Strictly Come Dancing (series 5)
| Strictly Come Dancing (Series 5) | |
|---|---|
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | BBC One |
| Original run | 29 September 2007 – 22 December 2007 |
| Additional information | |
| Celebrity winner | Alesha Dixon |
| Professional winner | Matthew Cutler |
The fifth series of Strictly Come Dancing began on BBC One on 29 September 2007. Bruce Forsyth and Tess Daly returned as co-presenters of the main show on BBC One, while Claudia Winkleman returned to present spin-off show Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two on BBC Two. Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli, Craig Revel Horwood and Arlene Phillips returned to the judging panel for their fifth series.
The first programme was a catch-up show and preview to the new series, before the start of the competition on 6 October. The show ran for 12 weeks, up to 22 December. The show featured 14 new celebrities, who had been paired with 14 professional dancers. In a change to the previous format, the results show was on Sunday, rather than later on Saturday. The fifth series was also the first in which all the professional dancers from the previous year have returned.
The winners of this series were Alesha Dixon and Matthew Cutler.
The show
- For more information, see the main article.
Each show works in a similar way. The couples will, in turn, perform their dance for the judges, the audience and the public. The judges (Craig Revel Horwood, Arlene Phillips, Len Goodman and Bruno Tonioli) then review their performance, and give them a score out of ten.
When all the couples have danced, they are inserted onto the leader board, where the highest ranked couple will get the highest amount of points available, and the lowest ranked couple getting one point. However, the judges' score only counts for 50% of the total score, and the public get to choose the remaining 50% of the vote by calling in.
In a change to the format, the two couples with the lowest score will have to perform a dance-off on the results show. From week nine, the couple will dance their highest scoring dance in the dance-off. The judges will decide (based on that performance alone) which couple should stay and which couple should leave. In the event of a 50/50 split, Len (as head judge) will decide which couple should leave the show.[1]
Couples
This year there were 14 couples: 7 male celebrities and 7 female celebrities. They were:
| Celebrity | Known for | Professional partner | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Capron | Coronation Street actor | Karen Hardy | Eliminated 1st on 7 October 2007 |
| Stephanie Beacham | Stage & screen actress | Vincent Simone | Eliminated 2nd on 14 October 2007 |
| Willie Thorne | Former snooker player | Erin Boag | Eliminated 3rd on 21 October 2007 |
| Gabby Logan | BBC Sport presenter | James Jordan | Eliminated 4th on 28 October 2007 |
| Dominic Littlewood | Journalist & television presenter | Lilia Kopylova | Eliminated 5th on 4 November 2007 |
| Penny Lancaster Stewart | Model & photographer | Ian Waite | Eliminated 6th on 11 November 2007 |
| Kate Garraway | GMTV presenter | Anton du Beke | Eliminated 7th on 18 November 2007 |
| John Barnes | Former England footballer | Nicole Cutler | Eliminated 8th on 25 November 2007 |
| Kelly Brook | Television presenter, model & actress | Brendan Cole | Withdrew on 2 December 2007 |
| Kenny Logan | Former Scotland rugby player | Ola Jordan | Eliminated 9th on 2 December 2007 |
| Letitia Dean | EastEnders actress | Darren Bennett | Eliminated 10th on 9 December 2007 |
| Gethin Jones | Blue Peter presenter | Camilla Dallerup | Third Place on 16 December 2007 |
| Matt Di Angelo | EastEnders actor | Flavia Cacace | Second Place on 22 December 2007 |
| Alesha Dixon | Former Mis-Teeq singer | Matthew Cutler | Winners on 22 December 2007 |
