# Strictly Come Dancing 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. It was shown on BBC HD and in cinemas around the country.
Sir Bruce Forsyth and Tess Daly continued to present the main show on BBC One, while the results show was presented by Daly and Claudia Winkleman. Former contestant Zoe Ball replaced Winkleman as the regular presenter of the spin-off show Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two due to Winkleman's family commitments. Alesha Dixon, Len Goodman, Craig Revel Horwood, and Bruno Tonioli returned as judges. On 5 and 6 November, Jennifer Grey, the winner of the eleventh series of Dancing with the Stars, served as a guest judge, replacing Len Goodman for the week. This was Alesha Dixon's last series as a judge after three years, which the BBC announced on 2 January 2012; she left the show to serve as a judge on a rival show, Britain's Got Talent.
Pasha Kovalev joined the cast this series as a new professional dancer.
McFly drummer Harry Judd and Aliona Vilani were announced as the winners on 17 December, while Waterloo Road actress Chelsee Healey and Pasha Kovalev finished in second place, and actor Jason Donovan and Kristina Rihanoff finished in third.

## Format

The couples dance each week in a live show. The judges score each performance out of ten. The couples are then ranked according to the judges' scores and given points according to their rank, with the lowest scored couple receiving one point, and the highest scored couple receiving the most points (the maximum number of points available depends on the number of couples remaining in the competition). The public are also invited to vote for their favourite couples, and the couples are ranked again according to the number of votes they receive, again receiving points; the couple with the fewest votes receiving one point, and the couple with the most votes receiving the most points.
The points for judges' score and public vote are then added together, and the two couples with the fewest points are placed in the bottom two. If two couples have equal points, the points from the public vote are given precedence. As with the previous series, the bottom two couples have to perform a dance-off on the results show. Based on that performance alone, each judge then votes on which couple should stay and which couple should leave, with Len Goodman, as head judge, having the last and deciding vote.

## Couples

This series featured fourteen celebrity contestants. The full lineup of celebrities was revealed on 6 September 2011 on The One Show. As in the previous series, the celebrities did not know who would be their professional partner until they were introduced to each other at the launch show.
| Celebrity | Notability | Professional partner | Status |
| Edwina Currie | Conservative Party politician | Vincent Simone | Eliminated 1st on 9 October 2011 |
| Dan Lobb | Daybreak presenter & tennis player | Katya Virshilas | Eliminated 2nd on 16 October 2011 |
| Rory Bremner | Comedian & impressionist | Erin Boag | Eliminated 3rd on 23 October 2011 |
| Nancy Dell'Olio | Lawyer & media personality | Anton Du Beke | Eliminated 4th on 30 October 2011 |
| Lulu | Singer-songwriter | Brendan Cole | Eliminated 5th on 6 November 2011 |
| Audley Harrison | Heavyweight boxer | Natalie Lowe | Eliminated 6th on 13 November 2011 |
| Russell Grant | Astrologer & entertainer | Flavia Cacace | Eliminated 7th on 20 November 2011 |
| Anita Dobson | EastEnders actress | Robin Windsor Brendan Cole (Week 9) | Eliminated 8th on 27 November 2011 |
| Robbie Savage | Premier League footballer | Ola Jordan | Eliminated 9th on 4 December 2011 |
| Alex Jones | The One Show presenter | James Jordan | Eliminated 10th & 11th on 11 December 2011 |
| Holly Valance | Actress, singer & model | Artem Chigvintsev Brendan Cole (Week 7) | Eliminated 10th & 11th on 11 December 2011 |
| Jason Donovan | Actor & singer | Kristina Rihanoff | Third place on 17 December 2011 |
| Chelsee Healey | Waterloo Road actress | Pasha Kovalev | Runners-up on 17 December 2011 |
| Harry Judd | McFly drummer | Aliona Vilani | Winners on 17 December 2011 |

