Episode 8 Strictly - It Takes Two

Live from London, this is Strictly it takes to. Please welcome your

host, Zoe Ball! -- It Takes Two. Hello, and welcome to It Takes Two,

now, like a bottle of vintage champagne, we are full of fizz and

ready to pop with sparkly Strictly exclusive is! So here's to a great

show and what a great line-up we have. It is the exquisite Anastasiia

Nedobiga and on. -- Anastacia and Brendan. The bubbly Greg and Natalie

and the downright fruity Lesley and Anton. Plus it wouldn't be a

Wednesday without him, Ian Waite is back to give us another warm up.

Now, our first guest of the night was injured on Saturday and then

faced being in the bottom two but she survived to tell the tale and

this week is coming back fighting. It's Anastacia and Brendan. The

salsa has to be hot and spicy and you have no problem with that. I

thought the underarm terms, all of them were very clunky. It was

haphazard very. Considering you have had an injury and had to totally

change the choreography, I felt she did a beautiful job. Anastacia and

Brendan, everybody! CHEERING

Boy oh boy, what a weekend you too hard. You had to change routine

because of the injury. You are still here, what a trooper. It's good, how

are you feeling? I'm feeling great, it's... It feels like it has been

two weeks since Saturday but I am really feeling good. I am so glad to

hear that. How devastated were you when you found out you weren't going

to be able to dance again for the dance-off? You know, it feels like a

dream. I didn't want to have do myself, but the dance-off, you just

don't know what to do, it is all a bit confusing. And also, Melvin goes

and you have got really close to Melvin. I totally thought I was

going to go. He lives here, I'm an American, who knows her? So when

they called my name, I was like... It just was the worst. I wanted him

to go through because I couldn't dance. But you are here and we are

very glad to have you. Brendan, I know having done the show how

difficult it is to remember the routine you have been training for

all week. Now, to change that on Saturday, and she has got to learn a

new one, it is almost impossible. It is almost impossible. Kim, who looks

after Ross, said, can you come in a bit early, we need to change things

up and my face went... Help! It is a really difficult thing, to change

that and change it live, the mind is doing different things, the body is

doing different things, but considering that, amazing, what a

great job, so it is very frustrating in many respects, because I know how

good it was in training and that is when we are rock band, show us the

salsa, she can do it. My arms weren't moving. I can move my lower

body, it was that kind of thing. You couldn't do the lifts, which I know

you really wanted to. It was very gymnast, I felt very relatable to

Claudia. We are so alike! But the judges were really impressed with

the way you had coped with that. How did you feel about their comments?

Their comments were spot on, I have to say. There was no movement in my

lower body, I didn't even realise it, because I think I was so worried

about my upper at the time and I think I even gave you an accident,

and elbow. I got a little elbow in the face but I had no idea. He

probably deserved it. If it was subconscious! We try to pretend it

was in the choreography but I don't know if I'd ever do that. We are

looking to forward to Movie Week, I am borderline hysterical about the

whole thing, and you are doing the Viennese waltz. I imagine we will

see a softer side to Anastacia. Yeah, the female side. I mean, I

don't deny that their's and in a female in here and I know the

strength is to empowering, but I definitely feel I don't show it as

often. One of the things we were trying to do, we had the cha cha cha

and the salsa, very fiery, very Anastacia, we want to soften

everything up and show the really beautiful sight in and I think we

have achieved that with the Viennese waltz, it is a gorgeous song, a

gorgeous number... Is it beautifully choreographed? It is, by one of the

world... No, I can't say that. Have you had to adapt the choreography

here? The interesting thing he let me know is the arm that floats is

this and this is kind of stationary and I was like, this stance was made

for my injury! There will be dances we have to do adapt but this is a

very soft, delicate number. We don't have to do anything in any number

that we don't want to do so it is just about being aware of what we

have got to do and delivering a performance that suits. And you are

dancing to Twilight. And your friends were like... I was like, you

are doing the walls to Twilight? OK... -- the wolves. That was

totally Saturday. But it is from the movie. So massive movies of the last

couple of years. I am not sure many of the Strictly viewers will know

it, but it is one of the songs and a massive movie and we will try and do

it justice. We are so excited to watch you dance again on Saturday,

keep up the good work. Anastacia and Brendan!

CHEERING Time now to check into the Strictly

changing rooms and from the looks of things, a la couples are getting

very sweaty indeed. Nice. His/her Judge Rinder and Oksana and Daisy

and Aljaz got on this week. The hardest part of the charleston is

the energy. It is exhausting, genuinely exhausting. I don't know

how they did it in the 1920s. OK, I just don't want to go... Superfast,

I love the footwork and we are going to do more tricks in this routine. I

wanted to be fun, enjoy it and remember the steps and, boy, are

they difficult. All I know about the quickstep is I

have two hold onto my hold and basically do lots of quick stepping.

