:00:14. > :00:19.I can't believe we have made it this far. It's the semi-final. The
:00:20. > :00:23.semi-finals of Strictly Come Dancing. We are one step away from
:00:24. > :00:32.the final. I didn't think in a million years I'd be here.
:00:33. > :00:37.Incredible. It's definitely been the hardest week yet. Two dances means
:00:38. > :00:41.twice as much work. Twice as much pressure, twice as much effort. I
:00:42. > :00:47.feel like my brain is going to explode. We are going to train
:00:48. > :00:52.around the clock to make sure we're in that final. I've literally spent
:00:53. > :00:57.every waking hour in the training room this week. I've had to learn so
:00:58. > :01:06.many new things to get this far. I'm willing to push myself to the limit.
:01:07. > :01:14.One wrong step. One slipup. Could be the end. It would break my heart to
:01:15. > :01:19.go. To leave now Would be a huge void in my life. This is it. I can't
:01:20. > :01:21.leave now. It's all come down to this. It would mean the world to me
:01:22. > :02:11.to make the final. Live from the BBC, this is Strictly
:02:12. > :02:16.Come Dancing - The Semi-Final! Hello and welcome to
:02:17. > :02:45.Strictly Come Dancing ? Tonight, our remaining couples
:02:46. > :02:52.will perform not once, but twice. Is everybody ready for
:02:53. > :02:54.a night of double dancing? In last week's Dance Off,
:02:55. > :03:02.Ore and Joanne faced Judge Rinder and Oksana and,
:03:03. > :03:04.sadly, it was Judge Rinder We are now left with
:03:05. > :03:09.our fantastic four - only three can make it
:03:10. > :03:12.through to next week's final and they each have two
:03:13. > :03:14.chances to impress. And with double the dancing,
:03:15. > :03:17.it's not just our couples Our semi-finalists are backstage,
:03:18. > :03:53.there's an awful lot resting on tonight as they are all desperate
:03:54. > :03:56.to reach next week's final. TV presenter and singer,
:03:57. > :04:05.Louise Redknapp, and her Olympic gymnast, Claudia Fragapane,
:04:06. > :04:13.and her partner, AJ Pritchard. BBC sports presenter, Ore Oduba,
:04:14. > :04:19.and his partner, Joanne Clifton. Actor, Danny Mac, and his
:04:20. > :04:21.partner, Oti Mabuse. There they are, our semi-finalists -
:04:22. > :04:41.sheer hard work and determination The judges scores for both dances
:04:42. > :04:45.will be added together to decide where they end up
:04:46. > :04:47.on the leaderboard. Those scores will be combined
:04:48. > :04:50.with your votes and the two couples with the lowest overall points
:04:51. > :04:53.will face the Dance Off in tomorrow Sadly, one of our couples
:04:54. > :04:56.will not make it through Dancing first tonight is Louise
:04:57. > :05:02.and her partner Kevin. They're kicking the show
:05:03. > :05:12.off with a Tango. Last week there were just two
:05:13. > :05:14.marks separating all four of our semi-finalists,
:05:15. > :05:35.so this could be the start You smashed it. I really enjoyed it.
:05:36. > :05:40.Nice to march around and do thigh slapping. You two whipped that
:05:41. > :05:47.number into perfect shape. We are in the semi-final? Yes. Now I really
:05:48. > :05:52.have to deliver. First up the tango. I love the sharpness of it. Very
:05:53. > :05:56.different from any ballroom dance. I have to stay flat footed and stomp a
:05:57. > :06:00.bit more. I've spent weeks trying to do rise and fall. I think you're
:06:01. > :06:04.doing an absolutely amazing job. Look at these messages from people
:06:05. > :06:08.watching the show. Louise, you go all the way, baby. You keep up the
:06:09. > :06:15.good work. You are absolutely fantastic. We love you. We love you.
:06:16. > :06:23.We a Allardyce rooting for you. Yee ha! You are gorgeous and so is your
:06:24. > :06:30.partner! I think Louise and Kevin were good at the waltz. Oh, it was
:06:31. > :06:37.graceful. Good luck Louise, we hope you win. We are behind you all the
:06:38. > :06:41.way. Come on, now. Keep on winning. You don't realise how good you are.
:06:42. > :06:47.You are way better than what you realise you are. Love it, really
:06:48. > :06:50.kind. It was really so nice to hear such positive messages and it's
:06:51. > :06:53.definitely helped in giving me the confidence to go and do my very best
:06:54. > :06:56.on Saturday night. Dancing the Tango,
:06:57. > :06:58.Louise Redknapp and Kevin Clifton. MUSIC: Glad All Over
:06:59. > :09:27.confidence to go and do my of the semi-final, let's
:09:28. > :09:27.welcome our wonderful live singers - Hayley, Patrick, Andrea,
:09:28. > :09:27.Tommy and of course Dave Arch Two
:09:28. > :09:46.Well done. How was that? I me of the Generation Game and as
:09:47. > :09:54.Bruice would say - didn't That opening leap, so much snap,
:09:55. > :10:06.crackle and pop. Snap, There was a little moment here... I
:10:07. > :10:14.know. We all There was a little moment here... I
:10:15. > :10:25.in that routine. It was fantastic. Well
:10:26. > :10:47.in that routine. It was fantastic. I wasn't... When I saw
:10:48. > :10:51.in that routine. It was fantastic. way you actually got all the little
:10:52. > :10:56.details in the shoulders and the phrasing of the music. It's one of
:10:57. > :11:02.your greatest qualities. I was thrilled, unexpected and delighted.
:11:03. > :11:07.Always count on you for musicality. Craig, what did you think? I would
:11:08. > :11:11.like to have seen more V-shape in the frame and Len is right you were
:11:12. > :11:16.thrown off balance ever so slightly in one tiny bit. That is small. I
:11:17. > :11:25.mean, you are dynamic. It was full of content. I totally love watching
:11:26. > :11:30.you dance. I really do. High praise. They are all noting the content,
:11:31. > :11:35.Kevin. The attack was stunning. The attitude, as I was saying, the upper
:11:36. > :11:40.body how you fixed it from the beginning of you lost balance in the
:11:41. > :11:48.centre. You got shakey and lost your frame. That's so hard. Such a
:11:49. > :11:54.detailed tango. Lovely, to lose it at the end was such a shame. Really,
:11:55. > :11:56.otherwise, stunning. Stunning. I think we all agree.
