My Fantasy Strictly 2023 Line Up

[Nicky91]

soooooo here we goooo? if i were to be the casting director for strictly come dancing, these would be my 15 hopefuls competing for the glitterball

first of all my pro line up

- Dianne Buswell
- Jowita Przystal
- Ekaterina Leonova
- Nancy Xu
- Nadiya Bychkova
- Michelle Tsiakkas
- Karen Hauer
- Katya Jones
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- Nikita Kuzmin
- Carlos Gu
- Kai Widdrington
- Johannes Radebe
- Vito Coppola
- Giovanni Pernice
- Gorka Marquez
- Anton Du Beke


now lemme introduce you guys to my celebrity cast

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He has received nominations for three British Independent Film Awards, two Critics' Choice Awards, two Saturn Awards, and three Young Artist Awards.

Butterfield played the lead role in The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas.

At age 13, Butterfield played the main and title character in Martin Scorsese's Hugo, adapted from the novel The Invention of Hugo Cabret. Hugo was released on 23 November 2011, and achieved critical success. Butterfield played the title role of Andrew "Ender" Wiggin in the film adaptation of the Orson Scott Card novel Ender's Game. The film was released in 2013.

In 2015, Butterfield appeared in a film adaptation of Ten Thousand Saints.[16] In 2016, he portrayed Jacob Portman in Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. He also starred as Gardner Elliot in the film The Space Between Us and as Sebastian in The House of Tomorrow in 2017. In 2018, Butterfield was cast in the main role of Otis Milburn on the Netflix comedy-drama series Sex Education. The series was released on 11 January 2019 to critical acclaim. The second season was released on 17 January 2020 and the third on 17 September 2021.

In 2023, Butterfield played in the annual Soccer Aid charity football match, raising money for UNICEF. Butterfield, a lifelong Arsenal fan, scored England's opening goal assisted by former Arsenal player Jack Wilshere

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He was featured in Forbes 30 Under 30 in 2020 for his work in media and advertising.

and best known for being former Strictly runner up Joe Sugg his best friend

Lee played Garlic in the 2014 comedy movie, Spud 3: Learning to Fly, with John Cleese and Troye Sivan

In August 2017, Lee was named "Chief Visionary Officer" of Influencer Ltd, a British influencer marketing agency.

In 2022, Lee launched Creator Ventures with cousin Sasha Kaletsky. Their creator-backed venture capital fund invests globally — mainly on behalf of creators, media stars and other celebrities. Creator Ventures raised $20m to finance early-stage, consumer-internet startups.


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She played Lily Chao in the British BBC medical drama Casualty from 2013 to 2017.

Yu, born in Hong Kong, came to London at the age of 11 when she was offered a place at the Elmhurst School of Dance and Performing Arts (formerly known as Elmhurst Ballet School).


As well as acting in theatre, films and TV, she gives up her spare time to work closely with The Royal Academy of Dance and The Jack Petchey Foundation, bringing dance programmes to secondary schools, Special Educational Needs schools and Pupil Referral Units. Yu is fluent in Cantonese, Mandarin and English


she recently starred in a Doctor Who special ''Legend of the Sea Devils''

as well as another fantasy drama series The Sandman

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He is known for Coop in the animated show Megas XLR and Jerry Russo in Wizards of Waverly Place.

being the son of late very famous comedy actor Dom DeLuise and late actress Carol Arthur

In February 2023 he started the podcast Wizards of Waverly Pod with Jennifer Stone, where both talk about their experience on the show Wizards of Waverly Place.

In 2005, he starred opposite Maggie Wheeler on the NBC pilot The Sperm Donor. In 2012, he had a guest role on Rizzoli & Isles as Dominic.

He has since directed episodes of How to Rock, See Dad Run, Lab Rats, and The Thundermans.

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this athletic girl got her eyes on the prize, She is the fastest British woman on record. She won a gold medal in the 200 metres, silver in the 100 metres and another silver in the 4×100 m relay at the 2019 World Championships, breaking her own British records with further records which still stand. Aged 24, Asher-Smith was the first Briton to win three medals at a World Championships. She earned a bronze in the 200 m at the 2022 World Championships. As part of 4×100 m relay teams, she won medals at the 2016 Rio Olympics and 2020 Tokyo Olympics, and also at the 2013 and 2017 World Championships.

She is the British record holder for the 100 m and 200 m and the British indoor record holder for the 60 m. Asher-Smith has been listed in the Powerlist as one of the UK's most influential people of African-Caribbean descent, most recently in the 2021 edition.

Asher-Smith has modelled for Louis Vuitton, Valentino and Off-White, and in 2019 had a Barbie created in her likeness. The same year, she made a cameo appearance in the music video for the single "Black" by Dave.

In 2021, she was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Kent.

