:00:49. > :00:53.Live from London, this is It Takes Two. Please welcome your host, Zoe
:00:54. > :00:56.Ball! Hello and welcome to your Thursday
:00:57. > :01:00.night edition of It Takes Two! The weekend is so close,
:01:01. > :01:03.I can almost smell the fake tan from here, and to celebrate,
:01:04. > :01:07.have we got a stellar Tonight, I'll be joined
:01:08. > :01:14.by the geek-chic Ore and Joanne. And London Fashion Week
:01:15. > :01:26.is so last week. Strictly's very own costume designer
:01:27. > :01:32.Vicky Gill is here to look at this Plus, wands at the ready,
:01:33. > :01:35.Ian Waite is limbering up So let's meet our first
:01:36. > :01:43.couple of the night. He kicked and flicked his way
:01:44. > :01:46.into our hearts last weekend and he's quite literally
:01:47. > :02:11.jumping for joy to get It looks like Greg could go all the
:02:12. > :02:17.way, my darling! You were like a blue fog jumping around! How did you
:02:18. > :02:18.get that high? You are a good dancer, I am looking forward to
:02:19. > :02:33.seeing you. Jumping Jack Flash! It was
:02:34. > :02:36.incredible. How was Friday? Terrifying is the overriding
:02:37. > :02:45.sensation. I am flapping like a moron. It worked, it got the crowd
:02:46. > :02:51.going. Yes. As soon as the music starts, often you don't hear it. I
:02:52. > :02:55.missed the first four queues of. Running down the steps, I thought, I
:02:56. > :03:01.have blown this already. Everything was out of sync at the start.
:03:02. > :03:09.Natalie told me to slow down. I was like, slowdown! You do that so well,
:03:10. > :03:13.you dancers. Through your teeth! Nobody would know! First week out,
:03:14. > :03:17.it is so terrifying. It does not get easier!
:03:18. > :03:20.Len called you the dynamic duo, and Darcey said she
:03:21. > :03:27.What did the judges' feedback mean to you?
:03:28. > :03:32.Definitely, I am quite self-deprecating, so I believe I am
:03:33. > :03:38.the worst by a long way, I keep thinking it, so to have that being
:03:39. > :03:46.said to us was incredible. Going into this week, which has been quite
:03:47. > :03:48.difficult... We will get onto that. Hello, legs! I have missed her! Look
:03:49. > :03:52.at those limbs, they are ridiculous! It's been a while since
:03:53. > :03:54.you reached the latter stages Do you think you've got
:03:55. > :04:10.a contender this year? I missed that. Very good! The
:04:11. > :04:19.perfect balance between fun and hard-wired in rehearsals. You are
:04:20. > :04:22.competitive, so let's look back at some of the Olympian medallists that
:04:23. > :04:24.have been on the show and see how they did in the first week. Denise
:04:25. > :04:41.Lewis, 31 point... We love Anthony Ogogo! You are
:04:42. > :04:50.equalling Louis Smith's school. He went on to win. That could be a good
:04:51. > :04:56.omen. How far are you hoping to go? It is a competition, you want to go
:04:57. > :05:00.and win if you can. I know I am not a dancer, I have never danced
:05:01. > :05:08.before, but Natalie is a fantastic teacher, a really good
:05:09. > :05:16.choreographer. He can stay! We are hoping we can go all the way. But it
:05:17. > :05:19.is difficult for me, I generally have to win competitions, but I am
:05:20. > :05:24.having so much fun here. We have such a good laugh, it will be so sad
:05:25. > :05:26.when people start going. Somebody is going to go this weekend.
:05:27. > :05:29.Somebody is going to go this weekend.
:05:30. > :05:32.This week you're dancing a tango to Jump by Van Halen.
