:00:10. > :00:15.It's Thursday. Coming up: Big improvements - Lulu and Brendan and
:00:15. > :00:19.Holly and Artem are here to tell me if they can deliver another sell-
:00:19. > :00:22.out performance. Harry was criticised for his posture. Can
:00:22. > :00:27.Aliona set him straight? I get the first look inside the Strictly
:00:27. > :00:37.costume cupboard to find out what the celebrity also be wearing for
:00:37. > :00:38.
:00:38. > :00:48.Broadway week. This is It Takes Two. -- celebrities will be wearing for
:00:48. > :01:08.
:01:08. > :01:18.Live from Television Centre, this is Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes
:01:18. > :01:22.Two. Here's Zoe! Hello. Welcome to It Takes Two. 47
:01:22. > :01:27.hours 53 minutes and 15 seconds until show time. We can officially
:01:27. > :01:32.get excited about the weekend. A seven different dance styles are
:01:32. > :01:36.being showcased this weekend. Every routine will have a Broadway twist.
:01:36. > :01:46.In a moment, I will be talking to Harry and Aliona. Before that,
:01:46. > :01:52.
:01:52. > :01:57.let's look at how the boys are It's Broadway week. This is my
:01:57. > :02:03.backyard. I have never played in Broadway. It will be a bit camp.
:02:03. > :02:06.It's going to have strength, body, passion. I want to map out again
:02:06. > :02:12.from here. Jason is a perfectionist. He works so hard. He is so
:02:12. > :02:17.dedicated. He is wearing me out. One... Two, three, four. I have
:02:17. > :02:21.never had a student like him. I'm so happy that we work well together.
:02:21. > :02:25.It has to be entertainment at the end of the day. That is what I am
:02:25. > :02:35.interested in. Petrified! We will try our hardest to be the best.
:02:35. > :02:45.Camp, entertainment, lots of fun. Job done! It is the first time ever
:02:45. > :02:47.
:02:47. > :02:54.on Strictly they have done a Broadway week. Ah! He is musical.
:02:54. > :02:59.He has to relax. You have to let everything out that is in your mind
:02:59. > :03:04.and leave it outside. Count. aware she is challenging me this
:03:04. > :03:10.week. That is why I get so disappointed. Arms up. Rory is
:03:10. > :03:20.starting to get it. This is my week, if I can get it right. I have to
:03:20. > :03:26.
:03:26. > :03:31.get it right first! Yes! A little This week, it's tango to Mama Mia!
:03:31. > :03:35.We raised the bar last Saturday. We need to make sure we do another
:03:35. > :03:41.amazing dance. The judges' scores have given me confidence. I know I
:03:41. > :03:51.can do it now. No, not around me. It is quick. I felt so ill today.
:03:51. > :03:54.
:03:54. > :03:59.One, two... That's horrible. Struggling. I can't spin. I am
:03:59. > :04:09.horrendous at spinning around. That was horrible. Is he throwing up?
:04:09. > :04:11.
:04:12. > :04:16.I can be the first person to be So far so good. Some similaritys to
:04:16. > :04:22.the waltz. Characters will hopefully come from the story.
:04:22. > :04:28.going to try to get Dan into the character of the dance. I want to
:04:28. > :04:37.do it justice. You can go like... As well as doing Katya justice of
:04:37. > :04:47.course. Like what? I can act, look at this. Worried. Scared. It was
:04:47. > :04:51.good. Horror! That will be a challenge to get to the acting
:04:51. > :05:01.levels that I will need to really sell it. Good. I felt the passion
:05:01. > :05:03.
:05:03. > :05:08.This week, I'm doing the quickstep which is Natalie Lowes' favourite
:05:08. > :05:12.dance. I am driven not to be in that bottom two. I will be working
:05:12. > :05:18.around-the-clock to learn the dance routines. It will make us pull our
:05:18. > :05:20.finger out. This is Natalie in focus mode. Up and toe and toe...
