Episode 17 Strictly - It Takes Two

It's Tuesday. Coming up on tonight's It's Tuesday. Coming up on tonight's

show, like a cat with nine lives, Nancy and Anton are here after

escaping elimination for the second time. She certainly knows her

fleckerls from her flicks, Hardy is back with Choreography

Corner. They smoothly made it through to the next round,

Robin will be here. Plus fashion designer Julien Macdonald OBE gives

us his take on the weekend's outfits. This is It Takes Two.

please welcome your host, it's Zoe Ball!

hello, and welcome to It Takes Two. hello, and welcome to It Takes Two.

Now, as you know, the weekend gave us a smorgasbord of dancing styles,

sensational scores and teddy bear so there's plenty to talk

about. In a moment I will be talking to Nancy and Anton but first here is

why their paso doble was one remember. You were like a bit of

rag doll, counting out loud, being thrown about by Anton but I

it. I enjoyed it, there going on. It was entertaining. Well

done. How can you actually and go off time? But great effort.

Not quite as successful have been, but great to watch. I

think that secretly there is talent beneath the surface and I think we

It was fun. When it's a live show It was fun. When it's a live show

you don't know what is going to happen. It was perfect in rehearsal.

Definitely very, very close to very, very good. You only get one

go, sadly. If we had another go, it would have been perfect.

Nancy and Anton are here! Bottom two Nancy and Anton are here! Bottom two

again, but the public saved you. Brilliant. Really? Were you

relieved, Nancy? Definitely, I'm happy to be here again. Happy that

we went through. It's difficult to describe the very emotions happening

at that moment. Of course it was absolutely relief and happy to be -

to stay in the competition, in the show, but very sad

and Erin. I know, he was in tears, a lot of people were. It is horrible

when people go. We don't like it. No, but they say they can't change

the show. It is kind of the nature of the beast, of the show really.

Let's talk about your performance. During your performance the judges

did point out that they could you mouthing the numbers, you were

counting. Did you realise you were doing that? Of course not.

LAUGHTER. I don't know what we were doing! No, actually I was surprised

when Bruno said the comment. at that, in time, isn't that a

beauty? I say keep counting. Don't care what Bruno says. Beautiful! We

were doing it in rehearsal and of course that helped me actually

Anton said keep counting. Keep counting. I think it was a bit

tricky. They left a little bit volume too high probably.

it is more the mouthing of rather than the volume.

that was fun, yes. Probably we've got to be careful now not to count

the next one but I would do it, whatever will help. There has

much discussion about the upside-down move. Wow. People love

it. Move? Moves. Moves. It was in your salsa and your paso doble.

it becoming a trademark? Ooh, love it. Stay down a bit longer. I'm

having a lovely time! That's the first bit she had done right

day. You were down there about minutes. Helps with the grey

matter, doesn't it? Yes. Inches from the floor as well. Some of

those moves, Nancy, really brave. I'm a professional, I know where the

floor is. I can feel it under my feet. LAUGHTER.

Good point. Goodness me, now, of the leaderboard for two weeks,

how can you go up? It's they should do it in the computer,

just flip it. That would be nice, wouldn't it? Can't you sneak round

the back of the set and have a word? I can do but I am not sure it will

help, sweetheart. We are not going to reveal our tactics. Don't reveal

anything. Next week it's a Hallowe'en special and you are doing

the rumba. Training so far: frightening or fabulous? Er, both of

them! I'm quite looking forward. have been asking: what is rumba? And

what I heard is rumba is like a - Firm hand shake. LAUGHTER. Sorry.

It's to pretend to make love on the dance floor, isn't it? Ah. Are you

comfortable? Very comfortable. I think my underpants are on back to

front but I'm very comfortable. LAUGHTER.

