Week 10 Strictly Come Dancing

This week on Strictly, with six couples remaining, and the

competition tougher than it's ever been, as the workload intensified

its all about the steps, the technique, and the flower. One

celebrity, one professional, one training room. Were going to stay

here for as many hours as is needed. There will be no room for error. The

toughest week yet. One dance was hard enough, but now we've got to

learn two. No looking back. I hope this training pays off. And the one

celebrity, nope strictly future. Anyone could be going home. It's

terrifying. We have to get it right. Nobody is safe.

Live from the BBC, this is Strictly Come Dancing!

It's Saturday night and we're live from the Strictly ballroom!

We've just about recovered from last week's Blackpool special, where

sadly it was fifth time unlucky for Jamelia and Tristan and their

We're now left with seven celebrities who have had seven days

not only to learn a brand new routine,

but also to prepare themselves for tonight's Quickstepathon!

Yes, seven couples, 28 elbows, legs and hands, all flying around

And with so much ballroom business to get through we need the help

of our awesome foursome - please welcome the Judges!

Our couples are all backstage and with double the dances, they're

EastEnders actress Kellie Bright, and her partner Kevin Clifton.

TV presenter Anita Rani, and her partner Gleb Savchenko.

From BBC Proms and Radio 3, presenter Katie Derham,

Star of Call The Midwife, Helen George,

Actress Georgia May Foote, and her partner Giovanni Pernice.

Singer and TV personality Peter Andre,

And finally from the Wanted, pop star Jay McGuiness,

There they all are - our sensational seven.

All of them have been in the top two of the leaderboard, all of

Dancing first tonight is Kellie Bright and her partner

Last week Kellie scored her first ten.

Tonight, they're dancing a salsa to a classic

from the Jackson 5, and they're really hoping the Judges will say

Blackpool was honestly one of the best nights ever. I loved it so

much. You might have noticed! Tight, clean, I loved it.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Honestly, the utter amazement that

we get to stay each week is just brilliant.

This week, Kevin Clifton and I are doing a salsa. We've got the

quickstep to prepare as well, so I don't know how we're going to make

it work. I'm nearly 40, and throwing myself around like a teenager! Every

muscle hurts, all down the top of my back is on fire. The hardest routine

I've ever done. Great, just finished a full day of training. My body

feels broken. I'm now already on my way to rehearsal. I haven't stopped

thinking about the routine and the lifts. There's a drop that we do

which I don't think there's ever been done before on strictly. I've

never seen anything like it. If we get this even a millimetre wrong,

she could end up with a broken nose, like that. I'm worried about the

lifts. If we pull it off, it will be amazing. That's the case with the

whole routine, if we don't, it will be awful.

Dancing the Salsa, Kellie Bright and Kevin

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Oh, yes! I know you are so pleased

with yourself! You survived those lifts! I'm so relieved. That was

absolutely brilliant. Before we hear from the judges, get your breath

back. That's welcome our brilliant lights thing is, Hayley, Patrick,

Andrea, Tommy, and of course the live orchestra.

Len, pressure is on tonight, they've had to master two dances.

I'm going to put it into text talks, G, R, eight. Now you were like two

sizzling sausages on a barred the queue, hot, rhythm, your bomb was

bionic, coming out of your special lift was a bit wobbly but other than

that I saw nothing but fabulous. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

And the bionic bottom! You scored them ten last week, how did that

compare? The first of the magnificent seven has started

beautifully, this evening. It could not have started better. You were

flying, you are like two courting fireflies, all over the place,

extremely fast, extremely difficult, all the steps you put in, I don't

know how you managed to deliver them. Just a tiny tiny dismount,

overall though, great. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Very good. Craig. I quite liked the Joan Collins stroppy opening,

throwing the drink over them, great hits, fantastic energy, you always

bring that to the States, which I absolutely love. It did lose a bit

of ability in and out of the lifts, but apart from that, absolutely

great. Those lifts are so daring. Darcey, what did you think? It's

true what the boys were saying about the lifts, they are difficult and

it's another skill to have. You asked at such a strong dancer and

you are putting too much effort into it. Get him to do all the work! It's

funny, because you are strong and I continue going for it and you throw

him and it's such a thing to have experienced but I have to say you

pulled off the rest of the dance. I loved how you flirted with him until

the end, very nice. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Unanimous from the judges, what a strong start. Take your bionic

