:00:00. > :00:08.Welcome to It Takes Two. It's Thursday and in store for you
:00:09. > :00:12.tonight: We'll have the very latest training room updates from all of
:00:13. > :00:15.our couples, an exclusive look at the weekend's frocks with Vicky
:00:16. > :00:19.Gill. Plus, they've put Rumba-gate behind them, and with Musical Week
:00:20. > :00:23.looming, the show must go on. Sophie and Brendan are here! They gave us a
:00:24. > :00:28.top-quality Tango that took them to the top of the leaderboard. This
:00:29. > :00:33.week they're hoping for an encore. It's Natalie and Artem! And always
:00:34. > :00:38.worth a standing ovation, our First Lady of the judging panel is back,
:00:39. > :01:02.it's Darcey Bussell! This is Strictly It Takes Two. Ly Come
:01:03. > :01:28.Dancing Strictly Come Dancing ?
:01:29. > :01:32.COMMENTATOR: From London, this is It Takes Two. Please welcome your host,
:01:33. > :01:36.Zoe Ball. Welcome to It Takes Two.
:01:37. > :01:40.It is Thursday. It means that time is running out for the couples to
:01:41. > :01:46.perfect the routines before the opening night at Musical Week. Here
:01:47. > :01:53.to premiere the glamorous gowns that the competitors are wearing it is
:01:54. > :01:57.Vicky Gill. Hello my lovely. Now, Musical Week, does it mean as much
:01:58. > :02:06.to you in the wardrobe department as it does to us? We are slightly over
:02:07. > :02:09.hysterical and excited? It does! What does it mean.
:02:10. > :02:15.We have to make sure that the musical is in reference to the dance
:02:16. > :02:20.and the musical. So it has to suit the needs of the dance but adding
:02:21. > :02:24.the Strictly sparkle and making sure it is lots of fun. And
:02:25. > :02:29.performance-led. Is it a fun theme? Yes. We always
:02:30. > :02:33.have a laugh. This week is no exception.
:02:34. > :02:37.How do you combine the typical Strictliness to the frocks without
:02:38. > :02:41.it getting too daft with the theme? We have to be careful. Otherwise it
:02:42. > :02:46.would be a fancy dress. And we would be getting carried away and the show
:02:47. > :02:50.would not be the same! We have to hold back and make sure that the
:02:51. > :02:54.performance garment is really the lead so that they can do the
:02:55. > :02:58.Quickstep or the Charleston or whatever that they are doing.
:02:59. > :03:05.And still look brilliant. Right. Now, let's pull the rope here! I
:03:06. > :03:12.think we have worked on this. Failure! Massive failure. Right this
:03:13. > :03:22.looks incredible, who does it belong to? This is Iveta's cos tomb. I am
:03:23. > :03:27.not sure but she is a lioness. So lots of feathers, lots of bounce and
:03:28. > :03:34.fun in the routine. Lots of fringe which has not been trimmed yet.
:03:35. > :03:39.Will Iveta make you trim that shorter? Probably. They like nice
:03:40. > :03:47.long leg lines, so that will probably go up. And we have a tail.
:03:48. > :03:52.There is a tail! ! He she gets to wag around. Does this mean that Mark
:03:53. > :04:01.is to be dressed as a lion as well? Sort of... A big mane? Lots of
:04:02. > :04:05.feather around the top of the chirt and a crown. Probably a tail by the
:04:06. > :04:13.time we get to Saturday. He will look very cute.
:04:14. > :04:19.Now, this is not really moonwalking but it is just a walk backwards.
:04:20. > :04:22.Whose frock is this? This is beautiful.
:04:23. > :04:26.This is Anya's Charleston dress. What we are trying to do is to adapt
:04:27. > :04:30.the theme and the mood of the Charleston. It has the big puffy
:04:31. > :04:40.sleeves. They are dancing to Chitty Chitty
:04:41. > :04:42.Bang Bang. She is being Truly Scrumptious.
