In the early series each contestant who made it to the Final got to perform every dance style. The introduction of Speciality Dances from Series 8 meant finalists would have to skip at least one style. In this blog we will reveal the styles which have been skipped the most, and those which have never been skipped.

We’ve all heard about the ‘curse of the Rumba’ or the ‘challenge of the Cha Cha Cha’ but are these really the dances that spell danger for couples? We’ve analysed the data to find out… one dance definitely tops the danger list but it might not be the one you expect…

We take a look back at the celebrities who have both danced on the show, and had other partnerships dance to one of their songs. When combining the highest score that each celebrity achieved when competing, with the highest scoring dance performed to one of their songs, which celebrity ends up as Strictly Come Dancing’s Top of the Pops?

To receive a score in the thirties for every Strictly Come Dancing routine requires a combination of skill, talent, consistency, and a little bit of good fortune! In this blog we reveal the dynamic duos who have achieved this accolade.

We crunch the numbers to find out which Female Pro (or Pros) has the greatest number of perfect scores, as well as high scores, and so deserves to be crowned Strictly’s very own Dancing Queen.

The recent 1000th ten awarded to Fleur & Vito encouraged us to look back at some of the landmark routines that have also received tens on the show…

It’s Blackpool Week and we’re all looking forward to a sensational return. But does dancing at the iconic Tower Ballroom put an extra spring in the steps of our couples? Do they perform better in the home of ballroom than a BBC studio? We took a look at the numbers to find out…

With Molly and Will both receiving their first tens of the Series this week, we look back to see which Strictly partnerships ended up receiving the most scores of nine without ever achieving a ten; and which of their routines might have deserved better.

I think we all know the lowest scoring judge (!) but what else do the numbers tell us about scoring behaviour?

Every new professional dancer on Strictly wants to make a good early impression, and one of the easiest ways to do so is to receive a 10 from one (or more) of the judges. So which Pro took the fewest number of routines to receive their first ever 10?