Episode 50 Strictly - It Takes Two

There is absolutely no pleasing that man.

Live from London, this is Strictly, It Takes Two. Please welcome your

host, Zoe Ball. Gl MUSIC

High kicks. Get those legs up, up, up.

Hello and welcome to our It Takes Two Musicals Week Friday special.

We are fulfilling all of your Strictly needs for the next hour

Tonight we have Katie and Anton with us.

Say hello to Vernon Kay, Sarah Hadland and West End starlet,

The marvellous Georgia and Giovanni have swung by.

And if all of that wasn't enough, we are in the presence of true Strictly

royalty because the one, the only Craig Revel Horwood is here.

Meanwhile, backstage at rehearsals, we have another member

of the extended Strictly family snooping around.

So excited to be here. The best thing is - no-one is going to ask me

to dance. Even belter. -- even better.

It's a double whammy tomorrow night. Not only is it the quarter finals,

I think you can hear one. Do you recognise that, it is Les Miserables

and Helen and Aljaz formering a paso doble. Looking fierce. I love it. A

big song but I think they are the couple to pull it off, don't you?

Brilliant. Back to you. Thanks, Kate, lovely to see her back in the

ballroom. Now, their sultry Argentine Tango

certainly turned up the heat Let's hope they don't

boil over this week. Just simply divine and gorgeous. You

both look stunning, as always. Well, it is Friday night, isn't it. You

little minx, Katie Derham. Last week, it was an incredible

performance. It was sensual. Did you love dancing your Argentine tango?

Loved it. Always wanted to learn how to do it. Look at us go. We did it.

Leggy ganchos. Threw go, up. Oh. -- there you go. Anton, look at your

bum. Tight as a drum, isn't it? Snr Bruno gave you another 9. He said

the lines you created Katie were the best he has seen from you this

series. I have always said Bruno is device

and full of insight and glory. Did you enjoy it? We loved it a

fantastic dance. We got nice marks, I really couldn't have been happier.

Anton, also Darcey said she could see the intent and the hard work

Katie has put in. How hard is she working? Tremendously hard. This

ballroom dancing McLarky is very, very difficult. The thing is, they

wander this this lot and give it four days, and come out and dance

marvellously. It makes us lot look bad. It is ridiculous. Kating has

been doing a tremendous job. You know, never danced before and it is

being out there and being so vulnerable. Stand there, pop the leg

in and look amazing and take hold and lay out and sweep across the

floor. It is so difficult. Katie is doing - well, better than I could

have ever wished for. Thank you very much. That was very good. I can't

lie. The judges are full of compliments but said they want even

more technique. I mean can you give them more? I think they are right.

There is always things you can improve. As you were so rightly

saying, we only have four days. I have not danced before. I would love

to be able it practise for weeks and get it spot-on but I was still

chuffed. Each week I think I'm getting a bit better. That's all you

can hope for. Next week two dances as well. Very exciting. Hopefully.

This week, musicals week, in case you haven't noticed. You are doing

the slow foxtrot to this frack Cabaret. -- this track. Maybe This

Time. Pop the shoulder. Don't pop the shoulder, Cathy, don't pop t I

can't help it. I've turned into Emma Tonegato, it is frightening. Is

there going to be any Lisa Minelli chair work going on. Who wants to be

Liza? Do we have any doubts? Oh, into a hinge, kick. I have never

seen one so fine. Look at that. Are you loving it? How is the training

going? Has there been any problems, Anton? ? No. It's been great. What

has been lovely is Katie has drawn on all other experience over the

weeks of doing the other ballroom dances, so we've slowly developed

the shape and body line over the weeks of doing - since we started

the tango weeks ago, and this is' great because you can build on that

and then you can work on the leg action which is specific to the

dance we are doing, and with the slow foxtrot it is a much longer.

You think of toothpaste, you squeeze it and out come the legs and press

down on the standing leg and the other leg pushes out and you sweep

backwards. Do you think you could demonstrate with a lovely member of

our audience? The lady there in the leopard print jacket. What is your

name? Naomi. I will demonstrate what I mean about the standing leg. The

one you are standing on. This one. Push it out behind you, squeeze it.

