It's musicals week.
This performance has to be a show stopper.
# Just thinking about tomorrow #
Because a place in the semifinals is at stake.
# Clears away the cobwebs and the sorrow #
The light is on us to perform.
The standard in the competition right now is insane.
The final is getting closer.
And nobody wants to go home.
# Tomorrow, tomorrow.#
I love dancing.
I don't want it to stop now.
The pressure is really on.
We have to give it our all.
The stage is set.
So, take a seat.
The show's about to start.
# Anytime you're Lambeth Way
# Any evening, any day
# You'll find us all
# Doing the Lambeth Walk, oi!
# Every little Lambeth gal
# With her little Lambeth pal
# You'll find 'em all
# Doing the Lambeth Walk, oi!
WHISTLES.
# For after some consideration we can state.
# Consider yourself 'sider yourself
# 'Sider yourself, 'sider yourself
# One of us.
Come on in, you lot!
# Oi, Harry, put her down, son
# Ha-ha-ha!
# Come on then, who's up for a dance?
# Oh not you, Annie, oh no
# Come on then
# Na-na-na-na
# Na na na na
# With a little bit, with a little bit
# With a little bit of bloomin' na-na-na-na
# With a little bit...of luck!
Watch where you're putting that pole!
That's it!
# One, two, three, four and a five and a six and a...
# Heeey!
# Me ol' bam-boo, me ol' bam-boo
# You'd better never bother with me ol' bamboo
# You can have me hat or me bumper-shoo
# But you'd better never bother with me ol' bamboo
# You'd better never bother with me ol' bamboo!
# Oi, oi, oi
# So, when troubles are incessant
# Simply be more incandescent
# For your light comes with my lifetime guarantee
# As you trip a little light fantastic
# With me...
# Went to the bank, rattle and clank
# Met with the boss, pitch and toss
# Got lost in the fog, lump on a log
# Trip a little light fantastic
# 'Ooooooold it, flash, bang, wallop, what a picture
# Click!
# What a picture, what a photograph
# Comes the print in a little while
# Lost 'er head, but she kept her smile
# Clap 'ands, stamp yer feet
# Clap 'ands, stamp yer feet (clap)
# Clap 'ands, stamp yer feet (clap 'ands)
# Rum-tiddly-um-pum-pum-pum-pum
# Stick it in the fam'ly
# Stick it in the fam'ly album
# Album
# Stick it in the fam'ly album!
# Once you get down Lambeth Way
# Every evening, every day
# You'll find yourself
# Doing the Lambeth Walk, oi!
# Anytime you're Lambeth Way
# Any evening, any day
# You'll find us all
# Doing the Lambeth Walk, oi!
# Oi oi!
CHEERING
Live from the BBC, this is Strictly Come Dancing!
Please welcome Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman.
APPLAUSE
Welcome to Strictly Come Dancing - it's Musicals Week.
A huge thank you to our couples for that amazing opening number,
choreographed by Matt Flint.
CHEERING So brilliant.
Tonight, the West End takes over the ballroom as our couples pay
tribute to some of the biggest musicals of all time.
Plus, we have a performance from Tom Fletcher and one very famous bear.
But first, time for a big song and dance.
Please welcome...
...The Judges.
MUSIC: One Night Only.
Craig Revel Horwood and Motsi Mabuse.
Shirley Ballas and Anton du Beke.
# One night only
# Is all I have to spare
# One night only
# Let's not pretend to care
# I got one night only
# One night only
# Come on, come on
# Come on.#
CHEERING
Thank you, judges.
Magnificent.
Five couples are left in the competition and having made
it through last week's Instant Dance, they are now just one
performance away from a place in this year's semifinal.
So please welcome...
BOTH: ..our Strictly Stars.
MUSIC: You Can't Stop The Beat
George Clarke and his partner Alexis Warr.
Balvinder Sopal and her partner Julian Caillon.
Karen Carney and her partner Carlos Gu.
Lewis Cope and his partner Katya Jones.
And finally, Amber Davies and her partner Nikita Kuzmin.
# You can't stop the
# Motion of the ocean or the rain from above
# They can try to stop the paradise we're dreaming of
# But you cannot stop the rhythm of two hearts in love to stay
# Cos you can't stop the beat.#
CHEERING
Welcome, everyone.
You look fantastic.
After two perfect scores last weekend, expectations are high
tonight, so let's get started.
First up with an Argentine Tango inspired by Phantom of the Opera.
It's George and Alexis.
CHEERING
We are at His Majesty's Theatre which is where they perform
Phantom of the Opera.
Hi, guys, welcome, I'm Dean, I play the Phantom.
And I'm Lily, I play Christine.
