Week 4 Strictly Come Dancing

Last week, Strictly fell in love. For some, romance blossomed. Love,

love, love. Julienne survived the dreaded dance off for the second

time. And escaped a broken heart. This week 13 couples remain and

superstition is in the air. Hey! 13 couples, unlucky for one. Not me

hopefully. Live from the Strictly ballroom,

this is Strictly Come Dancing. Please welcome your hosts, Sir Bruce

Forsyth and Tess Daly. APPLAUSE

I saw you, tricky foot work. A new step. I liked the new step. Thank

you. CHEERING

Oh, they're lively. They've woken up. Good evening, ladies and

gentleman and children, welcome to Strictly Come Dancing. It's nice to

see you, to see you... NICE! Wow, amazing. Nice to see you. You

my love. Wasn't week was a great show, all about love. I think love

is here to stay. I've heard more and more couples are having candle-lit

dinners. Is that because romance is here forever? No, they can't afford

the Energy Bills. APPLAUSE

Vote for Forsyth! You know it makes sense.

APPLAUSE Yes, it's in the far away now. I can

feel it. I will be needed. For one couple love wasn't in the air.

Vanessa and James left the dance floor for good. Sad, yes. Breaking

up is hard to do and so our couples must once again face the music and

battle on to avoid the dreaded dance-off. We've ramped up the

tension enough. Is it time to begin worshipping in the temple of dance.

Temple of dance? Who wrote that? Come here, my beauty. Oh, I say.

It's time to meet the stars of our show.

Pop star Sophie Ellis-Bextor and her partner Brendan Cole. Star of stage

and screen Mark Benton and his partner Iveta Lukosiute. BBC

Breakfast presenter Susanna Reid and her partner Kevin Clifton. England

rugby hero Ben Cohen and his partner Kristina Rihanoff. Coronation Street

Star Natalie Gumede and her partner Artem Chigvintsev. International

fashion designer Julien McDonald and his partner Janette Manrara. Model

and TV presenter Abbey Clancy and her partner Aljaz Skornajec. From

Hollyoaks, Ashley Taylor Dawson and his partner Ola Jordan. Star of

Dragon's Den Deborah Meaden and her partner Robin Windsor. Casualty star

Patrick Robinson and his partner Anya Garnis. Countdown presenter

Rachel Riley and her partner Pasha Kovalev. TV Chef and Hairy Biker

Dave Myers and his partner Karen Hauer. And Bond girl and author

Fiona Fullerton and her partner Anton du Beke.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Look at them. Just look at them.

There they all are. Now, now then, a lot of relations in I think. You

might have read in the papers that Craig will soon be having a hip

operation. Aawww. Evidently for the past ten years he's had to put up

with a persistent pain. The first one who says, "So have we, Craig"

will get a low mark tonight. As I thought - you're all chicken. Our 13

lucky chickens are bursting to get to the dance floor and show us what

they've done. Who is going first? I'm glad you asked, our first couple

tonight is Sophie Ellis-Bextor and her partner Brendan Cole.

APPLAUSE They're in the middle. Their dance

will have a 1920s feel about it. I was born in the 1920s, what a lovely

moment that must have been the midwife handing me to my mother and

saying, "Congratulations Mrs Forsyth, it's a chin."

LAUGHTER Shut up. That's not funny. You keep

quiet as well. I'm not laughing. Here they are in training. .

Dancing the samba for me was quite a challenge. I was a jumble of nerves.

What you did was a sophisticated samba, chic yet sexy. Bruno was

really kind to me. It's a bit intimidating the Latin numbers

because they are supposed to be the sexy side. I got through it and I

managed to enjoy it. But it's a whole new dance this week. This week

we are dancing the foxtrot. Sorry. You've got to attack every dance in

the right mind set, put yourself in that Syria. Picture the costume.

Maybe if I went to try and find some clothes from that era it might be a

good way to get into character. You want to go shopping? I want to go

shopping. We're going vintage clothes shopping, I'm sure it will

help with my foxtrot. Pretty things everywhere. Shopping, probably not

my first choice of things to do. But I am here to support. If Sophie

wants shopping, Sophie gets shopping. When we were shopping,

Brendan did look a bit bored from time to time. But I'd say he

tolerated the exercise really. My head is definitely in the 1930s now.

I just hope my feet are too. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

What a start! Oh, I say, enjoy it. Look at that. Oh, what a start.

Thank you both. Oh, you're embarrassed. A little bit. Don't be

embarrassed about being that good, never. Let's welcome our judges,

Craig, Darcy, Len and Bruno! APPLAUSE

I'm sure the judges, all of our dancers and our audience would like

to join me in wishing Craig good luck for his hip operation. Are you

ready? Let's do it right. If we're going to do it, do it right. Ready?

Hip Hip Hooray. In all seriousness, we do wish you all the best for it.

I hope everything goes absolutely wonderful. That is from our hearts.

That's very sweet, thank you. Now then, I've been dying to do that all

day. Len, what did you think of that? No messing about, you went

straight into the routine, none of that silly stuff going on. I loved

the music. I loved the routine. I loved the dance. What more do you

want? Fabulous. Oh, my darling, you really looked like a Hollywood star

from Hollywood's golden era. Exquisite elegance, immaculate sense

of style. What I really like, when you take a turn, you hold it until

the last moment of the musical phrase, before you go into the next

one. It's so lovely to see. Sustain the top line. That's the only tiny

little thing. You really have to sustain that. I'd like to add,

that's probably the singer in you that helps you do those it helps

with the dance. I have to agree with Bruno, your top line is suffering

somewhat. That's a small thing. A couple of heels missing, but it was

elegant. It was graceful. The movement around the floor was

absolutely exquisite. Fabulous clean pave ots, darling -- pivots,

darling, loved it. You really gave Sophie a really hard

foxtrot, but you created such ease, with your travelling and gliding. I

would say when you create that spin, in the standing spins, don't let the

shoulder rise, that was the only thing. You get faster and faster.

