0:00:21 > 0:00:31I have made it to the quarterfinals. I can't believe it's musicals week.
0:00:31 > 0:00:41I feel so, so lucky to be here.I'm having the time of my life.I can't
0:00:41 > 0:00:51slow down now. I've got to keep working hard.It's not time to go
0:00:51 > 0:01:01home.It's not time to go home.It's not time to go home.
0:02:00 > 0:02:16# Food, food glorious food...
0:03:15 > 0:03:26# To make blooms for a penny...
0:03:29 > 0:03:40-- two blooms for a penny... #.
0:04:44 > 0:04:54APPLAUSE
0:04:55 > 0:04:56It's a Musicals Special.
0:04:56 > 0:05:00This is Strictly Come Dancing.
0:05:00 > 0:05:02Please welcome your hosts...
0:05:02 > 0:05:05Tess Daly.
0:05:05 > 0:05:15And Claudia Winkleman.
0:05:15 > 0:05:17Hello and welcome to Strictly Come Dancing -
0:05:17 > 0:05:19our Musicals Special.
0:05:19 > 0:05:21A massive thank you to our professional dancers
0:05:21 > 0:05:23and remaining couples for that amazing Oliver
0:05:23 > 0:05:29themed routine.
0:05:29 > 0:05:31Wasn't it great?
0:05:31 > 0:05:33It left us all wanting more and the good news is,
0:05:33 > 0:05:35there's plenty more to come.
0:05:35 > 0:05:36Last week, after a dramatic night of double
0:05:36 > 0:05:38dancing it was Joe who topped the leaderboard.
0:05:38 > 0:05:40And there was more drama when Alexandra and
0:05:40 > 0:05:43Gorka faced Susan and Kevin in the Dance Off and
0:05:43 > 0:05:46Susan left the show.
0:05:46 > 0:05:49Our remaining six celebrities will be giving it their
0:05:49 > 0:05:52all in a bid to reach next week's Semi Final.
0:05:52 > 0:05:54And as it's our Musicals Special we're expecting
0:05:54 > 0:05:56them to make a real song and dance about it.
0:05:56 > 0:05:58As always, they'll need to impress this chorus line.
0:05:58 > 0:06:02Please welcome the judges.
0:06:02 > 0:06:04Darcey Bussell.
0:06:04 > 0:06:06Bruno Tonioli.
0:06:06 > 0:06:09Craig Revel Horwood.
0:06:09 > 0:06:16And Shirley Ballas.
0:06:16 > 0:06:22APPLAUS
0:06:22 > 0:06:28APPLAUSE
0:06:28 > 0:06:29The judges, everyone.
0:06:29 > 0:06:30Musical.
0:06:30 > 0:06:32Our six couples are backstage waiting in the
0:06:32 > 0:06:34wings, so let's raise the curtain and welcome...
0:06:34 > 0:06:41BOTH: Our Strictly Stars.
0:06:41 > 0:06:44EastEnders star, Davood Ghadami and his partner Nadiya Bychkova.
0:06:44 > 0:06:46Pop star Mollie King, and her partner AJ Pritchard.
0:06:46 > 0:06:47Actress and Radio Presenter, Gemma Atkinson
0:06:47 > 0:06:52and her partner Aljaz Skorjanec.
0:06:52 > 0:06:54Entertainer and Radio Broadcaster, Debbie McGee and her
0:06:54 > 0:06:59partner Giovanni Pernice.
0:06:59 > 0:07:03From Holby City, Joe McFadden and his partner Katya Jones.
0:07:03 > 0:07:04Singer and Theatre Star Alexandra Burke
0:07:04 > 0:07:10and her partner Gorka Marquez.
0:07:21 > 0:07:26There they are - our six stars.
0:07:26 > 0:07:28A couple of cats, Mary Poppins and even
0:07:28 > 0:07:30the Phantom of the Opera.
0:07:30 > 0:07:33All hoping for rave reviews tonight.
0:07:33 > 0:07:36You will be able to vote for your favourites later
0:07:36 > 0:07:37on.
0:07:37 > 0:07:39Your votes will be added to the judges' scores
0:07:39 > 0:07:41to decide which two couples will face the Dance
0:07:41 > 0:07:44Off in Sunday night's Result Show.
0:07:44 > 0:07:46It's then down to the Judges alone to decide who
0:07:46 > 0:07:48stays in the competition and with only two weeks
0:07:48 > 0:07:53until the Final nobody wants to put a foot wrong.
0:07:53 > 0:07:55And treading the boards first tonight is Gemma
0:07:55 > 0:08:01and her partner Aljaz.
0:08:01 > 0:08:05Tonight they're dancing a Quickstep to 'Hello
0:08:05 > 0:08:07Dolly' and they're hoping it will lead to Gemma
0:08:07 > 0:08:11saying "Hello Semi Final!"