:05:20. > :05:26.I'm fighting my way through with that motivation. I will try and
:05:26. > :05:31.clean myself up a bit so I look more polished. That is one of my
:05:31. > :05:36.focuses. It will be fantastic. I'm making him work. It is not going to
:05:36. > :05:46.be easy. I'm working so, so hard so I'm not in the bottom two. I got
:05:46. > :05:49.This is our first ballroom dance this week, Broadway week. It's a
:05:49. > :05:53.fabulous number. We are doing the foxtrot. I am very nervous about
:05:53. > :05:57.this. It is a different technique. It is a different style. I want him
:05:57. > :06:03.to dance, which he's been doing. I want there to be some technical
:06:03. > :06:07.element. When you get to foxtrot, it is more contained. It will be a
:06:07. > :06:11.hard one for me. I don't know if this is the week I'm born to do
:06:11. > :06:21.Broadway week. Museically, it is. Not sure about the dance. I want to
:06:21. > :06:27.be where the music takes me -- musically, it is. Where does it
:06:27. > :06:30.take me? To a theatre, the West End! We are dancing the jive. The
:06:30. > :06:38.problem is the technique seems to be the complete opposite to the
:06:38. > :06:45.first Latin dance. I feel like Bambi. We are doing Grease. I'm
:06:45. > :06:54.sure he can pull off the character. Getting into the character help mes.
:06:54. > :06:58.Yeah. If you look -- Getting into the character helps me. Yeah.
:06:58. > :07:07.you look silly, you can blame it on the character. This routine is cool.
:07:07. > :07:15.If I can get the steps, we can have fun. Very good. First on the sofa
:07:15. > :07:20.tonight, please welcome Harry and Aliona. APPLAUSE Well done on
:07:20. > :07:24.Saturday night. They like you. Well done on Saturday night. We couldn't
:07:24. > :07:28.help but notice that Len, who looked a bit upset, that on the
:07:28. > :07:34.show last week, on this very show, you happened to say that you didn't
:07:34. > :07:40.listen to what the judges said. Naughty girl! Yes. We have had
:07:40. > :07:46.words. If Len is watching at home - morning - have you got a message
:07:46. > :07:52.for him? Well, as I said last week, I do listen. I do respect the
:07:52. > :07:58.comments. We had a great dance last Saturday. Yeah. We were pleased
:07:58. > :08:02.with it. The comments were very fair and very supportive, which was
:08:02. > :08:08.really good. Well done! APPLAUSE Let's hope she's done enough. Len
:08:08. > :08:13.is here tomorrow. We will see. Harry, there was a lot of chat
:08:13. > :08:19.about you being undermarked. Any comment on that? Well, that's
:08:19. > :08:23.lovely to hear. As Aliona said, when we watched it back, we were
:08:23. > :08:28.pleased. But there were posture issues there. What the judges said,
:08:28. > :08:32.they were right. Looking back, I was happy. The first ballroom dance
:08:32. > :08:37.I have ever done so obviously lots of room for improvement. I am
:08:37. > :08:40.pleased people felt that we did well. It is a good sign. They are
:08:40. > :08:44.obviously enjoying what you are doing. Craig said he would have
:08:44. > :08:51.given you one or two more points if your posture was better. Have you
:08:51. > :08:55.been working on this? I am sat here like that! LAUGHTER This week is
:08:55. > :08:59.different. Completely different technique. So hopefully if we get
:08:59. > :09:08.through next week, we will be working hard on the posture. OK. It
:09:08. > :09:11.is Broadway this week. Harry, we are concerned that you might be
:09:11. > :09:18.underdressed! Harry needs to remember to play it
:09:18. > :09:23.up to the audience and to enjoy himself. I need you to smile.
:09:23. > :09:31.# Smile, smile... # Where's the smile? It is pretty
:09:31. > :09:37.funny to see him kind of go... # Show us your teeth. #
:09:37. > :09:44.I'm not used to smiling. I'm not used to dancing! If I start smiling,
:09:44. > :09:50.it might distract me. You look so serious. What do you want me to do?
:09:50. > :10:00.Smile! Smile! I always laugh when he's trying to concentrate and he
:10:00. > :10:01.
:10:01. > :10:08.gets the serious face. You don't want a big cheesy grin either.
