Strictly Dance Fever

Strictly Dance Fever is a British television programme, broadcast on BBC One on Saturday evenings. It was an amateur dance talent competition, hosted by Graham Norton, which ran during Spring 2005 and Spring 2006. It had two extra shows, The Saturday night BBC Three host was Zoe Ball and the nightly BBC3 roundup & fanzine program was hosted by Joe Mace. It was, in many ways, similar to the BBC's popular Strictly Come Dancing, a celebrity based dance contest also broadcast on Saturday evenings. On 12 December 2006, the BBC announced that Strictly Dance Fever had been axed in favour of the Andrew Lloyd Webber talent search, How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria?.
Strictly Dance Fever was normally broadcast during BBC One's Spring schedule. The auditions ran for two weeks. The recalls ran for two weeks as in the auditions. Finally, the dance-offs, ran for eight weeks, this time though live. The final edition aired in June, where the ultimate winning couple was revealed.
The maximum score for one dance, 40 points, has been achieved seven times throughout the series. Danny Last and Jodie Binstead, Joseph Hall and Sadie Flower, Darren Bailey and Lana Williams and then to Darrien Wright and Hollie Robertson. Additionally, in the semi-final of series 2 Darren Bailey and Lana Williams were awarded a perfect 30 out of 30, when Stacey Haynes was ill. The lowest score achieved was 12, by Paul James Culshaw and Aravon McCann.

Presenters & Judges

Presenters

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Series 1

Series 1 of Strictly Dance Fever first aired on 26 March 2005. There were ten couples competing in the first series. The show was presented by Graham Norton, and the main judges throughout the shows were Strictly Come Dancing judge and choreographer Arlene Phillips, and choreographer Stacey Haynes. They were then joined for the finals by Italian dancer, director and actor Luca Tommassini, and Australian dancer, choreographer, singer and theatre producer Jason Gardiner, the latter of whom would later become the snide judge on ITV's Dancing on Ice.
The auditions were separated into three: The North, Midlands and Wales and The South. After the end of the South auditions, there was a wildcard round, featuring three couples from each audition location. From this wildcard round, Adam & Rebecca qualified for the finals.
The lowest individual score given by a judge during this series was '4', given a total of 11 times. This would change in Series 2 however, when the lowest individual score would be a '2' given by Arlene Phillips.

Dance chart

Scoring Chart

Bold scores indicate the highest for that week. Red indicates the lowest score. * means this couple was in the bottom 2. IN means they did not dance due to an injury.

Average Chart

This chart is based on the dancers' averages and not their place in the competition.

Couple	Rank by average	Total points	Number of dances	Total average
Danny & Jodie	1st	375	11	34.1
Sadie & Joseph	2nd	364	11	33.1
Cem & Gemma	3rd	205	7	29.3
James & Claire	4th	319	11	29.0
Kristy & Nathan	5th	221	8	27.6
Dan & Michelle	6th	26	1	26.0
Adam & Rebecca	7th	114	5	22.8
Alex & Katie	8th	45	2	22.5
Toby & Casey	9th	66	3	22.0
Paul & Natasha	10th	81	4	20.3

Finals Summary

Weekly Scores

''Individual judges' scores in the chart below are listed in this order from left to right: Arlene Phillips, Luca Tommassini, Stacey Haynes, Jason Gardiner.''

Week 1

For this week, the couples performed either a Boogie Woogie or Cuban Salsa.
Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Couple	Scores	Dance	Music	Result
Danny & Jodie		Boogie Woogie	"Reet Petite" – Jackie Wilson	Safe
Joseph & Sadie	27	Cuban Salsa	"" –	Safe
Adam & Rebecca	25	Boogie Woogie	""We Go Together"" – from Grease	Safe
James & Claire	32	Cuban Salsa	"I [Like It Like That \|I Like It Like That]" – Pete Rodriguez	Safe
Alex & Katie	21	Boogie Woogie	"Jailhouse Rock" – Elvis Presley	Bottom two
Toby & Casey	24	Cuban Salsa	"Maria Maria" – Santana	Safe
Dan & Michelle	26	Boogie Woogie	"Big [Girls Don't Cry \|Big Girls Don't Cry]" — The Four Seasons	Eliminated
Paul & Natasha	17	Cuban Salsa	"La Isla Bonita" — Madonna	Safe
Nathan & Kristy	34	Boogie Woogie	"Chantilly Lace" – Jerry Lee Lewis	Safe
Cem & Gemma	29	Cuban Salsa	"Light My Fire" – Will Young	Safe