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Ella's in the house so i guess that means it is Toonesday!!!

Toone has previously played for Manchester City and Blackburn Rovers, and has represented England at under-17, under-19, under-21, and senior levels. Toone scored the first goal in England's 2–1 victory over Germany in the final of UEFA Women's Euro 2022, which brought England their second major tournament victory in international football.

In July 2018, Toone joined Manchester United for their inaugural season in the FA Women's Championship for the 2018–19 season, one of seven players to return to the senior side having played for the club at youth level. She made her competitive debut for Manchester United, as a half-time substitute for Mollie Green, in a 1–0 League Cup victory against Liverpool on 19 August. On 9 September, she scored her first senior goal, on her league debut, in United's opening game of the 2018–19 season, a 12–0 win away to Aston Villa. She was voted FA Women's Championship player of the month for February 2019, having scored five goals in United's two league games, with four of them scored against Leicester City on 13 February.

On 10 November 2022, Toone signed a further contract extension until June 2026

Toone is a childhood Manchester United fan, with Cristiano Ronaldo being one of her favourite players. As a child, she played at Astley & Tyldesley FC; a plaque honouring her was installed at the club in 2022 as part of the "Where Greatness Is Made" campaign.

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[Nicky91]

two more reveals to go for the day, and then we are halfway through

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He won Celebrity Big Brother 1
back in 2001

His UK television appearances include being a team captain on Shooting Stars and hosting Jack Dee: Live at the Apollo, which was nominated for a BAFTA in 2006. He also presented The Jack Dee Show, Jack Dee's Saturday Night and Jack Dee's Happy Hour.

In February 2009, it was announced that Dee would be one of a trio of hosts to replace the late Humphrey Lyttelton for the summer series of I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue (the others being Stephen Fry and Rob Brydon).

In 2010, Dee took part in Channel 4's Comedy Gala, a benefit show held in aid of Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital, filmed live at the O2 Arena in London on 30 March. In 2013, Dee joined Dara Ó Briain, Chelsee Healey, Greg James, Melanie C and Philips Idowu in Through Hell and High Water, a Comic Relief challenge which involved British celebrities canoeing the most difficult rapids of the Zambezi River. They raised more than £1 million for the charity.

In 2017, Dee co-wrote and starred in Bad Move, a sitcom about a middle-aged man and his wife (played by Kerry Godliman) who move from the city to a country cottage in search of the rural dream, which becomes more of a nightmare. A second series was broadcast in 2018.

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known for playing Kelly in the 2006 film London to Brighton and Karen Taylor in the BBC soap opera EastEnders.

she has been in EastEnders since 2017 now and she has won these various awards: 2018 British Soap Award for Best Newcomer
2019 Inside Soap Award for Funniest Female
2020 Inside Soap Award for Funniest Performance

and nominated for:
Shortlisted—2018 Inside Soap Award for Funniest Female
Shortlisted—2019 British Soap Award for Best Actress
Shortlisted—2019 TV Choice Award for Best Soap Actress
Longlisted—2019 Inside Soap Award for Best Actress

before her role as Karen Taylor, she already was in the soap back in 2016 as Thelma Bragg for just 8 episodes

she also had a guest role in Law & Order UK

She is trained at London's Arts Educational School.

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Luke Black represented Serbia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 with the song "Samo mi se spava", placing 24th in the grand final.

Described as the "Serbian pop alchemist", his music draws from a range of electropop and experimental pop music influences

After graduating from the Grammar School of Čačak, Ivanović relocated to Belgrade to study English language and literature at the University of Belgrade Faculty of Philology.

he lives in London, There, he studied at the Point Blank Music School and subsequently also graduated with a master's degree in music production from the British and Irish Modern Music Institute. works as a graphic designer for a record label.

In June 2016, to promote the single Black embarked on a solo tour in China, performing in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou.

In April 2017, he performed at a fashion show during the Berlin Alternative Fashion Week, held at the Berghain nightclub.

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Baig was born on 1989 in London to Pakistani parents. Baig has been a secondary school teacher in North London. In 2016, she was in the BBC Two documentary Muslims Like Us, in which Muslims of differing backgrounds and beliefs were made to live together. She was the second to enter the house after the former boxer and Islamist Anthony Small (Abdul Haqq), who gave her a leaflet condemning gender mixing

She has presented several documentaries on topics relating to Britain's Asian and Muslim communities.


Baig has also presented documentaries on physical fitness, and segments on the BBC's Sunday Morning Live and The One Show. In 2019 she took part in Pilgrimage, in which people of differing religious views made a pilgrimage to Rome. In 2020 Baig presented the new BBC Studios and Open University co-production Our Coast with Adrian Chiles

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He is known for portraying the role of Romeo Nightingale in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks. For his portrayal of Romeo, Warner won the Digital Spy Reader Award for Best Soap Newcomer in 2018.

n November 2022, Warner appeared as a contestant on the 22nd UK series of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! finishing in second place.