:11:57. > :12:21.Well done. You didn't like the tango, did you? Every time I watched
:12:22. > :12:25.you training you were like, I have to be stompy, this doesn't make
:12:26. > :12:28.sense. Did you enjoy that? I did. Every dance you learn it's a new
:12:29. > :12:35.experience. You start off really nervous. I'm nervous until I've
:12:36. > :12:37.finished it. Then I'm, I love it. Now I like it. Well done. The scores
:12:38. > :13:05.are in. The judges' scores are in. Lovely to get a 10. How do you feel?
:13:06. > :13:08.Is Fingers crossed. All right, fingers crossed.
:13:09. > :13:10.If you want to keep Louise and Kevin in the competition,
:13:11. > :13:13.all the information you need is on your screen now so you can
:13:14. > :13:16.vote for them when the vote opens later in the show.
:13:17. > :13:25.It's time for the terms and conditions.
:13:26. > :13:27.I need to be very clear about the fact you can't vote
:13:28. > :13:29.until all our couples have danced twice.
:13:30. > :13:32.So just to hammer it home, I've prepared a few
:13:33. > :13:35.Calls cost 15p plus any network access charge and, please, ask
:13:36. > :13:38.Plus you can vote for free online at bbc.co.uk/strictly.
:13:39. > :13:41.The vote won't open until all our couples have danced twice -
:13:42. > :13:44.yes, twice - so, please, don't vote until I tell you.
:13:45. > :13:47.If you do, your vote won't count and you may be charged.
:13:48. > :13:51.If you are at home having a second birthday tomorrow, let us know. We
:13:52. > :13:55.have a whole lot of stuff for you. Tess.
:13:56. > :13:58.Our next couple are semi-finalists are Danny and his partner, Oti.
:13:59. > :14:03.Their first routine is a dance packe with drama and tension.
:14:04. > :14:06.It's actually a Salsa, but this is the semi-final and every
:14:07. > :14:17.single dance tonight will have us on the edge of our seats.
:14:18. > :14:26.Saturday night I was terrified. I tangoed to a disco song. That
:14:27. > :14:29.routine was so fast. It would have taken one wrong step and we were
:14:30. > :14:35.wrong. You have to step forward on your heel, that was lacking here and
:14:36. > :14:41.there. You have to fix that. We made it to the semi-final. I'm just so
:14:42. > :14:46.glad people kept us in. I honestly don't know if I could have done that
:14:47. > :14:50.routine again. Our first dance this week is a salsa.
:14:51. > :14:54.The last Latin we did went really well. I'd love to pick up where we
:14:55. > :15:00.left off, go out there and smash this one. Because it's such a big
:15:01. > :15:06.week I have a treat for I can't wait you. . Good luck, Danny, we loved
:15:07. > :15:13.your samba. We love your muscles. Go, Danny. Go Oti. Come on Danny.
:15:14. > :15:20.That was the cutest kid. The support from the public has been just
:15:21. > :15:27.remarkable. You have the best moves. Bless them. We are rooting for you.
:15:28. > :15:31.Good luck, mate. I can't explain how overwhelming it is to know that
:15:32. > :15:36.people you never even met want you to do well. We are only here because
:15:37. > :15:39.of them, and I'm having the time of my life. Come on, Danny, you can do
:15:40. > :15:43.it. CHEERING. Dancing the Salsa,
:15:44. > :18:00.Danny Mac and Oti Mabuse. Wow, that reaction from the
:18:01. > :18:09.audience! The hips are hypnotic! Yes, Bruno!
:18:10. > :18:17.Yes! I am loving it! I love the flap boy apes, the flair. -- flamboyance.
:18:18. > :18:21.The flair. All the sequence of the underarms, so fluid, you never lost
:18:22. > :18:26.control. She was going into places that actually never thought
:18:27. > :18:31.possible. Oti, my darling, you are a very naughty girl and that was a
:18:32. > :18:39.very naughty Salsa! Loved it. Loved it. You would. Naughty boy.
:18:40. > :18:45.Will that salsa fast-track Danny to the final, Craig? It lacked for me
:18:46. > :18:51.figure eight rotation in the hip and that's - and the forward and back
:18:52. > :19:01.basic, that really was the only thing missing. And really difficult
:19:02. > :19:09.preparation grips for those lifts which were absolutely amazing! Yes
:19:10. > :19:20.the lifts were phenomenal. Three or nearly four, I mean, the detail,
:19:21. > :19:25.such intricate fabulous lifts. Oti, you really put him to test. All the
:19:26. > :19:32.beautiful turns, you kept it free. Maybe I would have loved more
:19:33. > :19:39.wildness from you. It was funny, you were slightly tentative, only in the
:19:40. > :19:44.basics. I did feel there could have been more attitude. Look at his
:19:45. > :19:53.face! LAUGHTER
:19:54. > :20:00.He's fallen off his chair. First time, semifinals t had to happen.
:20:01. > :20:08.Have you put your back out, love? Are you all right? It was still a
:20:09. > :20:17.fabulous salsa. Thanks, Darcey. Len? Well, it was like my breakfast
:20:18. > :20:25.porridge, tasty, satisfying, with a bit of Oti flavour. Come on! The
:20:26. > :20:33.salsa comes from Cuba and it was like a Cuban evening, hot and
:20:34. > :20:37.steamy! Oh, yes. Your bum... I am a little bit - don't start - I am
:20:38. > :20:46.leaning towards Craig, on occasions - I am not even going to say it now.
:20:47. > :20:50.You have upset me. Listen, you are a fantastic dancer. Whatever happens
:20:51. > :20:59.tonight, you're fantastic. No disputing that. Thank you, judges.
:21:00. > :21:04.You made Bruno fall off his chair for the first time this series. See
:21:05. > :21:12.you later for the American Smooth. Danny and Oti!
