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Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two - Season 23 Episode 7
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00:00in the making
00:00Please welcome your host, Jeanette Monrara
00:30Hello, and welcome to Tuesday's It Takes Two.
00:36We're coming to you on BBC Two and iPlayer,
00:39and after the first dance-off of the series,
00:42it's a case of keep on moving for Chris and Nadia
00:44after they were saved by all four judges.
00:47I'll be catching up with them in just a moment,
00:49but before that, let's find out who else is on the show tonight.
00:53With a score of just 17, it's fair to say
00:56that our Aussie duo, Stefan and Diane,
00:58didn't have a good A on Saturday.
01:00We'll be asking how they plan to bounce back
01:02from Down Under before movie week.
01:05She was a beautiful ballroom butterfly on Saturday night,
01:08and she was flying high after some great scores.
01:11We'll be asking whether Ellie and Vito
01:13will be winging it for their routine on Saturday.
01:16And Joanne Clifton is back
01:18with the second part of this week's Choreography Corner,
01:20where we'll be talking hip rotation,
01:23voltas, and arm energy.
01:24But before all that,
01:27Chris and Nadia had a scare at the weekend
01:29as the former England rugby captain
01:31had to tackle the first dance-off.
01:33And after giving it his best try,
01:35the judges gave him his props
01:37and kept him in the game.
01:39It's the world we see.
01:42You have a lovely walking action.
01:44You walk beautifully.
01:45I still believe that you are going
01:49to have to step out of your usual comfort zone.
01:54You were almost leaning over her.
01:57You lost fluidity in the arms,
01:59but you do have a magnificent frame.
02:05Please welcome Chris and Nadia.
02:08A magnificent frame.
02:09Yes.
02:10Chris, let's get straight into it.
02:12You got the first red light treatment
02:15of the series.
02:17What was it like to end up in that position?
02:18How did you feel?
02:19Not great, if we're honest.
02:21It was such an emotional experience,
02:23wasn't it?
02:23And look, we were unfortunately
02:25down to the bottom of the leaderboard.
02:26And I think whenever you're in that position,
02:28there's always a chance, isn't there?
02:29So we, Nadia was brilliant preparing me
02:32for, I call it the playoff, the elimination,
02:34whatever you want to call it.
02:34The playoff, yeah.
02:36But yeah, we got in the right position.
02:38We got in the mind frame.
02:39We were like, look, let's just be ready for,
02:40if it happens.
02:42Obviously, if we go the other way,
02:43it's amazing.
02:44But yeah, look, it was tough emotionally,
02:46especially to be in the first one
02:47when we put so much hard work in
02:48and we thought we performed really well on the night.
02:51Yeah.
02:51We really did, yes.
02:53And getting to know Chris,
02:55I can understand his mentality
02:56and being an athlete and rugby player.
02:59So I had to keep him focused
03:00and I was really making sure
03:03you're in the right mindset
03:04if we need to do it again,
03:06that you were ready.
03:07Chris, you posted that
03:08Strictly has given you so much purpose
03:10now that you're involved with it.
03:12But what do you mean when you say purpose?
03:13What's the purpose?
03:14I think it's reignited that kind of energy,
03:17that competitive spirit
03:18to get back out there.
03:19And I think when any athlete retires,
03:21they feel a little bit lost for a long time.
03:24Their identity, their purpose,
03:26it does disappear a bit.
03:27So to have that focus,
03:29to go to training every day with Nadia
03:30who pushes me,
03:31she challenges me
03:32to tell me which foot is left and right
03:34and all sorts.
03:35But we're improving.
03:37And that's the main thing
03:38from a person who,
03:39if I'm honest,
03:40probably got laughed at a little bit
03:41when I was on the dance floor.
03:42No.
03:43Only from friends,
03:44you know, friendly banter
03:45and all that kind of stuff
03:46to now going out there
03:47and performing
03:48and improving from week to week
03:49has been amazing so far.
03:51So yes, it is any baby steps,
03:53but it's steps in the right direction.
03:54But it's steps in the right direction.
03:55Exactly.
03:55And if it makes you feel better,
03:56I still don't know my left from my right.
03:57So you're absolutely fine.
03:59But looking back
04:00on Saturday night's performance,
04:02all of the judges commented
04:03on your posture.
04:04It was a big topic
04:05of conversation for them.
04:06So what is it the case?
04:07Is it the habits
04:08that you've had as a rugby player
04:09that just keeps you coming forward?
04:11Oh yeah, let us show you.
04:12Oh yeah.
04:13Okay, demo time.
04:14This is the natural.
04:15Scrum.
04:16Scrum.
04:17This is the natural position.
04:19That's what usually he would do.
04:21I don't think I ever expected Nadia
04:23to ever be in that position.
