Strictly Come Dancing - It Takes Two (2004) Season 23 Episode 39
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00:00Please welcome your host, Jeanette Munraro.
00:23Hello, and welcome to your Thursday edition of It Takes Two on BBC Two and iPlayer.
00:35It's Thursday, and our couples are packed and ready to start moving on up to the north,
00:40because in just two more sleeps, Blackpool's blue skies will greet them,
00:45and the Tower Ballroom will become their stage.
00:48But before all that, we've got heaps of Strictly Fun coming your way.
00:53So let's take a look at what we've got coming up for you tonight.
00:56They took us rum back to a place only George knew,
01:00and the judges couldn't help being swept up in the emotion.
01:04But with a salsa in sight, will George and Alexis keep their tokens rolling and play on next week?
01:11Between the fairground rides, the fish and chips, and breezy beach walks,
01:15our couples have been training hard.
01:17So stay tuned, as we've got exclusive footage of how our last four couples are shaping up for their biggest performance yet.
01:26And she's got an awful lot of outfits to pack before she heads up to Blackpool.
01:30It's Vicky Gill, everybody!
01:32But first up, spiky, brittle.
01:38The kind of things you'd expect to find at the bottom of the Blackpool Sea.
01:42Unfortunately, that's also how the judges described Karen and Carlos' American Smooth last weekend.
01:48They're here to chat about their performance,
01:50and how they're hoping to glide into a far smoother Paso Doble.
01:54But for now, let's take a look back at the dance.
01:56I don't tell you what to say
02:01You went from open hold to close hold.
02:04There was no bumping.
02:05I saw so many improvements.
02:08I know what you can do well,
02:10because you bring it every week, and it's always great.
02:13But I want to see lyrical.
02:14I want to see soft.
02:15It was a little brittle, this dance.
02:18Every single dance, I see you.
02:21You made it your own.
02:22And I think that's something absolutely beautiful.
02:26It's Karen and Carlos.
02:32Carlos, I'm actually going to start with you,
02:34because you got quite emotional at the judges' comments on Saturday night.
02:38Tell me more about it. What happened?
02:40I was just like, you know,
02:42like being a partner and being a professional dancer
02:44and seeing your celebrities and practice so hard every single week.
02:48And it's just inspiring.
02:52But particularly in this week,
02:54and the ballroom, like I said, is not her strength.
02:56And she worked so hard.
02:58And she came into training and she said,
03:00I really want to try to make it myself to improve
03:03and to let the judges see that I'm improved just a little.
03:06That's enough, too.
03:07And she did absolutely amazing.
03:09And they saw it.
03:10So you teared up.
03:13You got emotional.
03:14I'm so emotional.
03:15I was just so...
03:15It's just like all the hard work pays off.
03:18Yeah.
03:18And I just couldn't be more proud to be there with her
03:20and to witness those magical moments.
03:22And to get that moment, yeah.
03:23And yourself, Kazzy, you also got quite emotional.
03:26What was your take back from the feedback?
03:28Well, I got emotional because Carlos got emotional.
03:31Because, you know, he was right.
03:33We put in loads of work.
03:34And to just try and be in that position
03:36is really, really challenging for me.
03:38Sometimes you couldn't even breathe.
03:39I was like, Kazzy, a man, but you can breathe.
03:41Yeah, he just said that to me a lot.
03:43I'm like...
03:43But, no, when I seen you like that then got me
03:47because we're a team and we're a partnership
03:49and we've worked really hard at that and we're together.
03:51So, you know, if he's happy, I'm happy.
03:53If he's emotional, I'm emotional.
03:55We mirror.
03:56But seeing him care about me so much, which you do,
03:59just meant a lot.
04:01And I think everyone else could see that too.
04:03So, thanks.
04:03Oh, it was a lovely moment, actually, for the two of you.
04:06But as you were worried about the pacing
04:09in the American Smooth
04:10and had to undo some of those old football habits
04:13for the dance,
04:14so how did you work on that in the lead-up to Saturday?
04:17Yeah, because everything is...
04:19I think I've said it before,
04:20if I've got to get over there in football,
04:21I get over there quick.
04:22Everything's in my nature.
04:23Even I ran here because it was cold.
04:25So, I was running here.
04:26It is cold, you're right.
04:28There's no slow with me at all.
04:30I even still, where I go.
04:31So, to do the dance and to try and be elegant,
04:34I think in my head, I am.
04:35And I think I am.
