Episode 58 Strictly - It Takes Two

You've caught us at a great time, we're all opening our

Right you lot, what have you all got?

Oh wow Zoe, I've got an all-inclusive luxury trip

to Lap Land for 17, with complimentary drinks on arrival!

You've given me one of these for the last six years,

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

host, Zoe Ball. Tonight's show is like a Strictly

stocking and it's full to the brim. We'll be catching up

with the weekend's leader board Harry Judd and Lisa Snowdon

are here to talk all things And Ian Waite will be running a fine

tooth comb over our four finalists. But first, to final preparations

in the training rooms, where our couples have not 1, not 2,

but 3 dances to perfect. So let's see how Georgia and Jay

are getting on with their no rules, A la showdowns is a little bit

difficult and different. From the normal classic ballroom Latin

number. Something contemporary, something Latin, something modern,

everything. What worries me about this dance is the contemporary bit

in it. It is a bit different to anything we've ever done before. At

then again there's more room in it, so if there's something I'm slightly

more comfortable with, it is slightly like this at the moment, we

just need to get it like this. Our showdowns is a little jigsaw of all

of our dances, but it's got a little more flair or attitude. He is doing

brilliantly with the Showdance. The only thing I'm struggling with is

reverting back to some of the original choreography, because it is

close but different. For every couple in this final it is anybody's

game, you just have to come out and do your best and see what happens. I

got it. What are we thinking? Exciting.

At the weekend they faced the music and boy did they dance.

Welcome to our Strictly finalists, Kellie and Kevin!

Three weeks ago you were in the dance off and now you're

Are you feeling triumphant? Yes, but we really cannot believe we are in

the final. It is so deserved, you are both so good. And we must take

this moment to say congratulations to Kevin on becoming the first

professional dancer to reach three finals in a row. Yay! Woo! We really

splashed out. We spent the last of the budget on this.

It's the, 'You're the first professional dancer to reach

the final of Strictly Come Dancing three years in a row' Award.

I heard you got a little bit emotional at the weekend,

I did get quite emotional, yeah. Kellie had been asking me the whole

way through the series, I'd just love to have a moment where we wear

proper ballroom beautiful dress and get to do a ballroom number, not

being silly. I'd like to do something nice and elegant and

beautiful and I wanted her to have that moment and it was only going to

happen if we got to the semifinal to do it. I think when she walked out

of the elevator that we had set up and I stepped aside, she was in that

dress and everybody started clapping. Before you'd even done

anything. And then because she danced so beautifully, I just could

not have been more proud of her. She was brilliant and I just got

emotional about it. Bow, I'm not surprised. And your best score of

this series, 39 point. I know. And honestly it probably sounds silly,

but I've had some incredible moments in my life like when my son was

born, my wedding day, but it was one of the best moments. One of the

best. It was just a dream come true moment, I think that was the thing.

And I grew up watching Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. I have always

loved that kind of era. And for me to do Strictly Come Dancing and not

have that would have, I would have felt a little bit cheated, like I'd

missed out on something. So yeah, I was just so happy. I think the whole

nation was with you, the little girl in all of us was like, wow, hats off

to you both. Can you believe in three days' time it will be over?