04:24She was great.
04:25Here you go.
04:26Here you go.
04:27Well, look,
04:27unfortunately,
04:28a lot of our thing
04:28is kind of low.
04:29It's combative.
04:30You're tackling down here.
04:32I've tried that too.
04:33You're very good.
04:33You're not kind of
04:34trying to be up here.
04:35Where it was,
04:36it's almost a complete opposite
04:37where you're trying to stand up.
04:39And we always say,
04:40Johannes.
04:41Think of Johannes.
04:41I've never met a person
04:43with better posture.
04:44Oh my gosh.
04:45Johannes, be more Johannes.
04:46And I suddenly go up like that.
04:47Yeah, but you've also been using
04:48a broom in rehearsals
04:49to help out that as well.
04:51Well, we've been using
04:52all the possible elements.
04:54Whatever we find,
04:56cans of water,
04:57broom,
04:57to make sure his frame
04:58is the best it could be.
05:00And like you said,
05:01it's baby steps,
05:02but the fact that judges
05:03can see the improvement
05:04and they did say
05:06that it was such a big difference
05:08between Samba
05:09and then Vinny's waltz week two.
05:11I'm really proud of you.
05:13And to talk about
05:14the message he put out there
05:16during the weekend.
05:17And you said that
05:18you felt like you let me down
05:21by being in dance-off
05:22and it's absolutely nothing like that.
05:25I know how much
05:26how your family is proud of you
05:29and your friends
05:30and I'm really, really proud of you
05:32of how far you've come.
05:34And you have to be proud
05:35of yourself as well.
05:36And we're still in it.
05:38We're still in it.
05:39We still have another week to go.
05:40Makes me excited
05:41because you are going
05:42into movie week.
05:42Yes.
05:43Yes, you are.
05:43And you're going to be doing
05:44a Paso Doble
05:45to a strictly version
05:47of Thor,
05:49Love and Thunder
05:50to this song.
05:54That is
05:55Sweet Child of Mine,
05:56Guns and Roses.
05:58Oh, Chris,
05:58what a song.
05:59Are you kidding me?
06:01Yes.
06:01Now, it's the first
06:02themed week of the series.
06:04How excited are you
06:06to be dressing up
06:07as a superhero
06:07on national television?
06:09Oh, I mean,
06:09it's every child's dream,
06:11isn't it,
06:11to be a superhero,
06:12to dress up as a superhero.
06:14So to get to do that
06:14is amazing.
06:16But also,
06:16with this dance,
06:18being a superhero,
06:19it allows me
06:20to put into practice
06:20all the judges' feedback
06:21or the coaches' feedback,
06:22I call them,
06:23to say,
06:24to stand up tall,
06:25to have that presence,
06:26to have that auto-ego thread.
06:28Really set us all out.
06:29I don't know if I've ever
06:30met a matador
06:30named Fred, though.
06:32I think it works.
06:33It doesn't matter.
06:33It works.
06:33Just to put it,
06:34to make it clear,
06:35that's what Mott is acting.
06:37Yes.
06:37Because I had so many people
06:38asking me,
06:39who is Fred?
06:40Why are you calling him Fred?
06:41This week,
06:42Chris is Fred.
06:44Well, listen,
06:44we want to help you.
06:45Here on It Takes Two,
06:46we're here to support.
06:47Okay.
06:47So we have brought back
06:48something very special,
06:49the Paso Cam.
06:51Oh!
06:52So,
06:53on my cue,
06:53Chris,
06:54I'm going to ask you
06:54to look down the camera
06:55and give me
06:56your best Paso face.
06:58All right?
06:59What is a Paso face first?
07:00Oh, my God.
07:01Don't worry,
07:02we'll work.
07:03Make pretend
07:04you're about to tackle.
07:05We're only two days here.
07:05We're only two days here.
07:06Tell me you're going to tackle.
07:07What face would you give
07:07when you're about to go
07:08for a tackle?
07:09Down the camera,
07:09go.
07:11Oh!
07:12Oh!
07:13All right,
07:14Nadia,
07:14what is Nadia's?
07:16Go on, Nadia.
07:17Give me a Paso.
07:19Ole!
07:21Ole!
07:22I like.
07:23I love that he actually said,
07:25what is a Paso face?
07:26You've got a couple days left.
07:29Here we go.
07:29All right,
07:29well,
07:29good luck with training
07:30for the two of you.
07:32It's Chris and Nadia,
07:33everybody.
07:37Amazing.
07:38I love Strictly.
07:39All right,
07:39on Saturday night,
07:40Ellie burst out of her cocoon
07:42and became a beautiful butterfly
07:44with a waltz that had her
07:45and Vita floating on air.
07:47Here's a reminder.