:05:33. > :05:42.It is hard, there are so many things to think about. Posture, steps,
:05:43. > :05:47.energy, character. We had a good session today. I noticed there
:05:48. > :05:53.again, looking at myself is horrible. I was quite clumpy. I
:05:54. > :05:57.would like to think I have ironed that out, we have been working on
:05:58. > :06:02.the feet on the floor. Keeping your feet on the ground, keep grounded.
:06:03. > :06:11.How far are you hoping to jump up the leaderboard? If we can nail it,
:06:12. > :06:18.the routine is spectacular. I would like to think we can do a bit better
:06:19. > :06:23.than 27. We will always do our best. When you let over half said, that
:06:24. > :06:25.was death-defying? And she is six foot seven in heels!
:06:26. > :06:30.Now, I don't want to alarm anyone currently sitting in the studio,
:06:31. > :06:34.but we are now less than 48 hours away from Strictly's first public
:06:35. > :06:39.But how are preparations going for Laura and Giovanni
:06:40. > :06:57.The warmth is a romantic dance, a lot of technique. It is not an easy
:06:58. > :07:02.dance for the celebrities. It is such a beautiful dance. If you don't
:07:03. > :07:05.do it right, you look stupid. She has beautiful posture and legs, so
:07:06. > :07:12.we will choose this for the movement around the floor. I am trying to
:07:13. > :07:22.learn from him, and not look as scared as I feel. Hopefully, we will
:07:23. > :07:26.be fine. She is a really fun person. The Charleston is perfect for her.
:07:27. > :07:33.It suits her from the top to the bottom. I have always admired the
:07:34. > :07:38.Charleston, but to do it like this is a different level. She is finding
:07:39. > :07:43.it difficult. The speed of the music. The thing I will have to work
:07:44. > :07:48.hard at is the breathing, I might just pass out.
:07:49. > :07:51.Next up, a man who is worth his Waite in gold.
:07:52. > :07:53.Prepare yourselves, it's time for your second Waite's
:07:54. > :08:17.Caught him giving Greg some tips, tucked his tail under.
:08:18. > :08:19.Before we begin, give the people what they want.
:08:20. > :08:29.You covered half our couples yesterday, let's tackle the rest.
:08:30. > :08:33.They were bottom of the leader board for their first dance.
:08:34. > :08:37.Can they turn things around with a Charleston this week?
:08:38. > :08:48.I am looking forward to this. There is lots of good content in here. I
:08:49. > :08:53.am surprised, but occurs it is so fast and frenetic, there has got to
:08:54. > :08:59.be lots of action. He is really fast, I am pleasantly surprised
:09:00. > :09:04.about the energy he has got. What I will say is on these side-by-side
:09:05. > :09:09.pieces, he needs to make sure he is matching Katya, because his arm
:09:10. > :09:14.should be in the same position. It shows up more in those positions.
:09:15. > :09:17.They will be looking for that, it will be a corker for him.
:09:18. > :09:20.On the opposite end of the leader board, Danny and Oti scored 31
:09:21. > :09:22.for their cha-cha-cha, can they keep up the good work
:09:23. > :09:35.Last week I had one word for him, wow. As you can see, he has a lovely
:09:36. > :09:44.topline, a lovely T-shaped, he has sway, he'll lead, even if he is in
:09:45. > :09:50.trainers. He has got... The only thing I would say, the head and the
:09:51. > :09:54.connection there. His head is left. When you do a forward step, you
:09:55. > :09:58.should be looking where you are going. Don't look over your left
:09:59. > :10:02.shoulder. Make sure it is closed. He needs to get his elbows up to Oti a
:10:03. > :10:03.bit more. Fine detail. Lesley and Anton were
:10:04. > :10:19.praised by the judges I am enjoying watching Lesley, she
:10:20. > :10:24.has a lot of natural ability, and she can retain quite a lot of
:10:25. > :10:33.intricate choreography, as we can see. The only issue I have is her
:10:34. > :10:37.leg action. I always say this about every cha-cha-cha, it is normally
:10:38. > :10:44.about the legs. She does a Cuban break, I want to see that close.
