:00:08. > :00:13.It's Tuesday. Coming up: Alex and James are here.
:00:13. > :00:17.Karen Hardy will be getting her teeth into the weekend's routines.
:00:17. > :00:22.She may look sweet, but she knows how to fight with her feet. Flavia
:00:22. > :00:32.takes on the Pro Dance Challenge. A fashion designer, Ben De Lisi, will
:00:32. > :01:03.
:01:03. > :01:11.be critiquing the weekend's outfits. This is Strictly: It Takes Two.
:01:11. > :01:14.Please welcome your host, Zoe Ball. Hello. Welcome to It Takes Two.
:01:14. > :01:18.Strictly was full of movie magic at the weekend leaving us with plenty
:01:18. > :01:24.of box office hits to review. I will be chatting to the kind of
:01:24. > :01:28.people I like to meet - "Pretty Woman" Alex and "Pretty Boy" James.
:01:28. > :01:35.Here is a reminder of their Saturday night moves. You came out
:01:35. > :01:40.and sold it. Well done to you. APPLAUSE For me, you have been
:01:40. > :01:46.consistently improving in this competition. There was a tiny
:01:46. > :01:55.incident. But I tell you, it doesn't spoil the gorgeousness of
:01:55. > :02:00.this dance. You have learned how to put sexy into dance. Well done!
:02:00. > :02:04.comepts were pretty positive. I wish -- the comments were pretty
:02:04. > :02:14.positive. I wish we could have shown them how good it could have
:02:14. > :02:19.
:02:19. > :02:22.Luckily for us, she did. Please welcome Alex and James! APPLAUSE
:02:22. > :02:27.are still here! Congratulations. You did brilliantly on Saturday
:02:27. > :02:31.night. You seemed so disappointed. What happened out there? Well, I
:02:31. > :02:35.mean, there was a point. It wasn't going incredibly well from two-
:02:35. > :02:42.thirds of the way through. The dress got caught in the heel, the
:02:42. > :02:47.same old. It is annoying when that happens! Then, I glanced at James,
:02:47. > :02:51.lovingly, and saw him doing something completely different.
:02:51. > :02:55.was when we were side by side. We were supposed to start on the right
:02:55. > :03:00.leg. I said to her, it's got to be the right leg! If you do start on
:03:00. > :03:10.the left, keep going. She started on her left leg. Off we went. Is
:03:10. > :03:10.
:03:10. > :03:17.this it? Here it comes. Look at the face! I'm smiling. Then she turns
:03:17. > :03:20.here. Then she came at me on the wrong leg. It was lovely. Listen, I
:03:20. > :03:24.admit, your choreography was better than mine! That wasn't what we were
:03:24. > :03:31.supposed to do. LAUGHTER I tell you, I lost the plot by that point! I
:03:31. > :03:36.didn't know what was going on. good that was! None of us had any -
:03:36. > :03:40.we were none the wiser. Rachel said, "Alex was the epitome of elegance,
:03:40. > :03:50.love it!" You were much happier with the scores this week, James?
:03:50. > :03:52.
:03:52. > :03:56.was. I said to Alex, "I hope they haven't overmarked us this week!" I
:03:56. > :04:01.want it to be consistent. I was worried because I knew there were a
:04:01. > :04:06.lot of mistakes in the routine, but I didn't realise how well she did
:04:06. > :04:09.them wrong! LAUGHTER That shows me how much she has moved on as a
:04:09. > :04:15.dancer. If that had happened week one to five, you would have freaked
:04:15. > :04:20.out. I would have stopped! Recue the band! Let's start again.
:04:20. > :04:25.carried on. And got to the end. I was very proud of you. Thank you.
:04:25. > :04:30.Still second from the bottom, that must have been tough knowing how so
:04:30. > :04:35.many of you want to get through to the semifinal. How were you feeling
:04:35. > :04:39.after the whole evening? That is the disappointment. I had to
:04:39. > :04:44.convince myself - even if we didn't go, I felt there was a good chance
:04:44. > :04:48.Robbie and Ola and us would be in the bottom two. Why couldn't we do
:04:48. > :04:53.a nice dance to go out with? I thought oh no, I can't believe I
:04:53. > :04:58.have messed our last dance up! I believed we were off. When you
:04:58. > :05:03.heard your names called out... First! I know. How good is that?
