Week 11 Strictly Come Dancing

Last week on Strictly we were treated to a night at the musicals.

It was full of rave reviews. Fantastic. Absolutely sublime. We

had our first 40 of the series. Ashley had to face the music. But it

was Mark's last dance. Tonight, our six remaining couples fight for the

right to compete in the semifinals. They've come a long way. The

pressure is on and nobody wants to go home. I don't know any of those

steps. Every time I do it I get it wrong. I can't do this! Focus. Are

you focussed? Come on, Brendan! I believe in you!

Live from the Strictly ballroom, this is Strictly Come Dancing.

Please welcome your hosts, Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman.

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING Good evening and welcome to

Strictly. It's the quarter-finals! I am beside myself and you will be too

after you have seen what's in store tonight. Oh, yes. Last week's

musicals extravaganza saw Mark and Iveta in the dance-off, they proved

no match for Ashley and Ola's Aladdin-inspired rumba. That leaves

us with six couples. Not only will they be dance ago new routine,

they'll be going head-to-head in the swing-a-thon. The swing-a-thon is

back. There is a whole lot of dancing to be done. It's time to

meet... Come on. Snuggle in. The stars of our show.

Pop star Sophie Ellis-Bextor and her partner Brendan Cole. BBC Breakfast

presenter Susanna Reid and her partner Kevin Clifton. Coronation

Street star Natalie Gumede and her partner Artem Chigvintsev. Model and

TV presenter Abbey Clancy and her partner Aljaz Skornajec. From

Hollyoaks, Ashley Taylor Dawson and his partner Ola Jordan. And,

Casualty star Patrick Robinson and his partner Anya Garnis.

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING Don't let those smiles fool you.

After 11 weeks of dancing they're all tired and emotional emotional so

we thought we would cheer them up with a treat. As a gift from us, we

are giving you two dances. Don't thank us, it's an early Christmas

present. After each couple has danced once all our couples will

take to the floor together and dance for additional judges' points in the

swing-a-thon. I am exhausted even thinking about it. Let's start the

dancing so I can have a lie down in your area. Let's do it. The first

couple dancing tonight is Ashley and his partner, Ola.

Last week Ashley and Ola flew through the dance-off on the magic

carpet. Will Ashley be able to swivel his way through the salsa?

Here's how they got on. Saturday night was a rollercoaster. The

chemistry was there but you need to work more on your hips. 35 again!

It's very, very frustrating. It would be nice to improve. At the

moment I am plat toe eauing. It would mean the world to get to the

semifinals. I have come this far, I don't want it to end now. Wow, the

salsa. It's full-on. It's fast hands, fast feet, fast everything.

The judges want to see more hips. I have to come up with something which

will make your hips go crazy. Hi. What's going on? Dance around.

Ashley! I organised one more surprise. A load of my friends from

Hollyoaks. Terrifying thing, dancing in front of your friends like that.

I would like to thank them all for coming. Three points. Come on!

Getting through this week we are going to smash it and not give them

a choice apart from giving us a 10. Dancing the salsa, Ashley

Taylor-Dawson and Ola Jordan. APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

Yes, that's how you start a show! Great way to start the show. He is

after a glass of water, he is worn out! Thirsty work this dancing. You

know how to get the party started. Did it put the judges in a party

mood? Let's say hello to the four people with the best seats in the

house, except for Darcey. She's next to Craig. It's our judges! How was

that for an opening, Len? That's a way to get the party started. Plenty

of tricks. There was a couple of little moments but I am telling you,

it's such a full-on routine. It's so fast. There was so much happening.

You are entitled to have a tiny little slip during it. My main

concern was, and it needed more hip action. I am sorry. Too big a step

sometimes and because of that you are not being able to settle over

your supporting leg. It lacked a little bit of hips but I tell you

what the energy was incredible. Bruno, what did you make of it?