:04:43. > :04:45.Yes. She may be a little scared of the
:04:46. > :04:52.sleeves. Why? Well I think I would! But it is
:04:53. > :04:56.a Strictly garment. Obviously it is the colour and the length not so
:04:57. > :05:01.long as she is doing Charleston. Knowing Anya it will be energy
:05:02. > :05:07.gettic and lots of tricks. And Patrick, what is he wearing? For
:05:08. > :05:15.the guys there is a real mix of tone and fabrics. We will have tuition
:05:16. > :05:19.feeds that don't strobe and colour combinations of chocolate browns and
:05:20. > :05:25.pale greens. So exciting! Right, let's have a
:05:26. > :05:30.look at Ola's dress. She is doing a Rumba. She is known for wearing cat
:05:31. > :05:38.suits on the Rumba. What is it this week? Again with the musical theme,
:05:39. > :05:46.the cat suit does not suit the role, but the trousers here are with a
:05:47. > :05:52.little flare and a balloon shape to them. I'm sure that oil krar will
:05:53. > :05:56.get to wear a cat suit in the coming weeks, but this is a bit of a cross.
:05:57. > :05:59.I love how much is cut from the sides. Very exciting. This is the
:06:00. > :06:07.material here. Yep, these are blue. There will be
:06:08. > :06:14.more gold and silver linked in with this. So down the edging and down
:06:15. > :06:19.the back, that will be very gold. And Ashley will be dressed as
:06:20. > :06:23.Aladdin? He is I'm not sure if he will enjoy it.
:06:24. > :06:28.He looks incredible. He had his chest out and looked great! I'm sure
:06:29. > :06:35.it will be out. Susanna is doing a Quickstep with
:06:36. > :06:42.Kevin. She is being Debbie Reynolds from Singing in the Rain. Singing
:06:43. > :06:46.Good Morning. What about the dress? The dress is relevant to the tone
:06:47. > :06:50.and the dress of the film. We have tried to use similar style lines but
:06:51. > :06:58.longer as they are doing the Quickstep. I have chosen the
:06:59. > :07:07.colours, purple, lilac and silver. Stunning. Quite an awesome week. Do
:07:08. > :07:12.you make yourself a little cos tomb for watching the show with? That
:07:13. > :07:20.would be telling! Great stuff. Give it up for Vicky Gill. Now, time to
:07:21. > :07:27.look at the rave reviews and looking at who will could be panned by the
:07:28. > :07:30.judges. We are dancing salsa. Latin is the least favourite. I prefer
:07:31. > :07:36.being held. This will be a challenging week. I don't feel
:07:37. > :07:42.confident or comfortable. The Latin dances you are out on your own and
:07:43. > :07:49.wiggle the hips, it goes through me. I just can't do that step.
:07:50. > :07:56.It is a Musical Week. It has to be so defined. I have to make sure that
:07:57. > :07:58.A bhshgs bey has fun with all of the steps.
:07:59. > :08:07.I will have to go out there and give it my all and be hopefully kept in
:08:08. > :08:12.another week! This week I have the Rumba. .
:08:13. > :08:16.The key elements in Rumba are the beautiful footwork. Lovely hips,
:08:17. > :08:21.lufl arms and the passion between two people.
:08:22. > :08:25.There must be the chemistry between the partners. With me, first. You
:08:26. > :08:31.are losing the moment. We have a few trick steps. I need
:08:32. > :08:35.Ashley's support. If he is not there for me, it will go wrong.
:08:36. > :08:40.Because of the size difference, I am finding it hard to get as low as I
:08:41. > :08:46.need to be. Don't do that. That looks like an old man. Do that.
:08:47. > :08:55.The Rumba is going to be brilliant this week. I can't wait.
:08:56. > :09:02.We are dancing the American Smooth. I'm really disorientated. It's the
:09:03. > :09:06.same step, slow, quick, quick, slow. It is time to pay attention to the
:09:07. > :09:11.smaller details instead of getting the steps right. We are at the stage
:09:12. > :09:16.of the game, I know that I am being picky but... There is always an
:09:17. > :09:22.element of fear and danger with any step, never mind a lift. It is
:09:23. > :09:28.mainly being graceful throughout it. It is easy to be graceful with two
:09:29. > :09:31.feet on the ground and in control to an extent, but when some of the
:09:32. > :09:39.control is taken away from you it is harder to go with it.
