What in your opinion was the best dance of every previous champion?

Natasha Kaplinsky
Jill Halfpenny
Darren Gough
Mark Ramprakash
Alesha Dixon
Tom Chambers
Chris Hollins
Kara Tointon
Harry Judd
Louis Smith
Abbey Clancy
Caroline Flack

Natasha Kaplinsky - Paso Doble
Jill Halfpenny - Jive
Darren Gough - Paso Doble
Mark Ramprakash - Salsa
Alesha Dixon - Viennese Waltz
Tom Chambers - Showdance
Chris Hollins - Charleston
Kara Tointon - American Smooth
Harry Judd - Viennese Waltz
Louis Smith - Salsa
Abbey Clancy - Viennese Waltz
Caroline Flack - Charleston

Natasha Kaplinsky- didn't watch
Jill Halfpenny- jive
Darren Gough-if pushed- paso (but it shoulda been Colin Jackson's American Smooth)
Mark Ramprakash- salsa
Alesha Dixon- cha cha
Tom Chambers- showdance
Chris Hollins- charleston
Kara Tointon- rumba
Harry Judd- Quickstep
Louis Smith- salsa
Abbey Clancy- samba
Caroline Flack- charleston

Wow, that's some list, thank you.

Natasha Kaplinsky- Foctrot
Jill Halfpenny- Jive
Darren Gough if forced to waltz but should have been Colin QS)
Mark Ramprakash Salsa
Alesha Dixon Vienesse Waltz
Tom Chambers if forced Waltz (still have never seen his Showdance as I stopped watching when Austinwuzrobbed)
Chris Hollins Charleston
Kara Tointon Rumba
Harry Judd Vienesse Waltz
Louis Smith Halloween Tango
Abbey Clancy American Smooth
Caroline Flack charleston

Natasha Kaplinsky- Foxtrot
Jill Halfpenny- Paso Doble
Darren Gough- Quickstep
Mark Ramprakash- Argentine Tango
Alesha Dixon- Jive
Tom Chambers- Showdance
Chris Hollins- Charleston
Kara Tointon- Rumba
Harry Judd- Quickstep
Louis Smith- Tango
Abbey Clancy- Waltz
Caroline Flack- Charleston

Thank you so much for going to all that trouble in your post.
I'm going to watch every one later.
Thanks again. xxx

These are my personal favourites rather than the ones that were technically "best" (I don't have enough dance knowledge to judge the latter).

Natasha Kaplinsky - Foxtrot
Jill Halfpenny - Jive
Darren Gough - didn't watch
Mark Ramprakash - Argentine Tango
Alesha Dixon - Quickstep
Tom Chambers - showdance
Chris Hollins - Charleston
Kara Tointon - Charleston
Harry Judd - Quickstep
Louis Smith - I genuinely can't remember any of his dances in particular, apart from his show dance which I hated
Abbey Clancy - Viennese Waltz
Caroline Flack - Charleston

Great thread, OP.

Natasha Kaplinsky - can't comment
Jill Halfpenny - can't comment
Darren Gough - QS
Mark Ramprakash - salsa
Alesha Dixon - cha cha cha
Tom Chambers - QS
Chris Hollins - I didn't really like any, even that charleston
Kara Tointon - salsa
Harry Judd - none come to mind
Louis Smith - samba
Abbey Clancy - AS
Caroline Flack - samba

Natasha Kaplinsky - Paso Doble
Jill Halfpenny - Jive
Darren Gough - Paso Doble
Mark Ramprakash - Salsa
Alesha Dixon - Chachacha
Tom Chambers - Showdance
Chris Hollins - Charleston
Kara Tointon - American Smooth
Harry Judd - Quickstep
Louis Smith - Salsa if pushed but was not overly keen on any of his dances, thought he was very over-rated
Abbey Clancy - Samba
Caroline Flack - Charleston

Natasha, Jill and Darren were before my obsession kicked in so unable to comment

Mark Ramprakash : AT and salsa (both brilliant)
Alesha : QS
Tom Chambers : Meh. Stopped watching in protest....Austin and Rachel blew him away!
Chris Hollins : Charleston (his only good dance!)
Kara : AS (preferred Matt!)
Harry : AT and AS
Louis : couldn't stand him but liked the Halloween Tango(Girl crush on Flavia)
Abbey : another meh! Far too irritating
Caroline : Charleston and show dance but liked Jive and Waltz too

As you can see I hold a grudge!!!
Some years just give up when my favourite is dissmissed

Kerplunk : Can't remember
St Jill : Jive
Wardrobe : Quickstep
Ramps : Salsa
Alesha : Waltz
Tom : Salsa
Chris : Showdance (just for MASHED POTATOES)
Kara : Tango
Harry : Viennese Waltz
Louis : Tango
Abbey : American Smooth
Caroline : Charleston (fighting with every fibre of my being not to make it rumba for Shirtless Spaceman Pasha reasons...)
Jay : Jive

Nice one Mr Seal .