bottom upstairs, carry on the party, Claudia, off you go.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE I didn't fall over! You said this

could either go either really well or terribly wrong committee said it

is the hardest dance you've ever done. All credit to Kellie, it's not

very often we get through this whole routine without going wrong and I

kept saying, shall we simplify the bit and Kellie said no, I really

want to do it and get it right she blogs about it. You must have loved

the judges' comments, sizzling sausages. Bionic bum and sizzling

sausages! This has been our most exhausting routine yet, I've never

done lifts before so trying to find a lift that works for us, we changed

it halfway through the week, but I loved it. The scores are end.

You must be over the moon? Three less than last week and also I could

see you when you got the eights, I'm happy with that. If you enjoyed

seeing them argue over a text message, let's be honest, we have

all done it. Call: Later, we have the Quickstepathon

which involves all the couples dancing at the same time. It's time

for a TV first, this is the terms and conditions athon.

Voting won't open until after the Quickstepathon. Your vote won't

count and you may still be charged. Thank you. Tests. -- test.

Our next couple is Katie Derham and her partner Anton Du Beke.

They're doing the Argentine tango.

It's a dance where a lot of attention is on the legs.

Mind you, with legs like Katie's, whenever she dances, there's lot

Dancing the Argentine tango, Katie Derham and Anton Du Beke.

Dancing with Anton was pretty special. It was your best dance.

That's nearly 40 four stop I'm going to call it 40, because I don't know

what's that like. It was fantastic to get a score like that in

Blackpool, doing a dance I loved. Job done. Step and step. The

Argentine tango, there's a lot of impressive kicks and flicks and

sliding the feet up and down your legs, his legs. So far I've been

mostly kicking myself. This time I was doing a scissor kick and scissor

kicked my foot. It looks like it's done. Made me sore. I have been

putting the hours in nobody said it would be a walk in the park. We have

to find as much time as we can rehearsals. That's it, we've had our

training for today. Anton, I have to get this right. I'm sorry. Next time

we do this, we will be in the studio. Scary. I can practice at

home and I will, no question about that. It always feels so much more

real rehearsing in this studio. Now I just want I hope that on Saturday

night we can do a really great job in front of the audience.

Dancing the Argentine tango, Katie Derham and Anton Du Beke.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Gorgeous. Putting those

legs to good use. Bruno, did that ignite your passion? Drop dead

gorgeous. A high-class court San, with an irresistible appeal in the

body of evidence. You can't afford it Anton. She's going to run rings

around you. The lines you've done tonight are some of the best you've

ever done. Really. But you've got the legs for it. Beautifully

choreographed routine. It showed off your best quality, your legs. A

couple of things, just the hooks, a bit sharper. It's like kicking

somebody in the bum, it has to have that action and retraction. That's

the only thing I could see that could be improved upon.

Craig? Yes, he's I ring about the ganchos they need to bounce off

Anton's inner thighs. You need to explore that a bit more. You can

afford to... Erm...... Turn your foot out in lunges just a fraction.

They're a bit turned in. You were reacting a little late to Anton's

leads, which would just make you go up. You wobbled out of that spin as

well. You lost your balance and picking your feet up too much. Apart

from that, darling, it was wonderful.

Ended on a high. Darcey could these lovely legs take Katie to the

quarter finals? I think so definitely. You are very beautiful.

It's the impact you make as soon as you come on the dance floor. The

difficulty and complexity of this dance is how hard it is for,

especially the woman, to be able to feel in control and I did feel that

the clarity is still missing, you know? You know what it is, it's

trying to exaggerate the still moments. So after you've done a

flick, I don't need to still shaking. That's when I feel unsure.

The improvement you made, the intent and work, I can see, has gone in.

