0:00:51 > 0:00:59From London, this is Strictly, It Takes Two. Please welcome your host,
0:00:59 > 0:01:01Zoe Ball.
0:01:01 > 0:01:03Hello and welcome to It Takes Two.
0:01:03 > 0:01:04It's not just Tuesday, it's Tunesday!
0:01:04 > 0:01:05Hoorah.
0:01:05 > 0:01:07Later on in the show, we'll be revealing which show-tunes
0:01:07 > 0:01:10our couples will be dancing to when Strictly goes
0:01:10 > 0:01:11to the musicals.
0:01:11 > 0:01:12But first up, let's meet tonight's guests.
0:01:12 > 0:01:16They fought the Dance-Off and won - it's Alexandra and Gorka.
0:01:18 > 0:01:28Hello and welcome to It Takes Two.
0:01:29 > 0:01:31It's not just Tuesday, it's Tunesday!
0:01:31 > 0:01:32Hoorah.
0:01:32 > 0:01:34Later on in the show, we'll be revealing which show-tunes
0:01:34 > 0:01:36our couples will be dancing to when Strictly goes
0:01:36 > 0:01:37to the musicals.
0:01:37 > 0:01:39But first up, let's meet tonight's guests.
0:01:39 > 0:01:42They fought the Dance-Off and won - it's Alexandra and Gorka.
0:01:42 > 0:01:44Back for another crack of the whip in Choreography Corner,
0:01:44 > 0:01:45it's Strictly fave Erin Boag.
0:01:45 > 0:01:48Plus, Kevin Clifton is busy preparing himself for one
0:01:48 > 0:01:49of the biggest challenges of his professional career.
0:01:49 > 0:01:50There he is.
0:01:50 > 0:01:53But first up tonight, they say no one puts
0:01:53 > 0:01:54Erin Boag in the corner.
0:01:54 > 0:02:04Except of course, if it's Choreography Corner!
0:02:07 > 0:02:14Give it up for Erin.A lively audience.So much to catch up on.
0:02:14 > 0:02:22Joe and Katya, their quickstep, top of the leaderboard. Shirley was
0:02:22 > 0:02:27impressed with the sensitivity of touchBallroom dancing is about two
0:02:27 > 0:02:36bodies dancing together in harmony. We have to line up, their swing and
0:02:36 > 0:02:39sway but most importantly the timing. They covered a vast amount
0:02:39 > 0:02:44of floor which was wonderful. Here you are, he has the sachet. This is
0:02:44 > 0:02:49a scatter sachet. Look how together they are. They are travelling across
0:02:49 > 0:03:03the floor, 100 miles per hour. That is wonderful -- sashay.
0:03:03 > 0:03:09Debbie and Giovanni's Argentine tango, Bruno compared flexy McGee as
0:03:09 > 0:03:13a paint brush in the hand of an artist. Was it masterful for you?
0:03:13 > 0:03:18Exquisite. She has a style, grace and charisma and class when she
0:03:18 > 0:03:23dances. But they did this choreography, look at her legs,
0:03:23 > 0:03:27those are her greatest assets. They are just sensational. Flexibility,
0:03:27 > 0:03:32bendy and very strong. So, they started off with it. Look at that
0:03:32 > 0:03:36extension through her leg. She does this thing where she goes up - look
0:03:36 > 0:03:40at, that bang, stop. Look at the extension right through the arch of
0:03:40 > 0:03:44her foot to the top. When she goes back down again, carry on, bang,
0:03:44 > 0:03:49look at the line. She has the best legs in the business.Wow. That is a
0:03:49 > 0:03:55serious compliment. Gemma and Aljaz's bedroom samba. We love these
0:03:55 > 0:04:00two. Craig thought it exposed Gemma's weaknesses. What did you
0:04:00 > 0:04:14think?I think it was harsh. A great samba. Lot of content. Voltas, samba
0:04:14 > 0:04:21roles, volta Bogos. But look, at her hand. You can't do that in front of
0:04:21 > 0:04:25the judges. Look at Aljaz's hands, out to the fingertips but just here
0:04:25 > 0:04:29she does this. Next week she has quickstep, back in hold, we know
0:04:29 > 0:04:32what happened in her American smooth. Sensational. She's a bubbly
0:04:32 > 0:04:38character and full of fun. I think the quickstep will suit her.