04:36But obviously, there's still more layers to that.
04:38But, you know, that will take time
04:40if we're given the opportunity.
04:41But I tried my hardest.
04:43You did.
04:44I really love the dance.
04:45I love the drama in it as well.
04:47It's gorgeous choreography, Carlos.
04:48But were you happy with the pacing of the dance
04:51compared to what it was on day one of training?
04:53I mean, I'm more than happy.
04:55I mean, we're all seeing that performance.
04:56And who thought Karen Carney would deliver
04:59the American smooth in the most smoothie way?
05:02Yeah.
05:03Like, the best.
05:04Oh, we love that.
05:05He's proud of you.
05:06Cried and everything.
05:08Well, moving on into Blackpools,
05:11where you're going to be dancing a paso doble to this.
05:15Oh, vamos.
05:15Oh, Fortuna by Carmina Burrana.
05:22Yes.
05:22My gosh.
05:24OK, Kaz, along with Alex Scott in 2019,
05:27you are the only other footballer
05:29to ever have competed in the Tower Ballroom.
05:32So what do you make of that?
05:33That's quite an achievement.
05:34That's pretty cool.
05:35Alex did really well as well.
05:36She did.
05:36I watched her dance with a dance.
05:37Also a paso.
05:38Yeah.
05:38Really?
05:39I watched it the other day.
05:39It was really cool.
05:41But yeah, like, can't believe it.
05:43Just, I'm really excited.
05:44And we're excited to dance with Carlos there.
05:46And obviously, massive tune.
05:48Yes.
05:49Like.
05:49It could have been, you can't get it any better.
05:51In terms of paso doble music, that is.
05:54That's what he's been saying all week.
05:55Yes.
05:55So, yeah, it's very dramatic.
05:58So, yeah, it probably suits us.
06:01Well, I feel like this is going to be a great dance
06:03for the two of you.
06:04You've got that kind of drama and fierceness about you.
06:07And Carlos, I think it's safe to say
06:09that you're also very excited about a paso in Blackpool.
06:12Shall we remind ourselves of your reaction
06:14on Saturday night?
06:15I can't.
06:28That's why I said it suits us.
06:30It suits us!
06:31I don't think I've ever seen someone more excited
06:34to do a paso doble in Blackpool.
06:35I'm so excited!
06:36I can't tell you how.
06:37Like, every day, even though when I try to explain
06:39to her the paso doble, to this music,
06:41what's the paso doble about,
06:43I couldn't stop talking.
06:44Yes.
06:45For the last time in my life, I couldn't stop.
06:46I've had an encyclopaedia of knowledge
06:49about the paso from Carlos.
06:51Buzzing!
06:53I'm so happy.
06:54But it is such a great dance to do in that tower ballroom.
06:57It's, like, just so big and eats up the space so well.
07:00You know that, Donina.
07:00How excited are you, though,
07:01to unleash that kind of drama and fierceness
07:04that the paso needs?
07:05I've got to match this guy's drama, haven't I?
07:07You've seen it there, but...
07:09I think you will.
07:10I've said to Carlos,
07:11try and wind me up a little bit
07:13to get into a little bit of character.
07:14So this is you on Tuesday,
07:15but this is looking good, guys.
07:17Yeah, she's really...
07:19She's, you know, she's like...
07:21She really had the character of this dance,
07:23which is something you can't teach.
07:25Paso doble is a dance that,
07:26whether you get the style or you don't...
07:28Steps itself is easy to learn,
07:30but it's hard to do.
07:31Hard to perform.
07:32Exactly.
07:33Right.
07:33But, yeah, I think it suited her.
07:36So it suits her.
07:37I think I'm really looking forward
07:38to see her to dance this dance.
07:39And Kaz, you've got six extra dancers
07:41joining you for this as well.
07:43Do you think that it'll feel a bit like
07:45being back on the pitch with your teammates?
07:47Yeah, it did feel really nice, you know,
07:49seeing them the other day.
07:50And I was like, thanks for being in our team.
07:53And Carla said, they're your army, Kaz.
07:55Oh.
07:55So they're your army.
07:56And obviously, when we do certain things,
07:57the army comes with me.
07:58You can feel the energy, yeah.
08:00And I was like, oh, this is really cool.
08:01Like, we're just going.
08:03So, yeah, and they're amazing
08:05to be part of the team
08:06and just so lovely.
08:07So it's great to have them.
