Strictly Come Dancing (Courtesy Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

Strictly Come Dancing is a British television show, featuring celebrities with professional dance partners competing in Ballroom and Latin dances. The title of the show suggests a continuation of the long-running series Come Dancing, with an allusion to the film Strictly Ballroom. The format has been exported to over 40 other countries (see Dancing with the Stars), and has also inspired a modern-dance themed spin-off Strictly Dance Fever.

The show has run on BBC One since 15 May 2004, primarily on Saturday evenings. The 9th series ended on 17 December 2011 and the first competitive show of the 10th series was on 5 October 2012. A further seven stand-alone Christmas Specials have also been produced, in consecutive years from 2004 to 2010. Six charity specials have also been produced. Since the fourth series, the show has also been aired in high definition on BBC HD and BBC One HD from series 8.

Format

The show pairs a number of celebrities with professional ballroom dancers who each week compete against each other to impress a panel of judges and the viewing public in order to survive potential elimination. Through telephone voting, viewers vote for whom they would like to stay, the results of the poll being combined with the ranking of the panel of judges. For example, with four contestants left, the judges' favourite would receive four points, second favourite three points, and so on, and similarly with the viewers' rankings. The profits from the telephone lines were donated to Sport Relief in series 1, and to Children in Need from series 2 to 5.

The show is broadcast live on BBC One on Saturday evenings, and is presented by Bruce Forsyth and Tess Daly. For some of the second series, Natasha Kaplinsky stood in temporarily for Tess Daly while she took maternity leave. The judging panel initially consisted of Bruno Tonioli, Arlene Phillips, Len Goodman and Craig Revel Horwood. Alesha Dixon took Phillips' place from series 7 to 9, after which she left the programme to judge Britain's Got Talent. Goodman and Tonioli commute weekly between Hollywood and London to judge both the American and British versions of the show simultaneously. Each judge gives the performance a mark out of ten, giving an overall total out of forty. The voice-over announcer is Alan Dedicoat. During series four, an hour-long highlight show was shown on Sundays at 19:00 on BBC Two, and during series five and six, the results show moved to Sunday evenings, although it was filmed on Saturday and then broadcast "as live" on the Sunday.

The singers on the show are Tommy Blaize, Hayley Sanderson, Lance Ellington and Andrea Grant. The music director is David Arch. Tommy Blaize has been part of Strictly since its beginning. In Series 3, Lance Ellington and Andrea Grant joined the singing team. David Arch joined in the fourth series and Hayley Sanderson in the fifth.

The show is broadcast from a specially constructed set at the BBC Television Centre. However, in the first two series, shows were also filmed at the Tower Ballroom in Blackpool, where the original Come Dancing series was filmed in the 1970s.

In the second series, two shows were filmed at the Tower Ballroom, show five and the Grand Final which was broadcast live on 11 December 2004. In 2005 though the BBC announced that they would not be returning to the venue for the third series due to "logistical problems". In October 2008, Craig Revel Horwood called for the series to return to the Tower Ballroom, saying, "the atmosphere was electric. It's huge and has so much history. The Tower Ballroom puts a lot of pressure on the professionals and the celebrities to perform to the best of their potential. What a wonderful place to go live to 12 million people. We have got to get the BBC to bring Strictly Come Dancing back to Blackpool." Eventually, the show did return to the Tower Ballroom, for series 7, where Blackpool-born Craig Kelly was eliminated. The episode was aired live on 7 November 2009. Strictly Come Dancing returned to Blackpool for the 2010 and 2011 series.

Presenters

Key:

{{colorbox}} Current presenter of Strictly Come Dancing

{{colorbox}} Current presenter of It Takes Two

{{colorbox}} Previous presenter of Strictly Come Dancing

{{colorbox}} Previous presenter of It Takes Two

Presenter	Series 1	Series 2	Series 3	Series 4	Series 5	Series 6	Series 7	Series 8	Series 9	Series 10
Sir Bruce Forsyth+
Tess Daly*
Claudia Winkleman^
Zoë Ball

Notes
+ From series eight onwards, Sir Bruce Forsyth only hosts the main show
* Tess Daly only appeared from week four onwards during series two due to maternity leave. Natasha Kaplinsky served as a temporary replacement for the first three weeks
^ From series eight onwards, Claudia Winkleman has presented the results show of the main Strictly Come Dancing alongside Daly. She also presented It Takes Two alongside the results show for series eight