0:04:38 > 0:04:41Alexandra and Gorka's rumba which saw them in the first dance off of
0:04:41 > 0:04:44the series, a shocker, Craig and Bruno said they would've liked to
0:04:44 > 0:04:48have seen more extended lines from Alexandra. How important is that in
0:04:48 > 0:04:53a rumba?Not just in a rumba but every dance you do. Shirley said a
0:04:53 > 0:05:00bit businessy. Darcey said it -- a bit busy, Darcey said it looked
0:05:00 > 0:05:04emotion and Craig and Bruno said more emotion. She has set the
0:05:04 > 0:05:09standard high. But if they see something they don't like, it is a
0:05:09 > 0:05:12bit like nit-picking here, they are saying - maybe it could be that, a
0:05:12 > 0:05:15bit of this and that. She's wonderful and Gorka always
0:05:15 > 0:05:19choreographs to the best of her ability. It is wonderful. She just
0:05:19 > 0:05:30needs to keep going.Mollie and AJ's quickstep impressed the judges. They
0:05:30 > 0:05:34thought she'd made vast improvements. Was it a quickstep in
0:05:34 > 0:05:43the right direction?Her best dance yet. Bright. I preferred this
0:05:43 > 0:05:49choreography than the others. Just my opinion. Look at the pivot. AJ
0:05:49 > 0:05:53doesn't do this once or twice but three times. Now what she has to do
0:05:53 > 0:05:56is keep relaxed and keep her core and keep extension and roll with
0:05:56 > 0:06:01him. Towards the end, maybe out of puff the last one her shoulders went
0:06:01 > 0:06:06up, so she just has to maintain that but vast, vast improvement.Good
0:06:06 > 0:06:19work, Mollie. And final Davood and Nadiya's waltz, they praised the
0:06:19 > 0:06:23stripped back choreography. Were you impressed?I loved it. Beautiful
0:06:23 > 0:06:27hold, takeover, just dance. They do a spin turn and lock. Another one
0:06:27 > 0:06:30into promenade position. A beautiful weave into a bit of line. He stands
0:06:30 > 0:06:34up a great. Arms forward. Then he goes into a pivot. Now this is where
0:06:34 > 0:06:39he starts to go a bit limp. A bit wet fish for me.No wet fishHe can
0:06:39 > 0:06:44improve this easily. He loses his centre. His head comes forward and
0:06:44 > 0:06:48arms drop. See that back line there, I bet you thought I'd forgotten.
0:06:48 > 0:06:56It's demo time...Up she gets.I need a beautiful assistant. Come on.
0:06:56 > 0:06:59Oh, Gorka. Gorka.
0:07:03 > 0:07:07Now, stand nice and tall. You need a long front, a long right side, all
0:07:07 > 0:07:11right. Arms up and forward, block the weight, one, two, three, lined
0:07:11 > 0:07:17up. Now this...Hee hee, I love this, oh, helloThis is called
0:07:17 > 0:07:21inside right thigh. I love my job.
0:07:24 > 0:07:29If you turn this way, Zoe, come on you can be my lovely assistant here.
0:07:29 > 0:07:33Haven't seen you for a while. OK, cool. Right thigh to right side.
0:07:33 > 0:07:42Touching.Go on, touch Oh, hello.Go on, put your thigh against him.I am
0:07:42 > 0:07:46put my thigh against I am. I'm trying to be politeHe is a little
0:07:46 > 0:07:52short, but we can get there.Now relax and he can pivot around that
0:07:52 > 0:07:57point but you must keep that right thigh. Come on, he is nice to touch.