Well done E -- well done. Len, last week, you

said that Katie had her best dance yet. How did this compare? Well,

there's no doubt about it, it was a fantastic dance. The amount of work

that went into that and the cleverness of the choreography and

the foot work was wonderful. What, for me, was lacking a little bit, it

lacked, on occasions, a little bit of compact. It was a little bit

open. I wasn't really transported to the quayside at Argentina. I nearly

brought a hard hat in tonight and I wish I had now! Overall, a great

job. Well done. Overall great comments from all four

judges. Thank you judges. Walk those legs up to Claudia. Well done, Katie

and Anton! APPLAUSE

Absolutely nuts for it up here. Hola. You wanted to be part of this

whole thing so you could do the Argentine tango. Fact. Was it

everything you wanted it to be? I loved it. This is such a beautiful,

dramatic dance. We've had a great week learning it. I loved performing

it. Bruno says the best line he's seen you provide in the competition.

That's a very nice thing to hear. Excellent lines. Anton, did you ever

think you would stay in long enough to do an Argentine tango? Oh, aren't

you just... We're all surprised. The scores are in:

That's a good score. Not quite as high as last week, but still...

Thafrz OK. That's OK. If you were hooked by Katie's leg wraps, please

call: or vote online when the vote opens later. I know you're reading

and all that. Lots of 30s. Yeah, you're happy? He's over the moon.

Still to come Peter Andre gets out his cupcakes. Don't worry, that

isn't code. Our next couple is Helen George

and her partner Aljaz Skorjanec. They're doing a Viennese waltz, and

Helen is playing the part of a woman Don't tell me Aljaz is still up

in Blackpool. Last Saturday's show was incredible.

It was our most theatrical dance. It needed to be messed up a little bit.

I'm a little bit embarrassed that I got emotional. I wanted them to

enjoy the dance. But there are worse things that can happen. This week,

we're doing a beautiful Viennese waltz. The judges are definitely

going to be looking for perfection. I think we have a lot of work to do.

No pressure. No pressure. Don't change your posture for a

second. Sometimes I have off days, but today is an off day. We're

struggling a bit. It's very traditional. Natural turns. Keep

this shoulder down. Reverse turns. Wow, I've forgotten it all. The

Viennese waltz is not as easy as I thought. I've lost my confidence a

bit. Talk me through it before we do it. I keep tripping up. I've been

putting too much pressure on myself. It's the pressure of wanting to do a

good job for Aljaz. You don't want to put that person down. I can see

his face getting disappointed when I'm not doing the hold. It's the

worst thing in the world. I'm going to go out there on Saturday night,

having worked hard all work and do well for Aljaz and impress the

judges and the audience. Dancing the Viennese waltz,

Helen George and Aljaz Skorjanec. CHEERING AND

APPLAUSE Exquisite! Beautiful. Thank you. Goose bumps then. Thank you.

Gorgeous. That looking perfect from where I was standing. Let's ask the

experts. Craig, you were critical last week. Was this week better?

Yeah, a lot better actually. Beautiful rotation around the floor.

Lovely movement across the floor. The story telling, I have to say,

was absolutely excellent - in and out of hold. Normally when you go

back in hold the story's lost. You maintained it all the way through.

It was absolutely gorgeous. Darcey, you look enraptured

throughout that. It was like being in your dream. I have to say, you

are such a treasure to watch. Together, that close to perfection.

The details, the feeling, the gliding, how you use the floor. You

know, the story did not stop for me, thank you. I loved it.

Len, you're smiling. Tickle my bum and call me Donald. Honestly!

Dancing is a marriage between music and movement. This was a match made

in heaven. Wofrl. -- wonderful. Bruno, make it a full house. I'm

charmed to the core with this dance. Everything came together perfectly.

The sweeping movement, but above all, it's the lightness of the foot

work, it really looked weightless, as if you were dancing on a cloud.

It just had a quality that you've never actually achieved this season.

This is your breakthrough dance, my darling.

I wanted him to be proud, of course. This was beautiful. You haven't had

a ten yet. Would you like one? Well, you know, it would be nice. Let's

see, the scores are in. The judges have their scores.

You wait for one and three,! That's joint top of the series. Oh, my

goodness, that's amazing. Thank you so much. If you don't want to see

Helen in tomorrow night's Dance Off, which will be straight after you see

that gramophone on the antiques road show, please call:

You are shaking. In a good way! Three couples have danced, but we

still have all of this to come. At this point I feel what the tango is.