08:08Yeah, the army of Kaz
08:10coming towards Carlos
08:11in the Blackpool Tower.
08:12I love it, the drama.
08:13Can you believe it?
08:14I know, it's so good.
08:15I really believe it.
08:16And how has the dynamic
08:17of the extra dancers, though,
08:18influenced the whole performance?
08:20They're incredible.
08:21Yeah.
08:22And they also,
08:23because it's Blackpool,
08:24and having those extra dancers,
08:26and the amazing extra dancers
08:28actually dancing next to her,
08:29actually adds more flavor
08:32and style, the energy
08:33to help her to perform even better.
08:35Yes.
08:36I felt it when she danced
08:37the skirp bits with that.
08:38I was literally,
08:39was amazed by the energy
08:42they gave to me
08:43because I was opposite.
08:44So you mean,
08:44you were being inspired by it.
08:46I am.
08:46No, I am.
08:47I genuinely am.
08:47Team effort.
08:48Well, listen,
08:49we can't wait to see this
08:50fierce, dramatic
08:51Paso Doble
08:52in the Blackpool Tower.
08:53Good luck to the two of you
08:54at the week,
08:55and let's hear it
08:55for Karen and Carlos.
08:59Now, with extra dancers,
09:01extra choreographers,
09:03bigger lights,
09:03and an even bigger ballroom,
09:05it's no wonder
09:05our couples have been
09:06working overtime
09:07to perfect
09:08their Saturday night dances.
09:09Let's take a look
09:10at how Alex,
09:11Louis, Amber,
09:12and Belvinda
09:13are getting on.
09:16We are dancing
09:17the quick step.
09:18The stamina aspect
09:19is concerning,
09:21but we'll train hard.
09:24Do you remember
09:25from the judges' criticism
09:26from the last ballroom
09:27we've done
09:28with her left shoulder
09:29slightly bit up?
09:31We're keeping her down
09:32this week.
09:33One, two, three, four.
09:36My mission this week
09:37is for Amber
09:38to smile the whole way
09:40through in Blackpool.
09:42I just want to have fun,
09:43so I want to bring
09:44the party to Blackpool.
09:46I do know it!
09:50The routine
09:51for the Charleston
09:52is actually going quite well.
09:54It's really fun.
09:55It's upbeat.
09:55Three, three, four, five.
09:56If you don't have the stamina,
09:58you aren't able
09:58to execute the quality
10:00from the first note
10:02of the song
10:03till the last beat
10:04of the song.
10:06The shapes,
10:07the movement,
10:07the speed
10:08is very different.
10:09There's a lot going on.
10:11Did we get that?
10:12I didn't get the length.
10:12It's a one of those.
10:16I'm hoping
10:16we can pull it off.
10:17Just say yes.
10:18Just breathe.
10:19Yeah.
10:21I saw that.
10:24We have the Argentine tango,
10:26which is all about
10:26precision and commitment
10:28and staccato movements.
10:30Me, you,
10:31let me show it off.
10:32I gotcha.
10:32We have to be quite clear
10:34on where we step
10:35and where we look.
10:37Hold.
10:38So what's been going
10:39really well
10:39is that I can actually
10:41walk and dance in heels
10:42and it feels brilliant.
10:44I can't believe
10:44what I'm seeing.
10:45Got a lot of confidence.
10:47Well,
10:47more than I had before.
10:49Hollywood step back.
10:50What?
10:52There's just something else
10:53about the Argentine tango
10:54that's making me go,
10:55yes, yes, yes.
10:56Junco.
10:57This week,
11:00we are doing
11:02our couple's choice.
11:03The dance is fast
11:05and as much as I love it,
11:06the dance moves
11:07have to be super precise.
11:09Two.
11:09Observing Alex
11:10go through this choreography
11:12makes me so darn proud.
11:15What we need
11:15to absolutely name
11:17is the synchronization
11:18between the two of us.
11:20It's so exciting,
11:22but it is its own challenge.
11:24Never in my lifetime
11:28have I ever done
11:29anything like this.
11:30I look like a black chicken.
11:37Next up,
11:38as the tide rolls in,
11:39so does someone
11:40with enough sequins
11:41to light up the prom.
11:43Our costume queen is back,
11:44ready to hem in
11:45the chaos of Blackpool week.
11:47It's, of course,
11:48Vicky Gill
11:48in Putting on the Glitz.
11:54It's Vicky Gill
12:03Loving the outfit,
12:05Vicky.
