| Strictly Come Dancing (Series 5) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Network | BBC One |
| Original run | 29 September 2007 – 22 December 2007 |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
| Celebrity winner | Alesha Dixon |
| Professional winner | Matthew Cutler |
| Previous series | Series 4 |
| Next series | Series 6 |
The fifth series of Strictly Come Dancing began on BBC One on 29 September 2007, with Bruce Forsyth and Tess Daly returning as presenters.
The first programme was a catch-up show and preview to the new series, before the start of the competition on 6 October. The show ran for 12 weeks, up to 22 December. The show featured 14 new celebrities, who had been paired with 14 professional dancers. In a change to the previous format, the results show was on Sunday, rather than later on Saturday. The fifth series was also the first in which all the professional dancers from the previous year have returned.
The winners of this series were Alesha Dixon and Matthew Cutler.
[edit] The show
- For more information, see the main article.
Each show works in a similar way. The couples will, in turn, perform their dance for the judges, the audience and the public. The judges (Craig Revel Horwood, Arlene Phillips, Len Goodman and Bruno Tonioli) then review their performance, and give them a score out of ten.
When all the couples have danced, they are inserted onto the leader board, where the highest ranked couple will get the highest amount of points available, and the lowest ranked couple getting one point. However, the judges' score only counts for 50% of the total score, and the public get to choose the remaining 50% of the vote by calling in.
In a change to the format, the two couples with the lowest score will have to perform a dance-off on the results show. From week nine, the couple will dance their highest scoring dance in the dance-off. The judges will decide (based on that performance alone) which couple should stay and which couple should leave. In the event of a 50/50 split, Len (as head judge) will decide which couple should leave the show.[1]
[edit] Couples
This year there were 14 couples: 7 male celebrities and 7 female celebrities. They were:
[edit] Judges' scores
- Red numbers indicate the couples with the lowest score for each week.
- Green numbers indicate the couples with the highest score for each week.
- indicates the couples eliminated that week.
- indicates the returning couple that finished in the bottom two.
- indicates the winning couple.
- indicates the runner-up couple.
- indicates the couple withdrew from the competition.
| Team | Place | W1 | W2 | W3 | W4 | W5 | W6 | W7 | W8 | W9 | W10 | S Final | Final |
| Alesha & Matthew | 1 | — | 31 | 36 | 33 | 36 | 35 | 38 | 39 | 38+36=74 | 38+36=74 | 38+38=76 | 39+38+35=112 |
| Matt & Flavia | 2 | 23 | — | 30 | 36 | 31 | 29 | 34 | 38 | 32+33=65 | 26+29=55 | 35+40=75 | 36+39+35=110 |
| Gethin & Camilla | 3 | 22 | — | 29 | 26 | 31 | 36 | 31 | 34 | 39+35=74 | 38+37=75 | 34+36=70 | |
| Letitia & Darren | 4 | — | 23 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 25 | 34 | 32 | 30+26=56 | 35+30=65 | |
| Kenny & Ola | 5 | 21 | — | 25 | 18 | 21 | 26 | 22 | 30 | 30+23=53 | |
| Kelly & Brendan | 6 | — | 33 | 35 | 34 | 28 | 36 | 36 | 29 | WD | |
| John & Nicole | 7 | 26 | — | 27 | 22 | 24 | 36 | 28 | 27 | |
| Kate & Anton | 8 | — | 15 | 19 | 16 | 26 | 18 | 21 | |
| Penny & Ian | 9 | — | 33 | 25 | 32 | 35 | 25 | |
| Dominic & Lilia | 10 | 25 | — | 25 | 26 | 25 | |
| Gabby & James | 11 | — | 29 | 31 | 30 | |
| Willie & Erin | 12 | 24 | — | 23 | |
| Stephanie & Vincent | 13 | — | 24 | |
| Brian & Karen | 14 | 18 | |
Source: [2]
[edit] Additional information
- Kate Garraway, was injured whilst training before the first live show, forcing her to stop training while she recovered. She did not take part in the group dance performed by the female celebrities in the first week of the show, but was able to compete from week two onwards.
- As in the previous series, the male celebrity couples danced for the judges in the first week of the competition, while the female celebrity couples performed an unmarked group dance. This was reversed in week 2, and from week 3 onwards, all couples competed against each other.