Ashley, that was a salsa with so much bite. Ola, I am surprised you

are still in one piece. I thought he was going to break you into two! My

heart was pounded because I really thought he is never going to get

through with this. It went from kind of subtle flirting to possession and

domination. Down she goes, up she goes, in the air. There is one thing

I really have to admire the fact that you approach this quarter-final

with such intent. That is the way to do it. He is right, there were a

couple of incidents and your hips still need to get more lubrication.

But I am telling you, this is the right attitude. Craig, everyone's

going to up their game tonight. Dance-off last week, what about this

week? It actually put a smile on my face, darling. Someone's got to. You

do have hip action, sadly it's only side-to-side. You need the rotation

in the forward and back basic. It was a little frenetic for me and

lacked a certain ease this dance should have. I thought it was a very

ambitious routine, Ola. I have to commend you, those lifts were

absolutely incredible. They were Incredible. Darcey. It was packed

full of energy. You were going for it and very strong lifts. I did

believe if the timing went wrong you would have decapitated Ola. The last

one, to get the timing right, really impressive. Just quicken up the

footwork. Make it more compact and cleaner. I get too excited. It was

fast and fun. Thank you judges. Impressive comments. Great start.

Well done, off you go to Claudia. Ashley and Ola!

We were going nuts up here. Is that your favourite routine? Definitely.

I loved it. Well done, Ola. Did you think I am being overambitious? I am

happy I am still alive! And you made Craig smile. What a start. The

scores are in. Are you OK with that? No Are you

disappointed? I am going to have a word with them after. Huge

congratulations. If you were shaking your body and doing the conga and

just can't control yourself any longer, then vote.

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from a mobile and BT landline, please get permission from whoever

pays the bill. The vote won't open until after all our couples have

danced in the swing-a-thon. Tess, who is next?

Our next couple tonight is Natalie and Artem. Natalie and Artem have

been consistently high on the leaderboard, topping it no less than

six times. It's not about past performances here on Strictly, it's

all about tonight. It means it's time for them to get passionate in

the paso doble. Last Saturday it was literally the

best moment of my life. For me the dance got lost in the performance. I

will take on any advice Len has to give because he is the King of

ballroom but I loved the dance. To make it to the semifinal I would

count myself very lucky. Going into Saturday I will dance it like it's

my last. This week we are dancing the paso doble. I know Artem will be

upping the ante. I think I will have a lot to take in. I don't know what

I am doing, sorry. Did anyone tell you how pretty you look in a skirt?

No, but thank you. After last week we need to impress Len. I am going

to stick to as traditional as possible. It's all about flamenco,

for to you get into character we will watch a performance. You will

be like a sponge. It's like a training room. We will take notes

and back tomorrow to dance. What you need to look for is the arm

placements. Look at the hands. It's the continued rotation.

If I can incorporate a bit of flamenco, who knows, maybe you can

drag me into the semifinals. Come on semifinals!

Dancing the paso doble, Natalie Gumede and Artem Chigvintsev.

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING What about that for drama? Relax for

a second. You deserve it. More air, more water! Let's welcome Dave Arch

and his incredible orchestra and our show-stopping singers. They're the

best in the business. Let's see if that scored a bull's-eye with the

judges? Bruno. It was the essence of classic Spain, apart from a slip-up,

it was such a shame. If you kept this down to a series of pictures

everyone would have been a masterpiece. I would like to see

that again done at the full potential because that tiny little -

you slipped. It's such a shame. I am telling you it was fantastic. It

really was. Don't beat yourself up. Craig, what did you make of it? I

totally agree with Bruno. It was classy, it was clean. It was

precise. It's almost too slick. I know that sounds bizarre. Is there

such a thing? There lax an element of danger and surprise. You put too

much weight on your outside leg and it went underneath you, which was a

real shame. But that was just too much, brilliant. Darcey, was it

enough to see them through to the semifinals? It was glorious, as the

boys said, it was classic pure choreography. The shaping was

superb. The arms and the body, I am being picky now because I want you

in those finals. If we could have a stronger story and I know I have

asked this from you before and it's just a relationship between you,

especially from a paso, I would have loved that and it would have been a

finished performance for me. But beautiful work. Len, they kept it

traditional tonight for you, are you happy? No, they didn't. That...