But not that it bothered me because you have style and grace all the way

through. Beautiful. It was near perfection. Thank you very much.

Well done both of you. Off you go. What a start to the show!

APPLAUSE You do not disappoint. Are you

embarrassed? Yeah, I was a bit. Ened ing ovation to start the show. It

doesn't get much better than that. Bruno said you looked like a

Hollywood star. Four weeks in, you are excelling in both ballroom and

Latin. Do you feel that you're falling in love with ballroom

dancing? I love, love, love the way it looks. No, I find it really

tricky. There's so much going on all the time, the technique. I can only

credit Brendan if I'm getting it right. You make it look effortless.

You can't fake chemistry. You two have bucket loads. What's she like

to dance with? Foxtrot is a tricky one to get feeling relaxed. It felt

beautiful out there. You should be very proud of yourself. And your

84-year-old granny Sybil is here tonight. Yeah, Sybil! Scores are in:

She said, "I can't cope." Great score. She needs a sit down. I hope

my granny's all right. If you think that foxtrot was good enough to keep

Sophie and Brendan in the competition these are the numbers

you need: Voting lines don't open until all

our couples have danced. Please don't vote now. If you do your vote

won't count and you may be charged. The couples with the lowest combined

score will be in the dance-off tomorrow night. Scared faces. Who's

next? Our next couple is Fiona Fullerton

and her partner Anton Du Beke. Very popular couple. As you know, Fiona

used to be a Bond girl. I told her I saw a Bond film the other night and

I really fancied one of the girls. But she was way, way too young for

me. She said, "Who was it? I said, "Judi Dench."

APPLAUSE Poor Judi. She never ever got over

it. Here they are in training. I was really looking forward to the

dance because Anton is the king of ballroom and the waltz. I felt that

I was in very safe hands. Nice and classy, Princess Fiona. I was

thrilled we got 28 points. I don't think I've had 28 points in the last

three series added together. Now, there is that added pressure to keep

improving, but whether the scores will improve, who knows. Good. Put

your arms down. I'm a huge Strictly Come Dancing fan. When my father

passed away in 2008, it became a tradition that my mum would come to

our house for the weekend and then we would all watch Strictly

together. So this week, I thought I'd bring extra Strictly magic to

our family gathering. What a wonderful surprise. Would you like

to get up. All my friends are going to be

really jealous that I've had a dance with Anton. It was an absolute

pleasure dancing with Fiona's mum. Exquisite dancing obviously runs in

the family. I don't really want to be sitting on the sofa on a Saturday

night too soon. Keep dancing! Come here. What happened at the end

there? Something? So you invited him back to meet the family, did you? I

didn't see the film. While you catch your breath, it's a good time to

welcome our fabulous singers, Dave Arch and his fabulous orchestra.

Wave. OK now then, Bruno, we start with you. Fiona, sweet heart, the

packaging was very enticing and very promising at the beginning. There

were a few serious issues with balance and losing your step and

fluidity, my darling. The rumba is all about, no, you know. It's all

about continuous motion. You can't just stop and start. It was very

evident. I still think you have it, but you really have to concentrate

in sustaining your performances. I am. We all make mistakes. Of course.

Craig? Dare I mention it, the hip action, darling, I thought was very,

very stiff and plonky. It sort of clunked into place. Your exit from

the floor spin, you did a bizarre jump out of that. It lacked a bit of

rhythm and any sort of connection with Anton. Also your balance went

and you missed that last move there. That was quite sad. Overall not your

best. We choreographed it like that, actually.

APPLAUSE You can do it normally... We've done

it in practice many times. We thought we'd do it in the

controversial version. Darcey? For me, you have that slinky lady

effect, you were caressing the floor. It was very good at the

beginning, but it's true, you do lose focus. I really don't want us

to notice or you to show us that you're making any mistakes. Please

don't show it. It's really important that you focus. I mean, I think

there is so much in you and you've got to survive. So bring out the

fight in you next time. Yes, exactly. Good comments there. OK,

Len? All the steps were. There the attitude was good. The rumba is such

ape slow, pre-- such a slow, precise dance and it magnifies any mistakes.

When it's fast moving, you make a mistake and you're on to the next

thing. With a rumba, it's like Len's lens, you see it. There were a few

issues. I liked the attitude you came out with. I thought there was

one. One what? One issue. One in each section. You messed up the fan

position. You went off on the wrong foot. You were falling all over him.

I was being nice and then you come back. I enjoyed watching you, as I

always do. You shouldn't have said that.

Any way, off you go. APPLAUSE

Oh, I love you. And breathe. Darcey said similar,

Bruno said you have got it but you have to concentrate. Do the nerves

get to you? I think I'm concentrating like mad. I don't know

what the issue is. I did lose my balance and I've never done that

before. It's becoming my USP to go wrong every week. The rumba is a

difficult dance. How do you think Fiona did? Tremendously, it is a

difficult dance, if you go a little bit off, it is magnified in that

respect. I thought you did beautifully. You danced beautifully.

You look beautiful. The scores are in:

Those scores are only half the story. Your votes could change the

course of Fiona Andrew ton's dancing future. Call from your mobile or

land line or get online. There's so much to come. Julienne and Janette.

They're doing the salsa. And Natalie and Artem with the quickstep.

Next up is Mark Benton and his partner, Iveta Lukosiute. Now, they

are dancing to an urban rap hip-hop song. Let me tell you everything I

know about urban rap and hip-hop. LAUGHTER

Here they are in training. I thought our performance went really well.

All the judges last week picked up on our story telling. You can tell a

story. It was mimed to perfection. It's something that I love to do.

