:00:00. > :00:15.Welcome to Wednesday's edition. Have I got a show for you tonight? Yes, I
:00:16. > :00:21.have. It is Patrick and his glamorous passenger. Rocking a
:00:22. > :00:29.rather nice jumper. She is here to take on her fellow professionals
:00:30. > :00:33.with a shipload of drunken sailors. As we approach another weekend of
:00:34. > :00:41.Dantz, Ian is back with his Wednesday warm up. What more could
:00:42. > :00:44.we ask for? This is steadily come dancing it takes two. -- Strictly
:00:45. > :01:19.Come Dancing. Live from London, this is Strictly
:01:20. > :01:40.It Takes Two. Welcome to Wednesday's It Takes Two,
:01:41. > :01:43.another packed show. Let's get cracking. Turn the heating down
:01:44. > :01:47.because you will not need it. It will get toasty and here with the
:01:48. > :02:06.Wednesday warm up. Better already. He is here, Ian
:02:07. > :02:13.Waite. You are looking gorgeous. I have brought my fan club with me. I
:02:14. > :02:17.know. It is his mother. What a brilliant weekend. I think one of
:02:18. > :02:24.the best we have ever seen. Who stood out? I loved it. Abbey Clancy
:02:25. > :02:29.did really well, but I loved Patrick Robinson. The Charleston was made
:02:30. > :02:38.for him. I told you earlier on, I said they would get ten out of ten.
:02:39. > :02:42.Let us look at what people are doing this week. We will start with Sophie
:02:43. > :02:49.Ellis-Bextor and Brendan Cole, who do a tango this week. The judges
:02:50. > :02:54.picked up on her neck position during the stunning Viennese waltz.
:02:55. > :02:57.Are we seeing an improvement on her neck position? It is a struggle to
:02:58. > :03:02.hold that position for that long. Even the professional dancers have
:03:03. > :03:10.had the same problem. I have stopped it here because it is almost like
:03:11. > :03:13.she is doing the opposite. She is actually bringing her head into
:03:14. > :03:18.stretch that side of the net. That is the problem. Unfortunately she is
:03:19. > :03:22.doing it the other way. Overcompensating. I think so. She
:03:23. > :03:28.needs to get it back out that way and keep both sides strong. The
:03:29. > :03:35.shoulder needs to go down a little bit to keep it more normal. I don't
:03:36. > :03:39.even know which side it should be. They were doing a salsa, they were
:03:40. > :03:45.bottom to last weekend. I'll either hips looking? I would like to see a
:03:46. > :03:52.bit more. What I do love is all those transitions and the arm
:03:53. > :03:59.movements here, fantastically fast. Fluid, slip, great bands for him. --
:04:00. > :04:06.break dancing. He needs more action in his hips. I would like to see
:04:07. > :04:13.this area improved. When he does the Samba, he needs to keep it compact.
:04:14. > :04:22.He does tend to have long limbs that kind of go out of control. Try and
:04:23. > :04:31.keep it more compact. Natalie is doing this this week. Are we seeing
:04:32. > :04:41.enough? This is a totally different story. There is lots of paso doble
:04:42. > :04:51.in here. And Artem is so great, such a brilliant choreographer. What I
:04:52. > :04:55.would like to see from her... I would like her to get her arms out a
:04:56. > :05:01.little bit more. This is her first day of training. We can forgive her
:05:02. > :05:08.for that, but she needs to make sure she is shaping the body and creating
:05:09. > :05:13.space. That is where it comes from, shaping the arms. Looking promising.