Listen, I like the intensity. I loved the passion. I loved the focus

of the whole thing. There's no getting away, you are a wonderful

dancer. I never thought you were going to touch her. There was so

much, three - three-quarters, like you didn't want to each each other.

I have this picture of you now, Natalie, swoosh around and past,

then I thought, hello, he is going into hold. You teased me. You did

one twist and turn and a hint and off like that. Listen, you know what

I like. I like to see a little bit of what I recognise, twist and

turns, capes, promenades. Too much apes Artem, I wouldn't lie to you.

You have to up your game in the swing-a-thon. For me you are in

jeopardy after this dance. The cards are on the table. You heard it from

the judges. Controversial. We loved it here. Off you go to Claudia.

Well done. Huge well done. You must be incredibly shocked. Len used the

word jeopardy. You were trying to impress Len. You were going full,

classic. Traditional, music and costumes. There were a lot of paso

steps. There wasn't too much in hold. It was about a fight and... If

you took any snapshot it was creating beautiful lines. Did you

enjoy it? I loved it, loved being fires and fiery. Just for me, will

you wear that for Christmas? I will. Just a small gift to myself. The

scores are in. Are you all right? Disappointed with

the 8? Well, Len has his own reasons. We will take the 8. Huge

congratulations. I am thrilled. The judges think it's all about them and

their paddles, but it isn't. Your votes could make or break Natalie's

dancing dreams. Still to come, Sophie and Brendan

are taking us back to the 80s with their tango and Abbey and Aljaz are

dancing to Delilah. Result! Back to you, Tess. Next tonight is Patrick

and Anya. Last week they were flying high with a Charleston to Chitty

Chitty Bang Bang. This week they're cosy cosying up for an intimate

rumba. Will it be enough to get them through to the semifinal? Here's

what they've been up to. The Charleston is a real physical busy

and energetic dance. You have to give it 100%. Getting a standing

ovation was incredible. They were on their feet. You have set the mark so

high tonight. It was fantastic. Patrick did an amazing job. 58 and

you go right, that's the level -- the first was 8 and you go right,

that's the level. I have been on theed aage of one dance at a time.

This week we are dancing the rumba. I am worried about the rumba. It's

one of the hardest dances for male celebrities. It's so random. The

movement is so stable, like you have to look you are presenting your

woman and dancing with her. I can't latch on to anything. For Patrick

not to pick up as other dances probably a little bit of

frustration, but I just need to snap him out of it somehow. I want you to

remember your kids are out there supporting you. The rumba has been

tricky, my children have come down to give me a spirited boost. Getting

a text from you guys kept me going. It's impressive that you are 50 and

going up against people in their 20s. Aren't you the oldest male

celebrity to make it this far? You should be proud, we are. Getting

support from my children is one of the most precious bits of support I

can get, that hopefully will get me through the rumba this week.

Dancing the rumba, Patrick Robinson and Anya Garnis.

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING What about that then! Come on over

you two. I think we all need a cold shower after that. Steamy! The

audience loved it. Are the judges feeling the love? Craig. Yes, I am

feeling the love. The hip action was very good, albeit economical,

darling, but that's probably a good thing. It was understated.

Fantastically strong framework there. You are in the right place at

the right time for those catches and stuff. It was a little bit, dare I

say, desperate and aggressive. I think if you had just calmed it down

ever so slightly, it would have come across more as love, rather than,

you know, you were having an argument with your wife, darling of

ten years. Passion. You are passionate. That's me. Just a little

sort of desperate. That's Patrick being passionate. The rumba is a

difficult dance for male celebrities. Did Patrick deliver?

Very much so. You were in pursuit of your lady. You were in control of

your lady. I mean, the tension between you and the focus you gave

Anya, it was like none of us existed in this room. I loved it. I loved

seeing a different side to you. You really gave us something I haven't

seen before. Well done. Len. I like the fact you were attempting to get

light and shade in there, a bit of fast and then into slow.

Occasionally I found it too intense, if I am honest. It all got... It's a

ballroom, not a bedroom. He is an actor! Too sort of full-on. The

rumba... My feeling is it's a developing romance. It's a romance.

