Week 9 Strictly Come Dancing

The Tower Ballroom, Blackpool. This

is one of the most famous ballrooms

in the world.

This place is incredible!

There is

so much history in this room.

It is beautiful!

Just beautiful!

Dreams have been

made and shattered here.

A little bit terrifying. My family

are going to be so proud to see me

dancing here.

This is where I need to prove that I

deserve to be here.

We have made it this far.

Now it's

time to dance.

Stop what you are doing! Unless what

you are doing is dancing.

Ladies and gentlemen, Strictly is in

town!

Blackpool is full of sparkles. I

can't wait to see the strict list is

in Blackpool.

Ten! Keep dancing!

It's a ten! We can't wait for the

real Darcey Tecumseh Blackpool!

Yes!

Darling. So excited Strictly Come

Dancing is coming to Blackpool.

All

aboard for Strictly!

APPLAUSE

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MUSIC: Coming Home.

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Ladies and gentleman, welcome to the

spectacular show, the most

spectacular show on Earth!

MUSIC: Let Me Entertain You.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Live from Blackpool Tower Ballroom,

this is Strictly Come Dancing!

Please raise the roof

for your hosts...

Tess Daly.

APPLAUSE

And Claudia Winkleman.

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Hello!

Hello!

Hello and welcome to

Strictly Come Dancing live,

from the majestic Tower Ballroom!

Blackpool, are you ready?

AUDIENCE:

Yes!

Phew, it would have been

awkward if they'd said no.

Yes!

Yes!

A huge thank you to choreographer

Jason Gilkison, our celebrities

and professional dancers

for entertaining us

with that spectacular

start to the show.

APPLAUSE

Last week, Ruth and Anton faced

Jonnie and Oti in the Dance-Off.

Sadly, it was Ruth who

left the competition.

Oh!

We are now left with eight couples,

who are hoping to illuminate

the dancefloor and make

Blackpool rock.

Watching them very closely are four

people who should feel right at home

in this beautiful venue.

Please welcome, the judges!

APPLAUSE

Darcey Bussell.

Bruno Tonioli.

Craig Revel Horwood.

And Shirley Ballas.

APPLAUSE CONTINUES

The judges, everyone!

Prestigious.

Our celebrities are backstage.

They've been dreaming of dancing

here since the series began, so...

let's not make them wait any longer.

Please give a big

Blackpool welcome to...

BOTH: Our Strictly stars!

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EastEnders star Davood Ghadami

and his partner, Nadiya Bychkova.

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Popstar Mollie King,

and her partner, AJ Pritchard.

APPLAUSE

Actress and radio presenter

Gemma Atkinson and her

partner, Aljaz Skorjanec.

APPLAUSE

Entertainer and radio

broadcaster Debbie McGee

and her partner, Giovanni Pernice.

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From Holby City, Joe McFadden,

and his partner, Katya Jones.

APPLAUSE

Comedian and presenter Susan Calman

and her partner, Kevin Clifton.

APPLAUSE

Paralympic gold medallist

Jonnie Peacock and his

partner, Oti Mabuse.

APPLAUSE

Singer and theatre star

Alexandra Burke and her

partner, Gorka Marquez.

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Wow!

Our amazing eight!

Huge congratulations

for making it this far,

I'm sure you'll all deliver

performances fit for

this glorious ballroom.

No pressure!

You will be able to vote

for your favourite later on.

Your votes will be added

to the judges' scores,

to decide which two couples

will face the Dance-Off in Sunday

night's Result Show.

It's then down to the judges

alone to decide who stays

in the competition.

And dancing first tonight

in the Tower Ballroom is Mollie King

and her partner, AJ Pritchard.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE. Looking

beautiful!

Looking beautiful!

Mollie is doing a Charleston,

and she's taking on the role

of a beautiful bird-of-paradise -

or, as they call them

in Blackpool, seagulls.

APPLAUSE

I loved that dance. We both gave it

everything we have. And I had

thought we had done it really well

until we got to the judges.

There was a lot of content, but all

the artistry went away.

I definitely thought Blackpool was

just gone.

Mollie and AJ! I could not believe

it.

We are dancing the Charleston at

Blackpool.

This week, we are dancing the

Charleston which is so much fun. In

Blackpool, everything has to be

bigger and better so I know what AJ

is like and he wants to throw in

some lifts.

Up here, down here, back

here come around here. It is going

to look fantastic on TV!

Lift me up! I'm so excited for

Blackpool and it means I can go up

North to see my family.

As Mollie's remark can't visit

London to watch the live show, they

decide to take the Hull experience

to her in Hull.

I had a surprise visit today, Mollie

and AJ.

And Nanette whipped out the family

photos, of course.

Oh, Nana, no!

She is cute! Have you been watching

the show?

Are you enjoying it?