:05:14. > :05:20.Susanna and Kevin are doing an Argentine Tango. How is she getting
:05:21. > :05:25.on with the food work? It is very intricate. Part of this are very
:05:26. > :05:29.intricate. It is an interesting one because I don't think Kevin has ever
:05:30. > :05:35.done Argentine tango as far as I know. It is new for him as well. I
:05:36. > :05:40.have slowed this section down because I want you to see how
:05:41. > :05:46.intricate this food patronise. There she goes I'll little bit wrong. --
:05:47. > :05:52.foot pattern is. She kicks the food away, but it is a long chain of
:05:53. > :06:03.steps. If you don't get it right it can go wrong. -- foot. One step
:06:04. > :06:07.wrong, fatal. To be honest, it is a little bit like the quick step for
:06:08. > :06:20.her. She needs to match him perfectly. That is a clue to the
:06:21. > :06:23.music but I will say no more. Abbey and Aljaz are doing the Viennese
:06:24. > :06:27.waltz. Her last was stunning and I imagine this will be wonderful. What
:06:28. > :06:32.did you think of Saturday? I love their Dantz. She did a fantastic
:06:33. > :06:40.Dantz. The characterisation was great. The red dress was stunning.
:06:41. > :06:49.For me, the salsa needed a little bit more quality to it. A little bit
:06:50. > :06:56.more compact. I gave her a nine. I thought it was great. I loved it.
:06:57. > :07:00.How is the Viennese waltz? Beautiful, stunning. She is in
:07:01. > :07:05.exactly the right place. I want to show you this bit. I am going to
:07:06. > :07:10.zoom in because it is so good. Look at her body positioning. We do not
:07:11. > :07:14.normally see the likes of this because they just cannot get their
:07:15. > :07:21.bodies in this position. She has a lovely long neck, look at that. It
:07:22. > :07:33.almost looks like Natalie. She looks fantastic. Well done. Brilliant
:07:34. > :07:44.shaping, loads of space. Patrick and Anya are doing our room but -- -- a
:07:45. > :07:47.rumba. How are they looking? Because of Patrick's schedule they have not
:07:48. > :07:52.had as many hours but they are doing a great job. Can you imagine how
:07:53. > :07:57.good he would be if he had more hours? As far as this is concerned,
:07:58. > :08:00.it is very difficult for the man. It is all about exposing the lady. He
:08:01. > :08:07.is doing nothing but supporting the lady. Doing a brilliant job. I
:08:08. > :08:16.thought we could try that. Shall we give it a go? What you do is... Step
:08:17. > :08:24.across the left foot. Then you are going to do this. That is it. What
:08:25. > :08:35.do you do? Getup. Obviously not like that. Let's talk about the
:08:36. > :08:40.Swingathon this week. Tell us what they will do. There will be a slight
:08:41. > :08:45.change. The first 30 seconds will be choreographed. Then it will go into
:08:46. > :08:51.freestyle. That means they can incorporate jive, rock and roll,
:08:52. > :08:53.swing, West Coast swing. Then it will be a free for all. I cannot
:08:54. > :09:07.wait. Last week we caught up with Natalie
:09:08. > :09:11.Lowe with only ten days to go until the big day. It was time to check in
:09:12. > :09:23.with them again when they went further . I am really excited about
:09:24. > :09:28.seeing my costume. It will help us visualise what it will be like on
:09:29. > :09:31.the day. I am probably a little bit apprehensive but hopefully it will
:09:32. > :09:39.not be too bad. I'm sure we will have something suitable. I am one of
:09:40. > :09:44.the cost to managers and today I will be fitting them for their
:09:45. > :09:52.wedding dance. This is quite an experience. We will be checking that
:09:53. > :10:03.they look fabulous. This is where the costumes are made. First, we
:10:04. > :10:10.need to try a few looks. Fantastic. You look amazing in that. I fitted
:10:11. > :10:13.in her dress. I never thought I would see myself in a sequinned or
:10:14. > :10:19.sparkly shirt. It was a new experience. It has been a dream come
:10:20. > :10:26.true trying on the real dresses. She looked almost as happy as she did
:10:27. > :10:29.when she met Anton du Beke. That is incredible. We have tried the frocks
:10:30. > :10:38.on, how about trying on your actual dresses? That would be great. I am
:10:39. > :10:46.not having a dress, am I? Are you ready? Very smart. Does it fit OK?
