Answer: Comedian Jason Wood
Eight celebrities took part in the first series of "Strictly Come Dancing", which was intended to be a one-off fundraiser for the Sport Relief charity.
Sadly, Jason Wood died in 2010 aged only 38.
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Answer: Darcey Bussell
When Alesha Dixon left 'Strictly Come Dancing' at the end of series 9 to join 'Britain's Got Talent', it was announced that Darcey Bussell, a former principal dancer with the Royal Ballet, was replacing her on the judging panel. She had already had a taste of being in the hot seat as she had appeared as a guest judge on the show in series 7 (2009) from the quarter finals onward. Darcey is considered to be one of the greatest ballerinas ever to come out of Britain and was made principal dancer with the Royal Ballet at the tender age of 20. She retired from ballet in 2007.
At the launch show for series 10, Darcey performed an American Smooth with Ian Waite, a former professional dancer on 'Strictly Come Dancing'.
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Answer: Tess Daly
Tess Daly, wife of ITV game show host Vernon Kay, provides the glamour and fashion on the show and has the job of interviewing the couples after they have received their comments from the judges and is an expert in administering sympathy and encouragement. Natasha Kaplinsky did help present part of series 2 when Tess was on maternity leave and Claudia Winkleman presents the weekday spin-off show, 'It Takes Two'. Holly Willoughby presents the ITV reality series 'Dancing on Ice'.
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Answer: Bruce Forsyth and Tess Daly
Bruce Forsyth and Tess Daly really make the show special, with Bruce's jokes and Tess' beautiful dresses she wears on 'Strictly Come Dancing' (otherwise known as Strictly). Whilst Tess was on maternity leave, Series 1 winner Natasha Kaplinsky presented the show in her place.
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Answer: Jill Halfpenny and Darren Bennett
Jill Halfpenny and Darren Bennett received the first perfect 40/40 score in the series for their Jive in final of series 2. They later became the winners of that series.
As of the Christmas special which aired after series 4, only 4 perfect scores have been awarded.
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Answer: Quentin Willson
L-plates have to be displayed in Britain on cars driven by learner drivers. The 8 marks out of 40 awarded to Quentin Willson's Cha Cha Cha was the lowest score ever given on "Strictly". This was despite his partner, Hazel Newberry, being a three times World Professional Ballroom Champion.
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Answer: Claudia Winkelman
Although Sir Bruce Forsyth and Tess Daly once again presented the main show in series 10, Claudia Winkelman returned to co-host the results show with Daly. Claudia first became involved with 'Strictly Come Dancing' in 2004 when she began presenting 'Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two', a companion show to the main competition show. She retained this role through to 2010, but could not take on the role again the following year as she had just given birth. She then moved to join Daly on the results show. Her quirky style and sense of fun have made her a firm favourite with both audiences and contestants alike.
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Answer: Craig Revel Horwood
Craig Revel Horwood is known as the one mean judge on the show. He is harsh, and looks mainly for quality of the contestant's dance, rather than other things such as enthusisam, effort and performance. Craig choreographs West End shows along with Arlene and Bruno, whilst Len is an ex-professional dancer.
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Answer: Quentin Willson and Hazel Newberry
It was Quentin Wilson and Hazel Newberry's Cha Cha Cha which earned them the lowest score, as of the Christmas special 2006, of the series. They were voted out the first week of the second series.
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Answer: My Family
Siobhan and Matthew weren't bottom of the leaderboard after their waltz, but the public voted to keep Fiona Phillips in the competition. Matthew won "Strictly" with Alesha Dixon two years later.
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Answer: Len's Lens
Named after long serving head judge Len Goodman, Len's Lens was a segment that appeared in each results show, where the judges were invited to discuss specially selected video clips from the previous night's show. Len's Lens was introduced by Claudia Winkelman and was the source of much hilarity and fun-poking at both the contestants and the judges themselves. My personal favourite clip from the season was the one which showed judge, Bruno Tonioli, getting so excited that he fell off his chair and landed in an ungainly heap on the floor. His face as the clip was shown on Len's Lens was a picture!