:10:45. > :10:46.There are lots of them in cha-cha-cha, so make sure... Nothing
:10:47. > :10:49.like that! Close the knees! Next up, Judge Rinder and Oksana
:10:50. > :10:54.dazzled the judges last weekend. What can we expect from their
:10:55. > :11:06.American smooth? I love his expression, it uses out
:11:07. > :11:12.of every poor, despite how over the top he is. He is something special,
:11:13. > :11:20.and he is massively entertaining. There are a few places. Here, Oksana
:11:21. > :11:25.is opening out with a curved arm and he is not, so we need to match those
:11:26. > :11:29.are up. She is bending into that knee, creating a stretched foot, he
:11:30. > :11:33.should do the same. If there is not enough room between them, they need
:11:34. > :11:37.to get slightly closer. You get the Olympic rings! Greg would love that.
:11:38. > :11:43.Next up, Tameka and Gorka, who we saw a quick training
:11:44. > :11:46.They're dancing the Charleston this week after their dramatic
:11:47. > :12:00.If ever there is a dance for Tameka, it is this one, it is full of fun
:12:01. > :12:04.and energy and character. She is slightly behind him. I don't know if
:12:05. > :12:08.she is struggling with the speed or not. When we slow it down, it is
:12:09. > :12:16.really quite obvious. If she can get that together, side-by-side pieces
:12:17. > :12:18.in Charleston. She is back in time with him there.
:12:19. > :12:24.Craig said she had wonderful potential.
:12:25. > :12:38.She has a gorgeous physique, a long neck. She picked it up, and now it
:12:39. > :12:46.looks fine. One thing I will say, her posture. If you stand there, I
:12:47. > :12:54.want you to get your shoulders back, open your chest. Took your tummy in.
:12:55. > :13:01.Chin up. Drop into your shoulder blades. Into your hips like that.
:13:02. > :13:04.That is what I want her to do. You have got to do that, down the
:13:05. > :13:07.shoulder blades. I get even more chins! It is not quite right.
:13:08. > :13:10.And finally, Len said he had high expectations for Louise and Kevin.
:13:11. > :13:15.Can they deliver again with their Viennese waltz?
:13:16. > :13:23.From the beginning I thought she looked like a great dancer. She has
:13:24. > :13:30.fluidity. The acting is going on, the transition. It flows. There are
:13:31. > :13:36.places where I have doubts about her quality. That is here. You don't
:13:37. > :13:41.want people doubting your quality! The quality of dance. You should
:13:42. > :13:49.never have this position, two turned in feet. It is a minor point. I am
:13:50. > :13:53.being so picky so early on. You get that right now, it is right or the
:13:54. > :13:55.time. The finer details, you could be looking at high marks.
:13:56. > :13:57.You can put your wand away for another week now.
:13:58. > :14:05.Now, our next couple waltzed to the top of the leader board last
:14:06. > :14:07.weekend with a performance Darcey called dreamy, Bruno
:14:08. > :14:10.said made it look easy, and Len loved it so much he pulled
:14:11. > :14:14.out one of these in the very first week.
:14:15. > :14:32.Anyway, it's the unforgettable Daisy and Aljaz!
:14:33. > :14:44.You don't it beautifully. This had the radiant quality of old school
:14:45. > :14:49.glamour and high-class fashion combined. I don't think I have seen
:14:50. > :14:54.a dance better than that in the first week ever.