## Scoring chart

The highest score each week is indicated in bold green with a dagger (†), while the lowest score each week is indicated in italicized red with a double-dagger (‡).
Color key:
Strictly Come Dancing (series 9) - Weekly scores :
| Couple | Pl. | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Couple | Pl. | 1 | 2 | 1+2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
| Couple | Pl. | 1 | 2 | 1+2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Show 1 | Show 2 |
| Harry & Aliona | 1st | 28 | 27 | 55 | 33 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 37† | 34 | 39+7=46† | 36 | 39+39=78† | 40+37=77 | +39+40=156† |
| Chelsee & Pasha | 2nd | 27 | 29 | 56 | 30 | 36† | 32 | 36† | 36 | 35† | 35+6=41 | 39† | 36+40=76 | 39+36=75‡ | +39+39=153‡ |
| Jason & Kristina | 3rd | 32† | 33† | 65† | 36† | 27 | 37† | 28 | 35 | 34 | 36+4=40 | 37 | 34+40=74 | 38+40=78† | |
| Holly & Artem | 4th | 28 | 30 | 58 | 30 | 30 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 31 | 34+3=37 | 38 | 36+34=70 | | |
| Alex & James | 5th | 22 | 29 | 51 | 32 | 25 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 35† | 29+5=34 | 34 | 34+31=65‡ | | |
| Robbie & Ola | 6th | 19 | 29 | 48 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 26 | 25+1=26‡ | 30‡ | | | |
| Anita & Robin | 7th | 28 | 28 | 56 | 27 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 27 | 30+2=32 | | | | |
| Russell & Flavia | 8th | 21 | 25 | 46 | 28 | 24 | 22 | 24‡ | 26 | 24‡ | | | | | |
| Audley & Natalie | 9th | 20 | 23 | 43 | 24 | 25 | 20 | 27 | 20‡ | | | | | | |
| Lulu & Brendan | 10th | 17 | 25 | 42 | 26 | 25 | 29 | 27 | | | | | | | |
| Nancy & Anton | 11th | 12‡ | 14‡ | 26‡ | 20‡ | 18‡ | 14‡ | | | | | | | | |
| Rory & Erin | 12th | 27 | 22 | 49 | 31 | 24 | | | | | | | | | |
| Dan & Katya | 13th | 24 | 21 | 45 | 24 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Edwina & Vincent | 14th | 17 | 19 | 36 | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Notes

* ↑ This couple finished in first place.
* ↑ This couple finished in second place.
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 This couple was in the bottom two, but was not eliminated.
* ↑ This couple finished in third place.
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 This couple was eliminated.

## Weekly scores

Unless indicated otherwise, individual judges scores in the charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Craig Revel Horwood, Len Goodman, Alesha Dixon, Bruno Tonioli.

### Week 1

Half of the couples performed on the first night and the other half performed on the second night. Couples performed either the cha-cha-cha or the waltz. There was no elimination this week; all scores and votes carried over to the following week. Couples are listed in the order they performed.

#### Night 1 (Friday)

| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music |
| Holly & Artem | 28 (6, 7, 8, 7) | Cha-cha-cha | "Who's That Chick?" — David Guetta, feat. Rihanna |
| Dan & Katya | 24 (4, 7, 7, 6) | Waltz | "Are You Lonesome Tonight?" — Elvis Presley |
| Lulu & Brendan | 17 (2, 5, 5, 5) | Cha-cha-cha | "I've Got The Music in Me" — Kiki Dee |
| Audley & Natalie | 20 (3, 5, 6, 6) | Waltz | "Angel" — Sarah McLachlan |
| Robbie & Ola | 19 (2, 6, 6, 5) | Cha-cha-cha | "Bad Boys" — Alexandra Burke, feat. Flo Rida |
| Anita & Robin | 28 (7, 7, 7, 7) | Waltz | "Three Times a Lady" — Commodores |
| Russell & Flavia | 21 (4, 5, 6, 6) | Cha-cha-cha | "Venus" — Bananarama |

#### Night 2 (Saturday)

| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music |
| Harry & Aliona | 28 (6, 7, 8, 7) | Cha-cha-cha | "Moves Like Jagger" — Maroon 5, feat. Christina Aguilera |
| Rory & Erin | 27 (6, 7, 7, 7) | Waltz | "Weekend in New England" — Barry Manilow |
| Alex & James | 22 (4, 6, 6, 6) | Cha-cha-cha | "When Love Takes Over" — David Guetta, feat. Kelly Rowland |
| Chelsee & Pasha | 27 (7, 6, 7, 7) | Waltz | "See the Day" — Dee C. Lee |
| Edwina & Vincent | 17 (2, 5, 5, 5) | Cha-cha-cha | "Build Me Up Buttercup" — The Foundations |
| Nancy & Anton | 12 (1, 4, 3, 4) | Waltz | "In Napoli" — Dean Martin |
| Jason & Kristina | 32 (8, 8, 8, 8) | Cha-cha-cha | "Gimme Some Lovin'" — The Spencer Davis Group |

