:00:55. > :00:58.Live from London this is Strictly It Takes Two. His welcome your host,
:00:59. > :01:00.Zoe Ball. Strictly history was made
:01:01. > :01:05.with the first-ever But tonight, we pay tribute
:01:06. > :01:15.to the dance career of Edward Michael Balls,
:01:16. > :01:18.who last night graced the Strictly And to make up for such
:01:19. > :01:31.a devastating loss to the dancing world,
:01:32. > :01:34.I've used my Strictly Time Machine to bring back not one -
:01:35. > :01:38.but two - old favourites. It's former Strictly
:01:39. > :01:41.Professional Dancers - And as the Strictly Pro Challenge
:01:42. > :01:51.continues, Joanne Clifton is busy warming-up for the biggest day
:01:52. > :01:58.of her professional career so far. But first, over the past ten weeks -
:01:59. > :02:03.they've reinvented Laurel and Hardy, The Mask, and even Gangnam Style -
:02:04. > :02:06.and thanks to them, you'll never look at an American Smooth lift
:02:07. > :02:09.the same way again. Before we say our final goodbyes,
:02:10. > :02:32.let's have a quick reminder of Ed # Keep smiling, keep shining.
:02:33. > :02:54.# You can always count on me. # That's what friends are for. That
:02:55. > :02:56.was the perfect June to dance out too. Hello, my beauties.
:02:57. > :03:00.Now that you've had some time for it all to sink in -
:03:01. > :03:15.That brings it all back, after the show with all our fellow contestants
:03:16. > :03:22.and punters, it was really magical. I thought maybe I would not like the
:03:23. > :03:28.end but it was so nice. It was like a celebration. Both lifted into the
:03:29. > :03:30.air. I said to Katya, do you think that we should do the lift again and
:03:31. > :03:33.she said no! Just to be clear! Perhaps unsurprisingly,
:03:34. > :03:35.there was a huge outpouring of love Former PM David Cameron said
:03:36. > :03:42.'Well done @edballs - #Strictly won't be the same
:03:43. > :04:04.without you.'. We should sign him up for next year!
:04:05. > :04:12.Why was your relationship so special, Katya, you have been such a
:04:13. > :04:20.good partnership. It has been a total front! All a sham! Do not come
:04:21. > :04:26.in early, I need a bit more time! Honestly, I have come in and maybe
:04:27. > :04:31.did not really know who Ed Balls was. But maybe that was better
:04:32. > :04:37.because I got to learn about him as a real person, fun and smart, I
:04:38. > :04:44.learnt so much from him. And being my first year, it could have gone
:04:45. > :04:49.either way. Neither of us knew how it was going to go but it was just
:04:50. > :04:54.so fabulous. My favourite part is where training, coming in and seeing
:04:55. > :05:00.how he was improving and learning. He totally changed and opened up to
:05:01. > :05:04.this crazy world of Strictly. I think that is what we all loved,
:05:05. > :05:11.watching you fall in love with all this. And you worked so hard as
:05:12. > :05:21.well. That's the truth! It only worked because he did what he was
:05:22. > :05:25.told! And that lovely moment when Craig admitted that secretly he has
:05:26. > :05:31.really enjoyed your dancing. Did you suspect that all along? In the end
:05:32. > :05:45.Craig is about to play Captain Hook in the pantomime. It is all about
:05:46. > :05:51.those lines. This has been my life for the last ten weeks! He knows it
:05:52. > :05:55.is about entertainment and fun. And we try to do both, we never
:05:56. > :06:00.compromised on trying to get in some dense content but we also wanted it
:06:01. > :06:06.to be fun. And it was fun. It has been so much fun. And you're one the
:06:07. > :06:16.best people to have been signed up to the show in the past ten years.
:06:17. > :06:20.Let's watch your Strictly story,. When I found out Katya was my
:06:21. > :06:26.partner I thought fabulous, I knew that she would be a great teacher.