0:08:19 > 0:08:25I absolutely loved our samba on Saturday.I did. We didn't get the
0:08:25 > 0:08:29comments and scores we wanted.Your hands looked like soup ladles.But
0:08:29 > 0:08:39we had fun.Wiki 11...Quarterfinal. You ready? This week, we are doing a
0:08:39 > 0:08:49quick step to hello Dolly from hello Dolly.At times, Aljaz says, it's
0:08:49 > 0:08:57easy, you just do this, and I'm thinking... I don't want to be
0:08:57 > 0:09:01falling flat on my face. At the minute, there was a possibility I
0:09:01 > 0:09:06could.It is like a swan swimming in a pond. The feet are going 1 million
0:09:06 > 0:09:11miles an hour but the top is still. We're going to try and channel our
0:09:11 > 0:09:18innocent ones.I'm not there get, I'm more of a duck, but I will get
0:09:18 > 0:09:25there, I think. -- I'm not there yet. He is the boss, he knows what
0:09:25 > 0:09:33he's on about. Dieting tips -- starting to make a little bit more
0:09:33 > 0:09:39sense now. I need to channel it through and out of my body.
0:09:39 > 0:09:47Hopefully, I can turn into a swan when I need to on the dance floor.
0:09:47 > 0:09:49Dancing the Quickstep, from the musical Hello Dolly
0:09:49 > 0:09:51Gemma Atkinson and Aljaz Skorjanec.
0:09:58 > 0:10:04MUSIC: "Hello, Dolly!"
0:11:37 > 0:11:47APPLAUSE
0:11:48 > 0:11:51Well, hello, Gemma.
0:11:51 > 0:11:58What a start to the show!
0:11:58 > 0:12:04What a reception from the audience. Her little face!
0:12:04 > 0:12:06Before we hear from the critics let's
0:12:06 > 0:12:07welcome back our brilliant live singers Hayley,
0:12:07 > 0:12:09Patrick, Andrea, Tommy and of course our very
0:12:09 > 0:12:11own musical maestro Dave Arch and his
0:12:11 > 0:12:21wonderful orchestra.
0:12:21 > 0:12:22Thank you, boys and girls.
0:12:22 > 0:12:24Did Gemma pull out all the stops for tonight's
0:12:24 > 0:12:28Quarter Final, Shirley?
0:12:28 > 0:12:34I think you did very well. It is such an iconic piece of music, and
0:12:34 > 0:12:38just Hello, Dolly. You came down the stairs and started. I just felt it
0:12:38 > 0:12:47could have had a little bit of 20% more in the acting skills, but you
0:12:47 > 0:12:55had your swanlike posture, and immaculate frame. You did some
0:12:55 > 0:12:58immaculate movement, beautiful footwork, I just felt it needed 20%
0:12:58 > 0:13:03more. APPLAUSE
0:13:03 > 0:13:07She is an actress, Bruno - did she shine in the spotlight?She got my
0:13:07 > 0:13:12attention. I love the Broadway diva entrance. Back up, boys, here comes
0:13:12 > 0:13:22Gemma! What I think happened, on those kind of showbiz, razzmatazz
0:13:22 > 0:13:30sequences, you held your own. She is right, once you went on hold and did
0:13:30 > 0:13:34the quickstep proper, the character lost impact a little bit. It came
0:13:34 > 0:13:38back again on the grand Broadway ending, but at this stage, you have
0:13:38 > 0:13:43to fire on all cylinders all the way through. I thought it was a very
0:13:43 > 0:13:50good turn.Lovely turn! Craig?It needed to be lighter. It looked
0:13:50 > 0:14:05laboured and heavy to me. The scatter chassiss... I loved all the
0:14:05 > 0:14:09quotation at the beginning, to the music, that was wonderful. And I
0:14:09 > 0:14:10loved the theatricality. APPLAUSE
0:14:10 > 0:14:18. Darcey?It was certainly a hot, cheeky quickstep. You brought
0:14:18 > 0:14:22everything to the character, and the personality stayed with you, I
0:14:22 > 0:14:28believe. I am with Craig on this - to create a better likeness, it came
0:14:28 > 0:14:33from your posture. If it could be more taut and tighter in the lines,
0:14:33 > 0:14:39you would get that effect. Then it would show off all that wonderful
0:14:39 > 0:14:48choreography you were producing.And it was wonderful. Thank you for
0:14:48 > 0:14:55kicking off the show, Gemma and Aljaz.
0:15:03 > 0:15:07That was absolutely brilliant. Just so you know, the last time you open
0:15:07 > 0:15:15the show was shown number one.Yes! That was a while ago!And you were
0:15:15 > 0:15:18like, I really don't like being in Holt. And now you do. You've enjoyed
0:15:18 > 0:15:27that, didn't you?The film is just brilliant.
0:15:27 > 0:15:28The scores are in.
0:15:28 > 0:15:29The judges have their scores.
0:15:29 > 0:15:38Craig Revel Horwood...
0:15:38 > 0:15:51Darcey Bussell... Shirley Ballas... And Bruno Tonioli...It is more than
0:15:51 > 0:15:57last week. Just so you know, what is sweet, the professional is going
0:15:57 > 0:16:00like this, do it.You're trying to make him better. Thank you for
0:16:00 > 0:16:04making me feel bad.
0:16:04 > 0:16:05If you thought Gemma and Aljaz's quickstep
0:16:05 > 0:16:08was a lovely start to the show, then you will need to make
0:16:08 > 0:16:10sure they get your vote.
0:16:10 > 0:16:12All the details you need are on your screen now
0:16:12 > 0:16:14and voting will open later on.
0:16:14 > 0:16:16Please do.
0:16:16 > 0:16:20As it's a musicals special I've been put in charge of Aladdin's lamp.
0:16:20 > 0:16:24I would love someone to help me with the terms and conditions.
0:16:24 > 0:16:26Here we go.