:21:13. > :21:17.APPLAUSE Danny and Oti, well done. Two
:21:18. > :21:21.dances. You are such a team. How has your week been, is it confusing? Did
:21:22. > :21:25.you keep thinking am I doing the American smooth? It's been busy. We
:21:26. > :21:28.said at the beginning whatever happens, let's enjoy it, because if
:21:29. > :21:31.it's our last you want to make the most of of it. You don't want to
:21:32. > :21:34.worry all week and go out disappointed. You would rather go
:21:35. > :22:01.out enjoying it. Well done. The scores are in.
:22:02. > :22:06.My favourite thing is listening to these guys. They would give you 80
:22:07. > :22:08.if they could. If you want to keep them
:22:09. > :22:11.in the competition, all the information you need
:22:12. > :22:14.is on your screen now so you can vote for Danny and Oti
:22:15. > :22:16.when the vote opens, after all our couples
:22:17. > :22:18.have danced twice. Still to come, Ore and Joanne
:22:19. > :22:20.put crash helmets on. What a coincidence,
:22:21. > :22:22.that's how I do my hair. Dancing next is Claudia
:22:23. > :22:27.and her partner, AJ. Last week, they got their
:22:28. > :22:33.first 10 of the series. But it's not just the judges who've
:22:34. > :22:36.been impressed by their dancing. Claudia's been a big hit with people
:22:37. > :22:47.all over the country. Last week you got the first 10. I
:22:48. > :22:52.couldn't stop smiling and laughing all the way through. You are a
:22:53. > :22:58.terrific dancer and you are a bundle of joy. And you didn't drop me, so
:22:59. > :23:04.it was all right. The first dance this week is the rumba. Doing things
:23:05. > :23:10.slower and really just feeling the music. I don't think people realise
:23:11. > :23:14.how hard it is. You completely change 12 years of gymnastics to
:23:15. > :23:20.three days of doing a rumba. It's been a challenge, I have the right
:23:21. > :23:27.thing to motivate Claudia. Good luck, Claudia am. Your Argentine
:23:28. > :23:35.tango was fantastic. Go, Claudia and AJ. Bring the glitterball back for
:23:36. > :23:39.us! We are right behind you. Bristol, love it. I love the
:23:40. > :23:48.Charleston you did, get to the final and nail it. AJ, please don't drop
:23:49. > :23:56.Claudia. Good luck, Claudia! Claudia to win, definitely for the short
:23:57. > :24:02.people. Yes! You are the greatest gymnast and the greatest dancer.
:24:03. > :24:04.She's so good. It's nice that everyone's really enjoyed our
:24:05. > :24:06.routines and how far we progressed and I want to keep making everyone
:24:07. > :24:11.proud. Dancing the Rumba,
:24:12. > :26:25.Claudia Fragapane and AJ Pritchard. Well done, my darling!
:26:26. > :26:31.Such a mature performance. Love that. We were all lost in there with
:26:32. > :26:37.you then for a moment. Wonderful. APPLAUSE AND CHEERING
:26:38. > :26:40.Well done. Craig, they have two chance chances to impress you
:26:41. > :26:47.tonight, how was the first? I thought it was a little bit square,
:26:48. > :26:51.if I am being completely honest. The held moments seemed to stop dead,
:26:52. > :26:55.rather than continue the flow of the dance. You are hitting all the
:26:56. > :27:00.positions but I felt it lacked a little bit of chemistry because of
:27:01. > :27:05.that. I tell you what, I did love, and of course we expect from a
:27:06. > :27:09.gymnast, beautiful moves with the unfolding of the leg and a beautiful
:27:10. > :27:17.pointed foot, you had total control throughout. You really truly are
:27:18. > :27:21.wonderful, darling. Not wrong there. Do you think Claudia embraced the
:27:22. > :27:25.character of the rumba sufficiently, Darcey? There are some wonderful
:27:26. > :27:34.moments, definitely. Some beautiful things. As Craig said, how you
:27:35. > :27:39.extend and unfold those legs. There were lots of those moves. It was how
:27:40. > :27:43.you fill out the music and everything but there has to be an
:27:44. > :27:46.emotional connection and I was trying to watch that you had eye
:27:47. > :27:50.contact but it's like this intent that has to follow through in the
:27:51. > :27:53.move. It's not just doing the actions that you are asked off, it's
:27:54. > :27:57.having a connection with the emotion. This is a very difficult
:27:58. > :27:59.thing and you do that with experience and life experience and
:28:00. > :28:03.you are young and this is the hardest challenge for you and I can
:28:04. > :28:07.see that. But there are some very, very special things in there. It's
:28:08. > :28:13.just that narrative that really has to shine through that is just
:28:14. > :28:21.missing. You are so young and you are great
:28:22. > :28:27.mates. Len? You are dressed as my favourite Quality Street. I tell you
:28:28. > :28:36.what, that was a quality rumba. It was clean. It was precise. Always
:28:37. > :28:42.under total control. I don't know the technical terms because it's
:28:43. > :28:46.ballet, but there was a lot of cocking your leg up. Is that the...
:28:47. > :28:51.There was a lot of those that didn't get on my nerves because you did
:28:52. > :28:55.them beautifully. I would have liked more hip action here and there, but
:28:56. > :29:08.as I think somebody said, you are a lovely dancer, you really are.
:29:09. > :29:11.Beautiful control. Bruno? As always, wonderfully placed shapes beautiful,
:29:12. > :29:14.patterns beautiful. Lines, you can do these lines as wonderful as
:29:15. > :29:20.anyone. You know what it is with the hip action in the rumba, when you
:29:21. > :29:28.started it, it has to continue through the body. It's almost like
:29:29. > :29:34.a... He is up again! Don't point at me! It brings a sense of maturity to
:29:35. > :29:40.it. You are a very young girl and you are playing it at a light level,
:29:41. > :29:45.it needs a slight more intense attitude and keep that flow, not
:29:46. > :29:50.just stopping here. It has to go all the way through, but beautifully
:29:51. > :29:52.done. That's your first dance. The
:29:53. > :29:57.quickstep is later. Looking forward to that. Off you go, it's Claudia
:29:58. > :30:07.and AJ! APPLAUSE
:30:08. > :30:16.We loved it. Are you disappointed by the judges remarks. Your fellow
:30:17. > :30:24.professionals were like - what? We thought it was magnificent. They
:30:25. > :30:28.said you were a beautiful dancer and they wanted more connection. We
:30:29. > :30:34.worked hard on all the steps and connecting. I'm a little bit
:30:35. > :30:37.disappointed. But it's OK. Have you another dance to do. We thought we
:30:38. > :31:01.were absolutely amazing. They are shouting, "under marked."
