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00:00This is Blackpool.
00:17Strictly brings magic to Blackpool.
00:19It does.
00:20Getting to Blackpool just feels like such an achievement.
00:23Everything in the Strictly calendar gears up to this moment.
00:25I'm quite nervous, but I'm sure when I see Carlos and the music kicks in, I'll be alright.
00:29It's something that I will cherish for the rest of my life.
00:32Just to have this one chance to...
00:37Everything feels a little bit elevated.
00:40I don't know if they've put something in my shoes or if that's just Blackpool.
00:43I feel nervous.
00:44Let's rock the tower.
00:46Three, two, one.
00:48Hello, Blackpools!
00:52Lavoie has very sadly had to withdraw from the competition.
00:57Listen up everyone, because we have an announcement.
01:00We can reveal no one will be leaving Strictly this weekend.
01:13By far.
01:14You are a star and I think you want to make that final.
01:16I feel it. I feel it.
01:17Backpools!
01:19Yay!
01:21I thought it was sultry, I thought it was sensational.
01:24Beautiful.
01:25Thank you so much.
01:26That is epic.
01:28It will go down in history.
01:30Five, two, one, you're up.
01:34Yay!
01:35The pressure was off.
01:40I feel like everyone just went out there and had the most fun.
01:45It's nice to not have a dampener at the end of it so we can sort of leave with a happy feeling.
01:49Yeah.
01:50I saw Lavoie, though.
01:51Yeah.
01:52And then I was like, oh, my heart.
01:53Because of me, no one goes home.
01:54I remember that.
01:57My real good feeling.
01:59One, two, three.
02:26I heard about the fella you've been dancing with all over the neighborhood.
02:31So when you ask me, baby, didn't you think I'd come?
02:37Well, I know that we were going to live out, sing.
02:41Sing a little baby tonight.
02:43Well, if that's what you were the other thing.
02:46I want to show you how to do it by.
02:49Do it by.
02:51Do it by.
02:53Do it by.
03:25It was a teenage wedding and the old folks wished them well
03:34Said I need to see the old folks, got to show you never can tell
03:55I need to see the old folks, got to show you never can tell
04:25If you don't know where to go to, why don't you go with passion six
04:42Puttin' on the wrist
04:45Different times, wear a date, hands and stripes
04:50Put away, it's worth that bet
04:52Puttin' on the wrist
04:54Dressed up like a million dollar trooper
04:59Tryin' hard to be like Gary Cooper
05:04Super duper, come let's match
05:06Rock a bell, walk with sticks
05:08Number others in their knits
05:11Puttin' on the wrist
05:13Puttin' on the wrist
05:15Puttin' on the wrist
05:18Puttin' on the wrist
06:05I don't know.
06:35Yeah, I got it.
06:45Yeah big.
06:47Yeah.
07:35From the Tower Ballroom, this is Strictly Come Dancing.
07:43Please welcome Tess Davie and Claudia Winkleman.
07:59Hello and welcome to Strictly Come Dancing.
08:01We are back in the Tower Ballroom for part two of our Blackpool special.
08:06Thank you so much to Jason Gilkinson, our professional dancers
08:10and our returning stars for that incredible opening to the show.
08:14Nobody is going home tonight.
08:16The judges' scores and the public votes will be carried over
08:19and combined with next week's judges' scores and public votes.
08:22Then there will be a dance song.
08:24Very soon we'll be speaking to all of our couples.
08:26Lewis Capaldi is in the ballroom.
08:30And we say goodbye to the wonderful Le Bois.
08:33But first, it was raining tens on Saturday.
08:36Let's take a look at how everything unfolded on our big night in Daffy.
08:39What an extravaganza of a show here at the Tower Ballroom.
08:52I couldn't agree more, Shirley.
08:54I mean, that was just incredible.
08:58Wow is the word of the night.
09:00Yes.
09:01At the top of the leaderboard, we have Lewis and Katia.
09:04For me, that was the standout dance of the evening.
09:08I could not hold it.
09:10We just opened Blackpool.
09:14We got a 40.
09:15It couldn't have went any better.
09:17I am on cloud nine.
09:19And hot on their heels are Karen and Carlos.
09:21And George and Alexis.
09:25Karen, that Paso doble, I had goosebumps.
09:2839 at Blackpool, doing the Paso.
09:32That will be with me forever.
09:34George, closing the show was absolutely unbelievable.