:14:55. > :15:07.Congratulations on your waltz last week, it was a real Strictly moment,
:15:08. > :15:13.I was crying, along with everyone else, did you enjoy it, Daisy? Yes,
:15:14. > :15:18.I loved doing that dance so much, it felt like we were floating, it was
:15:19. > :15:23.quite surreal. Only a few moments where I thought, wow, this is
:15:24. > :15:28.actually happening. This is real. I'm really doing my first dance on
:15:29. > :15:32.Strictly. You looked very laid-back. Straight to the top of the
:15:33. > :15:38.leaderboard, the first week, and nine from a Len, what did you make
:15:39. > :15:44.of that, when the judges were talking? I got quite emotional and I
:15:45. > :15:49.nearly cried, and I was more about, please don't cry, I can't believe we
:15:50. > :16:00.did it, thank God for you. Yes. We've also that. Is Daisy being a
:16:01. > :16:04.model student for you so far? 100%. We have three weeks to do the first
:16:05. > :16:10.dance but what impressed me the most, not just her great attitude in
:16:11. > :16:19.rehearsals, but when I watched the waltz back in rehearsals, she closed
:16:20. > :16:24.the feet, she did a heel and also the toes, the posture was right. I
:16:25. > :16:29.was so impressed. Yes people don't get that for a long time in this
:16:30. > :16:37.competition. It was my grandfather, manipulating. Yes, he was there with
:16:38. > :16:43.you, you're gorgeous grandfather. That is the highest score in week
:16:44. > :16:52.one in three years. Abbey Clancy was the last person to get a score like
:16:53. > :16:56.that, that was a long while ago. I'm sorry to burst your bubble, but the
:16:57. > :17:05.professional with the highest ever first week score is a certain Mr
:17:06. > :17:12.Waite. He got 35 points in 2005, I've no idea who was with him, but
:17:13. > :17:18.apparently he had a ball. LAUGHTER Many incredible comments from people
:17:19. > :17:24.online, Frankie Bridge said it was absolutely gorgeous and Emma Willis
:17:25. > :17:30.saying you nailed it. What is the reaction that you have had? Very
:17:31. > :17:35.supportive and kind and I've been overwhelmed, it is shocking, really,
:17:36. > :17:42.I can't believe it. Very grateful. Mostly grateful to you. He is very
:17:43. > :17:45.good. This week we go from the romance of the waltz to the
:17:46. > :17:50.cha-cha-cha, and it must be fun to speed it up. It has been so
:17:51. > :17:56.emotional for the past three weeks doing the waltz, now it is quite fun
:17:57. > :18:02.to have some fun and be a bit sassy. Look at you, you look great. So
:18:03. > :18:07.confident. We are walking through it, because he had hurt his back and
:18:08. > :18:11.little. Oh no, injuries already. I'm OK. Are you hoping for another one
:18:12. > :18:30.of these? Do you feel pressure after starting
:18:31. > :18:34.at the top? There is always pressure, but I take it the same
:18:35. > :18:40.way, every week you have got to do your best dance, no matter if it is
:18:41. > :18:45.a waltz or a cha-cha-cha, it will be upbeat, but we will have put a lot
:18:46. > :18:52.of time and effort into technique and straightening the legs and doing
:18:53. > :18:55.the hips. I just want to sing. Give us a song. I wonder what he would
:18:56. > :18:59.choose. Good luck on Saturday. How are Will and Karen and Claudia
:19:00. > :19:07.and AJ shaping up this Don't worry, I've got
:19:08. > :19:20.all the answers in a bitesize The challenge is the waltz,
:19:21. > :19:27.everything. It has to be flowing, which I struggle with. Very
:19:28. > :19:32.important to get her steps to be a lot bigger, we want large steps, to
:19:33. > :19:38.stand up strong and powerful. I can't step that much. I keep telling
:19:39. > :19:46.her to look into her happy place, she gets very nervous and she goes
:19:47. > :19:53.serious. Happy days. So far I'm enjoying the happiness of the jive.
:19:54. > :19:58.He is full of energy and I've never seen anything like it. I'm liking
:19:59. > :20:02.the rhythm, the hard thing is trying to get into the rhythm because it is
:20:03. > :20:09.like skipping constantly and yet doing dance moves at the same time.
:20:10. > :20:17.Much better. He is picking up his steps, very enthusiastic and I'm
:20:18. > :20:18.loving every second. Good work, Will.
:20:19. > :20:21.Now, imagine just for one second a world without Strictly's
:20:22. > :20:26.There'd be no sequins, no crystals, no sparkle.
