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Judges\u2019 scores: 8, 8, 9, 9 for a total of 34 points.<\/p>\n
Share<\/a><\/p>\n Judges\u2019 comments: Anton says \u201ca bit of me, great musicality, I didn\u2019t see any mistakes, clean and terrific\u201d. Craig says \u201capart form that little mess-up it lacked a little drive and movement around the floor but full of style and class, you are joyous to watch\u201d. Motsi says \u201cyou\u2019re ready to take the next step up, well rehearsed and controlled, great energy\u201d. Shirley concludes \u201cone tiny hiccup but great footwork, impressed by your toes and knees, outstanding\u201d. Seven from Craig, maybe eights and nines elsewhere, are we saying?<\/p>\n Share<\/a>George and Alexis\u2019 quickstep<\/p>\n Content creator\u2122 George Clarke came out of his shell for his show-closing Blackpool salsa and duly scored his first 10s. Now he\u2019s got a classic ballroom dance to a traditional tune. Red carpet theme. Fast footwork while keeping his frame calm and strong. Staying in sync with pro partner Alexis Warr as they fly across the floor. A bit of gapping in the promenades but elegant and energetic. Charleston flicks and kicks. A dose of jazzy Hollywood glamour from \u201cTeam Warke\u201d. High kicks to finish. Big smiles, bags of style, splendid.<\/p>\n Song: I Get a Kick Out of You by Frank Sinatra. Cole Porter\u2019s 1934 song for Broadway musical Anything Goes. The line \u201cSome like the perfume from Spain\u201d was a late change for the film version. It was originally \u201cSome get a kick from cocaine\u201d but this was banned under the Hollywood Production Code.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Judges\u2019 scores: 4, 6, 6, 7 for a total of 23 points. Alex admits her 62-year-old body is suffering. At some length, bless her. Dance-off danger.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Judges\u2019 comments: Motsi says \u201cquite a few mistakes which I can\u2019t overlook but loved your groove and leg action\u201d. Shirley says \u201cleg action exceptional but got off on the wrong foot and it carried on, not your night\u201d. Anton says \u201cgood effort, you bring great quality, posture and leg action but mixed it up by doing different chore0graphy to your partner\u201d. A freshly shorn Craig concludes \u201csadly it really was two dances, you lost it and got out of time, it got worse throughout the dance but I loved the posh cha-cha\u201d. A five and three sixes, do we think?<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Alex and Jojo\u2019s cha cha cha<\/p>\n Their theatre-jazz Couple\u2019s Choice in Blackpool left them a surprise second from bottom on the leaderboard, so actor Alex Kingston and pro partner Johannes Radebe are aware they need a solid performance to increase their chances of safety. Way back in week four, she got the earliest ever 10s for a rumba. Now can she translate that leg action to the faster cha cha? She\u2019s joked this week that she feels like a Christmas turkey in the bum-back-body-forward posture. She\u2019s wearing half a glitterball on her head. Some hesitant footwork early on. A little safe and stilted. She\u2019s concentrating so hard on the technique, she\u2019s lacking her usual performance levels. Over the the judges\u2019 table for some wiggling and things pick up. Suddenly she\u2019s bringing the fun with flexible hips and plenty of disco strut. Too little too late?<\/p>\n Song: Ring My Bell by Anita Ward. The 1979 disco banger was originally written for child star Stacy Lattisaw as a teenybopper number about schoolgirls talking on the telephone. R&B diva Ward made it more flirty and suggestive.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Our Strictly stars\u2122<\/p>\n Our six pro-celebrity pairings come out for their staircase wave. Jojo\u2019s working a 70s disco \u2018fro.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Paddle-raising panel in the house<\/p>\n The judgely quartet sashay into view, having swapped their seaside finery for Elstree eveningwear. Motsi Mabuse looks fab-u-lous in red and Shirley Ballas has a massive Bacofoil ruffle thingy. Anton Du Beke and Craig Revel Horwood in the usual tuxedos.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Frockwatch<\/p>\n Here come our autocue queens, so time for the traditional couture comparison. Tess Daly is in a white trouser suit. Claudia Winkleman is in a green velvet tuxedo suit. Sklifghtly matchy-matchy, slighty Traitors. *Marcus Bentley from Big Brother voice* Who wins? You decide!<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Cue clap-along credits<\/p>\n Precisely 60 per cent of these pairs have now departed the dancefloor. Remember Ross King and Tommy Bosh? Seems like years ago.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Aaand we\u2019re off!<\/p>\n Roll the customary dramatic pre-credits montage.<\/p>\n