Episode 34 Strictly - It Takes Two

Live from London, this is Strictly

It Takes Two. Your host, Zoe ball.

Hello and welcome to

It Takes Two - the second most

glamorous show on telly.

Only Strictly itself

can out-sparkle us.

Thanks in part to this lady.

It's costume designer

extraordinaire Vicky Gill!

She joins us tonight.

And she's brought some

of her fabulous creations

along with her.

Also in This Ole House,

it's Susan and Kevin.

And they gave us the first

bum lift of the series,

it's Davood and Nadiya!

But now, he always gives us

a lift, it's Ian Waite!

Ian Waite, everyone!

Nice to see there was alpha birth.

-- -- Elpheba.

Right, shall we carry

on where we left off last night?

Let's start with Mollie and AJ.

They were in the dance off

again last weekend -

second time in a row.

Do you think they can pull it back

with their Paso Doble?

I am really loving Mollie's attack.

I don't think she will be in the

bottom two. Lots of nice shaping.

Here it comes.

I love that moment.

What I would like to see, she is

doing a good job. If I could see

more shaping in the body... Is you

take it back, she could be more

forwards. It is more of a man's

thing to do, a matador, that is

where the shaping comes from.

Flamenco dancers also do shaping of

the body. I look a bit like those

ones in Spain, the dolls you get.

The ones you can move the arms look

up skirts.

Next up Ruth and Anton.

Craig said theirs was

a case of entertainment

versus technique.

How's Ruth's technique

looking with this Foxtrot?

I think it did save them. But, I

think, to be honest I am not seeing

a lot of slowness in the foxtrot. It

is all quickness. Normally you see

lots of slowness, two accounts

instead of one. All I can see is

quick. Maybe it is in the music, I

don't know. There is a bit of

gapping going on, as you can see

here. I think roof needs to dance

her body up to Anton Moore with her

rib cage. -- Bruce. See the right

front. Move it towards me for the

bend your knees and move it towards

me. Bend your knees. That is it. We

have got right front to right front

foot and if you push back towards

me, let it go bit further. That is

where she would be able to get ahead

out a little bit more.

That will

give her a bit of flow across the

floor.

Now Shirley said Alexandra

looked like a professional

doing the Cha-cha-cha.

Is she looking as good for the first

Argentine Tango of the series?

No pressure.

She amazes me every

week. She is so adaptable. From one

theme to another character, she is

amazing. This is no exception for

that she is looking very sultry and

dramatic. I do think that is her

strength, being able to adapt. I

have noticed they are doing lots of

flicks will stop here new, ladies

and gentlemen, that not only does

the lady kick up the col piece at

the man but sometimes the man stands

there and flicks up. Is that

allowed? He was there. She was there

and he went like this.

Like that.

Was that it? I did not notice it.

Like that. But the gentleman could

do it...

It look so good at this

stage. It is a challenge because it

is such a different dance.

On to, Gemma and Aljaz.

Darcey said their Salsa

was hot and saucy,

but will their Viennese

Waltz cut the mustard?

There is lots of lovely, flowing

movement, as you can see. I think

she has lovely shaping in the arms.

Sometimes she does not believe in

herself enough. What I would like to

see from her is that every time...

This is the footage from Tuesday.

She needs to bring it as in

attitude. She needs to be more like,

I want theirs. The reason why we

have not seen her at the top of the

leader table is because she is not

fighting in us. We need to see that

grit and determination. The Viennese

waltz is difficult to do that

because, how do you show it? It is

about determination and your fight

to win. Gemma looks amazing and is

producing some nice dancing but, for

me, it does not deliver enough.

Finally, Joe and Katya

had a personal best

for their cheeky Charleston.

How is their Rumba looking?

There is some lovely opening out

movements. Very good partnering

skills. He is trying to use their

hands and everything. I am

concerned, there is 20 seconds of

this footage, and he does not move

from that spot once. I would like to

see more rumba walks are maybe basic

action. Maybe that is in the rest of

the routine. The judges will be

looking for it. I know I am getting

strict at this point. The thing is,

there are two places where he is

doing really well. I am loving his

figure eight with their hips. He is

really trying to get the isolation

in their hips and the an deletion in

the body.

