:00:11. > :00:17.It is Thursday, coming up: Chelsee and Pasha had a fairy-tale ending
:00:17. > :00:21.to their jive on Saturday. They are here live. I will be taking a sneak
:00:21. > :00:28.preview at what they will be wearing on Saturday. It is time to
:00:28. > :00:38.set a brand-new, world record. We reveal which of our pro dancers has
:00:38. > :01:07.
:01:07. > :01:17.won hour botafago challenge. This Live from Television Centre, days
:01:17. > :01:20.
:01:20. > :01:24.is It Takes Two. Hello and welcome. The pressure is now on. Our five
:01:24. > :01:30.remaining couples have two dances to perfect for Saturday night, one
:01:30. > :01:34.ballroom and one Latin. With just three places up for grabs in the
:01:34. > :01:38.Blackpool final, the training rooms have become their second homes.
:01:38. > :01:43.Here is how they are getting on. The it is the Argentine tango, a
:01:43. > :01:48.very precise dance, it is very passionate and fiery. It is like
:01:48. > :01:53.you are showing your power to meet. It has to be powerful and strong,
:01:53. > :02:01.but not aggressive. I need to make sure his frame is smoother and
:02:01. > :02:08.drops down from the elbows. Elbows down. Elbows down. There is a story
:02:08. > :02:13.to be told as always. I like the strength of character. Nothing is
:02:13. > :02:18.coming easy, but if something does not come easy, you dig a little
:02:18. > :02:28.deeper and get the result you want. That is really good. Whatever
:02:28. > :02:28.
:02:28. > :02:35.happens on Saturday, I am going to go out and give it won big shot.
:02:35. > :02:40.This week I am dancing the American Smooth. It is very nice and it is a
:02:41. > :02:49.love story. It always makes you a bit more nervous knowing you have
:02:49. > :02:53.got lift. I hope to God I can pull it off. Slow down, slow down. I
:02:53. > :03:01.think Chelsee is OK with picking up the steps. The challenge is to
:03:01. > :03:07.become the character. And trying to find something. Trying to find
:03:07. > :03:13.something. That is perfect. The judges have picked up on the lack
:03:13. > :03:19.of passion. I am going to try my best and put it out this week.
:03:19. > :03:29.is concentrated love in a minute and a half on the dancefloor. Save
:03:29. > :03:30.
:03:30. > :03:40.it for the next dance. The Paso Lots to learn this week. First up
:03:40. > :03:50.is the Viennese waltz. Harry is looking smoother than ever. He is
:03:50. > :03:56.becoming quite a little ballroom dancer. The main problem that
:03:56. > :04:00.usually people find with the waltz is getting dizzy. At the beginning
:04:00. > :04:07.we did a section where we were going round and round and you come
:04:07. > :04:17.out and you are like... He is coping with motion sickness pretty
:04:17. > :04:19.
:04:19. > :04:27.well. We have to nail both of the dances. If we mess up, we could be
:04:27. > :04:30.going home. The first dance we are doing is the
:04:31. > :04:36.waltz and I am looking forward to this one. We have only done a
:04:36. > :04:43.little bit, and so far it seems OK. When I watch James doing it, it
:04:43. > :04:47.looks lovely and beautiful and I think, I can do that, and I cannot.
:04:47. > :04:53.Alex has improved massively since the beginning of the show, but she
:04:53. > :04:59.does not believe in herself. There are these bits where you do your
:04:59. > :05:03.arms. I just feel like a crow and that is not the idea, but it is
:05:03. > :05:13.supposed to be romantic and beautiful. I have 100% faith in
:05:13. > :05:14.
:05:14. > :05:18.Alex now. In this waltz potentially she could get her first 10. I have
:05:18. > :05:22.got the Charleston and the Argentine tango this week. I think
:05:22. > :05:29.I relate more to the Argentine tango. It is very strong and
:05:29. > :05:33.serious, but I love that. As long as we can get the usual aspect of
:05:33. > :05:42.tango and the intensity of last week, it might be a good dance for
:05:42. > :05:47.us. The hardest part of the tango so far is my chair dancing. I think
:05:47. > :05:53.this is going to look awkward. I can barely bounce standing on my
:05:53. > :05:59.feet, let alone on my bottom. We are cramming too learnt everything.
:05:59. > :06:07.You are facing this way. It has not happened yet. I am hoping that on
:06:07. > :06:11.Saturday it will. 10 days ago we launched the it takes to Pro Dance
:06:11. > :06:17.Challenge to see who could set a brand-new world record for the most
:06:17. > :06:27.number of botafagos in 30 seconds. Please welcome our last two
:06:27. > :06:28.
