Episode 4 Strictly - It Takes Two

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

Ball! Hello and welcome to your Thursday

night edition of It Takes Two! The weekend is so close,

I can almost smell the fake tan from here, and to celebrate,

have we got a stellar Tonight, I'll be joined

by the geek-chic Ore and Joanne. And London Fashion Week

is so last week. Strictly's very own costume designer

Vicky Gill is here to look at this Plus, wands at the ready,

Ian Waite is limbering up So let's meet our first

couple of the night. He kicked and flicked his way

into our hearts last weekend and he's quite literally

jumping for joy to get It looks like Greg could go all the

way, my darling! You were like a blue fog jumping around! How did you

get that high? You are a good dancer, I am looking forward to

seeing you. Jumping Jack Flash! It was

incredible. How was Friday? Terrifying is the overriding

sensation. I am flapping like a moron. It worked, it got the crowd

going. Yes. As soon as the music starts, often you don't hear it. I

missed the first four queues of. Running down the steps, I thought, I

have blown this already. Everything was out of sync at the start.

Natalie told me to slow down. I was like, slowdown! You do that so well,

you dancers. Through your teeth! Nobody would know! First week out,

it is so terrifying. It does not get easier!

Len called you the dynamic duo, and Darcey said she

What did the judges' feedback mean to you?

Definitely, I am quite self-deprecating, so I believe I am

the worst by a long way, I keep thinking it, so to have that being

said to us was incredible. Going into this week, which has been quite

difficult... We will get onto that. Hello, legs! I have missed her! Look

at those limbs, they are ridiculous! It's been a while since

you reached the latter stages Do you think you've got

a contender this year? I missed that. Very good! The

perfect balance between fun and hard-wired in rehearsals. You are

competitive, so let's look back at some of the Olympian medallists that

have been on the show and see how they did in the first week. Denise

Lewis, 31 point... We love Anthony Ogogo! You are

equalling Louis Smith's school. He went on to win. That could be a good

omen. How far are you hoping to go? It is a competition, you want to go

and win if you can. I know I am not a dancer, I have never danced

before, but Natalie is a fantastic teacher, a really good

choreographer. He can stay! We are hoping we can go all the way. But it

is difficult for me, I generally have to win competitions, but I am

having so much fun here. We have such a good laugh, it will be so sad

when people start going. Somebody is going to go this weekend.

Somebody is going to go this weekend.

This week you're dancing a tango to Jump by Van Halen.

It is hard, there are so many things to think about. Posture, steps,

energy, character. We had a good session today. I noticed there

again, looking at myself is horrible. I was quite clumpy. I

would like to think I have ironed that out, we have been working on

the feet on the floor. Keeping your feet on the ground, keep grounded.

How far are you hoping to jump up the leaderboard? If we can nail it,

the routine is spectacular. I would like to think we can do a bit better

than 27. We will always do our best. When you let over half said, that

was death-defying? And she is six foot seven in heels!

Now, I don't want to alarm anyone currently sitting in the studio,

but we are now less than 48 hours away from Strictly's first public

But how are preparations going for Laura and Giovanni

The warmth is a romantic dance, a lot of technique. It is not an easy

dance for the celebrities. It is such a beautiful dance. If you don't

do it right, you look stupid. She has beautiful posture and legs, so

we will choose this for the movement around the floor. I am trying to

learn from him, and not look as scared as I feel. Hopefully, we will

be fine. She is a really fun person. The Charleston is perfect for her.

It suits her from the top to the bottom. I have always admired the

Charleston, but to do it like this is a different level. She is finding

it difficult. The speed of the music. The thing I will have to work

hard at is the breathing, I might just pass out.

Next up, a man who is worth his Waite in gold.

Prepare yourselves, it's time for your second Waite's

Caught him giving Greg some tips, tucked his tail under.

Before we begin, give the people what they want.

You covered half our couples yesterday, let's tackle the rest.