No, push it out love. All the way back. No, out, love, out. Squeeze,

push, push. Now lift, now lift. Naomi, everybody. Splendid work.

Splendid work. You see, it is not that easy to

teach. You wrote in your column, Katie, in the newspaper. You have a

column? That after Blackpool, you had done Blackpool, you felt like,

when you go out now you go on a high? Every week is a bonus now. I

think I have done all right. Everybody is dancing beautifully. I

feel chuffed and proud of us all having got this far. I'm having a

lovely time. Obviously I would like to learn more dances. Of course. Do

you not want to be the woman who finally takes the mine to the final,

Katie? We -- -- the man to the final, Katie? Well t would be lot.

It would be well-earned. It would be lovely. You never know, ladies and

gentlemen. Maybe this time. Good luck tomorrow with your slow

foxtrot. Katie and on tonne. -- Anton.

Back up to Kate. Oh, Anton, a decent dancer.

It is very noisy here, you can probably see why. Kevin and Kellie

are dancing to oom pa pa from Oliver. Have a look, it is a

Viennese waltz, it is beautiful. Love that. I can't actually hear

myself think but I'm opening jay and Anita can, they are here with me We

were enjoying that. Is it weird watching? I found Fridays hard.

Anton would delude me I was doing well and then come here and you see

them - you two are brilliant, so you don't. We are so supportive. I'm

just watching this amazing dude do his rumba. It is so gorgeous that I

had to tell him he is just a delight. We are really supportive

and people come up to you afterwards and we all go up to each other and

say - amazing, well done, you are going to kill it on the night. We

boost each other. Well, Jay, last week, you only

finished your dance on Thursday. Are you doing better? This week the

quickest. The rumba, we finished it towards Monday evening and solidly

on Tuesday. It was the quickest. He always go up and down. You are

dancing to a song from Once. Yes, a newish musical and Ronan Keating who

was in it came to show us how to act and get the emotion across, which I

need. I'm going to watch you, killing the

sexy tango. From Chicago. We are doing the Argentine tango from Cell

Block Tango. I know. It is a lot. Don't matter, watch and it'll all

make sense. You spent a lot of time upside down. Yes. I don't know why.

Gleb likes to pick me up and do things. It is fine. This is a no-pro

zone which is brilliant. Are you can be honest. I found this in Anton's

dressing room. A big cuddly bear. If you need it take out aggression give

it a punch. Is there anything driving you mad about them? ! Oh, a

horribly long pause. I feel there is? No, like as I said, it is the

most intense and most honest relationship you can have with a

person, you are in each other's pockets day in and day out. It is

about 13 weeks we have been together. It is wonderful but like

any relationship, as I said to Gleb, I love my mother dearly but we still

argue. You could be with anybody, but that's what is so different

about it. Talking about mums, will yours be in the mum? Every week she

goes to the Navigation, they watch it on the big screen. Instead of

watching football, they watch ballroom dancing. Good luck, your

rehearsals were fantastic. That was awkward, funny.

As the quarter-final approaches, the remaining six couples are all

Here's a little look at Anita and Helen in training.

This week I have the Argentine tanning yolks the

This week I have the Argentine insane. It's so difficult. I'm

finding it really frustrating. I want to do a good job. The routine

is hard. Every week is hard because she has never done it. It is hard

work to make the person o look good who has never danced before. You are

going to do it. I need to try. I need to do it, get on with it. We

just need to rehearse, rehearse, rehearse. Are you happy? No,

neutral. Neutral? That's not the tango. Paso is actually really

difficult. I don't really understand what I'm doing. It is really

interesting to see Helen with a little angry face this week. Every

single step she's pointing really hard. A lot of footwork I'm not used

to doing. I keep kicking my feet. Intense. We are going to have to

work a lot on Helen's facial expressions. You have to do that. I

love you, but I hate you. OK. Now, here to analyse the remaining

six couples, we invite to the stage Queen of musicals Jodie

Prenger, Mr Telly, Vernon Kay, and comedy actress

Sarah Hadland. Hello, my beauties! Get yourselves

comfy. How are you? I am all right. Sequins do not breathe. Jodie,

Musicals Week. It is so exciting. And some of the songs are brilliant.