The main thing for a quickstep is going to be keeping your frame still

but don't forget to do all the footwork. It's a lot of steps. It's

called quickstep, so it's going to be very quick.

OK? And again. Next up, their tango had everyone

jumping out of their seats with delight on Saturday night but from

the looks of it, the judges were distracted by something else. It is

the bootyfull Greg and Natalie. MUSIC: "Jump" by Van Halen You are

going like a locomotive at full steam. Your bum sticks out. Tuck it

under. What I loved about that dance was the intent and the amount of

passion you had in there. What a peachy performance, Greg and

Natalie, everybody! CHEERING

Oh, my goodness. Everyone was talking about it, it was trending on

Twitter. The big story of the night on Saturday was your bottom, Greg.

Did you ever think it could cause such a stir amongst the nation?

Never in a million years. It is one thing I have not been vertically

thinking about, my bum, when I am dancing, which is probably to the

detriment of the dance, but it was more of a storm than I expected. I

think most were talking very positively about your bottom and I

must say, Craig was saying that the only thing was that Greg's posture

kind of affected that the shape that you need in a tango. But he has

never danced before and it is only week two. You think he is being hard

on himself? It is something we definitely need to work on but it

did presented Sabah little bit more on Saturday than we planned --

presented itself a little bit more. It's got a mind of its own. Everyone

wants to call us hashtag team legs and bum now. It is something we want

to work on and you have never danced a day in your life and you went out

there and you attacked that dance and gave it so much welly and I

couldn't have asked for any more. It was extraordinary, Greg. It really

was so, so good. You did say to Claudia in the Results Show that you

never did want to do the tango again. It was tough for you. It was,

I wasn't getting the dance as quick as I thought I would and it got to

Thursday night, it was the first time we managed to do a single run

through from start to finish and I was panicking a little bit. Then we

had a few issues and it wasn't happening and I was thinking I am

not going to be able to complete the dance. It will be week two and I

will have to go because I can't finish the dance, so it was nerve

wracking. The start of the dance, I was so intense because I was

desperate to get through and finish. We didn't have an ideal leader, so

it was going into it with a little bit of uncertainty and for you to go

out and do what you did, you didn't step up foot wrong and you

performed. He is amazing, he is so much fun to work with in the studio

and you try so hard, I think you care a lot. We can see that. Also,

the world-renowned choreographer Sir Matthew Bourne, evening, sir, he was

a big fan. He tweeted this... " he knows a thing or two about dance,

Sir Matthew. How'd you feel about that? That was amazing and I think

it shows how big this show is, it is unreal that people like that are

watching and obviously it is his field of expertise, but that was

incredible. I always sort of thing I am rubbish all the time, no matter

how well it is going and that probably comes across, just the way

I am, I am very self-deprecating in order to get better will stop to

have comments like that was wonderful. Don't stop believing, as

the song goes. This week, we have an American Smooth for you on Saturday,

Movie Week. Are you enjoying this a little bit more? Again, whole new

rules to learn in four days. How's it going? Better. I'm preferring

this one much more to the last two. I have picked small but today, we

have completed the dance -- picked up more today. It is nice to get a

Wednesday and have completed it. Tweaking this, tweaking that. And

you are dancing to Everything I Do, That Back The Late Brian Adams,

Robin Hood, Prince Of Thieves. It looks perfect, so romantic. Speak

you blew it is so perfect -- it is so perfect, it is beautiful view and

he just has too trust himself, trust the process. We have lifts, so you

can trust yourself. Natalie is incredible at finishing dances and

the lifts in this one are pretty special, they will come thick and

fast, it is special. You are going to go Kevin Costner mullet. If you

had been thinking about it. We thought we would help you along.

Here is normal Greg. Here is mullet Greg. I think it would work. You can

take that with you and mull it over. Good luck on Saturday. I think it

will be absolutely beautiful. Well done, Greg and Natalie!

CHEERING Now, the last thing our couples want

is to end up at the bottom, there it is again, sorry, Greg, of the Leader

Board. Let's see how hard Claudia and AJ and Danny and Oti have been

working in the training room. I think the hardest thing to get with

the charleston is all the footwork. It is really difficult, I get really

confused. You have to think about your feet and at the same time, the

facial expressions. The rest of the week, pretty much we will just be

drilling get, again and again and whenever we make a mistake, back to

the beginning. All week, sweating our guts out. That was good!