:10:47. > :10:51.Really well. I was a bit worried, I did not want too many sequins or
:10:52. > :10:55.sparkles. I was very happy with what was produced. We will adjust the
:10:56. > :10:59.trousers. When you wear the proper outfit you look the part, so I think
:11:00. > :11:05.it will really help with the performance on the night. There you
:11:06. > :11:21.go. You are stunning already. I think having this design is out of
:11:22. > :11:25.the world. We will try this option. We decided it would look better with
:11:26. > :11:28.a bit of sleeve so I was not so exposed at the top and she took the
:11:29. > :11:34.scissors to the bottom of the dress. Is this what you do on the main
:11:35. > :11:41.show? Yes, I am often doing this. We go through the same process. It is
:11:42. > :11:53.often last-minute. Little twirl. Beautiful. No dress is complete
:11:54. > :11:57.without crystals. It is gorgeous. I have two dresses which is pretty
:11:58. > :12:06.amazing. I must be one of the luckiest rides out there. -- brides.
:12:07. > :12:17.Yesterday, we launched the 2013 challenge. It is time to welcome our
:12:18. > :12:22.third challenger. Please give it up.
:12:23. > :12:31.Welcome back to the show. How excited are you to be taking part in
:12:32. > :12:37.the challenge? I am back. Of course because you did not have a chance to
:12:38. > :12:40.do it last year. In case anyone missed yesterday, here is a reminder
:12:41. > :12:51.of the challenge. This is a challenge to set a
:12:52. > :12:58.Guinness world record for the most drunken sailor dance steps in 30
:12:59. > :13:04.seconds. One challenge, one goal, 30 seconds. I am joined by
:13:05. > :13:11.choreographer Richard and Guinness world record adjudicator Elizabeth.
:13:12. > :13:14.The drunken sailor is across step behind, I stepped to the side and
:13:15. > :13:17.then a replacement of weight to the starting fruit. They need to make
:13:18. > :13:24.sure they cross behind and replaced the weight. They need to concentrate
:13:25. > :13:29.on the rhythm because one foot wrong and it could all be over. This
:13:30. > :13:34.challenge is very physical. They are going to need stamina. Just 30
:13:35. > :13:41.seconds stands in the way of our professionals. The prize is a world
:13:42. > :13:48.record. The battle may begin. Thank you. Looking at that, do you have
:13:49. > :13:53.high hopes for this challenge? I think I should have been
:13:54. > :14:00.disqualified. You are saying this ahead. Why? I didn't have my heels
:14:01. > :14:06.on so I did it in flats. You're supposed to kiss the floor with your
:14:07. > :14:08.heel when you step back. On the first and third step. I did not put
:14:09. > :14:26.my heels down. Let's find out. The difficulty of this challenge is
:14:27. > :14:29.to actually do the step fast but also do it properly. I will attempt
:14:30. > :14:38.to do the best technique I can, the fastest I can. Welcome. Thank you.
:14:39. > :14:44.Are you ready for this challenge? I am very excited. I going to aim for
:14:45. > :14:46.technique, try to do the best I can as fast as I can. Good luck. Please
:14:47. > :15:37.take to the floor. Well done! I noticed you did not put
:15:38. > :15:44.your heels down. Was that purposeful? I should have wore
:15:45. > :15:50.heels. You looked comfortable. I thought it was a good attempt. I am
:15:51. > :15:56.not sure if I am going to get the record but I feel quite good about
:15:57. > :16:07.my performance. It has been fun. Well done! Was it harder than you
:16:08. > :16:13.thought it was going to be? I was playing a jive song in my head. That
:16:14. > :16:17.must have helped. Have you ever tried to do those all in a row
:16:18. > :16:26.before? Yes, yes. When I would practice. Yesterday, the top of the
:16:27. > :16:36.leaderboard was 61. Do you think you have beaten it? No. Let's find out.
:16:37. > :16:39.But that it was watched back by official adjudicators in slow motion
:16:40. > :16:45.to verify every single one to make sure they were accurate. Now the
:16:46. > :17:00.moment of truth. Aliona, I can reveal that you scored...