Warner was in a relationship with his co-star Stephanie Davis between 2018 and 2019 and was later linked with Geordie Shore star Chloe Ferry and The Apprentice runner-up Camilla Ainsworth.

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He rose to prominence as a Children's BBC continuity presenter from 1985 to 1987, and went on to present a wide range of programmes for the BBC and ITV, including Going Live! (1987–93), This Morning (2002–23), Dancing on Ice (2006–14, 2018–23), All Star Mr & Mrs (2008–16), and The Cube (2009–15, 2020–21). As an actor, he played the leading roles in the musicals Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and Doctor Dolittle.

From 2006 to 2023, he presented The British Soap Awards. Between 2006 and 2008, he hosted the programme with Fern Britton.


On 8 November 2012, Schofield interviewed then prime minister David Cameron on This Morning and presented him with a list he had obtained from the internet of five people named as paedophiles in connection with the North Wales child abuse scandal


He presented two series of the primetime game show You're Back in the Room for ITV in 2015 and 2016

In 2016, he travelled to South Africa with his wife, as part of a series of short clips for This Morning. Following this, ITV aired three thirty-minute episodes in a primetime slot, called Schofield's South African Adventure. Since March 2017, he has presented 5 Gold Rings, a new game show format for ITV. In 2017, Schofield presented three-part factual series How To Spend It Well at Christmas with Phillip Schofield in which he tested the latest must-have festive gifts.


ooh controversial one now :D

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best known for appearing in the Channel 4 programme Gogglebox. She won the sixteenth series of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! in 2016,

After winning I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! she began appearing as a panellist on Virtually Famous in December 2016. On 8 January 2017, it was announced that Channel 4 would be reviving dating show Streetmate with Moffatt as the presenter. "I can't believe Channel 4 have asked me to present this iconic show. I remember watching Davina McCall on Streetmate when I was younger and thinking, 'Females can present entertainment shows too. I want to do that when I'm older. It's such a fun show and it's two of my favourite things to do, chat to randomers and a love story." In January 2017, she was the backstage presenter for the National Television Awards.

In 2022, Scarlett appeared alongside six other celebrities including Monty Panesar and Nick Hewer in the BBC television show Pilgrimage

On 9 January 2017, it was announced that Moffatt would be joining Ant & Dec on Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway. "I've watched Saturday Night Takeaway with my family for as long as I can remember, I'm such a huge fan, so to be part of one of the biggest entertainment shows out there, with two of my all-time TV heroes Ant and Dec, is an absolute dream." Moffatt said in a statement

She is also an ex-ballroom and Latin dancer, and has danced in local, regional and national competitions.

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best known for her work with Channel 5, BBC, ITV and Channel 4. Welby used to host her own national radio show on Heart every Monday to Thursday from 7–10 pm. Welby now fronts Capital Breakfast with Roman Kemp and Chris Stark.

She presents Formula E's global TV show, Street Racers, on Channel 5. Welby hosted the Revolution cycling show series for Channel 4, alongside co-worker from 5 News, newscaster Matt Barbet. She presented her first documentary, 'Sarah Storey’s Longest Hour’ on Channel 4. Previously she has presented cycling shows for BT Sport, Eurosport and ITV4 and is the female face of Electronic Arts.

From 2010 to 2016, she was the lead weather presenter on Channel 5. In 2016, she was shortlisted by the Radio Times in a poll to be named Great Britain's best ever weather presenter.

Welby became a presenter for the online quiz game, HQ Trivia in the UK, making her first appearance on Monday 9 July 2018

In July 2018, she took over the Sunday morning breakfast show from Stephen Mulhern and Emma Willis. In 2017, she teamed up with Ed Sheeran to record a kazoo cover of his hit 'Shape of You' live on air. She has a personalised written thank you note from Sheeran framed in her house.


Welby is the face of BBC One social channels. She launched the award-winning Snapchat account and has presented live from events such as the BAFTAs, Sports Personality of the Year, BRIT Awards and BBC Music Awards. In 2017 she won a Digiday Publishing Award for Best Use of Snapchat for her work on the BBC One campaign

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a British retired rower who won gold medals at five consecutive Olympic Games from 1984 to 2000. He has also won three Commonwealth Games gold medals and nine World Rowing Championships golds. He is the most successful male rower in Olympic history, and the only man to have won gold medals at five Olympic Games in an endurance sport.

Redgrave is regarded as one of Britain's greatest-ever Olympians. As of 2016 he was the fourth-most decorated British Olympian, after cyclists Sir Chris Hoy, Sir Jason Kenny and Sir Bradley Wiggins. He has carried the British flag at the opening of the Olympic Games on two occasions. In 2002, he was ranked number 36 in the BBC poll of the 100 Greatest Britons. He received the BBC Sports Personality of the Year – Lifetime Achievement Award in 2011.

