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We've got Brian Adams on the show tonight. I've got some mistletoe and | :00:07. | :00:12. | |
I'm just waiting for him to get a kiss under the mistletoe. It's going | :00:13. | :00:17. | |
to be perfect. Hi, Zoe. Don't mind if I do. Oh, Giovanni! Hi, thanks. | :00:18. | :00:29. | |
Oh, hi, Adam Garcia. Zoe. Scott Mills. Do you know where the toilet | :00:30. | :00:35. | |
is? Just down there on the left. Thanks very much. He'll be along any | :00:36. | :00:39. | |
minute now. Where is he? Live from London, this is Strictly | :00:40. | :01:29. | |
It Takes Two. Please welcome your host, Zoe Ball. | :01:30. | :01:42. | |
Hello and welcome to It Takes Two. CHEERING | :01:43. | :01:51. | |
. They are likely tonight. It is Friday so you get a whole hour. More | :01:52. | :02:04. | |
importantly, it is the semifinals. Do the whole song. I feel like | :02:05. | :02:10. | |
Gareth Malone. In about 24 hours, our couples will be back in the | :02:11. | :02:15. | |
Strictly ballroom with not one but two dances. It is very exciting. We | :02:16. | :02:20. | |
will be chatting to more of our semifinalists but that is just the | :02:21. | :02:23. | |
tip of the iceberg. It wouldn't be Friday without a Friday panel, | :02:24. | :02:28. | |
starting with the only man on Strictly to look good dressed as a | :02:29. | :02:34. | |
crab. He is back, Scott Mills. I love him. She is no stranger to our | :02:35. | :02:38. | |
panel and she's got a right loose lipped. Andrea McClane is here. He | :02:39. | :02:46. | |
has done everything from dancing on stage to dancing on table tops in | :02:47. | :02:51. | |
bars in a film. It is Adam Garcia. Nice beard. Seeing as out at the end | :02:52. | :02:58. | |
of the show, you might have heard of him, it's only Brian Adams. | :02:59. | :03:07. | |
We will do that again later. I sent a familiar face to get the backstage | :03:08. | :03:17. | |
gossip at the Strictly Studios. Hopefully he won't have any problems | :03:18. | :03:21. | |
with people trying to touch his tomatoes. Welcome to the semifinal | :03:22. | :03:28. | |
of Strictly Come Dancing. Behind me Kevin and Kellie are going through | :03:29. | :03:31. | |
their routine to prepare for the semifinal, but what is coming up? I | :03:32. | :03:36. | |
will be chatting with professional dancers. I will be talking to Anita | :03:37. | :03:43. | |
and Katie. For desert, the delicious Natalie Lowe. I can't wait. It is | :03:44. | :03:50. | |
lovely to have Ainsley back. Let's chat to my first guest. At the | :03:51. | :03:54. | |
weekend we saw them as beauty and the beast, and I'm not talking about | :03:55. | :04:00. | |
Len and Craig. It is Georgia and Giovanni. | :04:01. | :04:19. | |
Welcome. Congratulations on being in the semifinal. Exciting. That is an | :04:20. | :04:33. | |
amazing frock. Thank you. You have been a bit poorly but how are you | :04:34. | :04:40. | |
feeling? I've had pharyngitis. Mike pharynx has been completely broken. | :04:41. | :04:43. | |
I'm still feeling a bit under the weather. Are you feeling all right, | :04:44. | :04:51. | |
Giovanni? You haven't got that? A little bit, to be honest. You stay | :04:52. | :04:57. | |
over there. I may have something to help you later but first of all, | :04:58. | :05:02. | |
have you recovered from last week and's dance-off? It was a shocker to | :05:03. | :05:07. | |
see you there. That is probably what brought this on. I was kind of | :05:08. | :05:13. | |
expecting it that week because it wasn't as good. I was expecting it | :05:14. | :05:18. | |
to happen. Were you? But you got such great comments. But everybody | :05:19. | :05:26. | |
is so good. Nobody is safe. The competition is amazing. Everybody | :05:27. | :05:32. | |
can win. Did you have a little cry? Yeah. I'm not surprised. I think a | :05:33. | :05:40. | |
lot of people watching were crying. Giovanni? No. He is so hard. How was | :05:41. | :05:51. | |
it to dance against your mates, Helen and Aljaz? It is a big | :05:52. | :05:55. | |
problem. It is a competition but when you dance, especially with my | :05:56. | :06:00. | |
best mate, Aljaz, it is really difficult when somebody has to go | :06:01. | :06:06. | |
home. As much as you want to stay, I didn't want Helen to go. She | :06:07. | :06:11. | |
deserves to be in the final. All of them deserve to be in the final. But | :06:12. | :06:17. | |
you are in the semifinal. I am a bit overexcited tonight. I haven't even | :06:18. | :06:22. | |
had a sherry yet! The judges saved you unanimously. That must have | :06:23. | :06:26. | |
been, I know it was upsetting, but that must have felt nice to know | :06:27. | :06:31. | |
they were behind you. It was amazing but they got upset. Darcey was | :06:32. | :06:36. | |
crying with us both being there. The studio audience were so quiet. It | :06:37. | :06:41. | |
was weird. That first week when you just didn't know who was going to be | :06:42. | :06:46. | |
there. I don't know if I can handle this week. That is wonderful. Craig | :06:47. | :06:54. | |
said that your fossil that track -- usage of foxtrot was spectacular. | :06:55. | :07:02. | |
You look so beautiful. How much did you enjoy the dance? It was like a | :07:03. | :07:07. | |
dream come true. It was a gorgeous dance. It was a dream. Did you enjoy | :07:08. | :07:14. | |
it, ladies and gentlemen? They loved it. Also in your dance, we were | :07:15. | :07:20. | |
enjoying the human props. Especially when they got in the way of Bruno | :07:21. | :07:23. | |
and so he couldn't see. That was hilarious. It might have | :07:24. | :07:43. | |