We are dancing Phantom of the Opera this week and we are doing
an Argentine tango to it.
So I would love your tips on just channelling the character.
I think for you, George, what's really important to remember
is that everything about him is so precise.
Everything comes from the soul and you will feel that.
I like that.
So, he does everything with breath and all his movements are specific.
I feel like it makes a lot of sense with the Argentine tango.
It was interesting to see how, even though they are not dancing,
there's sort of an element of dance about it.
He gets as close as he can and then...
I was told a lot about being nice and deliberate with movements.
Bring back the face with the hand.
I understand the character more.
I understand what we're trying to portray.
Just a little gift from us.
Thank you very much.
That's really cool.
That's a phantom mask.
Today was such a special experience.
I feel like we've learned so much about the characters and now
I want to take all of that and let's put it in the training.
with the Argentine tango I think it's a very precise dance.
If you're not precise you're going to go away with a lot
of bruises on your shins.
Give a nice, like, up, down.
You were taking what you want.
I think the advice that we got earlier in the week
definitely has helped.
Eye contact.
Go for the touch.
I feel like there's moments where I just lock in and I just try
and become the Phantom.
This is tension.
That's, like, our first real eye contact.
The Phantom of the Opera is one of the most, sort
of, iconic musicals.
It feels like there are big shoes to fill there.
So hopefully I can do that.
That was good.
Dancing the Argentine Tango, George Clarke and Alexis Warr.
# You have come here
# In pursuit of your deepest urge
# In pursuit of that wish which, till now
# Has been silent, silent
# Past the point of no return
# No backward glances
# The games we played till now are at an end
# What raging fire shall flood the soul
# What rich desire unlocks its door
# What sweet seduction lies before us
# Past the point of no return
# The final threshold
# What warm unspoken secrets will we learn
# Beyond the point of no return
# Aah, aah, aah
# Sing for me.#
CHEERING
Well done. George, what an opener. Soak it up.
What a reaction in the studio. Your very first time opening the show. I
could see you were really in the zone, won't you? Yes. Are you still
there? I feel like I am, yeah. I think you make an excellent Phantom.
What do you think, Motsi? Out of all the openers, that one was
sensational. It was! I feel like it has set the tone. This year for me
is the year of dancing and you opening the show like that with such
conviction. With the sensitive part at the start of the dance. Alexis,
compliment, you were flying in the air!
APPLAUSE I think that, you know, you could
only do such types of movements if you trust your partner. If you have
someone with such strong partnering skills that is there. You know you
can let go. Plus the characterisation. I thing the mask
helped you a little bit today. You were behind the mask and you thought
you could do it all. I loved the energy. Well done, guys.
I like this side of view, this seriousness, the precision of
leading, being able to hold her with the right and left an understanding
with two body weights meet together. You being able to do what you did,
Alexis, is due to the fact he is in control. The character, it was
seamless, I really enjoyed it. What a great start to the night. You have
been working so hard on that. Anton? I was taken aback by your intensity
at the beginning. This is the George I really enjoy. When you are here
and you were on the balcony, you were serious. I thought, yes, come
on, George! This is great, I want this! I love this about you. It
transferred into the dance and there was an intensity with your partner
which complimented your partner. This has been your greatest skill,
your quality of partnering, which is a natural thing which has enabled
Alexis to do some wonderful lifts and tricks. But the intensity was
the thing that struck me. I loved it. I want more of this, please!
Well done. What about you, Craig? I thought the footwork was a little
untidy, I have to be honest. It was a little bit sticky from step to
step, I felt you were shuffling sometimes into the lifts. I would
have liked to have seen a little bit more of an A-frame. You handled the
music particularly well on a particularly finding a rhythm within
the dance about the lifts were excellent. You had power, control
and proper drama. Thank you so much. The judges think you are a great
leading man, George. Congratulations. Go and get your
scores.
Well done! George and Alexis, first time opening the show. A
nerve-racking or charming? Nerve-racking, definitely. It is
scary going first but now you can enjoy everybody else. It was all
about the power this week. How happy are you the judges said you had it?
It is a challenge because you are supposed to be strong but she weighs
nothing and too strong she is in the wrong marquee. You are excited about
the makeover. It is nice to show less face on television. Alexis, it
is your favourite musical, you always wanted to do this number. It
is. When I first got the call I was a pro on Strictly, I went online and
I booked a ticket to see the Phantom of the Opera. It is a dream and
also, the song, I have always wanted to do an Argentine tango to this
song. It gets me so giddy and I love it. You did brilliantly and just for
you, we have a message from the King of musicals himself, have a look at
this. Good evening, George. You have a message from the Phantom of the
Opera.
