Strictly Come Dancing Season 11, Episode 29: Strictly: Live Backstage

Red Carpet Exclusive

Episode 2

Put your dancing shoes on; Strictly is back! Sir Bruce Forsyth and Tess Daly bring back the glitz and glamour to your Saturday nights. The red carpet is rolled out to greet our 15 stars, before the nail-biting moment when they discover who their professional dance partner will be. They then all take to the dance floor to perform together for the very first time. Will it be ballroom bliss, or murder on the dance floor? Plus music performances from Rod Stewart and Jessie J, who performs her new single. Let the dancing commence.

Week 1 - Show 1

Sir Bruce Forsyth and Tess Daly present the first night in a live Strictly Come Dancing double bill, as six couples take to the dance floor for the very first time. There is no public vote this week, but the couples still have to impress the Strictly judges, whose scores will be carried through to next week. Will it be murder on the dancefloor, or will all those hours in the training room pay off? Whose nerves will get the better of them, and who will be cha cha cha-ing their way to the top of the leader board? Let's start dancing!

Week 1 - Show 2

Sir Bruce Forsyth and Tess Daly are back for the weekend's second live instalment of Strictly Come Dancing. The remaining nine couples don their dancing shoes and take to the floor for the very first time, with their professional partners. There is no public vote this week but the couples still have to impress the Strictly judges, whose scores will be carried through to next week. So who will be a dance disaster and who will be a fab-u-lous mover? Tune in to find out.

Week 2

Grab your glitterballs and join Sir Bruce Forsyth and Tess Daly for a sparkling spectacular as all 15 couples hit the dance floor. Every step counts, as the judges' scores from Week 1 are combined with those from this show. The celebrities are now dancing for survival, as the two lowest-scoring couples must face the dreaded dance-off in Sunday's results show. The pressure is on, as no-one wants to be the first to leave the competition.

Week 2 Results

Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman return to host an unforgettable evening of Strictly drama, in the first results show of the series. The judges' scores and public votes are in and the two couples with the lowest score dance off against each other, with one of them chasseing out of the competition for good. Plus, the professional dancers treat us to a spectacular a routine, and Matt Goss from Bros performs his version of the hit single, When Will I Be Famous.

Week 3

Love is in the air on Strictly Come Dancing. Sir Bruce Forsyth and Tess Daly invite you to cuddle up with your loved ones as the remaining 14 couples battle it out to impress the judges and viewers with heart-felt performances to some of the greatest love songs ever written. Plus the Strictly professional dancers take to the stage for a loved-up group routine which is not to be missed. Will it be love and marriage, or a fatal attraction for our couples?

Week 3 Results

Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman are your hosts for an exciting evening of drama in the second results show of the series. The judges' scores and public votes are in and the two couples with the lowest score face the music and dance off against each other, before 14 couples become 13. Plus, the professional dancers take to the floor with another fantastically enchanting group routine, and Andrea Bocelli keeps the romantics' cups brimming over with a love classic.

Week 4

Sir Bruce Forsyth and Tess Daly present another evening of sequins and sparkles as the 13 remaining couples hit the dance floor for a ballroom battle to stay in Strictly Come Dancing. Voting lines open at the end of the show. Once the judges' scores have been added to viewer votes, the two lowest scoring couples will perform again in the dreaded dance-off in Sunday night's results show.

Week 4 Results

Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman present another results show full of dance drama. The judges' scores and public votes have been combined, and the two couples with the lowest score dance off against each other before 13 couples become 12. There is a performance by Keane, and the professional dancers take part in a group routine. Who will survive another week, and who will twirl off the dance floor?

Week 5

Sir Bruce Forsyth and Tess Daly invite you to join them for an evening of glittery gorgeousness as the 12 remaining couples hit the dance floor for a ballroom battle to stay in the competition. Voting lines open at the end of the show; once the judges' scores have been added to viewer votes, the two lowest-scoring couples will perform again the dreaded dance-off during Sunday's results show.

Week 5 Results

Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman present another results show full of dance drama. The judges' scores and public votes have been combined, and the two couples with the lowest score dance off against each other before 12 couples become 11. Get ready for Earth, Wind and Fire as they bring their groove to the Strictly dance floor, and the professionals perform yet another dance spectacular. Who will survive another week, and who will cha cha cha their way out of the competition?