Craig picked up on my hands again. Absolutely ruining the line. With

the nerves you can't think of everything. I love watching you, you

get it and that's great. I was thrilled with the score. Hopefully

we can keep going that way rather than that way. This week we're

dancing the cha cha to MC Hammer U Can't Touch This. Mark's cools are

not as cool as he thinks they are. I can throw some shapes, I can bust

some moves. I'm trying my best to be cool. Mark needs to be cool in this

dance. I got an idea that might just help him to get into character and

be cool. Hi Marky boy. I've got you some accessories. Check it out.

# You've got to fight for your right to party #

You look cool, you feel cool, let's dance cool. I've got the moves. I've

got the attitude. Bring on Saturday night.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE There we are, Mark, enjoy it.

A standing ovation and well deserved. That was wonderful.

Now I know what urban rap and hip-hop is. I think! Right Craig? I

can see what the judges think. I have to say, I can't believe the

audience. I mean... BOO They give you a false sense of

security. It was all very flat footed and stompy. The cha cha cha

that you actually did was danced, I'm afraid, very badly. I don't know

how are they... I disagree. That was brilliant! There was leg action. I

didn't know you had that in you. It was great and you've worked really

hard on those details. Every little look. Fabulous. It's just brilliant.

Loved it. Len, what did you think? I tell you what, you're full of

talent, I won't tell you what Craig's full of. I tell you what you

had in there, you had so many basic steps, New Yorks, time steps, Cuban

breaks, you did a fan and a hockey stick. Mark, do it again.

It was so beautiful. Bruno? MC Mark is going for gold. Or was it brass,

I'm not quite sure. But you had plenty of bling. It was unique. It

was different. It was memorable. And very, very funny. And the way they

work together, your movement, it was a team. We are a team. Thank you. It

was wonderful. Off you go. APPLAUSE

Break it down, touch me. One time. Len wants to see it again. Show us

one more hip-hop move, because you can. Yeah! That's the one.

That was one heck of a cha cha. We absolutely loved it. The aupd yens

were on -- audience were on their feet. Have you found your funky

Latin side? Definitely. Safe to say. How hard does he work in training,

looks like it. There were a lot of moves. I don't want to make it sound

like he doesn't work hard because we have a lot of fun. But he works real

little hard, honestly. Yeah, I do. I do! Scores are in:

Ignore Craig. Call from your mobile or from your land line or you can

vote for free online. But stop. Hammertime! Thank you. Nice. Voting

won't open until all our couples have danced. I'm going to dig out my

baggy pants now. Who's next? Our next couple is Ashley Taylor

Dawson and his partner, Ola Jordan. A lot of fans here. Now, Ashley is

one of the hardest working celebrities we have ever had and

he's coping very well with the pitter patter of tiny feet. Nothing

to do with his new baby, he's got mice in the dressing room.

Alan Carr game me that joke! Here they are in training. I was really

excited about the samba, because it was a fast routine. The bottom line

is you've coped well with a very difficult dance. That's the best

thing I've heard in years. I was happy with that. Just maybe do up

the shirt next week and then I won't be distracted! I love the fact that

I'm on Strictly Come Dancing. It's the best experience of my life. I

just want to improve. It's a hug. This week, I'm dancing

the Viennese waltz. Ashley has got to be romantic and loving. Don't

laugh. Don't smile. It's romantic. I've got a good idea. In order to

inspire Ashley, I took him to a cinema to watch the old classics.

Very good, very funny. I saw my lovely face on the big screen

necking birds. Thanks Ola, not embarrassing at all (! ) I think he

was happy the were only two of us in the cinema. Are we doing that? No,

just the look on your face. You've stitched me up. Revenge is sweet.

You wait. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Very lovely. Lovely rue teen, beautiful. Come in here. Oh,

absolutely. Due enjoy that? Yes. I couldn't wear a vest. With a lovely

outfit like that? Right, Darcey? Ashley, a veen yeets waltz is --

Viennese waltz is faster than a waltz, it has many turns, it's

smooth and romantic and you gave many of those things. It was a

little, for me, a little bit too safe and placed. So I just want you

to push yourself next time and go for it. What you did give me is a

neck, your eye line level, very elegant in your top line. That's

what I really wanted especially from last week, and you gave me that.

Just push yourself a little bit harder. Drive through. Go for it.

I thought it was beautiful. Len? It had romance, elegance and there was

a style to it. I thought your footwork, you've obviously worked on

that. A little bit wafty on occasions, I thought. And the other

thing, I liked the fleckerl, it needed for me, you get a bit stiff,

you're being told keep your head to the left and then you get stiff. So

you get a bit stiff in the top. Just needed a bit more gusto to it. A bit

more gotcha. I think we know what you mean. Buno? I -- Bruno? I didn't

mind the wafty at all. He extends his lines beautifully. The casual

flick of the wrist. Very Darcey. We love that. It was tender, romantic,

they are right, you need more oomph. You need to drive it. Keep it there.

That was a good Darcey, I tell you that. You could have fooled me. It

had me going. The only thing that bothered me about it were your arms

out of hold. They seem unnatural actually. They're not as flowy as

Bruno was making out. They're actually quite bizarrely stiff. No,

it wasn't stiff. They are. You into Ed to work on that. No. That would

have swept me away with that. It ruined it a bit more me. Oh, well,

some things to work on. Still don't like the vest. Don't wear a vest

with a lovely outfit like that. I'm surprised at awe -- you, I really

am. You're getting the blame. No more vests. Good luck.

APPLAUSE Your beautiful angel Ola. We thought

it was gorgeous to watch. How did it feel? Maybe I was a bit stiff, that

was probably the nerves. I enjoyed it. How has the public's reaction

been to your taking part in Strictly? Everywhere you go, they

wait until they're leaving and they say, "Good luck." It's quite

overwhelming. The scores are in: Great score for you guys. No more

bruises. A lot in training. Call from your mobile or from your

landline, or you can vote online if Ashley and Ola's gorgeous Viennese

waltz whisked you away. Earlier I gave you the wrong number for Mark

and Iveta. The numbers are: Patrick is begging Anya for mercy and Ben is

proving hard to handle. I bet! Our fifth couple is Julien Macdonald

and his partner Janette Manrara. Now they are dancing a salsa to a

Spice Girls hit. The whole routine is going to be a tribute to herbs

and spices. Julienne will be trying -- Julien will try his best to cut

the mustard. Janette will be wearing hardly any cloves. And we all hope

and pray that Julien keeps in thyme. Here they are in training. I was

really looking forward to the show on Saturday. I really liked my

routine. I loved the song. It was a criminal attack on the jive. In the

dance-off it's Julien and Janette. Here I go again. I was more

focussed. I need to keep Julien and Janette. I need to prove to everyone

that I can dance and I want to be here.