He starred in Top Ground Gear Force for Sport Relief in 2008, where the Top Gear Team (Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond) took on Ground Force with predictable results, and trashed his garden.

In April 2008, Redgrave took part in the Olympic Torch relay for the games in Beijing, and he went on to be one of the final torch-bearers for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, carrying the torch into the stadium, where seven young athletes shared the task of lighting the cauldron at the opening ceremony.

He rowed on the Gloriana as part of the royal pageant for the Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II.

He was voted the BBC Sports Personality of the Year in 2000, and received the BBC Sports – Lifetime Achievement Award in 2011.

The Redgrave Pinsent Rowing Lake was opened by him and Matthew Pinsent in 2006. The lake and boathouse provide training, medical and scientific facilities for the GB rowing squad.


LEGEND

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an English singer who rose to fame in 2008 as a singer in the girl group The Saturdays. She is signed to "Salute the Sun" as a solo artist. White began her career as a theatre actress at an early age, appearing in several West End productions. She played Young Nala in The Lion King and between 2000 and 2002, she was cast as one of the King's daughters in The King and I. White successfully auditioned for The Saturdays in 2007, after a period attempting to carve out a solo singing career. Once White had joined the group, they began recording music and releasing a number of hits. The group later gained another record deal with Geffen Records after having huge success in the United Kingdom. White and the rest of the group then signed a deal with Island Def Jam Records and Mercury Records to distribute their music in the United States, which led to their first UK number-one single "What About Us". White's vocal range has been compared to Christina Aguilera and Mariah Carey. White is the youngest member of the group.

She has released two Extended plays Chapter One and Chapter Two. White has appeared in a number of successful reality television shows, including Chasing the Saturdays (2013), The Saturdays: 24/7 (2011) and Ghosthunting With... The Saturdays (2010). As an individual, she also participated as a contestant in the first series of Popstar to Operastar and the seventeenth series of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here.

In 2018, she participated in E4 show, All Star Driving School.

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[Nicky91]

and that's that, all 16 celebrities revealed


What Do You Think of this Line Up?
How Many do you know of these stars?
Favourite Male?
Favourite Female?
First Out prediction?
Top 3 prediction?
most dance offs prediction?

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[Nicky91]

and yes you've noticed it but yes in my fantasy game, Anton Du Beke is back among the pro line up but for whom, that we will keep a secret a bit longer for now :eyes:


the judges are
Craig Revel Horwood
Motsi Mabuse
Shirley Ballas
AJ Pritchard

[Kate!]

I think it's a pretty good line up except Phillip.

[Nicky91]

I think it's a pretty good line up except Phillip.

Phillip is a little bit the ''Sean Spicer'' type of casting for my line up :hehe:

+ he might not be half that bad a dancer, in latins idk, but ballrooms he could do well

[Nicky91]

Hello and welcome to the Launch Show, who gets to dance with whom

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now we know who our class of 2023 are, time for them to meet their professional partners


and first up it is time for the boys

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Nicky: first up it is these 3 gorgeous guys, Asa Butterfield, Luke Black and David DeLuise

alright

Asa Butterfield, the lucky girl you will be dancing with is............
Katya Jones


Luke Black, i can now reveal to you, your dance partner is.........
Jowita Przystal


David DeLuise, i reckon any of these ladies will be lucky to be paired up with a sympathetic bloke as yourself, but you are dancing with....... Dianne Buswell

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Nicky: alright time now for some more of our males, please can i have a applause for Caspar Lee, Jack Dee and Owen Warner


Caspar Lee, the girl who's gonna hope ur as good as a dancer as you are as a businessman, you are dancing with....... Nancy Xu

Jack Dee, this years funny man of the show, well you will be having lots of laughs with this charming lady, you're dancing with......... Nadiya Bychkova

Owen Warner, you're dancing with and i can tell you, that you are in for a treat lets dance triple champion Ekaterina Leonova

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Nicky: two more to go, who will dance with Phillip Schofield and Sir Steve Redgrave

Phillip Schofield, the ''Holly'' to your dance journey is............. Michelle Tsiakkas

and finally

Sir Steve Redgrave, what an honour it is to have a ''Sir'' on our show and we have the perfect partner for you, you're dancing with......... Karen Hauer


so that completes our male pairings

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Nicky: some fabulous pairings over with the boys, now lets see if we can have some superb pairings with this years ladies too, and first to get paired up are Vanessa White, Crystal Yu, Ella Toone


Vanessa White, well hopefully you'll only be dancing on saturdays as sundays are never a good thing the dance off you're dancing with this hunk Kai Widdrington

