Strictly Dance Fever (Courtesy Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
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Strictly Dance Fever is a British television programme, broadcast on BBC One on Saturday evenings. It was an amateur dance talent competition, hosted by Graham Norton, which ran during Spring 2005 and Spring 2006. It was, in many ways, similar to the BBC's popular Strictly Come Dancing, a celebrity based dance contest also broadcast on Saturday evenings. On 12 December 2006, the BBC announced that Strictly Dance Fever had been axed in favour of the Andrew Lloyd Webber talent search, How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria?.
Dances
The following dances have been performed in Strictly Dance Fever:
Couple dances
The Boogie Woogie & The Cuban Salsa
The Argentine Tango and The Hustle
The Charleston & The Lambada
The Guapacha
The Flamenco and the American Smooth
The Lindy Hop, The Jitterbug, & The Foxtrot
The Mambo
The Milonga & a movie routine
The Waltz
Rock 'n' Roll
Adagio
Freestyle
Group dances
The Fosse
Street dance
Line dancing
Hand Jive
Big Apple
Disco
Can Can
Series 1
(broadcast in Spring 2005)
Judges
Choreographers:
Stacey Haynes
Arlene Phillips,
Luca Tommassini
Jason Gardiner
Contestants
In order of elimination:
Dan Gregory & Michelle Sheehan
Alex Shindila & Katie Gleeson
Toby Beal & Casey Morris
Paul Crook & Natasha Hall
Adam Spencer & Rebecca Leonard
Cem Ahmet & Gemma Stoddard
Nathan Potter & Kristy Cullen
James McClauchlan & Claire Adam
Danny Last & Jodie Binstead
Joseph Hall & Sadie Flower (winners)
Judges' scoring summary
Bold scores indicate the highest for that week. Red indicates the lowest score. * means this couple was in the bottom 2. IN means they did not dance due to an injury.
Team
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
Week 8 Final
Joseph/Sadie
27
33
35
36
26
34+36=70
20+38=58
40+39=79
Danny/Jodie
28
34
31
29
34
38+36=74
34+40=74
40+31=71
James/Claire
32
28
29
28
24
25+30=55
32+21=53*
36+34=70
Nathan/Kristy
34
22
22*
34
IN
22+23=45*
29+35=64*
Eliminated
Cem/Gemma
29
29
38
29
30*
26+24=50*
Eliminated
Adam/Rebecca
25
31
20
18*
20*
Eliminated
Paul/Natasha
17
24
23
17*
Eliminated
Toby/Casey
24
18*
24*
Eliminated
Alex/Katie
21*
24*
Eliminated
Dan/Michelle
26*
Eliminated
Dance chart
Team
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
Week 8 Final
Joseph & Sadie
Cuban Salsa
Argentine Tango
Charleston
Lindyhop
Mambo
Milonga, Dirty Dancing
Waltz, Hustle
Lindyhop, Showdance
Danny & Jodie
Boogie Woogie
Argentine Tango
Lambada
Jitterbug
Mambo
Milonga, Top Hat
Waltz, Charleston
Milonga, Showdance
James & Claire
Cuban Salsa
Hustle
Charleston
Foxtrot
Mambo
Milonga, Sound of Music
Waltz, Jitterbug
Cuban Salsa, Showdance
Nathan & Kristy
Boogie Woogie
Argentine Tango
Lambada
Jitterbug
IN
Milonga, Bandwagon
Waltz, Lindyhop
Eliminated
Cem & Gemma
Cuban Salsa
Argentine Tango
Charleston
Lindyhop
Mambo
Milonga, Saturday Night Fever
Eliminated
Adam & Rebecca
Boogie Woogie
Hustle
Lambada
Foxtrot
Mambo
Eliminated
Paul & Natasha
Cuban Salsa
Hustle
Charleston
Foxtrot
Eliminated
Toby & Casey
Cuban Salsa
Hustle
Lambada
Eliminated
Alex & Katie
Boogie Woogie
Hustle
Eliminated
Dan & Michelle
Boogie Woogie
Eliminated
Average Chart
This chart is based on the dancers' averages and not their place in the competition.