:31:02. > :31:03.You have a Quickstep coming up. Are you looked forward to it? Yeah, I'm
:31:04. > :31:08.going to bring it. Good, girl. If you want to keep Ore
:31:09. > :31:10.and Joanne in the competition, all the information you need
:31:11. > :31:14.is on your screen now so you can vote for them when the vote opens
:31:15. > :31:32.at the end of the show. Our next couple is Ore
:31:33. > :31:34.and his partner, Joanne. Last week, he survived
:31:35. > :31:37.the dance-off, and being here in the semi-final
:31:38. > :31:39.means everything to Ore, but can tonight's Quickstep take him
:31:40. > :31:49.all the way to the final? I hope so. I absolutely loved that
:31:50. > :31:54.Foxtrot, it was the most magical week I think I've ever had. I think
:31:55. > :31:58.the pressure of the quarter finals maybe got to me. A couple of little
:31:59. > :32:03.unsteady moments for me in those hovers. It's Ore and Joanne.
:32:04. > :32:06.Thankfully, we are still here. I don't want to go home. I am a'
:32:07. > :32:14.willing to put everything on the line. We are in the semi-finals.
:32:15. > :32:20.We're in the semi-finals! Our first dance this week is the Quickstep. I
:32:21. > :32:25.want it to be a Quickstep that everybody goes -- wow. Yes. You
:32:26. > :32:30.cover so much ground and at serious speed. If you can't keep up, then
:32:31. > :32:34.good night. Sorry, sorry. Today I brought in to training some messages
:32:35. > :32:39.of support from the public. Good luck, we have enjoyed watching you
:32:40. > :32:44.every week. Good luck, we think you've done amazingly well. Thanks.
:32:45. > :32:51.I loved your jive. Good luck for the semi-final. Oh, yes. Get those kicks
:32:52. > :32:54.and flicks. We love you. We thought your jive was amazing. Good You have
:32:55. > :33:01.been luck. Great from the beginning. Keep up the hard work. Good luck,
:33:02. > :33:06.Ore and Joanne. See you in the finals. That is the motivation.
:33:07. > :33:11.We have to make sure... We do them proud. We do that. Let's do it.
:33:12. > :33:13.Dancing the Quickstep, Ore Oduba and Joanne Clifton.
:33:14. > :35:44.Soak it up. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Listen to that
:35:45. > :35:48.reaction. Your mum is so proud. Your first dance of the semi-final, how
:35:49. > :35:54.did it feel? The most amazing thing EVER! We are with you there. They
:35:55. > :35:59.are dancing for a place in the final, Darcey. What do you think?
:36:00. > :36:06.Wow, you came alive. You certainly did. It was terrific foot work. I
:36:07. > :36:11.thought you were on your bike as you sped past us across the dance floor.
:36:12. > :36:18.It's very difficult with that music. You could have got carried away. You
:36:19. > :36:23.kept and composed. Sometimes you worked hard at not opening up your
:36:24. > :36:28.frame. Jo was saying - no, stay, stay. She does that. The energy, the
:36:29. > :36:40.attack, the focus was all there. Well done. Len. I don't know if that
:36:41. > :36:47.motorbike is a Triumph, I tell you what, that Quickstep was. Quickstep,
:36:48. > :36:51.speed and control. You had both of those. The key to it is - move fast,
:36:52. > :36:57.but don't look rushed. You never did. You looked under complete
:36:58. > :37:04.control throughout the dance. It was a fantastic dance.
:37:05. > :37:20.I think I might cry in a minute. Did that get you Reeved up Bruno, it
:37:21. > :37:27.don't take much. Did it just. Firing ing up. Rocking that leather look
:37:28. > :37:32.and shaking it to the foundations. What is very difficult is getting a
:37:33. > :37:38.theme and leaving the theme, being totally into character,
:37:39. > :37:45.rock-and-roll, sexy, cheeky and yet the Quickstep was perfectically
:37:46. > :37:51.identifiable as a fantastic dance. Second standing ovation. I don't
:37:52. > :37:56.think I've ever seen this before. Craig, please don't spoil it. Jo set
:37:57. > :38:02.a high standard in that and didn't make it easy, which I think is a
:38:03. > :38:05.good thing. However, I think your posture was suffering slightly I
:38:06. > :38:12.thought you were dancing a little bit too much with your leading arm.
:38:13. > :38:18.There was one - What are you on about! I'm talking about... Bruno,
:38:19. > :38:24.help me out here. You make it. You just say... I do not make it, Len,
:38:25. > :38:32.I'm not making things up. Why would I make something up? There was one
:38:33. > :38:36.moment that wasn't actually in sync. There was... Strangely, only you saw
:38:37. > :38:38.that, Craig. We loved it. Thank you so much judges for your comments.
:38:39. > :39:01.Please don't fall out. They are bowing it to you. Are you a
:39:02. > :39:05.sport presenter. You didn't dance at your own wedding. You are in the
:39:06. > :39:10.semi-final of Strictly Come Dancing. I love seeing your parents face.
:39:11. > :39:14.They have flown here. Your dad flew in early from Niger yachl he was
:39:15. > :39:15.screaming as you were dancing - in a good way, I should say. The scores
:39:16. > :39:55.are in. Well done. Well done. You have an
:39:56. > :39:59.Argentine Tango next. My parents are here with my wife. Coming from
:40:00. > :40:03.Nigeria, I want to do them proud. They have never seen me do anything,
:40:04. > :40:06.let alone dance. This one will be for them. I'm having the bs time.