09:40Blackpool has just elevated everything.
09:43You got three.
09:45I did, yeah.
09:47Your hips were doing something.
09:50In the middle of the leaderboard, we have Amber and Nikita and Alex and Johannes.
09:55I love this dance so much.
09:57I really enjoyed dancing it.
09:58I thought she did rather remarkably well.
10:01It was sensual, that sass here and there.
10:03Let's do another one sometime.
10:08I thought Amber's quick step was a Blackpool quick step.
10:11She needed this space.
10:12Also some fantastic footwork.
10:14She's really starting to pay attention to small details.
10:17The energy in the room.
10:20I have never felt a feeling like it before.
10:22I want to bottle that and remember it forever.
10:25On the other end of the leaderboard, we have Valvinda and Julian.
10:30Valvinda, our comeback queen.
10:32I'm in four dance-off and every single time coming back stronger, never giving up.
10:37Nothing can hinder Valvinda.
10:39The Argentine tango at Blackpool.
10:43That is a very special dream that has come true for me tonight.
10:47My heart could burst.
10:49It's brilliant.
10:51None of us have the deciding vote tonight.
10:54So we can relax a little bit, darling.
10:56Because our scores will be carried over from this week to next week.
11:00And then the pressure is really on.
11:03Because the quarterfinals are looming.
11:07Everybody loves the sunshine.
11:11The scores have been carried over to next week.
11:14They are still super important.
11:17I never take anything for granted.
11:20Next week will think about what comes next week.
11:22We have another week to experience Strictly Come Dancing.
11:26It's epic.
11:27The scores are very close together.
11:29I'm sure they will be next week.
11:31The public's vote is hugely important now.
11:34The competition is hotting up.
11:36And we just have to keep bringing it week after week after week.
11:45We are here with six such happy couples.
11:50Isn't it amazing?
11:51Nikita, I've got to ask you that moment.
11:53When Tess announced No Dance-Off.
11:56And you all, we thought you'd be happy.
11:58You just jumped up.
11:59I love that reaction.
12:01What did it feel like?
12:02To be honest, Claude, I didn't understand what Tess said.
12:06I was so confused.
12:08Sorry.
12:09Yeah, I was so confused, Tess.
12:11And then I asked him what is happening.
12:13And she told me we are through.
12:14I'm like, how?
12:15What did we do?
12:16We didn't even know.
12:17Yeah, no, just the biggest elation ever.
12:20I mean, it's just to be in Blackpool, especially to go through.
12:24And you know, it's just that relief.
12:26It's just that relief.
12:27And I think everybody performed their best because nobody had that stress.
12:31Everybody just gave their best and was just gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous.
12:34Loved it.
12:35Good.
12:36Amber, tell me what it's been like, just a reception in Blackpool.
12:40Because we're addicted to it.
12:41Oh, I just love the world.
12:42Honestly, the people of Blackpool have welcomed us so much.
12:48We've had people standing outside of our hotel.
12:51Ten selfies I got us for yesterday.
12:54That's a record.
12:55I text my mum and I said, Mum, I've made it.
12:59But it's been amazing.
13:00It's to experience Strictly Come Dancing's Blackpool Iconic Week,
13:05I mean, it's a dream come true for all of us.
13:08It's amazing.
13:09I'm sure.
13:09Karen, you scored 310 this week.
13:13Your highest score yet.
13:19So well deserved.
13:20Are you still pinching yourself?
13:21Yeah, I can't believe it, honestly.
13:23It was such an amazing crowd, amazing venue.
13:26Dancing with this guy, I love dancing with it.
13:28And then the score was just topped it.
13:30So it was wicked.
13:31It's so good.
13:31Carlos, how proud are you of Karen?
13:33I mean, I couldn't say more to perform something like that
13:37in this magical place.
13:39I'm really, really, I'm really, really emotional.
13:42Thank you for that.
13:43Aww.
13:47You've got couple's choice next week.
13:49We do.
13:50You can't wait for that.
13:51What can we expect?
13:54I don't know.
13:57We've been having, like, disagreements, I'd say,
14:00about what we want you to do.
14:02Because I'm trying to tell you what we do.
14:03Fussy, fussy, fussy, fussy, fussy.
14:05We do it, jash, jash, jash, jash, jash.
14:06We do a ballet, ballet, ballet, ballet, ballet.
14:09We do a commercial, ha, ha, ha.