:20:27. > :20:27.It really doesn't bear thinking about!
:20:28. > :20:30.Luckily for our couples, their frocks are in safe hands.
:20:31. > :20:32.For the first time this series, it's Strictly's costume designer
:20:33. > :20:48.We are so lucky to have her back - she's the
:20:49. > :21:04.I have missed you. When you start working on the designs and the
:21:05. > :21:09.concept? I start in June. We start to meet celebrities in July and then
:21:10. > :21:12.we are meeting a few people here and there, and then the team
:21:13. > :21:20.get-together. We have microphone problems. I will hold this for you.
:21:21. > :21:24.It all comes together in August and that is where it begins, and that is
:21:25. > :21:28.it. You can hold your own microphone. Shall we have a bit of
:21:29. > :21:37.show and tell? Or sew-and-tell -
:21:38. > :21:59.here at It Takes Two. We have got some gold beading. Under
:22:00. > :22:08.that we have a Colorado topaz. I love all this. I think that we'll go
:22:09. > :22:14.short. Much shorter. This is Natalie's tango dress. This will be
:22:15. > :22:19.a Marmite moment, people will either love it or hate it, but that is OK.
:22:20. > :22:22.You like to shake things up. The main thing is the choice of colour,
:22:23. > :22:30.emerald green would not normally be used for tango but this is an eight
:22:31. > :22:34.panel shape. With a small amount of emerald detail, and these lines, we
:22:35. > :22:41.will see what they are looking like in studio and they might be
:22:42. > :22:48.necessary because of the lights. There is a nod to sport? Yes. We
:22:49. > :22:54.have splashed out on this in your honour. We are going to have a look
:22:55. > :23:00.at the Charleston dress of Tameka, tell me about the details. The
:23:01. > :23:04.Charleston, fast and furious, she makes me giggle when she comes to
:23:05. > :23:10.wardrobe. She called me today to make sure everything would be
:23:11. > :23:15.covered, and we made sure we have a plays suit underneath and we have
:23:16. > :23:19.circled tears going up the dress, we may transform it into a dress or we
:23:20. > :23:28.might keep it as a place or, depending how it goes tomorrow. And
:23:29. > :23:34.Gorka? He is in a onesie this week. Only he could do that. We can have a
:23:35. > :23:39.look at Louise's Viennese Waltz dress, quite unusual. It is, we are
:23:40. > :23:48.taking a chance with this, as champagne base, Chantilly lace.
:23:49. > :23:53.# Chantilly lace... Yellow macro this will be organic, and this will
:23:54. > :24:00.take shape tomorrow when we meet and we will see what happens. I love to
:24:01. > :24:05.see this now, and then have a look again on Saturday. She is fantastic.
:24:06. > :24:07.Please give it up for Vicky Gill, everyone!
:24:08. > :24:11.Now, what do you get when you mix one park bench,
:24:12. > :24:13.one bicycle, one geek, one gal and one Argentine Tango?
:24:14. > :24:30.To me it was strong and I thought it was dramatic. I like tango with
:24:31. > :24:35.cheeky spin, something I've not seen before, the control. You have so
:24:36. > :24:38.much potential, I can't wait to see more.
:24:39. > :24:49.How was your Strictly initiation last weekend?
:24:50. > :24:56.Oh my goodness, it was the most fun I've had in memory. Just the best.