Hold hands, this might get emotional. Here is your Strictly

story so far. Domain you are sharing the drama with is Kevin. My mum and

dad are going to be over the moon. We are doing the tango. Just right,

it's fantastic. We are dancing the cha-cha this week. The theme is me

and you going on a little date. We do this every week. The cheeky

energy between you is fantastic. I am very, very lucky to be dancing

with Kevin Clifton, he's fantastic. You put the moves in movies,

fabulous. Even the light sabre stayed on! Confident, clean, smooth,

loved it. Kevin has never split his pants, is that true? I have split my

pants. What exactly is going on, here? Halloween week on Strictly

which is a massive week. You took off like a nimbus 2000, off you

went! Think you get tight, relaxed the shoulders, that will help you to

keep the topline. The first couple who must dance for survival, Kellie

and Kevin. It felt like all the year had gone out of me. My first thought

was just don't cry. I'd like to save Kellie and Kevin. Kellie and Kevin

to stay on Strictly. Following the dance off last week, we've got to

knuckle down and get some hard work done now. I was thinking, do I love

this or do I hate it? I decided in the end that I would love it. This

week we are doing a quick step and I am loving it. You made that looked

like one easy day at work, darling. Ten! We got a ten! What are you

doing in here? Get out. Kevin, you are utterly brilliant. Just finished

a full day of training, my body feels broken. I'm almost 40 and

throwing myself around like I'm a teenager. Hardest one I've ever

done. I saw nothing but fabulous. Thank you. I didn't fall over! In

the dance off, Kellie and Kevin. The couple I would love to save is

Kellie and Kevin. Kellie and Kevin. Kellie and Kevin. Still here! We are

in the quarterfinals. Common as... And you know what? I loved it! You

are in the semifinal. Technically I thought it was absolutely brilliant.

Fred Astaire engine to Rogers, their legacy is alive and well.

Wow, isn't it amazing to see it like that? And it is not over yet. Tell

me about the showdance. This is the music, which we absolutely love.

'The Ding Dong Daddy of the D-Car Line'.

It looks fast in your training. Of course it's fast, it's Kevin! What

can you tell me, Kev? It's a Lindy Hop -based number. It is very fast

and high energy. A lot of lifts. Yeah, we are just going for it, we

did not want to play it safe and do something sort of slow. We thought,

let's just go for it and have a blast and have the time of our lives

and that's what we've been doing so far. We saw you do a bit of Lindy

Hop and you were really good at it. I loved it. After Blackpool I said I

loved that so much, and Kevin said if we make it to the final bend we

can make that our showdance. Also we get to see Star Wars again. Yes! Kev

we must point out that eagle eyed viewers might have noticed a

non-strictly move you have been cracking out, could this make an

appearance in the showdance? We love it. I love that kick. You

are doing to be so brilliant, the two of you. We'll be seeing you

again tomorrow. I mean Friday. Kellie and Kevin! Thank you, Zoe.

Good luck for the rest of the week. It's all too much.

So far on our global glitterballs round the world tour we've visited

But for our final destinations I got a cracking deal on flights,

so strap yourself in because we're off to Poland and Costa Rica.

Now, Poland is one of the 50 plus countries to have Strictly Come

Dancing around the world. Dancing with the stars, Polish style, has

been on air since 2005, and there have been 17, yes, 17 series so far.

The judging panel is made up of two former dancers, an actor and an

actress. How about this for a judges entrance? One of the big differences

between the UK and Polish versions are the judges scores.

They give many more scores of ten. The most recent series saw a very

controversial winner. In episode seven this actress was forced to

withdraw due to a foot injury. Previously eliminated celebrity was

brought back to replace her. Following her return to the show,

she went on to score a further five perfect scores. In the series finale

she was awarded the maximum amount of points across three dances.

Before being crowned winner of dancing with the stars. Not bad for

someone who had been booted out of the show several weeks before. Now

onto our country, Costa Rica. Dancing with the stars Costa Rica is

one of the most recent additions to the Strictly family, having just

finished the second series. It is one of two versions of Strictly in

Central America, the other one is in Panama. As you might expect from a

country in Latin America, the emphasis is on Latin dancing. But

celebrities still perform traditional ballroom dances. One of

the most popular celebrities in this series was a footballer who played

in the 1990 World Cup for Costa Rica.

And what about this for a tennis commentator's cha-cha? Remember the

horse Jeromy sat astride? In Costa Rica this celebrity cattle rancher

took it one step further. This comedian won the most recent series

with this freestyle dance being one of the most standout performances of

the series. Look at the size of that trophy!