Rank by average
Competition finish
Couple
Total
Number of dances
Average
1
2
Danny & Jodie
375
11
34.1
2
1
Sadie & Joseph
364
11
33.1
3
5
Cem & Gemma
205
7
29.3
4
3
James & Claire
319
11
29.0
5
4
Kristy & Nathan
221
8
27.6
6
10
Dan & Michelle
26
1
26.0
7
6
Adam & Rebecca
114
5
22.8
8
9
Alex & Katie
45
2
22.5
9
8
Toby & Casey
66
3
22.0
10
7
Paul & Natasha
81
4
20.3
Series 2
Judges
Choreographers: Stacey Haynes and Arlene Phillips
Dancers: Wayne Sleep, and Ben Richards
Contestants
In order of elimination:
Clive Uter & Helga Helgdottier
Rob Glover & Dawn Nelson
Stewart Mills & Clare Roberts
Paul Culshaw & Aravon McCann
Paul MaGuire & Pamela Smith
Mark Williamson & Jennifer Mistri
JP Omari & Stacey Gaunt
Ben Harrold & Stephannie Croxson (third)
Darren Bailey & Lana Williams (second)
Darrien Wright & Hollie Robertson (winners)
Judges' scoring summary
Bold scores indicate the highest for that week. Red indicates the lowest score.
Team
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
Week 8 Final
Darrien/Hollie
33
22
32
27
35
31+40=71
26+30=56
40+40=80
Darren/Lana
29
25
36
28
38
36+38=74
32+40=72
40+32=72
Ben/Stephanie
28
28
25
34
34
35+33=68*
25+32=57*
36+32=68
JP/Stacey
20
20*
27*
18
22*
30+23=53
18+28=46*
Eliminated
Mark/Jennifer
24*
25
25
23*
21
27+24=51*
Eliminated
Paul/Pamela
21
33
33
35
28*
Eliminated
Paul/Aravon
21
18
26
12*
Eliminated
Stewart/Clare
25
32
23*
Eliminated
Rob/Dawn
25
20*
Eliminated
Clive/Helga
24*
Eliminated
Dance chart
Team
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
Week 8 Final
Darrien/Hollie
Rock & Roll
Argentine Tango
Guapacha
Jitterbug
American Smooth
Lindyhop, Milonga
Adagio, Hustle
Milonga, Freestyle
Darren/Lana
Rock & Roll
Hustle
Guapacha
Lambada
Flamenco
Lindyhop, Milonga
Adagio, American Smooth
Flamenco, Freestyle
Ben/Stephanie
Salsa
Argentine Tango
Charleston
Jitterbug
American Smooth
Lindyhop, Milonga
Adagio, Guapacha
Lindyhop, Freestyle
JP/Stacey
Rock & Roll
Hustle
Guapacha
Lambada
American Smooth
Lindyhop, Milonga
Adagio, Salsa
Eliminated
Mark/Jennifer
Rock & Roll
Argentine Tango
Guapacha
Jitterbug
Flamenco
Lindyhop, Milonga
Eliminated
Paul/Pamela
Salsa
Argentine Tango
Charleston
Jitterbug
Flamenco
Eliminated
Paul/Aravon
Rock & Roll
Hustle
Charleston
Lambada
Eliminated
Stewart/Clare
Salsa
Hustle
Charleston
Eliminated
Rob/Dawn
Salsa
Hustle
Eliminated
Clive/Helga
Salsa
Eliminated
Average Chart
This chart is based on the dancers' averages and not their place in the competition.
Rank by average
Competition finish
Couple
Total
Number of dances
Average
1
2
Darren & Lana
374
11
34.0
2
1
Darrien & Hollie
356
11
32.4
3
3
Ben & Stephanie
342
11
31.1
4
6
Paul & Pamela
150
5
30.0
5
8
Stewart & Clare
80
3
26.7
6
5
Mark & Jennifer
169
7
24.1
7
10
Clive & Helga
24
1
24.0
8
4
JP & Stacey
206
9
22.9
9
9
Rob & Dawn
45
2
22.5
10
7
Paul & Aravon
77
4
19.3
Broadcasting
Strictly Dance Fever was normally broadcast during BBC One's Spring schedule. The auditions ran for two weeks. The recalls ran for two weeks as in the auditions. Finally, the dance-offs, ran for eight weeks, this time though live. The final edition aired in June, where the ultimate winning couple was revealed.
Trivia
The maximum score for one dance, 40 points, has been achieved seven times throughout the series. Danny Last and Jodie Binstead (series 1 twice), Joseph Hall and Sadie Flower (series 1 once), Darren Bailey and Lana Williams (series 2 once) and then to Darrien Wright and Hollie Robertson (series 2 three times). Additionally, in the semi final of series 2 Darren Bailey and Lana Williams were awarded a perfect 30 out of 30, when Stacey Haynes was ill. The lowest score achieved was 12, by Paul James Culshaw and Aravon McCann (series 2 once).