Scoring chart
| Team | Place | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alesha & Matthew | 1 | — | 31 | 36 | 33 | 36 | 35 | 38 | 39 | 38+36=74 | 38+36=74 | 38+38=76 | 39+38+35=112 | |||
| Matt & Flavia | 2 | 23 | — | 30 | 36 | 31 | 29 | 34 | 38 | 32+33=65 | 26+29=55 | 35+40=75 | 36+39+35=110 | |||
| Gethin & Camilla | 3 | 22 | — | 29 | 26 | 31 | 36 | 31 | 34 | 39+35=74 | 38+37=75 | 34+36=70 | ||||
| Letitia & Darren | 4 | — | 23 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 25 | 34 | 32 | 30+26=56 | 35+30=65 | |||||
| Kenny & Ola | 5 | 21 | — | 25 | 18 | 21 | 26 | 22 | 30 | 30+23=53 | ||||||
| Kelly & Brendan | 6 | — | 33 | 35 | 34 | 28 | 36 | 36 | 29 | — | ||||||
| John & Nicole | 7 | 26 | — | 27 | 22 | 24 | 36 | 28 | 27 | |||||||
| Kate & Anton | 8 | — | 15 | 19 | 16 | 26 | 18 | 21 | ||||||||
| Penny & Ian | 9 | — | 33 | 25 | 32 | 35 | 25 | |||||||||
| Dominic & Lilia | 10 | 25 | — | 25 | 26 | 25 | ||||||||||
| Gabby & James | 11 | — | 29 | 31 | 30 | |||||||||||
| Willie & Erin | 12 | 24 | — | 23 | ||||||||||||
| Stephanie & Vincent | 13 | — | 24 | |||||||||||||
| Brian & Karen | 14 | 18 | ||||||||||||||
- indicates the couple eliminated that week
- indicates the couple that was in the bottom two that week but not eliminated
- indicates the couple withdrew from the competition that week
- indicates the winning couple
- indicates the runner-up couple
- indicates the third-place couple
- Red text the couple(s) with the lowest score for that week
- Green text the couple(s) with the highest score for that week
- "—" indicates the couple(s) did not dance that week
Additional information
- Kate Garraway was injured whilst training before the first live show, forcing her to stop training while she recovered. She did not take part in the group dance performed by the female celebrities in the first week of the show, but was able to compete from Week 2 onwards.
- As in the previous series, the male celebrity couples danced for the judges in the first week of the competition, while the female celebrity couples performed an unmarked group dance. This was reversed in Week 2, and from Week 3 onwards, all couples competed against each other.
- In Week 4 of the competition, judge Bruno Tonioli awarded the first 10-point score of the series to an American Smooth performed by Kelly Brook and Brendan Cole. However, this drew criticism from the other judges, as the routine included an illegal lift.
- In Week 9, Kelly Brook officially announced that she had withdrawn from the competition following the death of her father at the beginning of the week.
Highest and lowest scoring performances
The best and worst performances in each dance according to the judges' scores are as follows:
| Dance | Best dancer(s) | Best score | Worst dancer(s) | Worst score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Smooth | Gethin Jones | 38 | John Barnes | 22 |
| Argentine Tango | Alesha Dixon | 38 | Matt Di Angelo | 35 |
| Cha Cha Cha | Alesha Dixon | 39 | Gethin Jones Kenny Logan | 22 |
| Foxtrot | Alesha Dixon | 36 | John Barnes | 24 |
| Jive | Gethin Jones | 37 | Dominic Littlewood Penny Lancaster Stewart | 25 |
| Paso doble | Alesha Dixon | 36 | Kenny Logan Kate Garraway | 21 |
| Quickstep | Alesha Dixon | 38 | Kate Garraway | 15 |
| Rumba | Kelly Brook Matt Di Angelo | 33 | Letitia Dean Kenny Logan | 23 |
| Samba | Alesha Dixon | 36 | Kate Garraway | 16 |
| Salsa | Matt Di Angelo | 39 | Kate Garraway | 18 |
| Tango | Alesha Dixon | 38 | Kate Garraway | 19 |
| Viennese Waltz | Alesha Dixon | 38 | Kenny Logan | 26 |
| Waltz | Matt Di Angelo | 40 | Brian Capron | 18 |
Weekly scores and songs
Unless indicated otherwise, individual judges scores in the charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Craig Revel Horwood, Arlene Phillips, Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli.