Thank you hot lips Clifton. Now, just a reminder,

if you want to send a video message to any of our finalists,

you've still got time. We'll be showing our

favourites on Friday's show. Head to our website

for all the details. Here he is, my comedy partner, Mr

Ian Waite! CHEERING AND APPLAUSE. You've

brought your fans tonight. It has taken me a couple of days to

get over Gleb going out, but they are amazing, all of emthis. They all

deserve to be in there, have all worked really hard. It is open for

any of them to win. Let's look at their Showdance training, what

they've let us see. We start with Katie and Anton. You've known

anti-for a long, long time. Did you ever think he would make the final,

or is this maizing? Well, I did actually. He's got quality of dance.

He's been in the dance business for many, many years. There is no reason

why not. And he's got a fantastic partner in Katie. What footage we've

got, we haven't got very much, and it is early days, but I can see they

are going to do some paso doble. It is going be a really dramatic

number. There were twist turns, pivots. I think it is going to go

into a tango as well. Nice. That's just between me and you. A dramatic

dance, a great show number. I think it will be good for the final.

That's what it's all about, getting people up on their feet and enjoying

it. He's been waiting 13 years for this The Not long. And Aliona, Jay Y

being the last man standing. They are dancing to I Can't Feel My Face

When I'm With You. . I was going to say it is before my time, because I

don't know it. It is modern. What is interesting is she's throwing in

lots of stuff that they have done in previous dances. They did a sliding

door. They are doing Argentine tango. There's a lot of stuff he's

already done, so it will be easier to practise. I'm going to get my

wand out... CHEERING. You are excited aren't

you? Look at the size of that! When he gets from one dance to another,

he needs to make sure all the transitions are clean. He's up in

the shoulders a bit in hold. Just those in between sections he needs

to make sure it is clean. Those are the places where he could look

messy. Georgia and Giovanni are hopeful Craig will take out the 10

this weekend. They are dancing to Fix You, a bit of a tearjerker. It

looks like they are doing a bit of a tango. She's in tango hold. The only

thing I will say, yes you could say it is another dramatic number, if it

is a tango, but she needs to lower into her legs. Lower into her legs,

tango, my old tango partner. There is no excuse. Stay low in your legs.

Oh! When you do these numbers. See what I mean?! Stay low in the legs.

Low in the legs, ladies and gentlemen. That sounds amazing.

Kellie and Kevin talking about their Showdance, a lindy hop. It sounds

fun and it is so energetic. I think it is going to steal the show. It

has all the elements of a Showdance. You want energetic. Those awesome

flicks and kicks. It just gives you, it delivers what you want. It is all

there. Flicks and kicks and energy. I love it. Lots of lindy hop. I'm

really excited about that. He has been the Dempsey to my Makepiece,

the Arthur to my Pauline, the Hooch to my Turner. I love you so much.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE. It's been a pleasure, as always. Stay with me a

while. The Strictly Christmas special has

become as much an annual tradition as garish jumpers, family arguments

and eating an entire selection This year's festive feast

of fleckerls will see six couples compete for the Christmas Trophy,

and It Takes Two were granted an exclusive invite

to the spectacular I love you Ian Waite I love you too.

It is a very exciting day. We are filming for a Christmas special.

It's amazing to be back filming for a Christmas special.

I never thought I would be doing it again. I have missed it. It feels

weird but amazing to be back. I got a phone call talking about the

Christmas special. Here we go again. It is like I've never been away,

except for, oh, I can't dance any more. We are really loving it. So

good, all of a sudden I've got glitter everywhere. Loving it. I do

look fabulous. We are filming a massive opener and it's a magical

number. Lights, camera, action! At the start of the show I've got

beautiful big doors and I poke my head round. Individually we get

revealed and it is kind of hectic. One by one people are coming out and

voila, there we are. It is amazing dancing with Brendan but it feels so

different to what I'm used to. This is a new, fresh partnership. I don't

know how Aljaz handled her for that long. I Amex Housed. Really?! Sorry,

make-up, I'm sweating, because we've had to do it about 15 times.