Lovely. What are you dancing this

weekend? The Charleston.

Oh, that is hard! And we showed her

the Charleston.

I think you are

perfect together, I really do.

Ten! I wish you all the luck in the

world, but I enjoy it, that is the

main thing.

APPLAUSE

Dancing the Charleston, Mollie King,

and her partner, AJ Pritchard.

MUSIC: Wings.

APPLAUSE

Yes! Mollie and AJ, ladies and

gentlemen. Superb start to the show!

Just fabulous! You are so brave!

Yes!

Wow, those lifts Yes!

Where did they come from?

Your Nana Eileen is going to be very

proud of you.

While you two soak it all in,

let's say hello to our fabulous

live singers, Hayley,

Jamie, Andrea, Tommy

and, of course, Dave Arch

and his brilliant orchestra!

APPLAUSE

Good to see Dave getting

into the holiday spirit!

Let's chat to the judges.

Has Mollie found her

dancing wings, Shirley?

What a way to open the show in

Blackpool. You certainly found your

wings, let me tell you what I liked

this evening. You had slow movements

and slow, sensual movements, and you

came out and you gave it some attack

and you hit some lifts, very

difficult, and you executed them

while so I was pleased with you

today.

Thank you so much!

Smiling, that is a good sign.

AJ,

that is all you had to do, let the

bird out of the cage! Let her take

flight!

, down, upside down, spinning

around! Like a ride down on the

pleasure Beach. It is as much fun.

Much more confidence and strength.

Still some of the links sometimes,

you look like you are losing

direction, where are we are going?

You have to keep concentration all

the way through.

Great improvement, very good.

Thank

you!

Let's ask the swivel

king what he thought

of your Charleston, Craig?

There was no time at which made the

footwork clumpy and erratic, I

thought.

You sometimes had a floppy foot, you

had to choose to point it or flex it

but not in between.

But those lifts were and absolute

dream!

I am so glad he ended on a positive.

I thought there was a lot of

position, it was really exact.

Incredibly impressive lifts, very

daring. Just the one where you got

turned around and the shoulders

started to go out. Hold the frame.

You are getting better. Well done.

APPLAUSE

You are getting better. Well done.

Well done!

Mollie and AJ!

APPLAUSE

That is how you do it. How does it

feel?

It is a huge honour to open the

show.

The most incredible TV show. The

crowd are on fire. Thank you so much

to everyone.

The atmosphere is extraordinary. You

have this extraordinary respect for

dancers. You went to the winter

gardens last night.

I went to watch. It was

unbelievable, so good.

I have fallen in love with dancing.

Scores are in.

The judges have their scores.

Craig Revel Horwood.

Six.

Darcey Bussell.

Seven.

Shirley Ballas.

Eight.

Bruno Tonioli.

Eight. Your second-highest score,

very well done.

If you adored Mollie and AJ's

Charleston, and you would

like to show them your support,

then, please vote for them.

All the details you need

to are on your screen now.

The vote will open

later on in the show.

It's time for a very

important announcement.

BELL RINGS

Oyez, oyez, oyez!

It's time for the terms

and conditions.

Please welcome Mr Peter Kay!

CHEERING

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Voting won't open until

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Don't call yet,

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and you may still be charged.

Thank you.

Tess.

Our next couple is Susan

Calman and her partner,

Kevin Clifton.

APPLAUSE

Their paso doble is based

on the movie Strictly

Ballroom, where a

novice overcomes the

competition, and triumphs

against all odds.

Will life imitate art tonight?

We're about to find out.

APPLAUSE

How did you enjoy this weekend?

It was pretty amazing. I love you in

your suit. It's how I imagine our

wedding picture would be.

I think you have danced from your

heart, you have come huge strides.

Blackpool.

Who knew? Not me.

We are doing the paso doble to the

final song in Strictly ballroom.

Everything is different. The judges

will be looking for Susan, even

though she is small, to be a giant,

she will have two fill the ballroom

with her dominance and presence and

power.

We are doing the end scene from the

film, I saw it as a kid, it has been

inspiring me for my whole life.

The final scene is a dramatic 1980s

.com petition. Kevin takes Susan to

the cinema for his vision of the

dance.

This bit gives me chills.

There are a lot of flamenco moves.

We need to capture the drama and

intensity.

The costumes are amazing.

Incredible costumes. You will look

just like that, that it is, the

famous move.

Oh, yes. Amazing. There is so much

to remember, the posture, the

intensity. I hope we can do it well

in Blackpool.

APPLAUSE

in Blackpool.

CHEERING

Dancing the paso doble, Susan Calman

and her partner Kevin Clifton!

MUSIC: Scott and Fran's Paso Doble

APPLAUSE

CHEERING

Come on over here. Superb. A superb

performance, one of my all time

favourite movies.

Good fun.