0:16:26 > 0:16:32Oh, it works?
0:16:32 > 0:16:38CHEERING This is wonderful.Take it away,
0:16:38 > 0:16:48Russell.
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0:16:56 > 0:17:04This is happening. You are not asleep.
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0:17:16 > 0:17:19Ladies and gentlemen, I give you Russell. Thank you.
0:17:19 > 0:17:21You can vote online by visiting bbc.co.uk/strictly where you will
0:17:21 > 0:17:24also find terms and conditions.
0:17:24 > 0:17:29You having a nice time? Lovely, because I have met everybody again
0:17:29 > 0:17:33but I do not know what you dress me up like this.We could not help
0:17:33 > 0:17:35herself.
0:17:35 > 0:17:37Voting won't open until all our couples have danced.
0:17:37 > 0:17:40Don't call yet as your vote won't count and you may still be charged.
0:17:40 > 0:17:41Tess.
0:17:41 > 0:17:44Next tonight, dancing for a place in our semifinal,
0:17:44 > 0:17:48is Mollie and her partner, AJ.
0:17:48 > 0:17:50CHEERING
0:17:50 > 0:17:52Mollie's improvement over the last few weeks has really
0:17:52 > 0:17:53impressed the judges.
0:17:53 > 0:17:56Tonight, she's hoping to keep that up as she takes on one
0:17:56 > 0:18:00of Strictly's toughest challenges, the rumba.
0:18:00 > 0:18:01Come on.
0:18:06 > 0:18:12Saturday night, my gosh. It was my favourite Saturday yet. I just
0:18:12 > 0:18:15thought, this could be your last time, so just enjoy it and that is
0:18:15 > 0:18:22exactly what I did.That is the way to get to the final.Thank you.
0:18:22 > 0:18:26Mollie and AJ. The white people have taken time out to Broad for us is
0:18:26 > 0:18:33the most amazing feeling. This week, we are dancing the rumba. We are
0:18:33 > 0:18:38doing it to a song from Grease. To help me get to grips with it, I
0:18:38 > 0:18:45think counting out loud, AJ said I should not be stepping on one, but
0:18:45 > 0:18:49two, three, four. It is mind-boggling. I hope I will get to
0:18:49 > 0:18:53grips with it that way. Hello. Hello. I wanted to get him something
0:18:53 > 0:18:59to say thanks for this journey together.It is such an achievement
0:18:59 > 0:19:03we have got this far. Mollie has given me the most amazing present, a
0:19:03 > 0:19:08gift of pure memories. That was the first week, going to training. Each
0:19:08 > 0:19:12photo says something completely different, from one week to the
0:19:12 > 0:19:17next. That seems like ages ago. It is the best present she could have
0:19:17 > 0:19:22got me. It is amazing how much we have done.I feel emotional. We have
0:19:22 > 0:19:27worked so hard this week, I hope we can continue to fill up the pages
0:19:27 > 0:19:31with more memories.This will be at our rumba photograph. Another
0:19:31 > 0:19:35fantastic you.
0:19:35 > 0:19:37Dancing the rumba, from the musical Grease.
0:19:37 > 0:19:39Mollie King and AJ Pritchard!
0:19:48 > 0:19:53MUSIC: "Hopelessly Devoted To You".
0:21:26 > 0:21:36APPLAUSE CHEERING
0:21:36 > 0:21:46Well done. Amazing.Did you watch the kiss? I
0:21:46 > 0:21:54was so close. You put everything into that, including yourself. You
0:21:54 > 0:21:59could actually be sandy. Brilliant. The rumba, not the easiest dance,
0:21:59 > 0:22:06especially in front of your dad, AJ, I knows he is in the audience. That
0:22:06 > 0:22:12chemistry lived believable to me. What do you think? Or, yes. I could
0:22:12 > 0:22:18feel my -- the fireworks myself. I was not expecting your ability to
0:22:18 > 0:22:24translate all this wonderful emotion into such a beautiful motion.
0:22:24 > 0:22:28Tonight, really, your quality of movement was better than ever,
0:22:28 > 0:22:32especially the way, it is so hard to get a move moving through your bag
0:22:32 > 0:22:37into your arms. I have never seen you doing that before. I really
0:22:37 > 0:22:40never have. You did so well.You have improved so much.
0:22:40 > 0:22:45CHEERING You can see the improvement.Can
0:22:45 > 0:22:50you? First of all there was a full-blown lift in it and you had
0:22:50 > 0:22:56already started the rumba on the platform.What a lift, it was
0:22:56 > 0:22:59fabulous.I would accept thing you -- I would accept you jumping into
0:22:59 > 0:23:04his arms, but you try to turn it into something spectacular. It was
0:23:04 > 0:23:09spectacular. I do not agree with Bruno. I thought you were dancing by
0:23:09 > 0:23:13numbers. You need more extension in the body. You had some hip action
0:23:13 > 0:23:18which was good and lovely straight legs.I liked it. Stop throwing
0:23:18 > 0:23:23things, Bruno. There was lot of it -- there was a
0:23:23 > 0:23:28lot of being in the audience. I do not think the agreed.Darcey. This
0:23:28 > 0:23:32is one of my favourite musicals and how you played the image of the pure
0:23:32 > 0:23:39sandy, it was divine. Your timing was really nice as well, sweet and
0:23:39 > 0:23:45romantic for a rumba. It is unusual. I would have liked it more sensual.