:10:09. > :10:14.LAUGHTER Where have I got this reputation from? You have to follow
:10:14. > :10:20.Aliona's advice. Look at that. Is it awkward when Aliona is giggling
:10:20. > :10:25.at you? She laughs at me. When I'm trying my hardest, with my game
:10:25. > :10:30.face on... It is worse for me! She's gone! The foxtrot last week.
:10:30. > :10:36.The jive couldn't be further apart. The jive this week. We have some
:10:36. > :10:41.footage of you in training. You are dancing to Grease. You are doing
:10:41. > :10:48.Grease Lightning. This is quite a nice tale. Didn't you miss out
:10:48. > :10:52.playing Danny? Yes, I auditioned for Grease at school to be a T-Bird,
:10:52. > :10:57.but I didn't make it. I was put in the chorus line. This is my chance.
:10:57. > :11:04.This is your moment. What did get the part? My best friend who I
:11:04. > :11:08.ended up living with for four years. He is jealous now. Has he given you
:11:08. > :11:12.any tips on being Danny? He said you have to give it a bit of that.
:11:12. > :11:16.I have my leathers on today. are getting into character now. The
:11:16. > :11:20.hair is going up at the front. Who do you think your main competition
:11:20. > :11:24.is? The boys - everyone has been saying the boys are very strong
:11:24. > :11:28.this year. Who are your biggest rivals? I get asked this. I think
:11:28. > :11:33.everyone, really. Everyone's amazing. The girls, too, are
:11:33. > :11:37.fantastic. They are all so lovely. Some great dancers, great
:11:37. > :11:40.personalities in it. It is impossible to say. It is only early
:11:40. > :11:46.days. It will all change. I was looking around on Sunday, thinking
:11:46. > :11:50.who is going to go? You can never tell. Exactly. I agree with that.
:11:50. > :11:56.Everyone is doing great. You have done well for Len. Well done. Good
:11:56. > :12:00.luck on Saturday. Harry and Aliona. APPLAUSE Earlier today, I managed
:12:00. > :12:04.to grab a couple of minutes with the Strictly costume department to
:12:04. > :12:08.get a first glimpse at what the couples will be wearing this
:12:08. > :12:12.weekend. Hello, this is Vicky from the wardrobe department. Possibly
:12:12. > :12:17.the hardest working part of the Strictly family. Broadway week this
:12:17. > :12:24.week. Is that exciting for you to dress them in Broadway themes?
:12:24. > :12:28.really exciting. It is a good week. We are working with choreography,
:12:28. > :12:34.production and our skill designing the costumes. Great skills you
:12:34. > :12:38.have! Let's talk about Nancy. Is she fun to dress? Yes, I love Nancy.
:12:38. > :12:44.This is Nancy's dress. She is doing This is Nancy's dress. She is doing
:12:44. > :12:48.the tango? Look at that. She is in her hot fiery red. We have a corset
:12:48. > :12:55.detail running down the dress with open sides. Open sides? She had
:12:55. > :13:02.mesh before. Is there no mesh? mesh. She is going meshless! Let's
:13:02. > :13:11.look at the material. She will be in red. Yes. Looks quite sexy. It
:13:11. > :13:17.isn't a corset. She needs to be able to move. And are there lots of
:13:17. > :13:22.fittings for each costume? Nancy has had the most fittings thus far.
:13:22. > :13:29.Why does that not surprise me?! week she was very quick. She knew
:13:29. > :13:34.from one This week she was very quick. She knew from one look. Who
:13:34. > :13:39.is going for the most daring this week? Holly. It is bra cups,
:13:39. > :13:43.elastic and a lot of mesh. Wow! The thing is, she is doing a number
:13:43. > :13:50.from Chicago. If you think of the stage show, the girls did wear very
:13:50. > :13:56.little. Yes. What about the boys? Jason is not going to shy away from
:13:56. > :14:02.a fancy number. He is doing tango. We have a classic number where he
:14:02. > :14:11.will have a tux and a pink shirt! We have another option which is a
:14:11. > :14:18.lot of pink. Two options for Jason. He is doing something from
:14:18. > :14:21.Priscilaa. It has to be the pink. I am loving the fact he has not made
:14:21. > :14:25.a decision yet. How close to the wire do you work with the costumes?
:14:25. > :14:31.We say Wednesday. It is never Wednesday. It is always Thursday.