:06:28. > :06:33.contenders, Mr James children and Mr our temp Tiggerdine said. --
:06:33. > :06:40.Artem Chigvintsev. You can tell it is getting competitive because the
:06:40. > :06:47.guns are out today. He said, I am sitting in the celebrity seats will
:06:47. > :06:53.stop how nervous are you about the results? This is a big deal. James
:06:53. > :06:57.is worried because he lost to Brendan. Brendan did pretty well.
:06:57. > :07:07.It did not really resemble a botafago to be fair. Let's have a
:07:07. > :07:17.
:07:17. > :07:27.She stopped and had another cup of tea. Flavia beat Pasha. Do you
:07:27. > :07:32.think you will be Brendan? I do not know. Flavia said she but you might
:07:33. > :07:38.be the most accurate. We will see about that. Technically mine were
:07:38. > :07:45.perfect. My heel was going on the floor on every single one. Shall we
:07:45. > :07:51.find out for real? I am not competitive at all. Artem is going
:07:51. > :08:01.first. We have the world record at stake.
:08:01. > :08:05.
:08:05. > :08:09.The most botafagos in 30 seconds. We want a world champion. It sounds
:08:09. > :08:17.amazing to have your own world record. I will believe it when I
:08:17. > :08:23.see it. Will the next challenger please make their way to the floor.
:08:23. > :08:28.Artem, how are you feeling? I am feeling good. I am intimidated by
:08:28. > :08:36.this flawed. Do you think you are going to fly to Russia with Love,
:08:36. > :08:46.darling? Hopefully. Good luck, please take to the floor. Are you
:08:46. > :09:23.
:09:23. > :09:32.ready? Hopefully. OK, for the How do you feel? I am exhausted.
:09:32. > :09:38.Did you feel the burn? Yes, my feet are burning. You did very well.
:09:38. > :09:45.This is the hardest thing I have ever done. It was so hard. At first
:09:45. > :09:55.you expect it to be easy. Then 10 seconds a new deal, I am exhausted.
:09:55. > :10:03.Hopefully I kept the pace. Fingers crossed. Well done, Artem. Having
:10:03. > :10:08.seen that, how anxious are you now? It did not look great, did it?
:10:08. > :10:17.Let's be honest. The arms are women sing about and everything. Fighting
:10:17. > :10:24.talk, let's see how James got on. don't want to look. I want to win
:10:24. > :10:29.and I want to be in the world record book. The most botafago's in
:10:29. > :10:39.30 seconds by James children. the next competitor please come to
:10:39. > :10:40.
:10:40. > :10:50.the floor. How do you feel? Nervous. Please, take to the floor. Dancer
:10:50. > :11:26.
:11:26. > :11:32.ready? Yes. Ready. For the record, It is actually more difficult than
:11:32. > :11:40.it looks. There are some really fast dancers out there, but whether
:11:40. > :11:45.or not they are as fast as me is another question. Artem, what do
:11:45. > :11:51.you think? I think it was impressive. It was technically the
:11:51. > :11:58.best I have seen so far. You would say that. It is the moment of truth.
:11:58. > :12:08.It is time to find out. But the curtain down. Which of our strictly
:12:08. > :12:11.
:12:11. > :12:18.pro dancers has set a new world I feel I am under the red light.
:12:18. > :12:23.You have already got a trophy. can reveal that you both had two
:12:23. > :12:32.disallowed for a start how can I have two of mind disallowed? They
:12:32. > :12:42.were perfect. Shatter it. The brand-new record holder with 79 is
:12:42. > :12:49.
:12:49. > :12:54.a... Artem. No, I disagree. You have already got a trophy at home.
:12:54. > :13:04.Why couldn't you just pull out? you want to know how many you got?
:13:04. > :13:11.No, I am not bothered. You got 66. Artem, you are either new world
:13:11. > :13:19.record holder. Here to present your certificate, from the Guinness Book
:13:19. > :13:26.of World Records. Were you impress? Yes, as you can tell it is a very
:13:26. > :13:28.technical dance. There was no technique when he did that. It is a
:13:28. > :13:35.brand-new world record achievement and we are thrilled to present you
:13:35. > :13:41.with your certificate. Congratulations, 79. Whatever.