Like that as well. He is

seeing himself on the telly again.

I

would like to remind you of his

partnering skills.

Ian, everyone!

Now, it's time to welcome

our first couple.

As you know, we love

a bit of old Hollywood

glamour on Strictly.

Keep doing it.

And with their American

Smooth, a star was born!

It's the lift-tastic

Davood and Nadiya.

Look at him go.

You really swept all of us off our

feet.

You did it all the dance. What

was most impressive is how you led

to her. A bit of Hollywood glamour

you brought to it.

Incredible. I

loved that routine. Absolutely loved

it.

Davood and Nadiya, everyone!

First of all, we must congratulate

you on your Inside Soap Award

for Sexiest Male 2017.

# Mr Lover Lover Mmmm.

It is fantastic. You closed the show

at the weekend. It was most

definitely worth the wait. How was

it for you?

It was a lot of fun. We

got to do lists legally. They paid

off. The dance was full of

character. The choreography was

amazing. We had a great time.

Let's

talk about the lift. This was

something else. But she goes. It is

amazing. -- up she goes. Then the

dismount. How nerve-racking is it

learning that and thinking, one slip

and she is down.

It was OK in

rehearsal. When we tried it on

Saturday morning, I could not lift.

The adrenaline had to be right on

the night.

I did asking to do that

in the corridor and he just looked

at me. It was absolutely brilliant.

Incredible scores. Three nines. You

can play higher or lower with me if

you fancy. In week one, 27. Higher

or lower for week two? Actually the

same. Samba, the week after? A

little drop. The next week, higher

or lower? Viennese waltz. It was

higher. Next week, the jive. It is a

loner. Rumba? Higher or lower? 25.

The American smooth? Thank you,

Jeremy, for that amazing graphic.

Was it so good for you to break the

barrier finally? You needed the

breakthrough dance.

I really had to

work hard that week. Trying to pull

it back a bit. Ultimately was about

enjoying it and having fun. From

Monday onwards.

I think that is the

key. Some dancers are like that. You

come together with the music.

Bruno

gave you a standing ovation. He said

you had the twinkle of Fred Astaire,

the twinkle of the Hulk and the

performance of Fred Astaire.

I

thought, that's went quite well.

Craig could not praise you enough.

Your face earlier on...

I thought,

how do we get a better score from

Craig?

I think we found out. Shelley

said you had four legs, four arms,

and two heads. A mythical creature.

You had amazing content. You

performed it beautifully. After the

rumba, did you feel you had to pull

it out of the bag?

I think our rumba

was amazing. We really enjoyed that

dance. From the Monday, like Davood

said, he was into the character. The

foxtrot is really difficult. He

really liked the song and the mood

and everything.

Looking forward to

that lift all the way through.

What

a climax, quite incredible!

Also, you had EastEnders

legend Tracy, in the audience.

I

could not shut her up.

Then the

charleston and this marvellous city.

-- ditty.

Are you going full East End? We're

on the market. Only it will stop

proper London, proper cockney.

Have

you visited the EastEnders market to

get yourself in the mood?

Not yet.

That is on the agenda. He doesn't

want to take me there.

We need to

train. It is too important that we

need to train.

Taking it so

seriously. Have you been doing your

home with the charleston?

I have

been trying to connect the dots. I

find it works well when I am writing

it down. That is so it can all work.

Drawing it all together, otherwise

it is all over the place.

They were

talking about you being perfectly in

time. Side by side and looking good.

How is the swivel? He is getting

there. One leg was not as good as

the other.

That does seem to be a

thing, everyone is good on one and

not the other.

I will train up a

bit.

So good. Your American smooth,

breakthrough dance. Can the

charleston one to take your marks

back-up?

Who back-up? Who knows? Who

knows? We are really enjoying the

dance.

It is a lot of fun. The

American smooth is all about

character and performance.

If we

embrace that, we can make it work.

Davood and Nadiya.

Now, we like our rags glad on this

show, which can only mean one thing,

it's time for Puttin' on the Glitz!

Vicky Gill, everyone.