It's not too full-on. Having said that, you got your hip action going

pretty good there. The bottom line, I thought you did really well with a

dance that is very difficult for male celebrities. Well done. Indeed.

Bruno. Well, I don't care what anybody else thinks, passion works.

Take passion out of life you might as well shoot yourself now. Totally

immersed in the role. You were intense, you had focus. You looked

after her beautifully. And what it had, I thought it was extraordinary,

it felt sometimes like you were watching a movie. It went into deep

close-up and wonderful wides. Moments of intimacy and then a

wonderful moment, it almost looked like a waltz. I thought it had light

and shade. I said it had light and shade! Why don't you like it then? I

think you got the feeling that I liked it. Thank you judges. Off you

go. APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

Well done. You created a row with the judges. Yeah, that was good fun.

Really passionate. Darcey loved it. Yeah, fantastic! I love the fact you

were chatting to me, normally you have nothing to say. I have a bit

more breath. Clever boy. The scores are in.

Well done. Are you happy? Yeah, that's good. Beautiful choreography.

These are the numbers to help keep Patrick and Anya dancing.

Or you can vote online. Please do not vote until after the

swing-a-thon. Look at Ashley and Ola. They're changed already.

Adorable. They look 11! There is more dancing, thank good nsz. Ness

-- thank goodness. Over to you, Tess. Our next couple is Susanna and

Kevin. This week Susanna and Kevin are performing the Argentine tango.

Not only is this a new dance for Susanna but Kevin has never

performed the Argentine tango before either. Here's how they coped with

this new dance. The quickstep on Saturday wasn't the one we planned.

Something had gone out of sync. Susanna closed the show with a

blockbuster of a quickstep. The footwork was rather sloppy. Never

felt more like a non-dancer. To end up near the bottom of the

leaderboard, we knew we were in the danger zone when we were left to the

last two couples. There is a sense of relief. It would be terrific to

get to the semifinals. I never thought I would make it this far.

This week we are doing Argentine tango. Which foot now? Not only is

Susanna having to learn another new dance but so my. It's not a dance I

have done. I am not afraid of a bit of danger. Quarter-finals is a

tricky stage to be doing this. It's a dance that is outside the usual

ten dances. Five ballroom and five Latin. This is a dance we are going

to be performing for the first time. It's all about danger. It's a little

bit of extra peril. On top of that, we are dancing to one of Kevin's

favourite Michael Jackson songs. Kevin has to do signature moves. We

got brilliant dancers from Thriller to help channel that spirit. I hope

I can do it justice. A lot of people try Michael Jackson stuff and it can

never live up to the King. It's a drag slide. You have got it. It's

more difficult in heels. It's harder in heels. You have one chance to get

to the semifinal. This is it, fingers crossed it comes together on

Saturday night. Dancing the Argentine tango, Susanna

Reid and Kevin Clifton. APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

Yes, how about that! A first for them both. Come on over. Well done.

Who knew Michael Jackson? Smooth Criminals, have they stolen the

show, Darcey? The Argentine tango, you have that eye contact and you

gave that. I love that bit when you were stuck forehead to forehead and

the passion and attack was there. Crisper maybe in the moves. There

was plenty of arm moves around the dancefloor. I just missed that

steamy effect an Argentine tango gives. I lost that flavour. That's

the only thing that was missing. It's hard when it's that fast. Len.

I wasn't transported to a sort of Smokey bar in Buenos Aires,

unfortunately. The steps were there, but it lacked mood and atmosphere

for me. Bruno, are you moved? I tell you, I think a lot of the time you

were left there strutting your stuff and you did it well, my darling, I

am waiting, Kevin. It has to have the feel of a conversation. It's all

about action and reaction. It has to be surprising and unexpected, sexy,

deeply felt. A lot of the time you did it, you placed it well but it

was slightly a little bit mechanical. I would have liked to

have seen it much more involved with each other. I think maybe it was...