been ten if he could see. I assume that wasn't part of the plan? It | :07:44. | :07:51. | |
wasn't part of the plan. Have you got human props tomorrow? No. You | :07:52. | :07:56. | |
might be a bit rocked by being in the bottom two but other people have | :07:57. | :08:01. | |
been in the bottom two and gone on to do well. In 2013, Abby and Aljaz | :08:02. | :08:08. | |
were in the bottom two but they went on to win. Last year, Caroline and | :08:09. | :08:16. | |
Pasha were in the dance-off and they walked away with the trophy. You | :08:17. | :08:22. | |
see? Don't lose heart. Two dances this week. It is an emotional one. | :08:23. | :08:31. | |
Two dances this week, the Viennese waltz and the cha-cha-cha. You have | :08:32. | :08:36. | |
been poorly. You had a dance change last minute. Two days' rehearsal. | :08:37. | :08:45. | |
Wednesday and Thursday. Should we be worried? I am! We are! Monday and | :08:46. | :08:52. | |
Tuesday were a write-off. I couldn't speak. I was a bit worried. But we | :08:53. | :08:58. | |
only finished our cha-cha-cha yesterday. It was kind of a bit of a | :08:59. | :09:04. | |
mix-up. We had to do it the quickest, best way. Giovanni, | :09:05. | :09:09. | |
considering she has had two days, is it looking good? Yes, I am hoping. | :09:10. | :09:15. | |
We have some problems with the cha-cha-cha but we have 24 hours. We | :09:16. | :09:21. | |
are going to try and... It is a lifetime. Do it here now! Georgia | :09:22. | :09:30. | |
char! Let's have a little look at you doing your Viennese bolts. How | :09:31. | :09:37. | |
is it going? It is fine. -- your Viennese waltz. We did that in | :09:38. | :09:44. | |
Blackpool. Looking beautiful. You look so good doing that. That is | :09:45. | :09:51. | |
very encouraging. Onto the cha-cha-cha. What are the little | :09:52. | :09:56. | |
bits you need to iron out? It is a difficult dance, very fast. Usually | :09:57. | :10:00. | |
you spent a week learning cha-cha-cha. But we had just one | :10:01. | :10:09. | |
day. So that is different. I've got such a face on the! At first you | :10:10. | :10:13. | |
need to learn the choreography and techniques. -- face on me. He has | :10:14. | :10:21. | |
got total confidence. We knew you weren't very well so we decided to | :10:22. | :10:27. | |
get together some tissues. These are remedies for a sore throat. First, | :10:28. | :10:31. | |
we have, apparently if you suck on a clove of garlic... It will kill all | :10:32. | :10:39. | |
the bacteria. A legend has it also that liquorice root works a treat | :10:40. | :10:43. | |
when you mix it with water and gargle it. I got you some liquorice | :10:44. | :10:50. | |
allsorts. I've eaten most of them. Finally, slippery elm leaves, native | :10:51. | :10:54. | |
to America, Native Americans believe they heal sore throats. They are all | :10:55. | :11:02. | |
thinking, don't touch that! That is especially for you. They all sound a | :11:03. | :11:06. | |
bit weird. I really wouldn't touch them. How do you break up the two | :11:07. | :11:14. | |
days when you have got two dances? It was really difficult. Usually, we | :11:15. | :11:18. | |
start with the steps and after that we go to the technique and all of | :11:19. | :11:24. | |
the rest, like the arms, timing, character. But we need to rush this | :11:25. | :11:30. | |
week. One dance per day. We just need to give everything in one | :11:31. | :11:35. | |
moment, like a magician. Remember this. You need Jedi powers. Normally | :11:36. | :11:42. | |
on a Friday you add the details in the studio. Today, I was still | :11:43. | :11:46. | |
thinking about the steps. It was a bit strange. Tomorrow is | :11:47. | :11:48. | |
concentration. I have no doubt that you two will be brilliant tomorrow. | :11:49. | :11:56. | |
He is giving you the power. Giovanni, your first year on the | :11:57. | :12:00. | |
show, how special would it be to take Georgia to the final? Oh... It | :12:01. | :12:08. | |
would be amazing. First year, like, it would be absolutely a dream come | :12:09. | :12:15. | |
true. It is special this year, it is hard. What does your tattoo on your | :12:16. | :12:20. | |
arms say? Born to women. Remember that. -- born to win. Believe in | :12:21. | :12:34. | |
yourself. Fantastic. Georgia and Giovanni! It has been a busy week | :12:35. | :12:42. | |
for our couples. They have had to start the Christmas shopping, get | :12:43. | :12:46. | |
the decorations up and squeeze in learning two dances, so let's see | :12:47. | :12:52. | |
how Anita and Katie are getting on. The Charleston is a show stopper. It | :12:53. | :12:57. | |
requires message of energy. -- buses of energy. -- masses of energy. | :12:58. | :13:07. | |
Developing nicely. Very much looking forward to Saturday night. You have | :13:08. | :13:14. | |
just got to get your timing. A lot of the dance is side-by-side so I | :13:15. | :13:18. | |
can't be copying Anton. I can't be on hold. I have to go over it again | :13:19. | :13:23. | |
and again to make sure it is really solid. It is almost there. Myself | :13:24. | :13:36. | |
that is fast and upbeat. It is crazy with a lot of content. It will be | :13:37. | :13:43. | |
cool. I feel like he has left the most insane choreography yet for the | :13:44. | :13:48. | |
salsa. I am with it but I am not. I am up and down and in between his | :13:49. | :13:52. | |
legs and running and doing the salsa. I'm doing hip-hop. There is | :13:53. | :14:02. | |
so much going on. I've just got to keep my head in gear and get through | :14:03. | :14:11. | |
it. That's a good move. I like it. Looking good. On Monday, Bruno | :14:12. | :14:16. | |