Other

Year(s)	Series	Presenter	Show	Notes
2004	1	Justin Lee Collins	Strictly Come Dancing On Three
2004	2	Natasha Kaplinsky	Main show	Maternity cover for Tess Daly
2008	6	Fearne Cotton	Children in Need Special
2009	7	Ronnie Corbett	Main show	Guest host, Week 9
2010"11	8"9	Tess Daly	Children in Need Special

Live Tour

Year(s)	Presenter
2008 " 10, 2012	Kate Thornton
2010	Amanda Byram
2011	Zoë Ball

Judging panel

Key:

{{colorbox}} Current judging panel

{{colorbox}} Previous judge(s)

{{colorbox}} Guest judge(s)

Judge	Series 1	Series 2	Series 3	Series 4	Series 5	Series 6	Series 7	Series 8	Series 9	Series 10
Len Goodman+
Craig Revel Horwood
Bruno Tonioli
Darcey Bussell*
Arlene Phillips
Alesha Dixon
Jennifer Grey^

+ Goodman is the Head Judge, however in week six of series nine when he was away Revel Horwood served as temporary head judge
* Bussell served as a Guest Judge throughout weeks twelve to fourteen for series seven
^ Grey served as a Guest Judge for week six during series nine

Professional dancers and their partners

Professional	Avg.	Series 1	Series 2	Series 3	Series 4	Series 5	Series 6	Series 7	Series 8	Series 9	Series 10
Aliona Vilani	30.17							Rav Wilding	Matt Baker	Harry Judd	Unable to compete
Andrew Cuerden	23.00			Jaye Jacobs
Anton du Beke	22.95	Lesley Garrett	Esther Rantzen	Patsy Palmer	Jan Ravens	Kate Garraway	Gillian Taylforth	Laila Rouass	Ann Widdecombe	Nancy Dell'Olio	Jerry Hall
Artem Chigvintsev	34.25								Kara Tointon	Holly Valance	Fern Britton
Brendan Cole	26.57	Natasha Kaplinsky	Sarah Manners	Fiona Phillips	Claire King	Kelly Brook	Lisa Snowdon	Jo Wood	Michelle Williams	Lulu	Victoria Pendleton
Brian Fortuna	29.50						Heather Small	Ali Bastian
Camilla Dallerup	27.66	David Dickinson	Roger Black	James Martin	Ray Fearon	Gethin Jones	Tom Chambers
Darren Bennett	26.54		Jill Halfpenny	Gloria Hunniford	Emma Bunton	Letitia Dean	Jessie Wallace	Lynda Bellingham
Erin Boag	26.23	Martin Offiah	Julian Clary	Colin Jackson	Peter Schmeichel	Willie Thorne	Austin Healey	Ricky Groves	Peter Shilton	Rory Bremner	Richard Arnold
Flavia Cacace	23.84				Jimmy Tarbuck	Matt Di Angelo	Phil Daniels	Craig Kelly	Jimi Mistry	Russell Grant	Louis Smith
Hanna Haarala	26.17			Will Thorp
Hanna Karttunen	20.08	Christopher Parker
Hayley Holt	19.75						Mark Foster
Hazel Newberry	8.00		Quentin Willson
Ian Waite	29.32		Denise Lewis	Zoë Ball	Mica Paris	Penny Lancaster	Jodie Kidd	Jade Johnson
Iveta Lukosiute	18.50										Johnny Ball
Izabela Hannah	19.60			Dennis Taylor
James Jordan	29.59				Georgina Bouzova	Gabby Logan	Cherie Lunghi	Zöe Lucker	Pamela Stephenson	Alex Jones	Denise van Outen
Jared Murillo	26.75								Tina O'Brien
John Byrnes	30.00	Claire Sweeney
Karen Hardy	23.18			Bill Turnbull	Mark Ramprakash	Brian Capron	Gary Rhodes
Karen Hauer	20.67										Nicky Byrne
Katya Virshilas	26.67							Phil Tufnell	Gavin Henson	Dan Lobb
Kristina Rihanoff	20.37						John Sergeant	Joe Calzaghe	Goldie	Jason Donovan	Colin Salmon
Kylie Jones	20.00	Jason Wood
Lilia Kopylova	26.57		Aled Jones	Darren Gough	Matt Dawson	Dominic Littlewood	Don Warrington	Richard Dunwoody
Matthew Cutler	26.47			Siobhan Hayes	Carol Smillie	Alesha Dixon	Christine Bleakley	Martina Hingis
Natalie Lowe	30.70							Ricky Whittle	Scott Maslen	Audley Harrison	Michael Vaughan
Nicole Cutler	18.30		Diarmuid Gavin		Nicholas Owen	John Barnes
Ola Jordan	24.19				DJ Spoony	Kenny Logan	Andrew Castle	Chris Hollins	Paul Daniels	Robbie Savage	Sid Owen
Pasha Kovalev	35.25									Chelsee Healey	Kimberley Walsh
Paul Killick	22.88	Verona Joseph	Carol Vorderman
Robin Windsor	28.85								Patsy Kensit	Anita Dobson	Lisa Riley
Vincent Simone	29.35				Louisa Lytton	Stephanie Beacham	Rachel Stevens	Natalie Cassidy	Felicity Kendal	Edwina Currie	Dani Harmer

