Week 12 Results Strictly Come Dancing

Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome your Dynamo.

Please welcome your hosts, Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman.

Good evening. A huge thank you to our professional dancers and of

course superstar magician, Dynamo! What a shame Craig wasn't here to

see it. Don't panic, Tess, Dynamo taught me a thing or two before he

vanished. Watch this! CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

I'm real! Now, that is magic, Claudia. Yes.

And that's a relief. Let's welcome or judges, Craig, Darcey, Len and

Bruno. APPLAUSE

Tonight is the semi-final results show and we'll find out which

couples will make it through to the Strictly 2013 grand finale. Are you

ready? I am. That's right. On Saturday

night, the famous five took to dance floor, but with only four places,

one of the couples must leave the show tonight.

The scores will be combined with your votes and the couples with the

lowest votes will have to do ballroom battle in the most dawning

dance-off yet. The judges will have to decide who to send through to the

final. Also on the show, with a spell bounding routine, we have a

great performance from Celine Dionne. We'll discuss the action

from Saturday night and see the final Len's Lens of the series.

Let's remind ourselves of all the drama from the Strictly semi-final.

It's the semi-final. It's Strictly Come Dancing. The judges are here,

the couples are here. Time to dance! Semi-finals week. Nothing to lose.

I've got a lot of work to do. Aye for Strictly.

Ten minutes before the show and I'm still not dressed. You are going to

have to go. Semi-final night, we are all feeling the nerves. It's a fight

for the final. Four will waltz on, one will walk off.

May the best dancer win. Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four,

three, two, one... I know you have got another dance to

come. If you can dance that to this standard, 100% you are in the final.

It was brilliant. I was not expecting that score. I really loved

it. Truly a Prince Charming. So

beautiful. I loved doing that waltz. Loved it. I'm so proud of you. Very

emotional here, but brilliant. The attitude you brought to the dance

was something else. You really, really made yourself glow with this

dance. I looked up and they were all on their feet. That is the best

feeling. I thought it was terrific. Well

done. Thank you, Len. Shining again. Yeah, yeah... You are

amazing. I think it was really truly amazing.

Flying into that final, you will be, you really will be. Woo...

What a dance routine! I'm telling you, you sizzled out there, girl.

Fingers crossed it's enough to get in the final.

There was attack there, but there was no grrrr... The whole dance was

full of verve and energy. The audience loved the dance and I loved

doing it. I loved that performance, really

well done. For me, your best performance to date. We got a ten. I

thought that was never going to happen. Full of energy. There was no

holding back. It was all-or-nothing. The final or bust. A little bit

heavy afoot for me. Thank you so much. Well done. You've got the full

package. Signed, sealed, delivered, I'm yours! See you next week in the

final. 39 again! Woo!

Now that is what you call a semi-final. I'm telling you,

Natalie, 40 points, joint top with Abbey and Ash. Down the bottom,

Patrick and Anya, that was a semi-final to remember.

All five couples desperately want to make it through to next week. But

who is in the final and who could be facing the end of the road?

I have the results. In no particular order, the first

couple safely through to the final is...

Sophie and Brendan! CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Abbey and Aljaz! Thank you!

And now, the first couple who must fight for survival in the dance-off

is... Patrick and Anya.

Natalie and Artem, Susannah and Kevin, you are all still in danger.

We'll have to wait a little longer to discover your fate. For now,

Patrick and Anya, please come and join me.

Oh, Patrick and Anya. Our first couple in the dance-off.

You are one dance away from the final. What is going through your

head right now? Let's get on with it. What are we waiting for? Come

on, let's dance. It's getting dark. Don't prolong the pain any more.

Yeah! On Saturday night, you dance adds waltz and paso doble. You must

now decide which of those you want to perform in the dance-off. Which

will it be? I prefer to do the waltz. Your highest scoring routine

of the night? Yes. Makes sense. Craig, you gave Patrick a 9 for his

waltz on the night. How can he secure a place in the final? Well, I

really loved that dance. I'm so pleased you chose to do the waltz.

It suits you down to the ground, you do a beautiful waltz. Just drive it

a little bit more. That would be my advice because it was absolutely

fantastic. Drive a bit more and keep it smooth, always smooth. Very best

of luck in the dance-off. See you later on. Claudia, over to you.

Thank you, Tess, I'm here with, I'm going to say it, the finalists!

The finalists of Strictly Come Dancing, 2013. So fill, are you

surprised? This is a big deal. I'm really surprised. I'm a bit lost for

words. Thank you, Brendan, for helping me get to the final, the

amazing and thank you to everyone that supported us. Incredible.

Brendan? I have fog in the eyes, that's all. It's been a long time

getting here and I am so blooming proud.

Look at you. You are also crying. I'm not. You are crying a bit, Abbey

Clancy. You just don't want it to end? I don't want to do the final, I

don't want to do anything. We can check with the controllers. You want

it to continue. A huge well done. And Aljaz, you are brand-new and you

are in the final? I know. I'm over the moon. Thank you.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE. Very, very well done. You dance sod

beautiful will you on Saturday night. Thank you. In next week's

Grand Final, all the couples will have to perform the much anticipated

show dance here to inspire or possibly terrify the couples are the

Ryaning world exhibition dance champions, so please put your hands

together for Craig and Michelene. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Absolutely amazing. Let's hope all the couples were taking note for

their show judges next week. Now it's time to welcome the judges.