Tonioli will be here to answer your questions. We have waited all series | :14:17. | :14:22. | |
to see him. You can submit your questions on social media. Let's | :14:23. | :14:30. | |
head over to the Strictly Studios. This is a very special booth. Each | :14:31. | :14:35. | |
week, celebrities, dances and even the judges, darling, come in here | :14:36. | :14:40. | |
and put rather strange faces on this screen here. Do you want to see how | :14:41. | :14:45. | |
it works? Check this out. I'm going to do a groove for you. Here you go, | :14:46. | :14:51. | |
yeah, spinning round and round we go. I want to tell you something | :14:52. | :14:57. | |
about Strictly, don't you know. Grooving, moving... Exciting! If you | :14:58. | :15:01. | |
want to check it out, go to be strictly Macromedia page because all | :15:02. | :15:05. | |
sorts of information is on there. For now, I have an important | :15:06. | :15:08. | |
reservation in the style bar. Follow me. This is one of those places | :15:09. | :15:14. | |
where we all want to congregate, dancers, celebrities and the judges | :15:15. | :15:19. | |
block in. This is where the social thing takes off. How are you guys? | :15:20. | :15:26. | |
Doing well? This is back door security. Everybody would want to | :15:27. | :15:36. | |
flock in and see the show. So nice to see you. How are you? Lovely to | :15:37. | :15:43. | |
see you. This is your first year in the competition. It is. Has it been | :15:44. | :15:48. | |
fabulous? It's been amazing. I couldn't have asked for a better | :15:49. | :15:52. | |
experience. Getting together with professional dancers. A bit earlier | :15:53. | :15:58. | |
for Anthony and you. You wanted to show those skills. We really wanted | :15:59. | :16:05. | |
to show that but we didn't get it. I love coming here every Friday and | :16:06. | :16:09. | |
Saturday will stop I know about you girls. Look at this. It is Zoe | :16:10. | :16:22. | |
partying. What do you talk about when you go out? Lots of everything, | :16:23. | :16:32. | |
lots of girl chat. Shoes, handbags? Cocktails... You were with Peter and | :16:33. | :16:39. | |
you went through a lot of stress. Each week, being so focused on what | :16:40. | :16:44. | |
you are doing... Each week, for me, I think, what is the most important | :16:45. | :16:48. | |
part of a dance question you have to win the judges over. For me, it is | :16:49. | :16:56. | |
the performance. If you really enjoy yourself and really let yourself get | :16:57. | :16:59. | |
lost in what you are doing, everybody at home will as well. You | :17:00. | :17:02. | |
know what, maybe the technique wasn't great but he had so much fun. | :17:03. | :17:09. | |
That is the most important thing. Out of all you professional dancers, | :17:10. | :17:14. | |
who would make the perfect Scrooge, the perfect centre and, more | :17:15. | :17:17. | |
importantly, which one of you would like to be the fairy on top of the | :17:18. | :17:22. | |
Christmas tree? -- the perfect Santa. The BlackBerry or the whack | :17:23. | :17:36. | |
fairy? -- the black fairy. There is really no Scrooge. We become a bit | :17:37. | :17:41. | |
Scrooge like on Monday morning at 7am. Everybody does. Santer and the | :17:42. | :17:53. | |
fairy? I think Anton. In terms of the fairy, may need. I am the | :17:54. | :17:59. | |
smallest. She is the easiest to put up a tree. The perfect fairy. | :18:00. | :18:09. | |
Throughout history, there have been iconic trios, the three Musketeers, | :18:10. | :18:17. | |
the three little pigs and the BLT. Nothing compares to this 30, my | :18:18. | :18:29. | |
Friday panel. Welcome, my darling. Scott, so lovely to see you back. So | :18:30. | :18:36. | |
lovely -- such good memory. I don't think people are using their hands | :18:37. | :18:41. | |
right. I feel they could use some tips. Are you missing it this year? | :18:42. | :18:49. | |
I was there to witness it myself. Jeremy Vine's plastic horse. It was | :18:50. | :18:56. | |
so good. It really was. I am looking forward to seeing him back in the | :18:57. | :19:01. | |
final. Asda what he has which I wish I had had last year is, even though | :19:02. | :19:06. | |
not amazing at dancing, he has confidence. Nobody will ever do that | :19:07. | :19:21. | |
again. Andrea, are you happy with the semifinal line-up? The standard | :19:22. | :19:27. | |
is incredible. It is so sad that people are starting to get poorly as | :19:28. | :19:31. | |
people are getting near the finish. They are continuing to fight on. | :19:32. | :19:39. | |
Rocca is always great. You are an amazing dancer yourself, Adam. You | :19:40. | :19:43. | |
have been a judge on Strictly in Australia. Can you spot immediately | :19:44. | :19:48. | |
if a dancer is what it takes or not? I hope so, or they have been paying | :19:49. | :19:55. | |
me for the wrong job. But, more often than not, I can. The people | :19:56. | :20:00. | |
who are left. The standard last week as well... Even when Peter left... | :20:01. | :20:07. | |
That group, you can't pick who will win it. I really can't. Lets get | :20:08. | :20:13. | |
involved in the nitty-gritty and take a closer look at everybody in | :20:14. | :20:20. | |
training. First of all, Anita and Gleb, the foxtrot to New York, New | :20:21. | :20:26. | |
York. Scott, you did a foxtrot. It was genius. Was that a foxtrot? | :20:27. | :20:37. | |
Difficult to tell! I think it was. What do you think of them? | :20:38. | :20:42. | |
Brilliant, but somebody excellent is going to leave this weekend. Even | :20:43. | :20:46. | |