:40:07. > :40:09.Thank you! If you want to keep Ore
:40:10. > :40:11.and Joanne in the competition, all the information you need
:40:12. > :40:14.is on your screen now so you can vote for them when the vote opens
:40:15. > :40:18.at the end of the show. So, all our couples have now danced
:40:19. > :40:20.once which means we've reached the half-way point
:40:21. > :40:22.in our semi-final. Let's take a look
:40:23. > :40:28.at the leaderboard. At the top, correct, Ore and Joanne
:40:29. > :40:33.are at the top. At the other end, still with 35, Claudia and AJ.
:40:34. > :40:35.Our couples still have one more routine to perform tonight,
:40:36. > :40:39.Remember the vote won't open until all couples
:40:40. > :40:45.We still have all this still to come.
:40:46. > :40:50.My two dances couldn't be more different. The samba, everything is
:40:51. > :40:56.moving, it's that is bounce, that hip action. I feel like my brain is
:40:57. > :41:01.just filled with choreography. Straight knees, up or down? So much
:41:02. > :41:09.going on. I'm loving the Quickstep. It's so cool. I'm jumping all over
:41:10. > :41:13.the place. I love it. With the Argentine tango you have to make
:41:14. > :41:20.sure your movements are snappy. It's got to pop. Now, everything counts.
:41:21. > :41:25.Can't wait to see what is coming up. Danny and Oti will be dancing by a
:41:26. > :41:28.lake. Yes, I'm doing a bit
:41:29. > :41:31.of fishing in it. Every time you go near a prop
:41:32. > :41:34.you let it go and it's a disaster. Not in the semi-final,
:41:35. > :41:36.I've glued my hands to it. It's time to welcome back Louise
:41:37. > :41:51.and her partner, Kevin. Over the series, Louise has gained
:41:52. > :41:59.plenty of supporters But can she gain a place
:42:00. > :42:23.in next week's final? Let's find out what
:42:24. > :42:35.the judges have to say. Louise, what a class act. How
:42:36. > :42:39.consistent has this girl been? She has a lovely emotion she's able to
:42:40. > :42:45.deliver through her moves. It's rare to see. I, for the first three or
:42:46. > :42:51.four weeks, was a little bit disappointed with Louise. She
:42:52. > :42:55.plateaued. The Rumba lacked the necessary excitement. You have to
:42:56. > :42:59.stretch out those lines. It's frustrating when you can see someone
:43:00. > :43:04.who can produce them, she wasn't. You have to grow into loving dances.
:43:05. > :43:13.This Argentine tango was the moment that something clicked. Beautiful
:43:14. > :43:18.shaping in the arms. She nailed the sultry, sensual quality that we've
:43:19. > :43:23.never seen before. She can do it. She's grown so much as a dancer with
:43:24. > :43:27.the confidence level. I think that's all she was lacking. She has a
:43:28. > :43:36.delicious amount of musicality. That is what I love watching. Louise is
:43:37. > :43:39.doing the samba this week. Samba always is very, very tricky. You
:43:40. > :43:46.have to get that party atmosphere. Yes. But still get technique and
:43:47. > :43:52.rhythm. Nigh I don't know if Louise is a party animal. We will have to
:43:53. > :43:56.wait and see. I just think, when you watch the samba, all parts of the
:43:57. > :44:00.body are doing something different. This samba could be thes difference
:44:01. > :44:07.of me staying in the competition and getting to the final or going home.
:44:08. > :44:09.If ever there is a time I musn't hold back, I think it's going to be
:44:10. > :44:12.on this dance. Dancing the Samba,
:44:13. > :46:20.Louise Redknapp and Kevin Clifton. I am so proud of you, well done.
:46:21. > :46:25.You didn't hold back, did you, you party animal! Loved it.
:46:26. > :46:30.That was your last dance and your last shot at the final. Len, how did
:46:31. > :46:36.she do? You know, last week I said the quickstep lacked a little bit of
:46:37. > :46:44.content. Well, you have gone overboard. You even did the maypole,
:46:45. > :46:49.I haven't seen that ever! Must be 50 years old. You came out full of
:46:50. > :46:52.rhythm and attitude. What I love is you performed the dance and earlier
:46:53. > :46:57.on that's what you weren't doing, but now you are coming out and
:46:58. > :47:09.performing. You hung on a bit in the pivots. But overall what a great
:47:10. > :47:13.samba. Congratulations. Bruno. Oh, how tooty-fruity was that samba?
:47:14. > :47:18.It's easy to capture the colour and the flavour of the samba, you know,
:47:19. > :47:22.shake it about and jump up and down, but what you did is you put in an
:47:23. > :47:26.incredible amount of content. You really made it very hard for
:47:27. > :47:33.yourself because it's probably one of the hardest dances to do. Yes,
:47:34. > :47:38.there was a moment... Oops, where am I? Oh, I am back in, I know what I
:47:39. > :47:41.am doing. I have to appreciate the fact that you stacked this dance
:47:42. > :47:52.with everything you could possibly put in. Great.