Opera. Greetings, George. I congratulate you on choosing the
music of my legend tonight. I trust that your conversion to musicals is
now complete, lest a disaster should occur beyond your imagination. Your
obedient servant, the opera ghost. Good luck, George. Thank you so
much, Lord Lloyd Webber. Wonderful. Incredible. Congratulations. Your
scores are in.
The judges have their scores.
Craig Revel Horwood...
Motsi Mabuse...
Shirley Ballas...
Anton Du Beke...
Happy with that? Well done.
If you think George and Alexis deserve a place in the semifinal,
then please vote for them at the end of tonight's show.
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Tess.
Our next star earned her first perfect 40 last weekend
for a flawless Couple's Choice.
But with a place in the semifinal at stake tonight,
she's hoping to delivery another show-stopping routine.
With a Samba inspired by Sweet Charity, it's Karen and Carlos.
On Saturday night I felt very emotional.
I immediately thought about my mum and blew her a kiss and
that was a bit of a challenge for me to hold it together.
I never thought we would have got 40.
CLAUDIA: It's your first ever 40 for both of you.
Thank you so much!
If there's anything that can humble a 40 and a couple's
choice, it's doing an instant dance to a cha-cha and finishing last.
In sixth place, Karen and Carlos.
My cha-cha was terrible.
At least I owned it.
It's Musicals Week and we are dancing the samba to my
favourite musical...
So close.
..Sweet Charity.
It's '60s, it's hippies, it's going to be amazing.
Samba is very challenging for me.
It's got this weird kind of bop and rhythm.
It's a bit strange.
Samba has the most complex rhythm.
So different steps have a different timing.
Different footwork.
But I have faith and confidence in her.
The look of this dance is as important as the dance itself and I
really need Karen to take this element of fun and colours into our
dancing.
What is going on?
This theme is about freedom.
It's about colours.
It's time for a fashion choice.
Carlos is in his element.
He loves this song.
He loves to dress up.
He loves the vibe.
This one's not bad.
You've just got to get into the groove and enjoy it.
This is it.
Fantastic.
Now I've had my full makeover, on Saturday, I will give absolutely
everything.
Dancing the Samba, Karen Carney and Carlos Gu.
# Daddy started out in San Francisco
# Tooting on his trumpet loud and mean
# Suddenly a voice said, go forth, Daddy
# Spread the picture on a wider screen
# And the voice said, Daddy, there's a million pigeons (Daddy, go)
# Waiting to be hooked on new religions (Go, go, go)
# Hit the road, Daddy, leave your common law wife
# Spread the religion of the rhythm of life (thing you know)
# And the rhythm of life is a powerful beat
# Puts a tingle in your fingers and a tingle in your feet
# Rhythm in your bedroom, rhythm in the street
# Yes, the rhythm of life is a powerful beat
# And the rhythm of life is a powerful beat (Daddy, go)
# Puts a tingle in your fingers and a tingle in your feet
# Rhythm in your bedroom, rhythm in the street (Tell them every)
# Yes, the rhythm of life is a powerful beat (Thing you know)
# Flip your wings and fly to Daddy
# Fly, fly, fly to Daddy
# Take a dive and swim to Daddy
# Swim, swim, swim to Daddy
# Hit the floor and crawl to Daddy
# Crawl, crawl, crawl to Daddy
# To feel the rhythm of life
# To feel the powerful beat
# To feel the tingle in your fingers
# To feel the tingle in your
# Flip your wings and fly to your Daddy (ooh)
# Take a dive and swim to your Daddy (ooh)
# Hit the floor and crawl to Daddy (ooh-wee)
# Daddy, we got the rhythm of life, of life, of life, of life
# Yeah (yeah)
# Let me hear it (yeah)
# Sock it to me (yeah)
# Let it all hang out (oh...)
APPLAUSE.
Look at you! I mean... Come on. I think they liked it. Look at you.
Front and centre with a full ensemble and loving every moment.
Just give it everything you've got. That's why we love you.
And always bringing the rhythm to life,
Dave Arch, his band and our fantastic live singers.
APPLAUSE.
It was so amazing. And the Samba is a tough dance, it is the
quarterfinals, Shirley. What do you think? I love the whole production.
I do want to point out some things to you. A lot of ladies come through
this competition but your sense of balance is off the chart. Let me
explain. In this first section here you had a right or left under arm
turn, you missed the balance. Your spins, your chemistry together,
syncopated, you didn't just do what was playing in the book, you update.