07:50You today
07:51were the epitome
07:52of grace
07:53and charm.
07:54Boy,
07:54can you spin,
07:55girl.
07:55If you're going to continue
07:57to improve all the things
07:59that everybody asks you to do,
08:01you're going to be unstoppable.
08:03Till your fingertips
08:04you were dancing.
08:05I love that extension.
08:07This is going
08:08in the right direction.
08:09Well done,
08:09girl.
08:13Welcome,
08:14Ellie and Vita.
08:16Ellie,
08:17that was a beautiful routine
08:18on Saturday night.
08:20And you started
08:21on your own
08:21again
08:22at the stairs.
08:23Did you have any
08:23butterflies in your stomach?
08:24I had nerves
08:26at first,
08:27but you want to hear
08:28they're just coming down.
08:30And so,
08:32there was a good dance.
08:33It was a great dance
08:34made by Vita.
08:36Yes.
08:36Of course.
08:38my big brother.
08:40And so,
08:41it was like a graceful dance
08:43and me,
08:44everything was like butterflies,
08:46graceful,
08:47elegance.
08:48And during the dance,
08:49I got a bit
08:50emotional,
08:51but in the inner,
08:53not on the outside.
08:54Yeah.
08:55But it all worked in a dance
08:56and it was great,
08:58comments,
08:59great scores.
09:00I don't say much.
09:01Vita,
09:01how impressed were you
09:02with Ellie's performance?
09:03Honestly,
09:04Jeanette,
09:04I was really trying
09:05not to get emotional
09:06during the dance.
09:07The moment,
09:08you know,
09:08already coming down
09:09from the stairs
09:10because this is,
09:11you know,
09:11also our own
09:12little journey.
09:13We want to have
09:13a little challenge
09:14and I said like,
09:15okay,
09:15Ellie,
09:16Ellie was a bit afraid
09:16of getting down
09:17from the stairs
09:18on her own.
09:19I said,
09:19that's why
09:20we're going to set
09:20this challenge.
09:21You're going to come
09:22down on your own.
09:23We're going to meet
09:23in the middle of the floor.
09:25Yeah,
09:25and I was so,
09:26so proud.
09:27Yeah.
09:27The moment
09:28you were spinning around,
09:29I said like,
09:30oh,
09:30she's going to fly
09:31now like a butterfly.
09:32It's beautiful.
09:33Yeah,
09:33beautiful like a princess
09:34and life is smooth
09:36like a butterfly.
09:37Yeah,
09:37exactly.
09:38That's true,
09:38Papa.
09:40Ellie,
09:41you've got the cardboard
09:42cutouts of the judges
09:43watching you all week
09:44in the rehearsals,
09:45so who is the most
09:46intimidating
09:47watching you all week?
09:52To be honest,
09:54it's great.
09:55Yeah,
09:55I know.
09:56All of us feel the same.
09:57Don't laugh at that now.
09:59If he's intimidated too,
10:01I bet,
10:01right?
10:01You?
10:02No,
10:02it's great
10:03because he gives
10:05like all the
10:06critiques about
10:08like,
10:08not feet
10:10and not arms,
10:11but at the end,
10:12it's all good feedback
10:13to other
10:14harsh comments.
10:16Yes.
10:16But then
10:17like,
10:18quakes are a good judge
10:20for me
10:20in my behalf,
10:22but
10:22he's a little scary.
10:26Yeah,
10:26I hate it
10:27when it gives
10:28bad comments to me.
10:29I'm like,
10:29what?
10:30Listen,
10:31you and everybody else,
10:32Ellie,
10:33so don't worry about that.
10:34But Vito,
10:35you've got the cardboard
10:36cutouts of the judges.
10:37What else did you do
10:38last week
10:39for the waltz
10:39to help her
10:40with visual
10:40kind of cues?
10:41So definitely
10:42going in the butterfly
10:44garden helps
10:45out a lot
10:45because we were
10:46kind of
10:47observing,
10:48you know,
10:48how butterflies
10:49are floating,
10:50how they are smooth.
10:51Remember?
10:52And we said like,
10:52oh,
10:52we really get inspired
10:54by that.
10:54We were watching
10:55and observing
10:55all how they fly.
10:57And after,
10:57we were always,
10:58you know,
10:59getting some inspiration
11:00from the judges' feedback.
11:02We were working on
11:03the floor
11:04is our friend.
11:05Yeah?
11:06All the rise and fall.
11:07And it was beautiful.
11:08A bit of whiteboard note.
11:10Yeah,
11:10we do have like
11:11our school corner moment.
11:13It was beautiful.
11:14Yeah.
11:15And your sister
11:16was in the audience,
11:17Amy,
11:18and she looked like
11:19she loved it.