:05:03. > :05:07.Shock. You can see me mouthing to James, "How did that happen?"
:05:07. > :05:12.LAUGHTER You said to Claudia, you wanted a recount because you were
:05:12. > :05:20.worried it wasn't true. Have they counted the votes wrong?! It was a
:05:20. > :05:25.brilliant feeling. Just so grateful that obviously my choreography
:05:25. > :05:30.worked well. LAUGHTER Oh no... can choreograph this week! We must
:05:30. > :05:35.talk about your bruised ribs. Going up into that incredible lift, you
:05:35. > :05:39.have bruised your ribs. How much pain were you in? Quite a lot. A
:05:39. > :05:46.few painkillers were taken before. It is part and parcel of the
:05:46. > :05:54.experience. You can't go 13 weeks when I have no clue what I am doing.
:05:54. > :06:02.He has this habit of telling me what's going to happen! I stiffen
:06:02. > :06:06.like a board. It is natural there is going to be... It's the
:06:06. > :06:11.intercostal muscles. It was very painful. I kept saying I didn't
:06:11. > :06:15.want to talk about it. I don't like going for the sympathy vote.
:06:15. > :06:20.Toughen up! Is he being serious? Take the pain. And take a couple of
:06:20. > :06:26.pills, you'll be wonderful. You were? Na is why I went on the wrong
:06:26. > :06:32.foot! LAUGHTER -- That is why I went on the wrong foot! This week,
:06:32. > :06:38.waltz and salsa. Sounds lovely. Waltz, lovely dance. In hold,
:06:39. > :06:44.beautiful. Salsa, I just think - shall we freestyle it? You are good
:06:44. > :06:51.at that! Alex's choreography! LAUGHTER He gets scared! I didn't
:06:51. > :06:58.know what a salsa looked like until this morning. Your friends go,
:06:58. > :07:01."Let's go to salsa nights!" No. I'm gutted I didn't go. You have worked
:07:01. > :07:08.miracles before. There is only three places in the final. How much
:07:08. > :07:16.do you want to be in that final? Well, now that we have got this far,
:07:16. > :07:20.it would be incredible, just as well to shut you up! I'm joking.
:07:20. > :07:24.You have had so much patience and we have had such a laugh. To be
:07:24. > :07:28.able to enjoy the experience to the end would be the perfect outcome. I
:07:28. > :07:32.mean, as you say, there's incredible dancers left. Only three
:07:32. > :07:35.places. There is more chance of hell freezing over than us being
:07:35. > :07:39.there. You have said that before. You never know! We couldn't help
:07:39. > :07:44.but notice during that dance the Pretty Woman nod he gave you a box
:07:44. > :07:53.of jewels. This is what we think perhaps James should have given you
:07:53. > :07:59.on Saturday. It is not a spider? Open it up. Yes! It is your very
:07:59. > :08:04.own James Jordan medallion which you must wear with pride at all
:08:04. > :08:09.times. Look at how good I was! will never pull this off! LAUGHTER
:08:09. > :08:16.We want to see that on The One Show tomorrow. Can you wear that
:08:16. > :08:22.tomorrow? Yes! I bet you don't! Say now on TV that you will wear that
:08:22. > :08:31.on The One Show. I will wear it on The One Show! Good luck. Alex and
:08:31. > :08:36.James. APPLAUSE In a moment, we will be finding out how Flavia
:08:36. > :08:42.fared in this week's Pro Dance Challenge. Our experts are great
:08:42. > :08:46.gossipers but who are they talking about. This dancer was born and
:08:46. > :08:51.raised in Poland but lives in England. This dancer claims her
:08:51. > :08:56.favourite pastime is yoga, I know better, it is shopping! This dancer
:08:56. > :09:01.was once accidentally headbutted by her celebrity dance parter. She is
:09:01. > :09:05.best-known for her sexy dance routines. This person is always
:09:05. > :09:12.telling me off! She can get away with it. Who do you think it is?