0:07:57 > 0:08:04There you go, a dream.Ladies and gentlemen...Take a bow.Erin bowing
0:08:04 > 0:08:08a, I love you a little bit more every time I see you. Gorka, you can
0:08:08 > 0:08:14stay forever. Gorka and Erin! I will leave those two there. I just want
0:08:14 > 0:08:19to sit downGo on.I loved that.
0:08:19 > 0:08:21Now, with Strictly heading to the musicals this weekend,
0:08:21 > 0:08:24I had to pick a pocket or two to get my hands on this
0:08:24 > 0:08:25weekend's playlist.
0:08:25 > 0:08:27Luckily, it was worth it.
0:08:27 > 0:08:27It's Tunes on Tuesday.
0:08:27 > 0:08:29Love you!
0:08:35 > 0:08:37Jazz hands at the ready because Musicals Week
0:08:37 > 0:08:38is within touching distance, people.
0:08:38 > 0:08:41So let's see what Show Tunes are on the playlist.
0:08:41 > 0:08:42Break a Leg.
0:08:42 > 0:08:46MUSIC: Phantom of the Opera.
0:08:46 > 0:08:52This is Phantom of the Opera from a little-known
0:08:52 > 0:08:55Andrew Lloyd-Webber musical about a beautiful soprano
0:08:55 > 0:08:57singer who becomes the obsession of a mysterious,
0:08:57 > 0:09:00disfigured musical genius.
0:09:05 > 0:09:08The show has played for over 30 years in the West End and holds
0:09:08 > 0:09:10the record for the longest-running show on Broadway.
0:09:10 > 0:09:17It's like my own air conditioning. Very impressive skills.
0:09:17 > 0:09:21Let's find out who will be taking on this classic.
0:09:23 > 0:09:25It's Davood and Nadiya.
0:09:25 > 0:09:33They'll be dancing an Argentine Tango to this classic.
0:09:33 > 0:09:35Gorka, the corker, please.
0:09:36 > 0:09:38APPLAUSE
0:09:38 > 0:09:39Right, what's next up?
0:09:39 > 0:09:41MUSIC: Hello Dolly.
0:09:41 > 0:09:43This is the title track from Hello Dolly the musical
0:09:43 > 0:09:45about a strong-willed matchmaker called -
0:09:45 > 0:09:48wait for it - Dolly.
0:09:48 > 0:09:52Dolly was first played by Carol Channing back in 1964,
0:09:52 > 0:09:55who revisited the role so many times, she clocked up over 5,000
0:09:55 > 0:09:56appearances on stage.
0:09:56 > 0:09:57Blimey!
0:09:57 > 0:10:00But did you know Hello Dolly was originally going to be called
0:10:00 > 0:10:01A Damned Exasperating Woman?
0:10:01 > 0:10:02Not quite as catchy.
0:10:02 > 0:10:04So who'll be dancing to this?
0:10:04 > 0:10:08Let's find out.
0:10:10 > 0:10:11It's Gemma and Aljaz.
0:10:11 > 0:10:13They'll be dancing a quickstep.
0:10:13 > 0:10:15We've only got time for one more tune.
0:10:15 > 0:10:16Let's make it count.
0:10:16 > 0:10:20MUSIC: Memory from Cats.
0:10:20 > 0:10:30This is Memory from the musical Cats.
0:10:34 > 0:10:35That's more like it, ladies.
0:10:35 > 0:10:38This beautiful little number is sang by Grizabella in the show
0:10:38 > 0:10:41and was first made famous by musical theatre legend Elaine Paige.
0:10:41 > 0:10:48But did you know Dame Judi Dench was originally cast in the role?
0:10:48 > 0:10:55Oh, hello.It gets stranger and stranger around here.
0:10:55 > 0:10:57She pulled out before the show opened after picking up
0:10:57 > 0:10:58an injury in rehearsals.
0:10:58 > 0:10:59Oh what could have been.
0:10:59 > 0:11:02So, who will be hoping for purrrrrrrrrfect scores with this?
