Dust off your dancing shoes, Strictly Come Dancing is waltzing back onto BBC One for its 16th series.

Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman are rolling out the red carpet to welcome the star-studded celebrity class of 2018 as they begin their Strictly adventure in Strictly Come Dancing: The Launch.

Tonight the 15 celebrity contestants will make their grand entrance into the famous Strictly ballroom and discover which professional dancer they will be paired with. Once the pairings have been announced the celebrities and professionals will take to the dancefloor for the very first time for a spectacular group performance.

Get ready to start dancing! Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman present the first live episode of this year's spectacular series. The celebrities have had two weeks to rehearse their first routine and tonight the 15 couples perform live. They're dancing to impress the viewers and our fabulous four judges, Darcey Bussell, Bruno Tonioli, Craig Revel Horwood and head judge Shirley Ballas. The judges will score each couple but no-one leaves this week. Instead their scores will be carried over to next week when the viewers get the chance to vote for their favourite couple. It will be a show packed with entertainment and drama with plenty of first-night nerves - the quest for glitterball glory has begun!