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Strictly Come Dancing week 6 – results show The Strictly professional ladies open the show, dancing to Beyonce’s Run the World (Girls). Claudia (in her pajamas – heavens, what is wrong with the styling this series?) introduces the treats to come – Bruce Forsyth singing and Westlife. Then we run through last night’s show as the [...]

Strictly Come Dancing week 6  Let’s light the Strictly touchpaper and see what Lulu and Brendan have in store for us this week with their Tango. Body contact could be better, and Lulu is hopping between turns to keep up with Brendan, but she hasn’t forgotten the routine! Len Goodman is on holiday this week, and so [...]

Strictly Come Dancing on Swan Lake Last saturday night on Strictly Come Dancing, professional dancer and current Strictly champion Artem Chigvintsev pushed the boundaries of the show further than ever with his celebrity dance partner Holly Valance. Artem made a unique choice with Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake music and as this was Halloween week, took inspiration for [...]

Strictly Come Dancing Annual 2012 Who would have thought that Strictly would be back for a ninth series ? So far we’ve seen new choreographic ideas, with Artem Chigvintsev and Holly Valance dancing to Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake music; Holly dressed as Black Swan, and we’ve seen several celebrities leave the show – including the shock [...]

Strictly Come Dancing | The results for Halloween week 5 Anita Dobson and Robin Windsor dancing the tango to Devil Woman by Cliff Richard Photograph : BBC Pictures 8 Professional Strictly dancers kick off the Strictly results show – geeky boys in glasses and check shirts and leather and lace clad girls bewtitching them. The routine [...]

Strictly Come Dancing – Halloween week (5)  Last year, one of my all time favourite weeks was Halloween, because everything came together – the costumes, hair and make-up, and the dancing. 3 Tangos, 3 Pasos, 1 Samba, 1 Jive, 1 American Smooth, 1 Rhumba and 1 Quickstep. But will they match up to last year [...]

Strictly Come Dancing | The judges The Strictly Come Dancing judges are (l-r) Alesha Dixon, Bruno Tonioli, Head Judge Len Goodman and Craig Revel-Horwood. Each has been selected for their experience in performance, or judging ballroom competitions, or competing as a dancer either professionally or as a contenstant on Strictly. Opinions vary as to which [...]

Strictly Come Dancing | The results for week 4 The Strictly professional dancers open the show, the ladies in fluro, fluted skirts and great intention. The audience love the routine ! And so we are down to business…. Claudia introduces Saturday night’s dance floor drama, and we are whipped through the ups and downs of [...]

Strictly Come Dancing | Week 4 It’s Strictly Saturday night, and are we in for a night of proper dancing this week ? Jason ‘The Midwife’ Donovan and Kristina kick off the show, quite literally, with the Paso Doble. Training looks tough but the routine is strong. I’d prefer Jason not to be blowing bubbles with [...]

Thank goodness for the Strictly Professionals, who give fantastic reasons to tune in to the results show, recorded on the previous evening. Tonight they launch into a show-starting number before Tess and Claudia give us a taster of what is to come – Susan Boyle – and then we are off on a re-cap of [...]

Strictly Come Dancing | Broadway Week Anita Dobson and Robin Windsor Photograph : BBC Pictures For the first ever Broadway week on Strictly, the show opens with a group black and gold number including all of the celebrities. Tess Daly promises plenty of razzle and dazzle.  Let’s see! It’s curtain up! I bet Nancy wishes [...]

Strictly Come Dancing | The results for week 2 After their performances last night, the 14 celebrities faced the public vote and one couple will be leaving tonight. Who will have the dubious honour of being first out ? The show kicks off with Strictly’s professional dancers and then Tess Daly welcomes Claudia Winkleman, who’s back [...]

Ballet News | Strictly Come Dancing – Saturday night, week 2  So, this is the first week where one celebrity will be going home; voted out by the public. Great start by Chelsee & Pasha dancing the Salsa.  Bruce called her a swizzle-stick with her fringed trews.  She does well with a very fast routine, [...]

Strictly Come Dancing – Week 1 – Day 2 (Saturday evening) Photograph : BBC Pictures For the start of this series, the celebrities have been split into two, with the first half dancing last night, and the second, tonight. As the UK breaks the record for the hottest October day, will the celebrities cope with [...]

Strictly Come Dancing week 1 So, it’s the first live show and half of the celebrities must face the music and dance ! As ever, Tess & Sir Bruce open proceedings with the same routine of dancing towards each other and, err, jokes. Have the last three weeks helped the celebrities shape up for a [...]

Ballet News | Strictly Come Dancing 2011 – the Celebrities Ahead of tomorrow nights first live show, here are the latest images of the celebrities taking part this year. All photographs © BBC Pictures

Ballet News | Strictly Come Dancing & It Takes Two On Friday 30th September, BBC One at 9pm Strictly Come Dancing begins properly.  A live show, featuring half of the celebrities dancing either a waltz or a cha cha cha, which ends at 10pm. The celebrities dancing in this show are : Alex Jones, Anita [...]

It’s Strictly time ! The class of 2011 ! Here is a gallery of the promotional shots for each couple – with and without gold bubbles by popular request!  Enjoy !

Ballet News | Strictly Come Dancing – Professional dancers – the women  Photograph : BBC Pictures The Strictly professional ladies were interviewed before they knew who their partners would be, so it’s interesting to see whether their wishes have been granted as the season begins at the end of this month. Or was it a case of [...]

Ballet News | Strictly Come Dancing latest news During Strictly’s sister show, It Takes Two, this year there will be Skype conversations and social network conversations throughout the series. It Takes Two has a brand new presenter this year in Zoe Ball, but will also reveal a brand new look. During the live Saturday night [...]