Will they see off the competition

with that performance, Bruno?

Susan, the drama queen. Somewhere

between Penelope Cruz and pantomime

queen. My favourite was the flamenco

section, building up like a pressure

cooker. About to explode. Great

intensity, but be careful to keep

everything big. All the shaping. Not

just your face but the body. At

times, it looked like a paso doble

that had shrunk in the wash.

Everything as to be powerful not

just in the face.

But great fun.

Craig, you scored Susan

a five last week.

How was her paso tonight?

Well, it needed more of everything,

more intent, purpose, dramatic

shaping in the body. Deliberate and

stronger use of the skirt, for

instance. The approach was a little

bit too soft.

But... I agree with Bruno.

I absolutely loved that flamenco,

that was excellent.

What we don't appreciate is how fast

this ballroom is it is daunting.

When you have to fill it, it is

difficult. There were moments where

you were trying to catch up. It is

about getting down and using those

soft knees to travel. The

exaggeration of shaping. Again,

those flamenco stamps sold it for

me.

Shirley?

I like to think there was a nice mix

of paso doble but I do believe the

Flamengo Park have to be kept inside

the body, you can't go out with

those.

The paso can go outside sometimes.

If you took the skirt to the very

end and released it, that would have

pleased Craig.

He covered the floor very well. And

I think you did well, well done.

The audience loved it. Well done.

You have done yourself proud and

blackballed proud.

Susan and Kevin!

APPLAUSE

CHEERING

the audience with you every step of

the way.

It feels extraordinary in here. It

is absolutely amazing, his dream

paso doble, in Blackpool.

You wanted to do this since you were

eight, you have been bedding

Strictly and finally they said, you

go.

How was it? Since I was eight, it

has been a dream to do that number,

and here with Susan, now one of my

best mates, and unbelievable moment.

All my goals are here. Fantastic.

Scores are in.

The judges have their scores.

Craig Revel Horwood.

Five.

Darcey Bussell.

Six.

Shirley Ballas.

Seven.

Bruno Tonioli.

Seven.

You are so adorable. You get a five,

you are, that is OK!

That will be perfect.

If you don't want Susan

and Kevin's number to be up,

then you will need to make sure

that they get your vote

when it opens later.

All the details you need to see them

dance again next week

are on your screen right now.

Still to come.

Gemma goes Downtown.

It's like Uptown,

but a bit further down!

Tess.

Next to dance is Debbie McGee

and her partner, Giovanni Pernice.

APPLAUSE

They're doing a samba,

the party dance.

Blackpool, are you ready

to party some more?

AUDIENCE:

Yes!

Good.

Then get ready for Debbie McGee

to Spice Up Your Life!

APPLAUSE

Saturday night was fun.

I loved that salsa.

Everyone loved the salsa, it had the

fluidity.

He swung me around with one hand. I

am proud of that lift because no one

has done it on Strictly.

Incredibly impressive. Only eight

couples are left and we are going to

Blackpool. You really feel a sense

of achievement.

This week, we are going to dance a

samba to the Spice Girls.

All their songs were fun and happy,

I am really looking forward to it.

Are you ready? I don't think so.

Look at your shoes, you need Latin

shoes.

I had better get my Latin shoes.

Let us do some samba. One of the

hardest things is the samba roll.

I am finding the samba roll rather

like a sausage roll!

It is difficult.

And again. It is a really weird

movement which stretches your hip

muscles. I need to soak in a bath.

This samba is killing me. I didn't

realise there was so much to learn.

I mustn't forget about.

The bounce action is fundamental to

samba.

Never stop bouncing. I am feeling

like a bouncy ball but I am having

fun.

It has been a hard week training.

Just about got the samba roll, just

have to remember to bounce and don't

make any mistakes.

Dancing the samba,

Debbie McGee and her partner,

Giovanni Pernice!

APPLAUSE

MUSIC: Wannabe.

MUSIC: Who Do You Think You Are?

APPLAUSE

CHEERING

Brilliant! Listen to that! You were

worried about the bounce, you had

the whole place bouncing! Super! It

is all priceless.

Let's see what the judges thought...

What they really, really thought.

Starting with Scary Spice, Craig?

I thought it was a little bit spiky,

a little bit stiff. I would like to

see the rolls a little bit smoother,

but I loved that you'd dropped into

the splits after that. And the

timing, I thought was absolutely

exceptional.

Yes! Thank you.

Well, I loved your

shadow rolls. The curve, the upper

body, it got better and better, very

impressive. Beautifully travelled on

your promenade runs as well. The

only think it was lacking in energy

by the very end, which I have never

seen you do in the past so the only

thing is, keep that energy and that

stamina, keep it strong.

Stamina.

What did you think of the

samba rolls?