I don't necessarily do it all the time but I'm finally getting the

vibe. What did I do, what did I do? We're trying to get an American

Smooth, it's still a bit of an Aussie rough. All I can think is I

looked like a sausage, rolling down his leg like a sausage roll. Two,

three and four. When I'm learning I have to pretend to Gleb that I know

what I'm doing even though I haven't got a clue.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE I'm looking forward to the

Quickstepathon, it's going to be really exciting. I know how to make

it even more exciting, Tess. How? Marbles.

Our next couple is Jay McGuiness and his partner Aliona Vilani.

Their routine tonight is full of drama and intensity, and at this

stage of the competition, nothing less than 100% commitment will do.

It's time for Jay to put the "go" into "tango".

Don't worry, Jay, we will clearly is up for your! Claudia, behave! Last

Saturday our salsa performance was Cuba seemed and it went pretty well.

# the way you make me feel #. Finally, we are seeing some facial

expression. It's setting a precedent as opposed to being a blip. Your

natural hit action, the isolation was all there there, it was

fantastic. You go over the technique with a fine tooth comb, so that is

like gold. This week, we are doing the tango to Prince's when doves

cry. Isle of Dogs the song so much. I'm excited to see what the end

result is going to look like -- I love the song so much. Every week is

the Fayoum process, the way I teach Jay. I'd try to figure out how I

want things to look. When it's formed, she will show me my moves

and I will copy all the things she's doing. But worse! And then, she will

work on placement. Because inevitably, everything is in the

wrong place. Then with music, dancing is better. I'm absolutely

love learning the tango this week, now I hope all the jigsaw pieces

come together nicely and I perform well this Saturday night.

Dancing the Tango, Jay McGuiness and Aliona Vilani.

What about that, ladies and gentlemen? What a reaction!

Listen to that! I think they liked it. The intensity between these two

is like nobody else was in the room. Loved it. Darcey, takes two

the tango. What do you think of their relationship on the floor? Oh,

my, I... She's overcome, she has no words. You know, there was

something, you were just working as one. You know, the music... The

music, how you were using that music how you both hearing it, it was

superb. I mean, just the delivery of the steps.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE The position, it was all there. But

what I really liked is how modern the use of the choreography, the

approach you gave, that intensity was all there. That was my favourite

dance. Lennon? -- Lens-macro? UMIST missed more two of your leads. I do

look at the feet. You were like a chest master, you plotted your way

around that floor. Every move carefully placed -- chess master.

That was a mango of eight tango, delicious. He loved it. Bruno, you

are a very passionate guy. Did it get your blood pumping? It's boiling

over with delight! Is Jay a match show on a mission? So strong, so

compelling, so focused, but there's one thing you do which is

incredible. You have the ability of splitting the musical beat right in

the centre. You never under, you are never over, you are always on it,

and you do it your body in a way that I find brilliant. I love to see

that. That is what makes a great dancer. It just thrills me, to seize

the way doodads. Were you thrilled with his tango face, Craig? You hear

the music and that's what I adore about you and it's true, Bruno, you

hear it, you were clean, its sharp, its staccato, I wasn't too fond of

the hitch kick you did but that's personal taste, personal takes. But

I absolutely adored it. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

They all adored it, so did we. Brilliant, brilliant, off you go.

Jay and Aliona, let's hear it. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Congratulations, the judges were saying the way you listened to the

music because Aliona, as a choreographer, you don't let him

listen to the music for the first two days of training, is that true?

The first day, then we go into the music very much. Did you enjoy

that? That song was awesome. The choreography was hard but I loved

every second. I'm lost for words. The scores are in. The scores are

in. 38, that is the highest score, you

were... Are you happy? So happy, yes. If you enjoyed that routine and

don't want these two does the cry, call:

Still to come, three words, Anita, Gleb, Rumba. I know, and a fourth

word, Tess. Our next couple is Peter Andre

and his partner Janette Manrara. They're doing an American

smooth, set in a bakery. They're even going to have lots

of real yummy cup cakes Let's make no mistake. I deserved to

be in the bottom two. Peter and Janette. You go out there, you do

it, you enjoy the performance, but we've got to understand that there

are highs and lows. Peter and Janette to stay on strictly. It's

BNR eye-opener for me, you never know what's going to happen now. I

know we had a rough week at Blackpool, but this week, we're

doing and American Smooth. It's hard to do a week like that but I'm still

here, so yes, American Smooth sounds good. It's set in a bakery and I

thought the lift your spirits, cupcakes. You can only have it if

you work hard in rehearsal. Promise. So I did lose a bit of confidence

after the weekend. I'm just having this mental block. I have to push

you. Of course. Don't stress. I'm trying to snap out of it, just a

matter of me believing it. He's working hard this week. I can do

this. Much better, you see? We need a fight attitude about him so he

stays in the competition. If I hold my posture and do the lifts

correctly, if I get the quickstep correct... That was so smooth, you

can do this. Then I will be really happy.

Dancing the American smooth, Peter Andre and Janette Manrara.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE So you did! Thank you. Get it off

your nose! Well done, my darling. I think I'll give it a miss, thanks.

You two looked good enough to eat. Thank you, Janette, she's been so

good to me this week. You two are great partnership. Len, did it leave

you hungry for more? Two things Peter, that the ladies love,

cupcakes and Peter. What I love about your dancing, it was joyful.

It made you feel good. The music was great, your performance was really

good, especially out of hole. In hold, it got a bit crunchy but I

just enjoyed watching the pair rock you dance, so well done for that.

Thank you. He always gives 110%, Peter. Did it show tonight? Of

course, it was so sweet, I got a sugar rush. You were like two kids

in a candy store and you always interpret. You have a knack of

interpreting the theme that has been given to you, after our comments in

the first few weeks. Now, you are really embracing that which is good.

It's called American Smooth. It requires with all of that playacting

to maintain smoothness throughout, not just side-by-side. As Len said

everything has to flow, especially in hold. Don't start getting

overexcited because then what happens, all of this part goes off a

little bit. That is my comment. Otherwise, the performance was

great. Craig? I wouldn't like to have seen -- I would like to have

seen longer lines, particularly in small details. When you are putting

the cupcake down, you don't throw it, you have to dance that moment.

You have to dance it through, you can't just throw it on the table. He

didn't throw it! Then take bigger steps, darling! A little swing, a

little sway in hold, but you know what, Peter, I love your

performance. Your performance skills are absolutely brilliant.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Darcey, Dance Off last week, was he

better this week? It certainly was. I know how difficult it is to come

out of a Dance Off and have that confidence to get back on and you

can see you have worked very hard and you have worked in very hard.

Well done. Your charm, the storytelling, it was sweet, it was

lovely, it carried all the way through. There was a very impressive

one-handed lift aren't you held it here. All of those things, always

added details, I saw that. It looked careful in places. That would be the

only thing. I thought you were holding back. You are normally more

natural and relaxed but you were a bit careful, but still a very

impressive performance. Off you go, thank you so much, Peter. And Jenas.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Thank you very much. Cream has gone.

I know you were nervous about the lifts. I'm not going to lie, this is

the most nervous I've ever been, ever! I've been shaking all day. She

said just snap out of it. I'm still nervous. Yeah, you know, I needed to

work hard. I needed to work hard. He needs a cuddle. You pushed him hard.

It's a delicate line with us pros. We want to encourage them to be the

best they can be and push them but still stay positive and happy about

it. I think we got there this week. You worked so hard. I'm so proud of

you. Thank you. Thank you. The scores are in:

31, yeah? Higher than last week. Now if you want our baker -- if you

don't want our baker to be whisked out of the competition, please call:

or vote online when the vote opens later. It's the yeast you can do!

Still to come - Georgia and Giovanni are rockers. That's the musical

sort. Not a pair of comfortable chairs.

Our next couple is Anita Rani and her partner Gleb Savchenko.

This week they're doing a rumba, the dance of love.

And, as Gleb is such a hard taskmaster,

he made Anita practise all the romantic moves again and again

Performing my paso on Saturday was like an out of body experience.

