The fifth series of Strictly Come Dancing

Strictly Come Dancing

Strictly Come Dancing is a British television show, featuring celebrities with professional dance partners competing in Ballroom and Latin dances. The title of the show suggests a continuation of the long-running series Come Dancing, with an allusion to the film Strictly Ballroom...

began on BBC One

BBC One

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 on 29 September 2007, with Bruce Forsyth

Bruce Forsyth

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 and Tess Daly

Tess Daly

Helen Elizabeth "Tess" Daly is an English television presenter. She is married to the presenter Vernon Kay.-Early life:Daly was born in Derbyshire to Vivian , who died of emphysema, and Sylvia Daly...

 returning as presenters.

The first programme was a catch-up show and preview to the new series, before the start of the competition on 6 October. The show ran for 12 weeks, up to 22 December. The show featured 14 new celebrities, who had been paired with 14 professional dancers. In a change to the previous format, the results show was on Sunday, rather than later on Saturday. The fifth series was also the first in which all the professional dancers from the previous year have returned.

The winners of this series were Alesha Dixon

Alesha Dixon

Alesha Anjanette Dixon is an English singer-songwriter, dancer, model and television personality. She first found fame in the all-female R&B trio Mis-Teeq, however, the trio separated in 2005 and Dixon continued pursuing her music career as a solo artist, signing to Polydor Records...

 and Matthew Cutler

Matthew Cutler

Matthew David Cutler is an English dancer and former World Amateur Latin-American champion. He was a professional dancer on the BBC dancing show, Strictly Come Dancing.-Early life:...

.

The show

For more information, see the main article.

Each show works in a similar way. The couples will, in turn, perform their dance for the judges, the audience and the public. The judges (Craig Revel Horwood

Craig Revel Horwood

Craig Revel Horwood is an Australian-British dancer, choreographer, and theatre director in the United Kingdom.-Biography:...

, Arlene Phillips

Arlene Phillips

Arlene Phillips OBE is an English choreographer, theatre director, talent scout, TV presenter, TV judge and former dancer, who has worked in many fields of entertainment...

, Len Goodman

Len Goodman

Leonard Gordon 'Len' Goodman is a British professional ballroom dancer, dance judge, and coach. He is a leading personality on television dance programmes such as Strictly Come Dancing and Dancing with the Stars and runs a ballroom dance school in Dartford, Kent.-Early life and career:Goodman was...

 and Bruno Tonioli

Bruno Tonioli

Bruno Tonioli is an Italian choreographer and TV personality who appears as a judge on the television dance competition Strictly Come Dancing for BBC TV in the UK, and its American adaptation Dancing with the Stars on ABC TV in the US, Tonioli co-created and appeared on the BBC talent show DanceX...

) then review their performance, and give them a score out of ten.

When all the couples have danced, they are inserted onto the leader board, where the highest ranked couple will get the highest amount of points available, and the lowest ranked couple getting one point. However, the judges' score only counts for 50% of the total score, and the public get to choose the remaining 50% of the vote by calling in.

In a change to the format, the two couples with the lowest score will have to perform a dance-off on the results show. From week nine, the couple will dance their highest scoring dance in the dance-off. The judges will decide (based on that performance alone) which couple should stay and which couple should leave. In the event of a 50/50 split, Len (as head judge) will decide which couple should leave the show.

Couples

This year there were 14 couples: 7 male celebrities and 7 female celebrities. They were:

