---KARINA AND IAN---
Safely through to next week are...
Safely through to next week are...
Strictly - Back To The Ballroom! - Series Two
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---SUE AND ARTEM---
Couples Remaining
Julie & Vincent
Ronnie & Ola
So that means Julie & Vincent and Ronnie & Ola, one of you is safe and one of you will be joining Marco & Iveta in the bottom two. I can reveal the couple in the bottom two tonight is…
Couples Remaining
Julie & Vincent
Ronnie & Ola
So that means Julie & Vincent and Ronnie & Ola, one of you is safe and one of you will be joining Marco & Iveta in the bottom two. I can reveal the couple in the bottom two tonight is…
---RONNIE AND OLA---
Which means Julie & Vincent, you're through to next Saturday! Back to you Claudia!
Which means Julie & Vincent, you're through to next Saturday! Back to you Claudia!
I’m back here with our newly safe celebrities; Peaches, David, Rick, Karina, Sue and Julie! Let’s start with you Julie; they left you right to the end, how were you feeling?
Oh my it was terrible, I can’t describe it. When it was down to me and Ronnie I just turned to Vincent and said “it’ll be us” and when it wasn’t I was genuinely shocked!
Same for you David, you looked really unsure - did you think you’d be in danger?
Well I think everyone gets that feeling that they could be in the bottom two but especially as I was more mid-table with the judges it was really nerve-racking.
I feel for you, David. Back to you Tess!
Oh my it was terrible, I can’t describe it. When it was down to me and Ronnie I just turned to Vincent and said “it’ll be us” and when it wasn’t I was genuinely shocked!
Same for you David, you looked really unsure - did you think you’d be in danger?
Well I think everyone gets that feeling that they could be in the bottom two but especially as I was more mid-table with the judges it was really nerve-racking.
I feel for you, David. Back to you Tess!
Thank you Claudia.
Ronnie & Ola and Marco & Iveta, one of you is about to leave the competition for good. It’s the moment of truth.
Ronnie; the judges loved your dance... up until the last fifteen seconds.
Marco; the judges branded your dance as “awful” and that if awkward was a place, you’d be in it.
But did the public agree?
I can now reveal the couple leaving tonight is...
Ronnie & Ola and Marco & Iveta, one of you is about to leave the competition for good. It’s the moment of truth.
Ronnie; the judges loved your dance... up until the last fifteen seconds.
Marco; the judges branded your dance as “awful” and that if awkward was a place, you’d be in it.
But did the public agree?
I can now reveal the couple leaving tonight is...
---Ronnie, what have you loved about Strictly?
It definitely has to be learning a new skill. I've never danced before in my life so to be doing it on national television definitely tested my nerves. I'm gutted to be out but so glad I did it.
Thank you, Ronnie & Ola, now if you could please take to the floor for your last dance to Back For Good by Take That.
Please join us next Saturday at 17.00 for another round of dancing, but if you can't wait that long to get your Strictly fix, you can join Zoe on Behind The Ballroom on Wednesday and Friday.
Until then, keep dancing!
It definitely has to be learning a new skill. I've never danced before in my life so to be doing it on national television definitely tested my nerves. I'm gutted to be out but so glad I did it.
Thank you, Ronnie & Ola, now if you could please take to the floor for your last dance to Back For Good by Take That.
Please join us next Saturday at 17.00 for another round of dancing, but if you can't wait that long to get your Strictly fix, you can join Zoe on Behind The Ballroom on Wednesday and Friday.
Until then, keep dancing!
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[LIST][*]David & Katya - 3/2[*]Lisa & Brendan - 10/3[*]Natasha & James - 5/1[*]Peaches & Robin - 8/1[*]Jake & Natalie - 14/1[*]Frida & Pasha - 24/1[*]Sue & Artem - 24/1[*]Karina & Ian - 30/1[*]Brian & Kristina - 34/1[*]Rick & Erin - 34/1[*]Julie & Vincent - 100/1[*]Marco & Iveta - 180/1[/LIST]
[LIST][*]Marco & Iveta - 1/2[*]Julie & Vincent - 3/1[*]Karina & Ian - 6/1[*]Rick & Erin - 10/1[*]Brian & Kristina - 12/1[*]Frida & Pasha - 28/1[*]Sue & Artem - 30/1[*]Jake & Natalie - 34/1[*]Peaches & Robin - 34/1[*]Natasha & James - 54/1[*]David & Katya - 80/1[*]Lisa & Brendan - 80/1[/LIST]
I'm a bit behind with statistics/training updates etc this week because I'm on holiday, but everything should be back to normal by Thursday 
[LIST][*]Show 1 - 28/09/13 - 14 Couples - 1 Dance - Cha Cha Cha, Waltz[*]Show 2 - 05/10/13 - 14 Couples - 1 Dance - Intro. Foxtrot, Jive, Rumba, Tango[*]Show 3 - 12/10/13 - 13 Couples - 1 Dance - Intro. Samba, Viennese Waltz[*]Show 4 - 19/10/13 - 12 Couples - 1 Dance - Intro. Paso Doble, Quickstep[*]Show 5 - 26/10/13 - 11 Couples - 1 Dance - Halloween Week[*]Show 6 - 02/11/13 - 10 Couples - 1 Dance - Intro. American Smooth, Salsa[*]Show 7 - 09/11/13 - 09 Couples - 1 Dance - Intro. Argentine Tango, Charleston[*]Show 8 - 16/11/13 - 08 Couples - 1 Dance - Televison & Film Week[*]Show 9 - 23/11/13 - 07 Couples - 1 Dance + Swing A Thon[*]Quarter Final - 30/11/13 - 06 Couples - 2 Dances[*]Semi Final - 07/12/13 - 05 Couples - 2 Dances[*]Final - Stage 1 - 14/12/13 - 03 Couples - 1 Dance + Fusion Dance[*]Final - Stage 2 - 14/12/13 - 02 Couples - Redemption Dance + Favourite Dance[/LIST]
Cha Cha Cha[LIST][*]Natasha & James[/LIST]
Foxtrot[LIST][*]Karina & Ian[/LIST]
Jive[LIST][*]Jake & Natalie[/LIST]
Paso Doble[LIST][*]Lisa & Brendan[*]Marco & Iveta[/LIST]
Quickstep[LIST][*]Julie & Vincent[*]Rick & Erin[/LIST]
Samba[LIST][*]Frida & Pasha[*]Sue & Artem[/LIST]
Viennese Waltz[LIST][*]Brian & Kristina[*]Peaches & Robin[/LIST]
Waltz[LIST][*]David & Katya[/LIST]
Foxtrot[LIST][*]Karina & Ian[/LIST]
Jive[LIST][*]Jake & Natalie[/LIST]
Paso Doble[LIST][*]Lisa & Brendan[*]Marco & Iveta[/LIST]
Quickstep[LIST][*]Julie & Vincent[*]Rick & Erin[/LIST]
Samba[LIST][*]Frida & Pasha[*]Sue & Artem[/LIST]
Viennese Waltz[LIST][*]Brian & Kristina[*]Peaches & Robin[/LIST]
Waltz[LIST][*]David & Katya[/LIST]
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I'll try and catch up with training updates/Behind The Ballroom/song choice tomorrow.
I'll try and catch up with training updates/Behind The Ballroom/song choice tomorrow.
This week Brian and Kristina are dancing the Viennese Waltz. After earning high praise for their Cha Cha Cha last week, Brian is out to impress the judges further. “Last week was just a dream. I always thought I’d be better at the Ballroom dances but to get straight sixes in Latin is quite amazing,” Brian says. Training for their Viennese Waltz is going well, and Brian seems to be enjoying being back in hold, telling us “the Viennese Waltz is so much fun. Yes, I do feel a little queasy after each training session but it’s just so romantic and so much fun to dance. I’m really looking forward to Saturday already!” Keep an eye out for more training gossip right here.
After getting their highest score so far with their Samba, Peaches and Robin are coming back fighting with a Viennese Waltz. They’re dancing to a George Harrison song, and Peaches is loving it, telling us “the Viennese Waltz is, by far, my favourite dance so far. I love the Ballroom dances and this one easily tops the rest.” However, Robin says that Peaches is having issues with the timing, saying “because the Waltzes are in 3/4 as opposed to 4/4 for the other dances, it can seem quite strange to the celebrity. This is Peaches’ main problem right now - she just can’t get used to the new timing. Hopefully we can get this sorted for Saturday.”
Hello and welcome to Behind The Ballroom!
Joining me, Zoe Ball, tonight we have a run down of Saturday night's performances from the fantastic Craig Revel Horwood and the lovely Anton Du Beke will be popping in to tell me how our couples are getting on in training!
So bring in the man himself, Craig Revel Horwood!
Joining me, Zoe Ball, tonight we have a run down of Saturday night's performances from the fantastic Craig Revel Horwood and the lovely Anton Du Beke will be popping in to tell me how our couples are getting on in training!
So bring in the man himself, Craig Revel Horwood!
Craig - Week Three Performances
Great to see you Craig, how are you?
I’m feeling wonderful darling, and I’m looking forward to having a good gossip about some of our couples.
Great! Let’s start with Lisa and Brendan. Now you gave your first nine of the series to their Foxtrot, I assume you liked it?
Well as I said on the night, I thought it was fabulous. It was classy, elegant, it told a story… there was honestly no fault in sight. She will turn out to be a Ballroom queen.
Way to go Lisa! How about Marco and Iveta? You said their dance was awful - surely it can’t be that bad?
It wasn’t the worst dance I’ve seen on Strictly - that’s why I didn’t give it a one, but it really was dreadful.
I quite enjoyed it actually, it was so much fun.
Yes it was certainly entertaining… however, for all the wrong reasons!
Oh Craig you big meanie! Finally, what did you think of Natasha and James’ Tango?
This was another of my favourites of the night. It did lose a bit of timing every so often, but the attention to detail, for week three, was just excellent.
Well done Natasha. Now, of course, you won’t be here next week since you’ll be having your hip op so Darcey will be coming in to give us her verdict.
That is correct, I shall miss you though.
Aw sweetie, I’ll miss you too! Thanks for popping in, Craig Revel Horwood, everybody!
Thank you.
Now it's time to find out how our couples are doing in training with the fabulous Anton Du Beke!
Great to see you Craig, how are you?
I’m feeling wonderful darling, and I’m looking forward to having a good gossip about some of our couples.
Great! Let’s start with Lisa and Brendan. Now you gave your first nine of the series to their Foxtrot, I assume you liked it?
Well as I said on the night, I thought it was fabulous. It was classy, elegant, it told a story… there was honestly no fault in sight. She will turn out to be a Ballroom queen.
Way to go Lisa! How about Marco and Iveta? You said their dance was awful - surely it can’t be that bad?
It wasn’t the worst dance I’ve seen on Strictly - that’s why I didn’t give it a one, but it really was dreadful.
I quite enjoyed it actually, it was so much fun.
Yes it was certainly entertaining… however, for all the wrong reasons!
Oh Craig you big meanie! Finally, what did you think of Natasha and James’ Tango?
This was another of my favourites of the night. It did lose a bit of timing every so often, but the attention to detail, for week three, was just excellent.
Well done Natasha. Now, of course, you won’t be here next week since you’ll be having your hip op so Darcey will be coming in to give us her verdict.
That is correct, I shall miss you though.
Aw sweetie, I’ll miss you too! Thanks for popping in, Craig Revel Horwood, everybody!
Thank you.
Now it's time to find out how our couples are doing in training with the fabulous Anton Du Beke!
Anton - Training
Hello there Anton, it’s great to see you again!
Lovely to see you too Zoe.
Oh you charmer! Let’s get started shall we? Now Julie and Vincent are dancing the Quickstep this week. How is their training getting on?
Well from what I’ve seen so far, this really is looking like her best dance to date. There are some issues with the hold because she looks like she’s being dragged around right now, but she has a massive smile every time she dances the routine and that really shows how much she is enjoying dancing.
She does look like she’s loving it doesn’t she? How about Jake and Natalie’s Jive?
He came into the competition with no dance experience or stage experience whatsoever and so far, he should be really proud of himself. His Jive is a little flat footed - the judges will probably pick up on that - but his Latin is getting better and better and I think he could be a dark horse.
Oh Anton, big words! So he’s one to watch, but are Rick and Erin?
Well they’re dancing the Quickstep this week, and as we can guess, this suits Rick down to a tee.
I can just imagine it - it’s going to be great isn’t it?
It really is, and I’m so glad Erin has put so much of the Charleston stuff into their routine because that is made for him.
It is, he looks like he’s having the time of his life. Hopefully we’ll get to see a full Charleston routine from them.
I really hope so because that would be great.
And finally tonight, how are Sue and Artem getting on?
This week Sue is doing a Samba. It is noticeable that she is struggling, but with the Samba, everyone does. She just needs to loosen the hips a little because right now it’s all looking quite contrived.
So she needs a bit more natural rhythm?
Exactly, it just doesn’t look real. Also, if she got into a more partying mood as opposed to a look of complete terror every time she danced the routine, I think the judges would think a little more highly of it.
Well, we can hope. Thank you very much, Anton!
Thank you!
Well that's all we've got time for today! Behind The Ballroom will return on Friday with a Friday panel of our first two eliminated couples, Robert and Flavia and Ronnie and Ola, as well as an exclusive look at one of our couples' performances! See you then!
Hello there Anton, it’s great to see you again!
Lovely to see you too Zoe.
Oh you charmer! Let’s get started shall we? Now Julie and Vincent are dancing the Quickstep this week. How is their training getting on?
Well from what I’ve seen so far, this really is looking like her best dance to date. There are some issues with the hold because she looks like she’s being dragged around right now, but she has a massive smile every time she dances the routine and that really shows how much she is enjoying dancing.
She does look like she’s loving it doesn’t she? How about Jake and Natalie’s Jive?
He came into the competition with no dance experience or stage experience whatsoever and so far, he should be really proud of himself. His Jive is a little flat footed - the judges will probably pick up on that - but his Latin is getting better and better and I think he could be a dark horse.
Oh Anton, big words! So he’s one to watch, but are Rick and Erin?
Well they’re dancing the Quickstep this week, and as we can guess, this suits Rick down to a tee.
I can just imagine it - it’s going to be great isn’t it?
It really is, and I’m so glad Erin has put so much of the Charleston stuff into their routine because that is made for him.
It is, he looks like he’s having the time of his life. Hopefully we’ll get to see a full Charleston routine from them.
I really hope so because that would be great.
And finally tonight, how are Sue and Artem getting on?
This week Sue is doing a Samba. It is noticeable that she is struggling, but with the Samba, everyone does. She just needs to loosen the hips a little because right now it’s all looking quite contrived.
So she needs a bit more natural rhythm?
Exactly, it just doesn’t look real. Also, if she got into a more partying mood as opposed to a look of complete terror every time she danced the routine, I think the judges would think a little more highly of it.
Well, we can hope. Thank you very much, Anton!
Thank you!
Well that's all we've got time for today! Behind The Ballroom will return on Friday with a Friday panel of our first two eliminated couples, Robert and Flavia and Ronnie and Ola, as well as an exclusive look at one of our couples' performances! See you then!
Frida and Pasha are dancing the Samba this week. “This is our second Latin dance, after we did the Cha Cha in week one,” Pasha explains. “Considering how difficult the Samba is to pick up, Frida is showing some true natural musicality, but we just have to fit the steps in around that, which is causing problems.” Frida is struggling with the amount of technique involved with the dance, saying “the Samba is so different to any other dance we’ve done so far, because you have to do so many things at once; you have to move the hips, do the rolls and make sure your feet are doing the right thing too! It is a nightmare but hopefully it will be a dream come true by Saturday!” Strictly Come Dancing returns this Saturday at 17.00.
Cha Cha Cha[LIST][*]Amy Winehouse - You Know I'm No Good[/LIST]
Foxtrot[LIST][*]Deep Blue Something - Breakfast At Tiffany's[/LIST]
Jive[LIST][*]The Tractors - Baby Likes To Rock It[/LIST]
Paso Doble[LIST][*]Dead Or Alive - You Spin Me Round[*]Edmundo Ros - Malaguena[/LIST]
Quickstep[LIST][*]Alma Cogan - Twenty Tiny Fingers[*]KT Tunstall - Black Horse And A Cherry Tree[/LIST]
Samba[LIST][*]M People - Moving On Up[*]Shapeshifters - Lola's Theme[/LIST]
Viennese Waltz[LIST][*]George Harrison - Behind That Locked Door[*]Seal - Kiss From A Rose[/LIST]
Waltz[LIST][*]Sara Bareilles - Bluebird[/LIST]
Foxtrot[LIST][*]Deep Blue Something - Breakfast At Tiffany's[/LIST]
Jive[LIST][*]The Tractors - Baby Likes To Rock It[/LIST]
Paso Doble[LIST][*]Dead Or Alive - You Spin Me Round[*]Edmundo Ros - Malaguena[/LIST]
Quickstep[LIST][*]Alma Cogan - Twenty Tiny Fingers[*]KT Tunstall - Black Horse And A Cherry Tree[/LIST]
Samba[LIST][*]M People - Moving On Up[*]Shapeshifters - Lola's Theme[/LIST]
Viennese Waltz[LIST][*]George Harrison - Behind That Locked Door[*]Seal - Kiss From A Rose[/LIST]
Waltz[LIST][*]Sara Bareilles - Bluebird[/LIST]
David and Katya are dancing the Waltz this week. After dropping down the leaderboard with their Rumba last week, David is determined to improve with his Waltz. “Obviously topping the leaderboard in the first two weeks does add a bit of pressure and when you’re not top, it does feel like you’ve let yourself down, so we want to come back fighting this week.” David is managing to pick up the routine, but Katya says they are having problems with the frame. She tells us “for such a muscly man, David’s frame is actually pretty week. In the Ballroom dances, the frame has to be firm otherwise the judges won’t be happy, so we’ll have to work on this in the next few Ballroom dances.” Will they be able to fix David’s frame in time for Saturday’s live show? Find out right here at 17.00 this Saturday.
Karina and Ian are this week dancing the Foxtrot to Breakfast At Tiffany’s by Deep Blue Something. “Breakfast At Tiffany’s was one of my favourite songs growing up so to be dancing the Foxtrot to it with Ian really means a lot. It’s my favourite dance so far; being in hold with Ian certainly helps!” Karina jokes. However, Ian still thinks Karina is struggling to perform elegantly and gracefully, saying “when Karina had the Waltz, all we focused on was getting the gracefulness, which I know she has in her, out. Now that we’re back in a Ballroom dance, that is what we have to try and work on.” But this minor setback isn’t knocking Karina’s confidence. She told us “I know I have a lot to work on, but I am improving and I think that’s what the show is all about. I’m no Ginger Rogers, but hopefully on the night I will be able to perform a nice Foxtrot.”
Hello and welcome to Behind The Ballroom!
Joining me, Zoe Ball, tonight we have my fantastic Friday panel consisting of our first two eliminated couples, Robert and Flavia and Ronnie and Ola, and we'll have a sneak preview of Julie and Vincent's Quickstep!
So without further ado, let's bring in our Friday panel!
Joining me, Zoe Ball, tonight we have my fantastic Friday panel consisting of our first two eliminated couples, Robert and Flavia and Ronnie and Ola, and we'll have a sneak preview of Julie and Vincent's Quickstep!
So without further ado, let's bring in our Friday panel!
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