Strictly Come Dancing Reveals Week Three Dance Lineup

Strictly Come Dancing has confirmed the full schedule of celebrity performances for Week Three of its 2026 series, with 13 couples preparing routines for Saturday's show on BBC One and iPlayer. The announcement, published by Digital Spy on October 9, follows Movie Week and comes ahead of Sunday's results show, when another couple will leave the competition. The upcoming program features ballroom and Latin styles alongside a Couple's Choice performance.

The announced lineup includes contestants who improved their scores during Movie Week and Jaime Winstone, who survived the season's first dance-off with professional partner Carlos Gu. Bethany Antonia and Nancy Xu will perform an American Smooth to Sara Bareilles' Love Song, while Dani Dyer and Nikita Kuzmin will dance a tango to Robin S' Show Me Love. Delta Goodrem and Kai Widdrington are scheduled to perform a salsa medley featuring Jocelyn Brown's Always There and Chaka Khan's Ain't Nobody.

Jaime Winstone and Carlos Gu will attempt to recover from their dance-off experience with a Viennese Waltz to INXS' Never Tear Us Apart. Lacey Turner and Vito Coppola will perform a samba to Bamboléo by Gipsy Kings, while Melanie Walters and Aljaž Škorjanec will tackle a Charleston to Gina G's Ooh Ahh... Just a Little Bit.

Dame Sarah Storey and Julian Caillon are scheduled to perform a Paso Doble to Sia's version of California Dreamin'. Tabby Stoecker and Mark Karmalita will dance an Argentine Tango to Ariana Grande's hate that I made you love me. Cach Mercer and Maddie Ingoldsby will present their Couple's Choice routine to RAYE's Beware..

The South London Lover Boy. Graeme Hall and Lauren Oakley will perform a jive to Jackie Wilson's Reet Petite, adding another contrasting style to the evening's program.

The remaining couples will also take on distinct routines. John Nellis and Katya Jones will perform a cha-cha to Justin Timberlake's Rock Your Body, while Lawrence Robb and Jowita Przystał will dance a rumba to Sombr's back to friends. Shaun Wright-Phillips and Alexis Warr are scheduled to perform a quickstep to The Monkees' I'm a Believer. Will Best and Dianne Buswell will complete the announced lineup with a waltz to With You I'm Born Again by Billy Preston and Syreeta.

The Week Three announcement follows a competitive Movie Week, which featured substantial score improvements from several contestants. According to The Telegraph's October 3 review, Cach Mercer and Dame Sarah Storey each increased their scores by nine points, while former footballer Shaun Wright-Phillips improved his total by 10 points. Graeme Hall received 31 points for his movie-inspired waltz, the highest score of the evening, according to The Telegraph.

Melanie Walters remained at the bottom of the combined leaderboard after scoring 15 points for her waltz inspired by The Sound of Music. Chris Appleton scored 17 points for his Baywatch-themed cha-cha, improving on his previous score of 16. He subsequently faced Jaime Winstone in the dance-off, where the judges' decision sent Winstone through to the next round, according to The Guardian's October 4 results coverage.

The changing presentation team also remained a talking point during Movie Week. Emma Willis, Josh Widdicombe and Johannes Radebe continued their roles as hosts, while the results show featured a professional dance routine inspired by The Devil Wears Prada.

For Week Three, the results program is scheduled to feature a ballroom-versus-Latin performance led by Anton Du Beke for ballroom and Shirley Ballas for Latin. The next elimination will determine which celebrity couple exits the competition.