I'm really happy that I'm dancing to a Spice Girls song. I used to dress

all the Spice Girls. I didn't realise they were all Strictly fans.

Julien good luck. Don't mess it up. And I'll be thinking about you.

What's before that? Left first. I love the dance. I love the song. My

problem is I can't remember the steps. I created a game show memory

show for Julien. It was Spice Girls themed to help him remember his

steps. I remember that, I made that. After two weeks in the dance-off

it's nice to have some fun in the training room. Go! Steps, Union Jack

dress, a mug, a cuddly toy, a picture of Bruce, erm...... Well

done. Let's hope I can really spice up my dance routine this week. I

really don't want to end up in the bottom two again.

I think he's got it. By jove he's got it. Well done. Thank you Bruce.

You put a lot of effort into that. I liked your attitude. You come out

and attacked the dance. It was a bit wild and whacky. It needed a bit

more control. So work a little bit on that. The dynamic of it is

terrific. Control yourself. Well, that's a good tip. Definitely high

on spice. It looked like you all tried to do them at once, scary,

spicy, baby, posh. Sporty. The thing is... Now to be honest, I have to

tell the truth, you threw yourself into it beautifully. You always do

everything you can. But, if you stay on, you cannot force yourself upon a

dance. You have to go with it. You have to go with the music, because

what happens, the worst thing again is your timing. It's like you're not

listening to the music. You're trying so hard and I feel for you.

But ease off a bit. Go with it. Listen to the music. Was better, on

the beat more times than not. I am trying really hard. I love it,

but I find it so difficult. Because you overthink it maybe.

Craig? There was no rotation at all, whatsoever in the hip department.

This dance should flow and have a motor and it should be an easier

steady thing that goes through it. You lack musicality. That is your

problem, I think. There was a lot of hip action in the beginning.

Don't answer that. Darcey? It was certainly fun. There were dynamics

there. That's what you need. You've tried really hard at keeping in

sync. You were nearly all the way through in sync. It is just those

isolations, but I think that was your best dance.

It was. It was his best chance, but we

didn't have much to choose from. Go on off you go!

APPLAUSE Well done. We were all rooting for

you up here. You nailed it. Darcey said your best dance yet. Bruno says

you do all you can. I give it 400, 500, 1,000%. We know it. I have

2,000 cratals on. -- cystals on. Twice you've survived the dance-off,

have you done enough to not be there again this week? I hope so. I've

danced night and day. I don't know what else I can do. The commitment

is there. Let's hope the scores are. I do believe that is your best score

yet. They're going up and up. If Julien and Janette spiced up your

life then call: Or vote online later. They do not want to be in the

dance-off for a third time. No. No Second Night Out. -- No, no.

More drama tonight. Deborah is revealing all to a Eurovision

classic and Dave is a matinee idol. Who's next?

Now, it for our next couple Rachel Riley and her partner, Pasha

Kovalev. Another lovely couple. For their

dance they're going to be a pair of gangsters robbing a bank. I went out

with a girl who worked in a bank once, the trouble was every time she

sent me a love letter, she charged me 25 quid.

Is it there? Well do it then! APPLAUSE

Here they are in training. When I knew I had to dance the cha

cha the week after the salsa, I was a bit scared. I had to get myself in

the zone. Overall I was rely pleased with how it went. You got your old

hips going there. Bionic bum. It was clean and precise. To go from 20

points in the salsa to 27 in the cha cha I was really, really happy. I

can only get better from here, I hope. This week Pasha and I are

dancing the quickstep. For the quickstep you need a lot of speed,

stamina and quick reflexes. If we can relate it to a sport that will

really help your dance. So what sport? Let's play some squash.

Come on. I have an idea. Every time you swing, before the ball comes

back, give me a quickstep. Don't stop. Shoulders down. Keep

your feet going. Faster, faster. I did feel silly doing quicksteps on

the court. But hopefully it gets it into my head that I need to

anticipate the next move, which should help. You are so fast here,

so if you just bring it in the ballroom on Saturday night, your

quickstep would be unstoppable. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

They were after our Glitterball. That was the big steal. Well done,

the pair of you. That was a fast quickstep.

That was really fast. Bruno? Rachel, you tricky girl, you just about got

away with it. I tell you, plenty of content, but what you need is

control. I think a lot of the mistakes happen because you lose

control of your body. Work on the control. Control and strength. OK.

Craig? The thing that really let that down was your top line. That

would have looked and OK, you would have got away with it, but I felt

like you were being flung about. You lost your balance. Then a series of

mistakes and the leap at the end went wrong. You must tighten your

bum cheeks darling when you go through that at the end, then you

will glide beautifully. There's a good tip for you, my dear.

Work on that. Darcey? Pasha gave you a very

challenging quickstep. It's not easy. That was very fast. Just watch

you don't grip on his shoulder like that or it's a bit of gripping. I

know I've said it before, it is about strength in your core because

you have, that was hard and you did a very good job, just trek then that

-- streng Chen that core -- strengthen that corps and there will

be much improvement. Len. If you can stop laughing. You'll be clenching

your bum cheeks tomorrow when they kick...

LAUGHTER What was that? What did you say? I

can't repeat it. It was only a bit of whimsy.