Celebrity	Occupation	Professional partner	Status
Brian Capron Brian Capron Brian Capron, born 11 February 1947 at Eye in Suffolk, is a British actor, who trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art . His father was an Algerian pilot, of French descent, who died in a plane crash before Brian was born....	Coronation Street Coronation Street Coronation Street is a British soap opera set in Weatherfield, a fictional town in Greater Manchester based on Salford. Created by Tony Warren, Coronation Street was first broadcast on 9 December 1960... star	Karen Hardy Karen Hardy Karen Hardy is a professional ballroom dancer, coach, teacher and adjudicator. In 1998 she won the professional International Latin American Dance Championship with Bryan Watson. She also won the United Kingdom Open, British National, European and World Masters championships...	Eliminated 1st on 7 October 2007
Stephanie Beacham Stephanie Beacham Stephanie Beacham is a British television, film and theatre actress. Making her film debut in 1971's The Nightcomers opposite Marlon Brando and becoming more well-known on British television in the BBC series Tenko and the ITV series Connie , her worldwide breakthrough came as a result of playing...	Stage and screen actress	Vincent Simone Vincent Simone Vincent Simone is a professional dancer born in Italy. He moved to Guildford, Surrey, United Kingdom when he was 17. His professional dancing partner is Flavia Cacace, and they perform under the brand name VincentandFlavia.-Early life:...	Eliminated 2nd on 14 October 2007
Willie Thorne Willie Thorne William Joseph "Willie" Thorne , is a former English professional snooker player and now a sports commentator.Thorne became national under-16 champion at both snooker and English billiards in 1970...	Snooker player	Erin Boag Erin Boag Erin Boag is a professional ballroom dancer. She has danced from the age of three, originally starting ballet and later moving into ballroom, Latin and jazz...	Eliminated 3rd on 21 October 2007
Gabby Logan Gabby Logan Gabby Logan is a television presenter and radio presenter, as well as a former Wales international gymnast. She currently hosts programmes for BBC Sport, mainly focusing on football.- Early life :...	Television & radio presenter	James Jordan James Jordan (dancer) James Jordan is a British ballroom dancer and choreographer. His dance partner is wife Aleksandra "Ola" Jordan, with whom he turned professional in 2000.-Dancing career:...	Eliminated 4th on 28 October 2007
Dominic Littlewood Dominic Littlewood Dominic Littlewood is an English television presenter and journalist.-Biography:Littlewood attended St Thomas More High School for Boys, Westcliff-on-Sea from 1981 to 1986. Littlewood was diagnosed as diabetic in his teenage years, and takes insulin to keep his diabetes under control...	TV presenter & journalist	Lilia Kopylova Lilia Kopylova Lilia Andreyevna Kopylova , born 18 June 1978 in Moscow, Soviet Union, is a professional dancer.With her husband Darren Bennett she has been competing as an amateur since July 1997 and as a professional since May 2003...	Eliminated 5th on 4 November 2007
Penny Lancaster Penny Lancaster Penny Lancaster-Stewart is an English model and photographer. She is probably best known for her modeling work for designer lingerie brand Ultimo. She is married to rock singer Rod Stewart.-Early life & career:...	Model and photographer	Ian Waite Ian Waite Ian Waite is a professional Latin-American dancer, teacher and choreographer.-Biography:Waite was born in Reading, UK. He started dancing at the age of 10. Mary Richardson, a former Latin American champion put him through a rigorous medallist regime...	Eliminated 6th on 11 November 2007
Kate Garraway Kate Garraway Kathryn Mary Garraway is an English journalist currently employed by ITV Breakfast.She has presented the UK version of The Biggest Loser.-Early life:...	GMTV GMTV GMTV was the national Channel 3 breakfast television contractor, broadcasting in the United Kingdom from 1 January 1993 to 3 September 2010. It became a wholly owned subsidiary of ITV plc. in November 2009. Shortly after, ITV plc announced the programme would end...  presenter	Anton Du Beke Anton du Beke Anton du Beke is a British ballroom dancer and television presenter. His professional dance partner since 1997 has been Erin Boag. With Boag, he won the IDTA Classic in England in November 2003.-Family and early life:...	Eliminated 7th on 18 November 2007
John Barnes John Barnes (footballer) John Charles Bryan Barnes MBE is an English football manager and former player.During his playing career, Barnes had successful periods at Watford and Liverpool in the 1980s and 1990s, winning the First Division twice, the FA Cup twice, and playing for England 79 times...	England footballer	Nicole Cutler Nicole Cutler Nicole Cutler is a professional ballroom dancer and former World Amateur Latin-American champion. She was born Nicole Westdyk in Durban, South Africa and after taking up ballet at the age of four, first tried out ballroom and Latin-American dancing at the age of twelve.In South Africa she danced...	Eliminated 8th on 25 November 2007