11:19So proud of you.
11:20But what did she make
11:21of the whole performance?
11:22Oh,
11:23she loved it so,
11:24so much
11:25because often me
11:27on the stage
11:28was brilliant.
11:30But she told me,
11:31yeah,
11:31I'm doing it.
11:33Go with Ellie,
11:34get up an episode,
11:36go and check it in,
11:37you've got this boy,
11:38girl.
11:39And then,
11:40and it was like,
11:43oh,
11:43yeah,
11:43she could dance,
11:44she could do this
11:45and that,
11:45and that,
11:46and like,
11:47supportive of me.
11:49Remember before to dance,
11:50you said to me,
11:50I want to make my sister
11:51proud tonight.
11:52I did say that.
11:53Yeah,
11:54I'm sure we did.
11:54I know you did.
11:56You were,
11:56honestly,
11:57I had tears in my eyes
11:58watching the two of you.
11:59It was so beautiful.
12:00But you are through.
12:01You're going to movie week.
12:02Yes!
12:03This week,
12:03yes.
12:05And you're going to be
12:06dancing a samba
12:07to this.
12:10Yes,
12:11it's Dance the Night Away
12:12by Dua Lipa.
12:13You're going to be doing
12:14a tribute to the Barbie movie.
12:17Ellie,
12:17how excited are you
12:19for this dance
12:19and why?
12:21I'm so,
12:21so over the moon
12:23with this dance
12:24because Barbie
12:26is my best job
12:27ever think.
12:29But Barbie moon
12:30is ever to me
12:31like all the movies
12:35and all the dolls.
12:36and so this dance
12:39will be really great
12:40for us both
12:41too.
12:42It's got like
12:42all the bounciness,
12:43all the cheeky,
12:44all the tussiness.
12:46It's got all the,
12:47what,
12:48all the vibes
12:49and it's got like
12:49everything in it.
12:50I love it.
12:51You're like in with
12:52the cool kids.
12:52It's got the vibes,
12:53the bounce,
12:54the moves,
12:55the cheekyness.
12:57She's got the samba down.
13:00But what can
13:01are you going to be
13:02in the dance?
13:03Okay,
13:04so you are
13:04disco Barbie.
13:05Yeah,
13:05so am I disco can?
13:08Is that a disco can?
13:09Yeah,
13:09I think so.
13:09Yeah.
13:10I think something
13:11with sparkle,
13:12no?
13:13Definitely.
13:13I think it
13:14could be called
13:15sparkle can.
13:17Sparkle can.
13:19Love it.
13:19I love this partnership.
13:23We'll have a great
13:24week of training.
13:25We can't wait
13:25to see the two of you.
13:26Let's hear it
13:27for Ellie and Vito.
13:31Now,
13:32as the competition
13:33starts to take shape,
13:34our couples are all
13:35looking for that
13:35extra edge
13:36to improve
13:37week on week.
13:38And there is
13:40no greater edge
13:41than sitting down
13:42with a cup of tea
13:42and a notepad
13:43and listening to
13:44Joanne Clifton
13:45in Choreography Corner.
13:49Joanne Clifton,
14:06everyone.
14:07I mean,
14:07that is,
14:08I'm never going
14:08to get over that groove.
14:09It's a good little groove
14:10you've got going on there.
14:11All right,
14:11let's go straight in.
14:13We're going to kick
14:13things off tonight
14:14with Jimmy and Lauren.
14:15They did a cha-cha-cha.
14:17Now,
14:17Motsi wants Jimmy
14:18to work on his leg action,
14:19specifically knowing
14:20when to bend
14:21and when to straighten
14:22his knees.
14:23What advice
14:24would you give to him?
14:24What did you think of that?
14:25Well, the thing was
14:26that he came out
14:26and he was
14:27what they described
14:28more earth
14:29and earthy
14:30cha-cha-cha,
14:30like a cube
14:31and he like
14:31into the...
14:32My people,
14:33you know?
14:33Exactly,
14:34exactly.
14:35And normally,
14:36look at this thing,
14:36and normally,
14:37like,
14:37the judges would be
14:38really on that.
14:39They'd be like,
14:40no,
14:40you need to have
14:40straight legs
14:41in the cha-cha-cha.
14:42So I thought to myself,
14:43like,
14:43why did they like it so much?
14:44And it was because
14:45he's so natural at it.
14:46Yes.
14:47He's got such
14:47a natural feel
14:48and because he was
14:49feeling it,
14:50we were feeling it.
14:50Exactly.
14:51However,
14:52he does need to work on,
14:53I know he's got rumba
14:54next week,
14:55so he needs to work
14:56on straightening
14:56them legs,
14:56so I don't think
14:57they'll let him
14:57get away with it
14:58a second time,
14:59especially in a check,
15:00a check, say,
15:01where it's a step
15:02that you have to
15:03straighten the front
15:05and bend the back
15:06in order to then
15:07change direction.