:06:27. > :06:30.Good morning, partner! I'm really happy with the walls for my first
:06:31. > :06:41.dance. It is hard to remember everything at the same time. We had
:06:42. > :06:46.glimmers of an elegant gentleman. You are what Strictly is about and I
:06:47. > :06:51.congratulate you. From the Sabine walls into a wild
:06:52. > :07:00.and energetic charleston, you have just got to go for it. It is good to
:07:01. > :07:08.see the funny side. You have worked so hard, I can see. The samba is
:07:09. > :07:18.really hard, I'm totally outside my comfort zone. It is so stupid. You
:07:19. > :07:22.could not have given more impacts to that performance. You're not the
:07:23. > :07:32.best answer but definitely the most fun. This week it is the paso doble.
:07:33. > :07:41.The arms are everywhere, it just needs more precision. A true epic
:07:42. > :07:46.tinged with tragedy. Mostly because of the shaping. You are mincing
:07:47. > :07:52.around as if you are in an episode of some mothers do have them. I
:07:53. > :08:02.think Ed is determined to get the dancing right. We should lift in the
:08:03. > :08:08.right place. I'm not sure that she appreciates my choreography
:08:09. > :08:14.suggestions! It was a rotten shame that your big spectacular moment
:08:15. > :08:20.went a bit pear shaped. I'm worried about doing the cha-cha-cha but I'm
:08:21. > :08:34.just going to go with it for Halloween. Horribly fabulous. Your
:08:35. > :08:40.best to dance. I'm looking forward to this
:08:41. > :08:46.quickstep. Lite on your feet, not always how people have talked about
:08:47. > :08:51.me. I was worried about going out in the first week and to get to halfway
:08:52. > :09:11.is beyond my wildest dreams. You were actually improving. This week
:09:12. > :09:19.we're doing the salsa. OMG! That will go down in Strictly history.
:09:20. > :09:29.The Jolliffe requires so much energy and I must say he is keeping up with
:09:30. > :09:34.me. -- the jive. I did not think we were going to get to Blackpool and
:09:35. > :09:42.somehow we have made it. I love that you're committed assiduous. She has
:09:43. > :09:55.taught me everything I know. Over, over. Go. The most bossy ever! The
:09:56. > :09:59.support has meant I have been able to do things I never thought I would
:10:00. > :10:04.be able to do. You're not always the number one choice for the judges but
:10:05. > :10:17.100% you are the People's Champion. It is time to decide. I would like
:10:18. > :10:23.to save Judge Rinder. Judge Rinder. If people watching have had half the
:10:24. > :10:28.fun I have had learning to dance with Katya they must've had a great
:10:29. > :10:38.time, it has been fabulous. My first series, I could not have wished for
:10:39. > :10:48.better. Thank so much. Get the tissues out! You have come a long
:10:49. > :10:53.way. Are you happy that Yvette and Jeremy Vine managed to convince you
:10:54. > :10:59.to take part? So happy and they were right. Jeremy said to me in August
:11:00. > :11:06.throw yourself into a completely and at the time I had no idea what he
:11:07. > :11:10.meant. With the charleston I began to understand. You've just got to be
:11:11. > :11:21.committed and go for it. I've learned much. And the spray time!
:11:22. > :11:24.That could stay! You have been the People's Champion, you've won the
:11:25. > :11:30.hearts of the nation but the question now is, what you do next,
:11:31. > :11:40.are you going to make a return to politics, open a dancing school,
:11:41. > :11:44.what is the plan? I'm not sure about being as a Zoolander male model if I
:11:45. > :11:49.was thinking about going back to politics! I do not know, I'm just
:11:50. > :11:52.recovering from an amazing few months. And looking forward to what
:11:53. > :12:03.is happening next year. Maybe going on the tour. So good things still to
:12:04. > :12:10.come. Who knows. It does not matter. Well we were hoping that you would
:12:11. > :12:18.leave us with one last memory of Gangnam Style. Just one more time.
:12:19. > :12:30.Ed Balls and Katya, please take to the floor!
:12:31. > :12:38.# Sexy lady! Here we go!
:12:39. > :12:51.# Gangnam Style! # Sexy lady!