Week 1
- Running order
| Couple | Score | Dance | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt & Flavia | 23 (5,6,6,6) | Cha-Cha-Cha | "Mama Told Me Not to Come"—Tom Jones & Stereophonics | Safe |
| Brian & Karen | 18 (4,4,5,5) | Waltz | "The Godfather Waltz"—Royal Philharmonic Orchestra | Eliminated |
| Dominic & Lilia | 25 (6,6,7,6) | Cha-Cha-Cha | "The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)"—Cher | Safe |
| Willie & Erin | 24 (5,5,7,7) | Waltz | "Run to You"—Whitney Houston | Safe |
| Gethin & Camilla | 22 (4,5,7,6) | Cha-Cha-Cha | "I Haven't Stopped Dancing Yet"—Gonzalez | Safe |
| Kenny & Ola | 21 (4,5,6,6) | Waltz | "Are You Lonesome Tonight?"—Elvis Presley | Bottom two |
| John & Nicole | 26 (6,6,7,7) | Cha-Cha-Cha | "Uptight"—Stevie Wonder | Safe |
- Judges votes to save
- Revel Horwood: Brian & Karen
- Phillips: Kenny & Ola
- Tonioli: Kenny & Ola
- Goodman: Kenny & Ola
Week 2
- Running order
| Couple | Score | Dance | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephanie & Vincent | 24 (6,6,6,6) | Quickstep | "Suddenly I See"—KT Tunstall | Eliminated |
| Letitia & Darren | 23 (4,6,7,6) | Rumba | "How Deep is Your Love"—Take That | Bottom two |
| Kate & Anton | 15 (2,4,5,4) | Quickstep | "Love Machine"—Girls Aloud | Safe |
| Alesha & Matthew | 31 (8,7,8,8) | Rumba | "Hurt"—Christina Aguilera | Safe |
| Penny & Ian | 33 (8,8,8,9) | Quickstep | "I'm Sitting on Top of the World"—Aretha Franklin | Safe |
| Kelly & Brendan | 33 (8,8,9,8) | Rumba | "She's Like the Wind"—Patrick Swayze | Safe |
| Gabby & James | 29 (8,7,7,7) | Quickstep | "Things"—Bobby Darin | Safe |
- Judges votes to save
- Revel Horwood: Letitia & Darren
- Phillips: Stephanie & Vincent
- Tonioli: Letitia & Darren
- Goodman: Letitia & Darren
Week 3
- Running order
| Couple | Score | Dance | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gabby & James | 31 (8,7,8,8) | Jive | "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting"—Elton John | Safe |
| Gethin & Camilla | 29 (6,7,8,8) | Tango | "Gold"—Spandau Ballet | Safe |
| Penny & Ian | 25 (5,6,7,7) | Jive | "Don't Stop Me Now"—Queen | Safe |
| Kenny & Ola | 25 (6,6,7,6) | Tango | "Call Me"—Blondie | Safe |
| Matt & Flavia | 30 (7,7,8,8) | Jive | "Shake, Rattle and Roll"—Bill Haley & His Comets | Safe |
| Kate & Anton | 19 (4,5,5,5) | Tango | "They"—Jem | Safe |
| Dominic & Lilia | 25 (6,6,7,6) | Jive | "Candyman"—Christina Aguilera | Safe |
| Letitia & Darren | 27 (6,7,7,7) | Tango | "Material Girl"—Madonna | Safe |
| John & Nicole | 27 (6,7,7,7) | Jive | "Reet Petite"—Jackie Wilson | Bottom two |
| Willie & Erin | 23 (5,6,6,6) | Tango | "Obertura"—Lisandro Adrover | Eliminated |
| Alesha & Matthew | 36 (9,9,9,9) | Jive | "Shake a Tail Feather"—Ray Charles | Safe |
| Kelly & Brendan | 35 (9,9,8,9) | Tango | "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)"—ABBA | Safe |
- Judges votes to save
- Revel Horwood: John & Nicole
- Phillips: John & Nicole
- Tonioli: John & Nicole
- Goodman: Did not vote, but would have voted for John & Nicole.