Especially this time, with the tango. Who are you most looking

forward to seeing? I do like Georgia and Giovanni. Have you given any

tips? Not at all. We are going to talk about you taking over from

Craig Revel Horwood in Annie as Miss Hannigan. The poor fellow, I had to

follow him backstage! He was phenomenal in it. We will talk to

him soon. Vernon, lovely to see you. We love having you on. Who have you

been particularly enjoying this series? I like Anita, because she

has no previous dance experience. If Jay can get into character a bit

more, he will be phenomenal. We have discussed this. I am happy to debate

it. Craig has pointed out that he doesn't get into character enough.

He has to strike a face. But sometimes that works, with the jive.

So sometimes it works. Sarah, who do you love? I love Anita. This is such

a cheesy expression, but she really put her heart and soul into

everything. And like Vernon said, she has not had any training. I love

the way she goes for it every time. And she has improved. She has been

on a real journey. It is that word again. Katie and Anton and that

foxtrot, Cabaret inspired. Here they are in training. It is a builder,

this one. Jodie, what do you think of these two? I enjoy her dancing

like this, because she is so elegant. I love Anton and I hope

this time, he can be the bride and not the bridesmaid! What are the

chances of that happening? It is strong. She is a beautiful dancer.

Sarah, what do you think of Katie and Anton? She is elegant. She is

less comfortable in the more lively dances like the jive. But so elegant

nose ballroom dances. Love the legs. Vernon, talking of long legs,

what do you think of Katie and Anton? It is the quarterfinals, so

she has the main man to teach her ballroom. And Anton knows all the

technique. She has got elegant posture. She is a very elegant

lady. I have no doubt that she will be in the top half of the

leaderboard. Kellie and Kevin and their Viennese waltz to Oom Pah Pah,

a song you will know. No, let's go back to Helen and Aljaz and their

paso doble two At The End Of The Day from Les Mis. This is an intense

shooting, bringing the French Revolution to the dance floor. Do

they excite you, Sarah? Yes. She is an amazing dance. Technically, she

is brilliant and yours looks incredible. Sometimes, you want her

to give a gritty performance. Maybe this will be the one, because the

music is so melodramatic. They are top of the leaderboard at the

moment, Vernon. Can she stay there? Historically, she has accumulated

more points than anyone else in the competition. Good fact! But she has

not been at the top of the leaderboard as many times as

Georgia. And I don't think Latin is her strongest. I just wish she

wouldn't wear my pants when she rehearses. It is getting

embarrassing. You know, it is a great song, so I hope she brings

more of a fierceness. Thing is crossed. Kellie and Kevin, Viennese

waltz to Oom Pah Pah from Oliver. Here they are in training. They have

been in the bottom two twice. Sarah, you look incensed by this. I cannot

understand why she has been in the bottom two. What do you like about

her? She is really gutsy. She always goes for it. She is a real performer

and she is the whole package. She is an amazing dance. I can't believe

she has been in the dance-off twice. You played Nancy, Jodie. But not in

that skirt. It is like the Blackpool illuminations! But it is one of

those songs that gets everybody going. I am sure with the audience

alongside her on the night, she doesn't need to step it up, because

she is already there. Tomorrow night, you have to vote for your

favourites. We have more to discuss later. For now, give it up for our

panel. In case you haven't noticed,

it's Musicals Week on Strictly and this weekend, there are two

major show-stopping group So we are back in the strictest

year, rehearsing for this week's group dance. It is Musicals Week my

time for us pros to show off our side. This being Musicals Week, we

wanted to do something really off the chart. So this week's number is

a collaboration between Disney's The Lion King at our professional

dancers. This is the first time this sort of collaboration has taken

place. It is going to be exciting. You will see us mixed in with all

the animals. It is so exciting. It is a bit of magic in the ballroom.

It will be something different, all those costumes, all the movement,

lights and colour. How is it going to go? It will be amazing. For us,

it is such an honour to do it. It will be a great experience. We want

to watch you guys at the same time! I am living a dream in this dance.