12:05I'm loving the vibe.
12:07Now, Vicky,
12:07you showed us Nikita's outfit
12:09on the show last Thursday.
12:11Yeah.
12:12But what he wore on Saturday
12:13was slightly different.
12:15Can you talk me
12:16through what happened?
12:17I mean,
12:17he mentioned also the trousers.
12:18So when did the change happen?
12:20Well,
12:20we don't often show
12:21a lot of menswear
12:22on a Thursday,
12:23purely for this reason,
12:24because it's more about
12:25chatting to the guys,
12:26finding out what they,
12:27you know,
12:27what they want to do.
12:28And as you can see,
12:29Nikita wanted to show
12:31more flesh.
12:31A lot less.
12:32Yeah.
12:33So,
12:34therefore,
12:34we couldn't have
12:35the leather on the upper
12:36and the lower,
12:37so he went for the lower.
12:38You went for the lower.
12:39Yeah.
12:39Just one option.
12:41Yeah.
12:41Okay.
12:41And that's why
12:42we will not see
12:43any more men's outfits
12:44on a Tix-D.
12:44Okay,
12:45shall we get into
12:45sketch number one then?
12:47For sketch number one,
12:48what have we got tonight?
12:49Oh,
12:50Lewis Cook's Charleston.
12:51Yes.
12:52So,
12:52how are you going to
12:53design this to give him
12:54that freeness that you need
12:55in the Charleston?
12:56Well,
12:56we've worked on a
12:57zoot suit silhouette,
12:58so a much longer jacket,
13:00high trouser line,
13:02fuller leg.
13:03It won't be so exaggerated
13:04because we don't want
13:06the jackets to fly
13:07too much with the Charleston,
13:08but both Katya and Lewis
13:10will be in very,
13:11very similar cuts.
13:13We may alter it a little bit
13:14for Katya to give her
13:15a bit more of a cinch,
13:16but we will see both of them.
13:17So,
13:17we've got a pale pink,
13:18woven fabric
13:20with quite clean
13:22black shirt and tie detail.
13:24We'll probably introduce
13:25a little bit of white
13:26through the styling
13:27because we'll have
13:27a black and white shoe
13:28with them.
13:29So,
13:29very clean extras
13:31because we've got lots of extras.
13:32so you can see the tone
13:34and then our extra performers,
13:38professional dancers,
13:40will be in a purple,
13:42a burgundy and a red.
13:43Right.
13:43And so that will be
13:44a good backdrop and a frame
13:45to show off Katya and Lewis.
13:47Okay.
13:48Let's go to sketch number two
13:50now.
13:50We've got Amber's
13:51quick step dress.
13:52Again,
13:53can you talk me through this
13:54from top to bottom?
13:54What is this at the top?
13:56What is happening there?
13:57All of it.
13:57Love.
13:58I know.
13:58All of the embellishment
14:00is on the upper part
14:01just so that we don't put
14:02too much weight
14:03on the bottom
14:04because of the quick step.
14:05You have that freeness
14:05in the legs.
14:06Yeah.
14:06And the whole dress
14:07is going to be in gold sequin.
14:08So from the hem,
14:09we've got gold binding,
14:11pale turquoise and cream
14:12Georgette,
14:13so it's nice and light.
14:14But up through the bodice,
14:15this is all gold sequin.
14:17And then when we get
14:18to the neckline,
14:19we'll have a softer line,
14:21but all of this detail
14:22around the top
14:22will be crystals
14:23and jewel stones.
14:24So we'll stitch that through
14:25so the weight is not
14:26at the bottom.
14:26And you're holding
14:26some fabric there.
14:27Is this what it's
14:27going to all feel like?
14:29Well, again,
14:30I'll backdrop our professionals
14:32who are supporting them
14:33in their production.
14:34We're going to be
14:35in a teal tongue
14:37to sit across
14:38the pale turquoise
14:39and the gold.
14:39She's going to look stunning.
14:41I know she is.
14:41Let's go to mannequin
14:42number one, shall we?
14:43Are we ready?
14:44Oh!
14:46Yay!
14:47Oh, now this is a fun one
14:49because this is
14:49Ashley Roberts' outfit.
14:51Now this is for the celebs
14:52that are coming back.
14:53That's a big pro dance
14:54that they're all doing.
14:55Can you talk me through it?
14:57Black, sequins, sparkly.
14:58I'm loving it.
14:59Well, we're so excited
15:00for the guys
15:01to come back and see us.