You had the bounce when it came to the walks and locks. You attempted
the shadow role, I thought all in all you are quite the force to be
reckoned with. Thank you. Anton, this is a Samba you enjoyed? If you
are going to do a Samba, this is exactly the Samba, choose Musicals
Week and throw everything at it, have a thousand people, have
streamers, have stuff going off all over the place. You missed his hand
on the spin but you spun anyway. It turns out, I don't need you, I will
keep spinning, I'm fine. I realise now, you are sort of in the way.
Don't touch me, it's great. You did a thing at the end there where you
are on the same foot. I'm sure you are supposed to be on opposite feet
but I didn't mind because it went so well. Beautifully timed. Your
execution is as it always is, bang on. Your energy is off the chart but
it is all placed in the right place. I just loved, loved, loved it. Well
done. Craig? I think that will relieve everyone of their winter
blues, darling. The bounce was fantastic, you're spinning is out of
this world. For me it was a little bit frenetic and too busy and I felt
like you are trying to keep up with it. You also were a little bit stiff
in the body, just through the midsection, but what a fantastic
dance. Brilliant. Motsi? If we are going to speak about your wonderful
spins, I will add one spin here was sensational. You went into a spin
and promenade, that is so difficult and you pulled it off... Neil, you
get a partner next year and I will be careful which numbers I will be
pulling! There will be no noise from you! You really attacked that dance
because the conviction of you doing every single rhythm in there, there
were multiple different rhythm changes that were really difficult.
Your solo spots were so strong. I would have liked a little bit more
of the hips moving, but you were convincing. Thank you so much,
judges. Great comments. Shirley said it, you are a force to be reckoned
with. I know you want to be in the semifinal, really good luck with
your scores.
Karen and Carlos.
I love you. They love you. You were really worried about the Samba. I
haven't got the hips but I was trying to shake what my mum gave me.
I literally, my aim was it might not be my strongest but I gave
everything. I literally attacked it and I will never have and are great
on anything, I went for it and I'm happy with that. It was an
exhausting routine, am I wrong? Yes, this one I was pretty gassed at the
end and I had to really push and dig deep and he has really challenged
me. That was hard radically for me but I gave it everything. You really
did. Carlos, it was so much more than just the steps this week. 100%.
It was not only the dance itself, it was the character, the costumes,
everything that musicals are rebelled. She gave it everything,
the way she looked, come on, because, give it everything! And she
did. Almost prefer it when you cry. I am joking! We have a video from a
huge fan of yours. I don't know what to say. Mild-mannered and turns into
dance extraordinaire on that show. I just want to wish you all the luck.
We are so proud of you. Where have these moves come from!
APPLAUSE He is an absolute legend. Good luck
to both of you.
Scores are in.
The judges have their scores.
Craig Revel Horwood...
8.
Motsi Mabuse...
8.
Shirley Ballas...
9.
Anton Du Beke...
9.
If you loved Kaz and Carlos tonight, then you can
show your support for them later.
Voting will open at the end of the show.
Still to come, Amber and Nikita request we all please sit down.
We should do this now. Quite tricky in this dress. Thank you. This is
comfy. It's not.
Tess.
Next tonight, we're heading to a grand theatre for a performance
inspired by The Greatest Showman.
Now, I hope everyone's going to behave themselves,
there's nothing worse at the theatre than some unruly audience
members making a scen...
Motsi, come on.
Anton, Anton, where's our seats?
Just here, my love, B11, 12, 13, 14.
Who's got the sweets?
Do you think we've got time for the loo, darling?
See what I mean.
Which way is the loo?
With a Viennese Waltz, it's Balvinder and Julian.
It's musicals week.
Bal and I won five dance offs to get here.
Making it to the quarterfinals is a bonus upon a bonus,
a bonus, a bonus, a bonus.
It's extraordinary.
# I don't feel like the woman I used to be #
So we are doing a song from The Greatest Showman.
# Never in love, never, never!#
I, of course, will be Hugh Jackman.
My mum always said I look like Hugh Jackman.
Maybe he'll see this and he'll be, like, that's the new me.
And I can be his understudy.
Yeah, maybe, Jules.
I'm challenging Bal in terms of the rotation of the steps.
One, two, no!
LAUGHTER
I'm not quite getting the natural pivot combination that
travels us around the room.
It's just kind of repeating that motion and then not kind of getting
tangled within your feet.
The Greatest Showman is a wonderful musical and I want to get it right.
# I fell in love with impossible #
In order to take our routine to the next level,
we are at Come Alive - The Greatest Showman.
Hello, Balvinder and Julian!
Welcome to the circus.
Thank you!
CHUCKLES
How's everything going?
Yeah, we're kind of cracking it and it's fun.
How do you want your audience to feel when they watched it?