:13:42. > :13:46.will you be celebrating your record tonight? I am going to go ordinaire
:13:46. > :13:52.with my girlfriend. You brought me all the way here to tell me that I
:13:52. > :14:02.lost. I do not want to touch it. Well done to everybody for taking
:14:02. > :14:05.
:14:05. > :14:10.part. Well done James and well done Artem. James only got 66. Sorry.
:14:10. > :14:15.Our five remaining couples will be negotiating a quick costume change
:14:15. > :14:19.on Saturday night. I caught up with the head designer Vicki to find out
:14:19. > :14:24.what wonders you will be working this weekend. I am with a Bickley,
:14:24. > :14:30.the head of costumes. The semi- finals, two dances each. How easy
:14:30. > :14:35.is it for them to change? It is not that easy, but our wardrobe ped
:14:35. > :14:40.make sure everything is under control. But their hair, make-up
:14:40. > :14:45.and everybody has to make sure they work as a team. Maybe we can show
:14:45. > :14:50.you next week how quick it is. You have got to know them all. Is it
:14:50. > :14:55.easier to design for them now you know them well? I think it is. They
:14:55. > :14:58.might disagree with me tomorrow. I feel over the series we learnt a
:14:58. > :15:04.lot about them, what they liked and what they disliked and how they
:15:04. > :15:13.feel. Alex was amazing last week in American Smooth. This week she is
:15:13. > :15:20.doing a waltz. It is a similar theme. We worked with lines that
:15:20. > :15:24.work well for her last week. This is a nice, long line. It fades down
:15:24. > :15:31.into the skirt. The skirt is a little bit fuller than last week
:15:31. > :15:41.because it is the waltz. Yes, I think it should make for a very
:15:41. > :15:42.
:15:42. > :15:47.The colour is called champagne, she has not worn that this series, it
:15:47. > :15:57.is a first. Holly had an incredible buzz adobe last week and this week,
:15:57. > :15:57.
:15:57. > :16:01.she is doing the Argentine tango -- incredible paso doble last week.
:16:01. > :16:06.Really tight fitting, long-line dress, but she has got a very high
:16:06. > :16:12.split. Although the rest of the dress is quite covered, in terms of
:16:12. > :16:15.fabric, but we have sheer mesh alongside a matt crepe. Although it
:16:15. > :16:23.is covered it is very revealing that the same time. It references
:16:23. > :16:29.when she did the Cell Block Tango. And Chelsee, let's look at her paso
:16:29. > :16:33.doble dress. They are not traditional colours, although it is
:16:33. > :16:38.a traditional silhouette. Fullness in the skirts so she can use it as
:16:38. > :16:43.a cape. The dress itself is quite modern. And a bit quirky, to suit
:16:43. > :16:48.Chelsee's personality. Because she is so young as well. I am loving
:16:48. > :16:51.these colours. And I like the lacing up the side. We have a tape
:16:51. > :16:55.which runs down the right side and on the left hip, it is quite
:16:56. > :17:01.revealing but covered at the same time, shouldn't have any wardrobe
:17:01. > :17:06.malfunctions. Fingers crossed. Harry and Jason, the only boys left
:17:06. > :17:13.in the competition, what is Harry wearing for his Charleston? They
:17:13. > :17:21.contrast. Harry is quite classic, in a navy shirt and tie. Very
:17:21. > :17:26.officer like. Not YMCA? No! Days and is at the other end of the
:17:26. > :17:34.spectrum, he is very flamboyant -- Jason is that the other end. He is
:17:34. > :17:39.doing the samba and his outfit may go with this one... Here we go...
:17:39. > :17:49.That is Kristina's Sam Bird dress. What do you call the material?
:17:49. > :17:51.
:17:51. > :17:56.is called Crane. -- Sam Bird dress. -- samba dress. You are off on the
:17:56. > :18:02.bus up to Blackpool, we will see them, enjoy the semi-final.
:18:02. > :18:07.She is amazing. News just in, next week's final is going to be so big,
:18:07. > :18:17.it is in an extra dimension. Yes, it will be shown in 3D, live on the
:18:17. > :18:17.
:18:17. > :18:23.BBC HD channel. Impressive. And... It is also going to be live in 3D
:18:23. > :18:28.in selected cinemas across the country. I know! It is incredible.
:18:28. > :18:33.I want to come with you. Tickets are available now. For more details,
:18:33. > :18:35.are available now. For more details, are available now. For more details,
:18:35. > :18:39.go to the strictly website. Before our celebrities clamber into their
:18:39. > :18:44.costumes, there is the nitty-gritty of learning the routines. I will be
:18:44. > :18:49.chatting to Chelsee and Pasha in a moment, but first, here is how our
:18:49. > :18:58.couples are getting on with their Latin dances.
:18:58. > :19:01.The samba is quite a difficult dance. 7, 8... Oh, confused.
:19:01. > :19:08.think it is definitely more difficult because there is so much
:19:08. > :19:18.more content in it. But it is a party dance as well. I think that
:19:18. > :19:23.kind of happy mood always suited This is one of those dances that
:19:23. > :19:30.people fear, lots of hip movement. It is all about hips. And back, and
:19:30. > :19:33.back. Last week's situation definitely knocked our confidence,
:19:33. > :19:43.but we are fighting and we are going to go out there and perform
:19:43. > :19:46.
:19:46. > :19:53.The Charleston is a funny dance. It is a lot of fun, a lot of character.
:19:53. > :19:57.It is kind of taking a laugh at yourself. Right now, the Charleston
:19:57. > :20:01.is going pretty badly. I am not catching on to anything Artem is
:20:01. > :20:07.telling me and I think I have about 15 moves to remember, which have
:20:07. > :20:13.not quite sunk in. I am going to have to dig deep, to get the
:20:13. > :20:17.Charleston looking good. Hopefully she is going to pick up quick and
:20:17. > :20:20.we will be able to do it on Saturday. I have to pick my game up
:20:20. > :20:28.and make sure there is no reason for anyone to think I don't deserve
:20:28. > :20:34.to be here. This week, we are dancing the salsa.
:20:35. > :20:40.This won't go well, just to warn you. It fills me with absolute
:20:40. > :20:45.dread, freer and horror. I am not a big fan of Latin, if the truth be
:20:45. > :20:52.known. Me and my hips are not friendly. It is supposed to be
:20:52. > :21:00.quite fun. I am not seeing the fun side. Slightly more nervous,
:21:00. > :21:05.because it is a difficult dance. have got a few lifts in the salsa.
:21:05. > :21:08.Not sure about this. It is not pleasant, I will be honest.
:21:08. > :21:16.Hopefully it looks better than it feels. We are just going to give it
:21:16. > :21:20.a good go, that is all you can do, Bring It On.
:21:20. > :21:24.Our second dance is the night is the Charleston. It will be so
:21:24. > :21:31.different, we just have to practise smiling a bit more. The Charleston
:21:31. > :21:34.is quite a slapstick, cartoon style dance. A lot of the dances I have
:21:34. > :21:40.done before have been serious and I am looking forward to letting
:21:40. > :21:50.myself go and having a good time. So acute! As always, we are going
:21:50. > :21:52.
:21:52. > :22:02.for some tough lifts. My neck is hurting. It is a dangerous sport,
:22:02. > :22:06.
:22:06. > :22:11.dancing. It is tough, but I think I The second dance I am dancing is
:22:11. > :22:16.the paso doble. It could be the last time I dance on Strictly and I
:22:16. > :22:21.want to give it my all. Key points for paso doble for Chelsee, her
:22:21. > :22:26.posture, their shape. It is a different kind of dance. Of course,
:22:26. > :22:29.footwork, and most importantly, character. The fact we have to do
:22:29. > :22:34.two dances is scaring the hell out of me. I am not getting on well
:22:34. > :22:44.with the paso doble, the attitude, the character, finding it really
:22:44. > :22:47.
:22:47. > :22:51.But can't do it, I am not an angry girl. Be an actress, for once in
:22:51. > :22:55.your life! Hold on, you are an actress! I think it will be so
:22:55. > :23:01.amazing, to get to Blackpool, this is the final stage of the
:23:01. > :23:10.competition, which you put so much work into. Please welcome, Chelsee
:23:10. > :23:15.and Pasha. Hello. Welcome, well done. I am sorry about your score.
:23:15. > :23:20.Don't bring it up again. Julie said after your jive last week,
:23:20. > :23:23.brilliant, Chelsee is a contender for the final. Did you enjoy it?
:23:24. > :23:26.you know what? On Saturday, I you know what? On Saturday, I
:23:26. > :23:30.you know what? On Saturday, I absolutely loved it. I gave it my
:23:30. > :23:34.all, I really enjoyed being out there. I didn't think about the
:23:34. > :23:40.steps, I was so in the moment. is how much of a dancer you have
:23:40. > :23:48.become. You don't have to think about it. Normally, I do. You give
:23:48. > :23:53.of such amazing energy. Pasha, you looked amazing as Shrek. I know it
:23:53. > :23:57.is an improvement! I am not sure about that! Craig said your ears
:23:57. > :24:04.were disconcerting. Was it off- putting, dancing next to him?
:24:04. > :24:11.wasn't my Pasha! I couldn't take him seriously. You normally taken
:24:11. > :24:16.so seriously... All right! You got three tens, and a nine. Do you
:24:16. > :24:22.think this will finally showed that she is doing so brilliantly? I hope
:24:22. > :24:27.so. I keep telling her and her first reaction is, I don't think so.
:24:27. > :24:30.Not as much, any more. She is learning to take it. Len said he
:24:30. > :24:35.thought it was incredible that a celebrity could get to that
:24:35. > :24:39.standard in just a couple of days of learning and dancing. That is a
:24:39. > :24:44.brilliant thing to hear, that is how good you are. How gobsmacked
:24:44. > :24:52.were you to go to the semi-final? was so gobsmacked. Sorry, that is
:24:52. > :25:02.an excited dance! I was gobsmacked. I was shocked. It is the best
:25:02. > :25:04.
:25:04. > :25:09.feeling ever. I was made up. I felt Pasha, it is your first series of
:25:09. > :25:14.Strictly, what a first year. Let's remind ourselves, last year the
:25:14. > :25:19.gettable Trophy was won by a new boy, Artem. -- glitter ball trophy.
:25:19. > :25:23.Do you think you are in with a chance? Everybody is on the top of
:25:23. > :25:28.their game and it is so unpredictable. We can just go out
:25:28. > :25:33.there and try our best. I have to say, you certainly deserve it, if
:25:33. > :25:40.your team talks are anything to go by. It is double the time, double
:25:40. > :25:46.the work, double the pressure. It is all about attitude. That is all
:25:46. > :25:49.you have got? Come on. You need to be over exaggerated. The hands are
:25:49. > :25:54.very important. We need to show that we have improved from the
:25:54. > :26:00.previous week, yes? If you just do it normal, the way you feel, it is
:26:00. > :26:03.not going to be enough. This is the tricky bit. This dance is like a
:26:03. > :26:11.mountain, to push hard to get to the top, then you let it go and
:26:11. > :26:16.roll down the mountain. Focus. don't understand what he is talking
:26:16. > :26:25.about. Grace, beauty, light on their feet, ready to jump at any
:26:25. > :26:29.moment. Focus. This stance is going to kill me. If it is not going to
:26:29. > :26:37.kill you, it is going to make you stronger. Far from positive right
:26:37. > :26:46.now. So good! It is the way you roll your eyes! You have two dances
:26:46. > :26:56.this week. American smooth, how is it going? I love it, I love the
:26:56. > :27:01.music. Yeah, I love it. You are dancing to Cyndi Lauper... She is
:27:01. > :27:04.singing it and everything. It is very romantic. You do look really
:27:04. > :27:11.romantic, can you give us your romantic look that you do on the
:27:11. > :27:16.floor to each other? No! Almost! Let's talk about the paso doble,
:27:16. > :27:25.what is so hard about it? character, I am finding difficult.
:27:25. > :27:30.The steps. The anger? I said, I am not an angry girl. He makes you
:27:30. > :27:40.angry, when he gives you those pep talks! This is Your paso doble
:27:40. > :27:40.
:27:41. > :27:46.music. James Bond goes to Spain, I love it! Two dances, two couples
:27:46. > :27:54.are going to go this weekend. How much extra pressure busy placing on
:27:54. > :28:01.you? A lot, a real lot, isn't it, Pasha? Do you know what, it is
:28:01. > :28:07.extra pressure. On pressure. are starting to sound like Jason
:28:07. > :28:11.Donovan. Honestly, I am so scared. I think, if I go out and another
:28:11. > :28:15.person goes out, I have a bit of support there. I don't have the
:28:15. > :28:21.feel daft and do the dance on my own. How disappointed would you be,
:28:21. > :28:26.if you didn't get to the final? would be so upset. I would be
:28:26. > :28:33.gutted. What can you say? Devastated. Fingers crossed, that
:28:33. > :28:36.is not going to happen. Good luck with your dances. We adore you both.
:28:36. > :28:40.with your dances. We adore you both. Chelsee and Pasha. Thank you to all
:28:40. > :28:46.of our guests. Join me again tomorrow night, I will catch up
:28:46. > :28:50.with Holly and Artem, and what a Friday panel. Pixie Lott is here,