You have the most

amazing vertical line through your

body so everything looks easy on the

eye. The Shadow reverse roll is one

person standing behind the other and

you have to reach far forward with

your hips and far back and you do/

cross, back sides together and keep

one rhythm going slowly with your

arms, you are outstanding in that

roll! And the reverse rolls.

Outstanding! Bruno. Thank you for

printing girl Power to the Tower! By

the way, if never danced better! I

love it. For me, it was a great

tribute to pop icons. Placed very

well, it was cheeky and it was

funny. I agree with the other

judges, the rolls, I tell you, they

were sizzling.

Excellent

performance, great Street.

Thank

you! It is girl Power and you've got

it, let's hear it for Debbie and

Giovanni. Thank you so much.

APPLAUSE

Well done, darling. If somebody told

you five years ago you would be in

Blackpool Tower Ballroom dancing

dressed as Geri Halliwell with this

one, would you have gone, no, don't

be ridiculous? I would think they

were mad! The dancers do not come as

naturally to you, how did you find

that?

I just totally enjoyed the

night. I don't know what I did, I

just had a great time!

And ginger

spies herself, that is not her name!

She sent a message. Yes, yesterday.

Lovely.

The scores are in.

The judges have their scores.

Craig Revel Horwood.

Seven.

Seven.

Darcey Bussell.

Eight.

Eight.

Shirley Ballas.

Nine.

Nine.

Bruno Tonioli.

Nine.

Happy with that? Very well

done.

Very well done.

If you loved Debbie and Giovanni's

Samba, you can either...

A) Slam your body down

and wind it all around.

Or, B) Vote for them.

Your choice.

And voting will open

after all our couples have danced.

Still to come, Davood becomes Bond.

Tess.

Next to dance is Jonnie Peacock

and his partner, Oti Mabuse.

APPLAUSE

Tonight, they're doing a Tango

to the song 'Sweet Dreams'.

And after last week,

he's hoping it won't lead

to the nightmare of another

Dance-Off.

APPLAUSE

I liked the Foxtrot with you, it

felt like we were connected and

everything moved well.

Some of the

footwork was OK but at week eight,

it needs to improve.

It is not nice

when the red light hits you.

Blackpool was at stake it added to

the tension of the night.

Jonnie. Jonnie.

Jonnie and Oti.

Being that close would be hard not

to make it Blackpool, it is

incredible. This week, we have a

tango.

It is fast and staccato.

Jonnie is picking up a headache from

the speed of his head.

You've got to

do it quite sharp!

Our dance is

futuristic. Neon lights. It would be

amazing if we went to the iconic

Blackpool Tower and turned on the

Tower lights.

We have to show them

Strictly is in town.

There it is,

Jonnie, the iconic Blackpool Tower.

It's a bit dark and it needs

sunlight.

How do we get up there?

We

climb! Really? No, there is a lift.

Doing anything this weekend?

We are

dancing this weekend. This is how we

turn the lights on, are we doing it?

Let's do it! All right.

Wow! Can we

change the lights? Yes, I can change

the lights with my phone.

What

colour? Yellow. Lou. Yellow! Blue! I

think we have broken it. We had a

bit of fun today. Which ended up

with was breaking the Tower.

Let's

get out of here.

Jonnie! Slightly

awkward, not sure if we are going to

get up again.

Dancing the Tango, Jonnie Peacock

and his partner, Oti Mabuse.

APPLAUSE

Activate!

MUSIC: Sweet Dreams.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Wow!

It is Jonnie and Oti! They are on

their feet in the Tower Ballroom. So

good, brilliant!

So good, brilliant!

A futuristic Tango.

But has he got a future

on the show, Darcey?

I thought Flash Gordon had just

arrived! When you came out, the

focus, thank you so much. The

determination, the attack was all

there, just what I wanted! Very nice

clip the transitions as well. I

would like if your frame had become

slightly lower and you could store

even more just bending those knees.

I could see you were working really

hard at holding those shoulders back

and your topline. That bottom is

still sticking out, sadly. You have

moments by the end where you started

leaning on Oti but a big difference

come well done.

The moody face.

The moody face.

Will that Tango be giving

you sweet dreams, Bruno?

I'm trying to dream in my mind how

to help you with your posture. I

think you need to think about the

tail bone of your spine pointing

downwards. And your chest.

Everything needs to be in a straight

line, not too far forward. In a

straight line. When the vertical

line becomes much stronger, the legs

operate much better. The frame is a

little bit better, but still posture

has got to be better.

Bruno.

I like

the techno- Tango. You look like you

were chasing around with

determination, whizzing and turning.

There was a section, you were so

well in sync. You kept all the same

angles. With the three professional

dancers. But let's talk about your

bomb! You've got irreversible bum

syndrome.

You are obsessed. I see it every

week and you say, I'm going to keep

it in. You kept sticking it out.