:09:12. > :09:16.Find out later in the show. In over a week-and-a-half, one couple will
:09:16. > :09:20.walk away with the glitterball trophy. The prize our professionals
:09:20. > :09:29.want to win is the It Takes Two Pro Dance Challenge. It is time to
:09:29. > :09:35.welcome our next contender, Flavia "Fast Feet" Cacace. APPLAUSE Hello,
:09:35. > :09:39.Flavia. Welcome back. What a frock! Thank you. How nervous were you
:09:39. > :09:44.before the Pro Dance Challenge? was really nervous. I was the first
:09:44. > :09:48.one to do it. I got dl in the morning. I thought it was going --
:09:48. > :09:51.I got there in the morning. I thought it was going to be a bit of
:09:51. > :09:55.fun. There's all these serious people there. This is a world
:09:55. > :09:59.record. I know. It is a serious business. We had this square
:10:00. > :10:04.dancefloor and they told me the rules and they said if you don't do
:10:04. > :10:09.it correct, we will deduct points. OK. Shall we see how you have done?
:10:09. > :10:14.No. You are desperate to know! It is time to see how you did in your
:10:14. > :10:24.Guinness World Record Botafogo Challenge. Let's take a look.
:10:24. > :10:34.have the world record at stake. The most botafogos in 30 seconds. We
:10:34. > :10:35.
:10:35. > :10:39.As a competitive dancer, to have a world record would be pretty
:10:39. > :10:44.special. It would be another thing to tick off the list. Will the next
:10:44. > :10:48.challenger please come to the floor? Hello, Flavia. Hello.
:10:48. > :10:55.nervous? No. I'm going to wish you all the luck in the world. Thank
:10:55. > :11:05.you very much. Please take to the floor. Dancer ready? Adjudicator
:11:05. > :11:36.
:11:37. > :11:42.ready? Ready. For the record, three, How did you find that? Good. A good
:11:42. > :11:49.workout. You were tearing up the floor! Fantastic work. Really well
:11:49. > :11:53.done. Thank you. Precise. Thank you. I have no idea if I have the world
:11:53. > :12:03.record. I went as fast as I could in the space that I had. I'm going
:12:03. > :12:03.
:12:03. > :12:08.to keep my fingers crossed. APPLAUSE You could barely look at
:12:08. > :12:13.the screen. Top at the moment is Pasha with 65. He is fast! Do you
:12:13. > :12:19.think you could have beaten him? I don't know. I have no idea. 65
:12:19. > :12:28.sounds a lot. OK. Shall we find out? Can I hide? Flavia, your
:12:28. > :12:38.botafogos have been counted and verified. Oh no! How do I find out?
:12:38. > :12:39.
:12:39. > :12:49.Where do I look? I can now reveal Flavia your result. You received
:12:49. > :12:51.
:12:51. > :13:01.two disqualifications giving you a total of - cushion-down - 67
:13:01. > :13:01.
:13:02. > :13:08.botafogos! Wooh! Look, lady, at the leaderboard. You are the top.
:13:08. > :13:15.Well done. You still have Brendan, Artem and James... That says it all.
:13:15. > :13:23.Who would be the top out of those three? Brendan went mad. Doesn't
:13:23. > :13:27.mean... All I am hoping is he got lots of disqualifications. James is
:13:27. > :13:34.always up for a challenge. Artem would be quite precise. I don't
:13:34. > :13:39.know. I have a feeling it will be one of the boys. Give it up for
:13:39. > :13:43.Flavia! APPLAUSE Give my love to Russell. I will. At the weekend,
:13:44. > :13:49.the Strictly dancefloor almost froze over when Craig complimented
:13:50. > :13:59.everyone. Was our choreography critic, Karen Hardy, impressed?
:14:00. > :14:07.
:14:07. > :14:14.Here is our girl, Karen Hardy! the music! APPLAUSE Can't be The
:14:14. > :14:19.Monkeys! On the whole, Karen, did movie week deliver? It delivered
:14:19. > :14:24.far and beyond anybody's expectation, including mine. One
:14:24. > :14:32.great big fight and it will be all the way to the final! It is so
:14:32. > :14:36.gripping. I think we got a happy from Craig, did we not? Craig
:14:37. > :14:42.seemed pleased. Let's start talking about the routines from Saturday.
:14:42. > :14:45."The comeback kid"s, Holly and Artem in their paso doble. Such a
:14:45. > :14:52.great night for Holly. A disagreement between Bruno and
:14:52. > :14:57.Craig about her looking down and whether that is a paso thing?
