Strictly Come Dancing

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Strictly Come Dancing
Genre Dance show
Creator(s) Fenia Vardanis
Developer(s) BBC
Starring Hosts:
Bruce Forsyth
Tess Daly
Natasha Kaplinsky (2004)
Judges:
Craig Revel Horwood
Arlene Phillips
Len Goodman
Bruno Tonioli
Opening theme Dan McGrath
Josh Phillips
Country of origin Flag of United Kingdom United Kingdom
No. of episodes 42 (as of 25 December 2006)
Production
Camera setup Multi-camera
Running time 30 to 70 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel BBC One
Picture format 576i (SDTV),
1080i (HDTV)
Original run May 15, 2004 – present
Links
Official website

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.

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[edit] Format

The 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.[1] 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. Each judge gives the performance a mark out of ten, giving an overall total out 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, an 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.

The BBC television singing talent competition Just the Two of Us copied the format of Strictly Come Dancing.

[edit] Main series

[edit] Series 1

15 May to 3 July 2004, in order of elimination

Celebrity Professional Voted out
Jason Wood Kylie Jones Week 2
David Dickinson Camilla Dallerup Week 3
Verona Joseph Paul Killick Week 4
Claire Sweeney John Byrnes Week 5
Martin Offiah Erin Boag Week 6
Lesley Garrett Anton du Beke Week 7
Christopher Parker Hanna Karttunen Final Week (Second Place)
Natasha Kaplinsky Brendan Cole Series Winners

[edit] Judges' Scoring summary

Bold scores indicate the highest for that week. Italics indicate the lowest score.

Team Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Final
Natasha/Brendan 27 31 24 35 37 31+36=67 36+35=71 36+31+ 35=102
Christopher/Hanna 19 23 19 28 15 22+15=37 21+16=37 24+17+22=63
Lesley/Anton 29 27 29 30 27 34+26=60 33+29=62
Martin/Erin 25 21 21 24 22 24+24=48
Claire/John 16 26 34 31 32
Verona/Paul 27 24 24 24
David/Camilla 27 21 20
Jason/Kylie 21 19

[edit] Series 2

23 October to 11 December 2004, in order of elimination

Celebrity Professional Voted out
Quentin Willson Hazel Newberry Week 1
Carol Vorderman Paul Killick Week 2
Esther Rantzen Anton du Beke Week 3
Diarmuid Gavin Nicole Cutler Week 4
Sarah Manners Brendan Cole Week 5
Roger Black Camilla Dallerup Week 6
Aled Jones Lilia Kopylova Week 7
Julian Clary Erin Boag Final Week (Third Place)
Denise Lewis Ian Waite Final Week (Second Place)
Jill Halfpenny Darren Bennett Series Winners

[edit] Judges' Scoring summary

Bold scores indicate the highest for that week. Italics indicate the lowest score.

Team Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Final
Jill/Darren 27 32 35 34 35 32+36=68 29+37=66 34+40=74
Denise/Ian 31 32 25 30 32 34+33=67 35+36=71 38+33=71
Julian/Erin 19 27 27 20 24 28+27=55 24+21=45 29+23=52
Aled/Lilia 29 27 32 25 30 29+27=56 27+30=57
Roger/Camilla 25 22 25 29 23 22+19=41
Sarah/Brendan 28 23 31 29 23
Diarmuid/Nicole 12 12 14 17
Esther/Anton 24 16 16
Carol/Paul 22 20
Quentin/Hazel 8

[edit] Series 3

15 October to 17 December 2005, in order of elimination

Celebrity Professional Voted out
Siobhan Hayes Matthew Cutler Week 1
Jaye Jacobs Andrew Cuerden Week 2
Gloria Hunniford Darren Bennett Week 3
Fiona Phillips Brendan Cole Week 4
Dennis Taylor Izabela Hannah Week 5
Will Thorp Hanna Haarala Week 6
Bill Turnbull Karen Hardy Week 7
Patsy Palmer Anton du Beke Week 8
James Martin Camilla Dallerup Week 9
Zoë Ball Ian Waite Final Week (Third Place)
Colin Jackson Erin Boag Final Week (Second Place)
Darren Gough Lilia Kopylova Series Winners

The dances performed were as follows:

  • Week 1: Waltz, Cha Cha Cha
  • Week 2: Quickstep, Rumba
  • Week 3: Tango, Jive
  • Week 4: Foxtrot, Paso Doble
  • Week 5: Viennese Waltz, Samba
  • Weeks 6 & 7: one new dance from weeks 1-5, Group Salsa, Group Argentine Tango
  • Week 8: American Smooth, one new dance from weeks 1-5
  • Week 9: two new dances from weeks 1-5
  • Final: favourite ballroom/Latin dances, freestyle show dance, Group Viennese Waltz

Over five million votes were cast, and over ten and a half million viewers tuned in to the final show of series three to see Darren Gough and Lilia Kopylova crowned 2005 Strictly Come Dancing champions, raising £1.5 million for Children in Need. .[2]

[edit] Judges' Scoring summary

Bold scores indicate the highest for that week. Italics indicate the lowest score.

Team Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Final
Darren/Lilia 19 30 33 34 28 30 34 32+30=62 35+29=64 36+36=72
Colin/Erin 32 36 26 31 32 32 34 37+36=73 37+30=67 39+36=75
Zoe/Ian 35 32 29 36 35 36 38 36+32=68 36+33=69 38+38=76
James/Camilla 20 29 28 29 29 20 32 28+20=48 33+22=55
Patsy/Anton 19 26 34 31 26 31 24 31+27=58
Bill/Karen 29 23 20 25 27 17 25
Will/Hanna 18 29 25 34 23 28
Dennis/Izabela 20 18 22 15 23
Fiona/Brendan 11 13 16 20
Gloria/Darren 20 17 19
Jaye/Andrew 25 21
Siobhan/Matthew 15

[edit] Series 4

Main article: Strictly Come Dancing (Series 4)

7 October to 23 December 2006, in order of elimination:

Celebrity Professional Voted out
Nicholas Owen Nicole Cutler Week 1
Mica Paris Ian Waite Week 2
Jimmy Tarbuck Flavia Cacace Forced to withdraw for health reasons[3]
DJ Spoony Ola Jordan Week 3
Georgina Bouzova James Jordan Week 4
Jan Ravens Anton du Beke Week 5
Ray Fearon Camilla Dallerup Week 6
Peter Schmeichel Erin Boag Week 7
Claire King Brendan Cole Week 8
Carol Smillie Matthew Cutler Week 9
Louisa Lytton Vincent Simone Week 10
Emma Bunton Darren Bennett Week 11 (Third Place)
Matt Dawson Lilia Kopylova Final Week (Second Place)
Mark Ramprakash Karen Hardy Series Winners

The dances performed were as follows:

  • Week 1: Waltz, Cha Cha Cha (male celebrity couples); Mambo (female celebrity group dance)
  • Week 2: Quickstep, Rumba (female celebrity couples); East Coast Swing/West Coast Swing (male celebrity group dance)
  • Week 3: Tango, Jive
  • Week 4: Foxtrot, Paso Doble
  • Week 5: Viennese Waltz, Salsa
  • Week 6: American Smooth, Samba
  • Weeks 7 & 8: one new dance from weeks 1-6
  • Weeks 9 & 10: two new dances from weeks 1-6
  • Week 11: Argentine Tango, last new dance from weeks 1-6
  • Final week: favourite ballroom/Latin from weeks 1-11, judges' choice, dual Viennese Waltz, Freestyle Show Dance

Over 12 million votes were cast, and a peak of 13 million viewers tuned in to the final show of series four to see Mark and Karen crowned 2006 Strictly Come Dancing champions, raising £1.5 million for Children in Need.

[edit] Judges' Scoring summary

Bold scores indicate the highest for that week. Italics indicate the lowest score. * indicates that couple were in the bottom two.