last year, obviously I knew I wasn't going to be in the final, but I | :20:47. | :20:51. | |
think it was easier to predict last year. I don't know who is going to | :20:52. | :20:57. | |
win. I get it wrong every year. Let's have a look at George and | :20:58. | :21:01. | |
Giovanni and their cha-cha-cha. They've only had two days of | :21:02. | :21:08. | |
training. -- Georgia. They are still stepping it through a bit. What does | :21:09. | :21:13. | |
she have to do for the cha-cha-cha? Will she survive? At the moment, her | :21:14. | :21:19. | |
head is down a bit. She is starting to feel a bit poorly. It is quite | :21:20. | :21:25. | |
overwhelming to get this far. Keep looking up. She is beautiful and | :21:26. | :21:29. | |
awesome and I think she can do it. She is an incredible dancer. I had | :21:30. | :21:36. | |
her down for the final. What do you think? I was surprised they were in | :21:37. | :21:40. | |
the dance-off last week. I was surprised Alan was there as well. I | :21:41. | :21:46. | |
think she is marking through it. -- Helen. There are a lot of steps and | :21:47. | :21:50. | |
she seems to have them already. I think she will surprise everyone. | :21:51. | :21:54. | |
She will be worried about it but it will come through. On to Jay and | :21:55. | :22:00. | |
Aliona. Their first dance is the Viennese waltz. Brian Adams is in | :22:01. | :22:08. | |
the building. They are dancing to Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman. | :22:09. | :22:15. | |
What you think of them? It is hard to pick a favourite but, if I had | :22:16. | :22:20. | |
to, I think it is Jay. It is incredible with a man coming into a | :22:21. | :22:24. | |
competition with his beard and his hair and learning to refine all of | :22:25. | :22:28. | |
that. I think it looks so beautiful. He is doing really well. With his | :22:29. | :22:37. | |
first dance, he was so terrified he couldn't speak afterwards. He is | :22:38. | :22:42. | |
also my favourite. He is my most improved. He improves more than | :22:43. | :22:48. | |
anyone each week. Although he always gets told he needs to show more | :22:49. | :22:53. | |
face, he is remarkably charismatic. Every dance, there is something | :22:54. | :22:57. | |
special. Do you find yourself falling in love with him every time? | :22:58. | :23:02. | |
Yes. I don't know if this is a stalker thing... Let's have a look | :23:03. | :23:09. | |
at Katie and Anton, who are doing the Charleston to Too Darn Hot. | :23:10. | :23:17. | |
Everybody loves a Charleston. This could work for me. I am about on a | :23:18. | :23:23. | |
par with Scott. I could possibly crab walk through a Charleston. I | :23:24. | :23:30. | |
did a Charleston as well. It wasn't a Charleston. We should pack up! | :23:31. | :23:35. | |
That could go on tour. What do you think? I find Anton really funny. He | :23:36. | :23:44. | |
is such a ballroom man. What do I know? Here on the expert panel. I | :23:45. | :23:51. | |
love them. I think she is incredible. OK, let's look at Kellie | :23:52. | :24:00. | |
and Kevin's rumba. They are dancing to Songbird by Eva Cassidy. She is a | :24:01. | :24:09. | |
wonderful dancer but what she has done, week in, week out, is she | :24:10. | :24:13. | |
manages to find the character of the dance with every dance. There is | :24:14. | :24:18. | |
something about how she moves and gets into the tone of the dance. I | :24:19. | :24:23. | |
think the rumba will suit her and she will have lots of sense you will | :24:24. | :24:28. | |
fund. People can be one way or the other about the rumba. Last week, it | :24:29. | :24:36. | |
was all about... She can all show edge she can now show her sultry | :24:37. | :24:43. | |
side. She will be amazing. Thank you, Friday panel! As crisp as edges | :24:44. | :24:52. | |
closer, I am sure our professional dancers have a festive treat in | :24:53. | :24:59. | |
store. -- Christmas edges closer. They are doing a tropical Latin | :25:00. | :25:09. | |
theme? Naturally, of course... This week's Group Dance is a Latin | :25:10. | :25:14. | |
number. This dance is well-suited for Janette and I because we love to | :25:15. | :25:23. | |
dance salsa, we are both Latino... It will be shot with one camera. | :25:24. | :25:28. | |
Everything you see in the shot would be created by dancers moving in and | :25:29. | :25:36. | |
out. We have a moving wall which creates a transition between | :25:37. | :25:45. | |
different scenes. It is a Latin nightclub, basically. I am the | :25:46. | :25:49. | |
bouncer. Everybody is getting to do their own party piece. There quite a | :25:50. | :25:56. | |
few optical illusions. There is a bit where the boys dance with their | :25:57. | :26:04. | |
legs. And they wear skirts. You have to be perfect because, one step out, | :26:05. | :26:09. | |
it will all go wrong. We will have a sofa, a moving ball... And don't | :26:10. | :26:19. | |
forget the glitter bomb. It is a hard routine but we have faith. It | :26:20. | :26:27. | |
will be amazing. Having a little boogie, getting on down. You look | :26:28. | :26:33. | |
familiar. We have been waiting all series but Craig is yet to pull out | :26:34. | :26:38. | |
his tend paddle. Earlier this week, we launched the find Craig's ten | :26:39. | :26:46. | |
paddle appeal. We have had a huge response. There have even been some | :26:47. | :26:50. | |
fresh sightings, including these suspicious looking ladies. He was | :26:51. | :26:56. | |
spotted trying to make a quick getaway in their boat. If you see | :26:57. | :27:01. | |
them, approach with caution! And anonymous whistle-blower believes | :27:02. | :27:03. | |