Key:

{{colorbox}} Winner of the season

{{colorbox}} Runner-up of the season

{{colorbox}} Third place of the season

{{colorbox}} First elimination of the season

{{colorbox}} Withdrew in the season

Iveta Lukosiute was a replacement partner for Johnny Ball in series 10 after his original partner, Aliona Vilani, was injured in training.

Although Ian Waite and Karen Hardy no longer dance competitively on the show, they do still make regular appearances on companion programme It Takes Two. Waite and Darren Bennett both participated in the professional dance troupe in series 8.

Brendan Cole, Erin Boag and Anton du Beke are the only three professional dancers who have taken part in all ten series of the show. Erin and Anton have never won the competition; Brendan won the first series with Natasha Kaplinsky.

Only three professionals have managed to win the title in their first series of being a Strictly professional. Those three are Brendan Cole (Series 1), Darren Bennett (Series 2) and Artem Chigvintsev (Series 8).

Professional pairs

As of September 2012 the professional pairs are:

Male	Female
Brendan Cole	Natalie Lowe
Pasha Kovalev	Aliona Vilani
Artem Chigvintsev	Karen Hauer
Robin Windsor	Kristina Rihanoff
Anton du Beke	Erin Boag
James Jordan	Ola Jordan
Vincent Simone	Flavia Cacace

Many of the dancers form professional partnerships, dancing competitively or for show. Darren Bennet and Lilia Kopylova, and James and Ola Jordan are married, while Matthew and Nicole Cutler are divorced but still professional partners. Anton du Beke and Erin Boag, have danced as professional couples since 1997; Vincent Simone and Flavia Cacace are a former Argentine Tango world champion couple. Ian Waite and Camilla Dallerup also form a professional partnership, while Brendan Cole and Katya Virshilas danced professionally for several years before parting in November 2009.

Dances

• The Waltz, Cha Cha Cha, Quickstep, Rumba, Tango, Jive, Foxtrot, Paso Doble and Samba have all been danced since Series 1.
• The American Smooth and the Viennese Waltz were added in Series 3.
• The Salsa and the Argentine Tango were added in Series 4.
• No more dances were added until Series 7-week 11 when couples performed either a Charleston (which winner Chris Hollins chose to perform again in the final) or a Rock N' Roll routine. The final also featured a head-to-head Lindyhop. Of these dances, only the Charleston was retained for subsequent series.
• Series 8 introduced the Swing-a-thon, where all remaining couples dance Swing simultaneously and are voted off the dancefloor one by one by the judges until only one couple remains.
• The tenth series introduced a "Dance fusion", in which the couples attempt to perform two dances in one routine.
• A Showdance (Freestyle) has always been performed in the series final as a last chance for couples to impress the public.

Coaching

As of series four, coaches are Jaclyn Spencer and Chris Marques (aka Cuban Groove) for Salsa and Mambo, and Jenny Thomas and Ryan Francois for Swing, Jive, Rock n Roll and The Charleston. The Argentine Tango coaches in Series three were Flavia Cacace and Vincent Simone, both of whom have subsequently competed in the show.

Dance Off

From Series 5, a new system was introduced called the Dance Off. The Dance Off is performed by the two couples with the lowest scores following the judges' scores and public vote. After performing their dance again, the judges are asked one-by-one who they would like to save, and the couple with more votes remains in the competition. If there is a tie, head judge Len Goodman has the deciding vote.

