Strictly Come Dancing ''Strictly Come Dancing'' (commonly referred to as ''Strictly'') is a British dance contest show in which celebrities partner with professional dancers to compete in mainly Ballroom dance, ballroom and Latin dance, Latin dance. Each couple is ...

'' returned for its tenth series and began with the launch show on 15 September 2012. The live shows began on 5 October. Sir Bruce Forsyth and

Tess Daly Helen Elizabeth "Tess" Daly (born 29 March 1969) is an English television presenter and former model. Since 2004, she has co-presented the BBC One dancing competition show '' Strictly Come Dancing''. Early life Helen Elizabeth Daly was born o ...

returned to present the main show on

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and

Claudia Winkleman Claudia Anne Irena Winkleman (born 15 January 1972) is an English broadcaster and writer. She has been nominated three times for the British Academy Television Award for Best Entertainment Performance for co-presenting the BBC One dancing compet ...

returned to present the results show with Daly.

Zoe Ball Zoe Louise Ball (born 23 November 1970) is a British broadcaster and presenter. She was the first female host of the Radio 1 and Radio 2 breakfast shows for the BBC, and in 2024 was confirmed as the second-highest paid BBC presenter after G ...

returned to present the spin-off show '' Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two''. Judges

Len Goodman Leonard Gordon Goodman (25 April 1944 – 22 April 2023) was an English professional ballroom dancer, dance teacher, and dance competition adjudicator. He appeared as head judge on the UK television programme ''Strictly Come Dancing'' – in w ...

Craig Revel Horwood Craig Revel Horwood (born 4 January 1965) is an Australian-British author, dancer, choreographer, conductor, theatre director, and former drag queen in the United Kingdom. He is also a patron of the Royal Osteoporosis Society. Horwood is a jud ...

, and

Bruno Tonioli Bruno Tonioli (; born 25 November 1955) is a British-Italian television personality, choreographer and dancer. He has judged on the British television talent shows ''Strictly Come Dancing'' (2004–2019), ''DanceX'' (2007) and ''Britain's Got Ta ...

all returned and were joined on the judging panel by series 7 guest judge

Darcey Bussell Dame Darcey Andrea Bussell (born Marnie Mercedes Darcey Pemberton Crittle; 27 April 1969) is a retired English ballet dancer, ballerina and a former judge on the BBC television dance contest ''Strictly Come Dancing''. Trained at the Arts Educ ...

, who replaced

Alesha Dixon Alesha Anjanette Dixon (born 7 October 1978) is an English singer, rapper, dancer, television personality, and author. She rose to prominence in the early 2000s as a member of the R&B / UK Garage group Mis-Teeq, who had seven UK top 10 hits, ...

. On 20 June 2012, it was announced that Katya Virshilas would not return to the show as a professional. It was later announced that

Karen Hauer Karen Hauer (formerly Clifton; born 20 April 1982) is a Venezuelan-American professional Latin dance specialist and World Mambo Champion, best known for her appearances on the British television series ''Strictly Come Dancing''. She is currently ...

of ''Burn the Floor'' fame would replace her. The show was broadcast from

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on 17 November with all proceeds going to the BBC charity,

Children in Need ''BBC Children in Need'' is the BBC's UK Charitable organization, charity dedicated to supporting disadvantaged children and young people across the country. Established in 1980, the organisation has raised over £1 billion by 2023 through its ...