her son James has been harbouring the paddle for the last few days. | :27:04. | :27:09. | |
The most disturbing sighting of all came from Hannah in Essex. That is | :27:10. | :27:17. | |
so cute! If you have any information or new sightings, send them into us. | :27:18. | :27:29. | |
At the weekend, she was put to her acting limits when she had to become | :27:30. | :27:32. | |
an East End barmaid. Kellie and Kevin. | :27:33. | :27:57. | |
Welcome and congratulations getting to the semifinals. Kellie and Kevin, | :27:58. | :28:05. | |
that was ace work. Well done. Nowhere near the dance-off last | :28:06. | :28:09. | |
weekend. Triumphant. How were you feeling after the show? I couldn't | :28:10. | :28:15. | |
believe how well it had gone. I loved it! We had such a good time | :28:16. | :28:21. | |
doing that routine. It sort of just felt so lovely and such a joy to | :28:22. | :28:26. | |
dance. I don't know, it was kind of... In a way, I felt a bit | :28:27. | :28:32. | |
worried. I should be more worried! It was brilliant, I loved it. Had a | :28:33. | :28:41. | |
great weekend. Your little face! Kevin, it was such... The judges | :28:42. | :28:46. | |
loved it. Len wanted to watch it again. Craig said, it was common, | :28:47. | :28:53. | |
but I loved it! Wind did you know it was going to be a corker? -- when | :28:54. | :29:00. | |
did you know. Quite early. People have been saying how Kellie finds | :29:01. | :29:06. | |
the character. Adam said that. He is right, she really gets into the | :29:07. | :29:09. | |
character. There was something about this number, as soon as we started, | :29:10. | :29:14. | |
we were having loads of fun. I thought, this could be brilliant. | :29:15. | :29:18. | |
Every time we danced in rehearsal, Kevin would just be like this... We | :29:19. | :29:27. | |
were singing along in rehearsal. Did you get face ache from smiling? We | :29:28. | :29:34. | |
did see it on Len lens. Really getting into the spirit of the | :29:35. | :29:38. | |
dance. Let's see it one more time. Here is Kellie having a singalong. | :29:39. | :30:09. | |
I could hear you singing. An interesting key change! Oh, dear. | :30:10. | :30:17. | |
Your reaction also when your names were read out to say you were not | :30:18. | :30:21. | |
going to the dance-off and you were going through, that was beautiful. | :30:22. | :30:27. | |
We were so shocked. Because we have been in the dance-off twice before | :30:28. | :30:31. | |
and we were the only couple left that had been in the dance-off, I | :30:32. | :30:37. | |
just thought... We just expected it. When we were called out first... We | :30:38. | :30:43. | |
were not ready. Even on the off chance that we have got through | :30:44. | :30:47. | |
without the dance-off, we thought they would leave it till the end | :30:48. | :30:51. | |
because people would expect it. We were not ready for it. We called out | :30:52. | :30:56. | |
-- they called out our names and we went not! If you get through to the | :30:57. | :31:04. | |
final, it means Vue -- it means that you would be the only care to have | :31:05. | :31:12. | |
made it through after being in the dance-off three weeks in a row. | :31:13. | :31:13. | |
Low-pressure! No pressure at all. One of them is the American Smooth | :31:14. | :31:19. | |
to New York, New York. I am absolutely in love with this | :31:20. | :31:36. | |
routine. I wanted to do a Fred and Ginger, the ball gown. The sparkling | :31:37. | :31:49. | |
rain falling from the ceiling. And Kevin Clifton has just made my | :31:50. | :31:53. | |
dreams come true. It is a gorgeous routine. It makes me smile. It. | :31:54. | :31:59. | |
We both love it. Yes. I tried on my costume today. | :32:00. | :32:07. | |
Vicky brought it in, it is the full she bang. I was like a child, | :32:08. | :32:15. | |
jumping up and down. Never taking it off. | :32:16. | :32:24. | |
All three layers of feathers. Kevin, now in the American smooth. | :32:25. | :32:29. | |
There are about six. That is a lot. And also, the number. | :32:30. | :32:56. | |
He is bursting out of his jacket. The rumba, Adam was saying how you | :32:57. | :33:03. | |
get into the character of the dance. I am loving the rumba. More than ii | :33:04. | :33:10. | |
properly loved any of the other dancers. It is a dance, but probably | :33:11. | :33:20. | |
the hardest I have done. We have had to do two routines as well as | :33:21. | :33:23. | |
filming everyday. This is not an easy dance. | :33:24. | :33:30. | |
It has nearly been the straw that has broken the Camel's back. | :33:31. | :33:37. | |
I love it. It is really romantic, a beautiful dance. We have talked a | :33:38. | :33:46. | |
lot about what it symbolises funny. I am really loving it. The song | :33:47. | :33:55. | |
means a lot to me. It has been interesting watching you | :33:56. | :34:00. | |
in training. Occasionally you struggle to get in the Romantic | :34:01. | :34:03. | |
mood. This is the next level stuff we're | :34:04. | :34:08. | |
not faking a rumba. Do a bit of a caress. And then... I emotionally | :34:09. | :34:19. | |
turn you around. Come back here. Oh, dear. | :34:20. | :34:26. | |
Oh, sugar lumps. OK. That really made us laugh. You can tell she is a | :34:27. | :34:34. | |
mum, sugar lumps. Kellie, we need to do something | :34:35. | :34:39. | |
about this whole not being attracted to Kev situation, so we thought we'd | :34:40. | :34:42. | |
help you both by giving Kev the necessary tools to get the ball | :34:43. | :34:45. | |
rolling on this rumba romance. Kev is going to try and seduce you, | :34:46. | :34:48. | |