That stops you having the right

stance because you keep moving

forward. Apart from the bum, I like

the techno- tango.

He likes the bum secretly as well.

He likes the bum secretly as well.

I hope you're going to score him

more than a four this week, Craig.

You were leaning over Oti like the

Tower of Pisa. And that means we

missed the all-important fee shaping

that you have to really try and

achieve. It is also stompy for my

liking. Also, I didn't feel like you

were leading the dance, I felt like

you're reacting to Oti rather than

reading her. Rubbish! Not rubbish

actually, Darcey Bussell. But I

loved, loved the routine.

We all loved the Tango, didn't we,

ladies and gentlemen? Thank you very

much.

Thank you very much.

Jonnie and Oti!

APPLAUSE

Good job, my lovely.

I tell you what, we thought it was

magnificent.

You enjoyed it as well.

I did enjoy it but we knew the Tango

was going to be tricky and the

posture was a challenge so we tried

but I guess we forgot. Maybe I

didn't focus enough.

No, it was

perfect. We liked it just like that.

Just like that. Your best friend

Martin is here with your girlfriend,

Sally. So sweet, he was looking

quite furtive with the judges

comments.

He was the first person to

push me in my wheelchair. He went to

school and I feel like he had just

started school, sorry, and I came

back and I feel like you just needed

a friend so he pushed me.

Thank you,

Martin, we love you, come every

week! If you want, they might not

want to. Well done, it was

fantastic.

The scores are in.

The judges have their scores.

Craig Revel Horwood.

Six.

Six.

Darcey Bussell.

Seven.

Seven.

Shirley Ballas.

Six.

Six.

Bruno Tonioli.

Seven.

Well done. Five more than last week,

we thought it was fantastic.

Five more than last week,

we thought it was fantastic.

If you thought Jonnie and Oti's

tango to Sweet Dreams

was an excellent addition

to the show, then please vote.

All the details you need to keep

them in the competition

are on your screen now and the vote

will open later on.

There is still all this to come...

Well done.

The Quickstep is so, so fast. I just

have to make sure I don't step on

Gorka's feat.

Choreography is tricky

places, it will tricky!

Aljaz has said for my eyes, look

over the rainbow, from one side to

the other.

It is about making it all

come together at the right time and

the right time is Blackpool on

Saturday.

I can't wait to see all that.

We are having such a nice

time here in Blackpool.

What have you got there, Claud?

It is a seagull and he needs in

this, I am good to see if I can find

him one.

Next up is Gemma Atkinson

and her partner, Aljaz Skorjanec.

Gemma's been to Blackpool many

times on family holidays,

but never in her wildest dreams did

she think she'd be dancing

an American Smooth in this

beautiful ballroom.

Did you find a nest

for that seagull, Claud?

Well, it was the strangest thing.

He just flew off.

I hope he found his nest.

LAUGHTER

APPLAUSE

How did you find last Saturday?

Everything you put into which was

lovely, I really enjoyed Saturday.

Out of all the steps in our Viennese

waltz, the hardest was the fleckerl

which is when the shoe came off. But

you recovered. And you didn't lose

your posture.

Incredible.

Cinderella lost her shoe

and she still got to go to the wall.

We are dancing and American Smooth

foxtrot.

I am struggling with pushing with

the standing leg, difficult when you

are in heels, a lot to think of.

She is really starting to understand

how controlled it has two B.

That is it. Our dance is set in a

tram in Blackpool, so what better

way than to travel in style in a

tram.

We are in Blackpool!

I used to come here with my dad. He

passed away when I was 17.

It is tinged with a little bit of...

Sightseeing is fabulous, we have

seen the illuminations, the tower am

the ride, it has been great.

I feel like I am a kid again.

And doing our dance will be

beautiful for you. I can't wait for

her to enjoy it.

We have had an amazing time but it

is time to get some work done and

put on a cracking performance in

that ballroom.

APPLAUSE

Dancing the American Smooth,

Gemma Atkinson and her partner

Aljaz Skorjanec!

APPLAUSE

MUSIC: Downtown.

CHEERING

APPLAUSE

I love it, we are so proud of you.

You did so well.

I am so proud.

I can tell.

I bet you thoroughly enjoyed that.

Did they do the Tower Ballroom

justice?

You must be a really great student,

you listen and you listen some more.

It takes a great lady to listen to

the way the man is leading. Some

beautiful arm styling, you have made

me emotional. To the correct of --

correct side of the body, the head

was in the correct place, your

energy was incredible.

Bruno?

With this performance, it had a

weightless flow which was magic.

Graceful, elegant, exquisite use of

arms. You are getting better every

week. It is good to see somebody who

applies everything you say, you

work, combat and it gets better,

fantastic.

Getting better.