- In week 4 of the competition, judge Bruno Tonioli awarded the first 10-point score of the series to an American Smooth performed by Kelly Brook and Brendan Cole. However, this drew criticism from the other judges, as the routine included an illegal lift.
- In week 9, Kelly Brook officially announced that she had withdrawn from the competition following the death of her father at the beginning of the week.
[edit] Highest and lowest scoring performances
The best and worst performances in each dance according to the judges' marks are as follows:
| Dance | Best dancer(s) | Best score | Worst dancer(s) | Worst score |
| Cha Cha Cha | Alesha Dixon | 39 | Gethin Jones/Kenny Logan | 22 |
| Jive | Gethin Jones | 37 | Dominic Littlewood/Penny Lancaster | 25 |
| Rumba | Kelly Brook/Matt Di Angelo | 33 | Letitia Dean/Kenny Logan | 23 |
| Paso doble | Alesha Dixon | 36 | Kenny Logan/Kate Garraway | 21 |
| Samba | Alesha Dixon | 36 | Kate Garraway | 16 |
| Waltz | Matt Di Angelo | 40 | Brian Capron | 18 |
| Quickstep | Alesha Dixon | 38 | Kate Garraway | 15 |
| Foxtrot | Alesha Dixon | 36 | John Barnes | 24 |
| Tango | Alesha Dixon | 38 | Kate Garraway | 19 |
| Viennese Waltz | Alesha Dixon | 38 | Kenny Logan | 26 |
| American Smooth | Gethin Jones | 38 | John Barnes | 22 |
| Salsa | Matt Di Angelo | 39 | Kate Garraway | 18 |
| Argentine Tango | Alesha Dixon | 38 | Matt Di Angelo | 35 |
[edit] Guide to dances
The following table shows which dance each couple does and the order of elimination:
- This couple chose to withdraw due to external circumstances.
- This couple was in the bottom two when the judges' score was added to the public vote.
- This couple left the competition when the judges voted them out after the dance-off.
- This couple finished in second.
- This couple won the competition.
| Contestants | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Finals
Week 12 |
| Alesha & Matthew | Group Swing | Rumba | Jive | American Smooth | Foxtrot | Salsa | Waltz | Cha-Cha-Cha | Tango, Samba | Viennese Waltz, Paso Doble | Quickstep, Argentine Tango | Waltz, Cha Cha, Jive |
| Matt & Flavia | Cha-Cha-Cha | Group Merengue | Jive | American Smooth | Paso Doble | Viennese Waltz | Quickstep | Salsa | Tango, Rumba | Foxtrot, Samba | Argentine Tango, Waltz | American Smooth, Salsa, Quickstep |
| Gethin & Camilla | Cha-Cha-Cha | Group Merengue | Tango | Samba | Foxtrot | Viennese Waltz | Rumba | Quickstep | Waltz, Salsa | American Smooth, Jive | Paso Doble, Argentine Tango | |
| Letitia & Darren | Group Swing | Rumba | Tango | American Smooth | Paso Doble | Salsa | Foxtrot | Viennese Waltz | Quickstep, Cha-Cha-Cha | Waltz, Jive | |
| Kenny & Ola | Waltz | Group Merengue | Tango | Samba | Paso Doble | Viennese Waltz | Cha-Cha-Cha | American Smooth | Foxtrot, Rumba | |
| Kelly & Brendan | Group Swing | Rumba | Tango | American Smooth | Paso Doble | Viennese Waltz | Jive | Samba | Withdrew | |
| John & Nicole | Cha-Cha-Cha | Group Merengue | Jive | American Smooth | Foxtrot | Salsa | Tango | Samba | |
| Kate & Anton | Injured | Quickstep | Tango | Samba | Foxtrot | Salsa | Paso Doble | |
| Penny & Ian | Group Swing | Quickstep | Jive | Samba | Foxtrot | Salsa | |
| Dominic & Lilia | Cha-Cha-Cha | Group Merengue | Jive | American Smooth | Paso Doble | |
| Gabby & James | Group Swing | Quickstep | Jive | Samba | |
| Willie & Erin | Waltz | Group Merengue | Tango | |
| Stephanie & Vincent | Group Swing | Quickstep | |
| Brian & Karen | Waltz | |
[edit] Dances by week
- Week 1: Male celebrities perform a Cha-Cha-Cha or Waltz. The female celebrities perform a group Swing Dance.*
- Week 2: Female celebrities perform a Quickstep or Rumba. The male celebrities perform a Merengue.
