Strictly Dance Fever is a British television programme, broadcast on BBC One on Saturday evenings. It was an amateur dance talent competition, hosted by Graham Norton, which ran during Spring 2005 and Spring 2006. It had 2 extra shows, The Saturday night BBC Three host was Zoe Ball and the nightly BBC3 roundup & fanzine program was hosted by Joe Mace.[1] It was, in many ways, similar to the BBC's popular Strictly Come Dancing, a celebrity based dance contest also broadcast on Saturday evenings. On 12 December 2006, the BBC announced that Strictly Dance Fever had been axed in favour of the Andrew Lloyd Webber talent search, How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria?.

Strictly Dance Fever
Developed byBBC
StarringGraham Norton
Country of originUnited Kingdom
No. of series2
Production
Running time60 minutes
Original release
NetworkBBC One
Release26 March 2005 (2005-03-26) –
3 June 2006 (2006-06-03)

Dances

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The following dances have been performed in Strictly Dance Fever:

Couple dances[1][2]
Group dances

Series 1

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(broadcast in Spring 2005)

Judges

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Choreographers:

Vocalists

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Contestants

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In order of elimination:

  • Dan Gregory & Michelle Sheehan
  • Alex Shindila & Katie Gleeson
  • Toby Beal & Casey Morris
  • Paul Crook & Natasha Hall
  • Adam Spencer & Rebecca Leonard
  • Cem Ahmet & Gemma Stoddard
  • Nathan Potter & Kristy Cullen
  • James McClauchlan & Claire Adam
  • Danny Last & Jodie Binstead
  • Joseph Hall & Sadie Flower (winners)

Judges' scoring summary

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Bold scores indicate the highest for that week. Red indicates the lowest score. * means this couple was in the bottom 2. IN means they did not dance due to an injury.

Team Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8
Final
Joseph/Sadie 27 33 35 36 26 34+36=70 20+38=58 40+39=79
Danny/Jodie 28 34 31 29 34 38+36=74 34+40=74 40+31=71
James/Claire 32 28 29 28 24 25+30=55 32+21=53* 36+34=70
Nathan/Kristy 34 22 22* 34 IN 22+23=45* 29+35=64* Eliminated
Cem/Gemma 29 29 38 29 30* 26+24=50* Eliminated
Adam/Rebecca 25 31 20 18* 20* Eliminated
Paul/Natasha 17 24 23 17* Eliminated
Toby/Casey 24 18* 24* Eliminated
Alex/Katie 21* 24* Eliminated
Dan/Michelle 26* Eliminated

Dance chart

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Team Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8
Final
Joseph & Sadie Cuban Salsa Argentine Tango Charleston Lindyhop Mambo Milonga, Dirty Dancing Waltz, Hustle Lindyhop, Showdance
Danny & Jodie Boogie Woogie Argentine Tango Lambada Jitterbug Mambo Milonga, Top Hat Waltz, Charleston Milonga, Showdance
James & Claire Cuban Salsa Hustle Charleston Foxtrot Mambo Milonga, Sound of Music Waltz, Jitterbug Cuban Salsa, Showdance
Nathan & Kristy Boogie Woogie Argentine Tango Lambada Jitterbug IN Milonga, Bandwagon Waltz, Lindyhop Eliminated
Cem & Gemma Cuban Salsa Argentine Tango Charleston Lindyhop Mambo Milonga, Saturday Night Fever Eliminated
Adam & Rebecca Boogie Woogie Hustle Lambada Foxtrot Mambo Eliminated
Paul & Natasha Cuban Salsa Hustle Charleston Foxtrot Eliminated
Toby & Casey Cuban Salsa Hustle Lambada Eliminated
Alex & Katie Boogie Woogie Hustle Eliminated
Dan & Michelle Boogie Woogie Eliminated

Average Chart

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This chart is based on the dancers' averages and not their place in the competition.