;Judges' votes to leave

Ben: Pamela & Paul M.
Arlene: Aravon & Paul C.
Wayne: Aravon & Paul C.
Stacey: Pamela & Paul M.
Week 2

For this week, the couples performed either a Hustle or Argentine Tango.
Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Couple	Scores	Dance	Music	Result
James & Claire	28	Hustle	"I [Love to Love ]" – Tina Charles	Safe
Joseph & Sadie	33	Argentine Tango	"" –	Safe
Paul & Natasha	24	Hustle	"Young Hearts Run Free" – Candi Staton	Safe
Danny & Jodie	34	Argentine Tango	"" –	Safe
Toby & Casey	18	Hustle	"Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel" – Tavares	Bottom two
Cem & Gemma	29	Argentine Tango	"They" – Jem	Safe
Adam & Rebecca	31	Hustle	"How Deep Is Your Love" – The Bee Gees	Safe
Nathan & Kristy	22	Argentine Tango	"" –	Safe
Alex & Katie	24	Hustle	"Native [New Yorker \|Native New Yorker]" – Odyssey	Eliminated

Week 3

For this week, the couples performed either a Charleston or Lambada.
Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Couple	Scores	Dance	Music	Result
Paul & Natasha	23	Charleston	"Anything Goes" – from Anything Goes	Safe
Nathan & Kristy	22	Lambada	"Lambada" – Kaoma	Bottom two
Cem & Gemma	38	Charleston	"Put a Lid on It" – Squirrel Nut Zippers	Safe
Danny & Jodie	31	Lambada	"Nobody Wants to Be Lonely" – Ricky Martin & Christina Aguilera	Safe
Joseph & Sadie	35	Charleston	"All I Do Is Dream of You" – from Singin' in the Rain	Safe
Adam & Rebecca	20	Lambada	"Dr Beat" – Miami Sound Machine	Safe
James & Claire	29	Charleston	"I Wanna Be Loved By You" – Helen Kane	Safe
Toby & Casey	24	Lambada	"Ain't It Funny" – Jennifer Lopez	Eliminated

Week 4

For this week, the couples performed either a Lindy Hop, Foxtrot or Jitterbug.
Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Couple	Scores	Dance	Music	Result
Cem & Gemma	29	Lindyhop	"Jeepers Creepers" – Louis Armstrong	Safe
James & Claire	28	Foxtrot	"I Get a Kick Out of You" – Frank Sinatra	Safe
Danny & Jodie	29	Jitterbug	"In the Mood" – The Andrews Sisters	Safe
Paul & Natasha	17	Foxtrot	"It Had to Be You" – Harry Connick, Jr.	Eliminated
Joseph & Sadie	36	Lindyhop	"Sing, Sing, Sing" – The Andrews Sisters	Safe
Adam & Rebecca	18	Foxtrot	"Let's Call the Whole Thing Off" – Harry Connick, Jr.	Bottom two
Nathan & Kristy	34	Jitterbug	"Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree" – The Andrews Sisters	Safe

Week 5

For this week, the couples performed a Mambo routine. Nathan & Kristy did not dance as Nathan was injured, however public votes kept them in the competition.
Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Couple	Scores	Dance	Music	Result
James & Claire	24	Mambo	"Mambo Italiano" – Rosemary Clooney	Safe
Joseph & Sadie	26	Mambo	"Guaglione" – Perez Prado	Safe
Cem & Gemma	30	Mambo	"Mambo No. 5" – Lou Bega	Bottom two
Adam & Rebecca	20	Mambo	"Papa Loves Mambo" – Perry Como	Eliminated
Danny & Jodie	34	Mambo	"Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White" – Perez Prado	Safe