You were taking your pivots on your

toe. And your fingers, although

you're shaping of the hands is

improved, there was a bit too much

energy in them. But beautiful

control, the lines flowed well. And

you were listening to corrections

and improving.

That is fantastic to see, beautiful.

APPLAUSE.

The quality throughout, the tracking

of the feet, such control. You kept

your body taut and strong, beautiful

finishes of those lines, I really

loved it.

Making an improvement just when it

mattered the most, raising the

ballroom roof.

APPLAUSE.

You really are emotional. So proud.

What I love, you said, I am home.

Up north, I am home, it feels nice.

What I love is your family, your mum

and stepdad are here, your mum has

applied for Strictly Blackpool

tickets so many times.

And she's here.

Scores are in.

The judges have their scores.

Craig Revel Horwood.

Nine.

Darcey Bussell.

Nine.

Shirley Ballas.

Ten.

Bruno Tonioli.

Ten.

Your first ten.

Look how happy he is.

If you loved Gemma and Aljaz's

beautiful American Smooth, then

you will need to make sure

they get your vote.

All the details you need

are on screen now.

And voting

will open once all our

couples have performed.

Well done.

Still to come.

Alexandra and Gorka are dancing

surrounded by coins.

Well, it'll make a nice "change"!

Tess.

Our next couple is Davood Ghadami

and his partner Nadiya Bychkova.

APPLAUSE

They're doing a James

Bond-themed paso doble,

to the song Live And Let Die.

So, stand by for a

routine that could leave

you shaken and stirred.

APPLAUSE

I am so proud of you this weekend.

The weekend was good.

The response from the judges was...

Amazing.

Never thought I would hear him say

that.

I can't believe it, incredible.

Bring on Blackpool.

This week, we are dancing the paso

doble and we are dancing to this

James Bond theme so I get to play

James Bond, brilliant.

The most important thing is the body

shape. If it is not right, it will

look like walking around.

Paso doble is a strong dance, about

hitting the right shapes, it is

quite dark and intense.

Because it is Blackpool, we have to

go big. You are going to parachute

onto the floor.

I have arranged a little treat.

Nadiya has a great idea of taking me

to an indoor skydiving centre to see

what it feels like.

Ready?

Yes, ready. Indoor skydiving, you

have to keep your hips forward, any

wrong moment and you are spinning

all over the place. I am training

and having fun. I always have fun

when I am training, Nadiya!

I think I have the hang of this now.

James Bond. I just hope on Saturday

our paso doble blows the public and

the judges away.

CHEERING

Dancing the paso doble,

Davood Ghadami and his partner

Nadiya Bychkova!

MUSIC: Live And Let Die.

CHEERING

APPLAUSE

So good, listen to that. Listen to

the audience. So much drama.

So masculine. Never shied away from

complex routines, very good.

Joint top last week.

You never shy away from

complex routines, do you?

Bruno, did that put

you in double-O heaven?

Mission accomplished!

I think you have earned your licence

to thrill. And the outfit to go with

it, by the way.

Any time of the week.

I was slightly distracted, darling,

but I did notice your hands were a

little bit splayed. But a powerful

performance, incredible.

The sparks were flying between you,

it was strong, the attack, the

drama. Those arms and fingers, very

splayed. But very strong shaping and

everything, the drama.

A very dramatic performance from a

very masculine man but I have two

commend your twist and turn, you

swivelled your foot, a very

difficult figure and it was

extremely impressive, well done.

Your first time in Blackpool.

Off you go. What a performance.

CHEERING

Well done! Sometimes, the first

week, the you were the most scared,

total novice. And then Bond,

parachute, doing whatever they call

it, up, down!

Your mum and dad are

here. Yes, mum and dad! It feels

different now, I'm enjoying being

out there and dancing thanks to

Nadiya.

Well done, Nadiya, you are

amazing.

Scores are in.

The judges have their scores.

Craig Revel Horwood.

Eight.

Eight.

Darcey Bussell.

Nine.

Nine.

Shirley Ballas.

Nine.

Nine.

Bruno Tonioli.

Nine.

Second-highest score.

Great,

that is fantastic!

Great, that is fantastic!

If you enjoyed their paso,

and would like to see Davood

and Nadiya dance again next week,

please vote for them.

All the details you need

are on your screen now.

And voting

will open later on in the show.

Still to come...

Joe has a giant

eight-foot-wide clock.

Yes.

Yes.

And, if you think that's big,

you should see the size

of his bedside table!

Tess.

Next to dance live is

Alexandra Burke and her

partner, Gorka Marquez.

APPLAUSE

Last week's intense Argentine Tango

saw them score a massive 38.

Tonight, they're doing a Quickstep

to 'We're In The Money'.

And they're hoping to hit

the jackpot with the judges again.

APPLAUSE

How amazing was that day?

It was

insane. What an honour to do the

first Argentine tango of the series.