The results show is recorded on the Saturday night directly after the live show and incorporates the result of the viewers' votes which are completed by 21:30. This was confirmed by the official BBC website in 2008:

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Throughout the Sunday results show the presenters refer to 'last night' in reference to the main show, due to the timing of the Sunday programme, and Tess Daly's dress is changed to present an illusion of a second live broadcast.

For Series 7, the Sunday results show was axed and put back to Saturday nights as a result of a revamp of the show.

From Series 8 the Dance Off was axed with the public having 50% of the decision of who is to be eliminated, the other 50% coming from the judge's scores. The result show is shown on Sunday.

For series 10 the dance off was reintroduced

Strictly: It Takes Two

During the run of Strictly Come Dancing, Strictly: It Takes Two is broadcast each weeknight on BBC Two. The series was previously hosted by Claudia Winkleman; but, due to her pregnancy in 2011, she has had to leave the series, and Zoë Ball took over from Series 9.

The show features reviews of the performances during the previous Saturday's show, and interviews with, and training footage of, the couples preparing for the next show. The judges and other celebrities also provide their opinions on how the couples are doing. It Takes Two replaced Strictly Come Dancing on Three, hosted by Justin Lee Collins, which ran on BBC Three during the first series. BBC Two Scotland airs the programme on four nights only, running their own Gaelic-language programming on Thursdays instead.

Main series results

Series	Premiere date	Finale date	Number of couples	Number of weeks	Honour places
					Winner	Second place	Third place
1	15 May 2004	3 July 2004	8	8	Natasha Kaplinsky & Brendan Cole	Christopher Parker & Hanna Karttunen	Lesley Garrett & Anton du Beke
2	23 October 2004	11 December 2004	10	8	Jill Halfpenny & Darren Bennett	Denise Lewis & Ian Waite	Julian Clary & Erin Boag
3	15 October 2005	17 December 2005	12	10	Darren Gough & Lilia Kopylova	Colin Jackson & Erin Boag	Zoë Ball & Ian Waite
4	7 October 2006	23 December 2006	14	12	Mark Ramprakash & Karen Hardy	Matt Dawson & Lilia Kopylova	Emma Bunton & Darren Bennett
5	6 October 2007	22 December 2007	14	12	Alesha Dixon & Matthew Cutler	Matt Di Angelo & Flavia Cacace	Gethin Jones & Camilla Dallerup
6	20 September 2008	20 December 2008	16	14	Tom Chambers & Camilla Dallerup	Rachel Stevens & Vincent Simone	Lisa Snowdon & Brendan Cole
7	18 September 2009	19 December 2009	16	14	Chris Hollins & Ola Jordan	Ricky Whittle & Natalie Lowe	Ali Bastian & Brian Fortuna
8	1 October 2010	18 December 2010	14	12	Kara Tointon & Artem Chigvintsev	Matt Baker & Aliona Vilani	Pamela Stephenson & James Jordan
9	30 September 2011	17 December 2011	14	12	Harry Judd & Aliona Vilani	Chelsee Healey & Pasha Kovalev	Jason Donovan & Kristina Rihanoff
10	5 October 2012	22 December 2012	14	12	Louis Smith & Flavia Cacace	Kimberley Walsh & Pasha Kovalev Denise Van Outen & James Jordan

Series 1 (2004)

15 May to 3 July 2004, in order of elimination. Eight professional dancers " Erin Boag, John Byrnes, Brendan Cole, Camilla Dallerup, Anton du Beke, Kylie Jones, Hanna Karttunen and Paul Killick " were introduced in this series.

Celebrity	Professional	Result (week voted out)
Jason Wood	Kylie Jones	Week 2
David Dickinson	Camilla Dallerup	Week 3
Verona Joseph	Paul Killick	Week 4
Claire Sweeney	John Byrnes	Week 5
Martin Offiah	Erin Boag	Week 6
Lesley Garrett	Anton du Beke	Third place
Christopher Parker	Hanna Karttunen	Runners up
Natasha Kaplinsky	Brendan Cole	Series winners

Series 2 (2004)

23 October to 11 December 2004, in order of elimination. This series introduced five new professional dancers " Darren Bennett, Nicole Cutler, Lilia Kopylova, Hazel Newberry and Ian Waite. John Byrnes, Kylie Jones and Hanna Karttunen did not return to the series.