Listen, the quaunt of steps was there -- quantity of steps was

there. It was the quality in the top. You started off terrific. I

thought this is going to be your best dance. As it went on, you lost

your posture a bit. Lovely foot work, though. I loved everything

down stairs was beautiful. It's just you have to get this top up a bit

and focus. Well done.

It was lovely. Don't listen to that nonsense. Away you go. Good luck.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Bruno's officially off his rocker.

Love that. Right, Len loved your foot work. Do you feel like you've

found your dancing feet? I found them and then I lost them and then I

found them. I'm not sure. Maybe one. Darcey said you did a very good job.

Encouraging comments from those two. Scores are in:

26! Call from your mobile or from your land line, or you can go online

when voting opens later on. Six dancers down, seven more waiting

nervously in the blocks and still all this to come: One, two and

three. It feels so weird. Have I actually got hips? You do have hips.

Here comes Shakira. Your back? Does it hurt? Yeah. This was your paso

face, it has to turn into a happy face. Now is not the time to be

going all shy on me. Len, why didn't you just say,up,up,

pig's bum. -- yum, yum, pig's bum. Everything

would have been fine. I know what camera it is! I'm not an idiot. Did

you see that? Next up, it's Ben Cohen and his partner, Kristina

Rihanoff. Yes, very popular, they really are.

For their dance, they're going to be a life-sized car on the floor.

You'll see it in a minute just there. Funnily enough, the car

reminds me so much of Ben - very powerful, as a well upholstered

seat, and looks great with the top off. Am I right, ladies? Get back!

Right, here they are in training. Last Saturday, I felt better when I

danced. I started to let go a bit. There's no nerves. They've

disappeared. Seven! We got good scores. That was completely

spontaneous, going up and giving Craig a kiss and a cuddle, bless

him. Keep going because you're going well. We're heading in the right

direction. That's what the competition is about. There's no

dancing background and seeing you turn into a beautiful dancer - I

hope! One, two, three, four... This week, we're dancing the salsa. It's

a massive transition from rugby player to a person on the dance

floor. Rugby players did really well on the show. You know Matt Dawson

and Austin Healy did wonderfully. Today I arranged for Matt to come to

rehearsals and help Ben with his salsa. It was good to catch up with

him and he gave me some tips. I thought his salsa was great. I

think he can move his hips. He's got rhythm. So pleasantly surprised.

He's got it. He hasn't lost it. I'm happy to have Matt in. Hopefully

fingers crossed and I can let go on Saturday fight into.

-- Saturday night. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

They love you. Look at them. Well, a standing

ovation for Ben. I tell you, the rugby player, the way you picked her

head up. That was - I loved that bit. Bute flifl. -- beautiful. Dirty

oiled mechanic... Ticking every box. I loved it. Craig, control yourself.

Next time let him kiss you. Ben, you can certainly handle Kristina with

ease and confidence. You definitely have come out of your shell. You're

having fun. I love it. You'll wait your turn.

Len's first. Ben, you've got the guns and tonight

you have the ammunition. That was terrific.

Well done. Bruno? Surprisingly smooth for such a big bruiser. I

want to see more of you. Of me? Of him. I thought so. The way you are

getting on with him is absolutely wonderful. Well done. Ben, keep

going. He's got the guns and he's got the

ammunition. Don't touch them. Let me think, I'm

not shy. Standing ovation out there today. Darcey said that you've

really come out of your shell and you look like you're having fun.

Were you? I feel more at home out there now I can throw someone

around. The strength, those lifts were incredibly dangerous. A lot of

trust there. Yes. A lot of hard work. He's a strong guy, he can

handle it. It takes a strong guy all the way up there, impressive. The

scores are in: You enjoyed that dance. You thought

that might be a dance, that's your highest score to date. Call from a

mobile or land line. Or you can vote online if you want to see Ben and

Kristina tackle another dance next week. As well as going online to

vote you can catch up with the back stage shenanigans on Twitter and

Facebook. For our next couple Deborah Meaden

and Robin Windsor. Now, tonight she's doing the jive. I

think that's a big mistake. I mean, when she's on Dragon's Den, she

says, "I'm in" Or "I'm out" Why don't they give her the Hokey Cokey?

She'd get four tens for that. I wish I could do that again. Never mind.

You see, it's live television. If it were recorded, I could do it again.

Never mind, here they are in training.

I really enjoyed the quickstep. I got a standing ovation. I cannot

believe this. It's amazing. You put a smile on my face, darling. I

really enjoyed that. I was so chuffed with Craig's comment.

There's a first time for everything. Your best dance to date, my lovely.

I'm hanging onto the judges' every word. Because the important thing is

I get better. This week I'm doing the jive. Robin has taught me --

talked me into dancing to Bucks Fizz Making Your Mind. I'm having a great

time dancing, but I am still quite inhibited. The nation at home are

thinking, please don't take this skirt off. If you're not feeling the

vibe of Eurovision, there's only one way to make that happen. I think we

should have a little Eurovision party. This is a perfect idea. Oh,

look. We watched the original Eurovision Song Contest. It really

reminded me what this dance was all about. Here's the moment. Oh, my

goodness. By the end of it, I was getting it. I hope it's a ten and

not nil poi. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Well done, Deborah. Are you all right, darling. Don't talk to me. I

won't. But it was lovely. Darcey, start us off. That's a hard dance.

You have to have sharp kicks, energy, bounce. It was a little

soft. I'm sorry. I missed your confident self. It just wasn't your

dance. There is always one. But it just wasn't yours. But you have so

much enthusiasm and I know you can come back stronger next week.

There you are, some dances suit. Len? Bucks Fizz, you know it had

plenty of fizz, you have to buck your feet up. There just wasn't the

technique there. You went wrong a couple of times. I love you, like

Darcey says, I love your enthusiasm. I like the way you come out. You

have a brilliant smile. You are giving it plenty. You just need to

work on the technique a bit. She gives her all. You got the

Eurovision camp right, I tell you that. It was light hearted fun. But

they're right, basically the technique wasn't strong enough in

this dance. You'll come back and do better. In other dances, she's been

wonderful. There was no real spring in your steps. The kicks were very,

very lame. They weren't pointed the foot or anything. The ball changes

were flat footed unfortunately. Not your dance. I loved it. I had a

lovely time. You've done the jive. Who can take that away? Off you go!