When I was dancing, it was an amazing feeling. For them to let us

come into their world and feature in the number, it will be a

once-in-a-lifetime event. I have made a friend. This is

Lucinda. Now, poor Gleb couldn't be

with us in the studio yesterday. "Hope I've recovered in time

for Saturday." It appears Kellie's toned tummy has

made Kevin feel a little inferior. Kevin Clifton has decided to

suddenly start doing some sit-ups, basically because he wants abs like

mine. That is true! And Katie's training is moving in

the wrong direction. Now, I wonder what

Kate Garraway is up to Hello? I have just crept into

wardrobe, my favourite bit. It is where the magic happens as far as I

am concerned. Kevin, we are determined to ruin your Friday,

interrupting your rehearsals. You looked fab. Thanks very much. We

have been working hard on this number. I like Musicals Week. And

you are the up. Joe. You don't seem sneaky enough to me. -- you are the

Artful Dodger. How are you going to transform into him? Well, we have

not done our fitting yet, so we are going to experiment, but he will

have a top hat and a tail coat. And the waistcoat. He has a delicate

head. We are having a bit of fun. We had a sneaky preview of this dress

yesterday. You have already done some alteration is. We have had the

fitting. We may put more free age. -- more fringe. We are going to lose

the centrepiece. All of the crystal detail will follow down to the hen.

We have lowered the back and taken it in quite a lot for Anita. She is

so trim and little. Do you get really involved's are you a medal,

Kevin? Do you meddle with the girls' clothes and your clothes, or

do you just sit there like a man and let them dress you? Do I meddle in

girls' cloaks? You know what I mean! Do you have a view? Not

really. I like to know Kellie is happy with what she is wearing. If

not, I try and act as macho as possible and go, I don't think she

likes it. And they say, well, this is what they have to wear. And I go,

OK. And then Kellie will sort it out how she wants it. But I like to know

she's happy. With my own clothes, I love a top hat. That is half of it,

getting people to feel comfortable, and you have a huge group dance this

week. We have a laugh with everybody. If they really don't like

something, we will change it. But sometimes we persuade them

otherwise, just because they have really heavy days and sometimes when

they come into us, they are tired and mentally and physically

exhausted. So sometimes, we do know better and we persuade them. It is

amazing, what you do. My husband has been waiting six months for a button

to go on his shirt. Now, if you are the art for dodger, if you could

pickpocket anyone on the show, who would have the most interesting

pocket? I reckon if you pick the pockets of Gleb Savchenko, you would

find a little compact mirror. So he could just look at his beautiful

face all day. And why wouldn't you? Zoe.

Now, he is the Phantom of the ballroom,

who can shut down a performance with a single one-liner.

Be afraid, be very afraid...it's Craig Revel Horwood.

Thank you, thank you. We haven't seen you for so long. It's been too

long! He is back where he belongs. We are loving the facial hair. You

have been playing Miss Hannigan, but she doesn't have a beard. She did on

occasion. Now I am playing Hook in Peter Pan, so I had to grow this.

I'm allergic to the glue. So it is home-grown. Handing over Miss

Hannigan to Jodie Prenger. Have you given her tips? She has seen me in a

corset. Lucky her. What a series it has been. It has been fantastic. I

have been desperate to come on. I wanted to come on weeks ago to

explain everything. It is the only time I have a chance to really be

myself and explain what I think about everything. This year has been

exceptional. I am so pleased with the final six couples. Do you think

it makes it more fascinating when they are sharing the top spot? Well,

consider that we give eights, nines and tens. It is going to be up to

the audience at home to decide this year. They are so close. It is just

unfortunate if you get a terrible dance, if you are dreadful at one

dance and you get that in the final, that could be it. So Saturday will

be mind-blowing. To be fair, you have chosen one of each couples'

dance is to demonstrate what you love. Firstly, Helen and Aljaz and

their Viennese waltz from last week, which was exquisite. I just loved

it. It suited them so beautifully. This is what Strictly is about. When

you see someone do a terrible dance and they come back and do something

like this, it does give your life purpose, I think. And my life has

been dance. It is emotional to see some people, up through the ranks.