Incredible!

We had to nine, nine,

ten, ten.

This was my favourite! At

all the dances we have done, this

was the top for me.

But Blackpool, we are dancing the

quick stop any giant revolving coin.

You are doing something weird. I

think every single dance has been

the most challenging but this right

here, it has the stamina part, I'm

like, what? It is intense.

Going to

Blackpool!

So excited! We are

dancing on coins so we should go to

an arcade, a classic British seaside

activity, we have to go.

In which people know how to have

fun!

Ready to experience the true

Blackpool arcade?

Ready!

Let's do

it! I seem to be a natural at the

Penny push but Gorka, not so much!

I

lost all my pennies and Alexandra

won all of them.

Gorka had a chance

to redeem himself by playing air

hockey.

This is the one I used to

play all the time and I thought I

was quite good. Come on!

No, no! She

beat me again. Third time lucky,

Gorka and I went to the type grabber

and I really wanted that teddy bear!

You want that teddy bear, and brings

you a teddy bear!

It says, I love

you!

I love you too. Today has been

amazing, I feel like a five-year-old

kid. Hopefully, we have better luck

with our Quickstep than Gorka had

today at the arcade.

today at the arcade.

APPLAUSE

Dancing the quickstep,

Alexandra Burke and her

partner, Gorka Marquez.

APPLAUSE

MUSIC: The Gold Diggers' Song

(We're in the Money).

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Gorka, yes! They absolutely loved

it! You are enjoying every moment of

that!

You are enjoying

every moment of that!

I think you covered every

single inch of the floor,

which is no mean feat.

Joint top last week along with

Davood.

Was she bang on the money?

Gapping at the end, but is there

nothing you can't do? Incredible,

amazing!

Thank you. Darcey. Gorka, I

love this choreography. What you did

with the Charleston bits. And you

know what? Alexandra, the strength

in your topline, with the bounce of

this dance floor, not to show any of

that, it was effortless. Just

gorgeous!

Gorgeous!

I also loved the

musicality you did in this routine.

I didn't see any gapping from where

I'm sitting so you looks like you

are connected together really well

and the music was quite fast coming

kept up with it, we were all

bouncing here! You were so

energetic, it was full of life and

light and bright, well done.

Thank you! Bouncing on this lovely

floor at Blackpool. Bruno.

As fresh

as 20th -- as precious as 24 carat

gold! I mean, the detail, the style.

The accuracy. Intricacy. All done

with, I mean, it was magic. I could

not see any effort in what you did

and you did something that could

come out of a classic Hollywood

movie.

It was that good. Beautiful!

What comments! We think you are a

golden partnership. Tears again! You

are gorgeous. Claudia has a tissue.

Claudia has a tissue.

Alexandra and Gorka!

APPLAUSE

Having a little cry! I told myself I

would not cry but I'm so overwhelmed

to make it to this point, it is

amazing, I'm so happy to be with

these amazing people! I love you all

so much, honestly.

They love you as

well, the camaraderie is amazing.

And you often speak to somebody and

each week, you also crying, Gorka.

Each week, people go, I have had,

this is a harder stance. But you

said, no, I'm loving it! I wanted

the quickstep!

Yes, I love jumping

around, this is perfect.

Well done.

Well done.

Scores are in.

The judges have their scores.

Craig Revel Horwood.

Nine.

Nine.

Darcey Bussell.

A classy ten!

A classy ten!

Shirley Ballas.

It's a ten!

It's a ten!

Bruno Tonioli.

Ten!

Well done! You did it! Gorka, they

commented on your beautiful

choreography, so well done to the

two of you.

choreography, so well

done to the two of you.

If you enjoyed Alexandra and Gorka's

quickstep and you think

they deserve your vote,

all the details you need

are on your screen now.

Voting will open very shortly.

You all right?

Yes.

Yes.

Plus, if you want to know more

about Strictly, go to the website.

This week, Anton on Rembrandt.

Tess.

It's a must!

It's a must!

Our final couple is Joe McFadden

and his partner, Katya Jones.

APPLAUSE

For their salsa, they'll be dancing

to a club classic from the '90s.

So turn the lights down,

prepare to throw some shapes

and get your glow sticks

at the ready, as Joe

and Katya 'Ride on Time'!

APPLAUSE

My goodness, we got through the

rumba with a nine from Shirley.

Exquisite job, well done. You did

amazing coming you did so well!

I

wanted to go through every week but

this week, I really wanted to go

through. So happy.

Salsa in

Blackpool.

It is going to be epic.

Yes, let's do it! There is pressure

this week to make it a big, bad,

brilliant salsa because we are in

Blackpool, the home of ballroom. I

need to give the audience something

special.

It's a big number, a lot

going on, we have to have a lot of

energy moves in this salsa and one

of the greatest moves is the chess

pump.