He is so cheeky, oh my goodness! I said pretend. I know but you said

do it properly, you can't resist. I know, I'm a very handsome man. We

should leave these two to it. They are going to have their own

will happen. It's going to happen. Has she been teaching you

Italian? Yes! Oh, not that one. rude ones. Shall we show it? The

lessons are going very well. Well, I'm developing my Italian language

skills, whilst being with Nancy. And I think it's coming on terribly

well. SPEAKING ITALIAN. No, SPEAKING ITALIAN. It means "don't

what you feel". Listen, I'm not deaf, I just don't understand. What

are you doing? I have no idea. SPEAKING ITALIAN. Do it again?

do it again. No, the other left foot, love. Wonder what that is in

Italian. Looking left. COUNTING IN ITALIAN. For a girl from Croydon,

think she does a marvellous job. LAUGHTER.

It's so good. You get him, Nancy. What's the latest phrase that you've

learnt? SPEAKING ITALIAN. And the translation? Good bottom. Thank you.

We like it. How was that, was all right? Absolutely right. Am I

a good student? Absolutely fantastic, you are better than me.

Never. You are a fantastic student. With your rumba this

and Anton. The dance of love. Bella! At the weekend there was controversy

over the choreography, Goodman v Jordan ballroom brawl.

Luckily we have a lady who can explain what all the fuss was about.

Here is Karen Hardy Choreography Corner.

Please welcome Karen Hardy! CHEERING Please welcome Karen Hardy! CHEERING

We've got to do some of this, that right? That's all you got to

do. Saturday, 11 different styles of dancing were performed. What did you

make of the overall standard of choreography? Were you happy?

I was happy in general. On its way up. We've got a great road ahead of

us. It will be very exciting. A couple of little knit

but in general, fabulous. Let's start with Jason who was finally

knocked off the top of the leaderboard. He described this paso

doble as a "difficult birth", quite a funny analogy. Take us through it.

This step, see he is on his toes there, it reminds me of when my

tiptoes across to my room in the middle of the night. Mum, I'm

here. But that's the one thing don't want to do in the middle

paso doble. Now, if he had taken heel leads, the one dance of the

Latin, the five Latin category that were allowed to do heel

paso doble, so things like would have made him look a lot

stronger. However, I think his dancing was incredible again. Alex

and James were doing the rumba. This caused a little row between James

and Len. Len felt there was too much movement down on the floor. Your

thoughts, Karen? Yeah, we know with Len, he is very clear

about what he likes and he doesn't like. He likes dancing. What I

picked up on this, and we are going to freeze frame right here, OK, now,

I began to hear these messages of: Alex doesn't know how to be sexy,

doesn't know how to feel womanly. This is very, very simple and I

give you a quick lesson. A lesson on how to be womanly. Help. Yes. Very

quick, we have angles, as a woman. We have elbows, our wrists, our

hips, our bust, our knees. So if took that line and I stood up and

stood like that, bit of a bloke. Not so interesting, yeah.

soon as we put it at an angle, you see? WOLF WHISTLES. Now look, we

have angles, hips, knees, angles, this immediately turns you into a

great woman on the dance floor. That's all she had to do. Other than

that, fabulous number. Chelsee and Pasha, highest score of the night.

Fantastic. What made this performance first class? So much.

First of all, look at this choreography.

Kicks and flicks, and not just that, Kicks and flicks, and not just that,

let's throw in some barrel rolls. Nothing like a bit of a barrel roll.

We take a simple pivot everybody learns early days which is

when the two bodies move together but know, they turn it into

roll which means they now incline the body over and around each

at the same time as turning. What was fabulous about it, perfect

contact throughout. All that choreography. However, when it

to the simple steps a little later we saw a bit of gaping. She would

have got tens if it was any other dance, we just know in quickstep

everybody makes little tiny errors. Why did the samba suit Lulu so

She looked like she was loving this dance. It's really simple. She is

having a party out there, that real carnival party. Now, let's remember

back a few weeks before, was having a party in cha cha, she

was - She was the only one there. Disaster. She didn't remember the

steps. What I love here, she is having a party,

steps. A little repetitive, but who cares? If she is nailing the

she is having a good time. The only thing is, didn't need the

bit. Yes, what's with everybody and the stairs this week? I think we

should have them cordoned off next week. Police stop tape, no go up the

stairs. We will put that there ourselves. Leave the stairs alone.