Kelly Brook Kelly Brook Kelly Brook is an English model, actress, entrepreneur, television presenter and Playboy model.-Early life:...	Actress and Playboy Playboy Playboy is an American men's magazine that features photographs of nude women as well as journalism and fiction. It was founded in Chicago in 1953 by Hugh Hefner and his associates, and funded in part by a $1,000 loan from Hefner's mother. The magazine has grown into Playboy Enterprises, Inc., with... model	Brendan Cole Brendan Cole Brendan Cole is a ballroom dancer specialising in Latin American dancing. He is most famous for appearing on the BBC show Strictly Come Dancing, a dance contest in which a professional ballroom dancer is partnered with a celebrity amateur dancer...	Withdrew on 2 December 2007
Kenny Logan Kenny Logan Kenny Logan is a rugby union footballer who played wing for London Scottish.- Career :As a schoolboy, Logan had football trials as a goalkeeper for Dundee United and Hearts. He left school at 16 and began his rugby career with Stirling County, making his senior debut at 17.In 1996, he joined Wasps...	Rugby Union Rugby union Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...  player	Ola Jordan Ola Jordan Aleksandra "Ola" Jordan is a professional Latin dance specialist best known for her appearances on the British TV show Strictly Come Dancing. After winning a championship event in Poland she moved to England and began a new partnership with James Jordan...	Eliminated 9th on 2 December 2007
Letitia Dean Letitia Dean Letitia Dean is an English actress and singer. She is best known for her role as Sharon Watts in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders, who was one of the serial's original characters. Dean was part of the original cast in 1985 and remained in the series until 1995...	Actress and singer	Darren Bennett Darren Bennett (dancer) Darren Lee Bennett is a professional dancer, as were his parents. With his wife Lilia Kopylova he has a successful career in professional Latin dancing, competing nationally and internationally. Darren's favourite dances are the Samba and the Foxtrot.They teach private lessons in their own studio...	Eliminated 10th on 9 December 2007
Gethin Jones Gethin Jones Gethin Clifford Jones is a Welsh television presenter who has co-presented the BBC children's programme Blue Peter....	Television presenter	Camilla Dallerup Camilla Dallerup Camilla Dallerup is a British-based Danish ballroom dancer, dance teacher and model.-Dance career:Dallerup started dancing at the age of two and a half when her mother took her to her first class in Aalborg. She won the Danish Junior Championships at the age of 12...	Third Place on 16 December 2007
Matt Di Angelo Matt Di Angelo Matt Di Angelo in London, England is an English actor and singer.He is mostly known for playing fictional character Deano Wicks in the popular British soap EastEnders, and for his current role of Sean Kennedy in the BBC series Hustle.-Education:He attended Southgate School, and started studying...	EastEnders EastEnders EastEnders is a British television soap opera, first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 19 February 1985 and continuing to today. EastEnders storylines examine the domestic and professional lives of the people who live and work in the fictional London Borough of Walford in the East End... actor	Flavia Cacace Flavia Cacace Flavia Cacace , is an Italian professional dancer. Her professional dance partner is Vincent Simone, and both regularly appear on the BBC's Strictly Come Dancing. Their brand name when performing together is VincentandFlavia...	Second Place on 22 December 2007
Alesha Dixon Alesha Dixon Alesha Anjanette Dixon is an English singer-songwriter, dancer, model and television personality. She first found fame in the all-female R&B trio Mis-Teeq, however, the trio separated in 2005 and Dixon continued pursuing her music career as a solo artist, signing to Polydor Records...	Former Mis-Teeq Mis-Teeq Mis-Teeq are a British R&B girl group, comprising singers Alesha Dixon, Su-Elise Nash and Sabrina Washington. Originally a quartet which included Zena McNally, the group was formed in 1999 and released three major studio albums and seven consecutive UK top ten singles, including international hits...  singer	Matthew Cutler Matthew Cutler Matthew David Cutler is an English dancer and former World Amateur Latin-American champion. He was a professional dancer on the BBC dancing show, Strictly Come Dancing.-Early life:...	Winners on 22 December 2007