14:10She's like, Carlos, all I want to be is free.
14:13Yeah.
14:13Well, there you go.
14:16No rules in the couple's choice.
14:17We cannot wait to watch it.
14:19Congratulations.
14:20George, I've got a fact for you.
14:22Nobody has ever got a ten for a salsa in Blackpool.
14:26In Strictly.
14:27CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
14:29And you got three!
14:31You got three!
14:33You got three!
14:35You broke science.
14:37How do you feel about it?
14:38I don't know.
14:39I don't feel like I deserve to be in a history book.
14:41That feels wrong.
14:42You do, George.
14:43No, I'm still sort of trying to come to terms with the fact
14:46that I got, like, one ten, let alone three.
14:49That's...mental.
14:51Well, congratulations.
14:53Alexis, how was your first Strictly Blackpool?
14:55It's been electric.
14:58I am just in a state of awe constantly.
15:01Last time I was in Blackpool was when I was younger and competing,
15:04and it's a full-circle moment for sure, and it's just so special.
15:08And just the night, and I'm just speechless.
15:10It's insane.
15:11Well, you did the salsa.
15:14Can you please tell us what dance we're doing
15:15and to what song next week?
15:18Yes, we are doing a quick step to this.
15:21I get a kick.
15:23Oh!
15:24Oh!
15:26So classy.
15:27So classy.
15:29How do you feel about that, George?
15:31I'll be frank.
15:32LAUGHTER
15:33CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
15:37Lewis, you have now scored a total of
15:41ten tents.
15:42CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
15:44Yeah, what about that?
15:45APPLAUSE
15:47And your second perfect score was on Saturday.
15:51I take it you're now a fan of Blackpool.
15:53I love Blackpool.
15:55I think I might have to move here.
15:57Oh, it's fantastic.
15:59I mean, it's been brilliant being in Blackpool,
16:00and to be in the ballroom, you know, I've never felt anything like it.
16:04It's just absolutely wild, the support from everyone in the audience,
16:08but as well as the surrounding, it's just super special.
16:11Katia, you two have had such a journey together,
16:13but the dynamic changed a little bit this week, didn't it?
16:16Yeah.
16:17It feels like they are our dance partners.
16:20You know, they're not contestants or students.
16:22They've entered this ballroom in a different capacity as our dance partners,
16:27and it really, really felt like it, so...
16:31You and us, man and I!
16:33Thank you very much.
16:34Never had one.
16:35LAUGHTER
16:37Can we have a conversation about your dog, Alex?
16:39Cos you know I'm in love with him.
16:41He's called Wolfie.
16:42He's got involved in Strictly.
16:44He really has got involved in Strictly.
16:46He's got a couple of outfits now.
16:49He has a ballroom number,
16:52and he also has a Latin number that he likes to wear.
16:55We have a photo of him.
16:57This is when he's in his Latin era.
16:59Yes.
17:00Let's have a look.
17:01LAUGHTER
17:03The thing is, he has a neck
17:07that I want to try and achieve when I'm dancing.
17:11Whenever I'm dancing with Jojo, if we're doing ballroom or something,
17:14he says, you know, extend your neck, long neck.
17:17My dog just does it naturally.
17:19LAUGHTER
17:20We should all be more wolfy.
17:22What aren't you doing next week and to what song, please?
17:25We are doing a cha-cha-cha.
17:27Ooh!
17:28To this.
17:29APPLAUSE
17:31Yeah!
17:33It's a green mother
17:35Green dog
17:36Green mother
17:37Green mother
17:38Green mother
17:39Thank you, Julie.
17:40Good girl.
17:41Very good.
17:42How are you feeling about the cha-cha?
17:43Oh, I'm super excited.
17:44Are you?
17:45Yeah, yeah, yeah.
17:46Super...
17:47Yeah, yeah, yeah.
17:48Cha-cha-cha.
17:49Good girl!
17:50Burn everything in threes.
17:51We cannot wait to see it.
17:53Balvinda, on Saturday night, you did an Argentine tango in the Tower
17:58ballroom.
17:59What I believe there is one other thing on your Blackpool bucket list.
18:03Is that right?
18:04Yes.
18:05What is it?
18:06A cream tea at the Tower.
18:08Cream tea!
18:09I can sniff a cream tea out anywhere.
18:11Can you?
18:12Yes, lovely.
18:13I wouldn't let you go home without that.
18:14Here we go.
