SPANGLY fun and sparkling entertainment are assured for anyone lucky enough to have a ticket to see the hoofers and troupers strut and twirl in the Strictly tour.

The pro dancers – the hoofers – are even more marvellous in the flesh than on the telly, with their mesmerising grace across the floor. And the troupers – the seven celebrities – are all great performers, giving their bodies, and quite possibly souls, to an art form once so alien to them.

The show manages to recreate something of the Strictly magic of Saturday nights. All the ingredients are there, from the obligatory huge revolving glitter ball and superpolished dance floor with spotlights, to the judges, Len Goodman, Craig Revel Horwood and Bruno Tonioli, who play up their roles so well.

There is plenty of banter and innuendo, and they even take to the floor to show off their groove in the group number finale.

Plus, there is a live orchestra, the four fantastic Strictly singers and the sequinned, betassled costumes to dazzle both ear and eye.

Although some pairings have been recast (no Flavia or Vincent) the dancing is satisfyingly entertaining with several favourite moments from the telly show relived and it’s the audience who decides the winner by texting votes.

But it’s not just about the dancing. The joking around between ex-cricketers Michael Vaughan and Phil Tufnell (a 2009 series refugee who loves to play the clown), and the banter between Louis Smith, who partners Ola Jordan, and James Jordan (partnering Denise van Outen) are fun too.

Fern Britton and Artem Chigvintsev try to win hearts with a couple of sob stories, while the lovely Lisa Riley really does have a glow to her personality and actress Dani Harmer really is a pocket rocket with panache.

Kate Thornton is the show’s able and pleasant host.

Narration by Alan Dedicoat and the dramatic pauses while couples stand beneath the Strictly spotlight glare to await their fate are the finishing touches. Who wins? In a 31- date tour the odds are on reigning champ and Olympian Louis’ favour. But who wins doesn’t really matter. It’s the feelgood factor which counts.

And this show has that – tens all the way.