Team Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10 Week 11 Final
Mark/Karen 27 X 32 35 36 33 27 36 28+36=64 36+27=63 34+39=73 34+40+36=110
Matt/Lilia 19 X 30 30 25 34 37 28 34+27=61 29+32=61 35+30=65 38+31+36=105
Emma/Darren X 33 33 30 34 36 30* 34 37+37=74* 35+34=69* 36+33=69
Louisa/Vincent X 28 36 26 29 32 36 34 33+36=69 31+28=59*
Carol/Matthew X 25 27 29 29 27 30 30* 34+34=68*
Claire/Brendan X 21 22 24 21* 32* 29 25*
Peter/Erin 25 X 31 19 29 19 26*
Ray/Camilla 27 X 29 30 35 26*
Jan/Anton X 24 18 24* 25*
Georgina/James X 14* 18* 26*
Spoony/Ola 27 X 27*
Mica/Ian X 20*
Jimmy/Flavia 17* Withdrew
Nicholas/Nicole 14'*

[edit] Series 5

Main article: Strictly Come Dancing (Series 5)

Celebrities

On 22nd March during channel 4's Richard and Judy show, Patrick Stewart revealed he was approached by the BBC to take part in the next series, but had to turn them down due to date problems.

[edit] Special shows

[edit] 2004 Christmas Special

This Christmas special was broadcast live 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

Celebrity Professional
Martin Offiah Erin Boag
Aled Jones Lilia Kopylova
Lesley Garrett Anton du Beke
Natasha Kaplinsky Brendan Cole
Denise Lewis Ian Waite
Jill Halfpenny Darren Bennett

[edit] 2005 Christmas Special

The 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

Celebrity Professional
Evander Holyfield Karen Hardy
Rachel Hunter Brendan Cole
Colin Jackson Erin Boag
James Martin Camilla Dallerup
Zoe Ball Ian Waite
Darren Gough Lilia Kopylova

As well as winning the 2005 series, Darren Gough and Lilia Kopylova won this Christmas Special, after receiving the full 40 marks from the judges.

[edit] 2006 Christmas Special

The 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:

Celebrity Professional
Mark Ramprakash Karen Hardy
Emma Bunton Darren Bennett
Louisa Lytton Vincent Simone
Zoe Ball Ian Waite
Matt Dawson Lilia Kopylova
Colin Jackson Erin Boag

After the combined scores of the judges' marks and the votes of the studio audience, Colin Jackson and Erin Boag won the competition, after getting the full 40 marks from the judges, with Zoe Ball and Ian Waite being runners up.

[edit] "Strictly Ice Dancing"

Strictly Ice Dancing was broadcast as a one-off special 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

Celebrity Professional
Rowland Rivron Charlotte Clements
Marcus Patric Leigh Mack
Carol Smillie Oula Jääskeläinen
Scarlett Johnson Daniel Whiston
Jessica Taylor Robert Burgerman
David Seaman Zoia Birmingham

The format for this special has since been adopted by ITV for their show Dancing on Ice.

[edit] "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:

[edit] Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two

Strictly 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 performances) 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 occasionally 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 occasionally 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!

[edit] Facts and Figures

[edit] Winners

There are two titles to win during a series of Strictly Come Dancing, the main series title and the Christmas title:

[edit] Highest Judges' Score

  • Only on four occasions has a perfect forty out of forty been awarded:
    • 40/40: Jill Halfpenny and Darren Bennett; Jive; 11/12/2004 (Series 2 Final)
    • 40/40: Darren Gough and Lilia Kopylova; Quickstep; 24/12/2005 (2005 Christmas Special)
    • 40/40: Mark Ramprakash and Karen Hardy; Salsa; 23/12/06 (Series 4 Final)
    • 40/40: Colin Jackson and Erin Boag; Quickstep; 25/12/2006 (2006 Christmas Special)
  • On a further two occasions, couples have received 39; in both cases they received a 9 from Craig Revel Horwood and 10's from all other judges:
    • 39/40: Colin Jackson and Erin Boag; Quickstep; 17/12/2005 (Series 3 Final)
    • 39/40: Mark Ramprakash and Karen Hardy; Argentine Tango; 16/12/2006 (Series 4 Semi-Final)

[edit] Lowest Judges' Score

  • 08/40: Quentin Willson and Hazel Newberry; Cha Cha Cha; 23/10/04.
  • 11/40: Fiona Phillips and Brendan Cole; Waltz ; 15/10/05.
  • 12/40: Diarmuid Gavin and Nicole Cutler; Cha Cha Cha; 23/10/04.
  • 12/40: Diarmuid Gavin and Nicole Cutler; Quickstep; 30/10/04.