They were bottom of the leader board for their first dance.

Can they turn things around with a Charleston this week?

I am looking forward to this. There is lots of good content in here. I

am surprised, but occurs it is so fast and frenetic, there has got to

be lots of action. He is really fast, I am pleasantly surprised

about the energy he has got. What I will say is on these side-by-side

pieces, he needs to make sure he is matching Katya, because his arm

should be in the same position. It shows up more in those positions.

They will be looking for that, it will be a corker for him.

On the opposite end of the leader board, Danny and Oti scored 31

for their cha-cha-cha, can they keep up the good work

Last week I had one word for him, wow. As you can see, he has a lovely

topline, a lovely T-shaped, he has sway, he'll lead, even if he is in

trainers. He has got... The only thing I would say, the head and the

connection there. His head is left. When you do a forward step, you

should be looking where you are going. Don't look over your left

shoulder. Make sure it is closed. He needs to get his elbows up to Oti a

bit more. Fine detail. Lesley and Anton were

praised by the judges I am enjoying watching Lesley, she

has a lot of natural ability, and she can retain quite a lot of

intricate choreography, as we can see. The only issue I have is her

leg action. I always say this about every cha-cha-cha, it is normally

about the legs. She does a Cuban break, I want to see that close.

There are lots of them in cha-cha-cha, so make sure... Nothing

like that! Close the knees! Next up, Judge Rinder and Oksana

dazzled the judges last weekend. What can we expect from their

American smooth? I love his expression, it uses out

of every poor, despite how over the top he is. He is something special,

and he is massively entertaining. There are a few places. Here, Oksana

is opening out with a curved arm and he is not, so we need to match those

are up. She is bending into that knee, creating a stretched foot, he

should do the same. If there is not enough room between them, they need

to get slightly closer. You get the Olympic rings! Greg would love that.

Next up, Tameka and Gorka, who we saw a quick training

They're dancing the Charleston this week after their dramatic

If ever there is a dance for Tameka, it is this one, it is full of fun

and energy and character. She is slightly behind him. I don't know if

she is struggling with the speed or not. When we slow it down, it is

really quite obvious. If she can get that together, side-by-side pieces

in Charleston. She is back in time with him there.

Craig said she had wonderful potential.

She has a gorgeous physique, a long neck. She picked it up, and now it

looks fine. One thing I will say, her posture. If you stand there, I

want you to get your shoulders back, open your chest. Took your tummy in.

Chin up. Drop into your shoulder blades. Into your hips like that.

That is what I want her to do. You have got to do that, down the

shoulder blades. I get even more chins! It is not quite right.

And finally, Len said he had high expectations for Louise and Kevin.

Can they deliver again with their Viennese waltz?

From the beginning I thought she looked like a great dancer. She has

fluidity. The acting is going on, the transition. It flows. There are

places where I have doubts about her quality. That is here. You don't

want people doubting your quality! The quality of dance. You should

never have this position, two turned in feet. It is a minor point. I am

being so picky so early on. You get that right now, it is right or the

time. The finer details, you could be looking at high marks.

You can put your wand away for another week now.

Now, our next couple waltzed to the top of the leader board last

weekend with a performance Darcey called dreamy, Bruno

said made it look easy, and Len loved it so much he pulled

out one of these in the very first week.

Anyway, it's the unforgettable Daisy and Aljaz!

You don't it beautifully. This had the radiant quality of old school

glamour and high-class fashion combined. I don't think I have seen

a dance better than that in the first week ever.

