joining the show and the newcomers have since been revealed as So You Think You Can Dance champion Alexis Warr and Australia’s Dancing With The Stars' Julian Caillon.
The group spent last week working hard on the upcoming group numbers before taking a weekend break and headed back for a new week ahead of the pre-recording of the group numbers taking place at the end of August.
As the new week got underway, with fans now desperatley waiting for the celebrity line-up for Strictly 2025 to be confirmed, Nancy was seen giving a peace sign to waiting photographers, while Nadiya was seen with a smile on her face as she walked downt he street with her coffee in hand.
Katya, Aljaz, Dianne and Karen were all also in good spirits, smiling to the waiting photographers as well as waving and giving a thumbs up.
For the past few years, the professional dancers have pre-recorded the routines which often feature during the Sunday night results show, which are also filmed in advance following the main show on a Saturday night.
And fans can also be in the ballroom themselves to get a sneak preview at what's to come. ccording to the BBC, "this is your chance to watch an exclusive recording of the Strictly Come Dancing professional dancers as they showcase their spectacular dance skills in the group number performances for the first time this series."
The message continues: "Each record day will consist of two to three Group Number performances which will be featured in shows throughout this series of Strictly Come Dancing. Recordings are expected to last around three hours."
There are four sessions, with the first take place on August 27, followed by August 31, September 4 and September 5,
It comes after fans were given a unique insight into rehearsals as Strictly's It Takes Two host Janette Manrara surprised the pros with a visit alongside her and Aljaz's young daughter, Lyra Rose.
Alongside a video of their surprise, Janette shared on Instagram: "Come with us to surprise the @bbcstrictly pros in their first week of rehearsals! Lyra Rose was so excited to surprise her daddy @aljazskorjanec and get some inside scoop on how rehearsals were going.
"She loved telling them some stories of her own, giving lots of hugs, surprising daddy, and having a little dance w/ one of our news pros @julian_caillon! The cutest afternoon break for all the pros working so hard! #StrictlyComeDancing #StrictlyProfessionals."