She has never done a terrible dance, though. She had a little slip

up the steps. Well, that is terrible. And I didn't like her

Charleston. I don't want to see that again. Day and Aliona and their

jive, which has possibly been the dance of the series -- Jay and

Aliona. Again, what was good about it?

What blew me away was his technique, calm, collected. On it entirely. It

was watchable. It was one of those where my pen goes down. It was

mind-blowing. I love the way it changed gear and the music changed.

What inspired you to be a dancer, a question from the audience. Well, I

was a porky child. Thank you. And I wanted to lose weight. I went to the

Jane Fonda work-out classes. Well, I thought they were. Show his age. It

started to be a jazz ballet class. I started classical and picked it up

easily. I loved it and flew with it. I really wanted to become a

professional dancer. I worked really, really hard. I was quite

late, 13, 14, 15 and by 17 I was in West Side Story as a professional

dancer. I was amazed. I kept my training up constantly, of course,

every morning. That has to happen over the years because I did have

wild arms. I wondered what he was going to say there. I have those

wild arms. Claire would like to know - would you ever swap seats with any

of the other judges and sit next to Bruno? No, never. No, all that

touchy feely, standing up, sitting down, falling off chairs. I can't

bear it, to be honest. That's my honest opinion. He loves him really.

Anita and Gleb, their paso doble in Blackpool. It was such a moment.

Let's remind ourselves. You loved it. I did. The reason I loved it so.

She is wearing a red dress. What I would put her in on stage. There

were great big red material everywhere, fantastic, I thought

Gleb's performance was brilliant. And hers. I didn't give it a ten. I

could have. I was considering it and then I... Why not? Because it,

technically, for me, wasn't strong enough. She had beautiful hands,

absolutely beautiful hand shaping, but I thought the shoulders were

raising a little bit. You know her footwork wasn't quite placed. It

could be improved. Now, if she gets to the final and she wants to do

that dance again, I which I would suggest, I would go into the

training room, like now and start working on it T could be a ten. How

exciting. We can't wait to see that ten paddle. We haven't seen it yet.

On to Georgia and joy vane, you have chosen their American smooth also

from Blackpool. Why did you love that? The dress, mainly. I wanted to

be in it. The a least he is honest. Well, actually, I thought she had

trouble with ballroom. Because she is a pint-sized dancer and ballroom

tends to look better on fall people like your gorgeous Ian Waite, the

length of bone we on about. It elong gates the line. It is difficult if

you are a smaller person. She managed to get the shoulders down. A

lovely long next line with her arms. Lovely to see. She is becoming what

I call a 10 dancer, someone who is good at the Latin as well as the

ballroom and she has worked hard to get there. I can't wait to see her

being Belle tomorrow. Each week our couples stand beside

Tess and wait for the Craig critique. He never fails to deliver.

The cold front blew in, darling. You did not survive it, sadly. Would

qualify for the world dad dancing championships. 21-and-a-half hours

training wasted, sadly. Look at that face. Your thumb was sticking up.

Oak, two on. I felt like you were being operated by strings or

something. It was bizarre, darling. Cha-cha-cha-disaster. Oh, be quiet,

honestly! I have to say, I think you have been in quite a good mood this

series. We have another question in. This is from Alex - have you ever

felt guilty, Craig, about giving negative comments to any couples

during the competition this year? No, never. The only reason why I

give them a critique is so they come back the following week

spectacularly. You know, I wouldn't bother criticising someone just for

the sake of it. I think I should be only there to help them achieve

perfection. You know, that's what I'm looking for and I know that's

what they are aiming for. Everyone wants the tens. The other three will

hand them out willy-nilly. A ten for Mijas to be something that just

makes me -- a ten for me, has to be something that makes me throw my

paper away and say - I love that. Katy and Anton, you chose their

deprans week 4, their Viennese waltz. You thought this was

beautiful. It was, the footwork. The amount of rotation. I mean this is

Anton in his element. At his best. And this is - and this is just

permeating through her entire body. You could see it. She was absolutely

almost flawless through it. It is so wonderful to see someone come from a

non-dance background to be in the arms of someone like Anton. I mean

we are so used to him dragging people around the floor. You know,

ending up in a screaming heap and having to be a hideous comedian with

everything. It is just so wonderful to see him dance. I know. He might

get into the semifinal. He could go to the final. Well, I mean, you

know, that's going to take a bit. Kellie and Kevin, their paso doble

you chose from movie week when they were Hermoine and Harry Potter.

