The first 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...

. It was presented by Bruce Forsyth

Bruce Forsyth

Sir Bruce Joseph Forsyth-Johnson, CBE , commonly known as Bruce Forsyth, or Brucie, is an English TV personality...

 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...

, and the winner was Natasha Kaplinsky

Natasha Kaplinsky

Natasha Margaret Kaplinsky is a British newsreader and television presenter, currently employed by ITV having previously worked for Channel 5, Sky News and the BBC...

 along with her dancing partner 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...

.

The Couples

In the first series there were 8 celebrity dancers, 4 men and 4 women. In order of elimination they were:

Celebrity	Occupation	Professional	Result
Jason Wood Jason Wood (comedian) Jason Robert Wood was a British comedian. He was a regular performer at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, he was best known for his comic musical impersonations of performers including Cher and Morrissey...	Comedian Comedian A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience, primarily by making them laugh. This might be through jokes or amusing situations, or acting a fool, as in slapstick, or employing prop comedy...	Kylie Jones Kylie Jones Kylie Jones is a professional ballroom dancer. She was the 2000 and 2001 World Ballroom Champion, the 2001 European Ballroom Champion, the 2000 and 2001 Open British Ballroom Champion, and the 2000 and 2001 United Kingdom Ballroom Champion....	Eliminated 1st
David Dickinson David Dickinson David Dickinson is an English antiques expert, television presenter and entrepreneur.-Biography:...	Television Television Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...  Presenter Presenter A presenter, or host , is a person or organization responsible for running an event. A museum or university, for example, may be the presenter or host of an exhibit. Likewise, a master of ceremonies is a person that hosts or presents a show...	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...	Eliminated 2nd
Verona Joseph Verona Joseph Verona Joseph is a British actress. She played the role of Jess Griffin in the BBC drama series, Holby City between 2002 and 2006 but made reappearances during 2006, 2007 and 2010. In 2004, she appeared in the first series of the BBC dancing competition Strictly Come Dancing with her professional...	Actress	Paul Killick Paul Killick Paul Killick is a British former professional ballroom dancer, specializing in Latin dance. He appeared in the first two series of the television show Strictly Come Dancing.-Career:...	Eliminated 3rd
Claire Sweeney Claire Sweeney Claire Jane Sweeney is an English actress, singer and television personality best known for playing the role of Lindsey Corkhill in the Channel 4 soap opera Brookside and her appearance on the first series of the Reality TV show Celebrity Big Brother.-Early Life:Sweeney was born in Walton, Liverpool...	Actress Television Television Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...  Presenter Presenter A presenter, or host , is a person or organization responsible for running an event. A museum or university, for example, may be the presenter or host of an exhibit. Likewise, a master of ceremonies is a person that hosts or presents a show...	John Byrnes	Eliminated 4th
Martin Offiah Martin Offiah Martin Offiah MBE is an English former rugby league and rugby union footballer.He is known as "Chariots" Offiah after the film Chariots of Fire...	Sportsman Sportsman Sportsman may refer to:* Sportsperson: someone who enjoys sport* Sportsmanship, conforming to all the rules of game and acting in a fair manner towards the opponent* Gun rights supporter * Sportsman's Association UK gun rights group...	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 5th
Lesley Garrett Lesley Garrett Lesley Garrett CBE is an English musician, broadcaster and media personality.- Early life :Garrett was born in the town of Thorne near Doncaster in South Yorkshire, into a musical family. She attended Thorne Grammar School, where she performed in school plays and musicals. As she grew up she...	Singer	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 6th
Christopher Parker Christopher Parker Christopher Parker is an English actor and television presenter.- Early career :Christopher Parker’s career began at an early age as a model appearing in print campaigns and TV commercials. . He progressed onto small roles in TV dramas such as The Bill, London's Burning and Judge John Deed...	Actor Actor An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...	Hanna Karttunen Hanna Karttunen Hanna Karttunen is a professional Latin American and Exhibition dancer. She also trained in Ballet as a child, having a love of dance from a very early age....	Runners Up's
Natasha Kaplinsky Natasha Kaplinsky Natasha Margaret Kaplinsky is a British newsreader and television presenter, currently employed by ITV having previously worked for Channel 5, Sky News and the BBC...	Local Anchorwoman	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...	Series Winners

Dances performed

Team	Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8 Final
Natasha & Brendan		Quickstep	Jive			Tango,	,	, Samba, Showdance
Christopher & Hanna	Cha-Cha-Cha	Quickstep	Jive	Foxtrot		Waltz,	Tango,	Waltz, , Showdance
Lesley & Anton	Waltz	Rumba	Tango	Paso Doble	Samba	Foxtrot, Cha-Cha-Cha	Quickstep,
Martin & Erin	Waltz	Rumba	Jive		Samba	Quickstep, Cha-Cha-Cha
Claire & John	Waltz	Rumba		Paso Doble	Samba
Verona & Paul		Quickstep	Jive	Paso Doble
David & Camilla
Jason & Kylie		Rumba

The dances performed during Series 1 were as follows:

• Week 1 : Cha Cha Cha / Waltz
• Week 2 : Quickstep / Rumba
• Week 3 : Tango / Jive
• Week 4 : Foxtrot / Paso Doble
• Week 5 : Samba
• Week 6 : 2 dances not yet tackled from previous weeks
• Week 7 : 2 dances not yet tackled from previous weeks
• Week 8 : Favourite Ballroom, Favourite Latin & Showdance

Judges' scoring summary

Team	Place	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Natasha & Brendan	1	27		26			31+=	+=	++=
Christopher & Hanna	2	19	23		28		+=	+=	++=
Lesley & Anton	3		27	29	30	27	+26=60	33+29=62
Martin & Erin	4	25	21	21		22	24+24=48
Claire & John	5	27	26		31	32
Verona & Paul	6	27	24	24
David & Camilla	7		21	20
Jason & Kylie	8	21

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...	Natasha Kaplinsky/Verona Joseph	27	David Dickinson	16
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...	Lesley Garrett	29	Christopher Parker	17
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...	Natasha Kaplinsky	36	Christopher Parker	16
Paso doble	Natasha Kaplinsky	35	Christopher Parker	15
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:...	Natasha Kaplinsky	37	Christopher Parker	15
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...	Natasha Kaplinsky	36	Jason Wood	21
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...	Natasha Kaplinsky	36	David Dickinson	21
Foxtrot	Natasha Kaplinsky	35	Martin Offiah	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....	Claire Sweeney	34	David Dickinson	20