| Strictly Come Dancing (series 7) |
Promotional shot of the celebrities dancing in series 7. |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Network | BBC One |
| Original run | 18 September 2009 – present |
| Previous series | Series 6 |
The seventh series of Strictly Come Dancing commenced on BBC One on 18 September 2009. Bruce Forsyth and Tess Daly returned as presenters together with Craig Revel Horwood, Len Goodman and Bruno Tonioli as judges. Series 5 winner, Alesha Dixon, joined the judging panel, replacing Arlene Phillips.[1] Darcey Bussell was a guest judge from the quarter final onwards.[1]
Series 6 winner Camilla Dallerup, series 4 winner Karen Hardy and Hayley Holt were replaced as professional female dancers by Aliona Vilani, Katya Virshilas and Natalie Lowe.[2] The show on 7 November was filmed from the Blackpool Tower Ballroom for the first time since the Grand Final of series 2.[3] Due to illness, Bruce Forsyth did not feature in the show on 14 November. As a result, Tess Daly took over as main presenter and Ronnie Corbett was a surprise guest. Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two host Claudia Winkleman took over Daly's normal role.[4]
[edit] The show
The couples dance each week in a live show. For the first two weeks, the couples will dance ballroom on Friday and latin on Saturday (the couples have been split in to two groups but not men and women like previous years); from the third week all the couples will dance on Saturday only. Each judge scores them out of ten, giving them a total score out of forty (fifty from Quarter Final onwards). The couples are ranked according to the judges' scores and given points according to their rank, with the lowest scored couple receiving one point, and the highest scored couple receiving the most points (the maximum number of points available depends on the number of couples remaining in the competition). The public are able to vote for their favourite couples, and the couples are ranked again according to the number of votes they receive, again receiving points - the couple with the fewest votes receiving one point, and the couple with the most votes receiving the most points.
The points for judges' score and public vote are then added together, and the two couples with the fewest points are placed in the bottom two (if two couples have equal points, the points from the public vote are given precedence). As with the two previous series, the bottom two couples will have to perform a dance-off. Based on that performance alone, each judge then votes on which couple should stay and which couple should leave, with Goodman (as head judge) having the last and casting vote. Unlike the previous series, there is no results show (except for the last three weeks when it will be on the same night), instead there will be a single extended programme on Saturday evenings.[5]
Series 7 saw the first new dances added to the competition since Series 4. The two new dances were the Charleston and the Rock 'n' Roll.
[edit] Couples
[edit] Judges' scores
This table gives an overview of the judges' scores for each competitor during the competition.
- indicates the couple eliminated that week.
- indicates the couple that was in the bottom two that week but not eliminated.
- indicates that the couple withdrew
- Red numbers indicate the couple(s) with the lowest score for each week.
- Green numbers indicate the couple(s) with the highest score for each week.
- "—" indicates the couple(s) did not dance that week.
| Couple | Place | W1[6] | W2 [7] | W3[8] | W4[9] | W5[10] | W6[11] | W7[12] | W8 | W9 | W10 | W11 | W12 | W13 | W14 | Total | Avg |
| Ali & Brian[13] | | 30+30=60 | — | 32 | 32 | 29 | 37 | 33 | 40 | 35 | 35 | 37+10=47 | 42+44=86 | | | 466 | 35.8 |
| Chris & Ola[14] | | 26+30=56 | — | 23 | 25 | 22 | 28 | 29 | 34 | 30 | 29 | 34+7=41 | 41+39=80 | | | 397 | 30.5 |
| Ricky & Natalie[15] | | — | 33+32=65 | 35 | 32 | 36 | 32 | 39 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 31+9=40 | 48+47=95 | | | 480 | 36.9 |
| Laila & Anton[16] | 4 | — | 30+25=55 | 30 | 34 | 22 | 28 | 33 | 30 | 22 | 29 | 31+8=39 | 33+26=59 | | 381 | 29.3 |