Crystal Yu, our ''villain'' with quite the dance background, but who can bring some good contrast to this couple, you're dancing with........ Nikita Kuzmin

Ella Toone, the one who you're hoping to score hattricks with on the dancefloor is.......... Vito Coppola

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Nicky: next up to get paired up are Lorraine Stanley, Scarlett Moffatt, Dina Asher-Smith

Lorraine Stanley, you are a powerhouse in terms of personality, but who can match such a powerhouse in best possible way, you're dancing with.... Johannes Radebe

Scarlett Moffatt, I'm a Celeb, Gogglebox Queen, meet your king i mean dance partner........ Carlos Gu

Dina Asher-Smith, ur used to sprints, but this is a marathon and the one who will help you through that and learning you how to dance is....... Gorka Marquez

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Nicky: two more to go, Mehreen Baig, Sian Welby

Mehreen Baig, the one who hopes to make a ballroom and latin princess out of you is....... Giovanni Pernice

and finally

Sian Welby, last but certainly not least, you're set to be dancing with a national treasure, an icon to many, well it is...... the King of Ballroom Anton Du Beke


and that completes all of our pairings now

[Nicky91]

here you have them all in a row in alphabetical order


Asa Butterfield & Katya Jones

Caspar Lee & Nancy Xu

Crystal Yu & Nikita Kuzmin

David DeLuise & Dianne Buswell

Dina Asher-Smith & Gorka Marquez

Ella Toone & Vito Coppola

Jack Dee & Nadiya Bychkova

Lorraine Stanley & Johannes Radebe

Luke Black & Jowita Przystal

Mehreen Baig & Giovanni Pernice

Owen Warner & Ekaterina Leonova

Philip Schofield & Michelle Tsiakkas

Scarlett Moffatt & Carlos Gu

Sian Welby & Anton Du Beke

Steve Redgrave & Karen Hauer

Vanessa White & Kai Widdrington

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Week 1 Songs and Dances

Lorraine Stanley & Johannes Radebe Samba to Higher Love by Alex Wilson

Scarlett Moffatt & Carlos Gu Waltz to Consequences by Camila Cabello

Vanessa White & Kai Widdrington Cha Cha Cha to Dancing Queen by ABBA

Dina Asher-Smith & Gorka Marquez Tango to Senorita by Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello

Crystal Yu & Nikita Kuzmin Cha Cha Cha to SloMo by Chanel

Sian Welby & Anton Du Beke Viennese Waltz to California Dreaming by Sia

Mehreen Baig & Giovanni Pernice Jive to As It Was by Harry Styles

Ella Toone & Vito Coppola Foxtrot to Fall On Me by Andrea Bocelli & Matteo Bocelli

Jack Dee & Nadiya Bychkova Cha Cha Cha to Know How by Young MC

Luke Black & Jowita Przystal Tango to Samo Mi Se Spava by Luke Black

Caspar Lee & Nancy Xu Salsa to Safe and Sound by Capital Cities

Asa Butterfield & Katya Jones Waltz to Complicated by Lorent Berisha

Steve Redgrave & Karen Hauer Cha Cha Cha to Love Changes Everything by Climie Fisher

Owen Warner & Ekaterina Leonova Foxtrot to Eyes Closed by Ed Sheeran

David DeLuise & Dianne Buswell Paso Doble to Uccen by Taalbi Brothers

Philip Schofield & Michelle Tsiakkas Waltz to They Can't Take That Away from Me by Frank Sinatra

[Kate!]

Some really great choices. X

[Nicky91]

i might do the first show this afternoon :) splitting them into two sections

this afternoon will be Boys First Dances, tomorrow will be Ladies First Dances

[Nicky91]

alright the moment we all been waiting for, time now for part 1 of live show 1, first performances of the boys

but first lemme introduce you these 4, our judges

Craig Revel Horwood

Shirley Ballas

Motsi Mabuse

and introducing our newest addition to the panel, former pro dancer AJ Pritchard

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and kicking us off is no one other than David DeLuise and Dianne Buswell

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Craig: i'm sure you gave it a good go but some places it looked really awkward, although it came across better than i was expecting, at least it wasn't a dance disaster, 6

Shirley: you got up on the wrong foot after the knee slide, although a very romantic take on the wild paso, with the acoustic guitar bit in the beginning of the performance, all in all, a nice start 7

Motsi: i tell you what, you guys have the makings of a great partnership on this show, you are exactly what Dianne needs right now, i'm impressed, keep up the good work 8

AJ: when ur taking on traditional music in dances like Paso's, Tango's everything just has to be super solid, not much room for mistakes, for week 1 this is amazing, if we were at a later stage in the competition i would've downmarked you guys a bit more however this is a pretty good start of your journey, well done 8

total: 29


excellent paso from David & Dianne

[Nicky91]

dancing next are Caspar Lee & Nancy Xu and they take on a Salsa

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Craig: your hip rotation is pretty slick, however everything from the top was a disaster, darling, you were constantly singing along to the music NO LIP SYNC ALLOWED darling, this was like watching two different performances, lame 3