0:11:02 > 0:11:07Stranger and stranger! Here we go...
0:11:08 > 0:11:11It's Debbie and Giovanni!
0:11:11 > 0:11:15And they'll be dancing an American Smooth.
0:11:15 > 0:11:17Come in, little cat.
0:11:17 > 0:11:21To find out the rest of the songs, head to the Strictly website.
0:11:21 > 0:11:23Next up, a reminder that it's not all fun and games here.
0:11:23 > 0:11:26No, there's one thing we take very seriously indeed.
0:11:26 > 0:11:31It's the Strictly Pro Challenge.
0:11:31 > 0:11:35I love you, little pussy cat.
0:11:35 > 0:11:39This year's Strictly Pro Challenge is heading back in time to the
0:11:39 > 0:11:46roaring '20s, where our pros will attempt to set a Guinness world
0:11:46 > 0:11:50title for the most swivel steps in 60 seconds. The pro also have to
0:11:50 > 0:11:53complete one forward and one backward step to qualify. If there
0:11:53 > 0:11:57is no swivel in the feet and ankles, the step will be disqualified. This
0:11:57 > 0:12:00year's challenge will be the hardest our pros have ever faced but only
0:12:00 > 0:12:08one person can claim the title. It's the Strictly Pro Challenge, 2017.
0:12:08 > 0:12:09Thank you, Waitey.
0:12:09 > 0:12:16Time to welcome our next contender.
0:12:16 > 0:12:17He loves include football,
0:12:17 > 0:12:20Robbie Williams and WWE Wrestling.
0:12:20 > 0:12:27And he is so obsessed with Star Wars he has his own Stormtroopers
0:12:27 > 0:12:28backpack.
0:12:28 > 0:12:31Go wild for Grimbsy's finest export - it's Kevin Clifton!
0:12:31 > 0:12:37Welcome, welcome. So, Kevin Clinton how do you rate your Charleston
0:12:37 > 0:12:42action on an average day?On an average day - u, it depends what
0:12:42 > 0:12:47mood I'm N some days you wake up and look at yourself Mirror and go -
0:12:47 > 0:12:52looking good today. One of those, I feel my Charleston is good. On an
0:12:52 > 0:12:59average day, probably not so hot. OK. I like this, though. You did win
0:12:59 > 0:13:05your first Pre Challenge back in 2013, getting through an impressive
0:13:05 > 0:13:09number of drunken sailors, you haven't come close recently. Do you
0:13:09 > 0:13:14worry your best days are behind you? 2013 seems like a long time ago now.
0:13:14 > 0:13:18I felt a few creeks until the body in this series of Strictly Come
0:13:18 > 0:13:23Dancing. I'm older, not as quick as I used to be.What are you, 32 now?
0:13:23 > 0:13:30I'll take that.Did you train, seriously, Kevin?Trained more for
0:13:30 > 0:13:33this than the actual proper series itself, actually. I was doing
0:13:33 > 0:13:38Charleston every day.Good to hear. Good boy. Katya currently top of the
0:13:38 > 0:13:42leaderboard with a score of 19. Do you have what it takes to beat Mrs
0:13:42 > 0:13:49Jones?I really don't know. You see I thought AJ might have been the
0:13:49 > 0:13:53quickest, Katya has gone quicker than AJ. That has scared me a bit
0:13:53 > 0:13:57that has, actually.Has it? Oh, it's put the fear in him. Let's see how
0:13:57 > 0:14:03Kevin got on, shall we?I have won a record before. I'm hoping I can add
0:14:03 > 0:14:10another one to the list with Charleston swivel.Hello.Hi.It's
0:14:10 > 0:14:18Kevin. Welcome to the Pre Challenge Thank you very much.-- the PPro
0:14:18 > 0:14:23Challenge. You have won one before but quite a quiel ago.I am gating
0:14:23 > 0:14:31older. .You came close last year.I felt like I nearly one but someone
0:14:31 > 0:14:35disqualified a lot of my steps.I have no idea who that could be.
