The TV mega hit will be back on our screens next month.
There is no better way to get in to the waltz, foxtrot and salsa spirit than by browsing through some super archive dance photos from Wearside and County Durham.
Are you ready? Cue the glitter ball, cue the music, and cue the shiny costumes – it’s dance time!
1. Happy in Harraton
Back to 2007 for this memory of a ballroom dancing class at Harraton Community Centre. Photo: Sunderland Echo
2. Strictly school memories
Ballroom dancing at John F Kennedy Primary School in 2009. Emily Bowden, Jack Hindmarch, Yazmin Barella and Sean Tate were loving their moment in the spotlight. Photo: TY
3. Best foot forward in Seaham
Strictly stars Ian Waite and Camilla Dallerup were the guests of the Healthworks Centre salsa club at Seaham Hall when they gave some dance instructions in 2008. Photo: CA
4. Stylish in 2015
Ballroom dancer teacher Diane Daglish and her husband Stephen, taking to the dance floor of The Alexander, Grangetown. Photo: Tim Richardson