Congratulations on your waltz last week, it was a real Strictly moment,

I was crying, along with everyone else, did you enjoy it, Daisy? Yes,

I loved doing that dance so much, it felt like we were floating, it was

quite surreal. Only a few moments where I thought, wow, this is

actually happening. This is real. I'm really doing my first dance on

Strictly. You looked very laid-back. Straight to the top of the

leaderboard, the first week, and nine from a Len, what did you make

of that, when the judges were talking? I got quite emotional and I

nearly cried, and I was more about, please don't cry, I can't believe we

did it, thank God for you. Yes. We've also that. Is Daisy being a

model student for you so far? 100%. We have three weeks to do the first

dance but what impressed me the most, not just her great attitude in

rehearsals, but when I watched the waltz back in rehearsals, she closed

the feet, she did a heel and also the toes, the posture was right. I

was so impressed. Yes people don't get that for a long time in this

competition. It was my grandfather, manipulating. Yes, he was there with

you, you're gorgeous grandfather. That is the highest score in week

one in three years. Abbey Clancy was the last person to get a score like

that, that was a long while ago. I'm sorry to burst your bubble, but the

professional with the highest ever first week score is a certain Mr

Waite. He got 35 points in 2005, I've no idea who was with him, but

apparently he had a ball. LAUGHTER Many incredible comments from people

online, Frankie Bridge said it was absolutely gorgeous and Emma Willis

saying you nailed it. What is the reaction that you have had? Very

supportive and kind and I've been overwhelmed, it is shocking, really,

I can't believe it. Very grateful. Mostly grateful to you. He is very

good. This week we go from the romance of the waltz to the

cha-cha-cha, and it must be fun to speed it up. It has been so

emotional for the past three weeks doing the waltz, now it is quite fun

to have some fun and be a bit sassy. Look at you, you look great. So

confident. We are walking through it, because he had hurt his back and

little. Oh no, injuries already. I'm OK. Are you hoping for another one

of these? Do you feel pressure after starting

at the top? There is always pressure, but I take it the same

way, every week you have got to do your best dance, no matter if it is

a waltz or a cha-cha-cha, it will be upbeat, but we will have put a lot

of time and effort into technique and straightening the legs and doing

the hips. I just want to sing. Give us a song. I wonder what he would

choose. Good luck on Saturday. How are Will and Karen and Claudia

and AJ shaping up this Don't worry, I've got

all the answers in a bitesize The challenge is the waltz,

everything. It has to be flowing, which I struggle with. Very

important to get her steps to be a lot bigger, we want large steps, to

stand up strong and powerful. I can't step that much. I keep telling

her to look into her happy place, she gets very nervous and she goes

serious. Happy days. So far I'm enjoying the happiness of the jive.

He is full of energy and I've never seen anything like it. I'm liking

the rhythm, the hard thing is trying to get into the rhythm because it is

like skipping constantly and yet doing dance moves at the same time.

Much better. He is picking up his steps, very enthusiastic and I'm

loving every second. Good work, Will.

Now, imagine just for one second a world without Strictly's

There'd be no sequins, no crystals, no sparkle.

It really doesn't bear thinking about!

Luckily for our couples, their frocks are in safe hands.

For the first time this series, it's Strictly's costume designer

We are so lucky to have her back - she's the

I have missed you. When you start working on the designs and the

concept? I start in June. We start to meet celebrities in July and then

we are meeting a few people here and there, and then the team

get-together. We have microphone problems. I will hold this for you.

It all comes together in August and that is where it begins, and that is

it. You can hold your own microphone. Shall we have a bit of

show and tell? Or sew-and-tell -

here at It Takes Two. We have got some gold beading. Under

that we have a Colorado topaz. I love all this. I think that we'll go

short. Much shorter. This is Natalie's tango dress. This will be

a Marmite moment, people will either love it or hate it, but that is OK.

You like to shake things up. The main thing is the choice of colour,

emerald green would not normally be used for tango but this is an eight

panel shape. With a small amount of emerald detail, and these lines, we

will see what they are looking like in studio and they might be

necessary because of the lights. There is a nod to sport? Yes. We

have splashed out on this in your honour. We are going to have a look

at the Charleston dress of Tameka, tell me about the details. The

Charleston, fast and furious, she makes me giggle when she comes to

wardrobe. She called me today to make sure everything would be

covered, and we made sure we have a plays suit underneath and we have

circled tears going up the dress, we may transform it into a dress or we

might keep it as a place or, depending how it goes tomorrow. And

Gorka? He is in a onesie this week. Only he could do that. We can have a

look at Louise's Viennese Waltz dress, quite unusual. It is, we are

taking a chance with this, as champagne base, Chantilly lace.