:09:40. > :09:48.All about being graceful! Please, welcome Natalie and Artem! Well done
:09:49. > :09:51.you table-topping Tango people! And can I say congratulations to Lucky
:09:52. > :09:57.the Chihuahua, who finally got it right and predicted you would be the
:09:58. > :10:02.top. He is saved. Now, all of the judges were saying how pernickety
:10:03. > :10:06.they would be, but Natalie you still got 37 when they were being
:10:07. > :10:14.pernickety. How happy were you after the Tango? Slighted! I managed to
:10:15. > :10:18.step through the dress. I will blame the dress, whether I stepped through
:10:19. > :10:24.it or not. I will definitely go with the dress. It was a technical dance
:10:25. > :10:31.for us, so I was delighted. I didn't notice you go wrong at all!
:10:32. > :10:34.Camera angles. Nice pif outs at the beginning,
:10:35. > :10:42.Artem. Showing off. Very good. How happy were you? The tango is one of
:10:43. > :10:50.your favourites? Did you see how angry I was during that video? !
:10:51. > :10:55.That is what you look like all the time! How happy were you? Very
:10:56. > :11:00.happy. In the dangerous run it did not go well at all. So I thought, if
:11:01. > :11:04.it is going to go like that, it will be a disaster, but I thought it went
:11:05. > :11:11.well. So I was happy. Craig gave a list of criticisms, you
:11:12. > :11:17.think but then he still gave you a nine. Would it be nice to start you
:11:18. > :11:24.with something positive? He said he would be picky. I was braced for it
:11:25. > :11:28.I didn't mind. I will learn from it. Were you miffed that he said it
:11:29. > :11:36.lacked drama as an actress. I mean you were giving it your all! ! You
:11:37. > :11:42.were probably scared of me. You guys have amassed 300 hours of
:11:43. > :11:48.training since you started this. I think that is a round of applause.
:11:49. > :11:55.Are you not sick of his little face yet, Natalie? ! I have gone through
:11:56. > :12:01.sick and come out of the other end. After 300 hours, confusion still
:12:02. > :12:09.reigns in the training room. Have a little look.
:12:10. > :12:15.Think of it seven, belonging to the gowns. I am struggling to put it
:12:16. > :12:21.together to make it make shens. I am confusing. I think that the
:12:22. > :12:27.challenge is to have a concept. Facilitate the choreography to the
:12:28. > :12:33.concept and facilitate with the judges for the kwoefy.
:12:34. > :12:39.I don't know what I am doing? ! One, two, three, two, two, two, three. It
:12:40. > :12:44.should be easy to get that, actually.
:12:45. > :12:49.Should be easy, he says! Let's have fun, he says.
:12:50. > :12:57.Clear as mud! Good. See? Perfect! I love the way we
:12:58. > :13:03.understand each other! Now, American Smooth this week in Musical's Week
:13:04. > :13:08.this is the first chance to tackle really big lifts. How are they
:13:09. > :13:13.going? You saw it. They are still about there. I don't think they are
:13:14. > :13:16.further from what you have seen already.
:13:17. > :13:43.I know it is Artem's face, though! In this Musical Week, you have a big
:13:44. > :13:53.song. Let's take a look... Brilliant! It is Artem's face it is
:13:54. > :14:03.hysterical! If you could turn up the music! You are dancing to Dream
:14:04. > :14:05.Girls. It is a big tune. It is a ? I am still deciding on how to do that
:14:06. > :14:11.one. We are still working on Thursday! I
:14:12. > :14:17.heard a rumour you had tried a trapeze to get you used to a big
:14:18. > :14:27.lift? How did it go? I would rather throw myself off a 30-foot ledge
:14:28. > :14:33.than do the lifts! It is that bad? ! Maybe throw yourself on to Artem and
:14:34. > :14:41.see if he can carry you. I think throw in the trapeze and see
:14:42. > :14:46.how they dance! Listen, good luck with the American Smooth. I love
:14:47. > :14:52.that clip. It is my favourite clip. In a moment I'm chatting to
:14:53. > :14:57.DarceBussell but first it is back to training for you all. With the big
:14:58. > :15:03.night looming, will it be the final curtain, or will our judges have you
:15:04. > :15:09.singing from the rooftops? This week is a Musical Week, we are dancing
:15:10. > :15:13.Samba. It is a bounce action. I am doing the best for Iveta and going
:15:14. > :15:17.for it. Through the ankles and the knees.