I have just seen Greg Rutherford.

Hello, darling.

Hello, darling.

Now, last week you showed us

a sketch of Oti's dress.

It was going to be trousers and

shorts.

He wanted trousers and I was

going for shorts. But why do you

want to cover those fantastic legs?

And she is so clever with him. I

love seeing what happens after you

talk about it. This is Mollie's paso

doble dress. It is very traditional.

We are always talking in the week...

Sorry, Mollie.

AJ requested red and

gold and I had already given

somebody read, so we had to mix the

colours. A bit of bargaining. What

was important was to make sure we

had a very full skirt so there is a

lot of volume when they lifted it

up.

What do you call them?

I forget.

A Sun Ray go day. There are about 40

metres, so there is a lot of volume

to use in the dance. We will

increase that under here, but we

will fit it first and see how much

more. These are really delicate this

week.

They are S. If you are

wondering what that means... Gemma

is doing a Viennese waltz. What can

you tell us?

Normally it would have

more volume, but for Gemma I do not

think you need that. It is normally

a circle and this week we have got a

panel with a circle on top.

You have

got two colours.

When there is a

stretch under sometimes we need an

non-stretch panel because they can

catch their heels in it. And the

stones. They are crystal and we will

put the stone colours down into

these.

Let's have a look at the

sketch for Debbie's salsa. Oh! Oh,

Miss McGee. I love this.

What can

you tell us? It is quite sexy for

Debbie this week. The embellishment

stars on the bust line and comes

over the hip and then it fades. But

it is very light. We have got a lot

of single frills. In one panel we

have got about 6-12 and there are

six sections around the skirt. It

might be a bit heavy, but we will

see her tomorrow. Sometimes it

works.

ID outfits getting saucier

because she is getting on well in

the leaderboard?

Their confidence

really peaks because they are

working hard, doing well and looking

great, so why not?

There is a group

dance for Remembrance Sunday. This

is one of the sketches. How do you

go about designing these?

A lot of

work goes in. They start rehearsing

in August and we refresh them every

Monday. We are looking at the

shapes, how many dancers come

together in the different sections

of the dance. With remembrance

weekend it is not about the sparkle

or any of that. The routine this

week is fantastic. We had a little

tear when we were watching it.

It is

a bit emotional.

No colour, but a

little blocking and 1940s feel, but

it is still entertainment so we will

have a bit of fun. It is a bit of a

balance.

And this is on Sunday

night. Vicki Gell, we adore you.

Now, with the costumes almost ready,

our pros have been busy

whipping their partners into shape

in the training room.

Here's how Jonnie and Oti and Gemma

and Aljaz have been getting along.

The foxtrot is quite a slow dance,

so it means that everything gets

scrutinised.

But it is more his

thing. As we are going through it,

he is getting better and better.

It

is so technical, there are many

small details to it.

Do you feel it,

understand it and know it?

There are

a lot of things to think about in

every step.

He is trying really hard

and he is looking OK.

This week we

are doing a Viennese waltz, one of

the hardest dancers poor posture and

frame.

The minute I think I am doing

OK, something goes wrong.

The most

difficult thing about the Viennese

waltz is the rotation. You need to

keep your feet online all the time.

I have to stay flat whilst wearing

heels and being on my toes, so it

does not make sense to me. Flat,

flat. It is a lot to take in, so I

have to trust him that he will take

the lead.

the lead.

Now, in between entertaining

the nation every Saturday night,

my next guests have got

a lovely little sideline

in painting and decorating.

Roll up, roll up,

it's Susan and Kevin!

You did not sell this jive, you

gazump at it.

I would have liked

more contraction, but this is your

dance. You are back. You did very

well.

You did very well.

Susan and Kevin, everyone!

It was your birthday on Monday.

Was it glorious?

Was it glorious?

Did Kevin spoil you?

I was 43 on Monday and I got to

learn the tango and it was the best

present I have ever had.

I thought

he would roll in and jump out of the

box.

I thought that would happen as

well, but we got down to business.

But what a great birthday present.

I

did get her presence, but I sent

them to her house in Scotland as she

has not got them yet.