18:15APPLAUSE
18:16I am so with you.
18:20What is my life?
18:21You've only been out for 12 hours.
18:23That's amazing.
18:24Delicious.
18:25Delicious.
18:26That's amazing.
18:27Delicious.
18:28Does anybody want some?
18:29There's scones.
18:30There's scones.
18:31It's definitely a scone.
18:32If you're at norm, it's a scone.
18:34Julian, it's week 10 next week.
18:37What dance eating?
18:38What are you dancing to?
18:40We are dancing the jive to this.
18:45Oh, well, how are you feeling about the jive?
18:57I don't know, to be honest with you.
18:59It's fast, isn't it?
19:00It is, very fast.
19:02Yeah, yeah, we're off to a good start.
19:04Excellent.
19:05I know the words.
19:06We can't wait.
19:07You're going to be fantastic.
19:08Now, next week, I'm just going to say this out loud,
19:11the competition is ramping up.
19:13Strictly has a brand new challenge.
19:15Everyone hold hands.
19:17Have a look at this.
19:22Next week, for the first time,
19:25our celebs face the instant dance,
19:28picking a dance style at random to perform on the spot.
19:33And at this crucial point in the competition,
19:36it's a chance to gain extra marks
19:39and turn the leaderboard on its head.
19:43It's the ultimate test of how much they have learned
19:46and how in tune they are with their dance partner.
19:50And with a place in the quarter-final at stake,
19:53the spotlight will be on them more than ever.
19:56That is instant dance.
20:06And I should explain, you have selected your envelopes,
20:10you have signed your envelopes,
20:11you have no idea what dance you are going to get.
20:15It's going to be fantastic.
20:16Don't make that face.
20:17Don't make that face.
20:18Amber, how are you feeling?
20:19Is it going to be fantastic?
20:20It's going to be great.
20:21It's going to be chaotic.
20:23We love chaos.
20:25Nikita, you're into it, aren't you?
20:27I am...
20:28Imagine live television,
20:30you don't know the dance,
20:32you don't know the costume,
20:33you don't know the song,
20:34you know nothing.
20:35And the best part,
20:37nobody can stop you.
20:39When you say it like that...
20:41It's going to be so much fun.
20:43George, you're trying to know as much as the envelope,
20:45but very excited about the challenge.
20:47I think it will just be a laugh.
20:49I mean, I know it will go awfully,
20:51but either it goes awfully and I'm upset about it,
20:54I'm having a good time,
20:55so I'll just try and smile.
20:57I'll just point at her the whole time and go...
20:59Do that.
21:02Do that.
21:03Karen, you have concerns about Carlos, don't you,
21:06during your dance?
21:07What?
21:08Why?
21:09Do share.
21:10It's Carlos.
21:11Look, I never know what he's doing at the best of days,
21:14and then adding what you explained there, Nikita,
21:17I'm just going to go,
21:18go on, Carlos, do your thing,
21:19and I just clap.
21:22Carlos, can you put Karen's mind at ease?
21:24I mean, it's instant dance.
21:25Yes.
21:26My mind will be instant too.
21:27Oh, gosh.
21:28What's that mean?
21:30What does that mean?
21:31What does that mean?
21:32It really is.
21:33Now, Lewis, as well as not knowing what you're dancing
21:37or what music you're dancing to,
21:39you also don't know what you'll be wearing,
21:41and you're a little bit worried about what Katya might pick to wear,
21:44I've heard.
21:45I am.
21:46I absolutely am.
21:47I think, you know, she's quite rogue in the dress sense.
21:50What?
21:51And she might...
21:52I think you might put like...
21:53No, I think you'll, like, layer some jeans with a skirt.
21:55I think you'll have about five different layers.
21:58We're all right with that.
21:59Some people are quite positive.
22:00Alex, you're quite...
22:01I'm terrified.
22:02I'm absolutely terrified.
22:03Because I just feel like,
22:05what if the envelope I've picked is, for example,
22:08the Viennese waltz that I did seven weeks ago?
22:11And I...
22:12I mean, a fleckle?
22:14I can't remember how to fleckle.
22:16It's...
22:17I...
22:18And we're sort of in front of millions of people live on TV.
22:22I'm...
22:23Yes.
22:24I am quietly terrified.
22:25I really am, actually.
22:26Jojo, it is scary for the celebs, but this is normal for pros.
22:30It's quite normal for professionals, because that's what...