Counting Jay's chickens

Natasha Kaplinsky - Showdance as it's the only one I can remember
Jill Halfpenny - Jive
Darren Gough - can't remember any my only memory of him is his horrible hands!
Mark Ramprakash - Argentine Tango
Alesha Dixon - Cha Cha
Tom Chambers - Showdance - in my opinion the best showdance ever
Chris Hollins - Charleston - only cos I can remember it - wasn't that marvellous
Kara Tointon - Rhumba
Harry Judd - no idea - stopped watching this year as it was so boring
Louis Smith - see Harry Judd!
Abbey Clancy - Viennese Waltz
Caroline Flack - Charleston

Natasha Kaplinsky - Showdance as it's the only one I can remember
Jill Halfpenny - Jive
Darren Gough - if pushed Paso Doble (but it should have been Zoe Ball's Showdance (in my view the best showdance ever)...in fact Zoe Ball's anything was better than Darren Gough's best)
Mark Ramprakash - Salsa
Alesha Dixon - Viennese Waltz
Tom Chambers - Showdance
Chris Hollins - Charleston
Kara Tointon - Rumba
Harry Judd - Quickstep
Louis Smith - I obviously didn't like any of his enough to remember them because I don't
Abbey Clancy - Waltz
Caroline Flack - Charleston

Natasha Kaplinsky - can't remember, sorry
Jill Halfpenny - jive and cha cha
Darren Gough - paso doble and quickstep
Mark Ramprakash - salsa
Alesha Dixon - can't remember, sorry
Tom Chambers - no clue!
Chris Hollins - charleston
Kara Tointon - sorry, can't remember
Harry Judd - quickstep and AT
Louis Smith - can't remember, sorry
Abbey Clancy - waltz
Caroline Flack - charleston

Natasha Kaplinsky -didn't watch
Jill Halfpenny - jive
Darren Gough - blocked from memory
Mark Ramprakash - AT
Alesha Dixon - cha cha
Tom Chambers - showdance
Chris Hollins - Charleston
Kara Tointon - meh
Harry Judd - AT
Louis Smith - charleston
Abbey Clancy - waltz at a push
Caroline Flack - charleston

Natasha Kaplinsky - Didn't see the first series
Jill Halfpenny - Jive
Darren Gough - None of them he was a 2x2 piece of wood. Shite dancer
Mark Ramprakash - Argentine Tango
Alesha Dixon - Cha Cha Cha
Tom Chambers - Showdance
Chris Hollins - Charleston - his only half decent dance
Kara Tointon - Any one Kara's dances. Oh OK American Smooth in Blackpool - Len is still an arsehole for his comments on that dance
Harry Judd - Quickstep
Louis Smith - Can't say I remember any of his dances. Two reasons he won, Flavia and it being Olympic year
Abbey Clancy - The best waltz EVER on SCD
Caroline Flack - Showdance

Natasha Kaplinsky- like others, didn't see the first series.
Jill Halfpenny- I didn't see her series but I watched all her dances on you tube and without doubt, her JIVE was best for me, her paso was close.
Darren Gough- Hard to choose as I didn't like a lot of his dancing but if I had to choose, it would be his QUICKSTEP.
Mark Ramprekash- SALSA.
Alesha Dixon- She had so many great dances it's hard to choose but I'd choose the VIENNESE WALTZ and I don't understand why it didn't get 40.
Tom Chambers- Wasn't a winner in my book but I liked him, I thought his QUICKSTEP was his best and deserved a couple of tens, which he didn't get.
Chris Hollins- CHARLESTON
Kara Tointon- This is very hard but I'd go for her VIENNESE WALTZ.
Harry Judd- He wasn't fantastic at the beginning but grew a lot towards the end, his QUICKSTEP was his best I felt.
Louis Smith- I don't understand why he won but I LOVED his SALSA.
Abbey Clancy- For me, it has to be her WALTZ.
Caroline Flack- Without question her CHARLESTON.

Correction: inexplicably forgot Abbey's Charleston.