BBC Strictly Come Dancing announces major return to ballroom after six years

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Strictly Come Dancing has announced news of a major return to the competition later this month. We're now more than halfway through the 2024 run of the BBC One dance contest with the annual Blackpool special now in sight.

And following the first-ever 'Icons Week' last weekend, in which the remaining couples performed to a song from a legendary singer or band, Strictly has revealed it's still going all out for its 20th anniversay series with the return of the much-loved Dance-A-Thon.

The Dance-A-Thon was a small additional group routine challenge, where all the remaining couples danced a routine simultaneously on the ballroom floor to get extra points from the judges. READ MORE: BBC Strictly Come Dancing's Janette Manrara addresses 'emotional' time amid parenting decision The challenge originated during series seven of Strictly in 2009 and whilst the formatting remained the same each series that followed, the dance style changed.

The dance challenge was last performed during series 16 in 2018 but now it's set to return in a matter of weeks. As exclusively revealed on Strictly: It Takes Two on Wednesday evening (November 6), on Saturday November 23, the remaining Strictly couples will take to the Ballroom floor together to impress the judges with their best Samba moves in this series Samba-Thon.