0:23:45 > 0:23:49If that could have been created through stronger resistance through
0:23:49 > 0:23:53the feet, for me, I would have preferred that. It would have
0:23:53 > 0:23:59followed stronger through the body. I thought it was a little bit late
0:23:59 > 0:24:06and girly.Instead of womanly.They are so sweet. I wanted a little bit
0:24:06 > 0:24:11more to it. Anyway, a really good effort.Just not my favourite.
0:24:11 > 0:24:21Shirley.Rumba lady.I thought you embrace the characters, I absolutely
0:24:21 > 0:24:26believed your love story. I want to start with that. I do agree with
0:24:26 > 0:24:31Craig, you did throw in the lift. It was beautifully executed but you had
0:24:31 > 0:24:37started to rumba already. When you started at the beginning, there was
0:24:37 > 0:24:43no AJ there. You had to start that on your own. To Michael, three,
0:24:43 > 0:24:50four. Fantastic. You did a swivel on two, three, you did a swivel on
0:24:50 > 0:24:54four, you held your one, and then Hugh Dan stand you did not step on
0:24:54 > 0:25:01one. Your timing was impeccable. Timing. The rumba Queen. Very
0:25:01 > 0:25:06difficult to do. I felt like you were totally on your feet. I think
0:25:06 > 0:25:10the portrayal of this dance was a bit girly. The music was not going
0:25:10 > 0:25:16to be are they, I thought you got it just right.Thank you. We loved it.
0:25:16 > 0:25:22You're making more memories for that lovely book. I beautiful job. Off
0:25:22 > 0:25:35you go. Mollie and AJ.You did amazing. I am so proud of you.Well
0:25:35 > 0:25:40done, you have been calling it the dance of them. I have. You have had
0:25:40 > 0:25:45real problems.You're all by yourself at the beginning. It was
0:25:45 > 0:25:49late, AJ, AJ. All week I have been trying to do the cans, so it is
0:25:49 > 0:25:57great that Shirley said it was good, it was amazing.You have worked so
0:25:57 > 0:26:01hard. You love Grease but you have never been able to play sandy
0:26:01 > 0:26:06before?Are always used to put shows and for my grandparents, they had to
0:26:06 > 0:26:11watch. One of my sisters was sandy, and I was the others. I am finally
0:26:11 > 0:26:16sandy.
0:26:16 > 0:26:17The scores are in.
0:26:17 > 0:26:20The judges have their scores.
0:26:39 > 0:26:46That is the first time you have ever got two nines. You reacted. We are
0:26:46 > 0:26:50so uncool. No, you're very cool.
0:26:50 > 0:26:54If you loved Mollie and AJ's Grease inspired rumba and would like to see
0:26:54 > 0:26:56them dance in next week's semifinal, please give them your support.
0:26:56 > 0:27:00All the details are up on your screen now and voting will open once
0:27:00 > 0:27:02all our couples have danced.
0:27:02 > 0:27:05Look.
0:27:05 > 0:27:09Still to come, smoke will fill the ballroom.
0:27:09 > 0:27:11Meaning either Davood is the Phantom Of The Opera,
0:27:11 > 0:27:13or I've left a moussaka in the oven.
0:27:13 > 0:27:14Tess.
0:27:14 > 0:27:20Next up is Joe and his partner, Katya.
0:27:20 > 0:27:28CHEERING Definitely the Musacchio.
0:27:28 > 0:27:30They're dancing to a song from the musical Cabaret.
0:27:30 > 0:27:32As an actor, Joe's taken on plenty of roles but tonight he's got
0:27:37 > 0:27:42How amazing was Saturday night? It was good.The best Saturday night.
0:27:42 > 0:27:53It was superb.To get two tens, and two nines was beautiful.We were
0:27:53 > 0:28:01best overall.It feels good. It feels really good.This week, it is
0:28:01 > 0:28:09the samba. It is Money, Money, from Cabaret. I have done a few musicals
0:28:09 > 0:28:13in my time, the first one when I was 12 years old at school in Glasgow.
0:28:13 > 0:28:19Maybe I can show you where my love of acting started.Really?A trip
0:28:19 > 0:28:25down memory lane. Joe McFadden, actor.Hello. Nice to see you.Good
0:28:25 > 0:28:31to see you. What kind of student was Joe?Fantastic. It is spotlight on
0:28:31 > 0:28:38him and the way he goes.I have some footage up my sleeve. It was a real
0:28:38 > 0:28:43trip down memory lane.Oh, no. You love being on stage. It is perfect
0:28:43 > 0:28:48for our musicals weak performance. My old stomping ground. We performed
0:28:48 > 0:28:53in front of my old school. It seems perfect to come back on musicals
0:28:53 > 0:28:57weak to win I developed my love of acting and musicals and hopefully I
0:28:57 > 0:28:59will pull it out of the bag at the weekend.
0:28:59 > 0:29:07CHEERING Good luck Joe and Katya.
0:29:07 > 0:29:08Dancing the samba, from the musical Cabaret,
0:29:08 > 0:29:10Joe McFadden and Katya Jones!
0:29:17 > 0:29:21MUSIC: "Money, Money".
0:30:53 > 0:31:02APPLAUSE
0:31:04 > 0:31:13You're on the money, Joe! Brilliant.
0:31:13 > 0:31:18Show tunes, you're in your element.