:14:57. > :15:01.simple, in a nutshell, basically, we dance the paso doble, which is
:15:01. > :15:07.depicting a bullfight. The audience is up in the air. The eye line
:15:07. > :15:12.should be up to where the audience are, we have the flamenco work here.
:15:12. > :15:17.Once you start flamenco work it is an influence within the dance of
:15:17. > :15:20.paso doble. The entire dance is not flamenco. When we do a lot of
:15:20. > :15:24.flamenco work the eyes are down. The important thing we were looking
:15:25. > :15:29.for from her here, the great choreography I got to say,
:15:29. > :15:33.fantastic... Well done, Artem! you are going to do the flamenco
:15:33. > :15:39.you have to finish with the grand elevation out to that audience of
:15:39. > :15:43.the bull ring. Yes. And then the audience. That is the big thing we
:15:43. > :15:48.work on. The main thing I loved here, he brought some great
:15:48. > :15:54.choreography into this. There was a moment where we had no music at all
:15:54. > :15:58.and then she was having to keep the beats going. Oh! Fabulous! That was
:15:58. > :16:02.clever. Very difficult to do. and Kristina and their American
:16:02. > :16:07.Smooth. A bit of a shocker that Jason was in the bottom two. In
:16:07. > :16:13.hindsight, do you think it was a mistake for Jason to try and
:16:13. > :16:16.replicate Gene Kelly's moves? at all. To be given that
:16:16. > :16:19.opportunity, to show the youngsters this great music, this great
:16:19. > :16:25.choreography, that they wouldn't have seen from back in the 1950s,
:16:25. > :16:29.this is what I want you to look at. The brolly lift! The brolly! Now,
:16:29. > :16:33.how I relate to that, that is like having three people in a
:16:33. > :16:37.partnership now. You have Jason, Kristina and the umbrella. That
:16:37. > :16:41.means three people, three of those, one of those could go wrong. Could
:16:41. > :16:45.have missed the umbrella, could have got the connection wrong.
:16:45. > :16:49.What's important for me to highlight here, an American Smooth
:16:49. > :16:53.is all about the lift work. Don't think it is more difficult for the
:16:53. > :16:57.ladies than it is for the men. The male celebrities if they get the
:16:57. > :17:05.timings wrong, if they get the connections wrong, and if they
:17:05. > :17:09.remember - they haven't had their Shreddies, the lady goes nowhere!
:17:09. > :17:12.Jason should remain a front-runner. I was upset to see him down there.
:17:12. > :17:16.The thing to highlight, a competition is not only about how
:17:16. > :17:23.much you are improving yourself, you have to watch what all the
:17:23. > :17:30.others are doing. Keep an eye on the competition. Alesha was in the
:17:30. > :17:34.bottom two and she went on to win. Exactly. Don't assume they are
:17:34. > :17:38.making it. Harry and Aliona did an incredible rumba. Alesha said one
:17:38. > :17:45.of the best she has seen on a male celebrity for a long time. He still
:17:45. > :17:50.hard for a male and how did you think he coped? Harry was fantastic.
:17:50. > :17:57.Aliona with her choreography, again, my gosh, she is on a roll! Look at
:17:57. > :18:05.this, he does not stop. He is assertive. I will die for you! I'll
:18:05. > :18:10.pertrued my chest for you! The secret to this rumba, when a male
:18:10. > :18:15.celebrity is dancing it, you do not make them static at any time. You
:18:15. > :18:20.keep them active, assertive. We had everything from the body moving,
:18:20. > :18:27.the arms moving, dropping into lines, elevations. For me, that was
:18:27. > :18:32.a top rumba. I was shocked to see him in fourth. Chelsee and Pasha's
:18:32. > :18:35.jive. Jam-packed with content. loved this jive! It was brilliant.
:18:35. > :18:40.How tight is this competition? know. Everybody brought something
:18:40. > :18:47.great. This is what I want to show you. Kick, kick, but there is is a
:18:47. > :18:53.slow-motion, see that bit there, that... What do you call those?