:15:18. > :15:22.Snie I want to learn how to Samba. That is the joy. Learning the dance,
:15:23. > :15:31.doing it the best you can. Finish with open legs. Keep the
:15:32. > :15:36.frame. We are doing with the Latin, working with arm extensions. He is
:15:37. > :15:43.doing it very well. I have the feeling he will do it very well.
:15:44. > :15:47.I never taught that step! I will give it 100% and do the best that I
:15:48. > :15:56.can. Left, right, left... We are dancing
:15:57. > :16:00.the Charleston. The Charleston is a very quick
:16:01. > :16:05.dance. People don't realise how quick it is. You have to make it
:16:06. > :16:11.look effortless. Just a bit quicker than I
:16:12. > :16:15.anticipated! It is a technical dance.
:16:16. > :16:23.The one basic step repeats itself over and over again. It is a civil
:16:24. > :16:28.in the footwork. We have to work at this, because that was a bit flat!
:16:29. > :16:33.This dance must be big in every way. It needs to be quirky and fun. So
:16:34. > :16:40.light in the eyes and a sparkle going, yeah, it is great! Oh, my
:16:41. > :16:45.days! That that's great! Patrick that looks good. Time for a woman
:16:46. > :16:53.who will always get top billing in our eyes. Not just because it is
:16:54. > :16:56.Musical Week but because she is great. Please, welcome Darcey
:16:57. > :17:02.Bussell. Give us a shimmy. I like the shoes. Look at those! Look at
:17:03. > :17:06.those! And a lovely leg kick too. Welcome back.
:17:07. > :17:12.Last week, a little bit of a dip in everyone's scores.
:17:13. > :17:18.Oh, yes. Len, had had his say, what are you, Darcey Bussell, looking for
:17:19. > :17:23.in the couples in the lead-up to the Final? Well, it is not just about
:17:24. > :17:28.technique and getting it right, but it is the overall performance. They
:17:29. > :17:30.have to act it, perform, they have to finish off everything
:17:31. > :17:34.beautifully. I think that there should be no
:17:35. > :17:35.fuzzy edges, but it is difficult now.
:17:36. > :17:40.It is difficult. There are a lot of very, very good
:17:41. > :17:46.ones. Really good but they are also
:17:47. > :17:51.exhausted. We have lost eight, who do you miss on the dance floor on a
:17:52. > :17:55.Saturday evening? I loved Deborah Meaden. There was a smile constantly
:17:56. > :17:58.on her face all the way through. This is what the show is about. She
:17:59. > :18:04.had no expectations of what she would be like. She was terrified and
:18:05. > :18:10.then loved every bit of it. Admittedly, loving Robin. He is an
:18:11. > :18:16.amazing teach efr. She wanted to learn every week. It showed.
:18:17. > :18:20.And even though she's not here, she is still supporting the dancers.
:18:21. > :18:28.Now, who are the front runners now and has it changed? For me I think
:18:29. > :18:35.Natalie and Patrick were always on top from the beginning. I noticed
:18:36. > :18:41.that natural ability. And he never shows nerves. That is an art. Even
:18:42. > :18:45.if they were nervous, to be able to I'd hide it from the beginning, but
:18:46. > :18:49.I think that they are strong. It is a natural ability to be able to
:18:50. > :18:54.relax on the dance floor, when you are thrown something knew each week,
:18:55. > :18:58.to be comfortable with the music. To listen to your professional partner.
:18:59. > :19:02.Maybe it is the actors in them. Let's talk about Patrick. He
:19:03. > :19:07.received his first and so far only 10 of the series from you for his
:19:08. > :19:13.American Smooth. What stood out for you? I think that the style all the
:19:14. > :19:18.way through. So in sink. They mirrored each other. It was a
:19:19. > :19:23.brilliant piece of choreography. It was a joy to watch. So much in it
:19:24. > :19:27.that he achieved. It was a shame at the end there was a fault with the
:19:28. > :19:34.dress but even how they pulled it off, to save it, I was so impressed
:19:35. > :19:38.with that. That is a really professional thing to do.