# Chantilly lace... Yellow macro this will be organic, and this will

take shape tomorrow when we meet and we will see what happens. I love to

see this now, and then have a look again on Saturday. She is fantastic.

Please give it up for Vicky Gill, everyone!

Now, what do you get when you mix one park bench,

one bicycle, one geek, one gal and one Argentine Tango?

To me it was strong and I thought it was dramatic. I like tango with

cheeky spin, something I've not seen before, the control. You have so

much potential, I can't wait to see more.

How was your Strictly initiation last weekend?

Oh my goodness, it was the most fun I've had in memory. Just the best.

When we finished that routine I couldn't stop smiling, apart from

the panting because I was shattered, I could not have been happier. Were

you pleased with him? I was so proud, that was the best he had

performed ever. That is all you can ask for. So good. Darcey says you

have so much potential. Bruno said very good dancer. This is like the

best report. Were you shocked to hear those things? The judges's

comments were absolutely incredible and we could not have asked for much

more and even when Craig said his comments, I was waiting for the

butt... But he did not say anything negative. Yes, that was amazing for

you, they could not criticise your dancing at all. Len said about my

choreography, which I'm taking on board, wait for the cha-cha-cha. He

was talking about faffing, but it was storytelling, some might see it

like that. There was one moment that stood

out to a few viewers - the tongue - can you talk

us through that move? Did you tell him to do that? I did

not tell him to do that. This is the truth, Joanne said you want to get

into the character, it was geek chic and I was trying to pout and in all

the excitement of the tongue popped out. It just popped out. He said to

me afterwards, I stuck my tongue out. I thought it was very cute. You

also did the eyebrow raise, quite amazing. That is a killer combo. He

will not be doing it again. Is he being a good boy? He is being a good

student, he has two personalities, very hard worker who doesn't want

any breaks, and I have to force into it, and the other one he's like a

five-year-old little boy. I turn around and he is like this. Really?

A little bit frightened. Are we in small pants. Let's not go there. How

hard is Joanne cracking the whip? This whip is getting cracked very

hard, loving the cha-cha-cha but I have no feeling in my feet any more

because it is so fast. There is a poll in our routine this weekend and

there might have been a collision between me and the poll downstairs.

Ouch. You are quite clumsy I've heard, in training. No faffing on

the poll. We can show you this, this is from the training room. Careful,

careful, I did say careful. I did say careful. She did say careful.

There are loads of those, we will save them. Calamity pack. You have

won the Christmas special since we last met.

You won the Strictly Christmas Special with Harry Judd -

making you the the first Clifton to lift a Glitterball!

You are going to be dancing to hot stuff this weekend? It will be hot.

There are some shirts which are so saturated. He is going for it so

much, I'm losing all my nails. This gorgeous man is very emotional, real

softy at heart, getting very emotional about his time on

Strictly. One celebrity will leave the ballroom this Sunday, never to

return. Ore, how does that make you feel? I can't cope, it is too much.

Brilliant. Stop. We have had enough. Good luck, my darlings, with the

cha-cha-cha, and I can't wait to see how the pole is involved. Neither

can I. Good luck. Give it up. APPLAUSE

Join me here tomorrow at the earlier time of 6pm.

That's 6pm everyone - for a bumper hour-long special

where Gethin Jones will be gethin' the gossip from rehearsals.

I'll be chatting to Laura Giovanni, Danny Oti,

Naga Pasha and Lord Craig Revell-Horwood.

Plus, joining me on the Friday panel will be Alison Hammond,

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