:17:01. > :17:08.46 with no disqualifications. See! Let's have a look and see where that
:17:09. > :17:20.puts you on the leaderboard. There we go. TED
:17:21. > :17:31.-- Aljaz Skorjanec is top of the leaderboard. We will find out how
:17:32. > :17:44.Brendan gets on tomorrow. Now it is time to catch up with the outfits.
:17:45. > :17:50.Hi, I am in the workshop where all the magic happens. I am standing
:17:51. > :17:55.next to the very gorgeous and ever so talented Dickie, who makes us
:17:56. > :18:02.ladies look absolutely superb on Saturday night. We are here to talk
:18:03. > :18:08.dresses. First of all, this is going to be the Viennese waltz dress for
:18:09. > :18:16.Abbey. I have been told it is very traditional and very romantic. Why
:18:17. > :18:19.are the skirts shorter? What is your inspiration behind that? You are
:18:20. > :18:23.probably thinking that no one is better for the celebrity ladies
:18:24. > :18:28.because it would help to cover any mishaps. We have gone for a shorter
:18:29. > :18:33.length so they feel more comfortable and will not get heels caught. It
:18:34. > :18:36.has made them feel more comfortable during the performance. The
:18:37. > :18:42.silhouette has been flattering and the girls have enjoyed them. It does
:18:43. > :18:49.take the pressure off knowing they will not get a heel caught in the
:18:50. > :19:01.back of the skirt. Now we will move on to the paso doble dress. I am
:19:02. > :19:05.jealous that she gets to wear this. They are all looking quite raw
:19:06. > :19:13.because you are coming to visit us early on in the week. Will you have
:19:14. > :19:17.more blink through this? These are all crystal applications and the
:19:18. > :19:24.dress will be covered in gold crystal. That will all be cold
:19:25. > :19:30.running through into the skirt. Absolutely stunning! I love a big
:19:31. > :19:42.skirt. I always want more. The more the better. Now, the influence of
:19:43. > :19:48.Artem 's outfit. He will have some high waisted Latin trousers.
:19:49. > :19:55.Possibly no top. This is the base of where we will start with the paso
:19:56. > :20:01.doble jacket. Artem, no top. That does not sound like him. Lots of
:20:02. > :20:10.gold embellishment but no top. We like that, ladies. Now for the
:20:11. > :20:15.swing. There were skirts flying everywhere. How do you make everyone
:20:16. > :20:20.stand out without one being more than another? We have to be fair
:20:21. > :20:25.when we do this number. A much more generic look throughout the group
:20:26. > :20:28.number. Everyone will have an individual colour but that is where
:20:29. > :20:36.it will end. The silhouette will be the same for all. Here we have a
:20:37. > :20:42.purple and a red belt. You may find we have a blue and a purple with
:20:43. > :20:46.different under skirts. This is from another frock. There is lots of
:20:47. > :20:53.frost underneath although this is not the actual skirt. What will the
:20:54. > :20:59.boys be wearing? The boys, at the moment, we do know. We have not
:21:00. > :21:12.actually cut them. The shirt colour will either correspond with the
:21:13. > :21:18.frock or the belt. It is so exciting on Friday to try on your dress. Then
:21:19. > :21:24.the dress run on the Saturday, which is always very exciting. I am off
:21:25. > :21:32.and gone by then so you are left to it. Frantically doing last-minute
:21:33. > :21:39.alterations. I have had a sneak peek at Susannah 's dress. It is
:21:40. > :21:44.exquisite. I wish I was wearing it. She is doing the Argentine Tango
:21:45. > :21:49.said the skirt is much shorter. It needs to be a non-stretch fabric so,
:21:50. > :21:56.if the heel does get caught, it does not stay in it. She will either rip
:21:57. > :22:04.herself out of it or she will not get caught at all - hopefully. Thank
:22:05. > :22:14.you for having me here today. I have had an absolute ball. I will throw
:22:15. > :22:18.back to you, Zoe. See you later. Thank you. On Saturday night there
:22:19. > :22:27.was a flashing, banging and walloping on the dance floor as we
:22:28. > :22:37.had the Charleston. Let's see the show stopping performance. That was
:22:38. > :22:49.full of flash, bank, wallop. It was fantastic! You have won it! Such
:22:50. > :22:57.difficult timing but that was amazing. You have set the mark so
:22:58. > :23:07.high tonight. It was extremely fast. That whole routine was spectacular.
