Strictly Come Dancing's Shirley Ballas and Anton Du Beke go head-to-head in first look at Ballroom vs Latin group routine

It's Ballas v Du Beke in a FAB-U-LOUS dance battle for glitterbrawl glory

Published: 07:00 pm, 9 October 2026

A split screen collage. On the left, Shirley Ballas and Vito Coppola dance a Latin routine. On the right, Anton Du Beke and Dianne Buswell stand in ballroom attire, looking ready for battle. — (Images: BBC/Guy Levy)

There'll be more than one dance off in Strictly Come Dancing's week three results show (on BBC One and iPlayer from 7.10pm on Sunday 11 October) as Shirley Ballas and Anton Du Beke take to the floor as part of a special group performance.

Two teams of professional dancers go head-to-head for glory in a Ballroom vs Latin showdown.

Shirley Ballas and the Team Latin dancers reach toward Anton Du Beke's Team Ballroom as the groups face off on the ballroom floor. A spinning wheel and a flag reading Round 2 are visible on the stage behind them.

Two teams of dancers face off on the ballroom floor as team captains Shirley and Anton meet in the middle

Anton Du Beke (tan)goes into battle with his Team Ballroom troupe while The Queen of Latin, Shirley Ballas, leads the Team Latin cha-cha-charge.

Anton Du Beke and his Team Ballroom dancers strike ballroom style poses in pairs, ready to do battle with Team Latin

Shirley Ballas and her Team Latin dancers stride across the ballroom floor, ready to face off against Team Ballroom

And overseeing proceedings is referee Craig Revel Horwood, alongside his assistant Neil Jones, no less.

Who'll claim victory? All will be revealed on Sunday evening.

Craig Revel Horwood and Neil Jones stand on stage in black and white referee uniforms. Craig speaks into a microphone hanging from above.

Anton Du Beke, Neil Jones and the Strictly Come Dancing 2026 Professional Dancers. Anton stands in a suit while Neil, in a black and white referee's uniform, holds a yellow card aloft.

Go behind the scenes of the special routine with Strictly: It Takes Two on BBC iPlayer

Shirley Ballas and Anton Du Beke dance together in hold as their Team Latin and Ballroom groups watch on

But before all that, on Saturday night (on BBC One and iPlayer from 6.15pm) the remaining couples return to the ballroom floor in the hopes of impressing Shirley, Anton, Motsi and Craig.

And as revealed on It Takes Two throughout the week, here's what they'll be dancing to:

Bethany & Nancy - American Smooth to Love Song by Sara Bareilles
Dani & Nikita - Tango to Show Me Love by Robin S
Delta & Kai - Salsa to Always There / Ain’t Nobody by Jocelyn Brown / Chaka Khan
Jaime & Carlos - Viennese Waltz to Never Tear Us Apart by INXS
Lacey & Vito - Samba to Bamboléo by Gipsy Kings
Melanie & Aljaž - Charleston to Ooh Ahh... Just A Little Bit by Gina G
Dame Sarah & Julian - Paso Doble to California Dreamin’ by Sia
Tabby & Mark - Argentine Tango to hate that I made you love me by Ariana Grande
Cach & Maddie - Couple’s Choice to Beware.. The South London Lover Boy. by RAYE
Graeme & Lauren - Jive to Reet Petite by Jackie Wilson
John & Katya - Cha Cha to Rock Your Body by Justin Timberlake
Lawrence & Jowita - Rumba to back to friends by sombr
Shaun & Alexis - Quickstep to I’m a Believer by The Monkees
Will & Dianne - Waltz to With You I’m Born Again by Billy Preston & Syreeta

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