0:14:35 > 0:14:40Please take your position on the dance floor. Good luckThank you.So
0:14:40 > 0:14:48your official attempt beginning in three, two, one, go...
0:15:00 > 0:15:19And called!-- Ankles!Five, four, three, two, one, stop.It looked
0:15:19 > 0:15:25like it was a lot. If the majority of those past, I think you could do
0:15:25 > 0:15:36very well.Very fast.Well done, Kevin, good luck.If I've done one
0:15:36 > 0:15:41wrong, they are all going to be wrong. I will come bottom and then
0:15:41 > 0:15:45end up looking like Neil Jones.
0:15:47 > 0:15:52You don't want to look like Neil Jones, Neil Jones doesn't even want
0:15:52 > 0:15:59to look like Neil Jones. It looked speedy.It felt quicker than it
0:15:59 > 0:16:06looked. The way Ian said, if they counted... That sounded ominous.It
0:16:06 > 0:16:12did, even to me. There were some interesting noises, was it harder
0:16:12 > 0:16:20than you imagined?Yes, it is all very well Ian is going, "Only 15
0:16:20 > 0:16:28seconds". About 15 seconds in, I said, ankles! It was working its way
0:16:28 > 0:16:35up my body.We need to make Ian to -- do this one year.
0:16:35 > 0:16:37I'm legally required to inform you that after each
0:16:37 > 0:16:39of the professionals had made their attempt, the footage
0:16:39 > 0:16:42was watched back by adjudicators in slow motion to verify every
0:16:42 > 0:16:44single swivel to make sure they were all accurate.
0:16:44 > 0:16:45Are you feeling confident?
0:16:45 > 0:16:46I'm not feeling very confident at all.
0:16:46 > 0:16:48Ok, we can't keep you in suspense any longer.
0:16:48 > 0:16:54Kevin Clifton, in 30 seconds you completed...
0:17:06 > 0:17:1828 charleston swivels!Don't do it! Don't do it!There were some
0:17:18 > 0:17:27qualifications. You had 12 illegal steps, giving you a score of 16. No
0:17:27 > 0:17:34way! Some look... Furious! I have never seen him so angry, he's like
0:17:34 > 0:17:47the Hulk! How are you feeling about that, need I ask?Over the moon.Can
0:17:47 > 0:17:55Katya hold the top spot?It seems really difficult to beat.So sorry!
0:17:55 > 0:17:57Kevin Clifton!
0:17:57 > 0:17:59My next guests danced a Heavenly Rumba to Beyonce's
0:17:59 > 0:18:02Halo at the weekend, but sadly found themselves in one
0:18:02 > 0:18:03hell of a dance-off.
0:18:03 > 0:18:10It's Alexandra and Gorka!
0:18:10 > 0:18:15All that torment, all of the conflicted emotions, it was really
0:18:15 > 0:18:21like a drama set to music.Unlike Bruno, I felt it lacked any
0:18:21 > 0:18:26connection and chemistry.You are a great performer, you will come back
0:18:26 > 0:18:40strong, well done.Alexandra and Corker. -- Gorka. Congratulations
0:18:40 > 0:18:48for surviving the dance off.I had a really weird feeling in the day we
0:18:48 > 0:18:53were going to be in the dance off and when it happened it was like, I
0:18:53 > 0:18:58know I could have done better and all day it felt like my nerves were
0:18:58 > 0:19:02getting the better of me, you know how it happens, and I was always
0:19:02 > 0:19:07nervous about the Rumba but it felt good and I felt the chemistry, I
0:19:07 > 0:19:12felt the connection. I definitely was very nervous, I was shaking so
0:19:12 > 0:19:21much.It's funny because people say does it get easier but it can get
0:19:21 > 0:19:25harder. We were crazy in love with it, Gorka, but why do you think a
0:19:25 > 0:19:30lot of people have trouble connecting with this dance?I think
0:19:30 > 0:19:36it is a very slow dance so the celebrities it is difficult because
0:19:36 > 0:19:41it is a very slow dance and the precise movement and technique, like
0:19:41 > 0:19:45on a fast dance you just move around. The audience don't get it
0:19:45 > 0:19:52because it is very slow. It is very intimate, a story between us which
0:19:52 > 0:19:58maybe doesn't come across sometimes. Even though we feel it, maybe people
0:19:58 > 0:20:06doesn't see it.I like rumba statistic time.