- Week 3: The remaining celebrities perform either a Tango or Jive.
- Week 4: The remaining celebrities perform either an American Smooth or Samba.
- Week 5: The remaining celebrities perform either a Foxtrot or Paso Doble.
- Week 6: The remaining celebrities perform either a Viennese Waltz or Salsa. The remaining celebrities also participated in a Group Jitterbug for Remembrance Day
- Week 7: The remaining celebrities perform an unlearned dance from Week 1-Week 6.
- Week 8: The remaining celebrities perform an unlearned dance from Week 1-Week 6. The remaining celebrities participated in a Group Dirty Dancing, for the anniversary of movie legend, Dirty Dancing.
- Week 9: The remaining celebrities perform two unlearned dances, one Latin and one Ballroom, from Week 1-Week 6.
- Week 10: The remaining celebrities perform two unlearned dances, one Latin and one Ballroom, from Week 1-Week 6.
- Week 11: The remaining celebrities perform their remaining unlearned dance from Week 1-Week 6 and also an Argentine Tango.
- Week 12: The two/three* finalists perform their favourite Ballroom Dance, their favourite Latin dance, a group Viennese Waltz, a Judge's choice of music dance and finally a Freestyle. In addition, the eliminated couples came back and danced their favourite routines;
- Brian & Karen: Waltz
- Stephanie & Vincent: Quickstep
- Willie & Erin: Waltz
- Gabby & James: Jive
- Dom & Lilia: Cha Cha Cha
- Kate & Anton: Samba
- Penny & Ian: Samba
- John & Nicole: Salsa
- Kelly & Brendan: Viennese Waltz
- Kenny & Ola: Waltz
- Letitia & Darren: Viennese Waltz
- Gethin & Camilla: Salsa
- Kate Garraway was unable to participate in the group Swing Dance due to being injured.
- Strictly's final is supposed to have three finalists but in the past two years celebrities have had to drop out of the series, including Kelly Brook, and Jimmy Tarbuck, meaning there are only two finalists. (Even though John Sergeant pulled out of Series 6, there were still three couples in the final.)
[edit] Professionals' Favourite Dance
During the series, eliminated professional dancers appeared on It Takes Two to nominate their favourite routines of the series. Nicole Cutler and Vincent Simone both chose routines performed by their professional dance partners and their respective celebrities.
- Nicole Cutler - Alesha & Matthew's Cha Cha Cha
- Ian Waite - Alesha & Matthew's Waltz
- Darren Bennett - Gabby & James's Samba
- Vincent Simone - Matt & Flavia's Salsa
- Karen Hardy - John & Nicole's Salsa
- Ola Jordan - Letitia & Darren's Paso Doble
[edit] Average Chart
Rank by
average | Competition
finish | Couple | Total | Number of
dances | Average |
| 1 | 1 | Alesha & Matthew | 584 | 16 | 36.5 |
| 2 | 6 | Kelly & Brendan | 231 | 7 | 33.0 |
| 3 | 2 | Matt & Flavia | 526 | 16 | 32.9 |
| 3 | 3 | Gethin & Camilla | 428 | 13 | 32.9 |
| 5 | 9 | Penny & Ian | 150 | 5 | 30.0 |
| 5 | 11 | Gabby & James | 90 | 3 | 30.0 |
| 7 | 4 | Letitia & Darren | 324 | 11 | 29.5 |
| 8 | 7 | John & Nicole | 190 | 7 | 27.1 |
| 9 | 10 | Dominic & Lilia | 101 | 4 | 25.3 |
| 10 | 13 | Stephanie & Vincent | 24 | 1 | 24.0 |
| 10 | 5 | Kenny & Ola | 216 | 9 | 24.0 |
| 12 | 12 | Willie & Erin | 47 | 2 | 23.5 |
| 13 | 8 | Kate & Anton | 115 | 6 | 19.2 |
| 14 | 14 | Brian & Karen | 18 | 1 | 18.0 |
[edit] References
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