Celebrity	Professional	Result (week voted out)
Quentin Willson	Hazel Newberry	Week 1
Carol Vorderman	Paul Killick	Week 2
Esther Rantzen	Anton du Beke	Week 3
Diarmuid Gavin	Nicole Cutler	Week 4
Sarah Manners	Brendan Cole	Week 5
Roger Black	Camilla Dallerup	Week 6
Aled Jones	Lilia Kopylova	Week 7
Julian Clary	Erin Boag	Third place
Denise Lewis	Ian Waite	Runners up
Jill Halfpenny	Darren Bennett	Series winners

Series 3 (2005)

This series ran from 15 October to 17 December 2005. Over five million votes were cast, approximately three million of which were for the eventual champions, Darren Gough and Lilia Kopylova. Over ten and a half million viewers tuned in to the final show, and the whole series raised £1.5 million for Children in Need.

In this series, five new professional dancers were introduced into the series " Andrew Cuerden, Matthew Cutler, Hanna Haarala, Izabela Hannah and Karen Hardy. Nicole Cutler, Paul Killick and Hazel Newberry did not return.

The celebrities that took part in this series were as follows:

Celebrity	Professional	Result (week voted out)
Siobhan Hayes	Matthew Cutler	Week 1
Jaye Jacobs	Andrew Cuerden	Week 2
Gloria Hunniford	Darren Bennett	Week 3
Fiona Phillips	Brendan Cole	Week 4
Dennis Taylor	Izabela Hannah	Week 5
Will Thorp	Hanna Haarala	Week 6
Bill Turnbull	Karen Hardy	Week 7
Patsy Palmer	Anton du Beke	Week 8
James Martin	Camilla Dallerup	Week 9
Zoë Ball	Ian Waite	Third place
Colin Jackson	Erin Boag	Runners up
Darren Gough	Lilia Kopylova	Series winners

Series 4 (2006)

The show ran from 7 October to 23 December 2006. Over 12 million votes were cast, raising £1.5 million for Children in Need. A peak of 13 million viewers tuned in to the final show of series four to see Mark and Karen crowned 2006 Strictly Come Dancing champions.

This series introduced four new professional dancers " Flavia Cacace, James Jordan, Ola Jordan and Vincent Simone. Andrew Cuerden, Hanna Haarala and Izabela Hannah did not return to the series. This series also saw the return of Nicole Cutler, who had taken part in Series 2 but not in Series 3.

The couples in order of elimination:

Celebrity	Professional	Result (week voted out)
Nicholas Owen	Nicole Cutler	Week 1
Jimmy Tarbuck	Flavia Cacace	Withdrew for health reasons
Mica Paris	Ian Waite	Week 2
DJ Spoony	Ola Jordan	Week 3
Georgina Bouzova	James Jordan	Week 4
Jan Ravens	Anton du Beke	Week 5
Ray Fearon	Camilla Dallerup	Week 6
Peter Schmeichel	Erin Boag	Week 7
Claire King	Brendan Cole	Week 8
Carol Smillie	Matthew Cutler	Week 9
Louisa Lytton	Vincent Simone	Week 10 (Semi-final)
Emma Bunton	Darren Bennett	Third place
Matt Dawson	Lilia Kopylova	Runners-up
Mark Ramprakash	Karen Hardy	Series winners

Series 5 (2007)

The fifth series of Strictly Come Dancing began on BBC One on 29 September 2007, with Bruce Forsyth and Tess Daly returning as presenters. For the first time, the line up of professionals was unchanged from the previous series. The first programme was a catch-up show and preview to the new series, before the start of the competition on 6 October, which ran for 12 weeks. The show featured 14 new celebrities, who were paired with 14 professional dancers. In a change to the previous format, the results show was recorded on Saturday and broadcast on Sunday, rather than shown live later on Saturday. In addition to this, the two couples who were at the bottom of the table after the viewers' vote were subject to a dance-off, where they reprised their routine, for the judges to decide who left. Head Judge Len Goodman had the casting vote in case of a tie. The series raised just over a million pounds for Children in Need.