15:02It's always really,
15:03really nice
15:03when old friends come back.
15:06Ashley has not changed
15:07one bit.
15:07Watched the director's tape
15:08on Sunday.
15:09She's absolutely fabulous.
15:11And the music,
15:13Shake the Tail Feather,
15:14we want lots of movement.
15:15But we want
15:16all of our returning
15:17performers
15:19to just be really classic.
15:20Yeah.
15:21Black, shiny,
15:22really take on
15:24kind of what we think
15:25about as Strictly
15:26but not have all
15:27of the different looks
15:28that they had before
15:29because it would be
15:30too multicolored
15:31and too distracting.
15:32You've got a point of difference
15:34from what she wore
15:34the last time
15:35that she did Shake the Tail Feather.
15:37Shall we head over
15:38to mannequin number two?
15:40We will.
15:40Let's go to mannequin number two.
15:41Ready?
15:42Are we ready?
15:42Oh, this is another great set.
15:48So, this is Belvinda's
15:49Argentine Tango dress.
15:51Now, in our fashion panel,
15:52they picked her
15:53Paso Doble
15:54as one of their favourites.
15:55Yeah.
15:55So, talk me through this one.
15:56Another dramatic piece.
15:57Another dramatic dress.
15:59It's going to...
15:59The set will be quite dark
16:00even though we're in the tower.
16:02And we use a lot of black
16:03when we work
16:04with Argentine Tango pieces.
16:06But, as you can see,
16:07we've got an introduction
16:08of blue that's running
16:09through the whole dress.
16:10This will continue, hopefully,
16:12up onto the neckline
16:12and into the sleeve.
16:14We just haven't progressed to this
16:15because we need to fit it first.
16:17Yes.
16:17There's lots of splits
16:18so that the legs
16:19can become free.
16:20Yeah.
16:22Watching the choreography,
16:23I think we should be okay.
16:24But what you might find
16:25by the time we get to live
16:26on Saturday,
16:27we may have taken away
16:29the mesh.
16:29Taken it even more.
16:30Yeah.
16:30So, did you add this on?
16:32Yes.
16:32Nice.
16:33For a bit of length.
16:33Yeah.
16:34So, it's not too heavy again
16:35on the hem.
16:36But, we'll see.
16:37I like the blue
16:38and the black combo.
16:39I do because I think
16:40it'll give us lots
16:40of light and shade on set.
16:42So, we've got sapphire.
16:43I think up to now,
16:44as you can see,
16:44kind of over the hip,
16:45we've introduced some pearls.
16:47Again, we'll probably be
16:48at about at least
16:4910 to 15 packets of crystals
16:51by the time we get to Saturday.
16:52Just your usual Saturday night
16:53with Vicky Gill on the team.
16:54Ten packs of crystals.
16:55We can't wait to see
16:56all of the amazing looks
16:57at Black Pearl.
16:58We're all super excited.
16:59Amazing.
16:59I can't wait.
17:00Let's hear from Vicky Gill.
17:03Well, just like Vicky's
17:05dazzling costume,
17:06everything begins
17:07with an idea and a dream.
17:08For our pros,
17:09their journey into the world
17:10of dance started
17:11the very same way
17:12with a spark of magic,
17:13a burst of passion
17:14and a whole lot
17:15of determination.
17:17We sat down
17:17with Lauren and Luba
17:18to chat about
17:19how they first stepped
17:20into the beautiful world
17:21of ballroom.
17:22Even though we're the greatest
17:25of friends now,
17:26we actually knew each other
17:27for a really long time anyway.
17:28Very long time.
17:29But I've never really
17:30asked you about your dancing.
17:32When did you start?
17:34My mum actually brought me
17:35to a ballet school
17:37when I was three
17:38in St. Petersburg, Russia.
17:39They're doing this task
17:41where they touch your bones
17:42and then they said to her,
17:45we cannot take her
17:45because she will be too tall.
17:47And they said
17:48she will be about
17:49176, 177 centimetres
17:52and I'm exactly 176 centimetres.
17:56No way!
17:56It is crazy, isn't it?
17:57And they knew
17:57just by touching your bones?
17:58Just by touching my joints.
17:59And what if they can tell
18:00like if I'll ever win strictly?
18:02I was so happy
18:03because I told my mum
18:04that I don't actually
18:05like the costumes.
18:06I'd much rather do
18:07the ballroom and latin.
18:09Wow!
18:09That's so cute.