:18:53. > :18:59.It's kicks but it is what we dropped in our era. It took a lot
:18:59. > :19:05.of work. I'm going to show you! I have the worst outfit ever! I will
:19:05. > :19:09.do the impossible. This is a normal jive kick that we can get a lot of
:19:09. > :19:15.effect from. She kicks forward, twists back, kicks forward, twists
:19:15. > :19:25.back, all on one foot. At high speed. How you jump up-and-down at
:19:25. > :19:25.
:19:25. > :19:30.the same time and you twist your body. APPLAUSE That is why she is a
:19:30. > :19:34.goddess! Everyone said I should come back and dance, they should go
:19:34. > :19:39.quiet now! Moment over. Semifinal this weekend. I can't sleep at
:19:39. > :19:45.night. Two dances for our couples. What would your advice be to them
:19:45. > :19:48.this week? They eyes are on the final? It is a lot of psychology
:19:49. > :19:53.versus physical energy now. Your mind is saying I'm exhausted but
:19:53. > :19:57.the mind is also saying I have a chance now. It is only now that you
:19:57. > :20:06.suddenly believe I could make that final. Then you know what it takes
:20:06. > :20:11.to make that final. And suddenly you feel there is this heavyweight
:20:11. > :20:17.on you. Don't think about anything else. You deliver the steps you
:20:17. > :20:24.practice. It will be over in a heart beat. I can't wait! Will you
:20:24. > :20:29.see us next week? I will be here. Karen Hardy! APPLAUSE Now, believe
:20:29. > :20:34.it or not, the quickstep has been performed on Strictly over 75 times.
:20:34. > :20:44.Mastering this speedy dance is no mean feat. Here is Erin Boag with
:20:44. > :20:49.
:20:49. > :20:53.her tips on creating the perfect Hi, it is me, Erin Boag. Welcome to
:20:53. > :21:01.my step by step guide of my favourite ballroom dance, the
:21:01. > :21:06.quickstep. I love the quickstep more than any other dance because
:21:06. > :21:14.it is full of energy, it is fast and it is fun to do. Three very
:21:14. > :21:24.popular steps you would see in the quickstep on Strictly Come Dancing
:21:24. > :21:24.
:21:24. > :21:34.are the Charleston. The Lockstep is done going forward or backward in
:21:34. > :21:35.
:21:35. > :21:44.hold. You can do a single lock, or maybe a double lock, or you can do
:21:44. > :21:49.a pepper pot. It gets harder and harder. You definitely see it in
:21:49. > :21:53.probably every quickstep that is ever done on Strictly. Quickstep
:21:53. > :21:57.Runs, couples are in promenade position, they are facing the same
:21:57. > :22:03.way and they run down the side of the floor. There's so many
:22:03. > :22:07.different variations of a kick and rush. Be in tune and dance with
:22:07. > :22:14.your partner in harmony. If you are doing different things but your
:22:14. > :22:21.body is together, it will be a disaster. My favourite quickstep of
:22:21. > :22:25.all time was the Christmas Special with Colin Jackson and he received
:22:26. > :22:31.four tens. We were perfectly in harmony with each other. Colin
:22:31. > :22:41.Jackson is probably the King of the Quickstep! I hope you have enjoyed
:22:41. > :22:43.
:22:43. > :22:50.my step to step guide of the quickstep. I love it. Bye! Action
:22:50. > :22:53.Jackson! Thank you, Erin. Have you guessed who wur professionals were
:22:53. > :23:01.talking about? -- were our professionals were talking about?
:23:01. > :23:08.Did you guess it? It was me! Cheeky Mrs Jordan. Strictly was
:23:08. > :23:12.reminiscent of the Oscars. Pasha dressed as Shrek! Ben De Lisi will
:23:12. > :23:22.be reviewing the weekend's frocks. Here is is a reminder of Saturday's
:23:22. > :23:32.
:23:32. > :23:42.show-stealing looks. Please welcome Ben De Lisi and our resident
:23:42. > :23:44.
:23:44. > :23:49.fashion fact expert, Oonagh O'Hagan. She is senior fashion editor at
:23:49. > :23:54.Central St Martin's. First, Chelsee. Was this an outfit suitable for a
:23:54. > :23:58.princess? I loved this one. One of the reasons I loved this was that
:23:58. > :24:06.amazing bright green which was brighter than the colours we
:24:06. > :24:12.associate with Shrek. I loved it. It reminded me of a designer who
:24:12. > :24:19.used a neoc lace and he's done loads of stuff. I loved it. Give me
:24:19. > :24:29.some more details about what was going on in Chelsee's frock? --
:24:29. > :24:30.