Kellie, in the bot two two twice but is still fighting. Great spirit. You

have to remember it is half a popularity contest. No matter how

well you dance, you still have to be loved by the audience. The audience

have 50% of the vote. At this point of the competition it is enormous,

especially if you are handing out 9s and 10s. There will be a depifrns of

one point between some couples and it will be up to the generosity of

our great British nation, darling, to make the right decision and

choose the right dancer. I chose that because she was brave getting

up and dancing on a table is not easy. Jodie Prenger would know all

about that. She has danced on many a table. And you have. I have indeed.

The BBC bar, darling, wouldn't be the same without me in it. The very

best of luck with Captain Hook and the next three shows. Thank you.

Craig Revel Horwood! The world of Broadway will

dominate this weekend's shows. Ian Waite has been swotting up

on Strictly's musical history. Ladies and gentlemen, boys and

girls, welcome to Waite's wonderful guide to Strictly musicals. A

nostalgic look back at some of the most memorable musical renditions

seen on Strictly over the years. On with the show.

First up, was a real bit of Razzle dazzle. It is holy valuance and

Artem with their tango from She cargo. Holly has no trouble breaking

out of the Strictly prison. She looks like she has been caught

red-handed in that dress. Talk about styling it out. What a professional.

Next up, who is that coming through the door in a sharp trilby.

# Singing in the rain...# It is Jason Donovan and Kristina,

dancing the American smooth to Singing in the Rain. Jason didn't

let the wet weather affect him and wept on to be a finalist in 20011.

Gene Kellie would be proud. Next up, an absolutely wicked, yes

wicked performance of divine graphy. It is Franke Bridge and Kevin

Clifton. They took to the sky was this tango performance. Which scored

them a very respectful 37. # If they could see me now...#

Moving on this, show-stopping routine to If My Friends Ska Could

See Me Now blew the judges away. Show dances could never be so showy

than this. From Hollywood to Broadway. It was Tom Chambers and

Camilla Dooler up. The couple were loved by the public and went on it

lift the trophy in 2008. The next couple made the curtain

call with Cabaret. It is Peter Shilton andierin Boag.

Peter realised he should have stuck to giving out red cards. He was

voted off with a low score of 18. Look at the hands. When you go for

an easterly bath, you can rely on Craig it give you words of

encouragement. The white gloves were a big mistake. It magnified

everything that was wrong with it. Ouch. Who is that peaking out of the

bushes. I'll let Len give you a clue. A great big bundle of joy. It

is the adorable Mark Benson and his take on the Lion King. It makes the

hairs on the back of your mane stand up.

# I just can't wait to be king...#

Let's end with two dance juggernauts, performing a show dance

to America from West Side Story. # I want to be in America

# Find me in America... # I want to be in

America...# Hang on, you said you weren't going to show that bit.