Week 6: Quarter-Final

For this week, the couples performed the Milonga and a Movie Dance.
Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Couple	Scores	Dance	Music	Result
Danny & Jodie	38	Milonga	"" –	Safe
Danny & Jodie	36	Movie Dance	"Cheek to Cheek" – from Top Hat	Safe
Cem & Gemma	26	Milonga	"Fever" – Michael Bublé	Eliminated
Cem & Gemma	24	Movie Dance	"More Than a Woman" – from Saturday Night Fever	Eliminated
Nathan & Kristy	22	Milonga	"Baby I Love You" – Aretha Franklin	Bottom two
Nathan & Kristy	23	Movie Dance	"Dancing in the Dark" – from The Band Wagon	Bottom two
James & Claire	25	Milonga	"Those Were the Days" – Mary Hopkin	Safe
James & Claire	30	Movie Dance	"Laendler" – from The Sound of Music	Safe
Joseph & Sadie	34	Milonga	"Moondance" – Michael Bublé	Safe
Joseph & Sadie	36	Movie Dance	" The Time of My Life" – from Dirty Dancing	Safe

Week 7: Semi-Final

This week, the couples performed the Waltz and an unlearned dance.
Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Couple	Scores	Dance	Music	Result
James & Claire	32	Waltz	"Unchained Melody" – The Righteous Brothers	Bottom two
James & Claire	21	Jitterbug	"Button Up Your Overcoat" – Helen Kane	Bottom two
Danny & Jodie	34	Waltz	"Always and Forever" – Heatwave	Safe
Danny & Jodie	40	Charleston	"You Give a Little Love" – from Bugsy Malone	Safe
Nathan & Kristy	29	Waltz	"Edelweiss" – from The Sound of Music	Eliminated
Nathan & Kristy	35	Lindyhop	"Mack the Knife" – Robbie Williams	Eliminated
Joseph & Sadie	20	Waltz	"If You Don't Know Me By Now" – Simply Red	Safe
Joseph & Sadie	38	Hustle	"I Will Survive" Gloria Gaynor	Safe

Week 8: Final

For the Final, the couples performed three dances; their favourite dance, a Freestyle Showdance and a Charleston.
Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Couple	Scores	Dance	Music	Result
Danny & Jodie	40	Milonga	"" –	Runners up
Danny & Jodie	31	Showdance	"Footloose" – Kenny Loggins	Runners up
Danny & Jodie	No scores received	Charleston	"You Give a Little Love" – from Bugsy Malone	Runners up
Joseph & Sadie	40	Lindyhop	"Sing, Sing, Sing" – The Andrews Sisters	Winners
Joseph & Sadie	39	Showdance	"What You Waiting For?" – Gwen Stefani	Winners
Joseph & Sadie	No scores received	Charleston	"All I Do Is Dream of You" – from Singin' in the Rain	Winners
James & Claire	36	Cuban Salsa	"I Like it Like That" – Pete Rodriguez	Third place
James & Claire	31	Showdance	"I Wanna Dance with Somebody " – Whitney Houston	Third place
James & Claire	No scores received	Charleston	"I Wanna Be Loved By You" – Helen Kane	Third place

Series 2

Scoring Chart

Bold scores indicate the highest for that week. Red indicates the lowest score.

Average Chart

This chart is based on the dancers' averages and not their place in the competition.

Rank by average	Competition finish	Couple	Total	Number of dances	Average
1	2	Darren & Lana	374	11	34.0
2	1	Darrien & Hollie	356	11	32.4
3	3	Ben & Stephanie	342	11	31.1
4	6	Paul & Pamela	150	5	30.0
5	8	Stewart & Clare	80	3	26.7
6	5	Mark & Jennifer	169	7	24.1
7	10	Clive & Helga	24	1	24.0
8	4	JP & Stacey	206	9	22.9
9	9	Rob & Dawn	45	2	22.5
10	7	Paul & Aravon	77	4	19.3

Finals Summary

Weekly Scores

''Individual judges' scores in the chart below are listed in this order from left to right: Ben Richards, Arlene Phillips, Wayne Sleep, Stacey Haynes.''

Week 1

Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Couple	Scores	Dance	Music	Result
Lana & Darren	29	Rock & Roll	"" –	Safe
Clare & Stewart	25	Salsa	"" –	Safe
Jennifer & Mark	24	Rock & Roll	"" –	Bottom two
Dawn & Rob	25	Salsa	"" –	Safe
Stacey & JP	20	Rock & Roll	"" –	Safe
Stephannie & Ben	28	Salsa	"" –	Safe
Aravon & Paul C.	21	Rock & Roll	"" –	Safe
Helga & Clive	24	Salsa	"" –	Eliminated
Hollie & Darrien	33	Rock & Roll	"" –	Safe
Pamela & Paul M.	21	Salsa	"" –	Safe

;Judges' votes to leave

Ben: Pamela & Paul M.
Arlene: Aravon & Paul C.
Wayne: Aravon & Paul C.
Stacey: Pamela & Paul M.

