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?

This year’s Halloween episode included a rare instance of Craig awarding a routine with the highest individual score from the judging panel.  Here we look back at the 8 routines that saw a ‘rebellious’ Craig subvert our expectations.

In this blog post we look at couples who were saved by the public from the unenviable position of a combined early running order spot with a position at the bottom of the judges’ leaderboard.

More often than not, the Strictly judges and viewers are in broad alignment over which two couples should perform in the weekly dance-off, however in this blog we look back at the partnerships from the last ten years who suffered a drop of at least five places on the Leaderboard once the public had had their say.

During her seven Series in the role of head judge, is it true that Shirley awards a ten earlier than the other judges? Our 2022 research showed her then to be the most generous judge with a 10 paddle – but is this still true today, and if not, who has overtaken her as Strictly’s most magnanimous judge?

During his twelve years as head judge on Strictly Come Dancing, Len Goodman became synonymous with the number ‘Seven’; here we pay tribute to him and his role on the Show by looking back at some of the most memorable occasions he awarded this score on Strictly.

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

It’s hard to believe that there have been occasions when a dance was given a 10 by Craig but NOT by one of the other judges. Well it’s happened – and more than once….