Come on over you two. Something's changed about you Robin, is it the

beard? My pants. Definitely the beard. What are the judges saying,

it wasn't your dance. When you were in the Dragon's Den, did you imagine

you'd be getting your skirt whipped off in front of ten million people?

Good heavens no. But things might change in the den from now on. You

were nervous about the jive. I was. I love fast dances, but I kind of

felt I was struggling with this one. I still had a great time. The scores

are in: What do you think, voting couldn't

be easier call from your mobile or land line or you can vote on the

website. The beard and hair, that's

distracting. Voting isn't open yet. Don't take long making your mind up.

There are still five couples left to dance. Have you heard this lot? Back

to you. For our next couple Natalie Gumede

and her partner, Artem Chigvintsev. This week, Natalie suffered an

injury to her back and had to stop training for two days. I'm glad to

say, she's back on her feet, but has she recovered enough to dance the

energetic quickstep? Here's exactly what happened.

I was absolutely thrilled that our dance was so well received on

Saturday. It felt fantastic. Fabulous. Love, love, love. To get

the feed back from the audience and then from the judges, we were so

blown away. Good job. Thank you. That Saturday night is the best

feeling in the world. It's not something I want to end just yet.

This week, we are dancing the quickstep. It's so quick. There's a

lot that can go wrong. During training things took a turn for the

worse. I started having really bad trouble with my back. The pain soon

became unbearable and we had to go to the doctor. I was really scared.

After lots of tests, they found a bulging disc in my spine. I don't

want to let Artem down and I don't want to miss out on the most

enjoyable experience I've ever had. I was terrified that I had to pull

out of the competition. But I've been prescribed pain killers. I'm

back dancing. The lack of rehearsal was a worry. I just hope my back

holds out on the night. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Well done indeed. What a great routine. There it is. That says it

all. A great routine. Are you all right? Are you feeling OK? Thank

you. You should be after that. It was a bit long winded getting

started, if I'm honest. Once you got - well it was. What do you want me

to say. Look behind you. I'm not worried about them. The part in hold

I liked very much. I just thought it was too long before you got cracking

and you stopped in hold too short. It was too long at the front and the

back. The bit in hold I thought was great. I'm just telling them! Right,

Bruno? I can't believe you delivered a dance of this standard in such a

short time. I love the jazzy feel. It was like watching quickstep as

the main attraction at the cotton club. I mean, it was just like being

there with you. You capture the spirit of the dance so well. And

some of the musical nuances, the jazzy turns, I thought it was

wonderful. So did I.

Just two days of training, I mean, Craig, what did you think? I agree,

I loved the fusion of quickstep and jazz. I thought that was done

immaculately well. There is no stopping you, darling. Stunning.

And the whole dance was to the music.

The boys are right, the style was just perfect. It was so nice. And so

much dance content. But what you've been through this week, with missing

out and having that problem, you could have afforded not to have so

much, and I know it's hard, you could have cut some things and it

would still have been fabulous. We want you to last, OK? You have to

get through this show. So don't be too ambitious.

Look at yourself. That means a lot. Off you go. It was great! What a

routine. Come on my darling, another standing

ovation and another show stopping routine from our Natalie. Like Craig

said, there is no stopping you. You have had problems tonight. How did

the back feel tonight? Wonderful. I was so happy to be here. I've had

fantastic care from Strictly this week and I couldn't be more

grateful. I'm so thrilled to be dancing with this man. I'm delighted

that I'm part of this experience. You didn't look like you were

feeling any pain. You looked like you were loving every moment. Pure

musical theatre. The scores are in: Wonderful score! She's high as a

kite, sheer adrenaline, nothing to do with medication. The number to

call when voting opens later: or go online. Natalie and Artem may be

riding high with the judges but they need your votes if they're to stay

in the competition. Coming up, abbey and Aljaz are limb perking up for

their -- limbering up for their fierce tango.

Who's next? Only one man has the answer, Bruce.

Next tonight is Patrick Robinson and his partner Anya Garnis.

Last week, Craig and Len said Patrick had style and panache. Style

and panache, I'm so glad I'm not the only one.

Get out! Any way, here they are in training.

The moment before you perform is quite nervewracking and then there's

a freedom. It's a very difficult dance. I thought it had an ease

Andrew elegance about it. You are style, you really are.

It's great. You had it all. This week we're dancing the cha cha. It's

been pretty tricky. Rehearsing Strictly and obviously working on

Casualty takes its toll. I know he's working all the time. And he's

trying to do this as well. I'll have my head full of lines instead of

moves. I'm inviting Anya to the set and see me do my day job. I'm here

on the set and I'm super excited to see Patrick in his element. It's

been great having Anya here to see exactly what I do. How do you do it?

When I'm just about to do the dance, it goes like this. He's wonderful,

but he should point his feet more. Go on Patrick. Everyone enjoyed our

doing the routine on set. Good luck tonight. Good luck. Good luck, meat.

-- Mate. Hopefully I can do everyone on set proud. (

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Well done, the pair of you. That was

great. You were right, you did say panache.

I thought it was pan-acky. No need for mercy because you do a mean cha

cha. I tell you, very sensual, very ridge makal. I -- rhymical. I loved

the smacking. Your best dance yet. Good job.

She teases you. Absolutely brilliant. Oh! Don't kiss him, it's

been done. Is that all? That's enough. Darcey? Patrick, you are so

confident out of hold, you just, it suits you. Just watch when you look

at Anya, you look down at her. Just look down your nose at her. You have

an inner groove and I'm loving it. Len? It's happy hour. You're happy.