I think that this is a number for us to come out and show them
we are here, we are proud to be here.
And, truthfully, it's been a dream to do this show for 21 years.
I can't wait to see it.
You want to do the switch?
Yes.
Please, can we do it?
Go on.
You can have the whole thing.
Strictly is the place where dreams are made.
Yeah, exactly.
The song Never Enough I think is really poignant for our journey.
I want the audience to come on this journey with us and for them
to realise that we are enough.
Dancing the Viennese Waltz, Balvinder Sopal and Julian Caillon.
# I'm trying to hold my breath
# Let it stay this way
# Can't let this moment end
# All the shine of a thousand spotlights
# All the stars we steal from the night sky
# Will never be enough
# Never be enough
# Towers of gold are still too little
# These hands could hold the world but it'll
# Never be enough for me
# Never, never
# Never
# For me, for me
# Never enough, never, never
# Never enough
# For me, for me, for me
# For me.#
CHEERING
This is for you.
I am so proud of you. You deserve it.
it. Balvinder, I can see were so emotional. You do deserve that. Your
storytelling. You move me every time. What do you think, our
greatest showman, Anton? I think I love you now. More than ever now. I
have to tell you this. First, congratulations. Because this was
epic. APPLAUSE
When you are going into the theatre or walking onto stage in a musical,
you want to make an entrance. Making an entrance is everything. As you
walked on you looked absolutely stunning. You walked on and you held
your position there and you started the number and the whole room just
went straight into you. You brought everybody in. It was an exquisite
beginning. This is a huge song. Sung beautifully, by the way.
APPLAUSE This is a huge song and I would have
been enormously disappointed had you crept around the floor and wasted
this song and you didn't. You bombed around the floor. You swept across
the floor. You had enormous shift. You danced with a freedom that I
have only seen in your instant dance performance. You were magnificent. I
absolutely loved it. Thank you, Anton. Craig? I had a problem with
your arms. They need to extend from the body, not just the shoulder. You
have a tendency on the right arm to do it beautifully but the left arm
seems to be left behind. I don't know why. Your left shoulder
sometimes was raising up, only twice, three times that happened. I
am being really particular because we are getting on in the competition
here. You are still a little bit turned in on occasion. I can see you
have corrected it. On the final left where one toe should remain on the
floor at all times, you were just a little bit off, had you turned it
out... I am so sorry. When you are enable down it's the only thing you
can see on your foot so it is important what the feet and hands
are doing. It had feeling and emotion. You are a fighter. Thank
you. APPLAUSE
Balvinder honestly, we were holding hands throughout that dance. From
the very moment you started. And your dance partner, his name is
Julian, he came over... Just reminding my perimenopausal brain.
Get it going. LAUGHTER You went completely soft.
You were so sensitive to each other. You were in a different type of
feeling. I felt like what ever you wanted to say for the last few weeks
came out through that dance. It must be really demoralising...
APPLAUSE What you have been through in this
competition but at the same time... You are making me cry. Come on,
Motsi.
Motsi. I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. You did amazing. I am so proud of you.
And you did it on your own. Of course.
course. Shirley? First, I want to say that you are always so put
together and for me long after this competition you will always be a
hero for me because, again, well, like she said... Going through what
you go through and coming back to dance that kind of performance I had
chills. It was sensitivity, grace, charm, beauty, determination. The
sensitivity of finish. Particularly in all the areas where you
connected. I didn't see the left, I saw the right, I saw the feeling, I
saw the touch, I just saw it, you were great. Well done.
APPLAUSE Thank you, judges. You OK? I'm good.
Are you deserve all of those comments. I know how hard you have
worked. Best of luck with the scores. Thank you.
Balvinder and Julian.
APPLAUSE
CHEERING
I wanted to come down and coddle you.
It's a lot, right? It's a lot. Then Motsi got up and gave you a cuddle.
You never complain. You get back in there. You also do a full time job.
You were so incredibly hard. How did you find that? That was
extraordinary. I have waited all competition for that feeling. I'm so
grateful. I'm actually really grateful for what I've heard tonight
and it has blown my heart. Gorgeous. Jullien com it was really important
for Balvinder to love this and do justice to that song. I am lost for
words. You are an incredible woman. When I was putting the piece
together I wanted her to finish on her own just because we are always
together and we talk about our strength as a partnership but I
wanted her... Sorry... Wanted her to finish stood there and saying, I am
Balvinder, I am proud of my journey, I deserve to be here. And you are
enough. You are going to get all of us going. I believe that. You are.
If you are feeling extraordinary, I need to mention your nieces Florence
and Amelia. They love you. They love The Greatest Showman. They sent you
a message. We love you on Strictly
a message. We love you on Strictly, The Greatest Showman, and we are so
proud of how far you have come. Keep dancing. They are so proud of you.
