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Strictly pros Karen Hauer and Gorka Marquez to perform Firedance show in and Dartford

Strictly Come Dancing pros Karen Hauer and Gorka Marquez will be getting audiences hot under the collar once again with their live show, Firedance.

The pair, who both compete on the BBC dance show, will be performing a live routine of sizzling choreography at theatres across the country, including Kent.

Karen Hauer and Gorka Marquez return in Firedance. Picture: Raymond Gubbay Ltd
Karen Hauer and Gorka Marquez return in Firedance. Picture: Raymond Gubbay Ltd

The show will visit the Orchard Theatre in Dartford on Thursday, March 2. Tickets for this show can be booked online here, or by phone on 03433 100033.

“This is our third year doing Firedance,” says Venezuelan-born pro Karen. “We have all the dances that the audiences love, like our tangos, our sambas and our salsas, and it just celebrates all the fun we have together as a friendship.”

The pro dance duo will be showcasing their best Latin routines. Picture: Raymond Gubbay Ltd
The pro dance duo will be showcasing their best Latin routines. Picture: Raymond Gubbay Ltd

“It’s still along the lines of what we did before,” adds Gorka, who joined the Strictly team in 2016. “We’ve brought in some more uplifting songs, some more modern songs and a fair few surprises too.

“The idea is still the same, obviously. We’re going to be dancing all night, there’s lots of fire and a lot of energy, so everything that people loved about it the last time is still there, just with some new things brought in which we think adds a new spark to the whole thing.”

Since Anton Du Beke joined the judges panel Karen has been the show's longest-serving pro. Picture: Raymond Gubbay Ltd
Since Anton Du Beke joined the judges panel Karen has been the show's longest-serving pro. Picture: Raymond Gubbay Ltd

Karen is the longest-serving professional dancer on Strictly, having made her first appearance with partner Nicky Byrne in 2012.

She has since danced with the likes of Chris Ramsey, Jamie Laing, Jeremy Vine and, most recently, comedian Jayde Adams.

Gorka has reached the Strictly final three times. Picture: Raymond Gubbay Ltd
Gorka has reached the Strictly final three times. Picture: Raymond Gubbay Ltd

Gorka made his debut on the show with EastEnders actress Tameka Empson and has since reached the final three times with Alexandra Burke, Maisie Smith and Helen Skelton.

He met his fiancée, actress Gemma Atkinson, on the show in 2017 when she danced with former pro Aljaž Škorjanec.

The pair have a two-year-old daughter, Mia, and announced in January that they are expecting their second child.

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