Each year the Strictly Final provides partnerships with the opportunity to reprise two of their previous routines; allowing us to see how far they have progressed over the course of the competition.

In this week’s blog we look back at the ten routines that saw an improvement of 8 (or more) points.

With some miserable winter weather hitting the UK, I thought that for this week’s blog I would offer a little bit of ‘Strictly sparkle’, by highlighting some of my favourite Strictly routines that have featured colourful face paint.

Craig was visibly moved by Layton & Nikita’s showstopping Charleston last night and said it was the best one he had seen on the show in 20 years.

Here to enjoy are Strictly’s 12 perfect Charlestons – do you agree with Craig?

Semi-Final Week and who will triumph? We’ve got Layton & Nikita’s Champions’ Charleston versus Ellie & Vito’s Crowd-Pleasing Couple’s Choice; or will we see a Quintessential Quickstep from Bobby & Dianne topped by a Virtuoso Viennese Waltz from Annabel & Johannes?

Forget Claudia’s dance debrief – this is our StrictlyDB Semi-Final dance pre-brief!

It is often said that ‘a week is a long time in politics’, but the same can be true in the world of Strictly Come Dancing.  Angela & Carlos became only the twelfth partnership to be eliminated from the show one week after receiving a ‘ten’ from the judging panel.

In this week’s blog we look back at each of the other eleven partnerships who suffered this fate.

Did you know it’s over ten years since a Sportsperson made the Strictly Final? Ahead of Quarter-Finals week, we look at which group of celebrities have the most success on the show. 2023 is an excellent year for actors so far but will they take the top spot overall in terms of achieving success?

Let’s find out…

Which partnerships have seen the biggest Blackpool boost to their scores when compared to their dances before and after performing in the Tower ballroom? Will tonight’s show see any couples added to this list?

Strictly’s Class of 2023 are off to Blackpool, always a landmark week for couples who make it.  With the iconic setting of the Tower Ballroom come some super iconic tunes. When have the 7 tracks the couples are stepping out to made a previous appearance on the Show?

Last weekend, Angela Rippon & Kai became the 23rd Strictly partnership to win a dance-off in successive weeks.

In this blog we look back on what happened to the other duos who previously accomplished this feat.

Will Series 21 see any ‘late-blooming’ couples, whose dance scores improve considerably in the second half of the competition? Here we countdown the top ten partnerships who improved the most when comparing their average scores from the two halves of the competition.