It’s nearly time for Week 1 and the hot topic of debate here at StrictlyDB is our first Strictly leaderboard of the season. More specifically, who is destined to shimmy to the top and who will stumble to the bottom with a flop. So for a bit of fun we thought we’d share our thoughts….

First routines on Strictly have ranged from the sublime (Zoe Ball & Ian scoring 35 in Series 3) to the ridiculous (Quentin Wilson & Hazel scoring 8 in Series 2).

In this week’s blog, we crunch the numbers to see which specific scores for a ‘first routine’ have most often been the precursor to an eventual place in the Final.

“Fantasy Strictly Come Dancing” (FSCD) is back, launching recently for players to join the game for Series 22! Jump on in and join the fun!

As a Christmas Eve present to you, in this week’s blog (our final for this year) we look back at the ten professional dancers have who achieved the highest average score from routines performed in Christmas Specials.

That’s a wrap for Series 21 and as we sign off here are 7 fab-u-lous and noteworthy facts and stats from last night’s Final.

See you same time and place next year (or before if you are enjoying our daily Advent Calendar and Quiz Question) and thanks as always for reading!

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.

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.

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?