:47:53. > :47:59.Craig. For me there wasn't enough of upper body energy or resistance in
:48:00. > :48:05.the top half of your body. I thought you could have made the bounce a
:48:06. > :48:12.little bit more, but you are dancing to Kevin who just goes mad! But what
:48:13. > :48:20.a vivacious performance, incredible. Darcey. A classic samba. The joy in
:48:21. > :48:24.your face from the beginning, I loved all the backward rocks. The
:48:25. > :48:27.tautness in your upper body, not what he was saying, I thought was
:48:28. > :48:31.all there. It's just keeping all that detail until the very end. That
:48:32. > :48:35.energy has to stay as high as possible and I always can tell when
:48:36. > :48:40.you are coming to the end and I don't want to know that, it was
:48:41. > :48:45.still absolutely charming and I did notice you were flirting a little
:48:46. > :48:54.bit with your partner, which was very nice. They've done all they can
:48:55. > :48:57.but will it be enough? Let's hope so. It's Louise and Kevin! Off you
:48:58. > :49:18.go. I am going to use the word journey
:49:19. > :49:22.because you have been on one. Can we remind that when you started you
:49:23. > :49:26.were self-conscious and didn't want to do it and now you are wearing a
:49:27. > :49:32.fringe dress and a fruit hat. I didn't believe it. Now and again I
:49:33. > :49:34.catch a glimpse of myself and I am like, is that me in that hat? Well
:49:35. > :49:52.done. The scores are in. If you want to see Louise and Kevin
:49:53. > :49:59.through to next week's final all the information you need
:50:00. > :50:02.is on your screen now so you can vote for them when the vote opens
:50:03. > :50:05.at the end of the show. Still to come, Claudia dances
:50:06. > :50:09.to When You're Smiling, which I believe is
:50:10. > :50:10.Craig's theme tune. You got that right! He is smiling
:50:11. > :50:19.now. Back for their second dance
:50:20. > :50:21.are Danny and his partner, Oti. Since he was joint top
:50:22. > :50:28.of the leaderboard on week two Danny He is now looking forward ?
:50:29. > :50:31.hoping to secure a place Can he maintain this
:50:32. > :50:34.incredible standard? Let's find out what
:50:35. > :50:43.the judges think. Danny Mac, what a talent. Looks
:50:44. > :50:49.brilliant, dances sensationally. What a showman. He is the one to
:50:50. > :50:54.beat. That samba, they threw everything at it. He had to produce
:50:55. > :51:02.that hip movement, so clean and so exact. It's the first samba to ever
:51:03. > :51:07.get 40. What I loved about this Argentine tango, OK it didn't have
:51:08. > :51:10.that intimate mood, at first I was dubious about it, however, the
:51:11. > :51:16.precision. It's quick and sharp and to the point and he also tells a
:51:17. > :51:23.magnificent story. It was absolutely incredible. That Charleston in
:51:24. > :51:27.Blackpool. Absolutely stunning. That shows you the showmanship. Difficult
:51:28. > :51:31.and rhythm changes constantly. It was the first time I couldn't
:51:32. > :51:35.identify that he was not the professional dancer. Coming up to
:51:36. > :51:38.the final my worry is that the routines are going to get
:51:39. > :51:43.overcomplex and he will struggle to perform. They're all neck-and-neck.
:51:44. > :51:47.One false move and you're gone. This week Danny is going to be doing the
:51:48. > :51:52.American Smooth. I think this will really suit him. He is a little bit
:51:53. > :51:57.of a Gene Kelly. He certainly knows how to move, doesn't he? It's been a
:51:58. > :52:02.while since we have done a dance like this so it's a great time to be
:52:03. > :52:04.bringing it out. For Danny and I to impress the judges we have to bring
:52:05. > :52:09.something new to the table because it's the dance that could get us to
:52:10. > :52:14.the final. I would love nothing more than to take Oti through to the
:52:15. > :52:21.final of this competition. To go out at this stage will be devastating.
:52:22. > :52:39.Dancing the American Smooth, Danny Mac and Oti Mabuse.
:52:40. > :54:40.Oh my goodness! That was incredible! So much trust between... Thank
:54:41. > :54:45.goodness you caught her! My heart was in my mouth. I was like that all
:54:46. > :54:52.week. I am not surprised. She came at you like a bullet! OK. You judges
:54:53. > :54:57.all loved the lifts in the salsa, what about those lifts? I was
:54:58. > :55:03.totally and completely swept away by the motion and emotion of this
:55:04. > :55:07.dance. What I like, you put in some elements of contemporary jazz into
:55:08. > :55:15.it that were just perfect. And enhancing the story. It really was
:55:16. > :55:27.exquisite story-telling. Craig. I hope you agree. That was right up my
:55:28. > :55:34.street. I loved it! Finally, not a negative word to be
:55:35. > :55:37.heard. Darcey. You achieved controlled quality all the way
:55:38. > :55:40.through the rotations and then that lovely pivot. Some really nice
:55:41. > :55:45.things, the transitions out of some of those lifts. There was one lift
:55:46. > :55:48.for me that looked very clumsy and that is the only one that - that
:55:49. > :55:55.swivel around the waist looked out of context. Otherwise, stunning.
:55:56. > :56:01.Len, you said in the judges' report that Danny is the one to beat. Do
:56:02. > :56:07.you still agree? Well, on that dance I have to agree with Craig now, that
:56:08. > :56:13.is right up my alley! I tell you that. I know what you are thinking,
:56:14. > :56:18.I know, you are thinking I only did natural turns, there was no reverse
:56:19. > :56:24.turns, but you did the natural turns so beautifully I am going to forgive
:56:25. > :56:34.you. Thank you judges. Go and get your
:56:35. > :56:42.second set of scores. Danny and Oti! APPLAUSE AND CHEERING
:56:43. > :56:54.Well done. Getting remarks like that after you have worked so hard must
:56:55. > :56:59.mean everything. It really does. Oti honestly, you are extraordinary.
:57:00. > :57:21.That jump, I was like... The scores are in.
:57:22. > :57:24.If you want to see Danny and Oti in the final
:57:25. > :57:27.then all the information is on your screen now so you can
:57:28. > :57:31.vote for them when voting opens at the end of show.
:57:32. > :57:36.If you want to vote online you have to sign in or register if you
:57:37. > :57:40.haven't already. Still to come, more double dancing. If you are playing
:57:41. > :57:44.that game where you have a small drink every time we say double
:57:45. > :57:49.dancing, you might want to lie down. Tess.
:57:50. > :57:51.About to dance for the second time tonight is Claudia
:57:52. > :57:57.Over the series, Claudia has really put her heart and soul into Strictly
:57:58. > :57:59.and it's beginning to pay dividends because it's got her all
:58:00. > :58:03.But can she make it to the final three?
:58:04. > :58:16.Claudia. Little Miss Dynamite. What I love, she comes out, full on, flat
:58:17. > :58:22.out and full of attack. Nothing safe. AJ's done a great job. Movie
:58:23. > :58:28.week, her Bugsy Malone, it was perfect. It was her. You could tell
:58:29. > :58:34.she loved every minute. Technically that was absolutely brilliant!