Choreography is great and the music is great. We are having a great

time. I love dancing with Nat. Christmas, strictly, they go

together. You wake up, you've got your presents, you look forward to

the Turkey, then you've got the pudding and the Strictly Christmas

special. It's Christmas! It's Christmas! Strictly at Christmas

time. It's great. Alison Hammond, I've missed her. We

are joined by Harry Judd and Lisa Snowdon! How does it feel to be

back? I've missed the glitter and the glam. Harry, do you miss the

frocks? And the spray tan, the lycra. The sparkles. I don't think

it ever leaves you. Lisa, 2008, it is a long time ago. The final. Does

it all come flooding back to you when you step inside the training

room? Not so much for me. I thought it was going to. I thought, that's

harder than I thought it was going the be. Really tricky. How was it

for you, Harry? Really tough. And we had new partners. Because I had gone

through that embarrassing stage with my original partner, I thought I had

to go through that again with a new partner. I don't know what I'm

doing! Was it like dating? With a new person. Harry, you are dancing

in the Christmas special with Joanne Clifton. How different was she in

teaching from Aliona in She was similar in that she was amazing.

Honestly, they are both incredible. Originally I would have loved to

dance with Aliona again, but obviously she's busy with gentleman,

so was paired up with Jo. A brilliant teacher and incredible

dancer. She's been teaching and dancing her whole life. She's such a

brilliant dancer. Joanne is amazing. She is amazing. When she finishes

those lines. And her head. Like she hasn't got any bones in her neck!

How was it to dance with Pash pot instead of Brendan? I'm very

diplomatic here. Brendan was amazing, a beautiful choreographer,

Pasha was a bit more gentle. He kind of more in analogies to help me

learn. Both are amazing dancers and choreographers. You are so lucky.

Next year you can work your way through all the dancers. We have

four former champions taking part. Abbey Clancy, Tom Chambers, the

people's dancer, Cassidy Little. How was the competition? Was it tough?

Did you have to step it up, Harry? There was a competition, I'm not

going to lie. All of us a little bit, just want to do really well.

When I found out who was on it, Tom Chambers, OK, she won, Cassidy

Little, and Alison is great. Yeah, it was... Sorry, that sounded so

wrong. And Alison! I love Alison Hammond. I love her. She is the most

fun person. We were rehearsing for the group dances. It was amazing. We

would train all day. No inhibitions. Really working it. This is what you

are going to dance to. Lis Lisa in 2008 you got 40 points for this with

Brendan. CHEERING. That music... And you are

dancing to Let It Snow. That's fast! I can barely get through the

routine. She was brilliant. Harry, you're doing an American smooth,

which you did in the final of series 9. Here you are when you got 39

points with Aliona. APPLAUSE. Wow! And now you are

dancing to Baby, It's Cold Outside. A nice, smoochy, slow number. You

are both growing to be brilliant. We must talk about the final. Harry

recently you said you thought it would be between Jay and Georgia. Do

you stand by that prediction? I do, but I think Kellie and Kevin have

momentum on their side. The dark horse coming through. Lisa, who

would you like to lift the trophy? Kellie is amazing. It is an even

playing field. They have done so well to get this far. I know how

hard it is to get to the final. We can't wait to watch you on Christmas

day. Good luck with your last breakfast show on Friday. And good

luck with the baby for you. Harry is going to be a daddy in the new year.

Merry Christmas. A big thank you to

all of our guests. Tune in tomorrow, when I'll be

joined by two more of our finalists, Georgia and Giovanni,

and Jay and Aliona. Plus an extra special treat as we'll

have three familiar faces Brace yourself, because Peter Andre,

Carol Kirkwood and Jeremy Vine brings you some inspiring

cultural treats.