Good luck.
Scores are in.
Craig Revel Horwood...
8.
Motsi Mabuse...
9.
Shirley Ballas...
9.
Anton Du Beke...
9.
CHEERING
That is your highest score. Well done. I have to stop now.
To help Balvinder and Jules get through to the semifinal,
please vote for them.
You can do that later on tonight, when voting opens.
Still to come, Lewis and Katya close the show
with a West Side Story salsa.
Quite tricky to say. It was your birthday this week. George, where
are you? It was your birthday this week. We would like to say happy
birthday! There we go.
birthday! There we go. Eat it! ItIt! They aren't going to eat it. That is
all we wanted.
all we wanted. Apologies to wardrobe.
Tess?
We all love a theme week on Strictly, but nobody has been
more excited about tonight's than our next star.
She's a massive musical theatre fan and her love of musicals
is something that very much runs in the family.
It's Amber and Nikita.
Last weekend was unbelievable.
Fabulous!
I'm in the 40 club!
CHUCKLES
I'm gonna put that on my bio on Instagram.
I'm incredibly proud of Amber.
We loved it.
I'm doing a charleston!
Yeah!
I'm doing a swivel.
I'm so happy that I've made it to musicals week.
Life's a musical.
I live, eat, and breathe musicals.
They're the best thing since sliced bread.
In this charleston we have to hit the same, precise lines that
are very, very fast.
Up, up, and down.
Do you know, I'm struggling with this bottom swivel.
A swivel is a little bit like this.
And, you know, it has to be so clean.
It's a hard routine but I think Amber's love for musicals is giving
us a lot of great energy.
# Talk to me, talk to me
Where did your love of musical theatre come from?
It was my older sister.
I had to call her.
CHUCKLES
Hi!
Hi, girl.
You OK?
Jayde's in Shanghai at the moment on tour with Les Mis.
That's incredible.
How is the charleston going?
I do love it.
Just keep doing what you're doing.
You know, this is your forte, you know how to embody a character,
there's no explanation to how proud I am.
So...
Aw!
I owe every thanks and gratitude to my older sister because it was
you that brought this world into our household.
I wish you all the love and luck in the world for this weekend.
After speaking to my sister I am so ready to go out there.
I'm going to give it my all.
Dancing the Charleston, Amber Davies and Nikita Kuzmin.
# I dreamed last night I got on the boat to heaven
# And by some chance I had brought my dice along
# And there I stood, and I hollered, someone save me
# But the passengers, they knew right from wrong
# For the people all said
# Sit down, sit down you're rockin' the boat
# The people all said
# Sit down, sit down you're rockin' the boat
# And the devil will drag you under
# By the sharp lapel of your checkered coat
# Sit down, sit down, sit down, sit down
# Sit down you're rocking the boat
# Sit down you're rockin' the boat
# Sit down you're rocking the boat
# Sit down you're rockin' the boat
# Sit down you're rocking the boat
# Sit down, bah-duh-duh-duh-duh
# Sit down, duh-boo-dah-duh-boo-day
# Bam-dam-bam-shah-bah-baby
# Bah-bah-bee-bah-dah-bah-bow!
# Ahh!
# Don't rock the boat (don't rock the boat!)
# Don't rock the boat (don't rock!)
# Don't you rock the boat
# Rockin', you're rocking, you're rocking
# You're rocking, you're rocking
# You're rocking, you're rocking, you're rocking, you're rocking!
# Sit down (you're rocking)
# The boat!
# Boat!
APPLAUSE.
So good! So good!
I mean... What a show stopper. I think you just brought the house
down. Incredible! I am no judge, Craig, but I thought that was
brilliant. To clean, I thought, to neat... The swivels were perfect,
the timing and execution was flawless, darling. An absolute
sensation!
sensation! He loved it? It was perfect. I thought you were saying
bad things. I thought you were being Craig! That's good, thank you,
Craig! Motsi? I have never seen anything like that. One word,
perfection. Shirley? Of course destined for the West End with a
number like that. It was like Instant Dance, absolute chaos. You
are an absolute star in every sense of the word. You flying up in the
air, going over, everything you did was fantastic. Well done. Thank you
so much. Anton? There is nothing left to say. You did the Group Dance
earlier at the beginning of the night and I watched it from the side
and I thought, this is a bit brilliant. And I thought, that's
about as good it will get tonight but it turns out, no, you are saving
yourself for later. I don't think I have seen anything like this. I
would be... It would be very difficult to find a dance better
than this ever in the Strictly of Strictly Come Dancing. So brilliant!