Judges' scores

Team	Place	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
Alesha & Matthew	1	—	31	36	33	36	35	38	39	38+36=74	38+36=74	38+38=76	39+38+35=112
Matt & Flavia	2	23	—	30	36	31	29	34	38	32+33=65	26+29=55	35+40=75	36+39+35=110
Gethin & Camilla	3	22	—	29	26	31	36	31	34	39+35=74	38+37=75	34+36=70
Letitia & Darren	4	—	23	27	31	31	25	34	32	30+26=56	35+30=65
Kenny & Ola	5	21	—	25	18	21	26	22	30	30+23=53
Kelly & Brendan	6	—	33	35	34	28	36	36	29	–
John & Nicole	7	26	—	27	22	24	36	28	27
Kate & Anton	8	—	15	19	16	26	18	21
Penny & Ian	9	—	33	25	32	35	25
Dominic & Lilia	10	25	—	25	26	25
Gabby & James	11	—	29	31	30
Willie & Erin	12	24	—	23
Stephanie & Vincent	13	—	24
Brian & Karen	14	18

Source:

Additional information

• Kate Garraway, was injured whilst training before the first live show, forcing her to stop training while she recovered. She did not take part in the group dance performed by the female celebrities in the first week of the show, but was able to compete from week two onwards.
• As in the previous series, the male celebrity couples danced for the judges in the first week of the competition, while the female celebrity couples performed an unmarked group dance. This was reversed in week 2, and from week 3 onwards, all couples competed against each other.
• In week 4 of the competition, judge Bruno Tonioli awarded the first 10-point score of the series to an American Smooth performed by Kelly Brook and Brendan Cole. However, this drew criticism from the other judges, as the routine included an illegal lift.
• In week 9, Kelly Brook officially announced that she had withdrawn from the competition following the death of her father at the beginning of the week.

Highest and lowest scoring performances

The best and worst performances in each dance according to the judges' marks are as follows:

Dance	Best dancer(s)	Best score	Worst dancer(s)	Worst score
Cha Cha Cha Cha-cha-cha (dance) The Cha-cha-cha is the name of a dance of Cuban origin.It is danced to the music of the same name introduced by Cuban composer and violinist Enrique Jorrín in 1953...	Alesha Dixon	39	Gethin Jones/Kenny Logan	22
Jive Jive (dance) In Ballroom dancing, Jive is a dance style in 4/4 time that originated in the United States from African-Americans in the early 1930s. It was originally presented to the public as 'Jive' in 1934 by Cab Calloway. It is a lively and uninhibited variation of the Jitterbug, a form of Swing dance...	Gethin Jones	37	Dominic Littlewood/Penny Lancaster	25
Rumba Rumba (dance) Rumba is a dance term with two quite different meanings.In some contexts, "rumba" is used as shorthand for Afro-Cuban rumba, a group of dances related to the rumba genre of Afro-Cuban music. The most common Afro-Cuban rumba is the guaguancó...	Kelly Brook/Matt Di Angelo	33	Letitia Dean/Kenny Logan	23
Paso doble	Alesha Dixon	36	Kenny Logan/Kate Garraway	21
Samba Samba (ballroom) Among ballroom dances, samba is a lively, rhythmical one. It is related to the traditional samba styles of Brazil, but differs from them considerably. Its music is in 2/4 or 4/4 time.-Origins:...	Alesha Dixon	36	Kate Garraway	16
Waltz Waltz The waltz is a ballroom and folk dance in time, performed primarily in closed position.- History :There are several references to a sliding or gliding dance,- a waltz, from the 16th century including the representations of the printer H.S. Beheim...	Matt Di Angelo	40	Brian Capron	18
Quickstep Quickstep The quickstep is a light-hearted member of the standard ballroom dances. The movement of the dance is fast and powerfully flowing and sprinkled with syncopations. The upbeat melodies that quickstep is danced to make it suitable for both formal and informal events...	Alesha Dixon	38	Kate Garraway	15
Foxtrot	Alesha Dixon	36	John Barnes	24
Tango Tango (dance) Tango dance originated in the area of the Rio de la Plata , and spread to the rest of the world soon after....	Alesha Dixon	38	Kate Garraway	19
Viennese Waltz Viennese Waltz Viennese Waltz is the genre of a ballroom dance. At least three different meanings are recognized. In the historically first sense, the name may refer to several versions of the waltz, including the earliest waltzes done in ballroom dancing, danced to the music of Viennese Waltz.What is now called...	Alesha Dixon	38	Kenny Logan	26
American Smooth	Gethin Jones	38	John Barnes	22
Salsa Salsa (dance) Salsa is a syncretic dance form with origins in Cuba as the meeting point of Spanish and African cultures.Salsa is normally a partner dance, although there are recognized solo forms such as solo dancing "suelta" and "Rueda de Casino" where multiple couples exchange partners in a circle...	Matt Di Angelo	39	Kate Garraway	18
Argentine Tango Argentine Tango Argentine tango is a musical genre of simple quadruple metre and binary musical form, and the social dance that accompanies it. Its lyrics and music are marked by nostalgia, expressed through melodic instruments including the bandoneon. Originated at the ending of the 19th century in the suburbs of...	Alesha Dixon	38	Matt Di Angelo	35