[edit] Perfect Tens

In addition to the four perfect scores listed above, judges have awarded perfect tens on a number of other occasions:

[edit] Series One

  • Week Five: Natasha Kaplinsky/Brendan Cole from Arlene Phillips for the Samba

[edit] Series Two

  • Week Seven: Jill Halfpenny/Darren Bennett from Arlene Phillips for the Paso Doble.
  • Final: Denise Lewis/Ian Waite from Arlene Phillips and Bruno Tonioli for the Quickstep.

[edit] Series Three

  • Week Six: Zoe Ball/Ian Waite from Bruno Tonioli for the Quickstep
  • Week Seven: Zoe Ball/Ian Waite from Arlene Phillips and Bruno Tonioli for the Tango
  • Week Eight: Colin Jackson/Erin Boag from Arlene Phillips for the American Smooth
  • Week Nine: Colin Jackson/Erin Boag from Len Goodman for the Waltz
  • Final: Darren Gough/Lilia Kopylova from Len Goodman for the Foxtrot
  • Final: Colin Jackson/Erin Boag from Arlene Phillips, Len Goodman and Bruno Tonioli for the Quickstep
  • Final: Zoe Ball/Ian Waite from Len Goodman and Bruno Tonioli for the Samba
  • Final: Zoe Ball/Ian Waite from Arlene Phillips and Bruno Tonioli for the Tango
  • Christmas Special: James Martin/Camilla Dallerup from Arlene Phillips and Len Goodman for the Foxtrot
  • Christmas Special: Zoe Ball/Ian Waite from Len Goodman and Bruno Tonioli for the Foxtrot

[edit] Series Four

  • Week Three: Louisa Lytton/Vincent Simone from Bruno Tonioli for the Jive
  • Week Seven: Matt Dawson/Lilia Kopylova from Len Goodman for the Waltz
  • Week Nine: Emma Bunton/Darren Bennett from Len Goodman and Bruno Tonioli for the Waltz
  • Week Nine: Emma Bunton/Darren Bennett from Bruno Tonioli for the Paso Doble
  • Week Eleven: Mark Ramprakash/Karen Hardy from Arlene Phillips, Len Goodman and Bruno Tonioli for the Argentine Tango
  • Final: Matt Dawson/Lilia Kopylova from Len Goodman and Bruno Tonioli for the Waltz
  • Christmas Special: Zoe Ball/Ian Waite from Len Goodman and Arlene Phillips for the Rumba
  • Christmas Special: Matt Dawson/Lilia Kopylova from Len Goodman for the Waltz

[edit] Most Appearances

  • Only four professional dancers have appeared on all four series; two female and two male:
    • Anton du Beke
    • Erin Boag
    • Brendan Cole
    • Camilla Dallerup

Anton du Beke and Erin Boag form a regular professional dance partnership; Brendan Cole and Camilla Dallerup were also a regular partnership when Strictly Come Dancing began. Their partnership broke up, and Camilla went on to dance with Ian Waite.

  • A further three professional dancers have appeared on series 2, 3 and 4:
    • Darren Bennett
    • Lilia Kopylova
    • Ian Waite

[edit] Ratings

  • Strictly Come Dancing has been BBC One's biggest Saturday night hit over the last several years.
Series Series Premiere Series Finale TV Season Series Average
Date Viewers
(in millions)		 Date Viewers
(in millions)		 Main Show (Viewers
in millions)		 Results Show (Viewers
in millions)
1 May 15, 2004 4.61 July 3, 2004 9.28 Summer 2004 6.45 -
2 October 23, 2004 6.54 December 11, 2004 11.60 Autumn 2004 8.15 9.23
3 October 15, 2005 7.23 December 17, 2005 10.76 Autumn 2005 8.75 7.76
4 October 7, 2006 9.23 December 23, 2006 12.11 Autumn 2006 8.81 8.31

Strictly Come Dancing has improved its place on the highest watched show of the year, each year. In 2004, the final of series 2 was the 11th most watched show of the year. In 2005, the final of series 3 was the 8th most watched show of the year. But in 2006 it did even better for the final of series 4 as it was the 4th most watched TV show of the year and most watched program on TV for week ending 24 December 2006.

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/strictlycomedancing/about/voting.shtml
  2. ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2006/09_september/29/strictly_facts.shtml
  3. ^ Tarbuck Bows Out. BBC (2006-10-20). Retrieved on 2006-10-21.

[edit] External links

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