Dance scores

Forty-five and Fabulous!

Last week, 50-year old Nigel Harman became only the 10th Strictly celebrity aged 45 or over to top the weekly Leaderboard, bucking the trend for younger contestants to earn higher scores. Here we countdown the Top Ten Leaderboard-topping celebrities aged 45+ – how many do you recall and can you guess the oldest?

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Which Strictly dance styles have been performed the most (and least) in the show’s first week and which may be linked to a greater chance of eventual success for a celebrity? Here we look back over the show’s first dances to find out.

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“Fantasy Strictly Come Dancing” (FSCD) is back, launching yesterday for players to join the game for Series 21! Jump on in and join the fun!

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Simply the Best (Part 2)

Which series has been the ‘best’ of Strictly Come Dancing to date? In this post we calculate an average score for each series based on the highest marks awarded for each dance style performed during the course of that series, then rank them by this score. (Part 2 of 2).

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Simply the Best (Part 1)

Which series has been the ‘best’ of Strictly Come Dancing to date? In this post we calculate an average score for each series based on the highest marks awarded for each dance style performed during the course of that series, then rank them by this score. (Part 1 of 2).

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Who are the best professionals on Strictly Come Dancing? In this post we calculate an average score for each pro dancer based on an average of their top scores for each different dance style performed on the show. (Part 2 of 2)

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Who are the best professionals on Strictly Come Dancing? In this post we calculate an average score for each pro dancer based on an average of their top scores for each different dance style performed on the show. (Part 1 of 2).

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Who is the greatest Strictly Come Dancing Champion of all time? We took a look at the data and created a Champions Leaderboard to see if it would reveal the answer…

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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…

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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?

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