:24:57. > :25:00.When we finished that routine I couldn't stop smiling, apart from
:25:01. > :25:06.the panting because I was shattered, I could not have been happier. Were
:25:07. > :25:09.you pleased with him? I was so proud, that was the best he had
:25:10. > :25:18.performed ever. That is all you can ask for. So good. Darcey says you
:25:19. > :25:24.have so much potential. Bruno said very good dancer. This is like the
:25:25. > :25:29.best report. Were you shocked to hear those things? The judges's
:25:30. > :25:33.comments were absolutely incredible and we could not have asked for much
:25:34. > :25:38.more and even when Craig said his comments, I was waiting for the
:25:39. > :25:43.butt... But he did not say anything negative. Yes, that was amazing for
:25:44. > :25:49.you, they could not criticise your dancing at all. Len said about my
:25:50. > :25:57.choreography, which I'm taking on board, wait for the cha-cha-cha. He
:25:58. > :25:58.was talking about faffing, but it was storytelling, some might see it
:25:59. > :26:01.like that. There was one moment that stood
:26:02. > :26:04.out to a few viewers - the tongue - can you talk
:26:05. > :26:14.us through that move? Did you tell him to do that? I did
:26:15. > :26:17.not tell him to do that. This is the truth, Joanne said you want to get
:26:18. > :26:22.into the character, it was geek chic and I was trying to pout and in all
:26:23. > :26:29.the excitement of the tongue popped out. It just popped out. He said to
:26:30. > :26:35.me afterwards, I stuck my tongue out. I thought it was very cute. You
:26:36. > :26:41.also did the eyebrow raise, quite amazing. That is a killer combo. He
:26:42. > :26:48.will not be doing it again. Is he being a good boy? He is being a good
:26:49. > :26:54.student, he has two personalities, very hard worker who doesn't want
:26:55. > :26:59.any breaks, and I have to force into it, and the other one he's like a
:27:00. > :27:06.five-year-old little boy. I turn around and he is like this. Really?
:27:07. > :27:17.A little bit frightened. Are we in small pants. Let's not go there. How
:27:18. > :27:22.hard is Joanne cracking the whip? This whip is getting cracked very
:27:23. > :27:27.hard, loving the cha-cha-cha but I have no feeling in my feet any more
:27:28. > :27:32.because it is so fast. There is a poll in our routine this weekend and
:27:33. > :27:38.there might have been a collision between me and the poll downstairs.
:27:39. > :27:47.Ouch. You are quite clumsy I've heard, in training. No faffing on
:27:48. > :27:54.the poll. We can show you this, this is from the training room. Careful,
:27:55. > :28:01.careful, I did say careful. I did say careful. She did say careful.
:28:02. > :28:09.There are loads of those, we will save them. Calamity pack. You have
:28:10. > :28:33.won the Christmas special since we last met.
:28:34. > :28:36.You won the Strictly Christmas Special with Harry Judd -
:28:37. > :28:38.making you the the first Clifton to lift a Glitterball!
:28:39. > :28:47.You are going to be dancing to hot stuff this weekend? It will be hot.
:28:48. > :28:53.There are some shirts which are so saturated. He is going for it so
:28:54. > :28:57.much, I'm losing all my nails. This gorgeous man is very emotional, real
:28:58. > :29:03.softy at heart, getting very emotional about his time on
:29:04. > :29:09.Strictly. One celebrity will leave the ballroom this Sunday, never to
:29:10. > :29:19.return. Ore, how does that make you feel? I can't cope, it is too much.
:29:20. > :29:24.Brilliant. Stop. We have had enough. Good luck, my darlings, with the
:29:25. > :29:30.cha-cha-cha, and I can't wait to see how the pole is involved. Neither
:29:31. > :29:33.can I. Good luck. Give it up. APPLAUSE
:29:34. > :29:45.Join me here tomorrow at the earlier time of 6pm.
:29:46. > :29:47.That's 6pm everyone - for a bumper hour-long special
:29:48. > :29:49.where Gethin Jones will be gethin' the gossip from rehearsals.
:29:50. > :29:52.I'll be chatting to Laura Giovanni, Danny Oti,
:29:53. > :29:54.Naga Pasha and Lord Craig Revell-Horwood.
:29:55. > :29:56.Plus, joining me on the Friday panel will be Alison Hammond,
:29:57. > :30:06.Enjoy exclusive access to some of the world's leading artists,
:30:07. > :30:13.Join Van Morrison performing live just for us.