| Natalie & Vincent[17] | 5 | — | 24+26=50 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 34 | 26 | 26+7=33 | | 317 | 28.2 |
| Ricky & Erin[18] | 6 | 21+26=47 | — | 29 | 28 | 25 | 29 | 24 | 25 | 29 | 22 | | 258 | 25.8 |
| Jade & Ian[19] | 7 | 25+27=52 | — | 31 | 29 | 35 | 32 | 35 | 33 | — | — | | 247 | 30.9 |
| Phil & Katya[20] | 8 | — | 29+22=51 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 30 | 28 | 31 | | 240 | 26.7 |
| Craig & Flavia[21] | 9 | — | 22+22=44 | 21 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 24 | 17 | | 168 | 21.0 |
| Zöe & James[22] | 10 | — | 30+31=61 | 31 | 33 | 30 | 33 | 32 | | 220 | 31.4 |
| Jo & Brendan[23] | 11 | — | 18+18=36 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 14 | | 113 | 18.8 |
| Joe & Kristina[24] | 12 | 16+16=32 | — | 19 | 20 | 21 | | 92 | 18.4 |
| Lynda & Darren[25] | 13 | 21+23=44 | — | 25 | 24 | | 93 | 23.3 |
| Rav & Aliona[26] | 14 | 19+22=41 | — | 20 | | 61 | 20.3 |
| Richard & Lilia[27] | 15 | — | 19+19=38 | | 38 | 19.0 |
| Martina & Matthew[28] | 16 | 22+24=46 | | 46 | 23.0 |
[edit] Dance-offs
As head judge, Len Goodman votes only when a casting vote is needed: if all three junior judges vote to save the same couple, Goodman's vote would not affect the outcome. There will be no dance-off after the quarter final stage.[29]
| Week | Craig (Save) | Darcey (Save) | Alesha (Save) | Bruno (Save) | Len (Tie) | Saved | Eliminated |
| 1 | Martina & Matthew | – | Martina & Matthew | Rav & Aliona | Rav & Aliona | Rav & Aliona | Martina & Matthew |
| 2 | Craig & Flavia | Craig & Flavia | Craig & Flavia | N/A | Craig & Flavia | Richard & Lilia |
| 3 | Lynda & Darren | Lynda & Darren | Lynda & Darren | N/A | Lynda & Darren | Rav & Aliona |
| 4 | Lynda & Darren | Lynda & Darren | Craig & Flavia | Craig & Flavia | Craig & Flavia | Lynda & Darren |
| 5 | Zöe & James | Zöe & James | Zöe & James | N/A | Zöe & James | Joe & Kristina |
| 6 | Jade & Ian | Jade & Ian | Jade & Ian | N/A | Jade & Ian | Jo & Brendan |
| 7 | Ali & Brian | Zoe & James | Ali & Brian | Ali & Brian | Ali & Brian | Zoe & James |
| 8 | Ricky & Erin | Ricky & Erin | Ricky & Erin | N/A | Ricky & Erin | Craig & Flavia |
| 9 | Ricky & Erin | Phil & Katya | Phil & Katya | Ricky & Erin | Ricky & Erin | Phil & Katya |
| 10 | Laila & Anton | Laila & Anton | Laila & Anton | N/A | Laila & Anton | Ricky & Erin |
| 11 | Ricky & Natalie | Ricky & Natalie | Ricky & Natalie | N/A | Ricky & Natalie | Natalie & Vincent |
| 12 | Ricky & Natalie | Ricky & Natalie | Ricky & Natalie | N/A | N/A | Ricky & Natalie | Laila & Anton |
[edit] Highest and lowest scoring performances
The best and worst performances in each dance according to the judges' marks are as follows:
| Dance | Weeks danced | Best dancer | Best score | Worst dancer | Worst score |
| American Smooth | 6, 9-10, 12 | Ali & Brian | 37 | Chris & Ola | 28 |
| Argentine tango | 13 | | | | |
| Cha Cha Cha | 1-2, 7-9, 12 | Ricky & Natalie | 47 | Joe & Kristina | 16 |
| Charleston | 11, 13 | Ali & Brian | 37 | Laila & Anton | 31 |
| Foxtrot | 4, 7-10, 12 | Ricky & Natalie | 48 | Joe & Kristina | 20 |
| Jive | 5, 7-9 | Ricky & Natalie | 35 | Craig & Flavia | 20 |
| Pasodoble | 3, 7-9 | Ricky & Natalie | 35 | Joe & Kristina | 19 |
| Quickstep | 3, 7-8 | Ricky & Natalie | 39 | Rav & Aliona | 20 |
| Rock 'n' Roll | 11, 13 | Ricky & Natalie | 31 | Natalie & Vincent | 26 |
| Rumba | 1-2, 7-9, 10[note 1] | Ricky & Natalie | 32 | Jo & Brendan | 18 |
| Salsa | 4, 8, 12 | Ali & Brian
Ricky & Natalie | 32 | Phil & Katya | 24 |
| Samba | 6-7, 10, 12 | Ali & Brian | 44 | Jo & Brendan | 14 |
| Tango | 1-2, 7-8, 9[note 1], 12 | Ali & Brian | 42 | Joe & Kristina | 16 |
| Viennese Waltz | 5, 7-11 | Ali & Brian | 40 | Jo & Brendan | 23 |
| Waltz | 1-2, 7-8, 10, 12 | Chris & Ola | 41 | Richard & Lilia | 19 |
[edit] Guide to dances
The following table lists the dances each couple danced during their time on the series, and the order of elimination. The songs the dances were performed to are linked, where possible; all the music in the show is performed live by the program's session orchestra, led by David Arch.[30]
- indicates the couple eliminated that week.