22:33That's our world, is built like that.
22:34You go to the competition, you don't know what music is going to be played.
22:37Strictly is lush for that reason, because you are prepared.
22:40But this is more a real setting, isn't it?
22:43What we do in our world.
22:45They play the music and you dance.
22:47And we have prepared choreography, we just have to remember what it is.
22:50Yeah!
22:51Well, it's...
22:52Talk to me about that.
22:53So, will you prepare 40 seconds of dances this week, as well as learning a whole new dance?
22:59Absolutely.
23:00That's the pressure.
23:01Is that bad?
23:02Yeah.
23:03This is madness!
23:04Yes!
23:05My darling, just look into my eyes.
23:07Don't do that.
23:08Don't do that.
23:09Yeah, all right.
23:10I will.
23:11At least we know, Balbinder, that it is a dance that you've already performed in the competition.
23:15Does that give you a little bit more confidence?
23:17I mean, if you say so.
23:20I'm not so sure.
23:21We'll just throw out some steps and see what happens.
23:24Julian, how can the celebs prepare for an instant dance?
23:28Just go all in.
23:29Because, like Johanna said, this is kind of like a bit more of a glimpse into Latin and Boreham.
23:34And at its core, Latin and Boreham is improvising.
23:36It's just two people having a conversation and having a dance together.
23:39And I actually think that these 40 seconds will probably be some of the most memorable 40 seconds of the series.
23:46It could be for great reasons.
23:48Or, you know.
23:49But I genuinely think it's going to be magical.
23:53Aw.
23:54Yeah.
23:55Okay, we'll take that.
23:56I think you don't underestimate what you know.
23:58Look how much you love.
23:59Back yourselves, guys.
24:00Back yourselves, guys.
24:01Back yourselves, guys.
24:02It's muscle memory.
24:03It's got to come much.
24:04It's muscle memory and if not, twirling.
24:06Yeah.
24:07Now for some music.
24:08Please welcome this sensational Nois Capaldi.
24:11Guys of emerald in white, More precious than gold.
24:26Hands as soft as the sand, but harder to hold.
24:36Mine could be the last time your heartbeat and mine were ever this close
24:43But life can cut like a knife, that's just how it goes
24:49Till the day I die, I will dream of you
24:58In a million lives, you're the one I choose
25:09I'll love you, till my last breath
25:18You're gone by, something in the heavens loves me
25:23Then we'll be together again
25:26I'll see you
25:30Around the day
25:34You're gone by, something in the heavens loves me that we'll be together again
25:46Sounds of gathering clouds were all that I hear
25:51Just days of permanent grave, since you disappeared
25:59But till the day I die, I will dream of you
26:07You, in a million lives
26:13You're the one I choose
26:19I'll love you, till my last breath
26:29You're gone by, something in the heavens tells me that we'll be together again
26:37Together again
26:47Together again
26:49Something in the heavens tells me that we'll be together again
26:55Together again
26:59Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
27:29Thank you to Lewis Piccardi and our professional dancers, Diane, Lauren, Vito and Neil.
27:51Now, welcome to the fairground.
27:53It's the judges.
27:59Amazing.
28:03Thank you so much.
28:05First of all, can we just have a conversation about this?
28:07There was a 40, there were 10 10s and everybody upped their scores.
28:13What is in the air here?
28:14What happened?
28:15Magic, Charlie.
28:16Magic.
28:17Magic.
28:17Now, I think it puts pressure on absolutely every contestant to do their absolute best, of course.
28:23And plus, they've got a sprung floor, which we love.
28:26And I'm not just saying this, a wonderful audience.
28:28A fantastic audience.
28:30And it's just a really brilliant atmosphere and it's exciting.
28:35So everyone does their best.
28:36And plus, they did find out that they had a buy-through, darling.
28:40So that does take the pressure off, which is great.
28:43They were fantastic.
28:44They really did well.
28:46It's always Blackpool different energy.
28:48But they were just, honestly, I mean, Shirley, you said it before, it feels like dance is the highlight.
28:55Everybody honestly gave so much of themselves.
28:57It was beautiful.
28:58At the beginning of the series, when everybody comes in, they're all excited to reach this event at the Tower Ballroom.
29:05And I think everybody accelerated and did the very, very best.
29:08And it's just been wonderful.
29:10We've never experienced that, have we?
29:11No.
29:11I mean, we've always had great Blackpools, but this seems something, like you said, that was in the air.