I'm happy. The audience is happy. I'm telling you what, you were

steaming, I was beaming. That is your best dance! Off you go! That's

wonderful. Well done, both of you. Best dance ever. She's unzipping

him. Your best dance ever said Len and one word from Craig "brilliant"

that's rare indeed. Fantastic. This is your favourite dance isn't it?

It's the best one so far. He enjoyed that. We loved it up

here. Of course, you were dancing with your cast this week, what do

they make of it? They seemed to enjoy it. There was a big round of

applause after it. I bet they loved the party tonight because you got it

started. The scores are in: 33! Yes. Patrick and yawn are

begging you for -- and Anya are begging you for mercy and your vote.

Call to vote or you can vote online. If you have itchy voting fingers, we

only have three couples left to dance vm

Our next couple is Abbey Clancy and her partner, Aljaz Skorjanec.

Abbey's turned out to be a really good sport, in order to prepare

herself for the rigours of the tango, she took part in a muddy army

assault course. Sounds more like Dirty Dancing to me. Any way, she

really is a good sport. Well done, darling. Here they are in training.

I'm feeling good after last week's show. I've had two fast dances now.

They're not my favourite. I thought you lacked a bit of attack. She had

attack. To be honest, I did completely agree with what Craig

said. I've got to go for it even more. I'm definitely going to work

on that this week. This week is tango. The routine will be quite

fast. Oh, that kills. I need to help you get in your -- getting your

physical strength and stamina. It kills my belly. Where are you taking

many e? To -- Where are you taking me? To the assault course. We got

comments last weekend, that you don't give enough attack. Your core

needs to be more engaged. Give me "Yes, sir!" Sir, yes, sir. Foot

work. What do you say? Sir, yes, sir. Come on! You need to get into

the spirit of things. Come on. Use your core. Think of the tango,

come on. I'm impressed with you. I'm pretty sure you're ready for

Saturday. High five. I nearly forgot to come down, I was

so enthralled. Well done. The assault course as well. Craig, what

did you think? You used all the accents in the music to absolutely

brilliant effect. Great use of the floor, I thought. Some fantastic,

sharp, that catto moves. -- stacatto moves. It had intent and purpose. I

thought it was a--maz-ing. It was beautiful. Quick looks and

everything. Darcey? I was not expecting that from you. Your

shaping especially and your top line. You played a sexy, cool tango.

Very nicely done and very nice, clipped edges every time you change

direction. Great strength throughout. Wonderful.

Len? In ballroom, I'm telling you, you are a formidable couple. I'm

telling you. That was full, snap, crackle, pop, full on, punchy,

dynamic. I tell you what, that was terrific tango. Well done.

Surprised us all. Bruno? Power, drama, passion, beauty, you had it

all. And it was snappier than the crack of a whip. I thought I was

getting whiplash just watching you. The two of you together, it takes

two to tango, and the mixture and the chemistry between you two it

really is wonderful to see. You really use each other beautifully,

carry on, because I love it. I love watching you.

You've done it. Go on, up the stairs.

APPLAUSE Wow. Look at her face. She can't

believe it. I think everyone is stepping it up a gear. That was

incredible. How do you feel after that passionate performance? Great,

yeah. Great, yeah. Craig said it was a-maz-img. -- ing. Did it help to

get into character. Definitely. We worked on the core strength and it

showed. Is boot camp part of your normal morning routine? Not usually!

Mud wrestling with Aljaz. Must have been utter hell (! ) The scores are

in: Three nines there, well done. Did

that tango light your fire? If so, call from your mobile or a land

line. Or can you go online when voting opens later in the show, if

you want abbey and Aljaz to avoid the drama of the dance-off. It's

hotting up in here. Are you ready for more?

Our next couple is TV chef Dave Myers and his partner, Karen Hauer.

When a character. Any way, Dave is dancing a waltz to a lovely song by

The Eagles. I said to him, "Do you like The Eagles? He said, "Yes, but

they do take a bit of cooking." It's the beak and all those wings. I was

ecstatic with my performance on Saturday night. When I walked off

that dance floor, to what I believe was one of the biggest standing

ovations in Strictly history. We were glowing, until we saw Craig's

face. It's like a bulldog eating pickles. The comments do deflate you

somewhat. I'm working as hard as I can. I'm getting the steps right.

I'm trying to get the performance into the dance. What more can I do?

I never thought that hairy old me could immerse themselves in a world

of sequins, fake tans. Your hair is just... Dave's loving his Strictly

experience. I will do whatever it takes to get through. There's only

one thing for it and that's Strictly vacation.

Why am I here? We need the smoothness. Elegance. No part left

unnoticed. Your feet to be strictlified. I wouldn't wish these

trotters on anybody. I feel lick a flaming labrador. If this doesn't

win the judges over, nothing will. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

A new Dave. Yes. Very Deb fair. Karen has taken me and buffed me to

on livion. I hope it worked. We'll soon find out. Darcey? You started

really well. It was, I'm loving the clean look, really perfect for the

waltz. You do have lovely elegant, long limbs. You just have to use

them. Soften those knees and travel. That's what I was missing. I know

you've worked hard. One thing that would help this posture, for me, go

and try a ballet class and see if we can get this posture right when

you're in hold. That's the only thing letting you do you -- down.

Not bad. I shall be on the rail. You have

truly titivated yourself up a treat. I really think you have. On

Strictly, the only failure is the failure to try. And what I love

about you - you try your hardest every week. Yes, you do my darling,

you scrub it very well, almost unrecognisable. There's a ray of

hope on the horizon, because what you did, it was still very, very

minimal, but it did look like a waltz and you tried hard to keep

your posture and do the foot work. Of course, it didn't travel. It was

stuck on the point. But it is better. That's the way to go. There

is improvement. Exactly. Well, there you are. Now

then, Craig? It was for me all very placed. You need to feel the music a

lot more. You need to really listen to the music and try tone joy -- try

to enjoy dancing with the music it. There was gapping going on. There

needs to be more movement. But it's nice to see the serious Dave. I

really enjoyed that. I'd say that was your personal best.