:14:31. > :14:35.Today we cut a new frock for someone. You won't say who? What is
:14:35. > :14:39.under the gold cloth? We have lots of sparkle. It is beautiful! Looks
:14:39. > :14:44.like a Princess. Somebody is going to be wearing that on Saturday?
:14:44. > :14:47.They are. I can't tell you who it is. Russell?! I think I might know
:14:48. > :14:53.who will be wearing that. It is beautiful. We can't wait to see
:14:53. > :14:59.what they are wearing on Saturday, especially Holly. Good luck. Thank
:14:59. > :15:03.you. See you next week. Thank you very much. Now we all
:15:03. > :15:06.breathed a huge sigh of relief when Lulu and Brendan got through their
:15:06. > :15:14.routine on Saturday night. They will be joining me in a second.
:15:14. > :15:18.First, let's take a look at how they did it. So much better than
:15:18. > :15:21.last week. You look much more focused and in control. Now you
:15:21. > :15:28.have to work on the polish. Your feet need a bit more conviction.
:15:28. > :15:32.Your posture needs to be a bit stronger. You played it with the
:15:32. > :15:38.emotional fragility of a teenager in love whose heart is about to be
:15:38. > :15:44.broken. What an improvement on last week! I think they were very
:15:44. > :15:53.generous to me tonight. I feel relieved that it wasn't ones and
:15:53. > :16:00.twos and threes. I love you Alesha and even Craig wasn't so bad! Yes!
:16:00. > :16:08.Lulu and Brendan are here. APPLAUSE We are here! We are not home.
:16:08. > :16:12.done, that girl. I can't tell you! She did it! I got through.
:16:12. > :16:18.nervous were you? Before going on and doing that dance that you would
:16:18. > :16:24.forget the steps again? I was nervous about everything. He was -
:16:24. > :16:29.before I was going... Don't focus on anyone, keep focused. Just
:16:29. > :16:34.before we do the live show, when the music starts, Lulu is like this
:16:34. > :16:37.talking to the crowd. "Can you please focus on your dance?!"
:16:37. > :16:42.was beautiful. You made it through it. That is the most important
:16:42. > :16:52.thing. Brendan, did you choreograph it with Lulu's ability to get
:16:52. > :16:56.through it in mind? Not so much... Yes, you did! That is the trick.
:16:56. > :17:00.listened to the music and I don't know why but the mirror came to me
:17:00. > :17:04.and seeing each other in the mirror. I wanted to do it justice
:17:04. > :17:09.emotionally. I love dance that is really emotional and attached to
:17:09. > :17:13.the music. I think we achieved that. We had lovely comments on Twitter
:17:13. > :17:21.and Facebook. It's a lovely little thing to keep you going for the
:17:21. > :17:26.next week. Yes. Jon said, "Lulu was amazing, she will keep getting
:17:26. > :17:31.better and better." Isn't it sweet when people have that optimism?
:17:31. > :17:36.did demonstrate such vulnerability. Did you have to dig deep to convey
:17:37. > :17:43.those emotions? He did! I did. I tried really hard. I think after
:17:43. > :17:51.the first week, it was such a mess. I'm finding it difficult this week,
:17:51. > :17:58.too. This week is worse! It doesn't get easier! The song we are dancing
:17:58. > :18:03.to, the way we are doing it, it is very emotional. He has done the
:18:04. > :18:10.most beautiful choreography that I actually feel like I'm Jennifer
:18:10. > :18:14.Gray and he is Patrick Swayze! Before we talk about that because
:18:14. > :18:17.you are doing the rumba, we have a lovely moment from Saturday night.
:18:17. > :18:23.This is where you are in the studio and you are getting ready to do
:18:23. > :18:29.your dance. This is moments before and this is when we are watching
:18:29. > :18:34.the story of your training and this is what was happening in the studio.
:18:34. > :18:40.To your spot, nice and calm. Focus on the beginning. Focus on the
:18:40. > :18:50.mirror. Look at each other and it will be beautiful. Knock them dead.
:18:50. > :18:55.
:18:55. > :19:05.You can do it. Whatever happens, I'm here to hold you! You and me.
:19:05. > :19:06.
:19:06. > :19:12.No audience. Just you. It is a real touching moment. The things you get.
:19:12. > :19:17.A side of Brendan you don't get to see! I look after my girls, if I
:19:17. > :19:21.can. Rumba this week, it is Broadway, what techniques are you
:19:21. > :19:27.using to remember your steps? remember the steps? Practising with
:19:27. > :19:33.him! I video him on my camera and try to copy him. If I can get
:19:33. > :19:40.anywhere near as good, look... is looking good. Nice legs. It is
:19:40. > :19:46.controversial. I have bruised ribs. We are doing a dance that's - it is
:19:46. > :19:51.Broadway week. To do it justice, it can't be a simple rumba. I haven't
:19:51. > :19:56.got that much rumba content in it. I never saw any rumba in there.
:19:56. > :20:06.Craig will love it. Len might not. I am hoping the audience will love
:20:06. > :20:08.
:20:08. > :20:13.it. I don't know any other girl who would want to do that dance with
:20:13. > :20:20.him! How is it, transferring it from the dance studio into the
:20:20. > :20:24.television studio, which you do tomorrow? Where am I?! It is mind-
:20:24. > :20:29.blowing to get on that stage because there's all the history
:20:29. > :20:32.with the show and everything. Then you go, where was it we did it?
:20:32. > :20:36.is an amazing feeling to be doing what you have worked so hard for.
:20:36. > :20:43.You have one chance to do it and the audience are anticipating what
:20:43. > :20:50.is... It is amazing. You know how it feels! I'm getting clammy palms.
:20:50. > :20:54.Good luck on Saturday. Lulu and Brendan! APPLAUSE Oh. Before I chat
:20:54. > :20:59.to Holly and Artem, let's take a trip back to the training rooms
:20:59. > :21:09.where the girls are working hard to embrace the leading lady within
:21:09. > :21:10.
:21:10. > :21:13.them. This week myself and Alex are dancing the Viennese waltz. It is
:21:13. > :21:19.from Cats. The difficulty we have got is theming our dance to the
:21:19. > :21:25.musical. We have been crawling around like cats. Can't dance as a
:21:25. > :21:31.cat! The dance is kind of atmospheric and quite dramatic.
:21:31. > :21:39.What is difficult is the tempo changes. I'm going hell-for-leather
:21:39. > :21:49.around the studio. All of a sudden in the zone. I don't know which
:21:49. > :21:53.
:21:53. > :22:00.country I'm in let alone which step This week we are doing the jive.
:22:00. > :22:05.I'm ecstatic about doing this dance. The jive is another mad, busy dance.
:22:05. > :22:12.We could both go for the hairspray! Yes! It is going to be fun and
:22:12. > :22:20.fabulous. We have got a lift - two lifts I suppose in the jive. Some
:22:20. > :22:30.are scary and some are not so scary. It's great fun. I'm loving learning
:22:30. > :22:33.
:22:33. > :22:39.This week I'm doing a slow rumba. Whatever that is. I'm really
:22:39. > :22:47.excited about this week. The song we've got is fantastic. Yes. Turn.
:22:47. > :22:53.Between the feet. Like a clutz! This dance is about the emotion. I
:22:54. > :23:00.want to have Craig crying his eyes out at the end of the number. There
:23:00. > :23:05.was not enough... I can't get it. I'm worried. Very worried. Get your
:23:05. > :23:09.head up and get over it! Here it is. There. Oh that's different, Lulu!
:23:09. > :23:19.Isn't it?! If she trusts me, I will get her through it. If she doesn't,
:23:19. > :23:24.it will be tough. I don't know if I This week, we are doing cha-cha. A
:23:24. > :23:27.little bit similar to salsa. A lot of hip action. We can take a lot of
:23:27. > :23:32.comments which judges gave us and put them into dance right away. It
:23:32. > :23:36.is about your position, it is all about your body movement. I will
:23:36. > :23:41.try and tone it down a little so it is not as full-on. One, two - stop.
:23:41. > :23:46.That was so much better. It feels like last week was a breaking point
:23:46. > :23:51.for Chelsea. Now she got into the groove and she becomes a dancer.