Thank you very much. For the last time. In the series, we

can chat, but we can't do it alone, that would be ridiculous. Let's

welcome Len's Lens. This is of course the part of the

show where we talk about the details that perhaps we couldn't explain on

Saturday night. First up, a clip from you, Bruno? Yes. I think that

you would like to be Knighted. Look at this adorable moment. Here we go.

Divine. Look at that. It's the closest thing I have to Royalty.

Let's look back on Saturday night. Len, let me talk to you about

Patrick and Anya. This is their paso. You said there wasn't enough

shaping. This looks like shaping to me. Look at him. No, no, no. May I

stand? You can always stand. Talk to me about paso shaping? Right, well,

there are certain parts where the girl is the cape. Sometimes she

becomes the ball and, on that particular movement, Anya is coming

at him and he is the matador and the bull is coming by and he did it like

this, like a waiter, "would you like a vol-au-vent".

He didn't is the sense of that. OK. Darcey is properly giggling. I like

that! Very polite. . You loved Sophie and Brendan's lifts. We have

clipped up all the lifts. As a dancer, talk me through this? Her

lines as well, her shoulders are down, she's not making any effort.

The shaping of her legs as well. Everything, but also out of the

lifts, coming out is difficult. She came out of that incredibly graceful

with no ease, really, really stunning.

You hate giving anybody more than 2, it doesn't make you feel good. It's

uncomfortable, but you did get out your 10 for Natalie and Artem. What

made it pop for you? It's technical. When she does all the turns and

spins, she spots Artem each time beautifully and that keeps you

completely on track and that, I have to say, talks a lot of hard work and

practise. She's incredible. She's been so

natural from the beginning and it's culminated in her getting a perfect

score which was fantastic. Very good for them. We'll end Len's

Lens with a clip of our favourite judges on earth. This is your guys

on earth, dancing, you can't help yourselves. Keep dancing...

Look at you! We love you. Thank you so much.

Let's hear it for the judges. Two cluckly couples are through to

the final, but who'll be joining them? Tess has the results -- two

lucky couples. You can feel the tension as both

couples are desperate to dance in next week's final but only one of

them will make it through. It's now time to reveal all. One of you is

safe and one of you will dance in next week's final. One of you is in

the dance-off. I can now reveal that the couple in

the bottom two tonight who will compete in the dance-off is...

Natalie and Artem. So Susannah and Kevin,

congratulations, you are through to next week's final. Natalie and

Artem, please come on over and join me, guys.

Come on over. So, this is a shock result. You were joint top of the

leaderboard on Saturday night. How do you feel to find yourselves in

this position in the dance-off? Every chance to dances is a bruv

ling so you will take it as that. -- privilege. On Saturday night, you

performed two dances, the salsa and the Argentine tango. We are now

going to ask you to choose which one of those dances you would like the

perform in the Tansoff. -- dance-off. Which one will it be? The

Argentine tango. Darcey, this is their lowest scoring dance, a brave

move. What can they do to better it? I really like that, Natalie, I like

that you are going for something to improve that, not that there was

much to improve because it was a beautiful performance. It didn't get

the full score your salsa did. The finesse and technique is there. I

would only say, tell a story with attitude, just give it even more if

you can. It will only be a tiny bit more because it was a fabulous

performance and I really like it. Do you have numb? I'll dig it out from

see ya! See you in the dance-off. Claudia, over to you.

Higham here with three of the final USes. I can't even imagine how that

felt for you under those lights. What are you thinking right now? You

are a finalist? Well, that is absolutely thrilling, absolutely

amazing and thrilling, but it's absolutely terrifying thinking that

you might be in the dance-off and I'm thrilled to bits with Kevin

because it's his first year and he's in the final!

I know. We thought you were going to collapse, you went straight into

her? I know, didn't shave my chest for nothing!

See, it was worth it. Huge congratulations. You are in the

final! Yes! Before the tension becomes too much

to bear, we have a very special Christmas gift for you. The music

act this evening is a Grammy Award-winning best-selling

international superstar. Here with her latest single, breakaway, it's

see Shrien Dionne. -- Celine Dionne.

# From the fire in your world # To the dagger in your eye

# I just have to lay my body down # Go lay my body down

# I pretend to be asleep # But I know you hear me cry

# I just have to lay my body down # Go and lay my body down

# But if I really wanna change # Then I must believe that I'm the

one to blame # If I could break away

# If I could turn a page # The last mistake

# Goodbye for ever # But on the other side of yesterday

# Beyond the heartache # What if I all I am without you

# Would be heartache # If I could break away

# Oh, anything's better than this # I know anything's better than this

# If I could break away # If I could turn the page

# And say goodbye for ever # But on the other side

# Only yesterday # Beyond the heartache

# What if all I am without the pain # And this empty heartache

# If I could break away # If I could turn the page

# But on the other side # Of yesterday beyond the heartache

# What if all I am # Without a day is empty heartache

# If I could break away... # CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Amazing. Next week is the Grand Final of Strictly Come Dancing 2013.