I've got some at home. Audley was doing the foxtrot on Saturday,

it's one of the toughest ballroom dances for the men. How did Natalie

choreograph to help him? We have slip pivot not once, but twice, we

have a contra check and we are coming out of the action

I have been very critical that does lots of repetition of steps or

he stands there and does nothing. What Natalie is beginning to do now

is to build up the content of the choreography, slip pivots, we have

to slip the foot backwards, very difficult with men - especially with

size 18 foot - and he mastered those steps very, very well. It's

nice to see greater choreography starting to come out of his work.

Look, getting better and better. Now, hare, first ten of the series

Harry. Look at your body language. You clearly loved it. But Len said

he didn't like the whispering on the stairs. Craig loved it, he didn't

mind. Were you a fan? What did you think? This is incredible. You can

replay this and replay it. The rise and fall alone, we always teach our

celebrities rise and fall. only had that, he had the

swing and sway. You don't have time to teach that normally, so that

shows you how natural a dancer is. Now what's very important -

Tell me something important. Aliona didn't know how good he was because

the rule now we have, the celebrities and professionals are

allowed to separate for ten They are the rules. Right. If I'm

going to separate away from like Harry, I'm not going to

and have a kiss and couple on the steps and stop dancing. If it's

Harry you might want to though. No, no, show his assets, his great

dancing. Let's talk about Russell and his tango. Craig said shoulder

shrugs didn't really belong in the tango. Was this tango tailor to

style? Here they are. Very typical in these early stages of learning to

dance. Basically, the importance if I touch your hand in any way,

because I'm touching that, I will want to move that first.

have to learn in ballroom dancing is that the legs and the body work; not

the arms. So if I did this, this the arms working, or I stop this but

I move the body. Can you see the difference there? I like it, OK.

It's very natural what he is doing, we always move the arms first as

are learning to dance, one of those moments, so all very natural. Let's

not worry about it. Gaping not worry about it. Holly and Artem

and their Viennese waltz. It was said she could be great. Did the

choreography show off potential? This is sort of a

fleckerl. Now, that's one of the hardest steps to do

Viennese waltz. I will show you quickly why. Show us. What it does,

look, two steps forward, and we go hin. Two steps forward. Now, what

did we see? Tiptoes. Tiptoes, tiptoes. She is spinning around.

What I love is that they actually attempted it. They went to do a

fleckerl. Holly is beautiful, graceful and look how stunning

looked here, I thought she looked amazing but let's try and up

thattography a little more because I think - up that choreography a

little more because I think she could be even better. I think

what is coming from the judges. she could do it really well. Now,

Robbie, Mr Love Man, not perhaps the most perfect performance of

night technically but why was jive such a hit with everybody?

This is one of the best songs in dance business. He wouldn't have

only got the women's votes have got the men going: how did

do that? He is even singing the words because he knows that he is

out there. Technically not the greatest. What he was very clever

with was kicks and flicks. Lovely, light and fresh. But what a way to

score the votes from the men and women, the Love Man. Love it.

certainly is. It's Hallowe'en special this weekend. What is your

word to all celebrities and dancers this weekend? Don't fall into all

the costumes of Hallowe'en, deliver the content of dance. You have

spoken. It is now word. We love Karen Hardy! CHEERING.

See you next week. Last week we had See you next week. Last week we had

See you next week. Last week we had the pleasure of having Ann

the pleasure of having Ann the pleasure of having Ann

See you next Widdecombe on the show but that was

only the beginning. She has been back to the benches to get

heart of what the nation wants to know. It's Widdy's

Order! Answer the question. Today's Order! Answer the question. Today's

question is from Sarah and she asks: what is your karaoke track? The

good thing is that I don't do it. I did it once, got myself

and that was it. OK. Anything from Elton. I am a big fan. Really?

Like a candle in the wind. No, no, you don't need to sing.

make it stop. # When the moon your eyes like a big pizza

# don't give up the day job. Make it stop! Who is bad? Yes, I can see

why you were embarrassed. # Candle burned out long before # This

Strictly, not The X Factor. Get him off.