29:16Absolutely.
29:17They're going to be delighted on Monday morning when they get back into the studio and start rehearsing again for next week.
29:22They're going to be delighted with this week's performance because they were terrific performances.
29:27It's such a good point.
29:29Shirley, I'd love to talk to you about Lewis because both you and Motsi said, and this is so true, that somehow he accelerated even towards the end when anybody else would be like,
29:38Well, it comes under the heading of dynamics.
29:41It's when you can change different energies.
29:43So he started at the very, very beginning with power, and he was going and he was shifting, but he never decelerated, did he?
29:50He went and he accelerated towards the end.
29:52Very rare when you're watching a performance because normally it dwindles at the end, and he didn't.
29:57OK, thank you so much.
29:59Craig, I'd love to ask you about Val Vindic.
30:01It was such a great dance, wasn't it?
30:03Well, it was.
30:03It was a dance that really suited her.
30:05She obviously looked like she was into it, enjoyed it.
30:09It was one that she was loving, so she paid more attention to it, I think.
30:13You know, everything has improved.
30:15She was very much in the middle of the road for me.
30:17I was giving her sevens week after week after week, and I didn't see that much improvement.
30:23And I noticed in this dance that she improved, you know, and it was really lovely to see.
30:29Anton, I'd love to ask you about George.
30:31He got the retends.
30:33That's perfect timing, isn't it?
30:35This is exactly how you want it to go.
30:39You want to show an improvement.
30:40And we've all been asking for sort of the same thing, really.
30:45We want more of you.
30:46We want you to give it more.
30:47We want you to sell it more.
30:48But when you reach this new level, it takes something like this sometimes, Blackpool.
30:53You get to that next level, then you go, ah, I know what you're talking about.
30:58I understand what you're talking about now.
30:59OK, thank you so much.
31:01Motsi, I love what you said to Kaz.
31:03And you said you didn't have a paddle high enough.
31:06Yeah.
31:07Could we just remind ourselves, that passo was extraordinary.
31:11It was a moment.
31:12I mean, you know, the thing is, what you want at the end of the day,
31:14somebody to come on the dance floor, and you feel like there is absolutely nothing left.
31:19She gave us absolutely this moment, this music.
31:24She just put her heart on the dance floor, and I just enjoyed it because she's so authentic.
31:29She's so real.
31:30And she, you know, those spins in there, they were so difficult.
31:34And she was going and pushing, and this whole music and everything just felt unbelievable.
31:39I mean, we had goosebumps from the word go with Stray.
31:42We're like, can you believe this?
31:44Because it was, it was fantastic.
31:46It was phenomenal, so I only have one word to say.
31:49Yes.
31:50Craig.
31:51I knew this was coming.
31:53What's the matter with you?
31:54I loved it.
31:56She dances her own way, actually.
31:59And, you know, we're all different opinions.
32:02I felt like it was, her arms and her attack was all on one level.
32:06For me, I would have liked to have seen just a little bit more flair
32:09in the Spanish port de bras dance.
32:14Everyone just inhale and exhale.
32:16Listen, when she's doing it in the final, darling, you know, she might be...
32:19Don't knock on wood, find some wood.
32:22Now, judges, next week, it is Instant Dance.
32:25Before we discuss, let's have a look at this.
32:27Today, we will be picking what dance style we will be doing for the Instant Dance.
32:39I'm quite nervous going into this, just because I have no control over anything right now.
32:44Right.
32:45We've made it to this point.
32:47Here we go.
32:48Instant Dance selection.
32:49I don't want to do it.
32:51I would like a Viennese waltz.
32:53That's fresh on the brain.
32:54I don't want the cha-cha-cha because we were in the dance-off.
32:57I hope it's not a pass-o.
32:58Please give us a jive.
33:00Wait.
33:01What?
33:03Oh, for goodness sake.
33:05Are you ready?
33:06Go.
33:06You got this.
33:07Come on, let me see.
33:10Orange.
33:11Orange.
33:12Oh, this is scary.
33:14That feels like the cha-cha.
33:15That's it.
33:17Let's go sign our names.
33:20We are literally signing up our fate right now.
33:24Oh, no.
33:25I'll meet you on the dance floor.
33:27When we open this envelope.
33:29The fate is sealed.
33:33I don't know how I feel.
33:36Improvising is one of the hardest things you can do as a professional dancer.