Sometimes things happen, you know. Craig, do you disagree? I disagree

with the rest of the judges. There is something a bit strange seeing a

newsreader run her hands up her legs, though, darling. That was a

bit uncomfortable. But the adornments should be improvised and

you should be looser of leg. You did a great job with that particular

music. Well done guys. A great effort. Off you go to Claudia.

Well done. Well done. A bit dispointed with those comments? I

feel like I was in a different dance to the one that the judges were

watching. I felt so kind of intense with it. I felt a lot of passion, if

I am honest with you. Let's get the scores.

That's OK. No, no, it's all right. You still have the swing-a-thon.

Everything can change in the swing-a-thon. Don't have that

disappointed face. I can't bear it. Cuddle her immediately. Did you

think that was Smooth? It would be Criminal not to vote. It gets so

much worse! Brace yourselves. Don't make them Beat It. They've been

working Day and Night. Don't make them History. I have 20 minutes of

this, do we not have time? Call me if you want more.

Or you can vote online. Please don't vote until after the swing-a-thon.

Tess, I have to be honest, the way you make me feel... Careful,

Claudia, you are going to be starting something. It's time for

our next couple. It's Abbey and her partner Aljaz. Last week they topped

the leaderboard and achieved the first perfect 40 of the series.

They're not going to improve on that but a week ahead of the semifinals

can they maintain the standard? Here's what they've been up to.

Salsa was amazing. I absolutely loved it. We had fantastic comments.

That was great. Mesmerising performance. Amazing! I can't

believe we are the first people to get 40. It completely blew me away.

Wasn't expecting that. It would be sensational to get to the

semifinals. Just don't want this experience to end. I am having the

time of my life and I want it to keep going on and on.

We are dancing the Viennese waltz to Delilah by Tom Jones. It's Stoke's

anthem, the team my husband plays for. So I need to do it justice.

Will we go to a Tom Jones concert? I didn't have that in mind. We thought

it would be a good idea to go to Stoke City and experience the song

for ourselves and get in the mood for Saturday. This is the tunnel

where the players and my hubby come out every week. We thought it would

be a great idea to have a little practice on the pitch while Delilah

played throughout the stands. After having a dance on the pitch we

needed to see what the song meant to all the fans of Stoke. Good luck

from all the Stoke fans. # Why, why, why Delilah. I hope our waltz is top

of the league on Saturday and doesn't get us relegated.

Dancing the Viennese waltz, Abbey Clancy and Aljaz Skorjanec.

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING My, my, my, what a waltz you two.

Trust you two to make a Viennese waltz sexy. What are they like?

Let's see if it got the judges in a spin. Len? I love the fact there's

no gimmicks, it's a proper waltz. There was one or two issues with

your footwork which I haven't time to go into. If you come up to my

dressing room after... I will explain it fully. You old smoothy!

Bruno. Delightful Delilah, totally charmed. Ask anything you want, you

shall have it. You look like a movie star and dance like a goddess. Have

the A-team done it again? Yes, I have to say you are the biggest

surprise of this competition. Brilliant. Thank you. High praise.

Darcey. That was perfection. The arch you created in that top line

was beautiful. You get better and better. Just beautiful. Thank you.

Great comments from the judges. You must be a lucky charm, Stoke City

will want you down again, they beat Chelsea and your hubby scored. Go

and celebrate with Claude -- with Claudia. Off you go.

Huge congratulations. Are you over the moon? A lot of

pressure, you did so well and then it's your husband's football team

song, did you love it? I love it. I love the ballroom dances. Gorgeous.

I know, quite. Twirling. Scores are in.

Are you so happy? I am so happy. Well done. Does that leave your head

spinning in a Goodway? Then why, why, why wouldn't you vote?