Wise words from our Widdy there. For Wise words from our Widdy there. For

more information about how to get in touch with Ann, please visit the

Strictly website. At the weekend, my next couple got under the judges'

skin and received their score so far. Here is a reminder of

how Anita and Robin lifted themselves up the leaderboard

Is it Anita or Rita Hayward? You Is it Anita or Rita Hayward? You

have never been lovelier. The lifts were so daring and you should

really proud of yourself. A great job. It had ease, elegance and

sophistication and I thought it was fabulous. Sophisticated, classy,

and you are a consummate pro who always delivers. 8. Yes! It was

fantastic. Hollywood glamour at its best. When Craig gave us a 8 I

thought that's as good as it gets. The hardest, meanest judge to give

you a fantastic score like that, well deserved. I'm really happy.

Please welcome smooth movers Anita Please welcome smooth movers Anita

and Robin! and Robin!

Please welcome smooth Well done on Saturday, both of you.

Thank you. As the judges said, you are a consummate professional,

always deliver, and you probably gobsmacked, weren't you, by

what the judges said? was hoping that they would say I was

improving and we would get better marks but I was just knocked out,

was fantastic. I know and you deserved it. Well done. 1940s film

star Rita, said Bruno and he was absolutely right. Does it

to have a set and a story to get into? Yes, of course it does.

love this kind of era, the 1940s, movies, glamour, all of that, I love

it, but really for me the important thing is getting the steps

right, hitting the marks, you know, and not getting carried away by

and not getting carried away by performing. Because I love it so

much, my natural instinct is to perform, and that's when the feet go

to pieces. I know, you've got to keep them all connected. There is

much to remember. There is here about waist level. I know! You

looked devastated when Tess said could you imagine not dancing with

Robin. You looked really, really shocked. A little birdie told me at

that point you thought there was some kind of reality twist and she

was going to be sending you home and you were really gobsmacked. I

I did, I thought is this the moment? Off! Can you imagine? We wouldn't

be that cruel. But how would you feel if it was your

you think? Always at the back of your brain is the demon saying: next

week, it could be you. way I suppose you have to try and

prepare but I'm having such wonderful time, I just don't

to end. It's the best party ever. Bless you. You have so much energy,

everybody has been commenting online. You are in your 60s and you

have so much energy, to the point where Robin has trouble keeping

with you. LAUGHTER. Have a this. Anita is running circles

around me. Let's do it again. One more. Again, yes? Is somebody a

little out of breath back there? am exhausted. I'm knackered,

know how you keep going. She is hardly breaking a sweat. You are a

machine! There's me dripping over. You are so wet. Oh my God.

Sorry, I'm gross. I'm like a - yes, swimming pool. You are dripping!

You are dripping brown. If I much more I'm going to give myself

an electric shock. Grab my arm, now, as soon as you start to go - my arm

pit must smell gorgeous. I should bottle it and sell it. Sorry, I'm

oh dear, Robin, we've got you a gift oh dear, Robin, we've got you a gift

that we thought might help with the sweat issue, look, you've got your

own head band. Diamante, darling, of course. LAUGHTER. Sweat bands.

Bless you. Oh, it's beautiful. at that. We want to see you wearing

that in the training room. It's camp at all, is it? On this show,

never! This week you are doing the tango. We are. And you are dancing

to Sir Cliff's Devil Woman. What great record. Do you know Sir Cliff?

I have met Sir Cliff, yes. I he is great. I am a huge fan. You

can't take him seriously now, can you, in that. We want to

the training room. Promise. the tango going? Scary to start

with but I am really falling in love with it now so fingers crossed I can

deliver, again. Take it off. A Hallowe'en special, any surprises

for us? You know what, Devil Woman is kind of all in the title, but we

are not going to do much faffing around at the beginning,

into the dance, show them a good tango and finish with a nice end to

the story. Lots of content, Karen said. You are paying

attention. Adorable as ever, and Robin!

It wasn't just the dancing that got tongues wagging on Saturday. There

was also the fabulous fashion. It's time to talk Top of the Frocks.