. The show on 10 November was hosted by Daly and Winkleman, while Forsyth took a break before the

show. Series 10 was the last series of the show to be produced at the studios of the BBC Television Centre in West London. In March 2013 the Television Centre site was closed for redevelopment, with the production of future series moved to Elstree Studios. Olympic artistic gymnast Louis Smith and

Flavia Cacace Flavia Cacace-Mistry (born 1980) is an Italian British professional dancer. Her professional dance partner is Vincent Simone (they are branded when performing together as 'Vincent and Flavia'), and between 2006-2012 both partners appeared on t ...

won the series on 22 December, while

Girls Aloud Girls Aloud are a British-Irish pop music, pop girl group that was created through the ITV (TV network), ITV talent show ''Popstars: The Rivals'' in 2002. The line up consisted of members Cheryl (singer), Cheryl, Nadine Coyle, Sarah Harding, N ...

singer

Kimberley Walsh Kimberley Jane Scott ( Walsh; born 20 November 1981) is an English singer, dancer, television presenter and actress. She rose to fame in late 2002 when she auditioned for the reality series ''Popstars: The Rivals'' on ITV (TV network), ITV. Th ...

and

Pasha Kovalev Pavel "Pasha" Kovalev (; born 19 January 1980) is a Russian professional Latin and ballroom dancer. Kovalev started dancing at the age of eight, and in 2000, moved to the United States with his professional dance partner Anya Garnis. In 2007, t ...

and actress Denise van Outen and James Jordan were the runners-up.

Format

The couples dance each week in a live show. The judges score each performance out of ten. The couples are then ranked according to the judges' scores and given points according to their rank, with the lowest scored couple receiving one point, and the highest scored couple receiving the most points (the maximum number of points available depends on the number of couples remaining in the competition). The public are also invited to vote for their favourite couples, and the couples are ranked again according to the number of votes they receive, again receiving points; the couple with the fewest votes receiving one point, and the couple with the most votes receiving the most points. The points for judges' score and public vote are then added together, and the two couples with the fewest points are placed in the bottom two. If two couples have equal points, the points from the public vote are given precedence. As with the previous series, the bottom two couples have to perform a dance-off on the results show. Based on that performance alone, each judge then votes on which couple should stay and which couple should leave, with

, as head judge, having the last and deciding vote.

Couples

This series featured fourteen celebrity contestants.

Johnny Ball Graham Thalben Ball; professionally known as Johnny Ball (born 23 May 1938), is an English television personality, children's television presenter, writer and a populariser of mathematics. Ball regularly appeared on British television, predom ...

was originally partnered with

Aliona Vilani Aliona Valeriya Kavanagh (''née'' Vilani on 1 May 1984; ), also known by her stage name Aliona Vilani, is a Russian-Kazakh TV personality and was a professional dancer in the BBC series of ''Strictly Come Dancing''. Biography Vilani started ...

; however, following an injury sustained in training before the first live show, Iveta Lukosiute was hired as a replacement partner. This was officially intended as a short-term measure until Vilani was able to return; however, it was later confirmed that Lukosiute would be Ball's full-time partner.

Scoring chart

The highest score each week is indicated in with a dagger (), while the lowest score each week is indicated in with a double-dagger (). Color key: ;Notes

Weekly scores

''Unless indicated otherwise, individual judges scores in the charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right:

.''

Week 1

Six of the couples performed on the first night and the other eight performed on the second night. Couples performed either the cha-cha-cha or the

waltz The waltz ( , meaning "to roll or revolve") is a ballroom dance, ballroom and folk dance, in triple (3/4 time, time), performed primarily in closed position. Along with the ländler and allemande, the waltz was sometimes referred to by the ...

. There was no elimination this week; all scores and votes carried over to the following week. Couples are listed in the order they performed. ;Night 1 (Friday) ;Night 2 (Saturday)

Week 2

Musical guest:

Scissor Sisters Scissor Sisters are an American pop rock band formed in 2000. The band's current line-up consists of Jake Shears (vocals), Babydaddy (various instruments), Del Marquis (guitar, bass) and Randy Real (drums). Former members include vocalist A ...

— "

Let's Have a Kiki "Let's Have a Kiki" is a song by American band Scissor Sisters. The third single from their fourth studio album ''Magic Hour (Scissor Sisters album), Magic Hour'', was released on September 11, 2012 in the United States and September 18, 2012 in t ...

