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Competitors is fiercer than ever because the remaining eight Strictly Come Dancing {couples} head to the legendary Blackpool Tower ballroom for week 9 of the collection.
The present is often held within the Elstree Studios in Hertfordshire. However for one week every year, the present strikes up north to the Tower Ballroom in Blackpool – an iconic and historic dancing venue.
It additionally marks a stage when the competitors ramps up because the weaker dancers have usually been eradicated from the collection.
Blackpool Week follows final week’s elimination of X Issue star Shayne Ward and his companion Nancy Xu, who confronted singer Wynne Evans and professional companion Katya Jones within the dance-off.
Elsewhere, JB Gill and Lauren Oakley –who has stepped in for Amy Dowden who left the competitors as a result of damage – and Tasha Ghouri and Aljaž Škorjanec, held their place on the prime of the leaderboard for the second week working.
In the meantime, Pete Wicks stole hearts with a Couple’s Alternative dance devoted to his late grandma, Doreen, who died in 2022.
What’s the most profitable Blackpool week dance?
Within the historical past of Strictly’s Blackpool Week, the Quickstep has been the very best scoring dance with 22 10s awarded suring the collection’ 20 12 months long term.
In the meantime, the American Clean is available in second for factors with 15 10s and in third place is the Charleston with 13 10s.
There have solely been 5 {couples} to ever rating an ideal 40 at Blackpool: Fleur East and Vito Coppola in 2022, Danny Mac and Oti Mabuse in 2016, Harry Judd and Aliona Vilani and Jason Donovan and Kristina Rihanoff in 2011.
After scoring the primary 10s of the season and topping the Strictly leaderboard for a number of consecutive weeks, Love Island’s Tasha Ghouri is that this 12 months’s favorite to be awarded an ideal rating.
Lydia Spencer-Elliott16 November 2024 15:13
Nancy Xu calls out Strictly judges for remedy of Shayne Ward after shock exit
Ward’s time on the collection began in a rocky method after he acquired criticism for showing “overconfident” within the first episode.
His departure from the collection arrived in equally controversial vogue; the outcome was the primary break up determination between the judges to this point this collection.
Xu wrote in a prolonged Instagram publish:“I’m so sorry that the entire journey you acquired criticised appears greater than you must, and folks overlook that you’re coming from zero! To place up each Saturday evening present such as you did, you must deserve one thing higher! [sic].”
Lydia Spencer-Elliott16 November 2024 15:01
Songs and dances revealed for Blackpool week
For Blackpool Week, Chris McCausland and Dianne Buswell will dance an American Clean to “Leap” by Paul Anka whereas Sarah Hadland and Vito Coppola will dance a Couple’s Option to “Padam Padam” by Kylie Minogue.
In the meantime, Montell Douglas and Johannes Radebe will dance a Salsa to “Don’t Go away Me This Approach” by Kylie Minogue, and Tasha Ghouri and Aljaž Škorjanec will dance a Paso Doble to “Torn” by Nathan Lanier.
For a the complete checklist of songs and dances, learn extra beneath:
Lydia Spencer-Elliott16 November 2024 14:49