Dance-offs

Week	Craig's vote	Arlene's vote	Bruno's vote	Len's vote	Safe	Eliminated
1	Brian and Karen	Kenny and Ola	Kenny and Ola	Kenny and Ola	Kenny and Ola	Brian and Karen
2	Letitia and Darren	Stephanie and Vincent	Letitia and Darren	Letitia and Darren	Letitia and Darren	Stephanie and Vincent
3	John and Nicole	John and Nicole	John and Nicole	N/A	John and Nicole	Willie and Erin
4	Gabby and James	Penny and Ian	Penny and Ian	Penny and Ian	Penny and Ian	Gabby and James
5	John and Nicole	John and Nicole	John and Nicole	N/A	John and Nicole	Dominic and Lilia
6	Matt and Flavia	Penny and Ian	Matt and Flavia	Matt and Flavia	Matt and Flavia	Penny and Ian
7	John and Nicole	John and Nicole	John and Nicole	N/A	John and Nicole	Kate and Anton
8	Kelly and Brendan	Kelly and Brendan	Kelly and Brendan	N/A	Kelly and Brendan	John and Nicole
9	Letitia and Darren	Letitia and Darren	Letitia and Darren	N/A	Letitia and Darren	Kenny and Ola
10	Alesha and Matthew	Alesha and Matthew	Alesha and Matthew	N/A	Alesha and Matthew	Letitia and Darren
11	Matt and Flavia	Gethin and Camilla	Matt and Flavia	Matt and Flavia	Matt and Flavia	Gethin and Camilla

Guide to dances

The following table shows which dance each couple does and the order of elimination:

Contestants	Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Finals Week 12
Alesha & Matthew	Group Swing	Rumba	Jive	American Smooth	Foxtrot	Salsa	Waltz	Cha-Cha-Cha	Tango, Samba	Viennese Waltz, Paso Doble	Quickstep, Argentine Tango	Waltz, Cha Cha, Jive
Matt & Flavia	Cha-Cha-Cha	Group Merengue	Jive	American Smooth	Paso Doble	Viennese Waltz	Quickstep	Salsa	Tango, Rumba	Foxtrot, Samba	Argentine Tango, Waltz	American Smooth, Salsa, Quickstep
Gethin & Camilla	Cha-Cha-Cha	Group Merengue	Tango	Samba	Foxtrot	Viennese Waltz	Rumba	Quickstep	Waltz, Salsa	American Smooth, Jive	Paso Doble, Argentine Tango
Letitia & Darren	Group Swing	Rumba	Tango	American Smooth	Paso Doble	Salsa	Foxtrot	Viennese Waltz	Quickstep, Cha-Cha-Cha	Waltz, Jive
Kenny & Ola	Waltz	Group Merengue	Tango	Samba	Paso Doble	Viennese Waltz	Cha-Cha-Cha	American Smooth	Foxtrot, Rumba
Kelly & Brendan	Group Swing	Rumba	Tango	American Smooth	Paso Doble	Viennese Waltz	Jive	Samba	—
John & Nicole	Cha-Cha-Cha	Group Merengue	Jive	American Smooth	Foxtrot	Salsa	Tango	Samba
Kate & Anton	Injured	Quickstep	Tango	Samba	Foxtrot	Salsa	Paso Doble
Penny & Ian	Group Swing	Quickstep	Jive	Samba	Foxtrot	Salsa
Dominic & Lilia	Cha-Cha-Cha	Group Merengue	Jive	American Smooth	Paso Doble
Gabby & James	Group Swing	Quickstep	Jive	Samba
Willie & Erin	Waltz	Group Merengue	Tango
Stephanie & Vincent	Group Swing	Quickstep
Brian & Karen	Waltz

Dances by week

• Week 1: Cha-Cha-Cha or Waltz(Men) & Group Swing Dance(Women).*
• Week 2: Quickstep or Rumba(Women) & Group Merengue(Men.
• Week 3: Tango or Jive.
• Week 4: American Smooth or Samba.
• Week 5: Foxtrot or Paso Doble.
• Week 6: Viennese Waltz or Salsa & Group Jitterbug for Remembrance Day
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• Week 7: One unlearned dance from Week 1-Week 6.
• Week 8: One unlearned dance from Week 1-Week 6 & Group Dirty Dancing, for the anniversary of movie legend, Dirty Dancing
  Dirty Dancing
  Dirty Dancing is a 1987 American romantic film. Written by Eleanor Bergstein and directed by Emile Ardolino, the film features Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey in the lead roles, as well as Cynthia Rhodes and Jerry Orbach...
  