" Couples are listed in the order they performed. ;Judges' votes to save *Horwood: Richard & Erin *Bussell: Richard & Erin *Tonioli: Richard & Erin *Goodman: ''Did not vote, but would have voted to save Richard & Erin''

Week 3: Hollywood Week

Musical guest:

Dionne Warwick Marie Dionne Warwick ( ; born Marie Dionne Warrick; December 12, 1940) is an American singer, actress, and television host. During her career, Warwick has won many awards, including six Grammy Awards. She has been inducted into the Hollywood Wa ...

— "

(There's) Always Something There to Remind Me "(There's) Always Something There to Remind Me" is a song written by American songwriting duo Burt Bacharach and Hal David. Originally recorded as a demo by Dionne Warwick in 1963, "(There's) Always Something There to Remind Me" first charted ...

" Couples are listed in the order they performed. ;Judges' votes to save *Horwood: Michael & Natalie *Bussell: Michael & Natalie *Tonioli: Jerry & Anton *Goodman: Michael & Natalie

Week 4: Halloween Week

Musical guest:

Paloma Faith Paloma Faith Blomfield (born 21 July 1981) is an English singer, songwriter, and actress. After signing with Epic Records in 2008, Faith released her debut album, '' Do You Want the Truth or Something Beautiful?'' (2009), which produced the UK ...

— " Never Tear Us Apart" Couples are listed in the order they performed. ;Judges' votes to save *Horwood: Colin & Kristina *Bussell: Colin & Kristina *Tonioli: Colin & Kristina *Goodman: ''Did not vote, but would have voted to save Sid & Ola''

Week 5

Musical guests: *

The Wanted The Wanted are a British-Irish boy band formed in 2009, and originally consisted of members Max George, Siva Kaneswaran, Jay McGuiness, Tom Parker, and Nathan Sykes. The group signed a worldwide contract to Universal Music, Island Reco ...

— " I Found You" *

Andrea Bocelli Andrea Bocelli (; born 22 September 1958) is an Italian tenor. He rose to fame in 1994 after winning the newcomers' section of the 44th Sanremo Music Festival performing " Il mare calmo della sera". Since 1994, Bocelli has recorded 15 solo st ...

— " Nessun dorma" Couples are listed in the order they performed. ;Judges' votes to save *Horwood: Richard & Erin *Bussell: Richard & Erin *Tonioli: Richard & Erin *Goodman: ''Did not vote, but would have voted to save Richard & Erin''

Week 6

Musical guest:

André Rieu André Léon Marie Nicolas Rieu (, ; born 1 October 1949) is a Dutch violinist and conductor best known as the founder of the waltz-playing Johann Strauss Orchestra. Rieu and his orchestra tour worldwide, often playing in stadiums. He resides ...

and his Johann Strauss Orchestra Couples are listed in the order they performed. ;Judges' votes to save *Horwood: Kimberley & Pasha *Bussell: Kimberley & Pasha *Tonioli: Kimberley & Pasha *Goodman: ''Did not vote, but would have voted to save Kimberley & Pasha''

Week 7: Dance Through the Decades

Musical guests: *

Kylie Minogue Kylie Ann Minogue (; born 28 May 1968) is an Australian singer, songwriter, and actress. Frequently referred to as the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Princess of Pop", she has achieved recognition in both the music industry and fas ...

— "

The Loco-Motion "The Loco-Motion" (or "Locomotion") is a pop music, pop song written by American songwriters Gerry Goffin and Carole King. "The Loco-Motion" was originally written for R&B singer Dee Dee Sharp, but Sharp turned the song down. The song is espec ...

" *

— " Something New" This week's show was broadcast live from

. Couples are listed in the order they performed. ;Judges' votes to save *Horwood: Nicky & Karen *Bussell: Nicky & Karen *Tonioli: Nicky & Karen *Goodman: ''Did not vote, but would have voted to save Nicky & Karen''

Week 8

Musical guest:

The Script The Script are an Irish Soft rock, soft-rock band formed in 2001 in Dublin. The band currently consists of Danny O'Donoghue (lead vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards), Glen Power (drums, percussion, backing vocals), Benjamin Seargent (bass, backin ...