### Week 2

Musical guest: Will Young – "Come On"
Couples performed either the foxtrot or the salsa, and are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| Chelsee & Pasha | 29 (7, 7, 8, 7) | Salsa | "Higher" — Taio Cruz, feat. Kylie Minogue | Safe |
| Edwina & Vincent | 19 (4, 5, 5, 5) | Foxtrot | "Buona Sera" — Dean Martin | Eliminated |
| Audley & Natalie | 23 (5, 6, 6, 6) | Salsa | "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" — Michael Jackson | Bottom two |
| Alex & James | 29 (6, 8, 7, 8) | Foxtrot | "Have You Met Miss Jones?" — Frank Sinatra | Safe |
| Dan & Katya | 21 (4, 6, 6, 5) | Salsa | "Upside Down" — Diana Ross | Safe |
| Lulu & Brendan | 25 (5, 6, 7, 7) | Foxtrot | "Breakeven" — The Script | Safe |
| Holly & Artem | 30 (7, 7, 8, 8) | Salsa | "Mas Que Nada" — Sergio Mendes & The Black Eyed Peas | Safe |
| Rory & Erin | 22 (4, 6, 6, 6) | Salsa | "Vehicle" — The Ides of March | Safe |
| Robbie & Ola | 29 (7, 8, 7, 7) | Foxtrot | "Ain't That a Kick in the Head?" — Dean Martin | Safe |
| Anita & Robin | 28 (7, 7, 7, 7) | Salsa | "Jump in the Line (Shake, Senora)" — Harry Belafonte | Safe |
| Jason & Kristina | 33 (8, 8, 9, 8) | Foxtrot | "Why Don't You Do Right" — Peggy Lee | Safe |
| Nancy & Anton | 14 (3, 5, 2, 4) | Salsa | "Papa Loves Mambo" — Perry Como | Safe |
| Harry & Aliona | 27 (6, 6, 8, 7) | Foxtrot | "Just the Way You Are" — Bruno Mars | Safe |
| Russell & Flavia | 25 (6, 6, 6, 7) | Salsa | "Dancing Queen"—ABBA | Safe |

### Week 3: Broadway Night

Musical guests:
* Kenny Wormald & Julianne Hough — "Holding Out for a Hero" & "Footloose"
* Susan Boyle — "Unchained Melody"
Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Broadway musical | Result |
| Holly & Artem | 30 (7, 8, 7, 8) | Tango | "Cell Block Tango" | Chicago | Safe |
| Dan & Katya | 24 (5, 7, 6, 6) | Viennese waltz | "Somebody to Love" | We Will Rock You | Eliminated |
| Anita & Robin | 27 (6, 7, 7, 7) | Jive | "You Can't Stop the Beat" | Hairspray | Safe |
| Alex & James | 32 (8, 8, 8, 8) | Viennese waltz | "Memory" | Cats | Safe |
| Rory & Erin | 31 (7, 8, 8, 8) | Quickstep | "Top Hat, White Tie and Tails" | Top Hat | Safe |
| Lulu & Brendan | 26 (5, 7, 7, 7) | Rumba | "All I Ask of You" | The Phantom of the Opera | Safe |
| Nancy & Anton | 20 (4, 5, 5, 6) | Tango | "Be Italian" | Nine | Bottom two |
| Audley & Natalie | 24 (5, 6, 6, 7) | Quickstep | "Too Darn Hot" | Kiss Me, Kate | Safe |
| Robbie & Ola | 30 (7, 7, 8, 8) | Tango | "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)" | Mamma Mia! | Safe |
| Russell & Flavia | 28 (6, 7, 7, 8) | Foxtrot | "Don't Rain on My Parade" | Funny Girl | Safe |
| Jason & Kristina | 36 (9, 9, 9, 9) | Tango | "I Will Survive" | Priscilla, Queen of the Desert | Safe |
| Chelsee & Pasha | 30 (6, 8, 8, 8) | Cha-cha-cha | "Beggin'" | Jersey Boys | Safe |
| Harry & Aliona | 33 (8, 8, 9, 8) | Jive | "Greased Lightnin'" | Grease | Safe |