That swing-a-thon is getting closer. My excitement levels are reaching an

all-time high. Luckily, I can internalise all of it. One more

couple to go. Who is it? Our final couple this evening are

Sophie and her partner Brendan. After the dizzying spins of last

week's Viennese waltz this week's routine has Sophie starting off

standing dead still. She's even been practising by pretending to be a

shop window mannequin? Mannequin. Can she pull it off? Of course she

can. Our Sophie's no dummy. Bruce gave me that gag. Here's what

happened when Sophie and Brendan gave Christmas shoppers more than

they bargained for. Musicals week for me was lovely. It felt kind of

incredible. I could see the studio lights whizzing past and I could

hear the crowd. I was like wow, this is quite a moment for me. The

chemistry was fantastic between you. Four 9s, that feels pretty good.

Reaching the semifinals would be incredible. I would feel very proud,

very dpieted -- excited. The stakes are higher than ever, I suppose.

There's not really room for error. This week Brendan and I are doing a

tango to Material Girl and we begin and end with me in a shop window as

a mannequin. The trick is holding this still for the first few seconds

while the music is going and the audience are going. What if I get

the giggles? That's not good. We need to get an audience to practise

on. I have brought you to your window. We will get you to stand in

there and try and convince everybody that you are the mannequin. I was

able to go into the shop window and practise being a mannequin. Happy?

Yes. Going into the shop window felt a little bizarre. Lots of shoppers

stopping and having a look. I just seen these people and it's like

Sophie there, wow. There she is dancing with Brendan, what could be

better on your way home? Having a practice and posing in front of

these lovely shoppers will hopefully have given me that bit of traeks

confidence for Saturday night. -- extra confidence for Saturday night.

Dancing the tango, Sophie Ellis Bextor and Brendan Cole.

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING You certainly looked the part,

that's for sure and you sold that routine. Let's hope the judges are

buying it, Bruno. There's plenty of life in that mannequin. It's so good

to see you performing at full steam. It was quirky, it was campy, it was

different. It was a really unexpected treat of a tango. The

choreography, Brendan, that was fantastic. So original. So original.

You stumbled a few times, Sophie. Because I can see you... You work

very hard and put the performance level in but there was a few

stumbles in the routine. I am sure you can do it better. But I loved

it. Craig. Missing a little bit of the shaping but that choreography,

Brendan, I absolutely loved that routine. Darcey. I wanted attack

from you and you gave it, you came out and the intent was there. Same

as Craig, I would like to see more V between you, just lean away. It's a

little bit too upright and the shoulders move around. Fix that, but

otherwise, well done. Great attack. Good to see a feisty Sophie. Len?

The performance level was higher. It lacked a little bit of toning. You

wouldn't quite be with him... I am very strong, can't help myself. But

the one thing we have been asking for is a higher performance level

and that you gave. High praise from the judges. Congratulations. That

was wonderful. We loved it. Well done. Well done. Are you happy

with those comments? I am really thrilled. They adored your

choreography, does that feel fantastic to end the quarter-finals?

It does. I have had an amazing series with this girl and the

choreography is down to her, she's an inspiring girl. You still have

the swing-a-thon to go. First, let's have the scores.

Is that OK? Can I just tell you how much I love Ola, every time there

was an 8, I can hear her saying, come on! Has that left you pining

for the days of big hair and the Betamax, put down your Rubik's Cube

and call: You two, off you go. Please go and get ready. Three

minutes to get ready for the Strictly swing-a-thon. While they

get into something more comfortable, let's see how the leaderboard looks

before we start swinging. OK, up at the top Abbey and Aljaz.

At the bottom, Susanna and Kevin. With a maximum six points up for

grabs the endurance task that is the swing-a-thon could change all of

that. What exactly is the swing-a-thon? We need rules, we are

going to need diagrams and someone intelligent to explain the

intricacies of this dance battle. Hopefully for everyone concerned

that person isn't me. OK everyone. Settle down I am here

to give you a masterclass on how... Right, I have had enough of this.

Please, Sir, what is a swing-a-thon? I am going to explain it now! The

main thing about the swing-a-thon, you are all on the floor at the same

time. At the same time in Yes. And mind that lip, Gumede. All at the

same time fighting to be the last one dancing. It's based on lindy,

jive and swing. What is a lindy hop? What do you think I am? A

professional dancer. We are looking for kicks, flicks and tricks. Lifts

are allowed, anything goes. What are the rules? No rules. No rules?