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Answer: Natasha Kaplinsky and Brendan Cole
Series one had only 8 couples competing and was won by newsreader Natasha Kaplinsky and her partner Brendan Cole. 'Eastenders' actor Christopher Parker came second despite being marked bottom by the judges on three occasions prior to the final.
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Answer: Darren and Lilia and James and Ola
Darren Bennett and Lilia Kopylova are champions in 'Strictly' and out of it. They have won a world title and many other competitions. Between them, they have five 'Strictly' trophies, as they have both won a series and a Christmas special (Lilia has won two Christmas specials). James and Ola have won titles in Europe, but unfortunatly, no 'Strictly' titles.
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Answer: Natasha Kaplinsky and Brendan Cole
The only ten of series one was given to eventual winners of the series Natasha Kaplinsky and Brendan Cole for their Samba. The ten was awarded by judge Arlene Phillips.
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Answer: Jimmy Tarbuck
The BBC had no contingency plans to deal with such a situation, so the proposed three-person final became a two-person event, contested by rugby player Matt Dawson and cricketer Mark Ramprakash.
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Answer: Johnny Ball and Iveta Lukosiute
Veteran TV presenter Johnny Ball who, at the age of 74, was the oldest celebrity to take part in series 10 and his partner Iveta Lukosiute, were the first couple to be eliminated from the show. Ball's 'Strictly' experience did not get off to a good start when his original partner, Aliona Vilani, the previous year's winner, was injured during training and was unable to continue. Iveta was drafted in to replace her but the couple failed to impress either the judges or the viewers. They found themselves in the bottom two and lost the first dance off when the judges voted to save Richard Arnold and Erin Boag. Johnny is the father of Zoe Ball who replaced Claudia Winkelman as the presenter of 'Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two'.
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Answer: Ian Waite
Ian slipped over on the dance floor during his showdance with celebrity Zoe Ball. Unfortunately, they had just been voted out, taking the third place title of Series 3.
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Answer: Denise Lewis and Ian Waite
Denise Lewis and Ian Waite were awarded two 10s in the final of the second series for their Quickstep. This pair came second in the series.
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Answer: Karen Hardy
Brian had recently played serial killer Richard Hillman in "Coronation Street" and Karen choreographed a sinister waltz for him using music from "The Godfather". This was the first series in which the bottom two couples took part in a dance-off and the judges chose to save rugby player Kenny Logan and his partner Ola Jordan.
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Answer: Jerry Hall
A former supermodel and the ex-wife of Mick Jagger of The Rolling Stones, Jerry Hall was paired with long time 'Strictly Come Dancing' professional, Anton du Beke. Anton had appeared in all previous nine seasons of the show but had never won it. Unfortunately, series 10 did not change his luck as he and Hall were the second couple to leave the show. They were eliminated in Hollywood week where they had performed a quickstep to 'Mrs Robinson' from 'The Graduate', a role that Hall had performed on Broadway. The drawling Texan's teasing of du Beke provided some most entertaining moments before their departure.
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Answer: Jill Halfpenny
Jill, with partner Darren Bennett, won series two of 'Strictly Come Dancing' and they also won both the 2004 and 2008 Christmas specials. Louisa was losing semi-finalist in series 4, Matt was runner up in series 5 and Jessie only lasted until week four of series 6.
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Answer: Jill Halfpenny
Jill Halfpenny paired Darren Bennett in Series 2, and took the series title on the famous studio dance floor. Jill was awarded the first ever perfect score of 40/40 in the final for her Jive to the song 'I'm Still Standing' by Elton John.
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Answer: Phil Daniels
It wasn't a good series for "EastEnders" actors. Phil Daniels, Gillian Taylforth and Jessie Wallace all took part and were all eliminated by week 4. Fellow "EastEnders" Jill Halfpenny and Kara Tointon were glitter ball trophy-winners and Christopher Parker made it to the first ever final.