:58:35. > :58:40.I don't think I have ever seen any girl do better footwork than her
:58:41. > :58:45.American smooth Hallowe'en week. She has something special, I love
:58:46. > :58:50.watching her. She has an incredible reserve of energy. Those lifts in
:58:51. > :58:55.that Argentine tango, incredible. Precise. Claudia I have a problem
:58:56. > :59:01.with, she doesn't commit emotionally to any of the dances, I love what
:59:02. > :59:09.she does with her body but it's what inside her body and soul coming out,
:59:10. > :59:13.you have to tell the story. Emotional impact, not just because
:59:14. > :59:19.you can nail the moves, but nail the mood. This week Claudia is doing the
:59:20. > :59:23.quickstep, I am looking forward to that, she's fast and furious. Will
:59:24. > :59:27.she be elegant and romantic? Her place in the final is dependent on
:59:28. > :59:33.whether or not she can actually sell the character. I really want to
:59:34. > :59:38.impress the judges with my quickstep and show them I can get my emotional
:59:39. > :59:40.side out and I want to perform to my best and tell an amazing story to
:59:41. > :59:46.touch everyone's hearts at home. Dancing the Quickstep,
:59:47. > :01:57.Claudia Fragapane and AJ Pritchard. Did that get you smiling, Craig? It
:01:58. > :02:05.did. I absolutely loved the end of that routine. It was just a
:02:06. > :02:12.fantastic finish. You kept character. It looked like you were
:02:13. > :02:15.dancing for your life. Brilliant. Dancing for your lives, indeed for
:02:16. > :02:20.the final. You look lovely when you smile, you should do it more often.
:02:21. > :02:23.Darcey. It was light, energetic. I loved the routine. One moment you
:02:24. > :02:27.were like carving up the dance floor. It was stunning how the
:02:28. > :02:32.patterns how they curled. You went right to the edge of the dance
:02:33. > :02:38.floor. Really impressive. You had a generous top line throughout. You
:02:39. > :02:43.are one fit girl. You really are. I have to say. There was only tiny
:02:44. > :02:49.moments where there was slight gapping. Oh, stop. We are being
:02:50. > :02:59.picky here. This is the semi-finals. This is your dance. It's fabulous.
:03:00. > :03:09.Len. For me, you have gone from gymnastic to fantastic. Oh! The
:03:10. > :03:13.thing is, I've done ballroom, I've danced hundreds and thousands of
:03:14. > :03:18.Quicksteps, I know the difficulty when there is a height difference.
:03:19. > :03:25.You overcame that with this dance. I congratulate you both. Fair point.
:03:26. > :03:31.Very impressive. Bruno. This dance suits you down to a tee. You were
:03:32. > :03:36.like a ray of sunshine out there. What was extraordinary was your foot
:03:37. > :03:42.work. You both had spring and sprint and you were weightless and you
:03:43. > :03:49.never missed a beat on this dance. Another thing you did, you did turns
:03:50. > :03:57.with sway in which, you know... I don't I've seen it this season.
:03:58. > :04:05.Probably the first time FAB-U-LOUS. Indeed. They are dancing for their
:04:06. > :04:09.lives. Stealing Craig's catchphrase. I'm so proud of you. Off you go.
:04:10. > :04:28.So happy. You train so hard. You said you had to unlearn all of your
:04:29. > :04:33.gymnast training especially for that dance. Doing gymnastics and dancing
:04:34. > :04:38.is the opposite. AJ had to work hard with me. I can't thank you enough.
:04:39. > :04:40.You had a tough week, but they said it was your dance.
:04:41. > :05:10.That is your highest score. Fantastic. Your first 10 from Len.
:05:11. > :05:13.Right time to get one, the semi-final!
:05:14. > :05:17.If you want to see Claudia and AJ in the final all the information
:05:18. > :05:20.you need is on your screen now so you can vote for them
:05:21. > :05:22.when the vote opens at the end of the show.
:05:23. > :05:25.You don't have long to wait because we have just one
:05:26. > :05:30.Our final couple to take to the floor again is
:05:31. > :05:35.It's been a topsy-turvy series for Ore.
:05:36. > :05:37.He's shed tears of joy, he's been top of the leaderboard
:05:38. > :05:39.and he's also survived two Dance Offs.
:05:40. > :05:41.What next for Ore - a place in the final?
:05:42. > :05:57.Ore with lovely Joanne. They perform so well together. Wh when they dance
:05:58. > :06:05.they are completely unite and in tune. You know what I love about
:06:06. > :06:11.them, he is so emotional. Other ray has passion. Do you remember that
:06:12. > :06:15.jive early on? That was the surprise of the season. His flexibility, his
:06:16. > :06:21.strength, his stamina, I was not expecting that. Look at that foot
:06:22. > :06:29.work. Speed an flare. It was a pure jive. It was brill yanlt. A star is
:06:30. > :06:34.born. I will throw a number out to you Singing In The Rain. How
:06:35. > :06:40.incredible was that? The quality, the style. His acting skills. It all
:06:41. > :06:45.was just like a perfect rounded performance. I was shocked. Ore
:06:46. > :06:53.really needs to work on hisify work. He has a small tendency to turn his
:06:54. > :07:00.feet in. Pigeon toed. In the la tin dances -- his. He is doing the
:07:01. > :07:06.Argentine tango for a place in the final. All that emotion and passion
:07:07. > :07:14.will come out. I can't wait. I'm excited about this dance. We have to
:07:15. > :07:19.throw ourselves fully into it. Go big, or go home. I'm hoping we can
:07:20. > :07:30.capture the intensity and the passion. We really need to make sure
:07:31. > :07:31.that this is the most powerful Argentine tango this Strictly has
:07:32. > :07:34.ever seen. Dancing the Argentine Tango,
:07:35. > :09:43.Ore Oduba and Joanne Clifton. What a dance to end the semi-final.
:09:44. > :09:48.So powerful. So intense. You brought out the big guns for that one, Ore.
