STRICTLY speaking, these are three very lucky people.
They are the winners of our fantastic competition to dance with the stars of Strictly Come Dancing when they play Grimsby Auditorium tomorrow night.
They are now busy rehearsing for An Evening With Karen And Kevin From Grimsby in a mini Strictly-style contest where a "special guest" will also be in attendance.
The dance novices will perform a routine in front of an expectant audience after being paired with Kevin Clifton, Karen Hauer and Joanne Clifton, who joins the team this year.
Brother Kevin was runner-up last year with Good Morning Britain presenter Susanna Reid and Karen joined the previous year, pairing up with Westlife's Nicky Byrne for her first series and Hairy Biker Dave Myers last year.
The Cliftons are from Waltham, and Kevin and Karen, pictured, are engaged.
Steve Courtney, 62, of Buck Beck Way, in Cleethorpes, is a big Strictly fan and cannot wait to dance with Joanne.
He said: "I went to see this year's tour at the O2 in London and just by chance I was staying in the same hotel as Kevin Clifton and some of the other dancers, so I got to meet a few of them after the show.
"I'm a roof tiler by trade so I've got no particular talent for dancing, I just enjoy it – well, I like watching it anyway."
"Obviously I'm dead nervous but it's an opportunity that you never get so I'll be living the dream on Saturday night."
Helen McLean, 58, is very excited and slightly nervous about strutting her stuff alongside a dancer she has admired for a long time.
She said: "I've always had a great deal of respect for Kevin, he is a good ambassador for Grimsby and dancing; I've followed him and Karen since watching Burn The Floor, so to partner him is a bit of a dream come true.
"I've been told I've got rhythm but I've done nothing professionally and haven't performed any steps from about the age of eight.
"Every time Strictly comes on I always say that if I could only get a few hours with one of the dancers then I'd love to see what I could achieve."
Marc Robinson, 34, lives on the Willows Estate, and will be dancing with Karen tomorrow night.
He said: "When I found out I got it, I was in shock and I've been getting some friendly stick from the family about it; my wife wakes me up shouting 'seven!'.
"My niece goes to the Cliftons dance school (run by Kevin's parents Keith and Judy) so I've met Karen before and hopefully she can work her magic when we rehearse."
Two other Strictly dancers – last year's winner Aljaz Skorjanec and his girlfriend Janette Manrara, who was paired with designer Julien MacDonald for her first season last year – will be special guests and will judge the contest.
And we have been promised another special guest, too, but organisers are keeping tight-lipped about who it could be.
Kevin said: "This is a warm-up for Strictly; Joanne has not been on the TV show yet but we'll all be competing against each other on Saturday.
"All I'd say to those dancing with us, is just embrace it and to throw themselves into it."