Performing in that place was so awesome. The reaction I got, that

standing ovation that seemed to go on for ages. A ten from Darcey! I'm

totally overwhelmed. There are only seven couples left in the

competition. Everybody is good. The pressure is definitely on. This week

is rumba. It's difficult because it's really different to the paso. I

have to be sensual, sexual. It's the dance of love. No, make it pretty,

not ugly I need to find that person in me. It's very exposing. A little

bit more relaxed, not so tight. I need to get over that.

The rumba is the hottest dance of all the dances. She just needs to

let it go. I'm thinking about the arms. I whole dance is not

comfortable for me at the moment. It's OK.

I don't really see myself as that kind of woman.

Do I move my hips or my knee? What's happening here? You have to not just

do steps, but start feeling. I don't understand what my body's meant to

be doing. On the dance floor Saturday night I need to bring that

sexy, passionate woman to the rumba. Dancing the rumba,

Anita Rani and Gleb Savchenko. CHEERING AND

APPLAUSE Getting hot in here. Wow. I bet the viewers...

CHEERING I bet the viewers TV dinners just

fell right off that laps, that was so passionate. I didn't know where

to look. Gorgeous. Bruno, did you fall in love? It was a true tale of

endless love, unfolding in front of my eyes. So soft, so rounded and you

use your body in a way, I felt you were speaking to each other with

every single move. I have to point out one thing, at the beginning of

this competition, you were always so angular, all that is gone, by magic.

It really is. Just one tiny thing, a couple of

times you put a pronounced -- you could have pronounced a little bit

of hip action. Maybe it was the dress, but it was beautiful though.

As if by magic. Craig, were you moved? I have to go opposite Bruno

there. I felt it was a little bit spiky for my liking. I felt like a

little bit too much attack. I must have been looking at a different

dance, obviously. I have to say I do love the contemporary feel of this

dance. I love what you've done with it, Gleb. A bit more pressure on the

ball of your foot to the floor would have made and a straighter leg would

have created more of the hip action that we look for in this. But you

have turned into a really fine actress, I've got to say. Darcey,

the rumba is notoriously difficult to pull off. It's very exposing. How

did Anita do? It's very difficult. For me, that was a very pollish

performance. Your -- polished performance, your focus, your

intent. I believe in you. When you come out you're describing an the

feeling you're trying to get hold of. He is working you well. He

really S sorry, in a nice way! There was maybe, maybe there were little

things missing technically. As the boys were saying, you know the

pressure along the feet, more resistance, maybe the lines could be

slightly more turned out. Slightly turned in on a lot of things but I

really enjoyed it. Thank you. So did we. Len? I didn't enjoy it. I

can only tell the truth. You know, I don't come here just to blabber on.

Rumba is a story of a developing romance. Now, first of all, you did

a lift. And you're not supposed to. There you go. That I think, well...

He did a lift, what do you want me to say - he didn't do a lift? I'm

sorry everyone. What's all that through the legs business, throwing

her through your legs? Where's all the basic rumba. You went out to

fan, but then you let her go and she wafted along. I'm sorry to - you

know I'm a fan. Last week... It's fine, it's good. BOO. I'm a senior

citizen. Respect your elders. Sorry, it wasn't my cup of tea.

He's a traditionalist. Thank you very much judges. We all loved it.

It was hot. Claudia's upstairs with a bucket of water to cool down.

Anita and Gleb! APPLAUSE

Honestly, did you hear Jay shouting "amazing" all the pros up there

saying it was the best rumba. It's sad that Len didn't like it. It's

fine. It's absolutely fine. We knew, even with the choreography, he knew

he was taking a risk. I enjoyed it. The lyrics of that song are perfect.

I feel like I'm fiebding a -- finding a voice I never knew I had.

Thanks, thanks, mate. Well done. The scores are in:

I thought it was brilliant - nine! A strange split in the judges.

Everyone in this room adored it. If you liked that routine, first

recreate it in your kitchen and then call: or you can vote for free

online when the vote opens later. For all the behind-the-scenes news

and gossip go to Facebook, Twitter or our website. Gleb, am I correct

in saying you just did the box splits? I tried to.

Shall I try again? Why not, sure. Merry Christmas everyone.