So they are

waiting for me.

He is a good boy

like that. Shirley said you were

back. Did it feel like that with

this dance?

It was great to have a

positive dance that the judges

enjoyed because we work really hard

on the dances and we really do want

to impress them. It was lovely

especially when Craig said we were

improving. I mean that is

impressive. Improving? Yes, it was

brilliant to come back and do a

really good dance.

Kevin, you made a

mess at the end. Is it like that

when you do DIY at home?

You would

not want is coming round your house,

but we look good in sparkly

dungarees.

Lots of social media

about this man's knees.

We have

never seen them. There is nothing

like a bejewelled dungaree.

I have

worn dungarees in my life before.

Please tell me you have kept them

for days out with the family.

We

wear them all the time, relaxing

around the house in our sparkling

dungarees.

Also, you were praised in

this dance and you worked so hard,

you put in the hours.

We put in the

hours, and it sounds strange, but we

are kind of working as one. It is

really strange.

You are a dancer.

It

was incredible because we were doing

it at the same time and it is

spending eight weeks working

constantly with each other and we do

everything at the same time now.

Cups of tea.

Trips to the... Craig

doubled your score. What do you say

to that?

It is his job, he will

always pick up on things. He really

goes for those details more than the

other three. If you give him an

inch, he will go straight for it and

say this is what is wrong with it.

I

will take it.

But he said we

improved and doubled our score and

that is good for us.

At this point

in the competition you need those

points.

That is the thing because

this week is heading into Blackpool

and it is a really important week.

You are a veteran of Blackpool.

Yes,

so we wanted to give ourselves no

excuses and we did not want them to

say, you have let the theme overtake

the dance which has happened before.

There are no gimmicks, this is pure

ballroom dancing and I think Susan

can do that because she is becoming

a ballroom dancer the more this

competition goes on.

Good. There is

passion. We are finally letting the

genie out of the bottle. It is what

the British public have been waiting

for. Passion between Kevin and I.

We

will talk more about the tango in a

moment. The great thing is you are

entertaining each other in the

training room.

Yes. Oh, no.

We do

have a brilliant time in the

training room. A little chitchat?

Susan has just been cracking up

every time I speak to her. We just

keep laughing our heads off.

The

lunacy just sets in, but you are

doing your passionate tango to a

complete banger. Yes, come on Katy

Perry. Are you going to let your

colours burst?

This is kind of about

not believing in yourself but going

for it and having one night to prove

you are good enough, so we are going

to try it.

People have to listen to

the lyrics.

The lyrics are

incredible because it is about

letting your colours shine through.

It is the qualifying round for

Blackpool.

Also, to go from jive to

tango, that is quite a mood change.

How has the transition gone this

week?

Like I say, we want to take it

seriously and not throw too much

stuff at it. This is the first time

that you have seen us in that zone.

Everything we have done so far has

been light and joyous and happy and

fun. This is the first time you will

see a more serious side.

Determined.

It is not serious, it is just saying

this is what we are doing, if you

like us, vote for us and get us to

Blackpool. It is about proving to

people we can dance.

I want people

to see that Susan is a dancer.

Because she was a comedian coming on

the show people presumed that is

what it was going to be, funny. I

want to show that Susan is a dancer,

she is really good and I want to put

a routine together to show everyone

that.

It is making me very excited

to see it. Also Debbie did the tango

last week. Has that put any extra

pressure on you?

Absolutely not.

Debbie did a fantastic tango last

week, brilliant scorers. Our tango

is entirely different. The

difference in tone from what we have

done before is the important part of

it. We are determined to show people

we can do it. I have loved it, I

have loved looking serious and

looking at Kevin and going, I like

you.

I think it is going to be

glorious. Good luck, my darlings.

That's all we have time for tonight.

A huge thank you to

all of my guests.

Don't forget to tune in tomorrow

at the earlier time of 6 o'clock

for an hour long special.

I'll be joined by Jonnie and Oti,

and Gemma and Aljaz.

Nick Knowles, Anna Richardson and

Jeremy Vine are on the Friday panel.

And The Corrs perform

live in the studio.

Until then, goodnight!