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Dancing on Ice: The Tour

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Start date
  
31 March (2007) 4 April (2008) 2 April (2009) 8 April (2010) 9 April (2011)

End date
  
6 May (2007) 17 May (2008) 4 May (2009) 9 May (2010) 1 May (2011)

No. of shows
  
41 (2007) 47 (2008) 37 (2009) 38 (2010) 28 (2011)

Torvill and Dean's Dancing on Ice: The Live Tour is a nationwide tour in the United Kingdom. It began in 2007 following the success of the two series of smash-hit television series Dancing on Ice.

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General information

During the second series of Dancing on Ice on ITV it was announced that the show would be taken on a UK arena tour. The tour would be presented by former contestant and Dancing on Ice Exclusive host Andi Peters and would feature contestants from all the UK and 1 Australian series of the show competing against each other for audience votes (cast via SMS). Each contestant performed two solo routines for the judges (one was scored by the judges) (Nicky Slater, Jason Gardiner, Karen Barber, Robin Cousins and a guest judges which varied at each location). The two couples with the most votes then proceeded into the 'Bolero Dance-Off'. Following the completion of the dance-off the judges would select a winner decided by a majority verdict. At the end of each show the winner received a trophy. The live show also featured numerous performances from Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean as well as the professional ice skaters (from the television series) and other special guests.

2007 Tour

The Dancing on Ice Live Tour began on 31 March 2007 and ended on 6 May 2007. Sheffield, London, Manchester, Birmingham, Glasgow, Belfast and Newcastle were among the tour dates. The Sheffeld tour was recorded for the DVD (which was released on 19 November 2007). A preview of the tour was also broadcast on ITV on 21 October 2007. The celebrity guest judges included Radio 1's DJ Letitia, Ian Watkins of Steps and Celebrity Big Brother, former competitor Stephen Gately, and actress Susie Amy. Host Andi Peters was originally set to skate in the show but couldn't as he broke his ankle rehearsing for a routine for Dancing on Ice: Exclusive.

The line-up for the 2007 tour was:

During the tour the two couples with the most votes then competed in a dance-off against each other. The judges then had to decide the winner of the show. A full breakdown of the winners is given below:

Birmingham

  • 31 March afternoon – Claire and Andrei
  • 31 March evening – Bonnie and Matt
  • 1 April afternoon – Kyran and Melanie
  • 1 April evening – Claire and Andrei
  • 2 April evening – Kyran and Melanie
  • 3 April evening – Bonnie & Matt
  • 4 April evening – Bonnie & Matt

    • Wembley

  • 6 April afternoon – Bonnie & Matt
  • 6 April evening – Bonnie & Matt
  • 7 April afternoon – Bonnie & Matt
  • 7 April evening – Bonnie & Matt
  • 8 April afternoon – Bonnie & Matt
  • 8 April evening – Bonnie & Matt
  • 9 April afternoon – Kyran & Melanie
  • 9 April evening – Bonnie & Matt

    • Sheffield

  • 11 April evening – Kyran & Melanie
  • 12 April evening – Bonnie & Matt

    • Manchester

  • 13 April evening – Kyran & Melanie
  • 14 April afternoon – Bonnie & Matt
  • 14 April evening – Duncan & Maria
  • 15 April afternoon – Bonnie & Matt
  • 15 April evening – Kyran & Melanie

    • Nottingham

  • 17 April evening – Bonnie & Matt
  • 18 April evening – Bonnie & Matt
  • 19 April evening – Kyran & Melanie
  • 20 April evening – Bonnie & Matt

    • Newcastle

  • 22 April afternoon – Duncan & Maria
  • 22 April evening – Clare & Andrei
  • 23 April evening – Bonnie & Matt

    • Sheffield

  • 24 April Evening – Bonnie & Matt
  • 25 April Evening – Bonnie & Matt

    • Glasgow

  • 27 April evening – Duncan & Maria
  • 28 April afternoon – Bonnie & Matt
  • 28 April evening – Bonnie & Matt
  • 29 April afternoon – cancelled due to illness
  • 29 April evening – cancelled due to illness

    • Belfast

  • 1 May evening – Bonnie & Matt
  • 2 May evening – Bonnie & Matt
  • 3 May evening – Kyran & Melanie

    • Sheffield

  • 5 May afternoon – Bonnie & Matt
  • 5 May evening – Bonnie & Matt (DVD released version)

    • Newcastle

  • 6 May afternoon – Bonnie & Matt
  • 6 May evening – Bonnie & Matt
  • On the final show in Newcastle, Bonnie was given the trophy as she had won the most performances on the tour.

    • 2008 Tour

    The Dancing on Ice Live Tour 2008 began on 4 April 2008 in Sheffield and ended on 17 May 2008 also in Sheffield. It also visited London, Newcastle, Nottingham, Liverpool and Birmingham. Torvill and Dean and the judges once again featured on the tour. All performances on 20 April in Birmingham have been recorded for the DVD.

    The line-up was:

  • Chris Fountain appeared only in Friday, Saturday and Sunday performances.
  • Please, if you go to see the tour at one of these venues, please fill in the table for that show.