:23:51. > :23:54.She is like boom, boom! Sorry. love it. You are putting energy
:23:54. > :24:04.into it. I'm picking the steps up quicker than I have done for the
:24:04. > :24:07.
:24:07. > :24:12.past two weeks. The first part was This week it will be a tango. The
:24:12. > :24:20.truth is, who knows! I will do something to you that will surprise
:24:20. > :24:27.you. Told you. Good. Absolutely brilliant. Nice. Then we go... I
:24:27. > :24:33.like that. I said nothing. You kick-off. Why you kick-off? We will
:24:33. > :24:41.serious today or not? Don't start. Get over there. When I leave you,
:24:41. > :24:50.you go home and do you sleep? Things are getting better.
:24:50. > :24:55.This week, we are doing a tango from a musical Chicago. The
:24:55. > :25:03.standard of that song is so high that we will have to push the bar
:25:03. > :25:10.further. Broadway week is just not my bag. This is my payback for
:25:10. > :25:14.never going to musicals. I can't stand them. Why are you stepping?
:25:14. > :25:19.Ow! We need to nail the timing of it. The problem we had was the
:25:19. > :25:27.timing. Not eight - seven. It's a brain-teaser with the footwork.
:25:27. > :25:33.Five, six, seven. Why am I getting there for seven? This is super-hard.
:25:34. > :25:39.Give it up for Holly and Artem. APPLAUSE Obviously the training is
:25:39. > :25:43.paying off. Did I see you biting him there? Quite possibly! That was
:25:43. > :25:52.probably not the worst thing I did to him that day. Great scores once
:25:52. > :25:56.again. The judges seem to want you to let go? This week is easier. It
:25:56. > :26:00.is Broadway week. It is easier for me to play characters than be
:26:01. > :26:08.myself. I feel exposed. This week I can have more fun. Your acting
:26:08. > :26:15.skills must come in handy? They do now, I hope. Fingers crossed. We
:26:15. > :26:19.must mention Len on Saturday said the limbo bit was like a mechanic
:26:19. > :26:25.checking for an oil leak. What did you think of their comments?
:26:25. > :26:31.loved it. I try to make exciting routines. If it works, it works.
:26:31. > :26:34.worked for us. We loved it. We were quite excited to spot a
:26:34. > :26:42.reappearance of The Terminator on the BBC One show on Saturday night.
:26:42. > :26:47.Look at this. It is really quick. Thank you for that. That was such a
:26:47. > :26:50.gift. Holly, you have shown you are confident in the Latin. How is it
:26:50. > :26:58.different with the ballroom? Well, I wish I could say I knew the
:26:58. > :27:05.difference. I thought I was doing Latin until yesterday. Posture and
:27:05. > :27:09.holding my head a certain way, that's been difficult. A frame.
:27:09. > :27:14.frame. I'm working on my frame. are learning a new word each day.
:27:14. > :27:20.Sometimes it is too much to take on board. We can see a bit of your
:27:20. > :27:25.training here. Oh God! Timing is critical in the tango, I am told.
:27:25. > :27:34.Craig was pointing out your timing last week. How is that going?
:27:34. > :27:41.going! LAUGHTER It is going great. That was the beginning of the week.
:27:41. > :27:47.Yeah, you know... You have got an incredible set, can you reveal a
:27:47. > :27:57.bit about your set... Of what? Studio set! Sorry. This is a family
:27:57. > :27:59.
:27:59. > :28:05.show! Thanks, Zoe! Bring it back, Artem! Anyway, we have - because we
:28:05. > :28:11.are doing this song, it's from Chicago, we are getting this cell
:28:11. > :28:17.cage... There's a cage?! She has been a bad student so if she is not
:28:17. > :28:23.doing a good job, she is staying in the cell cage! I'm loving the idea
:28:23. > :28:27.of this. Let's check out the outfit. Your Holly - temperatures will be
:28:27. > :28:30.rising. That is what Holly is wearing. Artem, we are worried they
:28:31. > :28:35.might not finish yours in time. We have this for you should you need
:28:35. > :28:39.it on Saturday night. Thank you very much. Give it up for Holly and
:28:39. > :28:48.Artem. Good luck this weekend. That is all we have time for tonight.