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Answer: Katherine Jenkins
Katherine Jenkins, the Welsh mezzo-soprano, was the guest star on the results show during the semi-final week where she sang a sultry version of the Christmas classic 'Santa Baby'. She then returned to the floor as a dancer. Katherine had taken part in season 14 of 'Dancing with the Stars', the American version of 'Strictly Come Dancing' and, together with her professional partner, Mark Ballas, took the runner-up spot behind NFL star, Donald Driver. Katherine and Mark entertained the 'Strictly' audience with an energetic and accomplished jive.
Here is another piece of 'Strictly' trivia for you. Katherine was once engaged to Gethin Jones, the TV presenter who finished in third place in series 5 of 'Strictly Come Dancing'.
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Answer: Cricket
Darren Gough won series 3 with his partner Lilia Kopylova and Mark Ramprakash won series 4 with dancer Karen Hardy. Darren played for Yorkshire and England and earned the nicknames 'Rhino' and 'Dazzler'. Mark has played for Surrey since 2001 and he has also played for his country. His nicknames are 'Ramps', 'Bloodaxe' and 'The Hips' which may have stemmed from his appearance on 'Strictly', where they caused judge Arlene to swoon week after week.
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Answer: Brendan Cole and Camilla Dallerup
Brendan Cole, Camilla Dallerup, Anton du Beke and Erin Boag have all appeared in every series of the show so far. Out of these only Brendan has won the show.
Darren Bennett, Lilia Kopylova and Ian Waite have appeared in every series since series two.
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Answer: Kimberley Walsh
Kimberley Walsh, or "Nimble Kimble" to quote the nickname given to her early in the season by head judge, Len Goodman, was paired with Russian professional dancer, Pasha Kovalev, for the series. A singer and actress, Kimberley was one of the five members of the girl group 'Girls Aloud' that enjoyed great success after being formed during the reality show, 'Popstars: The Rivals' in 2002. Kimberley and Pasha were the first couple of the series to score a perfect 40 points from the judges. They received it in the quarter finals for their Dance Fusion combination of cha-cha-cha and tango to 'It's Raining Men'. Dance Fusion, borrowed from the US show 'Dancing with the Stars,' was a new addition to 'Strictly Come Dancing' this season. Couples had to blend two different dance styles into one routine using one piece of music.
The couple made the final which gave Pasha the distinction of being the second male professional dancer on the show to make two consecutive finals equalling the record of Ian Waite. He had reached the final and been runner up with Chelsee Healey in season 9. Kimberley and Pasha finished as joint runners-up to the eventual winners. This meant that Pasha had been the runner-up in his first two seasons on the show.
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Answer: Glitter ball
'Strictly' is famous for its Glitter ball trophy, with the show's emblem of the front. You also get a plaque, with your name on so you will always remember your triumph!
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Answer: Siobhan Hayes and Matthew Cutler
Siobhan Hayes and Matthew Cutler were the first couple to be voted out, however they did not receive the lowest score of the week. That was given to Fiona Phillips and Brendan Cole who lasted until the fourth week.
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Answer: Maestro
"Maestro" was a competition in which eight celebrities learned to conduct a concert orchestra. Goldie finished second to comedian Sue Perkins. A follow-up series, called "Maestro At The Opera", was won by "Strictly" judge Craig Revel Horwood.
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Answer: Michael Vaughan
When he exchanged the cricket field for the dance floor, former England batsman and cricket captain, Michael Vaughan, had some big boots to fill. Two former England cricketers had already won the glitter ball trophy, Darren Gough in series 3 and Mark Ramprakash the following year. He was paired with Australian professional, Natalie Lowe, for the series and he struggled initially, especially in the Latin dances where his lack of timing was obvious. The couple found themselves in the dance-off as early as week 3 but were saved by the judges. He fared much better in the ballroom dances. In the 'Dancing through the Decades' week , which was broadcast live from the Wembley Arena, the couple closed the show with an American Smooth to "New York New York". They received their highest score of 35 and a standing ovation from the crowd. Unfortunately, Michael's Latin dances continued to let him down and, after dancing the samba in week 9, the couple once again found themselves in the bottom two. They were eliminated after losing the dance-off to Westlife's Nicky Byrne and his partner, Karen Hauer.