### Week 4

Musical guest: Caro Emerald – "That Man"
Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| Jason & Kristina | 27 (6, 7, 7, 7) | Paso doble | "I Want It All" — Queen | Safe |
| Alex & James | 25 (4, 7, 7, 7) | Rumba | "Run" — Leona Lewis | Safe |
| Rory & Erin | 24 (4, 7, 6, 7) | Cha-cha-cha | "Dance to the Music" — Sly and the Family Stone | Eliminated |
| Audley & Natalie | 25 (6, 7, 6, 6) | Foxtrot | "I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself" — Dusty Springfield | Safe |
| Nancy & Anton | 18 (3, 5, 5, 5) | Paso doble | "Rodrigo's Guitar Concerto" — Joaquín Rodrigo | Bottom two |
| Lulu & Brendan | 25 (5, 6, 7, 7) | Samba | "Sir Duke" — Stevie Wonder | Safe |
| Holly & Artem | 30 (7, 7, 8, 8) | Viennese waltz | "Cry Me Out" — Pixie Lott | Safe |
| Chelsee & Pasha | 36 (9, 9, 9, 9) | Quickstep | "Sing Sing Sing" — Benny Goodman | Safe |
| Harry & Aliona | 35 (8, 8, 10, 9) | Waltz | "Come Away with Me" — Norah Jones | Safe |
| Anita & Robin | 32 (8, 8, 8, 8) | American Smooth | "I've Got You Under My Skin" — Frank Sinatra | Safe |
| Robbie & Ola | 27 (5, 8, 7, 7) | Jive | "Love Man" — Otis Redding | Safe |
| Russell & Flavia | 24 (5, 6, 6, 7) | Tango | "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)"—Eurythmics | Safe |

### Week 5: Halloween Night

Musical guest: The Wanted – "Lightning"
Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| Russell & Flavia | 22 (4, 6, 6, 6) | Samba | "Better the Devil You Know" — Kylie Minogue | Safe |
| Chelsee & Pasha | 32 (7, 8, 9, 8) | Tango | "Love Potion No. 9" — The Clovers | Safe |
| Audley & Natalie | 20 (3, 6, 6, 5) | Jive | "Prologue (Little Shop of Horrors)" — from Little Shop of Horrors | Bottom two |
| Alex & James | 31 (7, 8, 8, 8) | Paso doble | "Bring Me to Life"—Evanescence | Safe |
| Holly & Artem | 35 (8, 9, 9, 9) | American Smooth | "Swan Lake" — Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky | Safe |
| Nancy & Anton | 14 (2, 5, 3, 4) | Rumba | "Spooky" — Dusty Springfield | Eliminated |
| Harry & Aliona | 34 (8, 7, 10, 9) | Tango | "Psycho Killer" — Talking Heads | Safe |
| Robbie & Ola | 26 (4, 7, 8, 7) | Paso doble | "Bad" — Michael Jackson | Safe |
| Anita & Robin | 31 (7, 8, 8, 8) | Tango | "Devil Woman" — Cliff Richard | Safe |
| Lulu & Brendan | 29 (6, 7, 8, 8) | Paso doble | "Highway to Hell" — AC/DC | Safe |
| Jason & Kristina | 37 (9, 9, 10, 9) | Quickstep | "Bewitched" — Steve Lawrence | Safe |

### Week 6

Individual judges scores in the chart below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Craig Revel Horwood, Jennifer Grey, Alesha Dixon, Bruno Tonioli.
Musical guests:
* Westlife – "Flying Without Wings"
* Bruce Forsyth – "Young and Foolish"
Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| Lulu & Brendan | 27 (5, 8, 7, 7) | Tango | "Kiss" — Prince | Eliminated |
| Audley & Natalie | 27 (5, 8, 7, 7) | Viennese waltz | "I'm With You" — Avril Lavigne | Bottom two |
| Harry & Aliona | 33 (8, 9, 8, 8) | Samba | "I Wish" — Stevie Wonder | Safe |
| Anita & Robin | 31 (7, 8, 8, 8) | Charleston | "I Got Rhythm" — George Gershwin | Safe |
| Jason & Kristina | 28 (6, 8, 7, 7) | Rumba | "Killing Me Softly with His Song" — The Fugees | Safe |
| Alex & James | 31 (7, 8, 8, 8) | Quickstep | "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)" — Duke Ellington | Safe |
| Robbie & Ola | 29 (6, 8, 8, 7) | Waltz | "Love Ain't Here Anymore" — Take That | Safe |
| Russell & Flavia | 24 (4, 7, 6, 7) | Paso doble | "Carmen" — Georges Bizet | Safe |
| Chelsee & Pasha | 36 (9, 9, 9, 9) | Charleston | "Five Foot Two, Eyes of Blue" — Gene Austin | Safe |
| Holly & Artem | 34 (8, 9, 8, 9) | Jive | "Runaway Baby" — Bruno Mars | Safe |

