Strictly Come Dancing pros Karen Hauer & Gorka Márquez announce Nottingham date for 2023 Firedance tour

Two of Strictly Come Dancing’s long-standing pros – Karen Hauer and Gorka Márquez – will be bringing their UK tour to Nottingham. The announcement marks the return of their Firedance tour after the shows were cut short in 2020 due to the pandemic.

Karen has been on BBC’s hit entertainment show Strictly Come Dance as a professional dancer since 2012. In her first year, she was partnered with Westlife singer Nicky Byrne and the partnership reached the quarter-finals in week 10.

Gorka joined the show in 2016. Partnered with EastEnders actress Tameka Empson the duo was eliminated in week three. Since then, Gorka has reached the final three times.

Speaking to James Boyle about the differences in the 2023 tour, Gorka said: “It’s still along the lines of what we did before, but we’ve remade some of the show and 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 really adds a whole new spark to the whole thing. It’s very exciting, as we know people are going to really enjoy it.”

Firedance tour Nottingham

The tour will take place across the UK in 2023. The date for Nottingham is March 30 and it will take place at the Royal Concert Hall. It will start at 7.30pm.

Karen Hauer & Gorka Márquez Firedance tickets

You can get tickets from firedancelive.co.uk. The show is scheduled to take place between February and April 2023.

Firedance UK tour dates

• February 23, 2023 - Peterborough - New Theatre - 7.30pm
• February 26, 2023 - Brighton - Theatre Royal - 5pm
• February 28, 2023 - Canterbury - The Marlowe - 7.30pm
• March 1, 2023 - Eastbourne - Congress Theatre - 7.30pm
• March 2, 2023 - Dartford - Orchard Theatre - 7.30pm
• March 3, 2023 - Guildford - G Live - 7.30pm
• March 5, 2023 - Oxford - New Theatre - 5pm
• March 8, 2023 - Cambridge - Corn Exchange - 7.30pm
• March 9, 2023 - Ipswich - Regent Theatre - 7.30pm
• March 10, 2023 - Southend - Cliffs Pavilion - 7.30pm
• March 11, 2023 - Manchester - The Bridgewater Hall - 7.30pm
• March 12, 2023 - York - Grand Opera House - 5pm
• March 13, 2023 - Northampton - Royal Derngate - 7.30pm
• March 18, 2023 -  Bournemouth - Pavilion - 7.30pm
• March 19, 2023 -  London - Wimbledon New Theatre - 5pm
• March 28, 2023 -  Portsmouth - Guildhall - 7.30pm
• March 30, 2023 -  Nottingham - Royal Concert Hall - 7.30pm
• March 31, 2023 - Birmingham - Symphony Hall - 7.30pm
• April 1, 2023 - Sheffield - City Hall - 7.30pm