Couch. -- ouch. Our final couple to take to

the floor before the Quickstepathon begins is Georgia May Foote

and her partner Giovanni Pernice. For

the last two weeks they've scored Tonight they're doing a paso doble

to "The Final Countdown", and in the countdown to our final, they're

desperate to be on top again. Last weekend was amazing. Not only

did we dance in the Tower Ballroom, but I was wearing my great grandma's

jewellery that Shh... She used to dance in. My actual grandma was

there. You can't get much better than that. Pure ballroom bliss.

Fantastic. We got two tens, 38. Top of the leaderboard. It was just

amazing. This week we are doing paso doble. What's the song.

# It's the final count down... # Great title, as it is the final

count down. If we get through this week, we've made it to the quarter

finals. Show me your paso face. It's a difficult dance because you need

to be really bad boy and girl. That's the character I've got to

find. It's hard when you're still learning the dance. I'm Italian. I

can't be without passion. The only anger I can find at the moment is

when Giovanni frustrates me. We're like brother and sister. We fall out

and then make friends. We have to put that fire into the paso doble.

This week the competition becomes so strong. I know I've got to go out

there and fight. What better dance to go out and fight with than the

paso doble. Dancing the paso doble,

Georgia May Foote CHEERING AND

APPLAUSE Come on. A fiery, full-on paso. You got the place rocking.

CHEERING Well done, brilliant! They're stamping their feet

upstairs. A modern spin on a traditional dance. Craig, what due

think? I missed a little bit of the full Spanish line, what I mean is

getting your shoulders back, that's all. What a dynamic routine.

Fantastic. Darcey, did that rock you? There was

plenty of drama, plent yip of energy. -- plenty of energy. I

believe you take too much strength in the shoulders. It's hard to hold

those down and not show the power. You get a little soft in the arms. I

think you're supple in the shoulders. You can fix the lines a

bit more, and we'll get a better performance. But fabulous energy.

Len? I thought you were brave to start alone. It was a bit too much

dress wafting for me on occasion. But as they said, it was die flappic

and full of energy. In fact, to a point, it got a little bit too

aggressive for me. I'd have liked it, sometimes a little bit less is

more. But lovely performance. Great way to end this part.

Bruno, do you agree? Georgia, the little pocket rocket rocked the paso

doble. She was like Mad Max. Because of all of that, you did Laos a

couple of Spanish lines because you tense in the shoulder. If you tense

on the shoulder, then this becomes this. Careful. Otherwise you rock,

kid! You rocked us too. Rock on up to Claudia. Well done, beautiful job

Georgia and Giovanni! APPLAUSE

Well done, absolutely fantastic. Cheers. Did you love it? Yes, I

loved it. The scores are in. The judges' scores are in.

APPLAUSE Very well done. Do your paso face.

Now do your quickstep face. Oh, good. If you don't want these rock

stars to organise a farewell tour, please call:

Off you go, you have about 14 seconds to get ready. Do it fast.

For all of us. While they get changed in record time, let's see

how the Leader Board looks. At the top, Helen and Aljaz, down at

the bottom, Peter and Janette and Anita and Gleb.

But with an extra seven marks up for grabs in the Quickstepathon,

It's probably the toughest "athon" we've ever had -

and that's just pronouncing it - but how exactly does it work,

it's back. The chance to see all of our couples on the floor at the same

time, like a good old proper dancing competition. This year, all of our

couples are doing a quickstep. So hold on to your feeds! This is going

to be fast! But there are some rules. Rules one, there will be

seven couples competing in our Quickstepathon. The couples have

already drawn their starting positions out of a hat. Everything

fair and square. Rule two, all the couples must stay on the dance floor

for the whole time and they've got to stay in hold. If any of our

couples break hold or do lifts, they'll be automatically

disqualified. I'll be watching! Here is rule three, make sure you nail

that technique. They will be penalised if we see any bad hold on

any bad footwork, or bad floor craft. Now rule four, couples must

be careful not to break the rules regarding line of dance. They have

to keep going round that floor anticlockwise and no bashing,

pushing or shoving. It's going to be fast and if they start bumping into

each other, I'm going to be furious. Rule number five, the weakest couple

in the opinion of the judges will get one mark. However, the strongest

couple will get seven. These marks will be combined with their

individual dances and that has the potential to turn the Leader Board

upside down. So get ready, it's time to get that quickstep on.