15:08Yes.
15:08You need to show off
15:09them straight legs.
15:09So he's got to focus
15:10on those knees
15:11for this week.
15:12All right,
15:13let's do now
15:13Alex and Johannes,
15:14they had a samba,
15:15highest scoring dance
15:17of the night.
15:18Impressive.
15:19But Craig felt
15:20it needed more tone
15:21and hip rotation,
15:22specifically in the Vultas.
15:23Yes.
15:23So what did you think?
15:24Well, let's have a look
15:25at the Vultas here.
15:26They're coming up
15:27and here they are.
15:28So as you can see,
15:29the hips have kind of
15:30stopped a little bit here.
15:31Now when we talk about
15:32the hip rotation,
15:32it can mean two things.
15:33And Craig, I think,
15:35was talking in this occasion
15:36about the figure eight,
15:37which we talked about
15:38last week,
15:38where basically it's
15:39forward and round
15:40and forward and round.
15:42And Shirley a lot of the time
15:43talks about it
15:44where it's literally
15:45like doing torsion,
15:46like turn and turn,
15:48but keeping the front
15:48of the body,
15:49the top of the body straight.
15:50Yes.
15:50Which she did really well
15:52in like samba walks.
15:55I did want a little bit
15:56more like attack,
15:57a little bit more wow
15:58from her.
15:59So I think hopefully
16:00like next week
16:00we can have a little bit
16:01more like oomph,
16:02a bit more oomph.
16:03Maybe more oomph
16:04then for the next week.
16:05All right,
16:05Vicky and Kai
16:06are foxtra,
16:07beautiful foxtra.
16:07It was good.
16:08I have to say.
16:09Anton had high praise
16:10for Vicky.
16:11Sharing the dearly
16:12departed Len
16:13would have loved
16:15her heel turn
16:16specifically.
16:17What did you make
16:18about the foxtra?
16:19What did you have to say
16:19about it?
16:19Well, she did do
16:20some beautiful heel turns,
16:21which is basically
16:22where you step back,
16:23you close your feet
16:23and you do a little turn
16:25as your partner steps around
16:26and that was amazing.
16:27I just feel like
16:27she's such a natural dancer.
16:29She's so like,
16:30it's like a cosy,
16:31warm feeling
16:32watching her.
16:32You feel safe.
16:33We did have a good frame
16:34at the beginning,
16:35but it got lost
16:36halfway through the dance
16:37where we had the curves
16:38but then she got in front
16:39of him.
16:39And I'll show you
16:40particularly where
16:41in demo time.
16:44I'll have a demo with you.
16:46So, we're going to do,
16:48we're going to do
16:49a fallaway
16:50with
16:50brother's favourite.
16:51Let's do it in practice.
16:52Okay.
16:52And so, we're going to go
16:54and one, two, three, four.
16:57Okay?
16:58Yes.
16:58So, what Vicky was doing
16:59was changing her head
17:00too early.
17:01One, two, here.
17:03Oh, too much.
17:03So, I'm in front.
17:04Okay?
17:05If she could just stretch
17:06a little bit more
17:07and turn the head later.
17:08One, two, three.
17:10Oh, yes.
17:12Four.
17:12And then you can see
17:13there's a gap between our heads.
17:14Lucky man
17:15that got to dance with you.
17:17Okay, right.
17:18Let's go on to
17:18Ross and Yavita.
17:20They did a waltz.
17:21Monty, Shirley and Anton
17:22all agreed that Ross
17:23had really got better
17:25throughout the last week.
17:27But Monty felt that Ross
17:28still needs to work
17:28on his musicality though.
17:30Yeah.
17:30How would you help
17:31Ross progress?
17:32Well, first of all,
17:33I want to say that he came out
17:34and he was doing
17:34some lovely heel knees.
17:35I was really, really pleased
17:36to see.
17:37Look, there we go.
17:37Wow.
17:38Lovely, lovely feet.
17:39But then halfway through,
17:40it looked like to me
17:41that inside himself
17:43he was counting
17:44or saying
17:45forward, side, close
17:46or one, two, three.
17:48And it was kind of staccato
17:49the way he was counting.
17:50So what he was doing
17:51was cutting short the two
17:52and then his feet
17:53were closing the three
17:54a little bit early
17:55before the beat.
17:56So we didn't have any
17:57like rise and fall
17:58filling out the music
17:59or any sway
18:00or anything like that.
18:01Now, if you think of a swing
18:02because it is a pendulum action,
18:04one, two, three, one.
18:07We've got all this time,
18:08two, three, one.