18:09Yeah, so that's when I started,
18:11when you started.
18:12I started dancing at two.
18:14Over here in the UK,
18:15there's so many more girls
18:16that do ballroom and latin
18:18dancing than boys.
18:20So there's lots of
18:21same-sex partnerships
18:22and all I wanted
18:23was a boy dance partner
18:24and I used to ask
18:25for one for Christmas.
18:27But I remember...
18:28That's the cutest thing
18:29I've ever heard.
18:29I used to save
18:30my pocket money
18:31to buy one.
18:34You got your first one at...
18:35Four.
18:36Four.
18:37He was seven years old
18:38and he was so embarrassed
18:40because I was so short.
18:42So he always asked me
18:43just please not to tell
18:45anyone that you are four.
18:46I know, I know.
18:48It was crazy.
18:49My mum used to do this hair
18:50like very high
18:51on top there
18:52to just make me
18:53a little bit higher.
18:55So at the age of 12,
18:56I met this wonderful teacher
18:58and I really was so
18:59passionate to go
19:01and study with her.
19:02I had to move to Italy
19:03on my own.
19:0512 is really, really young
19:07to move.
19:08It was a really hard choice
19:09for my parents
19:10and I'm really grateful
19:11for giving me
19:13the opportunity to go
19:14and pursue my goal.
19:19I finished school
19:21and I went to university
19:22and then went on to stage
19:24and just fell in love.
19:26Did you always want it
19:26to go from competitive career
19:28to the theatre
19:28or it just happened?
19:30Maybe I'll use dancing,
19:32the thing that I've done
19:33for my whole life
19:33and just try
19:35and make a career
19:35out of it
19:36and then I would see
19:37like all of my friends
19:38kind of transition
19:40into the world
19:42of strip me compencing
19:43and I was just like
19:44I really want
19:45to do that job.
19:47So I auditioned
19:48for a few years
19:49before I finally
19:49got the job.
19:50I kind of really
19:51didn't want to take
19:53no for an answer
19:53so I kept trying again
19:54and kept trying again.
19:56When I got the call
19:57I remember
19:58just thinking
19:59this is it.
20:01When I finished
20:02my competitive career
20:02I just really wanted
20:04to try something new.
20:05I remember
20:06Jason Gilkinson
20:08asking if I would like
20:09to be his assistant
20:10and I remember saying
20:11absolutely yes.
20:13So I had a call with him
20:14and two days later
20:14I was already here.
20:16I remember sitting there
20:17for two years
20:18thinking
20:19I just so want
20:21to be on that floor.
20:23In 2018
20:24I actually joined the show.
20:26It was such a
20:27magical experience.
20:30It is special
20:30the first time
20:31you dance on that floor.
20:32Very special.
20:35What would you say
20:36to a younger
20:37dancer Lauren?
20:39Dance how you feel
20:41don't dance how
20:42you think you should look.
20:44That's a great one.
20:46How about you?
20:48I would say
20:49well done
20:51I love you
20:53and I'm proud of you.
20:55Little determined
20:56Luba
20:56she made it.
20:58Mmm
20:58she's not finished yet.
21:00Wait
21:01she's only starting.
21:03Watch this face.
21:04Watch this face.
21:09What surprise have we got
21:11coming up from Luba?
21:12Can't wait.
21:13Now our next guests
21:14let their hearts
21:15lead the way
21:16as they shared a story
21:17that truly mattered to them
21:18but after mixed reviews
21:20from the judges
21:20for the Roomba
21:21can George and Alexis
21:22salsa deliver enough
21:24heat and hips
21:25to get the Tower Ballroom
21:26on its feet?
21:27I'll be finding out
21:28after a reminder
21:29of last Saturday's performance.
21:30Sometimes it's about the music
21:35the feeling
21:36and the message
21:37and you delivered it
21:39with all of you.
21:41Technically it wasn't great
21:43but the story was
21:44absolutely magnificent.
21:47You told that beautifully.
21:49I have to tell you
21:51I loved it.
21:52I feel like you're
21:53the loveliest person
21:54to dance with
21:55in this competition.
21:56You're a wonderful,
21:59wonderful partner.
22:03It's George and Alexis everybody.
22:06George, your main goal
22:08was to give this dance
22:09to your family
22:09as a token of your love.
22:11How special was it
22:12on Saturday
22:13to feel that you
22:14actually achieved that
22:15and with so much pressure?