:12:52. > :13:01.I loved it! I love them. Ed Balls and Katya! And
:13:02. > :13:15.do the left! They're not doing the lift. Brilliant. You will all
:13:16. > :13:18.agree... They're going to do it! So good. They're just going to carry
:13:19. > :13:22.on. Now, I think you'll
:13:23. > :13:24.all agree it was quite But whilst all the magic
:13:25. > :13:27.was happening on screen, what kind of funny business
:13:28. > :13:52.was going on backstage? Morning. Exciting! Strictly week
:13:53. > :13:56.ten, let's do this! It is lovely coming back after
:13:57. > :14:01.Blackpool, it is like coming home. So nice to still be here. Hopefully
:14:02. > :14:13.we will put on a good show. Another challenge. What is going on with the
:14:14. > :14:21.table? We go under it, around it. Anyway you can use the table, use
:14:22. > :14:32.it. I love the dance and I get to be moody which is great. Practising my
:14:33. > :14:32.male model Zoolander face. This is probably my most challenging dense
:14:33. > :14:52.yet. I want to try to get it right. Is learning a new routine was not
:14:53. > :14:56.hard enough, this week we have the charter challenge to content with.
:14:57. > :15:03.Mind scramble! We picked a number out of the hat to see which place we
:15:04. > :15:11.would go. We're starting here! Right in front of the judges! All know! We
:15:12. > :15:16.are not dancing to the music we practised to soak focusing on the
:15:17. > :15:24.rhythm will be a challenge. Ed Matt, feels good because out of the corner
:15:25. > :15:30.of my eye I can see Ed dancing! Did you see that? There is a lot more to
:15:31. > :15:40.think about and a lot more to worry about. Ellie Goulding is here
:15:41. > :15:46.tonight and it's going to be amazing. I am singing a song and
:15:47. > :15:53.Kevin and Karen are dancing to it which is awesome. I love dancing
:15:54. > :15:58.with Kevin, it's great because the chemistry is there and you don't
:15:59. > :16:02.have to work hard for it. It just feels right, I feel safe in his arms
:16:03. > :16:21.so it a pleasure to dance with him. Shut up!
:16:22. > :16:29.Can I get all of the celebrities and the pros to the studio floor.
:16:30. > :17:09.Everybody the studio please. And then there were five. Last
:17:10. > :17:14.Thursday the seamer Pro Challenge roared back onto your greens with
:17:15. > :17:16.reckless abandon! -- with the Strictly Pro Challenge.
:17:17. > :17:18.Before our next competitor faces their Judgement Day,
:17:19. > :17:21.let's have a quick reminder of the all-important rules.
:17:22. > :17:27.It's back and bigger than ever. This year the pros are going to attempt
:17:28. > :17:33.to set a Guinness world record for the most jibe kicks and flicks. We
:17:34. > :17:39.are looking for strong pointed kicks and the feed returning to the floor
:17:40. > :17:44.-- jive. If they don't bring the foot back to be resting position
:17:45. > :17:50.then the step will be disqualified. They have to make every step count.
:17:51. > :17:51.This is the Strictly Pro Challenge 2016.
:17:52. > :17:53.It's time to welcome our third contender of the series.
:17:54. > :17:56.Born into a family of dancers, she started competing at the age
:17:57. > :17:58.of three and some say she's waited her whole life
:17:59. > :18:05.for this very moment - please welcome Joanne Clifton.
:18:06. > :18:15.CHEERING AND APPLAUSE You look absolutely gorgeous!
:18:16. > :18:20.This is your second attempt at the Strictly Pro Challenge.
:18:21. > :18:23.Back in 2014, you were paired with Brendan Cole for the New Yorkers
:18:24. > :18:25.challenge and finished a disappointing fifth
:18:26. > :18:36.Brendan held you back obviously! A little bit, he's older!
:18:37. > :18:44.On a scale of one to 10, how competitive are you feeling?
:18:45. > :18:53.I had a chicken dinner before I did it so I'm not sure I did that well!
:18:54. > :19:02.It might have given me the energy. How much training did you put in?