Celebrity	Professional	Result (week voted out)
Brian Capron	Karen Hardy	Week 1
Stephanie Beacham	Vincent Simone	Week 2
Willie Thorne	Erin Boag	Week 3
Gabby Logan	James Jordan	Week 4
Dominic Littlewood	Lilia Kopylova	Week 5
Penny Lancaster Stewart	Ian Waite	Week 6
Kate Garraway	Anton du Beke	Week 7
John Barnes	Nicole Cutler	Week 8
Kelly Brook	Brendan Cole	Withdrew due to bereavement
Kenny Logan	Ola Jordan	Week 9
Letitia Dean	Darren Bennett	Week 10
Gethin Jones	Camilla Dallerup	Third place
Matt Di Angelo	Flavia Cacace	Runners up
Alesha Dixon	Matthew Cutler	Series winners

Series 6 (2008)

A sixth series of the show was confirmed after the dancers' pay dispute was called off in late June 2008. The series lasted for 14 weeks, which is the longest series so far. The series involved three new professional dancers, Brian Fortuna, Hayley Holt and Kristina Rihanoff. Nicole Cutler did not return to the series.

In July 2008 it was reported that current EastEnders cast members were banned from taking part in the competition due to the length of the series.

The sixth series began on 13 September with a behind-the-scenes look at the new series, followed by the first live show on 20 September.

On 19 November 2008, John Sergeant announced that he would be leaving the show because he believed he may "win it".

Celebrity	Professional	Result (week voted out)
Phil Daniels	Flavia Cacace	Week 1
Gillian Taylforth	Anton du Beke	Week 2
Gary Rhodes	Karen Hardy	Week 3
Jessie Wallace	Darren Bennett	Week 4
Don Warrington	Lilia Kopylova	Week 5
Mark Foster	Hayley Holt	Week 6
Andrew Castle	Ola Jordan	Week 7
Heather Small	Brian Fortuna	Week 8
Cherie Lunghi	James Jordan	Week 9
John Sergeant	Kristina Rihanoff	Withdrew
Jodie Kidd	Ian Waite	Week 10
Christine Bleakley	Matthew Cutler	Week 11
Austin Healey	Erin Boag	Week 12
Lisa Snowdon	Brendan Cole	Third place
Rachel Stevens	Vincent Simone	Runners up
Tom Chambers	Camilla Dallerup	Series winners

Series 7 (2009)

The seventh series of Strictly Come Dancing ran from 18 September until 19 December 2009. Tess Daly signed a two-year deal to continue presenting the programme for at least the 2009 and 2010 series'.

On 9 July 2009, former competitor Alesha Dixon was confirmed to be joining the judging panel for this series, and that Darcey Bussell would be a guest judge towards the end of the series run. Dixon replaced Arlene Phillips who moved to The One Show as a Strictly Come Dancing expert. It has been reported in the media that many of the show's professional dancers are furious at Phillips being replaced by Dixon. They apparently feel that they "will be judged by someone who knows less than they do about dancing". Bosses at the BBC have also been accused of sexism, as none of the male judges on the show had been replaced. Dixon's fans were also unhappy as she had to cancel a number of dates on her autumn tour in order to do the programme.

The official line-up was revealed on 25 August 2009 and the winner was BBC Breakfast presenter Chris Hollins:

Celebrity	Professional	Result (week voted out)
Martina Hingis	Matthew Cutler	Week 1
Richard Dunwoody	Lilia Kopylova	Week 2
Rav Wilding	Aliona Vilani	Week 3
Lynda Bellingham	Darren Bennett	Week 4
Joe Calzaghe	Kristina Rihanoff	Week 5
Jo Wood	Brendan Cole	Week 6
Zöe Lucker	James Jordan	Week 7
Craig Kelly	Flavia Cacace	Week 8
Phil Tufnell	Katya Virshilas	Week 9
Jade Johnson	Ian Waite	Withdrew due to injury
Ricky Groves	Erin Boag	Week 10
Natalie Cassidy	Vincent Simone	Week 11
Laila Rouass	Anton du Beke	Week 12
Ali Bastian	Brian Fortuna	Third place
Ricky Whittle	Natalie Lowe	Runners-up
Chris Hollins	Ola Jordan	Series winners

Series 8 (2010)

The eighth series of Strictly Come Dancing began with a launch show on 11 September 2010, then three weeks later the live shows started on 1 October 2010. Three new professional dancers have been announced, The celebrities were revealed on 8 September 2010 and the professional partners were revealed during the launch show.