:23:08. > :23:23.Three tens! Please welcome Patrick and Anya. It was also on Saturday
:23:24. > :23:29.night. Well done to you. The higher score and so well deserved. Did you
:23:30. > :23:33.know you had a hit on your hands, Patrick? I just went for it. You
:23:34. > :23:45.did. In the end, it was Chitty Chitty
:23:46. > :23:57.Bang Bang. It built and built. By the end, we were like that! Three
:23:58. > :24:04.tens and an eight from Craig. Should it have been four? In my book, you
:24:05. > :24:10.always get a ten. In the words of your son, you smashed it. It was an
:24:11. > :24:17.amazing performance. I could not have asked for anything more. I
:24:18. > :24:20.think it did deserve a full house. The judges were seriously impressed
:24:21. > :24:26.with the speed of it. Where you worried that Patrick would not be
:24:27. > :24:30.able to keep up with you? He could not at first but slowly and surely
:24:31. > :24:36.he got it together, we got it together. It was an extremely
:24:37. > :24:42.difficult routine. All the lists I put in our believed I would do with
:24:43. > :24:49.a professional partner. I did not know that. I did not tell him that.
:24:50. > :24:56.If she told you at the beginning, you would feel defeated. Your
:24:57. > :25:05.background of musicals, we mentioned it last week, did that all come back
:25:06. > :25:11.to you? I played Danny in Greece when I was 16, 17. It was just going
:25:12. > :25:28.back in their hands just rewinding and going there. -- ack in their and
:25:29. > :25:45.just rewinding. Patrick is a serious and genetic actor. Played the
:25:46. > :25:55.cheering, man. Get the other plug. I am only watching. Come on! Get out!
:25:56. > :26:05.Will she stay up there? I wake up early before daylight this morning.
:26:06. > :26:12.Can we cut? Marvellous, wonderful, smashing. Superb, great! That is
:26:13. > :26:21.what she has to cope with day after day. It is so good. This week, for
:26:22. > :26:29.you, it is the romantic rumba. What has the training been like? The
:26:30. > :26:36.Rumba! I could not. I just could not rumba. Seriously. I could not hold
:26:37. > :26:46.on to anything. The music was not grabbing me. Let's hear your music.
:26:47. > :26:53.It is Bruno Mars. The thing is, it is very different in speed to
:26:54. > :26:56.everything else you have been doing. Sometimes something fast is really
:26:57. > :27:03.difficult but when you slow things down, it is quite exposing. It is
:27:04. > :27:08.the control, sustained control. It is like having the strength and
:27:09. > :27:15.fluidity but without movement. You had to do so much but not very much
:27:16. > :27:27.at all. To this day, I have two say it is the most challenging week so
:27:28. > :27:36.far. How is the two being -- how is it going to being in love? It is the
:27:37. > :27:42.physical I am struggling with a bit. We are trying to develop the
:27:43. > :27:59.chemistry. It just needs to be a story. It is a love story. You will
:28:00. > :28:04.get there. I have total confidence. This week, it is the swingathon. You
:28:05. > :28:10.do a minute and a half and in training you are doing it again and
:28:11. > :28:19.again. Keeping it going is the tricky thing, sustaining it. Have
:28:20. > :28:26.you got any tricks planned? Just a tad. We try to have fun. I got it
:28:27. > :28:32.from him. They are his words. We are going to have fun. I want to bring
:28:33. > :28:38.the energy of it. Definitely a couple of tricks, some swing and
:28:39. > :28:44.some jive. It would be good. What I am seeing, Patrick, it is looking
:28:45. > :28:50.good. Have faith! Good luck for this weekend. Then you are in the
:28:51. > :28:57.semifinal. That is it for today. A big thank you to all our guests. We
:28:58. > :28:58.will chat to the director of choreography and have all