- indicates the couple that were saved from the Bottom 2 that week.
- indicates the couple withdrew from the competition.
| Couple | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Quarter Final | Semi Final | Final |
| Ali & Brian [13] | Waltz &
Rumba | Group Mambo | Quickstep | Salsa | Jive | American Smooth | Paso Doble | Viennese Waltz | Cha Cha Cha | Foxtrot | Charleston &
Viennese Waltz | Tango &
Samba | Argentine Tango &
American Smooth | |
| Chris & Ola[14] | Tango &
Rumba | Group Mambo | Quickstep | Salsa | Jive | American Smooth | Cha Cha Cha | Foxtrot | Paso Doble | Viennese Waltz | Charleston &
Viennese Waltz | Waltz &
Samba | Argentine Tango &
Rumba | |
| Ricky & Natalie[15] | Group Mambo | Waltz &
Rumba | Paso Doble | Salsa | Viennese Waltz | Samba | Quickstep | Tango | Jive | American Smooth | Rock 'n' Roll &
Viennese Waltz | Foxtrot &
Cha Cha Cha | Argentine Tango &
Waltz | |
| Laila & Anton[16] | Group Mambo | Tango &
Cha Cha Cha | Quickstep | Foxtrot | Jive | Samba | Viennese Waltz | Paso Doble | Rumba | Waltz | Charleston &
Viennese Waltz | American Smooth & Salsa | |
| Natalie & Vincent[17] | Group Mambo | Tango &
Cha Cha Cha | Paso Doble | Salsa | Viennese Waltz | American Smooth | Jive | Quickstep | Foxtrot | Samba | Rock 'n' Roll &
Viennese Waltz | |
| Ricky & Erin[18] | Waltz &
Cha Cha Cha | Group Mambo | Paso Doble | Foxtrot | Jive | American Smooth | Rumba | Salsa | Viennese Waltz | Tango | |
| Jade & Ian[19] | Waltz &
Cha Cha Cha | Group Mambo | Quickstep | Salsa | Viennese Waltz | Samba | Foxtrot | Jive | (Tango) [note 1] | (Rumba) [note 2] | |
| Phil & Katya[20] | Group Mambo | Waltz &
Cha Cha Cha | Quickstep | Salsa | Viennese Waltz | Samba | Tango | Rumba | American Smooth | |
| Craig & Flavia[21] | Group Mambo | Tango &
Rumba | Quickstep | Foxtrot | Jive | Samba | Waltz | Cha Cha Cha | |
| Zöe & James[22] | Group Mambo | Waltz &
Rumba | Paso Doble | Foxtrot | Jive | American Smooth | Samba | |
| Jo & Brendan[23] | Group Mambo | Tango &
Rumba | Paso Doble | Foxtrot | Viennese Waltz | Samba | |
| Joe & Kristina[24] | Tango &
Cha Cha Cha | Group Mambo | Paso Doble | Foxtrot | Jive | |
| Lynda & Darren[25] | Tango &
Cha Cha Cha | Group Mambo | Paso Doble | Foxtrot | |
| Rav & Aliona[26] | Tango &
Rumba | Group Mambo | Quickstep | |
| Richard & Lilia[27] | Group Mambo | Waltz &
Cha Cha Cha | |
| Martina & Matthew[28] | Waltz &
Rumba | |
[edit] Ratings
Strictly Come Dancing is one of the most viewed programmes on television, but has lost out several times to its ITV rival The X Factor after the BBC re-scheduled the show to clash with the programme.[31]
| Week | Date | Average viewers |
| 1 | 18 September | 8.44m (35.7%)[32][33] |
| 19 September | 7.72m (32.9%)[34] |
| 2 | 25 September | 7.59m (34%)[35] |
| 26 September | 7.9m (33%)[36] |
| 3 | 3 October | 8.4m (34%)[31] |
| 4 | 10 October | 8.41m (36%)[37] |
| 5 | 17 October | 7.8m (31%)[38] |
| 6 | 24 October | 8.4m (33%)[38] |
| 7 | 31 October | 8.4m (36%)[39][40] |
| 8 | 7 November | 8.7m (38.2%)[41][42] |
| 9 | 14 November | 9.4m (36.5%)[43] |
| 10 | 21 November | 8.9m (34.9%)[44] |
| 11 | 28 November | 9.0m (36.2%)[45] |
[edit] Celebrity performances
- ^ a b c Due to a knee injury sustained in the dress rehearsal for the 14 November show, Johnson was medically disqualified from dancing in the live show the same evening; the Tango, while rehearsed, was never performed competitively.
- ^ As Johnson withdrew on the 21 November show, she never performed her Rumba..
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