Off, off, off. BOOS

Oh, we couldn't resist. . Please welcome back our Friday

panel, Jodie Prenger, Has Craig given you some top tips

about playing Miss Hannigan, taking over? Do you know, she is the most

vile person but glorious at the same time, I'm going to try to drag it

up. It won't be an issue. Oh, I can't wait. Let's go back into the

training rooms and look at Jay and Aliona and their rum barks which is

to Falling Slowly to Once the musical. I haven't seen but hear it

is amazing. It is a romantic song, Vernon, can this be a good rum BA

generally rumbas don't go so well for people. What do you think? I

think with the rumba you can get exposed because you are out of hold

at times well half of the dance. Like I talked about before, I

personally feel Jay has to give so much character in the dance. What

character would you give to a rumba? I don't know, I would imagine, sult

rain sexy, something like that. He has been in a rock or pop band. You

can't pull funny faces. I'm not talking about funny faces. He looks

like he has one feature. If it is too much, it can be a bit eurh. I

think his expression will be perfect. He looks quite isn't. There

is something understated and lovely. He is 12. He is so strong with this

dance. It is such a hard dance for a man He raised the bar high with his

jive. We will see that again. I did a lap

of the room when did he that. On to Georgia and Giovanni, foxtrot

to Buty and the Beast. This is them in training. I'm thinking this could

be stunning. What have you thought about their progress in the

competition? For me, them two have stood out, more than anyone, I feel

awful saying it, because she just works... Lovely, lovely She works so

hard. Everything has been beautiful but you can tell the work is there

which you really appreciate. Especially as this stage in the

game. As she's from up north, I want her to do well. She gets excited

about the results. It is really lovely. You get excited with her. I

get emotional with her. She has been top of the leaderboard more than

anyone else. Is that right? Him with his facts. Who told you that? Apart

from last week. The man lives and breathes the show. He chooses Tess's

outfits, the whole thing. Anita and Gleb - he doesn't wear them. Now the

Argentine tango to Cell Block Tango. I love the relationship with these

two They look so fierce. Look at the kicks, they are brilliant. I already

love that. He does great choreography. What do you love about

that? I already love T mootic, the whole thing, she has so much

attitude. She'll go for T together they have fantastic chemistry. It is

what we need. Hopefully it'll be like the dance she did in Blackpool.

I hope his lip goes down. It looks like plastic surgery gone wrong.

We must have a serious discussion now. How do you think might be going

home, Sarah? That's difficult. I hate this bit. You go first. Kellie.

I do think but I'm going to say Anita, I'm so sorry. Oh. Incensed

by, that Sarah. Oh, it's so difficult. It's so difficult. Just a

name, Sayeria, just the one name. No, maybe Katy and Anton, maybe. Oh.

For a more positive note, who do you want to win? Anita. Or Jay. Who

would you prefer to win? Oh, good grief. It is so difficult. Anita, I

think. Vernon? I'm going to go Georgia, because she is a neighbour,

being from up north and Anita has done well. Her progress has been

phenomenal. Jodie? Georgia or Jay. . Let's mention everyone. Anton and

Katy. We want them all to win. We'll hear Jodie singing here. Thank you

to the Friday panel. Now, last week, they were all

black leather and attitude. This week, they're

a fairytale couple. Hello, my darlings! Welcome. They

were saying very nice things just then stop look at you in lemon.

Getting ready for Beauty And The Beast. Last week, your dance was

spellbinding. Let's remind ourselves. How much fun was that? I

did love it. I found the paso doble hard. It was a bit intense, but I

liked it in the end. Giovanni, when you get into this and he first shows

you the routine you are going to have to do, do you gasp and say you

will have to make it easier, and does he say he will stick to it and

always say he is right? He were always say here's right. If I find

it difficult, he says, I will make it easy, and I say, don't! And on

Tuesday, I cry. But in the end, it works out. Great comments from the

judges. How does that feel? It's amazing. He works so hard in the

week, and they say nice things. Do you think you should have had higher

scores, Giovanni? No. Look, at this point of the competition, you can't

be upset with the score. You just need to focus again on the

competition and hope you go through to the next week. It has never been

my strongest dance, so I was happy with eight and nine. Karen Hardy was

on the show on Tuesday and this was what she had to say. It was

fantastic. From the outset, it was under marked for me. To have this

amount of power, we have twists, great balance of choreography are

perfect for this lady. Isn't that nice to hear? That is really nice.

People are saying that anyone could win it at the moment. Vernon was

saying how many times you have been at the top. Do you feel like you

have got to get tens and high scores because it would get tough? I speak

for both of us. We just want to be good in the show. And if we arrived

in the final or if we win, it would be a dream come true. I know I have

to work hard this week, especially seeing other people's dances. It is

really difficult now in the competition. Everyone is really

good. But we are good as well. In the results show on Sunday, we saw

you getting emotional. Was there anything particular in your mind, or

were you just relieved? We are just working so hard. I never expected to

get this far, and to think of the word quarterfinal, it was like, I

just got emotional. I think I am tired as well. You are all

exhausted. You professional dancers are used to this. How do you keep

them going? He drags me across the floor. I have no choice! Sometimes

they are really tired. I just say, come on, you can do it. Want more

coffee? Now, Musicals Week. Foxtrot for the two of you. What are you

dancing to? Beauty And The Beast. You say it right now. Are you give

forward to being the best beast? I will be the beauty. Both of them. It

is a surprise. Although we did see your make up yesterday. This is a

rough sketch of how you will look. Did you see your dress? I did, and I

tried it on today. I didn't want to take it off. I kept spinning around

in it. All the little girls watching tomorrow will be falling in love.