:19:03. > :19:07.Did you neglect Ore? No! A bit. Maybe in the jive week. She has not
:19:08. > :19:09.put any practice in! With both Kevin and Karen winning
:19:10. > :19:20.the Pro Challenge previously - I imagine you can't go home if you
:19:21. > :19:25.mess this up? I am the favourite child! I always have been so it will
:19:26. > :19:37.be fine! If I don't beat them they will consult me. That explains so
:19:38. > :19:42.much! Lets see how you got on. Kevin and Karen have both said world
:19:43. > :19:49.records so I'm the only Clifton that hasn't but today it is my time to
:19:50. > :19:54.shine. Hello. Welcome to the Strictly Pro Challenge. You did an
:19:55. > :19:59.amazing jive with Ore. Do you think it'll set you apart from the rest of
:20:00. > :20:03.competition? It could do, I'll give it my best shot and I'm the only
:20:04. > :20:07.Clifton who has not set a world record so I'm in it to win it. Good
:20:08. > :20:14.luck, please take your position. Are you ready? I think so! Three, two,
:20:15. > :20:42.one, go. Five, four, three macro, two, one.
:20:43. > :20:53.Wow. Do you think you've done all right?
:20:54. > :20:59.I messed up in the middle little bit but I reckon it was all right. What
:21:00. > :21:02.did you think? I thought you did welcome really focused, a cup of
:21:03. > :21:09.blips but good technique, really bouncy, good job. I hope I've done
:21:10. > :21:11.enough to beat Kevin but I did mess up. I just hope he messes up as
:21:12. > :21:16.well! I just want to win! Love it! Richard said there were a few blips
:21:17. > :21:28.- how much do you think I'm hoping not. I thought I looked
:21:29. > :21:30.quite fast. I surprised myself. And in those boots as well!
:21:31. > :21:32.Well, after each of the professionals had
:21:33. > :21:35.the footage was watched back by adjudicators in slow motion
:21:36. > :21:39.to verify that every single step was accurate.
:21:40. > :21:42.Let's see the leaderboard as it currently stands.
:21:43. > :21:44.Aljaz is still on top with 52 points.
:21:45. > :21:49.Do you think you've done enough to beat him?
:21:50. > :21:55.The tension is just too much, so we'll now put you out
:21:56. > :22:15.Jo, I can reveal that you completed...
:22:16. > :22:22.59 jive kicks and flicks in 30 seconds.
:22:23. > :22:29.This is all very well and good but I can now reveal
:22:30. > :22:38.that you actually had seven steps disqualified.
:22:39. > :22:41.Which gives you 52 and puts you joint first on the leaderboard.
:22:42. > :22:48.I'm quite surprised but very happy. Fantastic.
:22:49. > :22:50.The big question is, do you think big brother Kev has
:22:51. > :23:09.No! He is older now! He's getting on, how old is he? 34! So old! Who
:23:10. > :23:17.is the biggest competition out of the rest? Giovanni does a good jive
:23:18. > :23:22.and probably the young ones, AJ and them. He is a mere child, so much
:23:23. > :23:25.energy! Well done, a brilliant effort, Jo Clifton!
:23:26. > :23:27.Right now, it's almost time to welcome two members
:23:28. > :23:32.She's a ballroom champion, he's a Latin sensation,
:23:33. > :23:34.and between them they've clocked up some of the best moments
:23:35. > :23:50.Absolutely outstanding. There is a chemistry and magic between you. I
:23:51. > :24:11.loved it! Perfection! Absolutely gorgeous. You
:24:12. > :24:21.took my breath away. Both absolutely stunning together. It gave me groups
:24:22. > :24:26.were -- goose bumps. It was a stunning, epic performance! The
:24:27. > :24:38.winners of strictly come bunting are... Alesha and Matthew! --
:24:39. > :24:45.Strictly Come Dancing. We were lucky at Craig's hair! Fond memories
:24:46. > :24:53.looking back? We were so young! You both look young now! You must have
:24:54. > :24:59.got a portrait in the attic! You and Alesha, that was absolute dynamite.