Week 4
- Running order
| Couple | Score | Dance | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alesha & Matthew | 33 (8,8,8,9) | American Smooth | "Top Hat, White Tie and Tails"—Tony Bennett | Safe |
| Gabby & James | 30 (7,7,8,8) | Samba | "Eso Beso"—Paul Anka | Eliminated |
| Dominic & Lilia | 26 (6,6,7,7) | American Smooth | "Straighten Up and Fly Right"—Natalie Cole | Safe |
| Kate & Anton | 16 (3,3,6,4) | Samba | "Dancing Queen"—ABBA | Safe |
| John & Nicole | 22 (4,5,7,6) | American Smooth | "Stay with Me Baby"—Kiki Dee | Safe |
| Kenny & Ola | 18 (3,4,6,5) | Samba | "Mujer Latina"—Thalia | Safe |
| Kelly & Brendan | 34 (8,8,8,10) | American Smooth | "(Love Is) The Tender Trap"—Frank Sinatra | Safe |
| Gethin & Camilla | 26 (6,6,7,7) | Samba | "More Than a Woman"—Bee Gees | Safe |
| Letitia & Darren | 31 (7,8,8,8) | American Smooth | "Makin' Whoopee"—Ella Fitzgerald | Safe |
| Penny & Ian | 32 (8,7,9,8) | Samba | "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'"—Nancy Sinatra | Bottom two |
| Matt & Flavia | 36 (9,9,9,9) | American Smooth | "For Once in My Life"—Michael Bublé | Safe |
- Judges' votes to save
- Revel Horwood: Gabby & James
- Phillips: Penny & Ian
- Tonioli: Penny & Ian
- Goodman: Penny & Ian
Week 5
- Running order
| Couple | Score | Dance | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly & Brendan | 28 (7,7,7,7) | Paso Doble | "You Give Love a Bad Name "—Bon Jovi | Safe |
| John & Nicole | 24 (4,6,7,7) | Foxtrot | "My Guy"—Mary Wells | Bottom two |
| Letitia & Darren | 31 (7,8,8,8) | Paso Doble | "Live And Let Die"—Paul McCartney | Safe |
| Gethin & Camilla | 31 (7,8,8,8) | Foxtrot | "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue"—Crystal Gayle | Safe |
| Kenny & Ola | 21 (4,5,6,6) | Paso Doble | "Take Me Out"—Franz Ferdinand | Safe |
| Alesha & Matthew | 36 (9,9,9,9) | Foxtrot | "Heaven"—Bryan Adams | Safe |
| Dominic & Lilia | 25 (5,7,7,6) | Paso Doble | "El Gato Montes"—Carlos Begasa | Eliminated |
| Kate & Anton | 26 (5,7,7,7) | Foxtrot | "I Could Write a Book"—Frank Sinatra | Safe |
| Matt & Flavia | 31 (7,8,8,8) | Paso Doble | "Smooth Criminal"—Michael Jackson | Safe |
| Penny & Ian | 35 (9,8,9,9) | Foxtrot | "This Can't Be Love"—Nat King Cole | Safe |
- Judges' votes to save
- Revel Horwood: John & Nicole
- Phillips: John & Nicole
- Tonioli: John & Nicole
- Goodman: Did not vote, but would have voted for John & Nicole.
Week 6
- Running order
| Couple | Score | Dance | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gethin & Camilla | 36 (9,9,9,9) | Viennese Waltz | "Fallin'"—Alicia Keys | Safe |
| Penny & Ian | 25 (6,6,7,6) | Salsa | "Higher"—Gloria Estefan | Eliminated |
| Matt & Flavia | 29 (8,6,7,8) | Viennese Waltz | "When a Man Loves a Woman"—Percy Sledge | Bottom two |
| Kate & Anton | 18 (3,4,6,5) | Salsa | "Peanut Vendor"—Dean Martin | Safe |
| Letitia & Darren | 25 (6,6,7,6) | Salsa | "Pastime Paradise"—Ray Barretto | Safe |
| Kenny & Ola | 26 (5,7,8,6) | Viennese Waltz | "Flower of Scotland"—The Corries | Safe |
| John & Nicole | 36 (8,9,10,9) | Salsa | "Ran Kan Kan"—Tito Puente | Safe |
| Kelly & Brendan | 36 (9,9,9,9) | Viennese Waltz | "Delilah"—Tom Jones | Safe |
| Alesha & Matthew | 35 (9,8,9,9) | Salsa | "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'"—Michael Jackson | Safe |
- Judges' votes to save
- Revel Horwood: Matt & Flavia
- Phillips: Penny & Ian
- Tonioli: Matt & Flavia
- Goodman: Matt & Flavia
Week 7
- Running order
| Couple | Score | Dance | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly & Brendan | 36 (9,9,9,9) | Jive | "Johnny B. Goode"—Chuck Berry | Safe |
| Letitia & Darren | 34 (8,8,9,9) | Foxtrot | "Call Me Irresponsible"—Bobby Darin | Safe |
| Kenny & Ola | 22 (4,5,7,6) | Cha-Cha-Cha | "Billie Jean"—Michael Jackson | Safe |
| Gethin & Camilla | 31 (7,8,8,8) | Rumba | "Lost"—Michael Bublé | Safe |
| John & Nicole | 28 (6,7,8,7) | Tango | "Dance with Me"—Debelah Morgan | Bottom two |
| Kate & Anton | 21 (4,5,7,5) | Paso Doble | "Somebody Told Me"—The Killers | Eliminated |
| Alesha & Matthew | 38 (9,10,9,10) | Waltz | "A Time for Us"—Andy Williams | Safe |
| Matt & Flavia | 34 (8,9,8,9) | Quickstep | "Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby"—Dinah Washington | Safe |
- Judges' votes to save
- Revel Horwood: John & Nicole
- Phillips: John & Nicole
- Tonioli: John & Nicole
- Goodman: Did not vote, but would have voted for John & Nicole.