Here to give their expert opinion on Here to give their expert opinion on

Here to give their expert opinion on this week's outfits are fashion

this week's outfits are fashion this week's outfits are fashion

lecturer Oonagh O'Hagan and uber lecturer Oonagh O'Hagan and uber

designer Julien Macdonald OBE! designer Julien Macdonald OBE!

APPLAUSE. APPLAUSE.

Here to give I feel like I should curtsey in your

company. Welcome, both of you, lovely to have you here. Julien,

have designed for the likes of Beyonce, Kylie Minogue and Cheryl

Cole. Who, what was your favourite outfit of the show? My favourite

was the fabulous, unique, Lulu. I love the way you say fabulous.

want that on tape. Let's have at Lulu's dress. Why was this

perfect for you? What did about it? I thought it was so

modern, so unexpected. It was almost like a sweater thrown off the

shoulder, turned into a very tiny little lady in red dress.

I think there would be so many women watching the programme, thinking: I

love Lulu and I love that dress. Absolutely, I want that dress. I

want to borrow it. It didn't have as much sparkle as some of the other

dresses of the night. Talk us through the detail. The first thing

I thought was very Flash Dance. the shoulder. Back to the 80s, yes.

The bat wing. Of course. are right, it didn't have as

jewels on it, it had these swags and tails and was made with sandwiched

together crystals around it, very small amount of crystals on it. In

the skirt you didn't have any more crystals, you had it in the vest

top, so it was quite casual, felt quite young. You can see in the

skirt lots of go-days. Eight. That gave it its flare. She loved it.

She was almost doing the can-can. It really does help though, you can

tell when the lady loves her dress she dances even better. She

reminded me of a modern-day Tina Turner, that shaggy hair, the sexy

dress, the rocking and rolling. And great pins as well. Lulu gets

gold star. Let's talk about waltz dress. Quite revealing on the

top but typically ballroom on the bottom. Did you like this

combination? I did. This was very unexpected. It was almost a tale of

two cities, a tale of two dresses. The top part was very coutured, very

worked, very much a kind of Art Deco inspired geometric lines, and

the skirt, a very classical favourite, swaying, lots of metres,

colourage, it was just that you might find over the

rainbow. Yes, very much so. I'm falling in love with the way you are

talking about this dress. It's incredible. Give us some details.

Yes, if we start with the bodice part, as Julien was saying it was

very Art Deco because you had these geometric shakes with all the

crystals - 9,000 crystals. Wow. Which took over 8 hours to do

that, so it's an of work. That is incredible.

cubs at that position of the two - this juxtaposition of the two

colours on the colour wheel made it very contemporary and it

Holly as well. When she did turn round, I thought she was going to

take off, because it's so big. Wouldn't that be great! Maybe they

can work on that for Wembley. Talking of taking off, our Strictly

hostess, Chelsee and Pasha did incredible routine on Saturday.

Let's look at Chelsea's dress. It's in the studio here. Look at that.

Now, the interesting fact about this, it was slightly inspired by

Britney Spears in her toxic video, Julien, and you styled her. I know,

this is like deja vu for me. I actually did that video so when I

watched it on Saturday my eyes almost fell out. I've seen this

before? Is she going to start singing Toxic? I thought she looked

amazing, this fabulous kingfisher blue, and let me tell you blue

one of the hottest colours for next summer. You heard it here! Ladies -

and gentlemen, of course. On fashion, and basically she just

looked young, sexy, modern, and it's a type of dress where I think

were watching the programme and a young girl you would say do you

know what, I really want to that dress, where can I buy it? I am

sure the high street as we will be copying that dress.

Stitching. Come on, get if out there. They will be banging on the

windows. And the little hat as well, let's not forget. Which we have

here! Very cool. Where do you a hat like that? I will look like

something from the Village People. You said it, not us. There it is.

It's so tiny. It is so small. Burlesque. It's the new fascinator.

That's a very flash word. Are you looking forward to the Hallowe'en

special? I am. Got my Hallowe'en nails on. Thank you so much,