Over the next six days, our couples will have to perfect two dances and

learn a brand-new show dance. Only one couple will be crowned the oner.

It's going to be explosive. Next week, the final.

We have seen 15 celebrities. 130 dances. 11 eliminations. As it all

comes down to one night. Fantastic. Four couples will fight

it out on the dance floor to get their hands on the glitterball

trophy. Next Saturday, the nation chooses

the winner of Strictly Come Dancing 2013.

I'm here with Patrick and Anya and Natalie and Artem. They are about to

face the most important dance-off of the series. Both couples performed

twice on Saturday night and have chosen which dance they would like

the perform again for the judges in a bid to get to the final. Sorry to

see you both here again but you said to Tess earlier, come on, let's do

it? Yes. Was it an easy choice, the waltz? It wasn't, but I loved doing

it more than the paso. Well that'll do it. More from the heart. It's

more me than that the -- than the paso.

Please get it to position, Patrick and Anya.

Natalie and Artem, it's a shock for you two to be here. How are you

feeling? I'm feeling great. I've had an incredible 12 weeks, I'm thrilled

to have made it so far and I've just loved the dancing so I'll dance

again - thank you! You will. Why did you choose the Argentine tango which

you didn't get full marks for? Just because we loved it. Yes, I think

that was our favourite dance. Enormous luck.

The stakes are high for both our couples. First to dance with for

place - for their place in the final, please go wild for Patrick

and Anya. MUSIC: Can you think chained

Melody... Tonight, our judges must decide

which couple to send through to the Grand Final. Patrick and Anya have

done all they can and now, fighting for their place in the final, let's

hear it for Natalie and Artem. And what about that, ladies and

gentlemen? ! They have both been sensational couples. You have both

danced your hearts out. Well now we find out who has won the

last place in the Strictly Come Dancing final. Judges, it's time to

decide. We are about to ask each of you the

name of the couple who you think deserves to be in the final. The

couple with the most votes will dance in the final. The other couple

is out. In the event of a tie, head judge Len will have the casting

vote. Patrick and Anya, Natalie and Artem, this is it.

Craig, who is your finalist? Both dancers were absolutely

sensational, but I'm going for Natalie and Artem.

Well done, Natalie and Artem. Darcey, who would you like to see in

the final? Both gave a stronger performance second time around. Very

difficult. But I'm going to say Natalie and

Artem. Two votes for you, Natalie and

Artem. If Bruno now chooses to save you, that means you are indeed

through to the final. Bruno who do you want to send

through to next week? Oh, they were both great, but I think for me,

there was an outstanding performance. It came from Natalie

and Artem and I would like to save them.

That means we are going to have to say goodbye to Patrick and Anya.

Come and join us. Natalie and Artem, you are through to the Strictly Come

Dancing Grand Final. Come and join us, Patrick and Anya.

Come and join me. You are through, you are in the final in six days'

time, are you over the moon? Yes. Can't wait for the show dance.

Emotional. Huge congratulations and commiserations to Patrick and Anya.

Over to you, Tess. Thank you very much. Patrick and

Anya, you have been a joy to watch. We have really, really enjoyed

watching you blossom as a dancer and you got to dance like your idol Gene

Kelly, have you had fun? An incredible time. What an experience.

Anya Garnis is an incredible dancer and choreographer, ute absolutely...

What is your highlight? Really, it may be a surprise, but being in the

training room is the place where I had the most fun and the most hard

work, so being here was just the icing on the cake. I've loved it.

Anya, is there anything you would like to say to Patrick? Absolutely.

You surprise me, you delivered week after week, but more than anything,

you inspired me so much. Aw. I couldn't have done it without you. I

couldn't have done it without you! At the end of the day, I just want

to say that I think your hard work is great, you are an artist. Thank

you. It's been a privilege watching you dance over the last three months

and this is your best bits. Have a look. Oh, no!

My Strictly experience has been incredibly special because I've been

taken on a journey to do with what I love to do which is dance. Anya

Garnis, what an incredible dancer. The spirit between us is incredible.

Anna is fantastic. He's such a wonderful guy. He just makes me

laugh every day and I'm going to miss that very much.

I've had incredible comments from the judges throughout the series.

That's not a Samba, the a Wamba! Yes! Loved doing the American

smooth. You are the best male celebrity in this competition.

Wow. I've loved every minute. It's been really hard work but I wouldn't

change it for the world. All I can say is thank you. What an incredible

experience. The last man standing. Now everybody

is standing for Patrick. Off you go.

Leaving one week before the time, incredibly sad farewell to Patrick

and Anya. It's been emotional. A huge thank you you Claudia on her

last night of the series. You have been a wonderful partner in crime,

always a pleasure and Bruce and I are back next Saturday for an

all-girl Grand Final. Tune in for the first of two live shows when you

will get to decide who is your champion of 2013. I'll be watching.

Make sure you stay tuned for the BBC's Sports Personality of the Year

straight after this. For now, put your hands together for the amazing

Patrick and Anya.