18:11And the three, one blends in.
18:13So I think just counting maybe
18:14in a different way.
18:15Really extending each count
18:17as much as possible.
18:18Two, three, one.
18:18Okay.
18:19Will help rather than go
18:20one, two, three.
18:21Okay.
18:22Let's go now to Karen and Carlos.
18:24They did a tango.
18:25Shirley complimented Karen's precision
18:27but what stood out the most to you
18:30in this routine?
18:31I loved the stillness.
18:32There was some positions
18:34at the beginning of the routine
18:35where she was just really still
18:36and it was a little bit like
18:37a horror film in a good way.
18:39In a good way.
18:39In a good way.
18:40You know when the music
18:41completely cuts out
18:42in a horror film
18:42and you're like in it
18:43and then bam,
18:44something happens.
18:45And that's exactly what she did.
18:46We were in the performance
18:47because she was so still.
18:49Now, she does have
18:49the spine problem
18:51but I have got a little cheat
18:52that we can maybe use.
18:54Okay.
18:54Now, I normally say
18:55the right hip hooked
18:57onto the belt
18:57of your partner.
18:59I'm going to say
18:59move over a little bit more.
19:02Okay?
19:02A little bit further over.
19:04We'll open up
19:06Carlos' right side as well.
19:08So, we'll get it further over here.
19:10Lift up the chin
19:11and then together
19:12rotate.
19:14Have a little rotation.
19:15So, the two of them rotating.
19:16So, she's here
19:16rather than here.
19:18There
19:18and then rotate.
19:20Ooh.
19:21And I think that will give
19:22an illusion of a bigger frame.
19:24All right.
19:24Let's go now to George and Alexis.
19:26They did a Paso Doble.
19:27What a Paso Doble as well.
19:29It's my favourite one.
19:30Oh, my God.
19:31Monsi wants to see
19:32the more fluidity from George
19:33when he goes from foot to foot.
19:36Yeah.
19:36Any advice that you'd give them
19:38to help them achieve that?
19:39I think it was
19:39a little bit foot to foot
19:40but also from figure to figure
19:42like step to step
19:43and there was just a few moments.
19:44Look at this.
19:45But this is what I wanted to say.
19:46Yes.
19:47But, yeah.
19:48So, it looked like
19:48he was finishing one step
19:49and then going
19:50okay, now here's the next one.
19:52So, we just need
19:52a little bit more fluid in that.
19:53But here, as we can see
19:54the lines
19:55I was so impressed
19:56because it's as if
19:57like he had an energy
19:58of a violin string
19:59just like pulled so tight
20:00and you know
20:01when they're playing
20:01it's like
20:01like that
20:03and it was still
20:04kind of breathing
20:05and moving
20:05but there was this tension
20:06it was just right.
20:07He did.
20:07He would have gave me
20:08that underwater pressure feeling.
20:10Careful of the feet turned in.
20:13Oh, that's all.
20:14Turn them out.
20:14Okay.
20:15Balvinda and Julian
20:16they did a Charleston
20:17close the show.
20:18High praise from all the judges
20:20and they all noticed
20:21improvement in her as well.
20:22But Craig felt
20:23that more energy
20:24was needed
20:24in Balvinda's arms.
20:26So, what is your verdict?
20:27Do you agree?
20:28Do you think she won?
20:29Yeah, yeah.
20:29I slightly agree
20:30but I do think
20:31she did amazingly well.
20:32It was a great ending
20:33to the show
20:33and she's obviously
20:34having a great time.
20:35Charleston's quite free though.
20:37Yes.
20:38With Lindy Hop as well
20:39aspects of it
20:40you do kind of
20:41fling your arms out
20:42a little bit
20:42but sometimes you need
20:43to like throw them
20:44and then stop.
20:46So, it gives the arms purpose
20:48or it gives a storytelling
20:49kind of thing
20:50and also with the stop
20:52it looks a bit more
20:53in sync with your partner
20:54rather than just going
20:55vroom, vroom.
20:56Yeah, we'll look cleaner
20:57I guess like you said.
20:58Lewis and Katia
20:59Viennese Waltz
21:01Anton and Craig
21:02both praised
21:03Lewis' power
21:04but Anton also believes
21:06that it's all about
21:06refinement now
21:07for Lewis.
21:08So, how can Lewis
21:09keep the intensity
21:10while still working
21:12towards this refinement
21:13that they need?
21:13I mean, I liked it.
21:15I was more on Craig
21:16and Anton's side.
21:17I thought Shirley
21:18was quite harsh with them
21:19because if it was
21:20more of a classical music
21:21like
21:21then yeah, we'd do it soft
21:25but this music lent itself
21:26and the storytelling
21:27the story that Katia's created
21:28lent itself to it.