0:20:06 > 0:20:09If you watch this show a lot, you may have heard the phrase,
0:20:09 > 0:20:11"The rumba is a notoriously difficult dance"
0:20:11 > 0:20:12a few thousand times.
0:20:12 > 0:20:14Well, here are some very well-regarded celebs who found
0:20:14 > 0:20:18themselves in the bottom two with this dreaded dance.
0:20:18 > 0:20:21Julian Clary, series 2, Week 6, quarter-final.
0:20:21 > 0:20:24Denise Van Outen, Series 10, Week 11, semi-final.
0:20:24 > 0:20:28Abbey Clancey, Series 11, Week 6.
0:20:28 > 0:20:31Simon Webbe, Series 12, Week 3.
0:20:31 > 0:20:34Mark Wright, Series 12, Week 12, semi-final.
0:20:34 > 0:20:41You should note that all of these were eventual finalists!
0:20:41 > 0:20:47So hopefully you can take some good stuff from that. Surely did say
0:20:47 > 0:20:51though that you would be back in the paso doble and she was absolutely
0:20:51 > 0:21:00right.I loved it!How was it?I found it amazing but it was some
0:21:00 > 0:21:03strange being on stage with everyone else because it is such an
0:21:03 > 0:21:10aggressive stance. I'm not used to being in competitions but I was in
0:21:10 > 0:21:14between other dancers and I was thinking how do I get out of this
0:21:14 > 0:21:18bubble right now because I didn't want to interrupt their heirs, but
0:21:18 > 0:21:25Gorka said, just keep going.It is very British to be polite.One
0:21:25 > 0:21:32couple was coming close to us, and she was like... Alex, next time,
0:21:32 > 0:21:41elbows up. It is your frame.I didn't know that.And guess what
0:21:41 > 0:21:49happened, you won it! How did that feel? Earn it felt amazing because
0:21:49 > 0:21:56the paso doble and the jive are my favourite soap to get to do it
0:21:56 > 0:22:03again, I loved it. And you were happy for her to unleash the beast.
0:22:03 > 0:22:10Yes, I said, you know, just go for it and she said, don't worry, it's
0:22:10 > 0:22:28ready!Musicals Week. You have been in Bodyguard lower
0:22:28 > 0:22:37and sister act. You are doing a charleston, what is the song title?
0:22:37 > 0:22:49In Spanish or English?In both.
0:22:55 > 0:23:02Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious! Is this the role of a lifetime?Yes,
0:23:02 > 0:23:07it is one I have been waiting for for so long. I want to be thrown
0:23:07 > 0:23:11around the stage. I'm always energetic anyway but after a couple
0:23:11 > 0:23:16of days training it feels so good. And the last ones to do the
0:23:16 > 0:23:21charleston as well. Obviously you are playing Dick Van Dyke, how is
0:23:21 > 0:23:31your cockney accent?All right! All right!Work on that swivel, I know
0:23:31 > 0:23:41it will be incredible. Alexandra and Gorka!
0:23:41 > 0:23:45That's all we have time for tonight!
0:23:45 > 0:23:48Join me tomorrow at 6.30 when I'll be chatting to Debbie and Giovanni,
0:23:48 > 0:23:51Ian Waite is here for a Warm-Up and Vincent Simone provides a master
0:23:51 > 0:23:52class in the Argentine Tango.
0:23:52 > 0:23:54Plus the Strictly Pro Challenge continues!
0:23:54 > 0:23:56Until then, goodnight!