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Answer: The Argentine Tango
Vincent and Flavia were UK Argentine Tango champions in 2006 and World Argentine Tango finalists 2005/2006. They were also UK Professional Ten Dance Champions 2002-2006 and UK Professional Show Dance Champions 2003-2006. In 'Strictly Come Dancing' they have both reached the final, Flavia in series 5 and Vincent in series 6, but both lost out on the trophy.
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Answer: Viennese Waltz
It is tradition on the show for the finalists to do a group Viennese Waltz. They move smoothly around in a circle, following each other, before one couple enters the centre of the circle and does a special move or a lift.
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Answer: Jason Wood and Kylie Jones
Jason Wood and Kylie Jones were the first couple to be voted out in the second week of the show. They received the lowest judges vote with just 19/40.
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Answer: Edwina Currie
Though arguably a worse dancer than Edwina Currie, fellow Conservative politician Ann Widdecombe had survived until week 10 of the previous series. Long-time political correspondent John Sergeant controversially withdrew from the show two months into series 6. Cabinet minister Vince Cable foxtrotted with Erin Boag in the 2010 "Strictly" Christmas Special.
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Answer: Denise van Outen
Denise van Outen, the actress, singer and TV presenter, was partnered with James Jordan for this series and was one of the early favourites to take the title. Denise started performing at an early age and, in 2001, played the role of Roxie Hart in the musical, 'Chicago', in the West End and again on Broadway in 2002. Her participation in 'Strictly Come Dancing' did not go down well in all quarters though, as it was felt that her previous dance training gave her an unfair advantage over the other celebrities. Despite being on top of the judges' leader board seven times including four consecutive top spots, the couple twice found themselves in the bottom two and having to dance off as viewers did not support them. On both occasions they were saved by the judges and made it through to the final. It was the first time in seven seasons that Jordan had made the final. They ended the show as joint runners-up to the eventual winners.
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Answer: Camilla Dallerup, Erin Boag, Anton du Beke and Brendan Cole
Camilla, Erin, Anton and Brendan appeared in series 1 partnering antiques expert David Dickinson, rugby player Martin Offiah, singer Lesley Garrett and newsreader Natasha Kaplinsky respectively. Brendan fared the best in series 1 by taking the mirror-ball trophy. In series 6, Camilla partnered actor Tom Chambers, Erin partnered rugby player Austin Healey, Anton partnered actress Gillian Taylforth and Brendan partnered presenter Lisa Snowdon. Camilla fared the best in this series by winning the crown at her 6th attempt.
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Answer: American Smooth
The American Smooth was introduced in Series 4. This dance allows lifts, as the question states, and it also allows to come in and out of hold whenever you want. No other ballroom dances are allowed lifts or to come out of hold, so it is entertaining to watch these dances. The lifts are always crowd pleasers! The most commonly used ones are called 'The Fish' and 'The Crucifix'.
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Answer: Emma Bunton and Darren Bennett
Emma Bunton and Darren Bennett came third in the competition. Matt Dawson and Lilia Kopylova came second while Mark Ramprakash and Karen Hardy won.
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Answer: Louis Smith and Flavia Cacace
Despite a rather slow start to the competition where they drew mixed comments from the judges, Olympic gymnast, Louis Smith, and his partner, Flavia Cacace, won the final and lifted the much coveted glitter ball trophy as the season's champions. It was Flavia's second appearance in the final but her first win. She and her then partner, Matt d' Angelo, had lost the series 5 final to Alesha Dixon and Matthew Cutler.
Although they only topped the judges' leader board twice during the series, the couple proved popular with the viewers and never appeared in the bottom two throughout the competition. They were awarded a perfect score of 40 for their show dance in the final, finally nabbing that elusive 10 from "mean" judge, Craig Revel-Horwood. Louis, who was the silver medallist in the pommel horse at the 2012 London Olympics, joked after his win that "I can finally say that I won something in the year 2012!".
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