and all you have to do is keep a straight face for | :34:49. | :34:54. | |
as long as possible. He means business. She is doing | :34:55. | :35:13. | |
really well... . Kellie. | :35:14. | :35:18. | |
Are you a parking ticket, because you've got FINE written | :35:19. | :35:20. | |
You're looking a bit pale, maybe you're missing some | :35:21. | :35:30. | |
Who writes all of this stuff, quickly, one more. | :35:31. | :35:40. | |
If I could rearrange the alphabet, I'd put U and I together. | :35:41. | :35:46. | |
Well, it is going to be amazing. Well done. | :35:47. | :35:55. | |
We can't wait to see you perform tomorrow. | :35:56. | :35:56. | |
OK, let's see what corner of the Strictly studios Ainsley has | :35:57. | :36:08. | |
I absolutely love being back in this ballroom. There is a real buzz. | :36:09. | :36:23. | |
I love being here. We have Jay and Aliona on the dance floor. | :36:24. | :36:28. | |
They are dancing to Brian Adam, a great song. | :36:29. | :36:35. | |
It is very emotional. He can show a lot of feeling within this. It is | :36:36. | :36:39. | |
beautiful, actually. The Viennese waltz is one of the highest scoring | :36:40. | :36:44. | |
dancers on strictly come this might be a good one for them, hopefully. | :36:45. | :36:48. | |
Have you been watching the other rehearsals? | :36:49. | :36:52. | |
I have been doing my own rehearsals, we have a full on group dance with | :36:53. | :36:57. | |
lots of props. I haven't actually been able to focus on anybody. | :36:58. | :37:02. | |
You talk about props. Walking around the back, let us look at the props | :37:03. | :37:05. | |
department. Some inside knowledge. It is a bit dark in here. | :37:06. | :37:21. | |
Come on down here. We don't normally see this part, it is like going | :37:22. | :37:26. | |
through the tradesman is entrance. It is not glamorous. Not at all. | :37:27. | :37:32. | |
Some sparkly steps. I think that is for Anita and Gleb, | :37:33. | :37:38. | |
walking down those tomorrow night. And we have a Tardis, check this | :37:39. | :37:40. | |
out. Look at this. Kids, Dr Who, Tardis. | :37:41. | :37:51. | |
How wonderful is that? I have to say, the props team turn around | :37:52. | :37:57. | |
things like this within three or four days, to get our performance to | :37:58. | :38:02. | |
life. They really are important to the | :38:03. | :38:06. | |
dance routine. Think about the tomatoes in your | :38:07. | :38:11. | |
routine, it wouldn't have been so special. | :38:12. | :38:11. | |
What is she like! Getting the perfect score | :38:12. | :38:14. | |
from the judges is no easy feat, especially when it comes | :38:15. | :38:16. | |
to everyone's favourite party Unbelievably, no couple has managed | :38:17. | :38:18. | |
to secure a 40 in all of Strictly history, but why and what do | :38:19. | :38:28. | |
they need to do? Luckily, Kevin and Karen Clifton | :38:29. | :38:30. | |
have all the answers. Last time, we spoke about the rumba. | :38:31. | :38:52. | |
The other dance is the samba. There were only Dawlat dancers, who | :38:53. | :38:59. | |
scored 39, Abbey Clancy, and Frankie Bridge, who danced with Kevin. | :39:00. | :39:03. | |
The samba is tricky because of the changes of rhythm, the bounce and | :39:04. | :39:07. | |
hip action. The judges are very critical on | :39:08. | :39:11. | |
scoring. Such a hard technique for that | :39:12. | :39:13. | |
double bounce. It needs to look like you are having | :39:14. | :39:16. | |
the time of your life. You need to be on the balls of your | :39:17. | :39:22. | |
feet. The perfect samba needs that gorgeous action, bounce action, lots | :39:23. | :39:31. | |
of rhythm changes. The samba is fast paced and can look | :39:32. | :39:36. | |
messy, they want it clean and technical. | :39:37. | :39:38. | |
It seems to be a stumbling block for many who had taken to the studio. | :39:39. | :39:43. | |
Let us find out why. The first thing is the bounce | :39:44. | :39:50. | |
action. This is a samba whisk, side, behind, the place. | :39:51. | :39:53. | |
We are going up and down and bouncing as we are dancing. | :39:54. | :40:01. | |
Bounce and bounce. Unlike the other Latin dancers, we are soft in the | :40:02. | :40:05. | |
knees which enables us to keep dancing. | :40:06. | :40:11. | |
The samba is not a stationary dance so to travel down the dance floor, | :40:12. | :40:23. | |
the use promenade barns. -- runs. We are still using our knees, arms, | :40:24. | :40:29. | |
there is still rhythm in the body, stepping on the balls of your feet. | :40:30. | :40:34. | |
Think about softening your knees, finishing your arms, looking at your | :40:35. | :40:42. | |
partner and having fun. The next step if you're feeling | :40:43. | :40:50. | |
really confident is this one. These are all about fast feet and | :40:51. | :40:54. | |
fast hips, here we go. 123. All in the hips. We go as fast | :40:55. | :41:05. | |
as we can. A very difficult one for the | :41:06. | :41:09. | |
celebrities. Keep it going. | :41:10. | :41:16. | |
Combine the three and you should have something like this. | :41:17. | :41:45. | |
There you go, followed these steps and you could get a perfect 40 for | :41:46. | :41:50. | |
your samba. It is not that easy. | :41:51. | :41:53. | |
You haven't done it! Neither have you. What did you say! | :41:54. | :42:02. | |
It is like that every night down the Pistons. | :42:03. | :42:08. | |
-- Cliftons. Right, it's time for some more | :42:09. | :42:10. | |
highbrow choreography analysis So, let's hear it for | :42:11. | :42:12. | |
Adam, Andrea and Scott. They are the only couple left | :42:13. | :42:15. | |