:25:00. > :25:04.You had so much fun. It's quite difficult not to have fun with
:25:05. > :25:10.Alesha! She was so full of energy and wanted to do everything
:25:11. > :25:15.perfectly. We had a great time, I can't forget it, it is still in my
:25:16. > :25:20.brain! I think we always remember her as one of the best winners. You
:25:21. > :25:25.left in 2009, what have you been up to? I have been in England and I
:25:26. > :25:30.have a dance school in Croydon which is going really well. I have been
:25:31. > :25:42.judging and teaching and lecturing and doing the normal pro dancer
:25:43. > :25:50.stuff. Erin, Miss Whiplash! Your little boy Ewan is two now. That has
:25:51. > :25:55.done so far is Peshmerga so fast. His godfather is Anton Du Beke, you
:25:56. > :26:01.are his mother, is it in the blood, could he be a future Strictly star?
:26:02. > :26:04.Maybe, maybe as one of the celebrities! He is very rhythmical
:26:05. > :26:10.and he loves music and he loves to dance. I haven't taught him any
:26:11. > :26:14.steps yet but maybe that will come. You were on the show from day one
:26:15. > :26:20.and you did it for ten years. How much do you think the show has
:26:21. > :26:24.changed? Quite a bit, all of these props and backing dancers, it is
:26:25. > :26:28.more of an entertainment show. When I first started it was just about
:26:29. > :26:32.the dancing. It was very technical but they have brought in everything
:26:33. > :26:37.else. I think the pros work extra hard because you have all of the
:26:38. > :26:42.pro-numbers and stuff. It is sensational and every show moves on
:26:43. > :26:51.as Strictly has. We should look back and enjoy some of your partnerships.
:26:52. > :26:55.Matt, some of your partners, Siobhan, Carol Smillie, Alesha
:26:56. > :27:00.obviously, Christine Bleakley. Did you have a favourite out of all the
:27:01. > :27:11.girls? My favourite was Christine actually. Why was that? We had a
:27:12. > :27:15.laugh. Alesha was more intense, Christine, I knew we probably
:27:16. > :27:24.wouldn't win so we had fun. Just so fun to be with. It wasn't as serious
:27:25. > :27:31.in a way. And Erin, you had so many, Martin Offiah, Julian Clary, he came
:27:32. > :27:39.third. Colin Jackson come adorable: who came second, Peter Schmeichel,
:27:40. > :27:46.Peter Shilton, Austin Healey. He was brilliant, his acid Oblak is still
:27:47. > :27:53.one of the best. -- his paso Doble. I saw Colin we did a dancing show
:27:54. > :28:00.together communities still got it, still snake hips and gorgeous to the
:28:01. > :28:04.touch! That the great write-up! But all wonderful and I keep in touch
:28:05. > :28:12.with a lot of them. I had ten very fine memories of all of them. They
:28:13. > :28:17.were great guys. What do you make of this year's class? Good, very high
:28:18. > :28:24.standard, the ones left are phenomenal. It could be anybody but
:28:25. > :28:28.I love the public vote. I loved Ed Balls. I'm sad that he's gone. But
:28:29. > :28:32.the ones left are so great, I think the public will play a big part with
:28:33. > :28:41.who makes the final. What did you think of the Samba on Saturday? The
:28:42. > :28:45.first time ever it has got 40. It is a difficult dance, especially for a
:28:46. > :28:50.male celebrity to let go and that is what I thought was amazing, he went
:28:51. > :29:00.for it. He wasn't shy at all. He really wasn't! That was what made it
:29:01. > :29:04.so good, he let himself go. It is so lovely to see you, we have run out
:29:05. > :29:07.of time. We haven't even talked about shaving Vincent on the tour!
:29:08. > :29:08.Erin and Matthew! Join us tomorrow at 6.30pm
:29:09. > :29:14.where we'll chatting to dance-off Plus, Karen Hardy is back
:29:15. > :29:17.in Choreography Corner, to signify the Africans
:29:18. > :29:26.who were here.