22:17Yeah, no, it was
22:18it was
22:19I mean it was very special
22:20to be able to do that.
22:21I'm grateful to even
22:23have the opportunity
22:23to do that song
22:25and for Alexis
22:27to be able to choreograph
22:27it in such a way
22:28that is so sort of lovely.
22:31But yeah, it does add
22:32a little bit more pressure.
22:34Yeah.
22:34And I felt like I felt it
22:35a little bit in the dance
22:36but you said to me beforehand
22:38just perform it.
22:41Just go for it.
22:42Like you can think
22:42about technique all you like
22:43but just perform it.
22:44This is sort of
22:45what you wanted the dance to be
22:46so go for it.
22:48Yeah, that's what it is.
22:49It's being in that moment
22:50and being like your truest,
22:52most vulnerable, beautiful self.
22:54And also you had
22:55your parents in the audience
22:55and Nicky and Sean
22:56were there watching.
22:57What did they make
22:58of the performance afterwards?
23:00They were unbelievably proud.
23:02I mean I went over
23:02and sort of obviously
23:03gave them the hug and stuff.
23:05They told me that they loved me.
23:07And that was nice to hear
23:10that for the first time.
23:12I'm joking.
23:14But my dad was like
23:15he said I don't know
23:16why you've put that much
23:18pressure on yourself.
23:19That's just like insane.
23:20But he was very happy with it
23:22so was my mum.
23:23But like you wanted to achieve
23:24what a beautiful gift
23:25to give to them.
23:25What a beautiful, beautiful gift.
23:28And Alexis,
23:28at the end of your dance
23:29you said to George
23:31you did it.
23:32You literally said
23:32those words to him.
23:34How challenging was it
23:35in the training process
23:36though to do this dance
23:37that was so emotional
23:38for the two of you really?
23:39Yeah, I mean it's challenging
23:41because you're being vulnerable
23:43and you're putting yourself
23:44out there,
23:45putting your story out there.
23:46and he definitely
23:48was putting that pressure
23:49on himself.
23:50And I was just like
23:51at the end of the day
23:52like I want you to do this
23:54for you,
23:54for your family
23:55and be proud
23:56of how you felt after.
23:58And I think that's where
23:59we really dug on that performance
24:00and we took it day by day
24:02and I was just so proud
24:03with how we did
24:04and it was so beautiful
24:05to dance with him
24:06and that
24:06because I felt it
24:07as I was dancing with him too.
24:08It was really special.
24:09Would you say
24:09that you actually felt
24:10like a dancer
24:11in that moment?
24:13I think so.
24:14I mean,
24:14I think it was one of the,
24:16I definitely felt myself
24:17not doing it
24:18as well as we'd done
24:19in the past
24:20but I think
24:20it was the first time
24:21that I completely
24:22looked past that
24:23and was just like
24:24okay with like the,
24:25just the feeling
24:26of how it went.
24:27Darling, you danced.
24:29It was amazing.
24:31Well, we also saw
24:32on social someone else
24:33who was very proud
24:34of that performance,
24:35your sister Emily.
24:36She said this.
24:38She wrote,
24:38thank you for honoring
24:39our amazing mum
24:41in such a stunning dance,
24:42Georgie
24:42and beautiful choreography
24:44from Alexis.
24:45That was truly beautiful.
24:47You were so brave
24:48this evening
24:49and I am so incredibly
24:50proud of you.
24:51What lovely words
24:52from Emily.
24:54And speaking of choreography,
24:56Alexis,
24:57you chose to take the Roomba
24:58with a more contemporary direction.
25:01After hearing Craig's comments
25:02about it not actually
25:03being a Roomba,
25:04reflecting on it,
25:05are you still happy
25:06you chose that style?
25:07I'm very happy with it
25:08and obviously,
25:09I respect what
25:10all the judges say
25:11and we appreciate
25:12the feedback,
25:13the constructive criticism.
25:14I do feel like
25:15that there was
25:16Roomba content
25:17in it as well.
25:18It was definitely
25:18danced more contemporary
25:19but we still had
25:20our swivels,
25:22spot turns,
25:23a la manas,
25:24opening outs,
25:25telespins.
25:27Yeah.
25:28And she's like,
25:29guys, let me just tell you.
25:31But yeah,
25:31but it was definitely
25:32my goal,
25:33especially with the song,
25:34it moved me
25:35in such that
25:36floaty, airy way
25:37and so I wanted
25:38to kind of
25:39take that approach
25:40onto the Roomba.