who haven't had a 10 What does she need to do | :42:16. | :42:29. | |
to take her performance She is really graceful and there is | :42:30. | :42:42. | |
something really sweet. They are a lovely couple. I don't | :42:43. | :42:48. | |
know what it will take to get a ten. Does it matter in the competition | :42:49. | :42:49. | |
now? I think there might be a few people | :42:50. | :42:56. | |
who could get plenty of high schools. It could be close. They | :42:57. | :43:01. | |
will all be grouped around the same amount. | :43:02. | :43:08. | |
And if Anton makes it to the final? Can you imagine, he will never stop | :43:09. | :43:09. | |
talking about it. Jay and Aliona are | :43:10. | :43:15. | |
doing the Charleston. They are dancing to Doctor Jazz. | :43:16. | :43:25. | |
Apparently like no other in the series. It looks like he is just | :43:26. | :43:34. | |
saving it! Andrea Poli you love him, with a mum crush, how is he doing? | :43:35. | :43:45. | |
He is doing well. He did look like he was stepping it out. I am sure he | :43:46. | :43:50. | |
will be grand. What do you think? I love him, he is | :43:51. | :43:56. | |
brilliant to watch. I admire how far he has come. He was absolutely | :43:57. | :43:59. | |
terrified. I know how it feels. It never gets | :44:00. | :44:03. | |
less terrifying. Kellie and Kevin are dancing to Nat | :44:04. | :44:16. | |
King Cole, an American Smooth. What do you think, Adam, look at | :44:17. | :44:21. | |
that footwork and position? This is looking good, this is a very | :44:22. | :44:28. | |
hard dance. Why is it so hard? Because it is so slow, it is about | :44:29. | :44:33. | |
balance, how you hold yourself, your poise, it is like slow motion. Very | :44:34. | :44:40. | |
hard to control and keep as a couple together, perfectly in hold with | :44:41. | :44:43. | |
everything in the right position. But they look really good. | :44:44. | :44:48. | |
Scott, what can you add to doing this kind of dance? Jo Clifton | :44:49. | :44:53. | |
worked for hours on technique with you, what do you remember about the | :44:54. | :44:58. | |
hold and the feet? Joanne used to whisper, on the show | :44:59. | :45:05. | |
and in training, left! Right! By week six, the | :45:06. | :45:14. | |
ventriloquism was great. You could see her lips move. | :45:15. | :45:19. | |
I don't know my left from right, I would be in trouble. | :45:20. | :45:25. | |
We could make use special shoes. Such a clever idea. | :45:26. | :45:28. | |
That is how I dance! Anita and Gleb have got the salsa | :45:29. | :45:32. | |
to this lively number. Are you seeing what's required | :45:33. | :45:34. | |
for a showstopping salsa? This is so fast, imagine the speed, | :45:35. | :45:46. | |
can they do it? How does it look to you, Adam? | :45:47. | :45:49. | |
Anita is so unbelievably capable, she seems to be able to do every | :45:50. | :45:54. | |
step. She learns and pretends choreography will stop Gleb throws | :45:55. | :45:58. | |
everything in his dancing, so much content. She keeps up. She dancers | :45:59. | :46:06. | |
brilliantly, I am excited to watch that. | :46:07. | :46:08. | |
Andrea? I think the same, everything he throws up her, she takes it on | :46:09. | :46:14. | |
board and does it. Quite under Mark last week by Craig. | :46:15. | :46:19. | |
Six, a shocker. What should it have been? Eight. | :46:20. | :46:25. | |
They might have turned it upside down. | :46:26. | :46:30. | |
What would you have given? Gleb had a truncheon. | :46:31. | :46:37. | |
Adam, what would you have scored? Eight, nine. | :46:38. | :46:44. | |
And finally, Georgia and Giovanni are doing the Viennese waltz | :46:45. | :46:46. | |
She is so good at ballroom? She is so beautiful. I really hope she can | :46:47. | :47:02. | |
up herself. She looked poorly in the programme. She is going to be so | :47:03. | :47:09. | |
beautiful. I love her. She doesn't need to be | :47:10. | :47:13. | |
in the dance off again. I don't think she well. It is tough. | :47:14. | :47:20. | |
What do you think? She really suits ballroom. She is an event. | :47:21. | :47:27. | |
Excellent. A difficult question to ask. | :47:28. | :47:28. | |
You've seen all our couples, so who do you think will be getting | :47:29. | :47:31. | |
You have been a judge, you can be tough, who will go home? | :47:32. | :47:41. | |
I really don't know. I have a feeling... | :47:42. | :47:43. | |
I had to push you. Katie. | :47:44. | :47:50. | |
I agree, actually. Who do you think? | :47:51. | :47:55. | |
Not Katie. I need an answer. | :47:56. | :47:56. | |
An easier question, who will lift the trophy? I will pick Jay. | :47:57. | :48:15. | |
I agree with you again. Scott, you have been there, who do you want to | :48:16. | :48:19. | |
see with the Treasury? I would really like it to be Jay. | :48:20. | :48:22. | |
A Let's hear it for our Friday Panel, | :48:23. | :48:24. | |
Adam, Andrea and Scott. Right, let's head back | :48:25. | :48:28. | |
to the Strictly Towers for the final Tomorrow night, this is where our | :48:29. | :48:45. | |
couples will stand, before they head out onto the ballroom floor. | :48:46. | :48:53. | |
It is exciting for me. Further, it will be, wow. | :48:54. | :48:56. | |
This is very special. I have brought you here because normally we have | :48:57. | :48:59. | |
the cameras on the floor. Nobody gets up here. This is an | :49:00. | :49:04. | |
exclusive. Have a look down here. We have the | :49:05. | :49:09. | |
pit where the orchestra are. The singers. As you can notice, there is | :49:10. | :49:14. | |
glitter everywhere. Week 11, everywhere, little bits of | :49:15. | :49:18. | |