:24:30. > :24:35.neon. We are looking at the bodice here. The beads gave it texture.
:24:35. > :24:39.Then there was that skirt, where it is all about the legs and the
:24:39. > :24:44.bounce. It enhanced and added to the movement of that dance.
:24:44. > :24:50.little bit longer than your traditional jive dresses? That's
:24:50. > :24:57.right. It was longer to give it that princess feel. You had the
:24:57. > :25:02.layers, like Ben was saying. It had the godets in. All these crystals.
:25:02. > :25:09.There were three colours to give it depth and 4,000 crystals altogether.
:25:09. > :25:14.There's a fact! I know. Stamp it with a big fact stamp! Such an
:25:14. > :25:21.energetic dance. This will hit the High Streets any moment now! I love
:25:21. > :25:25.a green man! I had heard that about you! Let's talk about Alex and her
:25:25. > :25:31.American Smooth dress. Very reminiscent to one Julia Roberts
:25:31. > :25:36.wore in Pretty Woman? It is very similar but not exactly the same
:25:36. > :25:41.and that is because this dress has a function - she has to dance in
:25:41. > :25:48.it! You might have this in the movie, you can see here it is off
:25:48. > :25:50.the shoulder, but it's got - we can make a comparison. It has this
:25:50. > :25:56.halterneck as well to hold everything in place. That goes
:25:56. > :26:00.round the back as well. For support. It is reminiscent but they have to
:26:00. > :26:07.tailor it to the needs of the dancer. You can see this beautiful
:26:07. > :26:17.sweeping back here. I loved this one. They are not randomly put on,
:26:17. > :26:19.
:26:19. > :26:25.they have this pattern. It is very beautiful. Very classy. Look at
:26:25. > :26:28.you! It is all about the glamour, the American Smooth. How did that,
:26:28. > :26:37.this dress, capture that for you, Ben? It was considered and very
:26:37. > :26:41.precise, all the beading was very accurately done. It had the sort of
:26:41. > :26:51.a tapestry effect. The skirt, to me, not having seen it close up, looked
:26:51. > :26:56.like it was a full circular skirt that had a tape to it. You do need
:26:56. > :27:01.that halterneck to keep everything. I thought the very low back had a
:27:01. > :27:07.really alluring slant to it. Holly's dress from her paso doble
:27:07. > :27:17.with Zorro. It is here in the studio. How did this style help
:27:17. > :27:22.
:27:22. > :27:28.with the drama of the dance? It was that high split I think. It was
:27:28. > :27:33.Catherine Zeta Jones. That was genius. On television, it looked
:27:33. > :27:39.velvet because of the sheen to the fabric, but then it is not velvet,
:27:39. > :27:44.it is a satin Lycra which is really lofty and heavy. It swings. I think
:27:44. > :27:50.that whole edging of red just sort of made you think of a swish of a
:27:50. > :27:53.sword! The slashes to it. That was spot on! Great. Didn't she have her
:27:53. > :27:58.the bottom half of the dress changed at the last minute on the
:27:58. > :28:04.Friday? Yes, I know. They had to do it on the Friday because she had
:28:04. > :28:09.been in rehearsal using a flamenco skirt which she loved. They had to
:28:09. > :28:12.re-make it with this paired-down layers. It's quite a modern take on
:28:12. > :28:20.the flamenco. You have the traditional colours, but less of
:28:20. > :28:27.the layers. I loved the hem because it looked like a gymnastic ribbon.
:28:27. > :28:32.I used to do that! I was brilliant! That is another show! Thank you so
:28:32. > :28:39.much for coming back, Ben. Looking gorgeous! I am liking the country
:28:39. > :28:45.look. Oonagh, one more week next week. I'll come back. Ben De Lisi
:28:45. > :28:49.and Oonagh O'Hagan. APPLAUSE Thank you to all my guests tonight. Join
:28:49. > :28:53.me tomorrow on BBC Two whenly be chatting to Harry and Aliona and