How has the training gone for the foxtrot? It is a tricky dance.

Really good. She is more a ballroom dancer. When you think back, Craig

was saying that as well. Because you are little, he thought you would be

more Latin. Do you have a preference? I thought I would be

Latin when I signed up for the show. I had never done either of them. But

I like ballroom. I find it more comfortable. Elegant. But if Joe

says, do on your own, I'm like, I can't do it without you! The

quickstep was good. I like being led. We have our spies in training,

and they never miss a trick. You wouldn't believe it, but Georgia has

a lot of problems with her balance. My balance is terrible. She can't

stand still without falling over. I love that! Where did your legs even

go? She can't stay still. I can do all sorts, but try and get me to

stand still, and it doesn't happen. He goes, it is your feet. It is your

body balance. How much are you looking forward to Beauty And The

Beast tomorrow night? I can't wait. We will have all the characters

around us, the extra dancers. It is a surprise. And how much do you want

to be in the semifinal? I don't even know what to say. I would love to be

able to do all of the dances and really finished Strictly off.

Fingers crossed. Georgia Anja Vanni! -- Georgia and Giovanni. Let's see

what Kate Garraway is doing at this tricky ballroom. -- the Strictly

ballroom. Everywhere you go here, there is something extraordinary.

This is where the professional shoes are stored, in a little corridor.

These Amman's. So shiny -- they are Amman's. And you will not recognise

these, but you might recognise the face. Five minutes to Showtime,

folks. It is great, the floor manager. Everyone calls you frosty.

Why is that? My surname is frost, but I was also born on this day, so,

frosty the snowman. Do you all compete to say Showtime? We do.

There are three of us assistant floor managers, and we try to get as

much green time as possible. It is a big week this week. What does it

mean for you? It is just busier. There are extra dancers and it is a

big production. It is not quite as busy as Blackpool, which is crazy,

but the best show we do. And who are the worst culprits? For being late?

It is the seasoned pros this year. The celebs are great. Generally, it

is three of the girls, Natalie, Christina and Aliona. And this year,

Anton, Katie Derham is lost with him sometimes, because he is just not

there. It is because he has gone cocky, because it is going well.

With me, he just wants to get it over with.

Big thanks to the gorgeous Kate Garraway and all

That's almost it for tonight, my friends.

Len Goodman is coming up on The One Show on BBC One.

And tomorrow, Strictly Musicals Week raises its curtain at 7pm, so make

I'll be back on Monday with the tenth couple to be eliminated.

Plus, we'll have all the backstage gossip from the weekend.

But now, here to play us out, we have Miss Jodie Prenger, singing

the title song from her forthcoming role in the Andrew Lloyd Webber

# Don't write a letter when you want to leave

# Don't call me at 3am from a friend's apartment

# I'd like to choose how I hear the news

# Take me to a park that's covered with trees

# Let me down easy, no big song and dance

# No long faces, no long looks, no deep conversation

# I know the way we should spend that day

# Take me to a zoo that's got chimpanzees

# Don't want to know who's to blame, it won't help knowing

# Don't want to fight day and night, bad enough you're going

# Don't leave in silence with no words at all

# Don't get drunk and slam the door, that's no way to end this

# I know how I want you to say goodbye

# Find a circus ring with a flying trapeze

# I don't want to fight day and night, bad enough you're going

# Don't leave in silence with no words at all

# Don't get drunk and slam the door, that's no way to end this

# I know how I want you to say goodbye

# Don't call me as they call your plane

# Take me to a park that's covered with trees

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