glitter. And look at that, what a surprise, | :49:19. | :49:25. | |
talk about semifinalists. Katie and Anita, let us go down and meet them. | :49:26. | :49:33. | |
I am thrilled! Girls! Welcome! It is so lovely to | :49:34. | :49:37. | |
see you. Anita and Katie. | :49:38. | :49:40. | |
I could kiss you forever. You have done so well. | :49:41. | :49:47. | |
We have done all right. I know you are in the middle of | :49:48. | :49:52. | |
rehearsals. How is it going, how much more intense is it? | :49:53. | :49:57. | |
A tough week. Everyone is in the same boat. Whose idea was it to do | :49:58. | :50:01. | |
two dancers in one week. Intense but fun. | :50:02. | :50:08. | |
I do think all of us, regardless of our backgrounds, we are getting | :50:09. | :50:12. | |
better at learning choreography which has helped. | :50:13. | :50:14. | |
What are you missing from your normal lifestyle? | :50:15. | :50:21. | |
Everything. Family? Everything. We are in a bubble, having the best | :50:22. | :50:26. | |
time. But real life has been on pause. | :50:27. | :50:28. | |
Christmas is coming. We will be in the thick of it. I | :50:29. | :50:33. | |
have to make-up for a lot of meals I haven't cooked. | :50:34. | :50:35. | |
I will cook you one! And used to. | :50:36. | :50:44. | |
My husband, I said, you have been cooking and cleaning. He said, don't | :50:45. | :50:47. | |
get used to it. Do you have a favourite dance? | :50:48. | :50:54. | |
You are doing salsa? We have a slow and a fast, Charlton and waltz. | :50:55. | :51:00. | |
Foxtrot and a salsa. Completely contrasting. Beautiful songs. New | :51:01. | :51:09. | |
York, Frank Sinatra. The salsa is Feel This Moment. | :51:10. | :51:16. | |
Gleb loves throwing you around in the air. | :51:17. | :51:20. | |
Every week, his career but he has been insane. I think he has left the | :51:21. | :51:24. | |
most mental to the semifinal, the salsa, will be something. | :51:25. | :51:32. | |
And Anton? I am getting chucked around a lot in the Charleston. Too | :51:33. | :51:42. | |
Darn Hot from Kiss me Kate. And a nice little bit of Opera for our | :51:43. | :51:48. | |
waltz. Puccini. Ladies, the costumes you wear, | :51:49. | :51:53. | |
people are constantly writing in. People are mad about your costumes. | :51:54. | :51:58. | |
Is it like walking into a fantastic shop and trying on wonderful | :51:59. | :52:00. | |
outfits. One of the most brilliant things | :52:01. | :52:05. | |
about strict Lee. The icing is when you get transformed. The make-up and | :52:06. | :52:10. | |
hair. With the costume on, you have to dance. When else would you wear | :52:11. | :52:17. | |
that? Going into wardrobe is like walking | :52:18. | :52:21. | |
into a jewellery box. Finally, have you ever been in a | :52:22. | :52:29. | |
final of everything before? A school music competition, a piano | :52:30. | :52:35. | |
duet competition. I don't know. An egg racing | :52:36. | :52:40. | |
condition which I won! One of these girls will win, I know | :52:41. | :52:43. | |
it, the brilliant. I love you all. Thank you, ladies. | :52:44. | :52:48. | |
Trivia fans, grab your hankies because it's time for the final | :52:49. | :52:51. | |
instalment of Robin Windsor's guide to all things Strictly. | :52:52. | :53:02. | |
Hi, there, welcome back to our rundown of highlights. | :53:03. | :53:08. | |
We are almost at the end of our compilation of everything. | :53:09. | :53:18. | |
We have saved the best till last. Walnuts. Pickled, of course. | :53:19. | :53:28. | |
Pickled walnuts, you say? If you are not back next week, I | :53:29. | :53:33. | |
will pickled by walnuts. Tickle my walnuts. If you don't get | :53:34. | :53:39. | |
top marks, I will go home and pickled by walnuts. | :53:40. | :53:41. | |
If you are in the dance-off, I will pickled by walnuts. | :53:42. | :53:51. | |
I have pickled them if you times. X rated. Look away now if you are | :53:52. | :53:54. | |
nervous disposition. Last year, Jake Wood was shaking his | :53:55. | :54:11. | |
hips. And gyrating that booty. The girls have been getting in on | :54:12. | :54:16. | |
the act. Nice cat suit! And another thing. | :54:17. | :54:22. | |
What is under the kilt? A pickled walnuts, anyone? | :54:23. | :54:31. | |
You, the strictly super fans, take it away. | :54:32. | :54:41. | |
Why does the Charleston often school high points compared to the other | :54:42. | :54:47. | |
ones? Charlotte gives you guys a ten. | :54:48. | :54:51. | |
John gives you guys a ten as well. Zoo. Strictly has a history of | :54:52. | :55:05. | |
encouraging our celebs to bring out their wild sides. | :55:06. | :55:13. | |
Signing Steve back sure with his performance last year. He got a bit | :55:14. | :55:17. | |
crabby, didn't he. That is the end of our a to Z. | :55:18. | :55:26. | |
Back to you, Zoe. Oh, wait, I forgot one very important thing. Said is | :55:27. | :55:28. | |
also for Zoe! -- Z. Can I sit down yet, I look | :55:29. | :55:47. | |
ridiculous. We love you, Zoe. | :55:48. | :55:52. | |
Love you too. Thank you to all of my guests | :55:53. | :55:54. | |
and Ainsley at the Strictly studios. Make sure you watch the semifinal | :55:55. | :55:59. | |
tomorrow at 6.50pm on BBC One. I'll be back on Monday | :56:00. | :56:02. | |
with the unlucky couple To play us out, it's the legendary | :56:03. | :56:04. | |
Bryan Adams with You Belong To Me. # What's wrong with being | :56:05. | :56:26. | |
What's wrong with being # What's wrong | :56:27. | :59:03. | |
with being confident? # The interview round | :59:04. | :59:10. | |
in the toughest series yet. | :59:11. | :59:13. |