  .
• Week 9: Two unlearned dances, one Latin and one Ballroom, from Week 1-Week 6.
• Week 10: Two unlearned dances, one Latin and one Ballroom, from Week 1-Week 6.
• Week 11: Final unlearned dance from Week 1-Week 6 & Argentine Tango.
• Week 12: The two/three* finalists perform their favourite Ballroom Dance, their favourite Latin dance, a group Viennese Waltz, a Judge's choice of music dance and finally a Freestyle, before the ultimate public decision. In addition, the eliminated couples came back and danced their favourite routines;
• Brian & Karen: Waltz
• Stephanie & Vincent: Quickstep
• Willie & Erin: Waltz
• Gabby & James: Jive
• Dom & Lilia: Cha Cha Cha
• Kate & Anton: Samba
• Penny & Ian: Samba
• John & Nicole: Salsa
• Kelly & Brendan: Viennese Waltz
• Kenny & Ola: Waltz
• Letitia & Darren: Viennese Waltz

• Kate Garraway was unable to participate in the group Swing Dance due to being injured.
• Strictly's final is supposed to have three finalists but in the past two years celebrities have had to drop out of the series, including Kelly Brook
  Kelly Brook
  Kelly Brook is an English model, actress, entrepreneur, television presenter and Playboy model.-Early life:...
  
  , and Jimmy Tarbuck
  Jimmy Tarbuck
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  , meaning there are only two finalists. Even though John Sergeant
  John Sergeant (journalist)
  John Sergeant is a British television and radio journalist and broadcaster.-Biography:The son of a missionary who was also a distinguished linguist, Sergeant is of Russian Jewish origin on his mother's side. Sergeant's early life meant that he followed his father's work, and was raised in...
  
  pulled out of Series 6, there were still three couples in the final; in Series 7, Jade Johnson
  Jade Johnson
  Jade Linsey Johnson is an English athlete, specialising in long jump.She is allergic to sand.Johnson came second in the 2002 Commonwealth Games. Later she won the silver medal at the 2002 European Championships and finished fourth at the 2003 World Championships...
  
   withdrew due to a knee injury, resulting with a final once again of two contestants.

Favourite dance

During the series, eliminated professional dancers appeared on It Takes Two

Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two

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 to nominate their favourite routines of the series. Nicole Cutler

Nicole Cutler

Nicole Cutler is a professional ballroom dancer and former World Amateur Latin-American champion. She was born Nicole Westdyk in Durban, South Africa and after taking up ballet at the age of four, first tried out ballroom and Latin-American dancing at the age of twelve.In South Africa she danced...

 and Vincent Simone

Vincent Simone

Vincent Simone is a professional dancer born in Italy. He moved to Guildford, Surrey, United Kingdom when he was 17. His professional dancing partner is Flavia Cacace, and they perform under the brand name VincentandFlavia.-Early life:...

both chose routines performed by their professional dance partners and their respective celebrities.

• Nicole Cutler – Alesha & Matthew's Cha Cha Cha
• Ian Waite – Alesha & Matthew's Waltz
• Darren Bennett – Gabby & James's Samba
• Vincent Simone – Matt & Flavia's Salsa
• Karen Hardy – John & Nicole's Salsa
• Ola Jordan – Letitia & Darren's Paso Doble

Average chart

Rank by average	Competition finish	Couple	Total	Number of dances	Average
1	1	Alesha & Matthew	584	16	36.5
2	6	Kelly & Brendan	231	7	33.0
3	2	Matt & Flavia	526	16	32.9
3	3	Gethin & Camilla	428	13	32.9
5	9	Penny & Ian	150	5	30.0
5	11	Gabby & James	90	3	30.0
7	4	Letitia & Darren	324	11	29.5
8	7	John & Nicole	190	7	27.1
9	10	Dominic & Lilia	101	4	25.3
10	13	Stephanie & Vincent	24	1	24.0
10	5	Kenny & Ola	216	9	24.0
12	12	Willie & Erin	47	2	23.5
13	8	Kate & Anton	115	6	19.2
14	14	Brian & Karen	18	1	18.0