    • The Ice Panel

  • Robin Cousins
  • Karen Barber
  • Jason Gardiner
  • Nicky Slater
  • Guest Judge

    • There will be a guest judge for every location. Head Judge Robin Cousins could not make it for two of the Birmingham shows so he was covered by Karen Barber's Husband Steve Pickavance.

    Dancing on Ice Tour 2009

  • The line-up consisted of skaters from previous series and from the 2009 series.

    • The Bolero Silver Anniversary Tour Scheduled Dates

  • Sheffield Arena
  • Nottingham
  • Wembley
  • Manchester
  • Newcastle
  • Birmingham
  • The O2
  • Belfast Odyssey

    • Host

  • Andi Peters

    • The Ice Panel

  • Robin Cousins
  • Karen Barber
  • Nicky Slater
  • Ruthie Henshall
  • Guest Judge

    • Skaters

  • Todd Carty and Susie Lipanova
  • Suzanne Shaw and Łukasz Różycki
  • Kyran Bracken and Melanie Lambert
  • Ray Quinn and Maria Filippov
  • Melinda Messenger and Fred Palascak
  • Roxanne Pallett and Daniel Whiston
  • Chris Fountain and Frankie Poultney
  • Jessica Taylor and Pavel Aubrecht
  • Zöe Salmon and Matt Evers
  • Donal MacIntyre and Florentine Houdiniere

    • Notes

  • This is the first event Dancing on Ice related that Suzanne's new partner has starred in. Shaw and her new partner only had just over two weeks training together prior to the tour starting.
  • This is the first time in Dancing on Ice history that Jason Gardiner will not be a judge on.
  • This is the first tour that hasn't included Kristina Lenko.
  • Donal & Florentine are only going to perform in the Wembley Shows
  • Winners of Ice Star 2009, Oxford Freestylers will be performing in the Wembley Shows.
  • Ray and Maria won a massive 35 shows of the 39. This beats Bonnie's record of 27 wins in 2007.

    • Dancing On Ice Tour 2010

    Dancing On Ice will be going on tour from 8 April 2010 – 9 May 2010 performing in Newcastle, Birmingham, Sheffield, Manchester, Nottingham, Belfast Odyssey and The O2 (London)

    Host

  • Andi Peters

    • The Ice Panel

  • Karen Barber
  • Kyran Bracken
  • Christopher Biggins
  • Nicky Slater
  • Guest Judge

    • Skaters

  • Chris Fountain & Brianne Delcourt (confirmed by Chris on Twitter)
  • Ray Quinn & Alexandra Schauman
  • Gaynor Faye & Matt Evers
  • Mikey Graham & Melanie Lambert
  • Hayley Tamaddon & Daniel Whiston
  • Clare Buckfield & Łukasz Różycki (confirmed by Clare on Twitter)
  • Emily Atack & Fred Palascak
  • Gary Lucy & Maria Filippov
  • Danny Young & Frankie Poultney (Sheffield shows only)
  • Kieron Richardson & Brianne Delcourt (Birmingham Only)

    • Also Matthew Gonzalez has confirmed on his Twitter page he will be on tour as the male pro reserve. He is mentioned in the tour programme. Brianne Delcourt has been pulled out of the tour for a while due to a foot infection. Chris Fountain performed solos at the Newcastle shows. Delcourt returned to the tour on 16/04/10.

    Sudo Air brush Tanning expert to the Belfast tour 2010 Was Lara Norris.

    Torvill & Dean's Dancing On Ice Tour 2011

    This year, the tour came to Capital FM Arena in Nottingham, Wembley Arena in London, Sheffield Arena in Sheffield, Metro Radio Arena in Newcastle, MEN Arena in Manchester and National Indoor Arena in Birmingham, with a record number of tickets being sold. The 2011 tour ran from Saturday 9 April to Monday 2 May.

    Host

  • Andi Peters

    • The Ice Panel

  • Robin Cousins
  • Karen Barber
  • Christopher Biggins
  • Guest Judge

    • Skaters

  • Johnson Beharry & Jodeyne Higgins
  • Chloe Madeley & Michael Zenezini
  • Laura Hamilton & Colin Ratushniak
  • Denise Welch & Matt Evers
  • Dave Vitty & Nina Ulanova
  • Hayley Tamaddon & Daniel Whiston
  • Vanilla Ice & Katie Stainsby
  • Sam Attwater & Brianne Delcourt
  • Jeff Brazier & Isabelle Gauthier (only on selected dates)

    • Sam & Brianne won the 2011 tour with the most wins.

    Host

  • Jayne Torvill & Christopher Dean

    • The Ice Panel

  • Robin Cousins
  • Karen Barber (head judge in Robin's absence)
  • Christopher Biggins
  • Kyran Bracken
  • Note: Robin Cousin was not prete for the first two weeks of the tour and Karen Barber only appeared in evening shows.

    • Skaters

  • Chico Slimani & Jodeyne Higgins
  • Heidi Range & Andrei Lipanov
  • Sam Attwater & Brianne Delcourt
  • Jorgie Porter & Matt Evers
  • Matthew Wolfenden & Nina Ulanova
  • Jennifer Ellison & Daniel Whiston
  • Andy Whyment & Vicky Ogden
  • Chemmy Alcott & Sean Rice

    • References

    Dancing on Ice: The Tour Wikipedia
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