Celebrity	Professional	Result (week voted out)
Goldie	Kristina Rihanoff	Week 2
Paul Daniels	Ola Jordan	Week 3
Peter Shilton	Erin Boag	Week 4
Tina O'Brien	Jared Murillo	Week 5
Jimi Mistry	Flavia Cacace	Week 6
Michelle Williams	Brendan Cole Ian Waite (Week 4)	Week 7
Felicity Kendal	Vincent Simone	Week 8
Patsy Kensit	Robin Windsor	Week 9
Ann Widdecombe	Anton du Beke	Week 10
Gavin Henson	Katya Virshilas	Week 11 (Semi-final)
Scott Maslen	Natalie Lowe	Week 11 (Semi-final)
Pamela Stephenson	James Jordan	Third place
Matt Baker	Aliona Vilani	Runners-up
Kara Tointon	Artem Chigvintsev	Series winners

Series 9 (2011)

Strictly returned with a launch show on 10 September 2011, with the final in December at the Tower Ballroom, Blackpool. Bruce Forsyth and Tess Daly returned to front the main show, and Claudia Winkleman presented the Sunday night results show along with Daly.

For Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two, a new presenter joined the team. Claudia Winkleman had to pull out of the 2011 series as it would be difficult to do a daily programme so soon after giving birth. Zoë Ball was chosen to replace her.

All of series eight's judges returned to the show. This was the last series to feature Alesha Dixon as a judge after she left the show after the final to become a judge on Britain's Got Talent

The professional line-up was announced on 15 June 2011 with most of the Series 8 professionals returning, except for Jared Murillo who was replaced by Siberian dancer Pasha Kovalev. The celebrity line-up was announced on 6 September 2011 on The One Show and the couples were paired up for the first time on the launch show.

Celebrity	Professional	Result (week voted out)
Edwina Currie	Vincent Simone	Week 2
Dan Lobb	Katya Virshilas	Week 3
Rory Bremner	Erin Boag	Week 4
Nancy Dell'Olio	Anton du Beke	Week 5
Lulu	Brendan Cole	Week 6
Audley Harrison	Natalie Lowe	Week 7
Russell Grant	Flavia Cacace	Week 8
Anita Dobson	Robin Windsor Brendan Cole (Week 9)	Week 9
Robbie Savage	Ola Jordan	Week 10
Alex Jones	James Jordan	Week 11 (Semi-final)
Holly Valance	Artem Chigvintsev Brendan Cole (Week 7)	Week 11 (Semi-final)
Jason Donovan	Kristina Rihanoff	Third place
Chelsee Healey	Pasha Kovalev	Runners-up
Harry Judd	Aliona Vilani	Series winners

Series 10 (2012)

The tenth series began on 15 September 2012 with a launch show to reveal the celebrity/professional partnerships, and the live shows began on 5 October.

On 25 April 2012 it was confirmed that Darcey Bussell would be joining the judging panel, replacing Alesha Dixon who left the show to be a judge on Britain's Got Talent.

Katya Virshilas was the only professional dancer not returning to this series, and she was replaced by "Burn the Floor"'s Karen Hauer. The full line-up was revealed on 10 September during The One Show.

Aliona Vilani was originally Johnny Ball's partner, but injury resulted in her being replaced by Iveta Lukosiute.

Celebrity	Professional	Result (week voted out)
Johnny Ball	Iveta Lukosiute	Week 2
Jerry Hall	Anton du Beke	Week 3
Sid Owen	Ola Jordan	Week 4
Colin Salmon	Kristina Rihanoff	Week 5
Fern Britton	Artem Chigvintsev	Week 6
Richard Arnold	Erin Boag	Week 7
Victoria Pendleton	Brendan Cole	Week 8
Michael Vaughan	Natalie Lowe	Week 9
Nicky Byrne	Karen Hauer	Week 10
Lisa Riley	Robin Windsor	Week 11
Dani Harmer	Vincent Simone	Finalist
Denise van Outen	James Jordan	Runners-up
Kimberley Walsh	Pasha Kovalev	Runners-up
Louis Smith	Flavia Cacace	Series winners

Specials

Christmas Specials

The Strictly Come Dancing Story

The Strictly Come Dancing Story was shown on 28 December 2007. While looking back at the last five series of Strictly Come Dancing, it also explained how it came about, showed clips of the original Come Dancing show, highlights from the series one to five, and how the show has transferred to other countries around the world.

Strictly Ice Dancing

Strictly Ice Dancing was broadcast as a one-off special on 26 December 2004; with Carol Smillie, Jessica Taylor, Scarlett Alice Johnson, Marcus Patric, David Seaman, and Rowland Rivron paired with professional skaters. This was won by David Seaman (who was a late replacement for Paul Gascoigne) and his partner Zoia Birmingham.

