I've just been watching some old videos on YouTube and it got me thinking. What are everyone's favourite - either the technically best, or ones that entertained - dances from SCD?

I've found links on YouTube for most of mine.

Bill and Karen's cha cha
Darren G and Lilia's paso doble (finale version)
Darren G and Lilia's foxtrot
Will and Hanna's Tango
James and Camilla's Tango
Louisa and Vincent's Samba
Peter and Erin's Samba
Matt and Lilia's quickstep (Judge's Choice version)

I've limited myself 'cause I'll be here all day otherwise

The ones off the top of my head I've loved are, in no particular order

Lesley & Anton's Tango
Natasha & Brendan's Freestyle
Martin & Erin's Xmas Jive!

Jill & Darren's Jive
Roger & Camilla's Jive
Denise & Ian's Quickstep
Julian & Erin's Freestyle

Darren & Lilia's Paso
Zoe & Ian's Tango
James & Camilla's Paso

Matt & Lilia's Waltz
Matt & Lilia's American Smooth
Carol & Matt's Salsa

Matt & Flavia's American Smooth
Alesha & Matt's Rumba

Jill and Darren's Paso (2nd best scd dance ever)
Denise and Ian's Quickstep
Aled and Lilia's Samba

Will and Hanna's Foxtrot
James and Camilla's Tango
Colin and Erin's American Smooth
Bill and Karen's Cha Cha
Zoe and Ian's Freestyle

Mark and Karen's AT (best SCD dance ever)
Matt and Lilia's Waltz
Carol and Matthew's Foxtrot

Alesha and Matthew's Rumba
Matt and Flavia's American Smooth

I've limited it to one dance per couple otherwise i'd be here all day (or night as it happens).

My favourite ever is Matt and Lilia's American Smooth

Random others that come to mind:
Jill and Darren Jive
Ian and Denise Quickstep

Darren and Lilia Tango, Paso (final version), Rumba, Waltz, freestyle
Colin and Erin Quickstep, Waltz, Rumba, American Smooth
Fiona and Brendan Rumba, Waltz (!)

Matt and Lilia American Smooth, Waltz, Jive, Rumba, Judges' Choice Quickstep
Emma and Darren Tango
Louisa and Vincent Jive, Tango, Paso
Jan and Anton Jive (!)
Peter and Erin Samba

Alesha and Matt Jive
Matt and Flavia American Smooth

And I know you didn't mean pro dances, but I have to include most of those. Especially the male pros dancing to Girls Aloud! Also the group Tango/Jive from this series I really liked.

Mark and Karen's AT. Everything else pales in comparison

Ok I've been going through the dvds and Youtube to make sure I've got them all down now


Lesley & Anton's foxtrot series 1
Natasha & Brendan rumba series 1
Natasha & brendan Waltz series 1
Natasha & brendan Paso series 1
Natasha & brendan Foxtrot series 1
Natasha & brendan samba series 1
Natash & brendan showdance
(it was a beautiful series..only Lesley came close)

Sarah & Brendan Paso series 2 (I liked it!)
Aled & Lilia Samba series 2
Denise & Ian Quickstep series 2
Jill & Darren Rumba series 2
Jill & darren Paso series 2
jill & darren Jive series 2
jill & darren Cha cha series 2
Jill & darren samba series 2

Jill & darren Jive Xmas special

(Jill was so brilliant..loved Aled too...had a soft spot for Julian particularly when he talked back to the judges)

Colin & Erin Quickstep series 3
Colin & Erin AS series 3
James & Camilla Tango series 3
Patsy & Anton Tango series 3
Colin & Erin rumba series 3
Darren & lilia Paso series 3
Zoe & Ian tango series 3


Mark & Karen Paso series 4
Mark & Karen salsa series 4
Matt & lilia AS series 4
Emma & darren samba series 4
Louise & Vincent Tango series 4
Louise & Vincent Paso series 4
Mark & Karen Samba series 4
Matt& lilia Quickstep series 4
Emma & darren Tango series 4
Mark & Karen AT series 4
Last edited by allisonbm2 : 02-11-2007 at 12:12

I loved Denise and Ian's QS, Colin and Erin's QS and rumba and Mark and Karen's AT and waltz. And many others I can't recall right now. But... the only dances I have on repeat at the moment are Alesha and Matt's rumba and jive.

not including any from series 5 until I've seen them all

I know the thread was originally about the celebs, but what about Victor de Silva & Hannah Karttunen in the last series (Christmas special) who did their freestyle exhibition ~ linked below

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLw2Kd6KnFg

and here

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJIHrG7wgTM

My favourite ever was Matt and Lilia's American Smooth.

Jill & Darren's Paso (actually their best dance)
J&D's jive
J&D's Samba

L&V's paso, jive and samba

Zoe and Ian's tango and foxtrot

Colin and Erin's quickstep, AS

Mark and Karen's AT

and Alesha and Matt's dances, ALL OF EM!!

Darren and Lilia - paso, quickstep, free style
Aled and Lilia - jive, samba and christmas samba
Matt and Lilia - AS, waltz, jive and freestyle
Jill and Darren - samba, jive
Matt and Flavia - AS

It really had the `wow` factor

I can`t really put my finger on what exactly blew me away !

Maybe because we hadn`t seen the AT performed by the celebs before, maybe the complete transformation into playing the part. I just dont know.
Maybe it was just the total package

Unfortunately I hated that routine

For me:

M&K's AT, Salsa, samba, VW and their PD

Jill's jive

Zoe's tango

Loiusa's Jive

I loved Matt Dawson's AS

I was just about to post that I also loved Mark & Karen's Viennese Waltz, but you beat me to it! I'm surprised that it wasn't mentioned before! The VW can be incredibly awful and boring, but when it's done well, it is so beautiful!

Alesha and Matt's Rumba
Alesha and Matt's Jive
Mark and Karen's AT
Mark and Karen's Salsa
Mark and Karens Vienesse Waltz
Mark and Karen's Samba
Mark and Karen's Waltz
Mark and Karen's Paso Doble
Matt and Lilia's Waltz
Matt and Lilia's American Smooth
Louisa and Vincent's Jive
Darren and Lilia's Quickstep
Zoe and Ian's Tango
Jill and Darren's Jive

All i can think of off the top of my head

Natasha & Brendan Rumba, Paso, Samba, Foxtrot, Walze, Tango
- especially the Paso!

Christopher and Hanna's Paso
- the funniest thing ever on Strictly

Jill and Darren's Jive

James and Camilla's Walze & Tango

Darren and Lilia's Showdance

Louisa and Vincent's Jive
Last edited by Spinaker5 : 03-11-2007 at 09:01