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Strictly Come DancingStrictly Come Dancing (Courtesy Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
Strictly Come Dancing is a British television show, shown on BBC One based on ballroom dancing. The title of the show suggests a continuation of the long-running series Come Dancing, with allusions to the film Strictly Ballroom. The show has run on BBC One since 2004. A fourth series finished in December 2006, and there have been three stand-alone Christmas Specials, in 2004, 2005 and 2006. Series four was also shown as part of the BBC's line-up on their trial High Definition channel, BBC HD. The format has been exported to other countries (see Dancing with the Stars). The final of the fourth series in December 2006 attracted an audience of over 12 million viewers, making it the highest watched show on TV for that week. The format has also inspired a modern-dance themed spin-off Strictly Dance Fever FormatThe show pairs a number of celebrities with professional ballroom dancers who each week compete against each other in a competition to impress a panel of judges and the viewing public in order to survive potential elimination. Through a telephone poll, viewers vote who should stay and who should go, the results of the poll being combined with the ranking of the panel of judges. For example, with 4 contestants left, the judges' favourite would receive 4 points, 2nd favourite 3, and so on, and similarly with the viewers' rankings. The profits from the telephone lines were donated to Sport Relief in series 1, and to Children in Need in series 2, 3 and 4.The show is broadcast live on BBC One on Saturday evenings, presented by Bruce Forsyth and Tess Daly. (For some of the second series, Natasha Kaplinsky stood in temporarily for Tess Daly while the latter took maternity leave). The judging panel consists of Bruno Tonioli, Arlene Phillips, Len Goodman and Craig Revel Horwood. The judges mark each performance out of a total of forty. A companion fanzine programme (running each weekday, with updates on the dancers) accompanies the main show. During the first series, Strictly Come Dancing on Three ran on BBC Three, hosted by Justin Lee Collins. During the second, third and fourth series Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two ran on BBC Two, hosted by Claudia Winkleman. As of Series four, a hour long highlight show has been shown on Sundays at 7pm on BBC Two. As of Series four, coaches are Jaclyn Spencer and Chris Marques for Salsa and Mambo, and Jenny Thomas and Ryan Francois for Swing and Jive. The Argentine Tango coaches in Series three were Flavia Cacace and Vincent Simone. DancesThe following dances are performed in Strictly Come Dancing:Ballroom
Main seriesSeries 115 May to 3 July 2004, in order of elimination
Series 223 October to 11 December 2004, in order of elimination
Judges' Scoring summaryBold scores indicate the highest for that week. Italics indicate the lowest score.
Series 315 October to 17 December 2005, in order of elimination
Judges' Scoring summaryBold scores indicate the highest for that week. Italics indicate the lowest score.
Series 47 October to 23 December 2006, in order of elimination:
The dances performed were as follows:
Judges' Scoring summaryBold scores indicate the highest for that week. Italics indicate the lowest score. * indicates that couple were in the bottom two.
Special shows"Christmas Champion of Champions"This Christmas special was broadcast on 22 December 2004, featuring top couples from both of the first two series (with the exception of Christopher Parker and Julian Clary, who were not able to appear). The show was won by Jill Halfpenny and Darren Bennett.In order of judges' placing
"Strictly Ice Dancing"A further Christmas special was broadcast on 26 December 2004; with Carol Smillie, Jessica Taylor, Scarlett Johnson, Marcus Patric, David Seaman, and Rowland Rivron paired with professional skaters. This was won by David Seaman (who was a late replacement for Paul Gascoigne) and his partner Zoia Birmingham.In order of elimination
"Strictly African Dancing"A further one-off special was broadcast on BBC One on 9 July 2005 as part of the BBC's Africa Lives season. It featured six celebrities of African descent performing traditional African dances with a professional troupe. The contestants were Tunde Baiyewu, Tupele Dorgu, Robbie Earle, Antonia Okonma, Louis Emerick, and Tessa Sanderson. The programme was presented by Natasha Kaplinsky and Martin Offiah, and the winner was Robbie Earle.In order of elimination:
2005 Christmas SpecialThe Christmas special in 2005 featured the top four couples (Gough/Kopylova, Jackson/Boag, Ball/Waite, Martin/Dallerup) from the 2005 series competing against two competitors from the US version, Dancing with the Stars, who danced with two professionals from the British series. The two competitors from the US series were Rachel Hunter, who was teamed with Brendan Cole, and Evander Holyfield, who danced with Karen Hardy. Season 2 winner Jill Halfpenny was scheduled to appear with her partner Darren Bennett, but pulled out due to a break down in fee negotiations.24 December 2005, in order of elimination
2006 Christmas SpecialThe Christmas special in 2006 featured stars from the third and fourth series going head to head to perform their highest-scoring dances. The theme of the programme was black and white, so whether it was wintry white gowns, the little black dress or top hat and tails, the dancers and the dance floor were decked in black and white, setting the stage for some show-stopping performances.It was a pre-recorded show shown on Christmas Day on BBC One. The couples who took part are:
Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes TwoStrictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two is a British television show, aired on BBC Two and is hosted by Claudia Winkleman. The show is a companion (although it does not show straight after the live peformences) of the popular Strictly Come Dancing latin and ballroom dance show which airs on Saturday nights on the more mainstream BBC One. It broadcasts five episodes a week, Monday to Friday at 6:30 during its parent show's run.It features exclusive behind the scenes footage of the couples training for the Saturday night showdown and opinions from Celebrites who have been watching the show. The judges and couples occassionaly appear on the show. Len Goodman has a weekly spot on the show on Tuesdays entitled "Len's Masterclass". It Takes Two started to broadcast during the second season of the main show, due to another companion show entitled Strictly Come Dancing: On Three had been favoured for the first season, and was broadcast on a digital BBC channel called BBC Three. The show occasionaly has music peformed by big names such as Nelly Furtado and Sugababes. There is one exception though, on the third to last episode of Series 3 (21 December,2006), Craig Revel Horwood (judge) and Anton du Beke (professional dancer) peformed a song, just before the end titles! Facts and FiguresWinnersThere are two titles to win during a series of Strictly Come Dancing, the main series title and the Christmas title:
Highest Judges' Score
Lowest Judges' Score
Perfect TensIn addition to the four perfect scores listed above, judges have awarded perfect tens on a number of other occasions:Series One
Series Two
Series Three
Series Four
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