Thanks Craig. That's lovely. You're still my favourite.

Thank you Sir Bruce. Off you go. Well done indeed.

Look at you! Not so Hairy Biker. No. I'm groomed. Is this hay change of

image on -- is this a change of image on the cards? It might be. And

you have lipstick on your cheek. As only a man like me should. Of

course. You have worked really hard. You really want this, to be taken

seriously. Oh, yes. I've always worked hard at the dancing. I think

it would be a discredit to Karen the amount of effort and work she's put

in with me to be sloppy with it. Are you proud of him? You're amazing. I

love you, really. I think I love you too.

The scores are in: Safe to say, very, very happy.

That's your personal best score. That's lovely. Thank you very much

and I do appreciate it. Thank you. I love him so much. That's what the

judges thought. But your votes mean even more to Dave than mere judges'

paddles. Yes, I think I do need them.

Call from your mobile or a landline. Or you can vote online to keep Dave

and Karen out of the dance-off. Just one couple left. Who is it?

Well, I tell you who it is: Our final couple is Susanna Reid and her

partner, Kevin from Grimsby. Now, Susanna has been rehearsing her

dance steps in her sleep. I said, "But you're such a busy woman, when

do you get time to sleep? She said, "When you're on." Aawww. Here they

are aaawww in training. It felt lovely to dance the Viennese

waltz. It was surprisingly emotional. I'm in love with that

Viennese waltz. Every week you get better and better. Amazing. Through

to another week on Strictly. I'm so glad. I enjoy it so, so much. This

week, we are dancing the samba. It just feels like I've got something

dislocated in my hip. There's a lot of opportunity to feel

self-conscious. Don't think about it. Have a good time with it. My

three boys are my biggest supporters. They do a mock judging

panel at home with teddies. Ten! I was worried they might be

embarrassed especially with the samba. I thought it would be great

to get them in the training room and ask their advice. They were full of

enthusiasm, hugely supportive and lots of great advice. I think maybe

your steps could be a bit better. You need to give it a bit more

oomph. I think that was brilliant. The foot work, the power, the

energy, all of it, brilliant! Eight. Eight. 10! Seeing my boys and

hearing their positive comments about the dancing that's really

going to give me the boost to nail this one.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Well, what about that? What about it

Susanna! That was wonderful. Your three little boys, oh, they're so

lovely. The judging was great. I tell you what, Len? You should be

ashamed of yourself, a nice girl like you, off the breakfast news

coming out, all bounce, bum and bongos! This is before the water

shed, you know. You can't come out flaunting your sl like that. Dear

Lord. I nearly had a palpitation. Honestly. I thought you came out and

gave it plenty of attack. A little bit messy here and there. But I tell

you what, it was good. You've developed into a lovely

little mover. Bruno? If you got it, flaunt it, darling. Don't worry.

Sexy, saucy Susanna let her hair down. You were going for it like a

fury, any time, anywhere, any place. If you can keep up with me. It was

hard keeping up with you. You put so much energy into that dance. At

times your finish was a little bit messy. So maintain that performance

level, but don't lose the finish, because you usually have a very

clean delivery. Tonight it was a bit muddy at the edges, but I loved the

flow of it. Beautiful. How about Craig? I

thought it was a bit muddy actually. I felt, at times, you were fighting

one another and going against one another, which wasn't helping any of

your rolls or anything like that together. I feel it lost impact. I

feel like you're losing your neck at times as well. Also, I think you can

go further. I know that sounds odd, but like the hip movements, for

instance, at the top, you could have done a much broader hip movement up

there and you know what, it's just OK. I want to see you go a lot

further. It just feels like it's fitting in the middle ground at the

moment. Let's see what Darcey thinks. I like

the wild samba queen. You were going for it. It is true there was a

couple of messy bits. On your running promenades you have to

straighten the back leg and just the finishes. They're a little bit

fuzzy. But I really enjoy your energy and you go for it, which is

great. She does. She really does. You're

marvellous. I can't wait to hear what your boys

think. Off you go! APPLAUSE

Another standing ovation, you wild samba queen, you! Save me! Was it

nervewracking going out there and shaking your thing in front of

millions? Yeah, it was for me, a bit, yeah. Yeah, but you know what,

I said to my kids, are you going to worry about me doing that? They said

you're only on Strictly once, don't waste it being embarrassed. I see

you as a bit after I Wonder Woman. You have three beautiful boys and

then going out there and doing that, how are you coping? Well, you just

keep going. It's all great fun. I love being at home with the family

and I love dancing. We love watching you dance with Kevin from grimesy.

Now Kevin, not a lot of people might know this, but you have great

ballroom pedigree. You come from a family of ballroom dancers. Your mum

and dad former champions. Yes, my mum and dad former world champions.

My sister is the best in the world at the moment. I'm the black sheep

at the moment. He's my hero. I imagine they're proud of your

performances. The scores are in:

That's more like it, Len and Bruno. Great dance. Call to vote: Or you

can vote online. That's it. All 13 couples have danced. Was it unlucky

for some? Let's look at the leaderboard.

You can change all of that by picking up the phone or going online

and voting for your favourite. And voting is open!

You'll find the full terms and conditions online. They don't get

out much. Still don't know who to vote for? Here's a reminder of

tonight's performances. No time like the present. Voting

closes at 8. 45pm. Didn't they all do well? They did. We'd love to keep

all our celebrities but two of our couples will be in the dance-off.

That means one of them will be going home. Every single one of your votes

counts, which means if you don't want to see your favourites leave

the competition, pick up the phone or go online and vote. Our couples

will discover their dancing fate in the Results Show with Tess and

Claudia tomorrow night at 7. 15pm. Be there. We'll have performances

from Keane and the winner of The Voice Andrea Begley. Stay with BBC

One now, for more action in Atlantis. Keep dancing!