33:40It's going to be difficult.
33:42We don't know the music.
33:43We don't know the style.
33:44I'd not even thought of the music.
33:46I don't remember anything.
33:48I don't even remember last week's dance.
33:49You literally can't prepare.
33:50You've just got to not panic.
33:53And I will panic.
33:54You have done this in Germany.
34:03Yes.
34:03How does it play out?
34:05Well, it's really exciting.
34:07The question is, have they really learned to dance?
34:09Have they understood what they're doing?
34:11Have they understood the character of the dance?
34:13Have they learned their basic steps?
34:15And you have to trust your partner.
34:17So have they built those trustful partnerships where you can, like, lead and follow and let go?
34:23I mean, I've seen people have blackouts and just, like, stand there.
34:27But I've seen some magical moments where...
34:30I want to see that.
34:31No!
34:32Yes, I do.
34:33What I love is anything can happen.
34:35Well, that's true.
34:36But we dance in life, don't we?
34:38Yeah.
34:38You know, you get up at a disco, darling.
34:40You're not choreographed, are you?
34:42You get up and dance with someone.
34:44So, uh...
34:45No, no.
34:46Even if you do that, it might be better.
34:48Hold on a second.
34:49Yeah, but you don't do a cha-cha in a disco.
34:52I don't go to a disco.
34:52But what I mean...
34:53Yeah, I love you.
34:54But that's something else.
34:56I mean, you're dancing with a partner in front of people watching.
35:00I think they're going to get a dance that they have done in the past.
35:02Yes, they are.
35:03It's going to be whether they can remember it.
35:06And to the music.
35:07And short notice on a minute or so, they've got to pick the costume,
35:11pick the dance, the music they will have never heard.
35:14Then they've got to trust their own judgement and can they follow their partner.
35:17So that's going to be absolute chaos and we're all here for it.
35:21Yeah.
35:22Shake it up.
35:23Shake it up.
35:24Why not?
35:25Let's shake it up.
35:26I mean, it could flip the entire leaderboard, right?
35:29Oh, yeah, absolutely.
35:29So that's what's quite interesting.
35:31Yeah, I am.
35:31Anton, when you were dancing on the show, I think you'd have been spectacular at this.
35:36I do.
35:36Well, thank you very much.
35:38But are you quite pleased?
35:39You never had to do it.
35:40I'm not having to do it.
35:40Well, I have to be honest with you, I've had the great pleasure of dancing with many, many ladies over the years.
35:46And every week it felt like instant dance to me, no matter how long we've paused.
35:51It is, it is going to be really exciting and I can't, I can't wait.
35:57Oh, I can't wait.
35:59It could be car crash television and I'm very much looking forward.
36:02Which would be brilliant.
36:03Greggy, it might be the Lynda Hopper song all over it.
36:07I will never forget it.
36:11Motsi, while you were travelling to Blackpool, these three, they had some time on their hands.
36:15And we filmed it just for you.
36:17Have a look.
36:18I heard.
36:19Why am I at the front?
36:20Don't let me be at the front.
36:22Are you ready, Greggy?
36:23I know you guys love Blackpool, but that was commitment.
36:52Let's hear it for our judges.
36:57Now, one couple who sadly won't be joining us next week is La Voix and Aliash.
37:03Before we chat to them, let's look back at their wonderful time in the show.
37:11Hello, darlings.
37:12I'm La Voix.
37:13Simply fabulous.
37:15Pink Pony Club.
37:17I'm going to keep on dancing.
37:19Don't know where Aliash starts and I end.
37:21Look, if we're just, like, mashed together like a tomato.
37:24Alivoire.
37:25You still know how to put on a show.
37:27And you clearly used to work at Bullens.
37:30So far this series, she's had a lot to say about my outfits.
37:34And tonight, for her Mary Poppins waltz, she's dressed as the bird woman.
37:39I'll get you back for this daily.
37:45We're in the ballroom and Aliash keeps holding out the arms.
37:48It's going to frame and I just keep thinking he wants a hug.
37:50Oh, mama.
37:53Do you know the address where you send your CV to the BBC?
37:57Just in case there's any new jobs coming up.
38:00I'm just asking for a friend.
38:01Pink Pony Club.
38:03Tonight, I think for the first time, I get what you guys feel with dancing and how magical it can feel.
38:08You are what we call a true diva.
38:11I can't help but love you.
38:13Beautiful.
38:14I just feel really lovely.