Shirley: don't listen to what big meanie Craig says, you got plenty of charisma, Nancy put in more than enough salsa content between all the streetdancey artsy fun moves, this was fun 8

Motsi: great energy, great chemistry, although work on selling the dance a bit more, but great start 8

AJ: Craig talks a lot of nonsense all the time, don't mind his critique, you did well for a first time, this was a really nice uplifting modern take on the salsa, good work 8

total: 27

what the **** at Craig's 3, it was good fun

[Nicky91]

up next are Sir Steve Redgrave and Elstree's own national treasure Karen Hauer with a Cha Cha Cha

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Craig: thank god you aren't James Cracknell 2.0, love this disco nightclub inspired cha cha cha, and yes there was a lot of CHA CHA CHA content in this routine, for a non-musician, your sense of musicality is also quite admirable 5

Shirley: that was brave of Karen to let you begin the routine on your own, those cuban breaks were quite decent for a novice like yourself, your legs were very straightened as they should be, not perfect but great for a week 1, fun performance too 6

Motsi: my fave part of the routine is actually you including some disco moves of your own Steve, you got a good sense of rhythm for your age, wow am impressed 7

AJ: i thought here we go, we would get another hopeless case a la John Sergeant, Greg Wise, James Cracknell, but you can be competitive on the dancefloor as well, in olympic terms speaking ''one step closer to the medals'' well done 6

total 24

complete shocker, Steve turning out not to be a too much of a duffer as we first thought he would be

[Nicky91]

time now for our most controversial contestant of the year, no not you donald trump its Philip Schofield and newbie Michelle Tsiakkas with a Waltz

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Craig: repetitive, dull, forgettable and very little difficult technical skills shown from you, this was bad 2

Shirley: not great, not bad but just a middle of the road basic performance, not a too bad start from you, next week we wanna see a slightly more challenging routine for you in the latins 4

Motsi: could've been a lot worse, also you did decent despite struggling with the nerves, next week we want improvements 4

AJ: not a fan of this routine, boring and quite stiff 1

total: 11

quite a bad and snoozefest of a waltz

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alright, next up are Owen Warner and Ekaterina Leonova with a foxtrot

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Craig: have to say, am really loving this contemporary fusion foxtrot, it has enough swing and sway for foxtrot elements but the contemporary bits give it such a modern twist, really great performance 7

Shirley: no dance background, well kudos to your dance partner Ekat for bringing this out of you, well done 8

Motsi: fabulous performance, this is a dance which could be also a routine in a semi final, wow 9

AJ: love the literal eyes closed dancing bits in the beginning, a very lyrical, meaningful and very modern foxtrot, i love it 9

total: 33

wow, first 9's of the series a fact, and two of them as well! gorgeous foxtrot

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dancing next it's Luke Black and our reigning glitterball champion Jowita Przystal with a tango

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Craig: sharp, tight, smooth technique, also somehow very elegant and feminine, good performance 8

Shirley: this felt like a performance perfect for the West End, amazing musicality, a really nice sciencefiction vibe all over in the performance, lovely tango content too, well its never too early for that 10 from Shirley

Motsi: my fave part is the voguing bit in the middle of the ''hello, game over'' bit, we love a bit of voguing in anything don't we, very great performance, you guys have potential 9

AJ: love how cheerful our two ladies are in terms of scores and critiques but i am more cautiously optimistic, you have potential but i'm not sure yet if you can keep performing well under pressure, this was good 8

total: 35

our first 10 of the series! good tango

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and last up for today, its hollywood actor Asa Butterfield and Katya Jones with a Waltz

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Craig: sophisticated, very neat footwork, good amount of storytelling, this is a promising start from you 8

Shirley: your ballroom hold can be a lot better, think the flower in a vase shape for your next ballroom in few weeks from now if you're still in the competition, this was decent but you have potential to be a prince of ballroom 7

Motsi: agree with Craig on the storytelling, very dramatic yet very emotional and classy, quite neat footwork, this was a good routine 8

AJ: we can compare you to Philip earlier on, whereas Philip's was very dull, this felt very disney like, very enchanting, yes i enjoyed this a lot 8

total: 31

good waltz

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oh we have one more to go, he would've been performing earlier on in the show however he had technical difficulties, here are Jack Dee and Nadiya Bychkova with their Cha Cha Cha

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Craig: great fun cha cha, cuban breaks however looked a bit too rigor mortis for my liking, but i'm sure the public has enjoyed it too 4