The crazy! We need to make sure it

is not just the arms shaking, it is

his entire body, the rib cage is

going. And you've got to let loose.

As long as I get my chest down!

This series has been really building

up to this moment.

I never thought I would be so

excited about going to Blackpool!

This week, we are doing right on

time. I thought, wouldn't it be

great if you fly in on the clock?

Oh. A bit scared of heights.

No? A

little bit.

What better way to

prepare than to go to that! You are

entering the ballroom on the clock,

it is going to be a little bit like

riding on this wheel. But not this

high? You never know!

It is pretty

big! Great, we should do some

rehearsals.

It has been really great being here

in Blackpool and hopefully, it is

our time to shine on the dance

floor.

it is our time to shine

on the dance floor.

APPLAUSE

Dancing the salsa, Joe McFadden

and his partner, Katya Jones.

APPLAUSE

MUSIC: Ride On Time.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Well done!

My goodness! They are on

their feet for you in Blackpool!

Strictly, raving!

Strictly, raving!

You just brought the house down!

Those lifts, so many wow moments.

You are amazing.

Darcey. The energy, that was

exciting. The attitude you brought

to this, totally different. And

very, incredibly difficult

choreography with your arms and

legs. There was some sticky moments.

I just felt something was incredibly

difficult and you are getting a

little bit sticky and it was not as

smooth as it could have been. The

lifts, they were absolutely

phenomenal as well!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE. Really

amazing. Like anything, it is the

amount of energy you throw into

something and the balance, with

those lifts at the end, where you

can control it and you change of

focus and think, this is a very

difficult lift, I have the focus,

and that is where the balance was

thrown. But your energy and your

excitement and your attitude didn't

fail.

Amazing!

I wanted to join in.

I think Darcey

said it all, I agree. You came out

and you had the most amazing energy.

You can use lateral hip swing and

you can use bigger eight movement.

You want more for the lateral swing

which is also acceptable. Good for

pressure and your lifts were well

done, just a nudge on the end, but

you saved like it even asked going

to... You saved it, so I was

impressed with that.

Yes!

How his hips, Bruno?

I don't

think you need a hip replacement, it

is all working quite well down

there! Yu Wang still areas! Shake

me, shake me! You were mental. You

through everything but the kitchen

sink at it. Great party mood, that

is what salsa is all about and saved

by the bell at the end. I was going,

my God! But you saved it!

Lacking in

the necessary protection in the

hips. You lost islands at the end

which was unfortunate. But I have to

say what a routine that was

something.

What a routine. A fantastic end to a

fantastic night in the Tower

Ballroom.

Joe and Katya!

APPLAUSE

CHEERING

Well done. You have never closed the

show before and you did it at that

-- at Blackpool.

It was a privilege.

It really is.

An extraordinary beauty.

You said you would do everything.

And you hate heights. Not so great

with heights but it is Blackpool.

Scores are in.

The judges have their scores.

Craig Revel Horwood.

Eight.

Darcey Bussell.

Eight.

Shirley Ballas.

Nine.

Bruno Tonioli.

Nine.

Well done.

Are you happy? Very happy.

If you thought Joe and Katya's '90s

themed salsa was the perfect way

to end the show then,

please, make sure you give

them your support.

All the details are

up on your screen.

And the vote will open

in just a few moments.

That's it.

Everyone has had the chance

to perform in the glorious

Tower Ballroom.

So, it is now time to look

at the Leader Board.

Let's look up at the top.

Remember, you can change

all that by picking up

the phone, or going online, and

voting for your favourite.

Now, who better to assist me

with this next very important task

than one of the nation's best loved

double acts, the High Sheriff

of Lancashire and Sir Lenny Henry!

CHEERING.

Congratulations.

I hereby declare the lines...

Open!

CHEERING

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vote information.

CHEERING.

What an amazing night.

Our celebrities have

illuminated Blackpool with some

unforgettable performances.

It's now up to you at home to decide

who you want to see again next week.

Don't forget, voting

will close at 8:50 tonight.

One of our couples will leave

in our Results Show tomorrow night.

Your votes really could make

all the difference.

Also, tomorrow, we have

a double bill of music.

There'll be a very special

performance from Michael

Ball and Alfie Boe.

Plus, '80s legends Tears

For Fears will be here.

And, as we're in Blackpool,

we will be filling this floor

with a huge cast for

a Northern Soul-themed routine

of epic proportions.

So, for all that, and to find out

who will be the eighth couple

to leave Strictly Come Dancing,

join us back in the Tower Ballroom

at 7:15 tomorrow night.

Please make sure you stay

right here on BBC One

for the new series of

Michael McIntyre's Big

Show which is up next.

There's only one thing left to do.

Come on, Blackpool!

Keep dancing!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE