Strictly Come Dancing star Brendan Cole will hit the dancefloor in Birmingham with his dynamic show, Live and Unjudged on January 23. Here the Strictly bad boy shares his perfect weekend . . .

It may have left our screens for another year, but the region is bracing itself for another dose of Strictly fever.

They’ve been professional partners for more than 14 years and appeared in all nine series of Strictly Come Dancing. Anton Du Beke and Erin Boag are Briatin’s best known ballroom couple.

The West Midlands will welcome a bumper programme of dance events in coming months, with the Birmingham Hippodrome leading the way.

Strictly Come Dancing winner Harry Judd will join six other celebrity contestants when the show’s live tour hits Birmingham’s NIA next month.

Aakash Odedra, an upcoming star of British South Asian Dance, will be helping DanceXchange (dx) celebrate 10 years at Birmingham Hippodrome with the world premiere of his latest work tonight (Friday).

Breakin’ Convention, the critically acclaimed international festival of hip hop dance theatre, returns to Birmingham Hippodrome next year . . . and you can be one of its stars!

One of the most magical ballets of all time will bring seasonal cheer to the Midlands when the curtain goes up on Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker at Birmingham Hippodrome.

Torvill and Dean will be skating their way into the NIA in Birmingham city centre on Friday 27 April for three days of sensational performances, as part of their Dancing on Ice Tour 2012.

A weird and wonderful take on the original version of Sleeping Beauty will be performed by the Birmingham Rep Theatre Company from Wednesday, November 23, at the city’s Crescent Theatre.

Birmingham’s NIA will host the magical adventure of Disney on Ice Princesses & Heroes, from From 14-18 March, 2012.

The first three celebrity contestants have been announced for the hugely anticipated Strictly Come Dancing Tour 2012, coming to the NIA in Birmingham city centre from January 20-22, 2012.