Rank by
average
Competition
finish
Couple Total Number of
dances
Average
1 2 Danny & Jodie 375 11 34.1
2 1 Sadie & Joseph 364 33.1
3 5 Cem & Gemma 205 7 29.3
4 3 James & Claire 319 11 29.0
5 4 Kristy & Nathan 221 8 27.6
6 10 Dan & Michelle 26 1 26.0
7 6 Adam & Rebecca 114 5 22.8
8 9 Alex & Katie 45 2 22.5
9 8 Toby & Casey 66 3 22.0
10 7 Paul & Natasha 81 4 20.3

Series 2

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Judges

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Choreographers: Stacey Haynes and Arlene Phillips
Dancers: Wayne Sleep, and Ben Richards

Contestants

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In order of elimination:

Judges' scoring summary

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Bold scores indicate the highest for that week. Red indicates the lowest score.

Team Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8
Final
Darrien/Hollie 33 22 32 27 35 31+40=71 26+30=56 40+40=80
Darren/Lana 29 25 36 28 38 36+38=74 32+40=72 40+32=72
Ben/Stephanie 28 28 25 34 34 35+33=68* 25+32=57* 36+32=68
JP/Stacey 20 20* 27* 18 22* 30+23=53 18+28=46* Eliminated
Mark/Jennifer 24* 25 25 23* 21 27+24=51* Eliminated
Paul/Pamela 21 33 33 35 28* Eliminated
Paul/Aravon 21 18 26 12* Eliminated
Stewart/Clare 25 32 23* Eliminated
Rob/Dawn 25 20* Eliminated
Clive/Helga 24* Eliminated

Dance chart

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Team Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8
Final
Darrien/Hollie Rock & Roll Argentine Tango Guapacha Jitterbug American Smooth Lindyhop, Milonga Adagio, Hustle Milonga, Freestyle
Darren/Lana Rock & Roll Hustle Guapacha Lambada Flamenco Lindyhop, Milonga Adagio, American Smooth Flamenco, Freestyle
Ben/Stephanie Salsa Argentine Tango Charleston Jitterbug American Smooth Lindyhop, Milonga Adagio, Guapacha Lindyhop, Freestyle
JP/Stacey Rock & Roll Hustle Guapacha Lambada American Smooth Lindyhop, Milonga Adagio, Salsa Eliminated
Mark/Jennifer Rock & Roll Argentine Tango Guapacha Jitterbug Flamenco Lindyhop, Milonga Eliminated
Paul/Pamela Salsa Argentine Tango Charleston Jitterbug Flamenco Eliminated
Paul/Aravon Rock & Roll Hustle Charleston Lambada Eliminated
Stewart/Clare Salsa Hustle Charleston Eliminated
Rob/Dawn Salsa Hustle Eliminated
Clive/Helga Salsa Eliminated

Average Chart

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This chart is based on the dancers' averages and not their place in the competition.

Rank by
average
Competition
finish
Couple Total Number of
dances
Average
1 2 Darren & Lana 374 11 34.0
2 1 Darrien & Hollie 356 32.4
3 3 Ben & Stephanie 342 31.1
4 6 Paul & Pamela 150 5 30.0
5 8 Stewart & Clare 80 3 26.7
6 5 Mark & Jennifer 169 7 24.1
7 10 Clive & Helga 24 1 24.0
8 4 JP & Stacey 206 9 22.9
9 9 Rob & Dawn 45 2 22.5
10 7 Paul & Aravon 77 4 19.3

Broadcasting

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Strictly Dance Fever was normally broadcast during BBC One's Spring schedule. The auditions ran for two weeks. The recalls ran for two weeks as in the auditions. Finally, the dance-offs, ran for eight weeks, this time though live. The final edition aired in June, where the ultimate winning couple was revealed.

Trivia

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The maximum score for one dance, 40 points, has been achieved seven times throughout the series. Danny Last and Jodie Binstead (series 1 twice), Joseph Hall and Sadie Flower (series 1 once), Darren Bailey and Lana Williams (series 2 once) and then to Darrien Wright and Hollie Robertson (series 2 three times). Additionally, in the semi-final of series 2 Darren Bailey and Lana Williams were awarded a perfect 30 out of 30, when Stacey Haynes was ill. The lowest score achieved was 12, by Paul James Culshaw and Aravon McCann (series 2 once).

References

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  1. ^ a b "Strictly Dance Fever". ianvictoria.co.uk. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Strictly Dance Fever". ianvictoria.co.uk. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
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