Shirley: technique was non-existent but doesn't matter too much in week 1, good thing you kept going despite making the mistake, i'm cheering you on 6

Motsi: can we call this the Jack Dee, no longer the cha cha cha, this was iconic 6

AJ: we also need people like you in this show, you're a novice and you had fun, this was fun to watch 6

total: 22

funny ''cha cha cha''

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leaderboard

1. Luke & Jowita 35
2. Owen & Ekaterina 33
3. Asa & Katya 31
4. David & Dianne 29
5. Caspar & Nancy 27
6. Sir Steve & Karen 24
7. Jack & Nadiya 22
8. Philip & Michelle 11

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alright yesterday we had boys night, now today it is kick off for our 8 fabulous ladies

and first to dance are Crystal Yu and Nikita Kuzmin with a Cha Cha Cha

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Craig: this was absolutely incredible, you got the makings of a true latin superstar, A-Ma-Zing 8

Shirley: the cuban break bits in slomo was a quite inspiring idea, thank you for that Nikita, that was great fun to watch 9

Motsi: Crystal came to eat up that dancefloor, she came, she saw and she slayed big time, this was divine 9

AJ: it's almost as if you have been doing this for like 20 years, that fearlessness too, wow 9

total: 35

superb cha cha

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next up it is Toonesday, as its Ella Toone and Vito Coppola with a foxtrot

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Craig: your thumb was sticking upwards i'm afraid, also quite a lack of rise and fall, this more seemed like a nice waltz than a foxtrot 5

Shirley: storytelling was lovely, agree with Craig, there was some lack of rise and fall, not much flow throughout the routine either, few too stilted places for my liking, this was decent but could've been better 5

Motsi: not bad for a week 1, but just a bit middle of the road, keep working hard guys 6

AJ: not your finest hour sadly, also i feel a lack of chemistry between the two of you 3

total: 19

not sure about the 3, but quite a mediocre foxtrot

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dancing next it is the legend of albert square, here's Lorraine Stanley and Johannes Radebe with their Samba

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Craig: a samba is supposed to be flirty, sexy, hot, well everything your routine was sadly not so much, this more felt like a performance after a few drinks in the Queen Victoria on albert square, awkward 1

Shirley: for a lady like yourself, this samba was always gonna be a very tricky dance, and i thought you did the best you possibly could with it 5

Motsi: don't mind our critiques just continue being you and entertain your fans, you are a legend to many people 5

AJ: those volta's looked a bit too wooden, that samba roll or whatever that was, this is quite a disastrous performance 3

total: 14

the only way is up for our Eastend Queenie i guess

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now it is time for the return of the Anton, here are Sian Welby & Anton Du Beke with their Viennese Waltz

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Craig: you are in very trusted hands with our King of Ballroom, this was a elegant, fabulous routine, also love how much drama was in this 7

Shirley: shame about the fleckrl not going as perfect as you'd want it, nevertheless this was a very competitive routine, the drama and acting for a non-actress like yourself was amazing to see 8

Motsi: you got potential girl, quite a pleasant surprise this routine 7

AJ: this much drama in a viennese waltz, makes me excited seeing you in dances like Paso Doble or Tango, really a superb performance 8

total: 30

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halfway down, 4 more to go

and time now for our olympic hero, here are Dina Asher-Smith and Gorka Marquez with their Tango

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Craig: sexy, sassy, very modern performance, FAB-U-LOUS 8

Shirley: this felt like we were all on the streets in havana, the fire in this performance was sensational, i think we found ourselves a first frontrunner, 10

Motsi: i'm speechless, wow wow wow wow, i don't know what to say, this was simply phenomenally hot 10

AJ: this is your dance, a tango needs attack, and you give a whole load of attack, all of your olympic fighter mentality thrown into this, amazing 10

total: 38

whew, 3 10's in week 1 :worship: great tango

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next to dance are Mehreen Baig and Giovanni Pernice with their Jive

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Craig: this had its good and bad moments, some of your footwork was limp, lame, lacklustre but your top half, your musicality and enthusiasm is inspirational 6

Shirley: for a novice this wasn't bad, and for week 1 standards it is ok, but do remember as weeks go on, the competition gets tougher, keep working hard 6

Motsi: very decent bits to be seen in this jive, very recognizable kicks and flicks, not bad 6

AJ: jives in week 1 always sucks to get those immediately, you did great and good choreo from Gio too 7

total: 25

decent jive

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dancing next it is Scarlett Moffatt and Carlos Gu with their Waltz

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Craig: good waltz, but try to improve on your posture especially when turning to keep it in the same shape throughout, was a very magical performance all in all 6

Shirley: shame you went out of hold couple times, but of course necessary for the storytelling in Carlos's choreo, what we saw in hold, was good, but next ballroom you do, more in hold dancing less faffing about and you'll do great 6