0:31:18 > 0:31:27Wasn't that brilliant? Look at that! Those acting skills of yours were
0:31:27 > 0:31:28put to good use there.
0:31:28 > 0:31:30He topped the leaderboard last week.
0:31:30 > 0:31:34How did he do tonight, Craig?
0:31:34 > 0:31:38I was all ready for this samba to fail, with the idea and the concept,
0:31:38 > 0:31:46but you know what? It was incredible. The characterisation,
0:31:46 > 0:31:52timing, it was engaging, I loved it. We love it when Craig loves it.
0:31:52 > 0:31:58Darcey?Wonderful characterisation, how you were able to gel such an
0:31:58 > 0:32:04iconic role as the host with this samba cinema incredibly difficult,
0:32:04 > 0:32:07and you kept in character all the way through with all that difficult
0:32:07 > 0:32:13technique. The feet were slightly turned out, but the flexibility and
0:32:13 > 0:32:23the shadow roles at the end...Does Joe have what it takes to make this
0:32:23 > 0:32:29semifinal, Shirley?Absolutely. When you got this samba at this late
0:32:29 > 0:32:33stage in the game, I was extremely nervous, but you married everything
0:32:33 > 0:32:38together. You're acting skills are off the chart will stop walking from
0:32:38 > 0:32:43that corner said this, into your natural role and your shadow role at
0:32:43 > 0:32:54the end. Fantastic!Divinely decadent, and slightly twisted.
0:32:54 > 0:33:01That's not me! The character, you brought him perfectly to life.
0:33:01 > 0:33:05Imagine a samba in Berlin, the Kitcat club, 1931 - it could not
0:33:05 > 0:33:16have been better than that.The comments couldn't be better commie
0:33:16 > 0:33:21really -- couldn't be better, really.
0:33:30 > 0:33:32Joe and Katya, congratulations. You've found it nerve-racking
0:33:32 > 0:33:39because it was a different kind of samba, slower, I believe.We loved
0:33:39 > 0:33:45it, absolutely loved it.And it has been your dream to be in a musical?
0:33:45 > 0:33:51It has. I just want to say a quick hello to my drama teacher who
0:33:51 > 0:33:53couldn't be there. I owe everything to her.
0:33:53 > 0:33:54The scores are in.
0:33:54 > 0:33:58The judges have their scores.
0:34:17 > 0:34:23Thank you, darling. Thank you so much.You look so cute.
0:34:23 > 0:34:27If you enjoyed Joe and Katya's samba and would like to see see them
0:34:27 > 0:34:30dancing in next week's semifinal, then you will need to vote for them.
0:34:30 > 0:34:32All the details you need to show your support
0:34:32 > 0:34:34are on the screen and voting will open towards
0:34:34 > 0:34:35the end of the show.
0:34:35 > 0:34:38There is all of this still to come.
0:34:42 > 0:34:47The hardest thing about this routine is that everything is slow and
0:34:47 > 0:34:52controlled, so you really have to have strength in your muscles.We
0:34:52 > 0:34:56can have lifts here, which is great, but you want to make sure they are
0:34:56 > 0:35:00right and work with the music and are pleasing to the eye.I had been
0:35:00 > 0:35:04waiting to do a charleston. Every time I have seen one, I have been
0:35:04 > 0:35:10like, I wish that was me. I hope we can deliver this.I'm looking
0:35:10 > 0:35:17forward to all of that. What have you got there?It is a little dog
0:35:17 > 0:35:20from the Oliver routine. I've got him totally under control, don't
0:35:20 > 0:35:31worry! What's next?It is and they are dressed as Cats.Wrong word!
0:35:31 > 0:35:38And dancing next is Debbie and her partner, Giovanni.
0:35:38 > 0:35:41They're dancing to a song from the musical Cats and they're
0:35:41 > 0:35:43hoping this American smooth will have the judges
0:35:43 > 0:35:44purring with delight.
0:35:51 > 0:35:55There wasn't one second of the Argentine tango I didn't enjoy. The
0:35:55 > 0:35:59atmosphere in the studio was tingling.You were totally
0:35:59 > 0:36:07unbelievable. I wish I could dance like you, my darling.Wow!
0:36:07 > 0:36:18Quarterfinals!Ready to go? Absolutely.This week, Debian
0:36:18 > 0:36:26Giovanni are getting their claws into an American Smooth. -- Debbie
0:36:26 > 0:36:30and Giovanni.The thing I find interesting about this dance is that
0:36:30 > 0:36:32there are so many spins, and it is really important to get the
0:36:32 > 0:36:39technique right.Where are you going? I am the man, I am wearing
0:36:39 > 0:36:47the trousers.Giovanni's worried he has put so many pivots, but those
0:36:47 > 0:36:51are the least of my worries. We have the faintest lifts, where he thinks
0:36:51 > 0:36:55I am a 20-year-old and not a 59-year-old, but I do get excited
0:36:55 > 0:37:00because I can't believe I'm actually them. It's that muscle where I am in
0:37:00 > 0:37:06pain. Because I am suffering with a back problem, I am struggling with
0:37:06 > 0:37:11the lifts this week, but I will give it everything I've got to get them
0:37:11 > 0:37:14right. I feel like I've climbed to the top of a mountain, but I think
0:37:14 > 0:37:17we are set to go.
