Strictly - Back To The Ballroom! - A Series Of Mini-Series

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Stuart25

21-12-2014

Mimi & Kevin and Will & Iveta, you are our top two.

You have both trained very hard to get here, but only one of you can win.

It's the moment of truth.

I can now reveal the Christmas champions 2014 are...

Stuart25

21-12-2014

★-★-★-★WILL AND IVETA★-★-★-★

Congratulations Will and Iveta - you are our Christmas champions! How does it feel?

Wow, this feels great. I’ve really enjoyed dancing with Iveta and our American Smooth just felt magical. Thank you to everyone for voting as well!

Thank you to all our couples for taking part in our festive special, and a big well done to Will and Iveta. Now, if you could all take to the floor for your last dance to Fairytale Of New York by The Pogues and Kirsty MacColl!

Stuart25

30-12-2014

I can reveal that I have begun writing the third mini series..

It should begin in January.

Stuart25

06-01-2015

The BBC have today announced plans for a third mini-series of pro-celebrity dance contest Strictly Come Dancing: Back To The Ballroom. The new series, titled "Dancing With The Pop Stars", will see ten singers and musicians from different pop groups battle it out on the dancefloor for the judges' scores and the public's votes.

The BBC also revealed that, in keeping with the pop theme, all dances on the show will be done to well known chart songs by popular artists and bands.

As with "Strictly: A-List", the series will last nine shows, with eliminations from show two onwards. Eliminations up to show six will be decided by a combination of the judges scores and a public vote estimate. From show six, the public will be given the chance to vote for their favourites.

Craig Revel Horwood, Darcey Bussell, Len Goodman and Bruno Tonioli are all set to return as judges for the pro-celebrity dance contest, and Claudia Winkleman will remain as host, joined by Tess Daly, who took a break for the Christmas special.

Early rumours indicate Cheryl Baker, from Bucks Fizz, S Club 7's Jon Lee, and Alexandra Buggs, of Stooshe fame, have signed up for the series. The BBC will confirm the ten pop stars taking part in the series at 5.00pm tomorrow.

Stuart25

07-01-2015

@MelanieCmusic - from the Spice Girls

"SO excited for Dancing With The Pop Stars... can't wait to see all my old pop friends on one show! #SCD"

@TheVampsJames - from The Vamps

"got something really exciting to tell you all soon....!!!"

Stuart25

07-01-2015

Series One - Faye Tozer & Artem Chigvintsev
Series Two - Lisa Kudrow & Brendan Cole
Series Three - Fearne Cotton & Pasha Kovalev

Strictly A-List - Britney Spears & Pasha Kovalev
Back To The Bauble - Will Young & Iveta Lukosiute

The_Voice1

07-01-2015

Please have Alexandra and maybe a Neon Jungle.

Stuart25

07-01-2015

Originally Posted by The_Voice1:
“Please have Alexandra and maybe a Neon Jungle.”

You might just be pleased..

Stuart25

07-01-2015

Sorry for being (slightly) late, but anyway...

Without further ado, I present the cast of Dancing With The Pop Stars...

Stuart25

07-01-2015

The first three celebrities showing off their pop star moves are...

GERI HALLIWELL (Spice Girls)

TITO JACKSON (The Jackson 5)

ALEXANDRA BUGGS (Stooshe)

Clue (Celebrity #7): She'll need a lot of black coffee to get through Strictly training!

Stuart25

07-01-2015

Joining Geri, Tito and Alexandra on the Strictly Ballroom will be...

MIKEY GRAHAM (Boyzone)

KEREN WOODWARD (Bananarama)

ANDREW RIDGELEY (Wham!)

SHAZNAY LEWIS (All Saints)

Clue (Celebrity #9): She took a long time to make her mind up over whether to take part in Strictly or not...

Stuart25

07-01-2015

The final three celebrities busting some pop-tastic moves are...