My only disappointment of the whole thing is I can't give you 25.
Brilliant. Well done. Thank you so much. I love it! I am so glad you
got those rave reviews. Thank you, Amber and Nikita. How about that?
Can you get over those comments? Anton said he has never ever in his
life seen a dance that good. I can't believe that. He thought Craig hated
it. He started off with two clean... I messed it up! How was it having
your two worlds collide? This week has been madness for me. Today
especially. Watching my incredible contestants, fellow contestants, get
into their roles and transforming, I felt like every time I looked at
them I could one up. It was the most amazing feeling. I have converted
George. George, have you not been Oliver for the past four days?
Maybe. Clear the year. This is your favourite themed week. I love
Musicals Week. I think it is what Strictly is about. We are dancing,
singing, a bit cheesy but so happy. The atmosphere on Musicals Week is
extraordinary. The extra dancers... They threw you up in the air! I
can't do that! He had to look away when they threw me up for the first
time. But to have extra energy on this floor, it is a feeling I cannot
explain. We love that. We have a very special good luck message for
you. Good luck, Amber! Happy dancing! Isn't that adorable? Good
luck, the scores are in.
The judges have their scores.
Craig Revel Horwood...
Motsi Mabuse...
Shirley Ballas...
Anton Du Beke...
If you think Amber and Nikita delivered a West End
worthy performance, then please get behind them.
Details of how to vote for any of tonight's
couples are on screen now, just scan the QR code or head
to the website to get ready to vote at the end of tonight's show.
Congratulations. Tess.
Our final star is taking on one of the biggest
musicals of all time, West Side Story.
It has themes of rivalry, passion, and revenge -
and he's hoping to channel all of that with
tonight's performance...
Guys, that's actually really quite distracting.
Sorry, Tess.
Sorry.
Sorry about that.
With a Salsa, it's Lewis and Katya.
For our musical we are doing West Side Story.
Iconic.
Is that the one about the yellow brick road?
LAUGHTER
It's the Sharks and the Jets.
Trying to figure out how they going to live
together, basically.
On the streets of New York City.
The dance at the gym is where we try to sort
the conflict through dance.
I love how choreography is created to show that
challenging each other's sides.
Yeah.
That's us in purple.
Anita and Bernardo.
He's got rhythm.
He's really showcasing it there.
Can I play a different character?
CHUCKLES
They are claiming their territory.
Let's try and claim our place in the semifinal.
Shall we?
One, two, salsa, now.
Our salsa is an action packed routine.
Cha-cha, boom!
Ah!
It is very quick, you know, there's a lot of different tempo
changes and energy changes within the dance, so I need
to get my head around all of that.
Don't rush, seven, eight.
My hips, man.
I need a bit of lard.
LAUGHTER
Craig said last week...
The hips, I thought, lacked a bit of fluidity.
That is something I'm going to try and take on board
and put into this dance.
Pah, pah, pah, pah!
That's it.
Yes.
Bernardo is the leader of the Sharks.
He has to be assertive.
And this dance has to get me through to the semifinal.
So I'm going to give it my absolute all.
Shake it.
Yes!
LAUGHTER
My head nearly fell off!
Dancing the Salsa, Lewis Cope and Katya Jones.
Oye, Javi!
Ponle fuego, vamos!
# Mambo!
# Go!
# Mambo!
# Oooooooooh!
# Mambo
# Go
# Fuego
# Woooo!
# Go mambo
# Go mambooooo.
APPLAUSE.
Lewis. Oh, my goodness. You threw everything into that. Thank you. He
is so humble. The effort you put into every routine is something to
behold. What do you think of that salsa, Motsi? It is the first time I
see you after a dance breathing. Always after a dance you are so
chilled but this time you pushed it physically. There was so much
content and I was trying to follow you, where is he? Where is he? You
were always the star within the dance. Sensational. You did a great
job. Thank you. Shirley? I kind of agree in certain places that it was
OK but it wasn't your best dance for me by far. Please let me explain.
There were areas where you are running and you couldn't quite get
you were going, there were missed connections on all these hassles,
you looked a bit tight and as you said at the end, your breathing
while you are facing but while you were dancing you needed to exhale.
Was the dance fantastic? Yes. Was it your best? Not in my opinion, but
there was still a lot to like. Anton? You have this incredible
physicality as a dancer. You come out and it is all sort of sparkly
and, touch me now, it is all that. I am a bit sweaty and I quite like it.