Everybody loves the drama, so we are going to bring the drama. I have got

a cape, I always come prepared. I am really Zorro, which is everybody's

dream. However, there is a chance I am going to look like I am waving

around aimlessly. I need to own it. He is getting the steps, he is just

as excited as I am, so it is going well.

Danny Mac looking fantastic. It's time to talk to Ian, we will find

out whose routine will be top of the box office and who is heading for a

disastrous flop. Our very own leading man, Ian Waite!

APPLAUSE Are you ready for this? Lights,

camera, action! APPLAUSE

Look, what have you done to your ones? Hollywood showgirl number.

Either that or Mac Len Dodd. -- to your wand. What did you make of

everyone's dancers? I was tweeting away, giving my opinions on how they

were doing, I have technical things to say about all of them but it was

a great show, I loved it. The standard is epic.

First up, it's Laura and Giovanni, they smashed

First up, it's Laura and Giovanni, they smashed their Waltz,

Dancing to rid them of the night from Mulan Rouge. This is in two

halves, very short clips. -- rhythm of the night. Salsa basic. Lots of

rhythm. It is very difficult for a tall girl, as you know, to do the

dances like salsa, they are normally the kiss of death foretold girls.

Looking very good. Side-by-side. -- for the taller girls. Shrug and

shrugged and shoulder roll, slightly late, she should have gone with

Giovanni. Either that or Giovanni went early. You know what he is

like! Other than that, looking good, considering she is a tall girl. Nag

and Pasha, music is Mission impossible. I wonder if it is

Mission impossible for her to look confident. She looks amazing, she

has a gorgeous body, great physique, she should be brilliant but she

doesn't believe it in her face. OK. I would like her to have acting

lessons, to bring it out in her face. Tango, fundamentally, you have

to stay quite low in your knees. Stay down. It keeps you grounded,

all the time. She is up on straight legs. Asher with a flexed leg, she

needs to get down, her tail tucked under and then more compact and into

the floor. It is a confidence thing with facial expressions, that will

come. I hope so. It is a little thing. Just a little thing.

Daisy and Aljaz had another strong week.

Can be third time lucky with the Quickstep?

I think so. She will be Mary Poppins, what more do you want? My

dream come true to be Mary Poppins. We can make that happen. Lots of

content, brilliant. One step which is called the hinge and she has

dropped her hips back, she should be sat on Aljaz's leg. We will go

across. Flick up the leg. That leg goes like that. You should be sat on

my lap. Like a ventriloquist dummy. Very nice. There should be no gap.

Hinge and bracket, sitting on his knee.

He is being Fred Flintstone. Taking it so far that he hasn't even got

shoes on. I have a feeling he won't be wearing

shoes and that is why he isn't. Bags of enthusiasm. Every week. I love

it. As you can see, they are doing this flapper step. Flappy bird.

Sometimes, because of his enthusiasm and energy, sometimes he loses that

ability to finish off the character of the stats. He needs to make sure

it is very clear in the technique -- character of the steps. It gets

mixed up in the exuberance and enthusiasm. More precise. Wafting

around a feather duster. They need to follow that incredible

charleston. With a tango from Beverly Hills Cop, The Heat Is On.

This could be good for them. They are a strong couple, a strong

character between the two of them. He is the new boy trying to impress

and she is just hilarious. At the moment, not a proper tango hold

because she is holding onto him like a koala. She should get her hand

underneath, they have not been working on the hold yet. They are

doing a fall away and she has opened up her hips. You don't like that.

Opening. Open position. Keep your hips towards me. OK. Keep tight to

Gorka! Open your head but keep your hips towards me. Feather up your

nostrils! I feel like I am being attacked by an emu.

Danny and Oti were sitting pretty at the top of

He will be Zorro. Quite a few people will be excited about this. Paso

doble. Twist terms. I am not sure why he does a bounce action almost.

Should it be straight leg? Straight leg, I think. Maybe trying to get

the shaping but try not to bend the knee. Here I would like to see him

do more shaping. He needs to shape his body a bit more. Lift up his

elbow. Yeah. But his weight further into his knee. Like a lunge So he

creates more shape. A bit in between his weights.

Charleston. To possibly my favourite song time ever, you give a little

love and it all comes back to you from Bugsy Malone. The speed, she is

going so fast, she's incredible. She is used to doing that, going fast in

gymnastics. They are so superfast. To learn a new skill like this and

be this good so early on is phenomenal. The thing I wanted to

point out, look at that face. Look at that gorgeous face. Bugsy Malone,

fun, cheeky charleston and she's got that look all the way through. I

think this will get them on top of the Leader Board. He said it! You

heard it here! OK, if they are top of the Leader Board, I want money!

Last week he was a fireman, Ore and Joanne. All Gene Kelly this week,

American Smooth, singing in the rain.