Motsi: great routine, but yeah now we need to see more techniques from you, good enough for a week 1 performance anyway for now 7

AJ: lovely charming little routine, just wish Carlos would've given you more in hold moments to work with, you got the makings of a cute ballroom princess 6

total: 25

cute waltz

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last up are Vanessa White and Kai Widdrington with their Cha Cha Cha

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Craig: love this disco themed cha cha, very fun and flirty and sassy, great performance 8

Shirley: great start to your journey, it was a good cha cha 8

Motsi: you ooze confidence on that dancefloor, it's great to see, very strong dynamic disco routine 8

AJ: hand placement very slick, footwork looked super clean and crisp throughout, well done 9

total: 33

good cha cha, great end to our week 1 show

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1. Dina & Gorka 38
2. Crystal & Nikita 35
3. Vanessa & Kai 33
4. Sian & Anton 30
5. Mehreen & Giovanni 25
6. Scarlett & Carlos 25
7. Ella & Vito 19
8. Lorraine & Johannes 14

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leaderboard

1. Luke & Jowita 35
2. Owen & Ekaterina 33
3. Asa & Katya 31
4. David & Dianne 29
5. Caspar & Nancy 27
6. Sir Steve & Karen 24
7. Jack & Nadiya 22
8. Philip & Michelle 11

1. Dina & Gorka 38
2. Crystal & Nikita 35
3. Vanessa & Kai 33
4. Sian & Anton 30
5. Mehreen & Giovanni 25
6. Scarlett & Carlos 25
7. Ella & Vito 19
8. Lorraine & Johannes 14

combined leaderboard

1. Dina & Gorka 38
2. Crystal & Nikita 35
3. Luke & Jowita 35
4. Owen & Ekaterina 33
5. Vanessa & Kai 33
6. Asa & Katya 31
7. Sian & Anton 30
8. David & Dianne 29
9. Caspar & Nancy 27
10. Mehreen & Giovanni 25
11. Scarlett & Carlos 25
12. Sir Steve & Karen 24
13. Jack & Nadiya 22
14. Ella & Vito 19
15. Lorraine & Johannes 14
16. Philip & Michelle 11

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Week 2 Songs and Dances

Asa Butterfield & Katya Jones: Paso Doble to That's My Kind of Night by Luke Bryan

Caspar Lee & Nancy Xu: Foxtrot to Love Really Hurts Without You by Billy Ocean

Crystal Yu & Nikita Kuzmin: Tango to Run by One Republic

David DeLuise & Dianne Buswell: Quickstep to Everything Is Not What It Seems from Wizards of Waverly Place

Dina Asher-Smith & Gorka Marquez: Jive to Blinding Lights by The Weeknd

Ella Toone & Vito Coppola: Samba to La Vida Es Un Carnaval by Celia Cruz

Jack Dee & Nadiya Bychkova: Viennese Waltz to Marching On by Dami Im

Lorraine Stanley & Johannes Radebe: American Smooth to Julia's Theme from Eastenders

Luke Black & Jowita Przystal: Cha Cha Cha to Finally by Yves V & HUGEL

Mehreen Baig & Giovanni Pernice: Waltz to Easy On Me by Adele

Owen Warner & Ekaterina Leonova: Salsa to Pista De Baile by Marquess

Philip Schofield & Michelle Tsiakkas: Cha Cha Cha to Dance You Off by Benjamin Ingrosso

Scarlett Moffatt & Carlos Gu: Charleston to Felicidad by Boney M

Sian Welby & Anton Du Beke: Samba to Ain't No Sunshine by Alfredito Linares

Steve Redgrave & Karen Hauer: Waltz to Hold Me Now by Johnny Logan

Vanessa White & Kai Widdrington: Tango to Forget Me by Lewis Capaldi

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thinking about doing show 2, either on Monday or Tuesday

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Asa & Katya: western themed paso, think Ashley & Ola's Paso at blackpool

Caspar & Nancy: 60's set sickly sweet foxtrot with lots of motown vibes

Crystal & Nikita: prison themed tango

David & Dianne: a quickstep set in the Waverly Substation

Dina & Gorka: futuristic star trek themed jive

Ella & Vito: world cup themed samba

Jack & Nadiya: romantic forest set viennese waltz

Lorraine & Johannes: all set around Albert Square themed american smooth

Luke & Jowita: nightclub themed cha cha cha

Mehreen & Giovanni: very dramatic yet romantic and very emotional waltz set in a park

Owen & Ekaterina: Ibiza themed salsa

Philip & Michelle: Dancing On Ice themed cha cha cha set around the dance skate off

Scarlett & Carlos: disco charleston

Sian & Anton: cuban streets themed samba

Steve & Karen: back to basics ballroom competition themed waltz

Vanessa & Kai: very dramatic tango