:19:39. > :19:42.I loved you standing up to give them that ten.
:19:43. > :19:46.The dance had everything. His personality came out. He is very
:19:47. > :19:52.natural and musical. Which of the celebrities surprised
:19:53. > :19:59.you or improved the most? It's difficult. So many have. Admittedly.
:20:00. > :20:05.Susanna was the most unpredictable. Being a news reader, you don't
:20:06. > :20:10.expect her to be a performer, but she is very comfortable to come out
:20:11. > :20:16.and perform. To smile and pull things off and to hide technical
:20:17. > :20:22.difficulties, but here she is stunning in this waltz. I think that
:20:23. > :20:26.she has incredible confidence in Kevin. They are a beautiful
:20:27. > :20:30.partnership. There is a little bit of magic when they get on the dance
:20:31. > :20:36.floor, but I was surprised she can pick up the steps from the
:20:37. > :20:40.beginning. She found that easy. I think she said she would write them
:20:41. > :20:48.down to remember them but she has never gone wrong.
:20:49. > :20:54.Let's not jinx her! The last time you said you loved Sophie's
:20:55. > :21:00.Charleston and David's Cha Cha Cha. Which have you enjoyed lately?
:21:01. > :21:04.Theres have been lots. Sophie's Quickstep in Blackpool.
:21:05. > :21:14.That was beautiful. The glimpse of what she had with the clarl
:21:15. > :21:21.Chancellor came back again. -- the glimpse of what she had with
:21:22. > :21:26.the Charleston came back again. She flows and looks natural and of
:21:27. > :21:30.course Brendan's choreography. He will come in and lick your face
:21:31. > :21:35.in a minute. It works. She is unique with so much
:21:36. > :21:41.ability and grace and elegance. It is refined. I really love watching
:21:42. > :21:47.her dance. I want her to have more confidence in herself and to be more
:21:48. > :21:54.showy. Maybe show off. Be a bit cocky about it.
:21:55. > :21:59.Thank you very much. Enjoy the next Strictly. Our Musical
:22:00. > :22:04.Week will be amazing. Darcey Bussell! We are all about bit
:22:05. > :22:08.jazz hands here. Time for the final trip to the training room with each
:22:09. > :22:14.of the remaining couples to ensure that their performances are more
:22:15. > :22:24.West End than Dead End. This week it is Week and we are
:22:25. > :22:29.dancing the Quickstep. A couple of issues, slide, hop, hop, slide.
:22:30. > :22:35.You have a spring. The steps I get my head around and then we do it to
:22:36. > :22:38.speed it is so quick, I'm surprised how quick.
:22:39. > :22:46.It is getting there. She is working really hard.
:22:47. > :22:49.I hate this step! Legs are still what we have to work on. You will
:22:50. > :22:55.get it. It has steps in it which are
:22:56. > :23:00.counterintuitive. So there are challenges in there. I will have to
:23:01. > :23:09.keep my brain working faster than my feet.
:23:10. > :23:15.This week Brendan and I are dancing a Viennese waltz. It is beautiful.
:23:16. > :23:20.Very graceful. I really love Strictly. Now you have added the
:23:21. > :23:29.extra layer of Musicals, that I also adore. I knew that the Waltz meant a
:23:30. > :23:34.lot of spinning but wow, there are a lot of spins in it.
:23:35. > :23:40.There are about 12 pif outs in a row. Really? ! The pif outs and
:23:41. > :23:46.turns are definitely making me dizzy, but I also really enjoy it.
:23:47. > :23:54.It is a fun feeling. I just don't know if I am doing it with flair. Or
:23:55. > :24:01.just someone grinning like a maniac. Mreeshgs welcome Sophie and Brendan.