— "

Hall of Fame A hall, wall, or walk of fame is a list of individuals, achievements, or other entities, usually chosen by a group of electors, to mark their excellence or Wiktionary:fame, fame in their field. In some cases, these halls of fame consist of actu ...

"
Dance guests: Flawless Couples are listed in the order they performed. ;Judges' votes to save *Horwood: Michael & Natalie *Bussell: Michael & Natalie *Tonioli: Michael & Natalie *Goodman: ''Did not vote, but would have voted to save Michael & Natalie''

Week 9

Musical guests: * JLS — " Hold Me Down" *

Alfie Boe Alfred Giovanni Roncalli Boe (born 29 September 1973) is an English actor and singer who performs primarily in musical theatre. Boe is best known for his performances as Jean Valjean in the musical ''Les Misérables'' at the Queen's Theatre ...

— "

Bridge over Troubled Water ''Bridge Over Troubled Water'' is the fifth and final studio album by American folk rock duo Simon & Garfunkel, released on January 26, 1970, by Columbia Records. Following the duo's soundtrack for ''The Graduate'', Art Garfunkel took an acting ...

" Couples are listed in the order they performed. ;Judges' votes to save *Horwood: Nicky & Karen *Bussell: Nicky & Karen *Tonioli: Nicky & Karen *Goodman: ''Did not vote, but would have voted to save Nicky & Karen''

Week 10: Dance Fusion Week (Quarter-final)

Musical guest:

Michael Bublé Michael Steven Bublé ( ; born September 9, 1975) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. Regarded as a pop icon, he is often credited for helping to renew public interest and appreciation for traditional pop standards and the Great American ...

— "

It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas" is a Christmas song written in 1951 by Meredith Willson. The song was originally titled "It's Beginning to Look Like Christmas". Perry Como was the first to record and release the song in 1951. The so ...

" Each couple performed one routine that demonstrated a fusion of two distinct dance styles. Couples are listed in the order they performed. ;Judges' votes to save *Horwood: Denise & James *Bussell: Denise & James *Tonioli: Denise & James *Goodman: ''Did not vote, but would have voted to save Denise & James''

Week 11: Semi-final

Musical guest:

Katherine Jenkins Katherine Jenkins (born 29 June 1980) is a Welsh singer. She is a mezzo-soprano and performs operatic arias, popular songs, musical theatre, and hymns.Santa Baby" Dance guests:

Katherine Jenkins Katherine Jenkins (born 29 June 1980) is a Welsh singer. She is a mezzo-soprano and performs operatic arias, popular songs, musical theatre, and hymns.Mark Ballas Each couple performed two routines, and are listed in the order they performed. ;Judges' votes to save *Horwood: Denise & James *Bussell: Denise & James *Tonioli: Denise & James *Goodman: ''Did not vote, but would have voted to save Denise & James''

Week 12: Final

Musical guest:

Robbie Williams Robert Peter Williams (born 13 February 1974) is an English singer and songwriter. He found fame as a member of the pop group Take That from 1990 to 1995, launching a solo career in 1996. His debut studio album, ''Life thru a Lens'', was re ...

— " Different" During the first show, each couple performed two routines, one of which was their showdance routine and the other chosen by the judges. At the end of the first show, the couple was the lowest combined scores was eliminated. During the second show, each couple performed their favourite dance of the series. Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Show 1

Show 2

Dance chart

The couples performed the following each week: *Week 1: One unlearned dance (cha-cha-cha or waltz) *Weeks 2–9: One unlearned dance *Week 10: One fusion dance *Week 11: Two unlearned dances *Week 12 (Show 1): Judges' choice & showdance *Week 12 (Show 2): Favourite dance of the series

Ratings

Weekly ratings for each show on

. All ratings are provided by BARB.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Strictly Come Dancing (Series 10) Season 10 2012 British television seasons