21:30However, we do need
21:31light and shade
21:31so maybe in some areas
21:34we could have softened up
21:34a little bit
21:35to make the more powerful ones
21:36even more powerful.
21:38Yeah.
21:39In terms of head and frame
21:42when he sways
21:43be careful
21:44especially this way
21:44one, two, three
21:46he was like swaying
21:47and coming back on himself
21:48so we want
21:49one, two
21:51stretch this side
21:52up to where you're going
21:53there
21:54and then remember
21:54where you've been
21:55on the other side
21:56so it keeps Katia here
21:57rather than going into her space.
21:59Yes, but he breaks it
22:01too much a little bit
22:01doesn't he?
22:02Yeah, and gets into Katia's window.
22:03But you're right
22:03I mean, he was in a cage
22:05he came out
22:06Yeah, there's a whole
22:06big story to it
22:08which I love.
22:09Yeah, and we like
22:10seeing different things
22:11on Strictly
22:11so it works.
22:12Yeah, we do.
22:12Exactly.
22:13Well, you have been
22:14absolutely brilliant
22:15this has been a lovely two days
22:16can we do it again sometime?
22:17We will.
22:18I'll come to your house
22:18next Saturday.
22:19Alright, give it up
22:20for Joanne Clifton, everybody.
22:24Next up
22:25Stefan made Strictly
22:26history at the weekend
22:27by becoming the first
22:28contestant to come out
22:29of hair and makeup
22:30more grey
22:31than when he went in
22:32and luckily for him
22:33and Diane
22:34they delivered a cha-cha-cha
22:35that had the audience
22:36rooting for them.
22:39You have a brilliant
22:40partnership
22:41and you have a
22:41brilliant energy
22:42you guys are like
22:43sunshine.
22:45Your actual performance
22:46was very good
22:47but unfortunately
22:48there was quite an element
22:49that wasn't quite right.
22:50You're picking your feet
22:52up way too much
22:53which makes it look
22:54stompy
22:55but full of content
22:57proper, proper content.
23:02Baby, give it up
23:03for Stefan and Diane.
23:06You said though
23:07on Saturday night
23:08that the cha-cha-cha
23:09had you stumped.
23:10How do you feel
23:11about it now?
23:11I feel great
23:13because I'm never
23:13going to do it again.
23:17Fair enough.
23:18I can understand.
23:19And then that was
23:20a routine that was
23:21packed with so much
23:22content.
23:22How much does that
23:24point to the trust
23:25that you've got in Stefan?
23:26Well, I think
23:27Stefan has huge potential
23:29and look,
23:29if I don't push him
23:30we'll never know,
23:32will we?
23:32And the thing is
23:33he did this routine
23:35so many times
23:37brilliantly well.
23:38So it's not like
23:39he wasn't capable
23:40to do it.
23:41It was just
23:42on the night.
23:43Some bits
23:44sort of fell apart
23:45but that's all.
23:45You sent me a really
23:46nice thing over the
23:47weekend that said
23:48if you don't make
23:49mistakes,
23:50no, what is it?
23:51If you make mistakes
23:52it shows you're trying.
23:53Exactly.
23:53I did.
23:54I sent him that
23:54because I knew
23:55he felt a bit
23:55down about it
23:56and that is the thing.
23:58Strictly,
23:58it's so hard
23:59to go out there
24:00especially,
24:01I mean,
24:01someone like Stefan
24:02who's never done
24:02this before
24:03it's also new
24:04cha-cha's a fast dance
24:06the timing
24:07is so unique
24:09you know
24:10there's so much
24:11to it
24:11that you know
24:12you're bound
24:13to make a mistake
24:13here or there
24:14and that's all
24:15you can do
24:16is try your best
24:17and that is it
24:19and that is what
24:19he definitely did.
24:20Exactly
24:20and if you think
24:21about it
24:21all the work
24:22that you do
24:22in the week
24:23for just about
24:2390 seconds
24:24sometimes
24:25it just happens.
24:26You know what I mean?
24:27That's fine.
24:28But there was
24:28one part of the dance
24:29that definitely stood out
24:30and caught the eye
24:31of everyone
24:31Stefan dubbed it
24:33the floor pump
24:34The floor pump
24:36I kind of love that name
24:37How much fun was it
24:40to learn that part
24:41of the dance?
24:42That was actually
24:42probably one of the
24:43most fun parts
24:44of the whole training thing
24:44Oh, we loved that
24:45didn't we?