:09:49. > :09:57.Wow. I won't be able to get that out of my head for quite a while. What
:09:58. > :09:59.did you think Darcey? Fast and furious Argentine tango. Difficult
:10:00. > :10:05.to express that Space passion when it's that speed. You found moments
:10:06. > :10:10.of intensity. The tension was lovely. It really was. That
:10:11. > :10:16.one-handed lift, you caught her. That was extraordinary. That was,
:10:17. > :10:21.really... I was like that, ah! You do have this lovely quality, you are
:10:22. > :10:29.an attentive partner. That really showed. You don't take your eyes off
:10:30. > :10:34.her. That is very special in Argentine tango. The risk... The
:10:35. > :10:44.risk at the end. Create that beat. That half beat to catch that finish.
:10:45. > :10:51.It was perfect. Was that worthy of a place in in the final, Len? I have
:10:52. > :10:56.to say, what amazes me, Ore, you can make a case out for the other three,
:10:57. > :11:03.but you are a gymnast or they have been on musical theatre and stuff.
:11:04. > :11:08.You have no dance experience. You are a sports broadcaster. You've
:11:09. > :11:14.come out and danced with so much precision. You took it - come here,
:11:15. > :11:20.girl. No larking about. It was so full and intense. I thought it was a
:11:21. > :11:32.terrific wonderful performance. Well done. Well done. Bruno. Mesmerising.
:11:33. > :11:35.I could hardly breathe because of the magnetic, hypnotic intensity of
:11:36. > :11:40.that dance. I held my breath all the way through. First, you produced
:11:41. > :11:46.some of the most beautiful pictures and lines we've seen tonight,
:11:47. > :11:51.absolutely, trust me. And, you conducted yourself. I don't know if
:11:52. > :11:59.I was watching a lion tamer or a magician. She was on the floor,
:12:00. > :12:03.prowling like a lioness. Snap your finger, cradling her like a lovely
:12:04. > :12:11.pet. Always the boss. I'm telling you, that was outstanding. There you
:12:12. > :12:16.are. Outstanding. Craig you gave him a controversial eight for their
:12:17. > :12:21.Quickstep, is that better? Yes, it was better, as a matter-of-fact.
:12:22. > :12:28.However, you did lose balance on one of the llunges. Which was such a
:12:29. > :12:32.shame. . -- you should be so proud of yourself. Teaching him to dance
:12:33. > :12:42.like that, Jo, is justs just extraordinary. It really, really is.
:12:43. > :12:45.Brav row. Extraordinary, perfect, we absolutely loved it. Let's see where
:12:46. > :12:50.that leaves you on the leaderboard. So well done. Ore and Joanne, off
:12:51. > :13:01.you go. You were so looking forward to that
:13:02. > :13:06.dance. Did it live up to your expectations? More than. I don't get
:13:07. > :13:11.to show that a, yeah, careful, you are on telly, I don't get to show
:13:12. > :13:19.that side of me often, that intense. We have washed so hard. She has been
:13:20. > :13:46.patient with me. -- worked. 39. The last time you got that was
:13:47. > :13:51.Week 4. Are you happy? I can't put it into words. My mum and dad are
:13:52. > :13:55.here. I know. They are. Your wife was crying throughout. If you want
:13:56. > :13:57.these two to make it to the final all the information you need is on
:13:58. > :14:07.your screen now. So you can vote for Ore and Joanne
:14:08. > :14:11.when the vote opens very shortly. All of our couples have performed
:14:12. > :14:14.two routines and soon we will hear from all of them about why getting
:14:15. > :14:23.to the final means so much. Remember, you're voting
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:14:45. > :14:48.if you're watching On Demand. To help you decide, here's
:14:49. > :14:50.a reminder of tonight's performances and the all
:14:51. > :17:15.important vote information. All four of our remaining couples
:17:16. > :17:24.have given it their all But only three can it
:17:25. > :17:28.make it to next week. No one wants to fall
:17:29. > :17:30.at the final hurdle. Here is why Louise, Ore,
:17:31. > :17:46.Danny and Claudia want to be there. We are one step away from the climax
:17:47. > :17:50.of this series. No one wants to see anybody go home. I can't believe I
:17:51. > :17:56.have come so far in this competition. This is the final
:17:57. > :18:01.hurdle. Regardless of where you are on that leaderboard, you are not
:18:02. > :18:04.safe. Ore and Joanne... Standing under that spotlight has never got
:18:05. > :18:09.easier. You are waiting there and you just think you are in the bottom
:18:10. > :18:14.two automatically. Those few moments are just horrible. It's like you can
:18:15. > :18:20.hear a pin drop. Danny and Oti!
:18:21. > :18:23.The relief that floods your body is indescribable. I am grateful that
:18:24. > :18:27.the elimination process is only going to happen one more time. It
:18:28. > :18:30.would be horrible to fall at the last hurdle because I want to make
:18:31. > :18:33.it to the final. I am going to say it now, I want to be in the final.
:18:34. > :18:40.It would mean the world to me. Every one of our celebrities
:18:41. > :18:43.would love to be in the final next week and they've danced their hearts
:18:44. > :18:46.out in a spectacular semi-final They're all relying on your
:18:47. > :18:51.support to help them Voting closes at 8.40pm tonight,
:18:52. > :18:55.so you don't have much longer Your votes could help them avoid
:18:56. > :19:00.the last dance-off of the series in tomorrow night's Results show
:19:01. > :19:03.at 7.20pm when, sadly, one more couple will be eliminated
:19:04. > :19:06.from Strictly Come Dancing. Also on tomorrow's show our
:19:07. > :19:09.professional dancers will perform Imagine Planet Earth
:19:10. > :19:22.but in the Ballroom. And we have a very special
:19:23. > :19:25.performance from the music So for all of that and to find out
:19:26. > :19:30.which of our stars will be dancing in the final please join us
:19:31. > :19:32.tomorrow at 7.20pm. That's 7.20pm,
:19:33. > :19:34.but in the meantime... The roads we walk have demons
:19:35. > :19:46.beneath them... ..and yours have been waiting
:19:47. > :19:50.for a very long time.