;Notes

Week 2

Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Couple	Scores	Dance	Music	Result
Dawn & Rob	20	Hustle	"" –	Eliminated
Jennifer & Mark	25	Argentine Tango	"" –	Safe
Lana & Darren	25	Hustle	"" –	Safe
Hollie & Darrien	22	Argentine Tango	"" –	Safe
Stacey & JP	20	Hustle	"" –	Bottom two
Stephannie & Ben	28	Argentine Tango	"" –	Safe
Aravon & Paul C.	18	Hustle	"" –	Safe
Pamela & Paul M.	33	Argentine Tango	"" –	Safe
Clare & Stewart	32	Hustle	"" –	Safe

;Judges' votes to leave

Ben: Dawn & Rob
Arlene: Aravon & Paul C.
Wayne: Aravon & Paul C.
Stacey: Aravon & Paul C.
Week 3

Couples are listed in order of leaderboard rank:

Couple	Dance	Judges' scores	Place
Lana & Darren	Guapacha	36	1st
Pamela & Paul M.	Charleston	33	2nd
Hollie & Darrien	Guapacha	32	3rd
Stacey & JP	Guapacha	27	4th
Aravon & Paul C.	Charleston	26	5th
Stephannie & Ben	Charleston	25	6th=
Jennifer & Mark	Guapacha	25	6th=
Clare & Stewart	Charleston	23	8th

Week 4

Couples are listed in order of leaderboard rank:

Couple	Dance	Judges' scores	Place
Pamela & Paul M.	Jitterbug	35	1st
Stephannie & Ben	Jitterbug	34	2nd
Lana & Darren	Lambada	28	3rd
Hollie & Darrien	Jitterbug	27	4th
Jennifer & Mark	Jitterbug	23	5th
Stacey & JP	Lambada	18	6th
Aravon & Paul C.	Lambada	12	7th

Week 5

Couples are listed in order of leaderboard rank:

Couple	Dance	Judges' scores	Place
Lana & Darren	Flamenco	38	1st
Hollie & Darrien	American Smooth	35	2nd
Stephannie & Ben	American Smooth	34	3rd
Pamela & Paul M.	Flamenco	28	4th
Stacey & JP	American Smooth	22	5th
Jennifer & Mark	Flamenco	21	6th

Week 6

Couples are listed in order of leaderboard rank:

Couple	Dance	Judges' scores	Place
Lana & Darren	Lindyhop	36	1st
Lana & Darren	Milonga	38	1st
Hollie & Darrien	Lindyhop	31	2nd
Hollie & Darrien	Milonga	40	2nd
Stephannie & Ben	Lindyhop	35	3rd
Stephannie & Ben	Milonga	33	3rd
Stacey & JP	Lindyhop	30	4th
Stacey & JP	Milonga	23	4th
Jennifer & Mark	Lindyhop	27	5th
Jennifer & Mark	Milonga	24	5th

Week 7: Semi-Final

Individual judges' scores in the chart below are listed in this order from left to right: Ben Richards, Arlene Phillips, Wayne Sleep.
Stacey Haynes was not judging this week - so marks are out of 30 for each dance. Couples are listed in order of leaderboard rank:

Couple	Dance	Judges' scores	Place
Lana & Darren	Adagio	24	1st
Lana & Darren	American Smooth	30	1st
Hollie & Darrien	Adagio	20	2nd
Hollie & Darrien	Hustle	23	2nd
Stephannie & Ben	Adagio	19	3rd
Stephannie & Ben	Guapacha	24	3rd
Stacey & JP	Adagio	14	4th
Stacey & JP	Salsa	21	4th

Week 8: Final

Each couple dances their favourite dance from the series and a Freestyle routine. Couples are listed in order of leaderboard rank:

Couple	Dance	Judges' scores	Place
Hollie & Darrien	Milonga	40	1st
Hollie & Darrien	Freestyle	40	1st
Lana & Darren	Flamenco	40	2nd
Lana & Darren	Freestyle	32	2nd
Stephannie & Ben	Lindyhop	36	3rd
Stephannie & Ben	Freestyle	32	3rd