Week 6

Strictly does Halloween! Get ready for the fright of your life and join Sir Bruce Forsyth and Tess Daly as the 11 remaining couples hit the dance floor in a spooktacular ballroom battle. Voting lines open at the end of the show; once the judges' scores have been added to viewer votes, the two lowest-scoring couples will perform again the deadly dance-off during Sunday's results show.

Week 6 Results

Pumpkins at the ready as Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman welcome you to a results show full of freaky Halloween delights. The judges' scores and public votes have been combined, and the two couples with the lowest score dance off against each other before Halloween claims its next victim as 11 couples become 10. Madness awaken the werewolves inside us as they perform their new single, La Luna, and the professionals deliver a bewitching group routine. Which couples will be treated to another week on Strictly, and who will be spirited away from the competition for good?

Week 7

It's Saturday night, and that can only mean it's Strictly time! Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman invite you to indulge in an evening of sequins and sparkles, as the 10 remaining couples hit the dance floor for a ballroom battle to stay in the competition. Voting lines open at the end of the show; once the judges' scores have been added to viewer votes, the two lowest-scoring couples will perform again the dreaded dance-off during Sunday's results show.

Week 7 Results

Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman welcome you to another exciting results show that's bound to be full of drama. The judges' scores and public votes have been combined, and the two couples with the lowest score dance off against each other before ten couples become nine. There are performances from the Tenors and the Puppini Sisters, and the professionals deliver another spectacular group routine.

Week 8

Ballroom is going home! Sir Bruce Forsyth and Tess Daly invite you to join them for a truly memorable Strictly Come Dancing from the historic Blackpool Tower ballroom. The nine remaining couples battle it out on the world famous dance floor, desperately dancing to stay in the competition. Voting lines open at the end of the show; once the judges' scores have been added to viewer votes, the two lowest-scoring couples will perform again the dreaded dance-off during Sunday's results show.

Week 8 Results

Grab your donkeys and hold on to your Kiss Me Quick hats as Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman welcome you to another exciting results show, set in the magical Blackpool Tower ballroom. The judges' scores and public votes have been combined, and the two couples with the lowest score dance off against each other before nine couples become eight. There are performances from Andre Rieu and JLS, and the professionals deliver another spectacular group routine.

Week 9

Sir Bruce Forsyth and Tess Daly host another action-packed Strictly Come Dancing. The remaining eight couples kick, spin and chasse their hearts out to stay in the competition. Voting lines open at the end of the show; once the judges' scores have been added to viewer votes, the two lowest-scoring couples will perform again in the dreaded dance-off during Sunday's results show.

Week 9 Results

Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman welcome you to another nail-biting results show. The judges' scores and public votes have been combined, and the two couples with the lowest score dance off against each other before eight couples become seven. Get your baking gear at the ready as our professional dancers deliver a truly scrumptious group routine, and listen out for the dulcet tones of operatic pop sensation Il Divo.

Week 10

Jazz hands at the ready; it's musicals week on Strictly Come Dancing! Sir Bruce Forsyth and Tess Daly invite you to join them for a night to remember on the ballroom floor. The competition is heating up as the remaining seven couples battle it out to stay in Strictly.

Week 10 Results

Grab your glittery top hats and your canes as Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman welcome you to a musical-themed Strictly results show. The judges' scores and public votes have been combined, and the two couples with the lowest score dance off against each other before seven couples become six. Classical tenor Alfie Boe performs the incredibly moving Bring Him Home from the world-famous musical Les Miserables, and the professional dancers perform another incredible group routine.

Week 11

Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman present a night to remember on the Strictly Come Dancing ballroom floor. The competition is at melting point as the six surviving couples pivot, twist and turn to keep the glitter ball trophy in their sights. Voting lines open at the end of the show; once the judges' scores have been added to viewer votes, the two lowest-scoring couples will perform again in the dreaded dance-off during Sunday's results show.

Week 11 Results

Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman present another Strictly results show, as two couples compete for a place in the final five and Robbie Williams performs in the studio.

Week 12

Week 12 Results

Grand Final

Grand Final Results

Best of Strictly 2013

Christmas Special 2013