Week 8
- Running order
| Couple | Score | Dance | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gethin & Camilla | 34 (8,9,9,8) | Quickstep | "You're the Top"—Louis Armstrong | Safe |
| John & Nicole | 27 (7,6,7,7) | Samba | "Sir Duke"—Stevie Wonder | Eliminated |
| Letitia & Darren | 32 (8,8,7,9) | Viennese Waltz | "She's Always a Woman"—Billy Joel | Safe |
| Kelly & Brendan | 29 (7,7,7,8) | Samba | "Stayin' Alive"—Bee Gees | Bottom two |
| Kenny & Ola | 30 (6,8,8,8) | American Smooth | "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)"—Marvin Gaye | Safe |
| Matt & Flavia | 38 (9,10,9,10) | Salsa | "Vehicle"—Ides of March | Safe |
| Alesha & Matthew | 39 (9,10,10,10) | Cha-Cha-Cha | "Crazy in Love"—Beyoncé | Safe |
- Judges' votes to save
- Revel Horwood: Kelly & Brendan
- Phillips: Kelly & Brendan
- Tonioli: Kelly & Brendan
- Goodman: Did not vote, but would have voted for Kelly & Brendan.
Week 9
- Running order
| Couple | Score | Dance | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt & Flavia | 32 (7,7,9,9) | Tango | "What You Waiting For?"—Gwen Stefani | Safe |
| 33 (8,9,8,8) | Rumba | "Get Here"—Oleta Adams | ||
| Gethin & Camilla | 39 (9,10,10,10) | Waltz | "If I Were a Painting"—Willie Nelson | Safe |
| 35 (8,9,9,9) | Salsa | "Azúcar"—Eddie Palmieri | ||
| Letitia & Darren | 30 (7,7,8,8) | Quickstep | "Walkin' Back to Happiness"—Helen Shapiro | Bottom two |
| 26 (6,6,7,7) | Cha-Cha-Cha | "Drive My Car"—The Beatles | ||
| Kenny & Ola | 30 (7,7,8,8) | Foxtrot | "They Can't Take That Away from Me"—Robbie Williams | Eliminated |
| 23 (4,5,7,7) | Rumba | "Fields of Gold"—Eva Cassidy | ||
| Alesha & Matthew | 38 (9,10,9,10) | Tango | "Jealousy"—Billy Fury | Safe |
| 36 (9,8,10,9) | Samba | "Reach Out, I'll Be There"—The Four Tops |
- Kelly & Brendan officially withdrawn from the competition, and thus were unable to perform entirely on week 9.
- Judges' votes to save
- Revel Horwood: Letitia & Darren
- Phillips: Letitia & Darren
- Tonioli: Letitia & Darren
- Goodman: Did not vote, but would have voted for Letitia & Darren.
Week 10
- Running order
| Couple | Score | Dance | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gethin & Camilla | 38 (9,9,10,10) | American Smooth | "Green Green Grass Of Home"—Tom Jones | Safe |
| 37 (9,9,9,10) | Jive | "Knock on Wood"—Amii Stewart | ||
| Alesha & Matthew | 38 (9,9,10,10) | Viennese Waltz | "Memory"—from Cats | Bottom two |
| 36 (9,9,9,9) | Paso Doble | "Toccata"—Vanessa Mae | ||
| Letitia & Darren | 35 (8,9,9,9) | Waltz | "The Impossible Dream"—Andy Williams | Eliminated |
| 30 (7,7,8,8) | Jive | "Dead Ringer for Love"—Meat Loaf & Cher | ||
| Matt & Flavia | 26 (4,6,8,8) | Foxtrot | "Better Together"—Jack Johnson | Safe |
| 29 (6,7,8,8) | Samba | "Blame It on the Boogie"—The Jacksons |
- Judges' votes to save
- Revel Horwood: Alesha & Matthew
- Phillips: Alesha & Matthew
- Tonioli: Alesha & Matthew
- Goodman: Did not vote, but would have voted for Alesha & Matthew.