JON LEE (S Club 7)

CHERYL BAKER (Bucks Fizz)

JAMES MCVEY (The Vamps)

Stuart25

07-01-2015

• Alexandra Buggs, 25, Stooshe Singer
• Andrew Ridgeley, 51, Wham! Singer
• Cheryl Baker, 60, Bucks Fizz Singer
• Geri Halliwell, 42, Spice Girls Singer
• James McVey, 20, The Vamps Guitarist
• Jon Lee, 32, S Club 7 Singer
• Keren Woodward, 53, Bananarama Singer
• Mikey Graham, 42, Boyzone Singer
• Shaznay Lewis, 39, All Saints Singer
• Tito Jackson, 61, The Jackson 5 Singer

IzzieStar

07-01-2015

Fantastic cast there Stuart.

I can't stand Geri Halliwell, but I like having somebody to vote against.

Stuart25

07-01-2015

Originally Posted by IzzieStar:
“Fantastic cast there Stuart.

I can't stand Geri Halliwell, but I like having somebody to vote against. ”

Thank you Izzie. Who are you rooting for?

IzzieStar

07-01-2015

Originally Posted by Stuart25:
“Thank you Izzie. Who are you rooting for? ”

Probably Mikey, because I really liked one of his routines on DOI.

dennisboy

07-01-2015

Originally Posted by IzzieStar:
“Probably Mikey, because I really liked one of his routines on DOI. ”

Was it this one? If so, I liked that too

IzzieStar

07-01-2015

Originally Posted by dennisboy:
“Was it this one? If so, I liked that too ”

That's the one! He had that one really good dance, but never reached the same heights again. I have a tendency to support celebs who follow that pattern.

Stuart25

07-01-2015

• Alexandra Buggs & Kevin Clifton
• Andrew Ridgeley & Natalie Lowe
• Cheryl Baker & Aljaz Skorjanec
• Geri Halliwell & Tristan MacManus
• James McVey & Iveta Lukosiute
• Jon Lee & Joanne Clifton
• Keren Woodward & Robin Windsor
• Mikey Graham & Kristina Rihanoff
• Shaznay Lewis & Brendan Cole
• Tito Jackson & Aliona Vilani

Monsieur23

07-01-2015

Quite phenomenally Team James.

Stuart25

08-01-2015

Originally Posted by Monsieur23:
“Quite phenomenally Team James. ”

I hope you enjoy the series Ross

A schedule and other tidbits will be posted tonight. The first show will take place tomorrow.

Stuart25

08-01-2015

• Show 1 - 10 Couples - Cha Cha Cha, Jive, Tango, Waltz
• Show 2 - 10 Couples - Intro. American Smooth, Charleston, Foxtrot, Rumba, Salsa
• Show 3 - 09 Couples - Intro. Quickstep, Samba, Viennese Waltz
• Show 4 - 08 Couples - Intro. Paso Doble
• Show 5 - 07 Couples
• Show 6 - 06 Couples - Intro. Argentine Tango (Voting Introduced)
• Show 7 - 05 Couples (2 Dances)
• Semi Final - 04 Couples (2 Dances)
• Final - Stage 1 - 03 Couples (1 Dance + Showdance)
• Final - Stage 2 - 02 Couples (Couples' Favourite Dance)

Stuart25

08-01-2015

Some of the artists whose songs are featured in show one...

Madonna
Justin Timberlake
Avril Lavigne

Stuart25

09-01-2015

Welcome to Dancing With The Pop Star's first live show! Tonight our ten couples will take to the floor for the first time, dancing to some well known pop classics, and hoping to impress our judges and you at home. Without further ado, let's meet the (pop) stars of our show...

From the Spice Girls, Geri Halliwell and her dance partner Tristan MacManus!
The Jackson 5's Tito Jackson and his dance partner Aliona Vilani!
Stooshe singer Alexandra Buggs and her dance partner Kevin Clifton!
From Boyzone, Mikey Graham and his dance partner Kristina Rihanoff!
Of Bananarama fame, Keren Woodward and her dance partner Robin Windsor!
Wham!'s Andrew Ridgeley and his dance partner Natalie Lowe!
All Saints singer Shaznay Lewis and her dance partner Brendan Cole!
From S Club 7, Jon Lee and his dance partner Joanne Clifton!
Of Bucks Fizz fame, Cheryl Baker and her dance partner Aljaz Skorjanec!
And finally, The Vamps guitarist James McVey and his dance partner Iveta Lukosiute!

Stuart25

09-01-2015

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