0:37:17 > 0:37:19Dancing the American smooth, from the musical Cats,
0:37:19 > 0:37:23Debbie McGee and Giovanni Pernice!
0:37:30 > 0:37:35MUSIC: "Memory".
0:39:14 > 0:39:21APPLAUSE
0:39:28 > 0:39:40The atmosphere in here! Beautiful! What a partnership! Shirley is
0:39:40 > 0:39:44giving you a standing ovation as well as the audience. That left -
0:39:44 > 0:39:49exquisite! -- that lift.
0:39:49 > 0:39:52No wonder you look like the cat who got the cream.
0:39:52 > 0:39:53Two tens last week.
0:39:53 > 0:39:55How was Debbie tonight, Darcey?
0:39:55 > 0:40:01She was stunning. I am purring with delight. It was the fluidity, how
0:40:01 > 0:40:08one move ran into the next. When you join together and you turn and
0:40:08 > 0:40:13reverse and turn out and then in and came into Holt, my goodness! The
0:40:13 > 0:40:18coordination with the arms and everything, it was so exquisite. --
0:40:18 > 0:40:31came into hold. And that embrace must my goodness! -- and that
0:40:31 > 0:40:38embrace - my goodness! I think it is going to be a memory etched in
0:40:38 > 0:40:43everybody's hearts for a long time. It was just beautiful, intimate,
0:40:43 > 0:40:49polished. It was inwardly feeling. I felt every moment with you. When you
0:40:49 > 0:40:55did the spinning live, came out and stay balanced and kept yourself
0:40:55 > 0:41:01together, that was hugely impressive for me. Well done, Debbie.Hugely
0:41:01 > 0:41:11impressed with these comments so far. Bruno?A smash hit!
0:41:11 > 0:41:15Interpretation in the technical skills, flawless, but what you did,
0:41:15 > 0:41:21you created a sense of pathos in the room, it was tangible. You took
0:41:21 > 0:41:26everyone with you in the story. The story was told so beautifully and
0:41:26 > 0:41:48flawlessly, it was mesmerising.Look at Craik's face.Prrrr!I think he
0:41:48 > 0:41:53liked it! Thank you, judges. It doesn't get much better than that,
0:41:53 > 0:42:02does it? Give him a lick on the way past! Give it up for Debian
0:42:02 > 0:42:15Giovanni. -- Debbie and Giovanni. Anton just turn to me and said, that
0:42:15 > 0:42:21was amazing. And you had a difficult week? Very difficult, yes. I think I
0:42:21 > 0:42:25forget I'm 59 and keep thinking I'm 20. It caught up with me this week.
0:42:25 > 0:42:32But it was worth it. He really pushes you, but it is worth the
0:42:32 > 0:42:40experience.And that was amazing choreography.Well done.
0:42:40 > 0:42:41The scores are in.
0:42:41 > 0:42:43The judges have their scores.
0:43:07 > 0:43:11I think they're happy. Well done.
0:43:11 > 0:43:13If you thought Debbie and Giovanni's
0:43:13 > 0:43:15feline American smooth
0:43:15 > 0:43:17was the cat's whiskers, then you will need to vote.
0:43:17 > 0:43:20All the details are on your screen now and the vote will open once
0:43:20 > 0:43:24all our couples have danced.
0:43:24 > 0:43:30Still to come, Alexandra and Gorka do a Mary Poppins themed Charleston.
0:43:30 > 0:43:31Well done, guys.
0:43:31 > 0:43:33Tess.
0:43:33 > 0:43:35Our next couple fighting for their place in the semifinal
0:43:35 > 0:43:42is Davood and his partner, Nadiya.
0:43:42 > 0:43:43Last week, he delivered
0:43:43 > 0:43:44a beautiful waltz.
0:43:44 > 0:43:47But tonight we'll see a darker side of Davood as he takes
0:43:47 > 0:43:49on the Argentine tango as the Phantom Of The Opera.
0:43:57 > 0:44:03The waltz, how wonderful was that? So magical.I had no clue how it had
0:44:03 > 0:44:08gone. There were lovely comments about the whole performance.
0:44:08 > 0:44:13Stylish, extremely elegant, I was totally charmed.Here we are - the
0:44:13 > 0:44:20quarterfinals, musicals week... I want this to be so epic. We are
0:44:20 > 0:44:25doing the Argentine tango. The main theme from Phantom of the Opera. I
0:44:25 > 0:44:29believe I am the first male celebrity doing the Argentine tango,
0:44:29 > 0:44:36so no pressure.It is such a beautiful dance, so intense. Make
0:44:36 > 0:44:46sure it is more this...Nadiya spirits Davood after the West
0:44:48 > 0:44:58Do you have some advice? -- off to the west end for some tips.Would
0:44:58 > 0:45:08you like to see a preview of our Argentine tango?We would love to.I
0:45:08 > 0:45:13thought it was passionate and beautiful.I was hugely impressed.
0:45:13 > 0:45:18The Phantom is such an iconic character. It is such a good story,
0:45:18 > 0:45:22it will stand us in good stead and we will use it all tonight in this
0:45:22 > 0:45:23Argentine tango.
0:45:24 > 0:45:26Dancing the Argentine tango, from the musical
0:45:26 > 0:45:28The Phantom Of The Opera, Davood Ghadami and Nadiya Bychkova.
0:45:35 > 0:45:39MUSIC: "Phantom Of The Opera".