38:16We need the rainbow.
38:17We need you.
38:19It's been amazing.
38:20You were beaming throughout.
38:22You're a born entertainer that has worked hard for every single inch of the success you have gotten.
38:27You are a gift.
38:29You are a gift.
38:30You are a gift to me.
38:30You really are.
38:31I love you.
38:39Wow.
38:41So many great moments.
38:44You've been such a highlight, this series.
38:46Oh, my gosh.
38:47So that was beautiful to watch that back.
38:48It really was.
38:49This has been the most extraordinary experience of my entire life.
38:53It really has.
38:54What have you loved most?
38:55If that's not too hard.
38:56What have I loved most?
38:57Don't hate me, but it's not been the dancing.
38:59It's been just been welcomed on this show with the most amazing warmth from everyone, from the whole crew backstage, the judges, to the pros, to the celebs, to you two, to everyone.
39:11It's been amazing.
39:11And I came into the show as a minority, you know, as a redhead.
39:16And, you know, and you've just all embraced me wonderfully.
39:20And I just, I cannot thank you enough for just this most magical, magical journey.
39:24It's been amazing.
39:25Aliash, Lavoie has had us all in stitches since day one.
39:30How much are you going to miss your training sessions together?
39:33Yeah, Lavoie had everyone in stitches on a Saturday and Sunday night, but I was in stitches seven days a week.
39:39Yeah.
39:40And, you know, we always say I've made a friend for life on Strictly, but I've been lucky this year because I feel like I made two friends for life.
39:48Um, on Saturday and Sundays, we all laughed with Lavoie, but from Monday to Thursday and Friday, I had the best time with Chris.
39:57And, um, genuinely, I haven't done a single crunch in the last four months, but I got my six-pack back, which is amazing.
40:06You are like, I, I think, you know who he described it the best, actually?
40:10I, I wouldn't say it was my idea, but Mozi said it the best.
40:13We all need it.
40:14I feel like the world needs more of you.
40:16And, um, I think Strictly needed it, and, uh, you made my life just a joy for the last weeks.
40:25And I'm going to miss going to rehearsals.
40:27I'm going to miss dancing with you.
40:28I'm going to miss creating with you.
40:30And you are so brilliant at what you do.
40:33And it was...
40:34It's true.
40:36So true.
40:37Absolutely.
40:38Lavoie, Strictly is about partnerships.
40:42And I feel like you both feel incredibly lucky that you got each other.
40:48What would you like to say to Aliash?
40:50Oh, just, just so lucky.
40:52I mean, what you see on that dance floor is a fraction of the love and the passion and the heart that this man has for dance and his craft.
41:00And you have made me carry on when I've questioned myself.
41:05You've made me laugh through the toughest days.
41:07And when I haven't thought I could do something, you never gave up on me once.
41:12Not once.
41:13And I'm going to leave this experience braver, happier, and such a more confident person.
41:20And that's because of you.
41:21So thank you.
41:22I love you.
41:23I love you.
41:26And you've formed such strong bonds with all of your fellow cast, haven't you?
41:30It's so sad to say goodbye.
41:32Well...
41:33No, of course, we have.
41:35And I just think, with me leaving unexpected, this is not how I wanted my journey to end,
41:39at least it gives someone else in this competition a chance to win now.
41:43Yes.
41:44And I think that's OK.
41:45We love you, Lavoie.
41:47And we're going to see you shortly on the floor for a proper Strictly send-off.
41:51Which you deserve.
41:52Yes, you do.
41:55We love you.
41:56Now, before that, if you want to see all the backstage antics from Blackhall,
42:00may I highly recommend Strictly on social.
42:03If you want even more Strictly content,
42:12more dancing,
42:15more laughs,
42:15more fun,
42:16then join us on TikTok, Instagram,
42:23YouTube, Facebook,
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42:30Just search BBC Strictly to find us.
42:33It's been another magical weekend in the Tower.
42:42Blackpool, from all of us at Strictly,
42:45thank you for having us.
42:47Really, thank you.
42:48Our six remaining couples will be on It Takes Two every weekday on BBC Two,
42:53and we'll be back next Saturday, 6.35,
42:56when they will bid for their place in the quarterfinal.
42:59But now, from week one,
43:01it was always her dream to take to the floor in Blackpool,
43:04and she's doing it in her own unique way.
43:06It is the iconic La Voix!
43:09among them.
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