Week 11
- Running order
| Couple | Score | Dance | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alesha & Matthew | 38 (9,9,10,10) | Quickstep | "Valerie"—Amy Winehouse | Safe |
| 38 (9,9,10,10) | Argentine Tango | "I'd Be Surprisingly Good For You"—from Evita | ||
| Matt & Flavia | 35 (8,9,9,9) | Argentine Tango | "La Yumba"—Osvaldo Pugliese | Bottom two |
| 40 (10,10,10,10) | Waltz | "Open Arms"—Journey | ||
| Gethin & Camilla | 34 (8,8,10,8) | Paso Doble | "Standing in the Way of Control"—The Gossip | Third place |
| 36 (9,9,9,9) | Argentine Tango | "The World Is Not Enough"—Garbage |
- Judges' votes to save
- Revel Horwood: Matt & Flavia
- Phillips: Matt & Flavia
- Tonioli: Matt & Flavia
- Goodman: Did not vote, but would have voted for Matt & Flavia.
Week 12: Final
- Running order
| Couple | Score | Dance | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt & Flavia | 36 (9,9,9,9) | American Smooth | "For Once in My Life"—Michael Bublé | Runner-up |
| 39 (9,10,10,10) | Salsa | "Vehicle"—Ides of March | ||
| 35 (9,8,9,9) | Quickstep | "I Love to Boogie"—T. Rex | ||
| N/A | Showdance | "Are You Gonna Go My Way"—Lenny Kravitz | ||
| Alesha & Matthew | 39 (10,10,9,10) | Waltz | "A Time for Us"—Andy Williams | Winner |
| 38 (9,9,10,10) | Cha-Cha-Cha | "Crazy in Love"—Beyoncé | ||
| 35 (9,8,9,9) | Jive | "I Love to Boogie"—T. Rex | ||
| N/A | Showdance | "Holding Out for a Hero"—Bonnie Tyler |
Dance chart
- Highest scoring dance
- Lowest scoring dance
- Not performed due toinjury
| Contestants | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alesha & Matthew | Group Swing | Rumba | Jive | American Smooth | Foxtrot | Salsa | Waltz | Cha-Cha-Cha | Tango | Samba | Viennese Waltz | Paso Doble | Quickstep | Argentine Tango | Waltz | Cha-Cha-Cha | Jive | |||||||||||||||||
| Matt & Flavia | Cha-Cha-Cha | Group Merengue | Jive | American Smooth | Paso Doble | Viennese Waltz | Quickstep | Salsa | Tango | Rumba | Foxtrot | Samba | Argentine Tango | Waltz | American Smooth | Salsa | Quickstep | |||||||||||||||||
| Gethin & Camilla | Cha-Cha-Cha | Group Merengue | Tango | Samba | Foxtrot | Viennese Waltz | Rumba | Quickstep | Waltz | Salsa | American Smooth | Jive | Paso Doble | Argentine Tango | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Letitia & Darren | Group Swing | Rumba | Tango | American Smooth | Paso Doble | Salsa | Foxtrot | Viennese Waltz | Quickstep | Cha-Cha-Cha | Waltz | Jive | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kenny & Ola | Waltz | Group Merengue | Tango | Samba | Paso Doble | Viennese Waltz | Cha-Cha-Cha | American Smooth | Foxtrot | Rumba | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kelly & Brendan | Group Swing | Rumba | Tango | American Smooth | Paso Doble | Viennese Waltz | Jive | Samba | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John & Nicole | Cha-Cha-Cha | Group Merengue | Jive | American Smooth | Foxtrot | Salsa | Tango | Samba | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kate & Anton | Group Swing | Quickstep | Tango | Samba | Foxtrot | Salsa | Paso Doble | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Penny & Ian | Group Swing | Quickstep | Jive | Samba | Foxtrot | Salsa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dominic & Lilia | Cha-Cha-Cha | Group Merengue | Jive | American Smooth | Paso Doble | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gabby & James | Group Swing | Quickstep | Jive | Samba | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Willie & Erin | Waltz | Group Merengue | Tango | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stephanie & Vincent | Group Swing | Quickstep | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brian & Karen | Waltz | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dances by week
- Week 1: Cha-Cha-Cha or Waltz(Men) & Group Swing Dance(Women).*
- Week 2: Quickstep or Rumba(Women) & Group Merengue(Men.
