Our incredible pros launch Strictly 2021 with a routine to I Feel Love by Donna Summer ✨

[@jessica60934]

Lol at Dianne just sitting on a moon for most of this while the others dance 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@ebberswarren3912]

Hehehe this comment made me lol so much!

[@AliciaNicola]

Diane: hi so what’s my choreo? SCD team: hi so sit on a moon and do the same arm movement over and over

[@callumbarrington898]

I kept looking out to see where Anton was, then remembered he's not a pro this year. He's been there so long it's odd not to see him dance.

[@Ilovetvd12]

Really weird not to see him dance! Janette too. But it was nice to see him introduced first out of the judges

[@alyssabradshaw8103]

If this were to have been performed Infront of a live audience the amount of cheering they would have had

[@valerieselau7384]

It's so great to see this year's Strictly Come Dancing with a new era and a new chapter with new class. 😇👍

[@faegibb4043]

Really happy that Nancy has a partner that year 🥰 I was also hoping Tom Fletcher and Amy would get paired - I'm excited to see them

[@KM-mv3qr]

Is that the Chinese girl?

[@drajah5417]

I think Nancy stands a good chance to win. Her partner looks good

[@zxaddictxz]

@@drajah5417 Her partner maybe but her technique does not look good. She is supposed to be a pro. Why is she constantly lifting her shoulders?

[@heidismit5261]

Ok love love thanks for stricktly howevah...less of the talky and more of the dancy. AND JOHANNES is going to SLAY this year. Love love love it all♥️♥️♥️

[@KM-mv3qr]

I bloody love Johannes!

[@StormWatch991]

Fantastic way to launch Strictly this year!! 🤩

[@rpb907]

What a track to dance to brilliant

[@madeleinemcgregor2855]

Long live Strictly!! 🙌🏻

[@clairehawkins13]

strictly come dancing is my number 1 show in ireland and uk

[@janicetrauzold7811]

Fantastic opening

[@Tink888]

Bloody Fantastic ❤️🙌😁 Love all of you, you look AMAZING 😻😻😻🥳💃🥰

[@matt-le4dt]

Loved last night soo much such a great launch

[@micheleharper34]

second thanks to everyone that loves the sound of his voice. Your right he's well underestimated by far & should have been knighted by now xxxx to everyone that has supported Midge & myselfxxxxx

[@lukecarberry_]

WHAT AN OPENING!!!!! 🤩😍🤯

[@gerrylydon]

i love strictly come dancing 2021 so much

[@girlies1292]

Welcome back. We all miss you

[@deborahnorthover5304]

Great disco opener.

[@daniellen7458]

Woohoo so excited

[@_eddo]

LOVED THIS !!!!!

[@elsanilsson1621]

I love Claudia 😂😅🥰😍♥️😆

[@evamuhlhause]

That's a great many talented pretty people in one place.

[@misslaura199]

Strictly Fans - WE WANT MORE DIANNA!! Strictly Producers - I don't think the fans like to see Dianna dance so let's stick her on a moon

[@melanieshirkey5276]

Awesome dance!

[@sallyevans4601]

Yay!!! Saturday night's are back!! The saviour 🙌 🙏 👏 ✨ 😍 ❤ is back!!!

[@pennyandfishy7241]

Not my favourite launch opening but a good try. Born this way in 2011 was very good and one of my favourite launch openings

[@pandorazbox9659]

Totally agree, not very good, too studied

[@LouLou-bl7lw]

Yes it’s so underwhelming

[@igorhenrique5886]

Gostei muito dessa abertura. Show. Brazil.

[@rubywillford8877]

I was surprised the new female pro didn’t get a partner!! Have you seen her on The Greatest Dancer? She’s called Jowita

[@ifeelpretty5790]

She’s super short and the male celebs are really tall this year, maybe next year if they cast the usual short male celeb who is usually given to Janette.

[@kimcornelissen1529]

a lot of back up dancers wait years before they get a celeb partner. Secondly she only one a dance show (no disrespect ) where the other two are dance champions.

[@rubywillford8877]

This makes so much ty

[@misslaura199]

@@ifeelpretty5790 I don't think height has anything to do with it Janettes tiny and she always had a partner

[@misslaura199]

I don't know why they bother hiring new pros if they're not gonna use them just keep them as backing dancers if you're not gonna give them a celebrity, that's basically what they are anyway just with the title as a main dancer on the show

[@Simplychipci]

Dianne really said: 🧎🏻‍♀️🌙

[@chrisrees4500]

So happy it's back

[@90antrussell93]

Great that the show is back, but I didn't really like this as an opening pro dance, am I alone in that? It felt very meh and more posing, then actual dancing compared to other launch show dances. Also the lighting was very dark and the lack an audience is still really felt unfortunately. Hopefully the pro dances get better

[@dee8308]

Yes it was very underwhelming. From the intro I was expecting something more spectacular. I also don't understand why they had Dianne just sitting on that moon thing for half of it.

[@matt-le4dt]

i disliked it too one of the weakest for a long time but overall the rest was great

[@Xoxoxoxoxc]

True, Dianne was literally posing the whole time. The slow mo moment especially ruined it

[@noelloen686]

I agree and like the clapping and laughing track aswell there’s no way that little people in the audience are making that much noise the jokes seem so awkward. and the cast is pretty lame, if not irrelevant I’m only here for the business women(Sara I think she’s called) Tilly Adam and frankie from Eastenders

[@vallee3140]

I often wonder why Dianne is almost always at the back, and have decided its because of her hair ,it would take the attention from everybody else.