:24:02. > :24:05.Hello, darlings. Congratulations on the beautiful Rumba. Some of the
:24:06. > :24:08.moves were stunning. We will discuss the drama, but how was the
:24:09. > :24:14.performance for you, Sophie, did you love it? I really did. From the
:24:15. > :24:20.start the Rumba was the one I was a bit intimidated by. I have seen some
:24:21. > :24:27.that is slightly freaked me out. And this one really didn't.
:24:28. > :24:33.I think that Brentan's coffey is -- choreography is gorge you. --
:24:34. > :24:42.gorgeous. I really enjoyed it. Well, what frustrated you the most
:24:43. > :24:48.about the judges' comments? When bueno started going on about a
:24:49. > :24:51.dirty, raunchy Rumba. For me that is misguided and understood and show as
:24:52. > :24:56.lack of understanding of what we are trying to do. So to put 25 hours
:24:57. > :25:00.into a dance and then for somebody else to be wanting something
:25:01. > :25:05.different is frustrating. I think that Sophie danced the Rumba mrafsh
:25:06. > :25:10.lousily. It was so beautiful and elegant and there was a chemistry.
:25:11. > :25:15.For somebody to say there is no chemistry. It was like, hello, I
:25:16. > :25:21.have just felt it. It is a frustrating thing.
:25:22. > :25:26.I am not that upset about it. Well, the people at home, the
:25:27. > :25:34.people, there are a lot of them were in agreement with you. Andrea said:
:25:35. > :25:41.I loved it. It gave me goose bumps. They do talk rubbish some times.
:25:42. > :25:46.And: Brendan is right. Why cheapen something so beautiful! Thank you
:25:47. > :25:53.very much. Sophie, you mentioned how your
:25:54. > :25:59.husband Richard likes that style of Rumba. Does he and your sons have
:26:00. > :26:05.input to your dancing? Do they give you ideas? What do they make of your
:26:06. > :26:11.beautiful dancing? They have been supportive. It was nice to watch the
:26:12. > :26:19.Rumba without flinching. I knew that my dad and granny were watches at
:26:20. > :26:22.home. It was intimate. It was nothing about it that was not that
:26:23. > :26:28.intense. I have to talk with Richard, I get him to come in and
:26:29. > :26:33.watch. He said it was a good Rumba. Strictly has taken over your whole
:26:34. > :26:38.life, it does when you are a contestant. We have noticed you are
:26:39. > :26:42.in your own Strictly world. You do feel you are in the Strictly
:26:43. > :26:50.bubble. Sometimes of it is of happiness.
:26:51. > :26:57.Sometimes it is a bit of misery. Where am I? What is happening? I
:26:58. > :27:02.will be having a conversation with someone then, dancing, trying a
:27:03. > :27:12.step. Whatever the song is, I am singing it all the time.
:27:13. > :27:16.My eldest has a phrase for it, where he sees me doing this, he will say
:27:17. > :27:30.I'm trapped in the Strictly world again. I am trapped in the Strictly
:27:31. > :27:38.world! I am! Isn't that clever? ! I love how they do that. The VT team
:27:39. > :27:47.are so great. The Viennese waltz, how easy is it to go were a Rumba to
:27:48. > :27:50.a singing nun? Logical! Let's hope I don't put the raunch into this
:27:51. > :27:56.week's dance. It is what they want. We should do it.
:27:57. > :28:03.I am loving this. Musicals to me, they are synonymous with joy, so is
:28:04. > :28:09.dancing and Strictly. So Brendan has to put up with me being year foric
:28:10. > :28:23.to the brink of madness. Let's hear your music...
:28:24. > :28:29.# Rain drops and roses and bright-coloured kittens... There is
:28:30. > :28:34.a magic about this. On the staging week you want the massive impact. It
:28:35. > :28:40.has this beauty and spinning around. It is lovely.
:28:41. > :28:49.It is making me emotional. Will you be dressed as a nun? And will you be
:28:50. > :28:56.Captain von Trapp? I want to be the Maria where she is dressed up on the
:28:57. > :29:02.mountain-top. Good luck, Sophie and Brendan!
:29:03. > :29:11.That's it for today. Thanks to all of my guests. Join me here tomorrow
:29:12. > :29:23.where I will be talking to Patrick and Anya. Plus the Friday panel