25:41Yeah.
25:42Well, sometimes
25:42it's more than
25:43about the steps
25:44and that's what
25:45you delivered
25:45with that Roomba
25:46so well done again.
25:47And the Roomba's done.
25:48We're switching gears
25:49ever so slightly.
25:51You're doing a salsa
25:52to this.
25:56That is one
25:57of this party.
25:59Bob St. Clair.
26:00I mean,
26:01talk about a shift.
26:02Yeah.
26:03No, it's a real fun.
26:04Oh my God.
26:05But it's great.
26:06It's a great shift.
26:07Now, everybody wants
26:08to make it to this point
26:09in the competition.
26:10How does it feel
26:10knowing that you're
26:11about to dance
26:12in the legendary
26:13Tarabaru?
26:14I feel like I've heard
26:15a lot about it
26:16and I'm not quite,
26:18I don't know if I can,
26:19you can sort of prepare
26:20yourself for it.
26:22How do you prepare yourself?
26:23I know.
26:24But it feels very,
26:26it's like a privilege
26:27to sort of be
26:28on my own little dance
26:29journey and to have,
26:30to be able to dance
26:31somewhere that I know
26:32the pros and a lot
26:33of dancers would love
26:35to be able to dance.
26:37So that'll be just
26:38like a very cool feeling.
26:40I promise you,
26:40once you get there,
26:41you're going to feel
26:41the magic in that space.
26:43It's beautiful.
26:44And unless,
26:44it's also your first time
26:45going to the iconic
26:47Tower of War Room.
26:48What are you most
26:48looking forward to
26:49about doing your
26:50salsa there?
26:51I think experiencing
26:52it with George,
26:52this is such a big first
26:55for both of us
26:57and so I am just
26:58so excited.
26:59This routine
27:00has been so fun.
27:02And this is the two
27:03of you on Tuesday.
27:06What made you laugh?
27:07Fill me in.
27:08What made me laugh
27:09is that I can see
27:10that I was clearly
27:11waffling some form
27:12of nonsense to you
27:13the whole way through.
27:14Yes, and my hips
27:15were hurting
27:15as I wasn't kicking
27:16so I just looked
27:17like a noodle
27:17at the minute.
27:18Well, it's all right
27:19because we're leaving
27:20it for the surprise
27:20on Saturday night,
27:21everybody.
27:22But how excited
27:23are you to be dancing
27:24with extra dancers?
27:25You've got five
27:26additional dancers
27:26in the routine with you.
27:27How's that going?
27:28I think initially
27:29I said to Alexa,
27:31this could go horribly wrong.
27:33That is terrifying to me.
27:35The fact that
27:36usually I'm sort of
27:38just the lower 50%
27:40of dancers in the room.
27:41Now I'm sort of 10%
27:43it's really quite scary.
27:47But I feel like
27:49because of the way
27:50the soul spirit
27:51because of the song
27:51we've got,
27:53it just kind of aids
27:53to the whole thing.
27:54It does.
27:54Obviously, I'm aware
27:55they weren't there
27:56to try and steal the show.
27:57But it's all
27:59sort of just lifting up
28:00to this sort of
28:01just like party atmosphere
28:02and it's just like
28:02really quite fun.
28:03But they're there
28:03for you, George.
28:04I know.
28:04They're there for you.
28:05And just feed off
28:06of that energy.
28:07Exactly, yeah.
28:07Because this also,
28:08I mean,
28:08Rock This Party, right?
28:09That's the name of the song.
28:10So just literally
28:11look around the room
28:12when you're dancing
28:12with all of them
28:13and be like,
28:13oh, cool.
28:14That guy's looking good.
28:15That girl's looking great.
28:16I'm going to look even better.
28:17That would be my advice.
28:18Bring the party.
28:19Well, good luck on Saturday.
28:21Let's hear it
28:21for George and Alexis.
28:25Well, that is it for tonight.
28:27I'll be back tomorrow
28:28where roving reporter Tasha
28:30will be backstage
28:31in the Tower Ballroom
28:32catching up with
28:33all of the celebs.
28:34Plus, OJ Borge is back.
28:36Our Stats King is here
28:37with a treasure trove
28:38of Blackpool Stats
28:39to dive into
28:40and we'll have
28:41another exclusive
28:42I know that you won't
28:43want to miss.
28:44So have a fabulous evening,
28:45everyone.
28:46Bye-bye.
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