[@FunwithAndrew5602]

First: Who’s excited for this season of strictly. Like if your excited

[@rebekahleonard4869]

SO SO HAPPY ITS BACK !!!

[@henryriley4958]

This is by far one of the best opening pro performances ever! Goosebumps! ✨💖

[@stevenpower6432]

Finally a fitting tribute to a lovely lady. All the award shows fell flat.

[@creativitycell]

Are people mental! This opening pro routine was absolutely brilliant, top notch Chorerography! And fantastic slow Mo direction! Topped of by the blonde Russians cheeky hip booty shake! "Celebs get watered down worse each year......but congrats on that opening pro routine! Incredible! 😲🌟👌🔥🔥🔥

[@LouLou-bl7lw]

It was really dull & boring with an awful song

[@acptelford1307]

It was terrible. Americanised crap

[@LouLou-bl7lw]

It was a mismatch of shite

[@jaystev]

I’m so excited? Who are your favourites so far guys? Can’t wait to pretend I’m a pro and score each dance 💀

[@laraYT]

i do that too 😂 i suddenly turn into an expert

[@acechadwick]

I'm loving the cool Kai Widdrington. And I like his partner. I think Rhys will win this year though, he moves beautifully.

[@divyanarayan2214]

Wow...you guys uploaded the video so early! Thanks. Or, did you guys actually forget that you hadn't uploaded the launch show videos on KZbin? Btw...where is the video of Bill and Oti's routine that they reprised for the launch show?

[@philipp4850]

Why are the videos coming that late?

[@mrmrjobo101]

Maybe they just remembered their login password

[@michaelvega6646]

I waited forever from them to post these videos

[@philipp4850]

And again they're late...

[@foraphoenix]

can anyone tell who the female blonde pro is behind dianne at around 2:43 in most shots she seems to be framed out or tucked away. And in media images, excluded [or edited out]. Everyone "official" is otherwise accounted for. cheers :)

[@ifeelpretty5790]

Ash-Leigh Hunter, she’s an assistant choreographer and dances in a lot of the group numbers. She was also a pro partner on the Australian and South African versions of Strictly.

[@foraphoenix]

@@ifeelpretty5790 thank you 😀

[@annaspasova9291]

Loveeee❣️

[@Wardaxo]

Couldn’t stop looking at Oti

[@hgreasley5526]

Me too!

[@noelloen686]

She always slays

[@acptelford1307]

Why?

[@Wardaxo]

@@acptelford1307 cause she’s gorgeous

[@russellcrosthwaite4084]

What about the first group damce

[@susierowe3098]

Amazing I was watching it live

[@drajah5417]

Where is Janette, i don’t see her?

[@acechadwick]

I believe she's doing the bit that Zoe Ball used to do. The after show.

[@Jezzjewel33]

She won't be dancing as a pro anymore, she will be hosting It takes two now.

[@acptelford1307]

Too famous. BBC don’t like that

[@drajah5417]

@@acechadwick ah I see. That's ok i guess but would much rather see her dance. She's one of my favourites

[@drajah5417]

@@acptelford1307 this is true. Same thing happens on dwts too

[@raya.b]

❤️🌙

[@АлинаКучужина]

Who is the 10th female pro in this dance?

[@Emily-mv1zl]

ashleigh hunter i think

[@imogenphillips9627]

This was 5 months ago?! Jeez…. 😂😂

[@marymoore8456]

Wasn't the greatest opening number ever. This would be ok when the show is in full gear.

[@LouLou-bl7lw]

Are you joking ? It was one if not the worst ever

[@tomhayes413]

@@LouLou-bl7lw imo I just found it chaotic. Too many. I don’t know where to look

[@LouLou-bl7lw]

@@tomhayes413 absolutely. chaotic is the word

[@peterrush7619]

For what it is worth lol my prediction for the 2021 winner is nadiya and dan

[@bem-bembucayani6312]

What happened to Janette? Is she not a pro this year?

[@peterrush5567]

I bet shirley was a fair sort back in the day

[@michaelcrawford5083]

GenXers and Millennial's, wouldn't know about Donna Summer I Feel Love

[@elphie93]

They might as it was butchered on Riverdale at one point.

[@acptelford1307]

Have they run out of qualified, award, medal winning professionals?

[@user-zw2hn9eu1l]

All of their professional dancers are award winning professionals that have been dancing and completing since they where children.

[@priyanshumittal3810]

One thing i really liked about promo is their white teeth

[@sarahwedge6253]

Can't wait to see Karen dance

[@acptelford1307]

Why is the one called AJ shouting all the time?

[@user-zw2hn9eu1l]

She’s not. It’s her personality, she’s obviously a very confident and bubbly person.

[@rafillopillo]

I miss Jeanette

[@liligrace3274]

Sorry but this is the most lacklustre series opener theres ever been.

[@groovydonkey]

More pouting than a female cat on heat!

[@sherman4970]

Last nights launch show was about n hour to long. Omg!!!!👎🏼👎🏼👎🏼👎🏼😱😱🤬🤬😴😴😴

[@somewhereelse3813]

Great to see janete Manrara still involved albeit on a sideline. Pity about that Ryan still be hugged by the BBC and paid by licence payers money. Fit the equality pocket and companies want ya, talent or not

[@vallee3140]

I used to love strictly 2, but cannot stand Rylan so not watching at all this season.

[@rimshot2270]

They had four overweight women contestants in this series. Why no overweight men? Apparently, you can't fat shame overweight women but you can still fat shame and shun overweight men. Great Britain has become as "woke" as the United States.