So whoever comes first in the Quickstepathon will get

an extra seven marks, whoever comes second will get

an extra six marks, and so on, until the bottom couple will receive

just one extra mark, and those will be added to their existing scores.

Len, this really could mean the difference between the Dance Off

This is like a ballroom competition. What advice do you have

for our couples? In a normal ballroom competition the couples

come on the floor at the same time, so you get I direct comparison. This

one is not much cop, or this one. So you can actually see every thing. We

are fortunate, we have the best seats in the house and there won't

be any ties, so we will get that all clear and it's going to be like an

F1 Grand Prix the music. There are going to be -- they are going to be

moving around that floor, all in the same direction, anticlockwise, no

bumping, keep dancing. The time for talk is over. The time for dancing

is that now. That's welcome our seven couples back onto the dance

floor. Please welcome all the couples to

the floor for the Quickstepathon. Yes! That was brilliant! It was

like... More fun. More fun. Happy. Let's see what the judges thought.

Our first Quickstepathon, they are still conferring. We are conferring,

we have to consider so many things. The variety of steps, how they hold

the frame, how if there is any mistake, if they keep the timing, if

they are smooth, there are moments it should never be jagged, it should

flow all the time. There are so many points to be taken into

consideration. We cannot rush this. It has to be done correctly. I don't

want to rush you too much, but love... We are live! Craig, while

you are scoring can I just asked you? You can, darling. Thank you so

much. You are adorable. How brilliantly do you think our couples

have done? I think they've done an amazing job. When you consider when

we first saw them. APPLAUSE

I know I'm particularly hard on them but they've done such an incredible

job. I don't think I could actually go through what they are going

through. I really couldn't. I'm much safer... Particularly difficult in

this particular instance for the celebrity men to actually glide the

floor, because they are not used to what we call... Cornering people,

getting out, well done. Head judge Len, starting in seventh place could

you please reveal the results of the Quickstepathon. In seventh place is

Peter and Janette. APPLAUSE

Six is Kellie and Kevin. This is Dave and Aliona. Fourth is Anita and

Gleb. Third is Katie and Anton. Second is Georgia and Giovanni.

APPLAUSE Which means our winners are Helen

and Aljaz. IQ very much to the judges -- thank you very much. You

have an extra seven marks, congratulations to you both.

Commiserations to Peter and Janette, who finished last and receive just

one extra mark. I'm so sorry. Darcey, why did our winners

impressed you the most? It's all about being light and spirited. You

have to have no gapping. There should be no bounds. It has to be

calm and composed on top, while it's crazy underneath. It also not to be

affected by anybody else. And they did that. They kept their cool. They

did, wonderfully. Craig, just because we need to know, why did

Peter and Janette impress you the least? It's largely due to the fact

he had the lead actually for the first time and its floor craft,

which takes years and years of practice. That's why it's a bit

difficult for the celebrity men. But they all did really, really well.

Yes, they did. Thank you. Let's have a look at

at the top are Helen and Aljaz, with 46 points. Down at the bottom, Peter

and Janette, with a score of 32. It's not just about the judges'

scores, you can change everything by picking up the phone or going online

to vote for your favourites. The voting is now, I need help, judges,

audience, everyone at home. The vote lines are now three, two, one, open.

CHEERING audience, everyone at home. The vote

lines are now three, two, one, open. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

the vote closes at 8:30pm. Don't vote if you are watching OnDemand.

And to help you decide, here's a reminder

of tonight's performances and the all-important vote information.

What a busy night of ballroom brilliance. Vote for your favourites

bid for 8:30pm tonight. The votes will be combined with the judges'

scores and the couple with the overall lowest will those -- will

dampen tomorrow night's show. Only six couples will make it

through to next week, It could be one

of the closest quarter finals ever Also tomorrow, if you like your boy

bands a bit classy, you're in luck Plus, you might have seen him

performing with Queen - And our professional dancers will

get you in a spin, with an incredible group performance

set in a laundrette. So for all of that,

make sure you tune in at 7.20pm