0:47:16 > 0:47:25CHEERING Brilliant, brilliant.
0:47:25 > 0:47:40Goodness me.Yes. The standard of dancing tonight. We wanted drama and
0:47:40 > 0:47:46you brought it. Thank you very much. Our first male celebrity to do the
0:47:46 > 0:47:51Argentine tango.How did he do? I liked the character and you had some
0:47:51 > 0:47:56spectacular lifts, but you had some stumbling problems this evening and
0:47:56 > 0:48:00some balance issues. I am sure you could feel that. I would have liked
0:48:00 > 0:48:04you to be more in control. It did not go the best this evening. OK.
0:48:04 > 0:48:11Bruno. It powerful, menacing presence, yes, good figures and
0:48:11 > 0:48:16images, but it was not slick enough. You cannot be wobbly in the
0:48:16 > 0:48:21Argentine tango. It is starting Panther. Moments were unsteady. It
0:48:21 > 0:48:28was a good effort, but.OK. Yes, I think that hampered your lead a
0:48:28 > 0:48:32little bit. I did not feel like you were leading the dance. However, I
0:48:32 > 0:48:38love the concept, and I love the fact that you maintain the Nadiya's
0:48:38 > 0:48:45balance through the arabesque turn. I really liked it.An excellent
0:48:45 > 0:48:51leading man.Darcey. You started off immaculately. I believe that the
0:48:51 > 0:48:55balance and control, as Craig said, in the Times, the arabesque, it was
0:48:55 > 0:49:00here, but as it got faster, trying to maintain that there were balance
0:49:00 > 0:49:04problems. That is so difficult in an Argentine tango, but well done.
0:49:04 > 0:49:11Thank you. We all thought you were amazing. You were a complete novice.
0:49:11 > 0:49:16You have come so far in this competition. He should be proud of
0:49:16 > 0:49:20themselves. It is Davood and Nadiya. Well done.
0:49:20 > 0:49:27CHEERING Well done.
0:49:27 > 0:49:32They loved it. The atmosphere in the studio was electric.Did you feel
0:49:32 > 0:49:36that? Maybe it got to me too much, maybe that made me go. But I loved
0:49:36 > 0:49:45it and the atmosphere was great.It is fantastic and massive
0:49:45 > 0:49:46congratulations, you're engaged. CHEERING
0:49:46 > 0:49:48.
0:49:48 > 0:49:49The scores are in.
0:49:49 > 0:49:51The judges have their scores.
0:50:02 > 0:50:0729. Yes. Slightly disappointed? Gets, there were some balance
0:50:07 > 0:50:12issues, so that is fit enough.But I loved it. They said it was a great
0:50:12 > 0:50:13dance.
0:50:13 > 0:50:15If you adored Davood and Nadiya's dramatic Argentine tango
0:50:15 > 0:50:18and you want to see them in next week's semifinal, please
0:50:18 > 0:50:19make sure you vote.
0:50:19 > 0:50:22All the details you need are on your screen now and voting
0:50:22 > 0:50:24will open very shortly at the end of the show.
0:50:24 > 0:50:28If you want to know more about Strictly, go to the website.
0:50:28 > 0:50:33This week, AJ unveils his life-sized matchstick model of Elaine Paige.
0:50:33 > 0:50:34It is quite mesmerising.
0:50:34 > 0:50:35Tess.
0:50:35 > 0:50:37Look who I'm with!
0:50:37 > 0:50:40It's Denise Lewis and Ed Balls.
0:50:40 > 0:50:41Lovely to see you.
0:50:41 > 0:50:48Ed, what's it like to be back in the ballroom?
0:50:48 > 0:50:51Fond memories? It brings back all of the nerves and the excitement. I
0:50:51 > 0:50:55have got to say, I could never get anywhere near the quality we have
0:50:55 > 0:50:58seen tonight.They have been brilliant. The standard is
0:50:58 > 0:51:02sensational. You will enjoy this.
0:51:02 > 0:51:08Right, our final couple is Alexandra and her partner, Gorka.
0:51:08 > 0:51:10Tonight, she's dancing for a place in the semifinal
0:51:10 > 0:51:12and she needs this Charleston to be
0:51:12 > 0:51:15supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!
0:51:20 > 0:51:23I love dancing the rumba but I feel I allowed my nerves to get the
0:51:23 > 0:51:30better of me.I felt it lacked any sort of connection and chemistry.
0:51:30 > 0:51:34You never know what is going to happen in this competition. I was
0:51:34 > 0:51:39not shot we were in the bottom two, but I thought, I have to give it my
0:51:39 > 0:51:46all. Thankfully we are still here to fight another week.
0:51:46 > 0:51:52For musicals weak, Alexandra and Gorka I dance seeing a Charleston to
0:51:52 > 0:52:00a song from Mary Poppins. But what is it called, Gorka?Super... No, it
0:52:00 > 0:52:00is Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious.
0:52:00 > 0:52:05I will channel my inner Mary Poppins.Hold on, that is Debbie
0:52:05 > 0:52:14McGee's trick.I did it first. Ready? I am ready.Let's do it.Why
0:52:14 > 0:52:18are we in your kitchen? Because of all your hard work teaching me how
0:52:18 > 0:52:24to dance, I want to put you a meal. Thank you, I'm starving.Do you like
0:52:24 > 0:52:29to cook?I love cooking. It is a typical English meal like spaghetti
0:52:29 > 0:52:34Bolognese. What do you think of the food? It is very good. The pastor is
0:52:34 > 0:52:39on point. Hopefully on Saturday dance will be as good as she is in
0:52:39 > 0:52:47the kitchen.Let's do a Charleston. If the judges like her Charleston as
0:52:47 > 0:52:54much as Gorka like my cooking, we're in for a great night.