There are parts of this which are glorious and gorgeous but other part

in the foxtrot, the hold, they are lumpy. He needs to smooth them out.

There are places where he goes off on his own, like this. Fabulous. Off

he goes. But the extremities he's got, he needs to straighten out the

fingers and the wrists and also the feet. He needs to stretch and point

his toes just to finish of those beautiful movements. American

Smooth, he needs to be smooth. Darcey said frilly, now nice and

smooth. Finish off his hands, straighten up. A bit off their

nests. Ian will be back

tomorrow night for the sequel to his warm up -

until then, And his very funny frilly wand. I

hope you have a new end on your wand every time.

Time now to meet tonight's final couple,

in week one, the judges called her sophisticated,

Well, what a difference a week makes!

In the words of Bruno, Dorian Green is back!

# If you can't make your mind up... Sleek, cheeky, flirty, fun, I loved

it. I have to say, I wasn't expecting that, that's for sure,

darling. You certainly show absolutely no sign of inhibition. I

thought it was terrific! Well done! Thank you.

Leslie and Anton! APPLAUSE My goodness me. Lesley Joseph, you

looked like you were having the time of your life. Out on the floor. Are

you still high? I loved it, absolutely loved it. Everything the

judges say he has said to me already in the week. I am enjoying it so

much, I go too far without holding it in, it is a new skill and I am

loving it. Can you possibly go too far? This is the thing. Craig said

you had no signs of inhibition. You can't, it's sassy and smart. He kept

saying, keep it tight, the movement is tighter, shorter and sharper. I

tried. LAUGHTER She tried! Then he spins me round

and I go a bit gaga in the head and I'm over. I fling myself into his

arms. Karen was saying that was really good because you are using

your wait to get into his arms like a professional dancer. Karen Hardy

said that about you. Yes, for that exact reason! LAUGHTER

Also she was raving about you on choreography, yesterday saying how

fabulous you are. She was also saying that you leave a lot of the

young ones standing. LAUGHTER She is a proper judge. I find it

difficult to find out I am the age I am, everybody knows, I cannot say

the words. We don't need to know that age. How much did you enjoy

yourself out on the floor, Anton? Oh, beautiful! I had to trousers.

Can we have applause! APPLAUSE A few viewers wondered if they were

chafing. I had a nice lining. It is very dangerous if you get the edge

of the seat. He loved his sparkly trousers. What did you think about

the judge's comments? Were you please? Yes, both weeks. I have been

thrilled with the judge's comments. Really complimentary. I am thrilled

because you put a lot of work in. Lots of work in. And it is the

technical stuff. You want to pick up on the detail of what you are trying

to do. It's easy to point on one and a wink on two. We can all do that.

All right! LAUGHTER But it's the detail. You hope it

comes across. When it does and the judges make nice comments, it's

great for Lesley, is lovely for me, because we spent the time and I am

thrilled for Lesley. You want that positivity for the -- from the

judges. The kick at the end. I won't do it now. LAUGHTER

I was very pleased with that. I watched that it back and I thought,

oh my, that leg is getting quite high, not bad. How straight it was,

so good. Are you feeling an improvement and growing confidence

in Lesley as the weeks go by? Yes. It's difficult, you will remember,

the first week of doing the show, you spend a couple of weeks doing

the dance and you get comfortable with it, you think, marvellous. And

then the first show, you don't know what to expect. You think it was

quite nice and then, suddenly, you get marked and all of the judges are

making comments. It's all a bit odd and you look at other people and we

thought we were quite good, actually. As soon as you settle into

it and you start to grow with it, I can feel this from Lesley, starting

to find has a bit more. This is great for me, some exciting. We can

do more. Do more stuff. Including a quickstep. Hello! A couple of

swells. I am finding it quite difficult to look at him, because he

hasn't shaved. We have never seen him like this. It might cause a

rash! I'm staying in character. A couple of swells, Judy Garland, Fred

Astaire, you are being trams, it is going to be glorious, how is it

going? Really well. -- being tramps. I am obsessed with the quickstep, it

is joyous. I will wear a very short wig, blacked out to his, not sure.

Might be dressed like a real tramp, don't know. I can pick and choose. I

will look at him in a dusty old suit, that's fine, I can live with

that. Honestly, it's so much fun to rehearse. Just flying across the

floor, it is joyous. Flying. We cannot wait, it will be fantastic.

You are spreading joy. Anton an Lesley and! That is all we have time

for. getting all the gossip

from Claudia and AJ, Tameka and Gorka and

Judge Rinder and Oksana. Plus Ian Waite is back with another

warm-up and Vicky Gill will be

letting us have a rummage through