24:45Because we never got it wrong
24:46apart from when I put
24:47the wrong leg forward
24:48which was so funny
24:49Oh my gosh
24:50So all week
24:52I yelled out
24:53on this specific moment
24:54right leg
24:56literally from day one
24:58up until the night
24:59The night
25:00On the night
25:01for some reason
25:02and I was like
25:03because I can't see him
25:04I went
25:05left leg
25:06and they went
25:07I mean
25:08right leg
25:09By which stage
25:10my right leg
25:10was out
25:11so it was alright
25:11And I puttied
25:12because I was like
25:13oh no
25:14I've just yelled out
25:15left leg
25:15and all I've said
25:16all week
25:16is right leg
25:17He's going to do
25:18the left leg
25:18and we're going to
25:19I was like
25:19do I do my left leg
25:20now?
25:21I'm in front
25:22I don't know
25:22what to do
25:23I'm just going to
25:23go with what I know
25:24and luckily
25:25you went with
25:26your right leg
25:26well done
25:27you didn't listen
25:28to your teacher
25:28thank you
25:29well done
25:29for not listening
25:30to Diane
25:31everybody
25:31but then
25:34Monty said
25:34that you needed
25:35to rehearse more
25:36because of the mistakes
25:37that happened
25:38on the night
25:38but you couldn't
25:39have rehearsed more
25:40you did a lot of training
25:41what did that comment
25:42mean to you?
25:42No look
25:43the judges
25:44don't know
25:45how much we train
25:46and all of that
25:47so you know
25:47a fair comment
25:49coming from her
25:49however
25:50we literally
25:51have rehearsed
25:53our maximum
25:54amount of hours
25:55he is someone
25:57that repeats
25:58repeats
25:58repeats
25:59repeats
25:59to the point
26:00that I have to tell him
26:01we need to have a break
26:02like I am the one saying
26:03I think we need to
26:04have a little moment
26:05to rest the brain
26:06well we thought
26:07your dance
26:07was a great tribute
26:08to 80s pop music
26:09but it's not the first time
26:10that you've done that
26:11this series
26:12let's remind ourselves
26:13everybody keeps saying
26:37why don't you
26:38re-release it
26:39well we have
26:39we re-released it
26:42but how much fun
26:44are you having
26:44in training
26:45are you having
26:45the best time
26:46yeah we are
26:47even though
26:47I said
26:48we still manage
26:48to have a good laugh
26:49in between
26:50we do
26:51well whatever you're
26:51doing it's working
26:52because you got
26:53through to movie week
26:54and you're going to
26:55be doing a strictly
26:56tribute to the movie
26:57Shrek
26:58and it's a waltz
26:59to this
26:59it's you
27:03I have loved
27:04Dana Glover
27:05Stefan
27:06Diane is going to
27:07be playing
27:08Princess Fiona
27:09I am
27:10so Stefan
27:11tell us
27:12who will you
27:12be playing
27:13I'm going to
27:13be playing
27:14the
27:14very very
27:17similar character
27:18to what I play
27:18on Neighbors
27:19I'm Lord Farquaad
27:20it's the same
27:23eyebrow raise
27:24isn't it
27:24give us one of them
27:25oh yeah
27:26now he's well known
27:28for his hair
27:29so we'll be
27:30getting another wig
27:31this week again
27:32I am the wig boy
27:34now
27:34that's it
27:34it's early days
27:36but how are you
27:37feeling in training
27:38with it
27:38I think we're
27:39doing alright so far
27:40I'm picking this one
27:42up because of the
27:43I've already done the
27:44foxtrot
27:44it's amazing how
27:45similar some of the
27:47even though it's
27:48completely different
27:48dance
27:49the similar techniques
27:52like the frame
27:54some of the footwork
27:55even though it's a rise
27:56and fall and all of that
27:57it's lovely
27:58look at you go
27:59I should do that
28:00with my feet
28:00I need to do that
28:03with my feet
28:03you did do really
28:05really well
28:06with the foxtrot
28:06on week one
28:07so surely the waltz
28:08is going to definitely
28:09feel good for you
28:10I'm hoping that
28:11I'm going to get through
28:12this one pretty well
28:13because yeah
28:13I feel very comfortable
28:14with it so far
28:15you looked incredible
28:16like I said
28:17so I think it's going
28:18to be a good one
28:18and I think you're going
28:19to look amazing
28:19in that wig as well
28:20it's going to be a good
28:21one for all of us
28:22in every way
28:23well good luck to the two
28:24of you in the rest
28:25of training this week
28:25you're going to be amazing
28:26let's hear it
28:27for Stefan and Diane
28:28everybody
28:28that's it for tonight
28:33thank you to all
28:34of our magnificent couples
28:35and Joanne Clifton
28:36Fleur is back tomorrow
28:38with a quadruple threat
28:40Balvinda and Julian
28:41George and Alexis
28:42Harry and Karen
28:43and Alex and Johannes
28:44and I'll be back
28:45on Friday
28:46see you then
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