2011 - Series 9

Strictly Come Dancing returned for its ninth series on 10 September 2011 with a launch show, with the live shows beginning on 30 September and 1 October 2011. The show was broadcast from Wembley Arena on 19 November with all proceeds going to the BBC charity, Children in Need. The finale took place in the Tower Ballroom at the Blackpool Tower and was the first episode to air in 3D.

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24

Number of shows

10.98*

Av. viewers (m)

16

Couples

124

Total scored dances

3,707

Total points scored

7.47

Av. judge score (10)

29.90*

Av. total score (40)

57

Total 10s awarded

5*

Perfect scores (40)

Harry & Aliona

Winning couple


# Couple Celebrity Pro Dances Av score (10) Av score (40) 10s Perfect scores Total pts Pos
Alex & James Alex Jones James Jordan 12 7.58 30.33 0 0 364 5th
Anita & Robin Anita Dobson Robin Windsor
Brendan Cole
9 7.42 29.67 0 0 267 7th
Audley & Natalie Audley Harrison Natalie Lowe 7 5.68 22.71 0 0 159 9th
Chelsee & Pasha Chelsee Healey Pasha Kovalev 16 8.81 35.25 18 1 564 2nd
Dan & Katya Dan Lobb Katya Virshilas 3 5.75 23 0 0 69 13th
Edwina & Vincent Edwina Currie Vincent Simone 2 4.5 18 0 0 36 14th
Harry & Aliona   Harry Judd Aliona Vilani 16 8.91 35.63 25 2 570 1st
Holly & Artem Holly Valance Artem Chigvintsev
Brendan Cole
12 8.21 32.83 2 0 394 4th
Jason & Kristina Jason Donovan Kristina Rihanoff 14 8.7 34.79 12 2 487 3rd
Lulu & Brendan Lulu Brendan Cole 6 6.21 24.83 0 0 149 10th
Nancy & Anton Nancy Dell'Olio Anton du Beke 5 3.9 15.6 0 0 78 11th
Robbie & Ola Robbie Savage Ola Jordan 10 6.8 27.2 0 0 272 6th
Rory & Erin Rory Bremner Erin Boag 4 6.5 26 0 0 104 12th
Russell & Flavia Russell Grant Flavia Cacace 8 6.06 24.25 0 0 194 8th

Couples & progress

Couple Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10 Week 11 Week 12
Cha Cha Cha  28 
Foxtrot  27 
Jive  33 
Waltz  35 
Tango  34 
Samba  33 
Salsa  34 
Quickstep  39 
Rumba  36 
Charleston  39 
Showdance  37 
Quickstep  40 
Waltz  20 
Salsa  23 
Quickstep  24 
Foxtrot  25 
Jive  20 
Cha Cha Cha  20 
Cha Cha Cha  22 
Foxtrot  29 
Rumba  25 
Paso Doble  31 
Quickstep  31 
Jive  31 
Tango  35 
Charleston  29 
Salsa  31 
Waltz  34 
Waltz  24 
Salsa  21 
Waltz  27 
Salsa  22 
Quickstep  31 
Cha Cha Cha  24 
Cha Cha Cha  19 
Foxtrot  29 
Tango  30 
Jive  27 
Paso Doble  26 
Waltz  29 
Salsa  26 
Samba  25 
Quickstep  30 
Waltz  28 
Salsa  28 
Jive  27 
Tango  31 
Charleston  31 
Samba  27 
Cha Cha Cha  17 
Foxtrot  25 
Rumba  26 
Samba  25 
Paso Doble  29 
Tango  27 
Cha Cha Cha  28 
Salsa  30 
Tango  30 
Jive  34 
Quickstep  31 
Foxtrot  34 
Paso Doble  38 
Charleston  34 
Cha Cha Cha  21 
Salsa  25 
Foxtrot  28 
Tango  24 
Samba  22 
Paso Doble  24 
Jive  24 
Waltz  12 
Salsa  14 
Tango  20 
Paso Doble  18 
Rumba  14 
Cha Cha Cha  17 
Foxtrot  19 
Waltz  27 
Salsa  29 
Cha Cha Cha  30 
Quickstep  36 
Tango  32 
Charleston  36 
Foxtrot  36 
Samba  35 
Jive  39 
Paso Doble  40 
Quickstep  39 
Rumba  39 
Showdance  36 
Jive  39 
Cha Cha Cha  32 
Foxtrot  33 
Tango  36 
Paso Doble  27 
Quickstep  37 
Rumba  28 
Jive  34 
Charleston  36 
Samba  34 
Showdance  40 
Tango  38 
Cha Cha Cha  30 
Rumba  34 

Strictly Come Dancing
Series 9
Presented byBruce Forsyth
Tess Daly
Claudia Winkleman
JudgesAlesha Dixon
Len Goodman
Craig Revel Horwood
Bruno Tonioli
Jennifer Grey (guest)
Celebrity winnerHarry Judd
Professional winnerAliona Vilani
No. of episodes25
Release
Original networkBBC One
Original release
  • 10 September (2011-09-10) (Launch Show)
  • 30 September 2011 (2011-09-30)
 
17 December 2011 (2011-12-17)
Series chronology
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Series 10

2011 - Series 9 facts and stats

  • Series 9 is the only one in which a pro has danced with 3 different celebrity partners; Brendan was partnered with Lulu and they were eliminated in Week 6. In Week 7 he stood in for an injured Artem and danced a Rumba with Holly Valance; 2 weeks later in Week 9 he partnered Anita Dobson due to Robin’s injury. They danced a Cha Cha Cha and in the Swing-a-thon but were eliminated, making Brendan the only pro eliminated twice in one Series
  • In Series 8 and 9 the dance-off (introduced in S5) was dropped; the couple placed lowest on the combined leaderboard of judges’ scores and public vote was eliminated each week
  • Jennifer Grey, who had won America’s Dancing With The Stars in 2010, stood in for Len as a guest judge in W6. The highest score she awarded was 9 to Chelsee & Pasha for their Charleston
  • Winner Harry Judd was awarded 25 tens overall, ten of which were given by Alesha. This was the most tens to one couple from any judge in S9
  • Blackpool in Week 8 was replaced by a “Best of Britain” show from Wembley Arena; this included music from some iconic British artists such as Elton John, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Wham! and The Spice Girls
  • In the Semi-Final, Chelsee & Pasha dance the first ever perfect Paso Doble, the single 40 their partnership received, to ‘Malaguena’; it will be 10 years before another perfect Paso is performed by John & Johannes in the S19 Final
  • For the second and last time, the Final show came live from Blackpool
Last updated on June 22 2025