In order of elimination, the competitors were:

Celebrity	Professional	Score
Rowland Rivron	Charlotte Clements	10
Marcus Patric	Leigh Mack	12
Carol Smillie	Oula Jääskeläinen	21
Scarlett Alice Johnson	Daniel Whiston	22
Jessica Taylor	Robert Burgerman	34
David Seaman	Zoia Birmingham	33

Strictly Ice Dancing was identical to the ITV format Dancing on Ice, although details of Dancing on Ice were revealed before Strictly Ice Dancing was commissioned.

Strictly African Dancing

A further one-off special was broadcast on BBC One on 9 July 2005 as part of the BBC's Africa Lives season. It featured six celebrities of African descent performing traditional African dances with a professional troupe. The contestants were Tunde Baiyewu, Tupele Dorgu, Robbie Earle, Antonia Okonma, Louis Emerick, and Tessa Sanderson. The programme was presented by Natasha Kaplinsky and Martin Offiah, and the winner was Robbie Earle. Professional dancers Darren Bennett and Lilia Kopylova, who have appeared on Strictly Come Dancing since the second series, also appeared on this special to perform a traditional African Samba.

In order of elimination:

• Tunde Baiyewu
• Louis Emerick
• Tupele Dorgu
• Tessa Sanderson
• Antonia Okonma
• Robbie Earle

Sport Relief Does Strictly Come Dancing

2008

A Strictly Come Dancing one-off special for Sport Relief was broadcast on 14 March 2008, with Craig Revel Horwood, Arlene Phillips and Len Goodman judging. Five former Strictly contestants related to sport partnered a new celebrity.

The results were as follows:

Contestant	Celebrity	Judges' scores	Dance
Denise Lewis	David Ginola	7+7+7=21	Waltz
Roger Black	Jade Johnson	8+6+8=22	Cha Cha Cha
Darren Gough	Gemma Bissix	7+7+8=22	American Smooth
Matt Dawson	Elaine Paige	8+9+8=25	Tango
Mark Ramprakash	Kara Tointon	9+9+9=27	Samba

The ranking of the bottom three couples was not announced " they were eliminated from the competition in a random order.

A BBC spokesperson commented: "Sport Relief features Strictly Come Dancing with a difference."

2010

Celebrity	Professional	Judges' scores	Dance
Peter Jones	Natalie Lowe	4+7+5=16	Tango
Duncan Bannatyne	Lilia Kopylova	2+5+3=10	Cha Cha Cha

2012

Strictly Come Dancing did an underwater special for Sport Relief 2012. The contestants were Strictly Come Dancing 2011 champion Harry Judd and runner-up Chelsee Healey. The judges were Len Goodman, Craig Revel Horwood, Bruno Tonioli and Mark Foster. It was presented by Claudia Winkleman.

Celebrity	Professional	Judges' scores
Harry Judd	Aliona Vilani	9+8+8+10=35
Chelsee Healey	Pasha Kovalev	8+8+9+10=35

After the initial scores resulted in a draw, Len (as Head Judge) had the deciding vote. He chose Chelsee and Pasha therefore they won the contest.

Children in Need

2008

A Strictly Come Dancing one-off special for Children in Need was broadcast on 14 November 2008, with Fearne Cotton presenting and Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli, Arlene Phillips and Craig Revel Horwood judging.

The results were as follows:

Children in Need host	Professional	Judges' scores	Dance
Tess Daly	Anton du Beke	9+9+9+9=36	American Smooth
Terry Wogan	Flavia Cacace	7+8+7+7=29	Waltz

2009

The dancers performed alongside Alesha Dixon singing The Boy Does Nothing at the start of the show and also Ricky Whittle was seen backstage, supporting the Hollyoaks cast who performed and Alesha told him to go back to rehearsals. The presenters and judges didn't appear in this unlike the previous year when judges rated Terry's performance.

2010

A Strictly Come Dancing one-off special for Children in Need was broadcast on 19 November 2010 with Tess Daly presenting and Craig Revel Horwood, Len Goodman, Terry Wogan and Pudsey Bear judging.

The results were as follows:

Pop star	Professional	Judges' scores	Dance
Harry Judd	Ola Jordan	9+9+7+10=35	Paso Doble to "[[

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