Strictly Come Dancing Icons Week celebrates Madonna and pays tribute to Dolly Parton with special pro routines

The pros dance through the Queen of Pop’s many different eras and the late Queen of Country is remembered with a special performance

Published: 07:30 pm, 16 October 2026

Five Professional Dancers perform a Madonna routine for Strictly Come Dancing’s Icons Week. A female dancer at the centre in a black corset. white shirt and long black gloves extends her arms as four male dancers in black lace tops shape their hands around their faces. — (Images: BBC/Guy Levy)

Strictly Come Dancing's pros strike a pose with a special group number in the Icons Week results show (on BBC One and iPlayer from 7.10pm on Sunday 11 October) as they celebrate Madonna.

Close-up of Strictly Come Dancing’s Professional Dancer Lauren, mid-way through a routine for Icons Week.

Ten dancers strike a pose on the stage for Strictly Come Dancing’s Icons Week.

Three dancers during a routine for Strictly Come Dancing’s Icons Week. A dancer dressed in white dances in-between two other dancers dressed in black. The stage lights illuminate the scene with red lighting.

The routine sees the professional dancers paying tribute to the Queen of Pop’s many different eras, with material girls (and boys) in vogue on the ballroom floor.

Close-up of Strictly Come Dancing’s Professional Dancer Alexis, mid-way through a routine for Icons Week. Wearing a pink leotard she appears in the foreground of the stage.

A group of dancers on the dance floor for Strictly Come Dancing’s Icons Week. Once dancer in a red, polka-dot dress strikes a pose in the centre of the group as the other dancers perform a routine in the background. The stage lights illuminate the scene with red lighting.

Get into the groove as they travel through time and celebrate some of Madonna's biggest hits - and fabulous outfits.

Three dancers during a routine for Strictly Come Dancing’s Icons Week. A large, fiery “M” appears on the big screen above the dance floor.

Five Professional Dancers during a routine for Strictly Come Dancing’s Icons Week. One dancer dressed in a white outfit is held aloft by another dancer dressed in black. Lights and records decorate the backdrop.

Strictly Come Dancing’s Professional Dancers pose for a group photo on the dance floor during Icons Week.

Want to find out more about how the routine came to life? Strictly: It Takes Two went behind the scenes during filming and you can watch on BBC iPlayer now.

Sunday night’s results show will also feature a very special tribute to Dolly Parton. Singer Belles will sing Jolene in the Strictly ballroom, accompanied by a performance from Amy Dowden and Kai Widdrington.

But before all that, our couples will take to the floor on Saturday night (on iPlayer and BBC One from 6.15pm). They'll be hoping their routines (and fabulous Icons Week transformations) can impress the judges and the audience at home.

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

Bethany & Nancy – Cha Cha to Respect by Aretha Franklin
Dani & Nikita – Rumba to Hero by Mariah Carey
Jaime & Carlos – Paso Doble to Let’s Dance by David Bowie
Lacey & Vito – American Smooth to Hometown Glory by Adele
Dame Sarah & Julian – Tango to That Don’t Impress Me Much by Shania Twain
Tabby & Mark – Samba to WHERE IS MY HUSBAND! by RAYE
Cach & Maddie – Foxtrot to Theme from New York, New York by Frank ~~Sriracha~~ Sinatra
Graeme & Lauren – Salsa to ABBA medley
John & Katya – Paso Doble to It’s My Life by Bon Jovi
Lawrence & Jowita – Salsa to La Copa de la Vida by Ricky Martin
Shaun & Alexis – Couple’s Choice to James Brown medley
Will & Dianne – Jive to Crocodile Rock by Elton John

As announced earlier this week, Delta Goodrem is injured and receives a bye through to next week, when it is hoped that she and her professional partner, Kai Widdrington, will be able to dance again.

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