- Week 3: Tango or Jive.
- Week 4: American Smooth or Samba.
- Week 5: Foxtrot or Paso Doble.
- Week 6: Viennese Waltz or Salsa & Group Jitterbug for Remembrance Day
- Week 7: One unlearned dance from Week 1-Week 6.
- Week 8: One unlearned dance from Week 1-Week 6 & Group Dirty Dancing, for the anniversary of movie legend, Dirty Dancing.
- Week 9: Two unlearned dances, one Latin and one Ballroom, from Week 1-Week 6.
- Week 10: Two unlearned dances, one Latin and one Ballroom, from Week 1-Week 6.
- Week 11: Final unlearned dance from Week 1-Week 6 & Argentine Tango.
- Week 12: The two/three* finalists perform their favourite Ballroom Dance, their favourite Latin dance, a group Viennese Waltz, a Judge's choice of music dance and finally a Freestyle, before the ultimate public decision. In addition, the eliminated couples came back and danced their favourite routines;
- Brian & Karen: Waltz
- Stephanie & Vincent: Quickstep
- Willie & Erin: Waltz
- Gabby & James: Jive
- Dom & Lilia: Cha Cha Cha
- Kate & Anton: Paso Doble
- Penny & Ian: Samba
- John & Nicole: Salsa
- Kelly & Brendan: Viennese Waltz
- Kenny & Ola: Paso Doble
- Letitia & Darren: Foxtrot
- Gethin and Camilla: Salsa
- Kate Garraway was unable to participate in the group Swing Dance due to being injured.
- Strictly's final is supposed to have three finalists but in the past two years celebrities have had to drop out of the series, including Kelly Brook, and Jimmy Tarbuck, meaning there are only two finalists. Even though John Sergeant pulled out of Series 6, there were still three couples in the final; in Series 7, Jade Johnson withdrew due to a knee injury, resulting with a final once again of two contestants.
Favourite dance
During the series, eliminated professional dancers appeared on It Takes Two to nominate their favourite routines of the series. Nicole Cutler and Vincent Simone both chose routines performed by their professional dance partners and their respective celebrities.
- Nicole Cutler – Alesha & Matthew's Cha Cha Cha
- Ian Waite – Alesha & Matthew's Waltz
- Darren Bennett – Gabby & James's Samba
- Vincent Simone – Matt & Flavia's Salsa
- Karen Hardy – John & Nicole's Salsa
- Ola Jordan – Letitia & Darren's Paso Doble
Average chart
| Rank by average |
Competition finish |
Couple | Total | Number of dances |
Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Alesha & Matthew | 584 | 16 | 36.5 |
| 2 | 6 | Kelly & Brendan | 231 | 7 | 33.0 |
| 3 | 2 | Matt & Flavia | 526 | 16 | 32.9 |
| 3 | 3 | Gethin & Camilla | 428 | 13 | 32.9 |
| 5 | 9 | Penny & Ian | 150 | 5 | 30.0 |
| 5 | 11 | Gabby & James | 90 | 3 | 30.0 |
| 7 | 4 | Letitia & Darren | 324 | 11 | 29.5 |
| 8 | 7 | John & Nicole | 190 | 7 | 27.1 |
| 9 | 10 | Dominic & Lilia | 101 | 4 | 25.3 |
| 10 | 13 | Stephanie & Vincent | 24 | 1 | 24.0 |
| 10 | 5 | Kenny & Ola | 216 | 9 | 24.0 |
| 12 | 12 | Willie & Erin | 47 | 2 | 23.5 |
| 13 | 8 | Kate & Anton | 115 | 6 | 19.2 |
| 14 | 14 | Brian & Karen | 18 | 1 | 18.0 |
References
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