0:52:54 > 0:52:55Dancing the Charleston, from the musical Mary Poppins,
0:52:55 > 0:53:05Alexandra Burke and Gorka Marquez!
0:53:08 > 0:53:12MUSIC: "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious"
0:54:37 > 0:54:42CHEERING
0:54:47 > 0:54:51My goodness. Yes.
0:54:51 > 0:54:55What a show-stopper!
0:54:55 > 0:54:57What a show-stopper!
0:54:57 > 0:55:01You've bounced back from the dance-off.
0:55:01 > 0:55:06You have raised the roof. You have brought the house down.Bruno is
0:55:06 > 0:55:12still dancing. I am going, Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious.
0:55:12 > 0:55:22Super Alexandra. Perfect in every possible way. It really was the show
0:55:22 > 0:55:27stopper we needed to end this fantastic night.Well done. Thank
0:55:27 > 0:55:32you, Bruno. So true. So much swivel. Surely you have to be impressed,
0:55:32 > 0:55:39Craig?Yes, you had better swivel than Gorka. Well done, I love that,
0:55:39 > 0:55:50brilliant.Darcey.It was absolutely terrific. The ease, the energy, and
0:55:50 > 0:55:55who could tell who was not the professional? You were up there. My
0:55:55 > 0:56:00goodness, the amount of detail you gave us. It did not stop. You did
0:56:00 > 0:56:04not take a breath. Even with a plain swivel, you give us twisting and
0:56:04 > 0:56:13turning.Every possible.Fabulous. Thank you.The energy, Shirley? Last
0:56:13 > 0:56:17week you were in the bottom two and this week you were stratospheric. I
0:56:17 > 0:56:24loved it, you were brilliant.It is official. You are a hit. She is
0:56:24 > 0:56:31fabulous. We will not forget that for a long time, Alexandra and
0:56:31 > 0:56:43Gorka. Well done.How did you feel? I feel like I am in shock. You
0:56:43 > 0:56:47wanted to do this dance more than any other.Absolutely, it is so much
0:56:47 > 0:56:55fun.No wonder, she is better than me. Gorka, you are very good at
0:56:55 > 0:57:02dancing. Well done, Gorka.It is an honour to close the show. Such an
0:57:02 > 0:57:07honour to close the show, and that the quarterfinals it means so much,
0:57:07 > 0:57:14so I am just grateful.Happy. Happy. This guy is just learning.
0:57:14 > 0:57:16The scores are in.
0:57:16 > 0:57:18The judges have their scores.
0:57:31 > 0:57:38CHEERING That must feel amazing. It does.
0:57:38 > 0:57:46After last week. INAUDIBLE
0:57:46 > 0:57:48Say the song title for us?
0:57:48 > 0:57:50If you thought Alexandra and Gorka's Charleston was super
0:57:50 > 0:57:53and you think they deserve a place in next week's semifinal,
0:57:53 > 0:57:54then please vote for them.
0:57:54 > 0:57:57All the details are up on your screen now and voting
0:57:57 > 0:57:58will open in a few moments.
0:57:58 > 0:58:00That's it.
0:58:00 > 0:58:03All of our couples have performed so it's time to look
0:58:03 > 0:58:03at the leaderboard.
0:58:15 > 0:58:18Remember, you can change all that by picking up the phone
0:58:18 > 0:58:20or going online and voting for your favourites.
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0:58:44 > 0:58:47To help you decide, here's a reminder of tonight's
0:58:47 > 0:58:48performances and the all important vote information.
1:00:39 > 1:00:41What a night it's been.
1:00:41 > 1:00:43Our stars have done everything they can so please remember
1:00:43 > 1:00:48to vote for your favourites before 8:45pm tonight.
1:00:48 > 1:00:50The Glitterball Trophy is on the horizon, but only five
1:00:50 > 1:00:54couples will make it through to next week's semifinal.
1:00:54 > 1:00:56Two couples will face each other in the dance-off in tomorrow
1:00:56 > 1:00:58night's results show, when one couple must
1:00:58 > 1:01:00leave the ballroom.
1:01:00 > 1:01:03Also tomorrow, for one night only, our professional dancers will be
1:01:03 > 1:01:08joining the Dreamgirls for a very special routine.
1:01:08 > 1:01:10Plus, we'll have music from Leading Ladies Beverley Knight,
1:01:10 > 1:01:13Amber Riley and Cassidy Janson.
1:01:13 > 1:01:16They'll be performing I'm Every Woman.
1:01:16 > 1:01:19So, for all of that and to find out who will be the tenth couple
1:01:19 > 1:01:23to leave the competition, join us tomorrow at 7:20.
1:01:23 > 1:01:26Stay tuned as we're about to get you in the Christmas mood
1:01:26 > 1:01:28with a short animation about a little girl
1:01:28 > 1:01:30who loves to dance.
1:01:30 > 1:01:37But in the meantime, keep dancing!
1:01:43 > 1:01:45SCHOOL BELL RINGS