Perfect for this dance and the characterisation was amazing. Come
down here and you give it all that, come on, girl. The side by side
stuff, the musical theatre stuff was strong. The partnering stuff wasn't,
you needed to be a bit more subtle, a bit more nuanced and you suffered
because of it. All in all, I mean, yes, I rather liked it I have to
say. Well done. Thank you. Lewis, I know you have been working on those
hips for a certain someone. Yes, the basic salsa I thought was a little
bit Square. I could see you worked on your hips but there wasn't any
figure eight rotation which softens it and makes it melt. The footwork
were slightly turned in at times as well, which doesn't help it. Things
were not finished in this, bizarrely, like the double arm wrap.
You didn't come to a complete end on it, I didn't know where the pitch
was supposed to be. I don't think it is your best dance. We have seen you
dance better. I love your energy. There are not many people who can do
what you do. Power and a lot of punch, so congratulations. We know
you always listen to what the judges say and you always take it on-board.
We know you want to be in the semifinal so good luck with those
scores, Lewis. Loved it.
It's OK. Yes! Well done, Lewis. You loved this dance, didn't you? I did
until those comments. I'm only joking. I did. I thought it was fun.
I was enjoying the playfulness and enjoying trying to recreate the
scenes from the film. I enjoyed it. I know you are incredibly grateful
for the extra dances and you enjoy being out there, the full game. I
love being out with a big group, just like being at home with my
brothers. You know that sort of energy they bring, takes me to a new
level, so I couldn't have done it without them. Tell me your motto of
the week and is it your motto for life? More is more, as everybody
knows, I've been looking for a partner who could match me and I
have finally found one. All my life I've been told less, less, but
never, more is more! With it is. We have a very special video for you.
Good luck on Strictly Come Dancing. Keep dancing! They are adorable.
Good luck. We adored it.
Scores are in.
Craig Revel Horwood...
8.
Motsi Mabuse...
9.
Shirley Ballas...
9.
Anton Du Beke...
9.
To show Lewis and Katya you loved their Salsa,
please support them.
You can do that at the end of the show, after an exclusive
performance from a brand new musical.
All our couples have now performed so let's
see how things look on tonight's leaderboard.
If you want your favourite couple to make it to the Semi Final, then
you can have your say very shortly.
But before you do, we have one final performance tonight.
With a song from Paddington the Musical, please welcome
Tom Fletcher, and a very special guest.
APPLAUSE
# So close, I can almost hear him calling out my name
# So close, pretty soon my life won't ever be the same
# Nobody guessed that an explorer and a bear
# Could be the perfect pair!
# So close, I can almost see him open-up the door
# This hat tells him I'm the one that he's been waiting for
# And he'll share all his stories until his throat is horse
# So, I'll make him a sandwich marmalade, of course!
# He'll show me
# Things I've never seen
# Where I've never been
# There's no greater team out there
# And when the two of us combine
# All the stars will shine
# You won't ever find a pair
# That compares
# To the explorer and the bear
# I don't know where he's hiding
# But I know that I'll find him
# And then we'll be just like a family
# He'll say let's stay together
# All day, always, whatever the weather
# This way forever and ever...#
Please welcome to the stage...
Paddington.
# That's when I'll belong somewhere
# He'll show me things I've never seen
# Where I've never been
# There's no greater team out there
# And when the two of us combine
# All the stars will shine
# You won't ever find a pair
# There will be laughter in the air
# He'll be glad I'm there
# Nothing can compare to the explorer and the bear.#
CHEERING
Thank you so much to the magical Paddington Bear and of
course Tom Fletcher.
All of our couples have danced for their place in next week's
Semi-Final and it is now time for you to decide who gets there,
because the vote is officially OPEN.
MUSIC: Oh What A Night.
You can vote online by scanning the QR code on screen now
or by visiting bbc.co.uk/strictly where you will also find
the terms and privacy notice.
Voting closes at 8:30 tonight.
Please do not try and vote if you are watching 'on demand'.
Here's a reminder of all of tonight's performances.
# Rhythm of life is a powerful thing
# Never enough, never enough
# Never, never.#
Well done to all of our couples, for a truly
scrumptious Musicals special.
Tomorrow night, the curtain will come down on one
of our celebrities' Strictly journey.
If you want your favourites to avoid the Dance Off,
please vote for them.
You have until 8:30 tonight to have your say.
And we can now reveal that the Judge with the all-important
Casting Vote for this week's Dance Off is...
Motsi.
LAUGHTER
Our Musicals Celebration continues in tomorrow night's Results Show
as our professionals dance to a Chicago classic
and we have a performance from the brilliant cast of Titanique.
Up next, it's Michael McIntyre's The Wheel.
We're back tomorrow at the later time of 7:45.
Until then, Claud...
Consider me in.
BOTH: Keeeeeeep dancing.