Sorry, Robinson, that's the beauty, there are no rules. Get out there

and dance your socks off! But, Sir, what's it all for? This, the

swing-a-thon, this is the battle of the ballroom. You are going to be

judged by me and the other judges. We are going to see you side by

side. If you are not working hard enough, you will see the judges'

paddle come up and then you are out of the swing-a-thon. Out of the

swing-a-thon? Please, Sir. Oi! Hush, this is all about points. The first

couple out gets one point. Yes, Sir. The second couple oat gets two

points -- couple out gets two points. Who can work out what the

last couple gets? A million. 15. Seven? I hope your dancing is better

than maths. The last couple gets six extra points. All right, everyone,

off you go. And remember, it's each couple for themselves.

To recap, whoever stays dancing the longest will score six. The second

couple eliminated will score two points and so on. The scores will be

added to the leaderboard. As always, head judge Len will have the

deciding say. What advice? This is a gruelling thing, you have to

maintain your energy. It's no good thinking I will start easy and build

to a frenzy near the end, because we are watching from the moment they

start. They've got to come out and attack every moment. This can be the

difference of going home or going on. The leaderboard can be totally

changed by it, you can be bottom of the leaderboard or wherever, and six

extra points. It's exciting, right? Up they go. It is, I love your

excitement. Darcey, this is your first time watching the

swing-a-thon, are you excited and who have you got your eye on I am

excited about getting them all on the dance floor together and that

competitive spirit and just seeing the standards. It will be so clear

to us as soon as they start moving. I don't want them to hold back. I

think it is, exactly as Len said, it's about extra points. Anybody

that's at the bottom, I would love to see Susanna go for it. Throw

herself into it. Come on. Thank you very much judges. Thank you. The

time for talk is over. It's time for hot dance action. Right, let's

welcome our six stars back on to the dance floor for the Strictly Come

Dancing swing-a-thon! Would all couples please take to the

floor for the swing-a-thon. Winning tonight's swing-a-thon are

Natalie and Artem. APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

That was brilliant. They look tired! The last couple standing with a

maximum score of six is Natalie and Artem. Come on over. If you can

still walk that is. OK, get your breath back. Please just breathe.

Take in air. Bruno, what did they have that the others didn't?

Stylistically they were spot on. In this dance you can have jive, lindy,

hop. They kept the transitions well, it was precision and timing and

standing out and maintaining it all the way through. It's the... You

know somebody has an awkward moment it catches your eye. Oh, that went

wrong. They really maintained it beautifully all the way through.

They stood out. Congratulations. Len, I have to ask you why were

Susanna and Kevin asked to leave first? I am a huge fan of Susanna

and Kevin. I wanted them, more than anyone, to get out there and really

give us a great score. But, you know, it's seconds that you have.

It's not a skien fantastic thing -- scientific thing. You look and who

is it, and I have these three shouting in my ear. Unfortunately,

Susanna was the first to go. Thank you very much judges. . While our

couples recover. Let's look at how the swing-a-thon affected the

leaderboard. Remember, you can change all of that

by picking up the phone or going online and voting for your

favourite. There is no time like the present. The voting lines, can we do

this together, I am going to hold on to you, the vote lines are now...

Open! You can vote online, where you will

also find full terms and conditions. I fell in love with terms and

conditions once. We went to Rome. There's no time to discuss it. It's

not the time. Lines will close at 8. 40pm tonight. To help you decide who

to vote for here is a reminder. I love you, Claudia.

Amazing. Voting closes at 8. 40pm. Please don't dilly-Daly.

All our couples want to make it to the semifinals. In tomorrow's

results show two of these couples will face each other in the

dance-off. Nobody wants to leave. Our couples' fate now lies in your

hands. If you want to ensure your favourite makes it through to the S

semi semifinal unscathed, then pick up the phone or go online and vote.

Join Tess and me tomorrow night in the results show at 7. 20pm. We will

also have a performance from pop Princesses The Saturdays. Tess, I

can't wait. It's that time. Ready? I am always ready for you, Claudia.

Let's do