### Week 7

Musical guests:
* Christina Perri – "Jar of Hearts"
* André Rieu & his Johann Strauss Orchestra – "We'll Meet Again"
Artem Chigvintsev missed this week due to a back injury; Holly Valance performed with Brendan Cole instead.
Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| Alex & James | 31 (7, 8, 8, 8) | Jive | "River Deep, Mountain High" — Ike & Tina Turner | Safe |
| Robbie & Ola | 31 (7, 8, 8, 8) | American Smooth | "Sway" — Pussycat Dolls | Safe |
| Audley & Natalie | 20 (3, 6, 6, 5) | Cha-cha-cha | "Uptight (Everything's Alright)" — Stevie Wonder | Eliminated |
| Harry & Aliona | 37 (9, 8, 10, 10) | Argentine tango | "Asi se baila el tango" — from Take the Lead | Safe |
| Jason & Kristina | 35 (8, 9, 9, 9) | Viennese waltz | "Iris" — Goo Goo Dolls | Safe |
| Chelsee & Pasha | 36 (9, 8, 10, 9) | Foxtrot | "Doesn't Mean Anything" — Alicia Keys | Safe |
| Anita & Robin | 33 (7, 9, 8, 9) | Argentine tango | "Tango" — from Cirque du Soleil | Bottom two |
| Holly & Brendan | 34 (8, 8, 9, 9) | Rumba | "Leave Right Now" — Will Young | Safe |
| Russell & Flavia | 26 (5, 7, 7, 7) | American Smooth | "I Am What I Am" — Gloria Gaynor | Safe |

### Week 8: Best of Britain Week

Musical guests:
* James Morrison & Jessie J – "Up"
* Il Divo – "Time to Say Goodbye"
This week's show was broadcast live from Wembley Arena. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| Robbie & Ola | 26 (5, 7, 7, 7) | Salsa | "Let Me Entertain You" — Robbie Williams | Safe |
| Alex & James | 35 (8, 9, 9, 9) | Tango | "Relax" — Frankie Goes to Hollywood | Safe |
| Holly & Artem | 31 (7, 8, 8, 8) | Quickstep | "Valerie" — Mark Ronson, feat. Amy Winehouse | Bottom two |
| Anita & Robin | 27 (6, 7, 7, 7) | Samba | "Come On Eileen" — Dexys Midnight Runners | Safe |
| Harry & Aliona | 34 (8, 8, 9, 9) | Salsa | "I'm Still Standing" — Elton John | Safe |
| Russell & Flavia | 24 (5, 6, 6, 7) | Jive | "Reach" — S Club 7 | Eliminated |
| Chelsee & Pasha | 35 (8, 9, 9, 9) | Samba | "Spice Up Your Life" — Spice Girls | Safe |
| Jason & Kristina | 34 (8, 8, 9, 9) | Jive | "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" — Wham! | Safe |

### Week 9

Musical guest: Cee Lo Green – "Anyway"
Due to his injury, Robin Windsor missed this week; Anita Dobson performed with Brendan Cole instead.
Each couple performed one routine, and then all couples participated in a swing dance marathon for additional points. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| Anita & Brendan | 30 (7, 8, 7, 8) | Cha-cha-cha | "Uptown Girl" — Billy Joel | Eliminated |
| Holly & Artem | 34 (8, 8, 9, 9) | Foxtrot | "Mamma Knows Best" — Jessie J | Bottom two |
| Alex & James | 29 (6, 7, 8, 8) | Charleston | "Me and My Baby" — from Chicago | Safe |
| Robbie & Ola | 25 (5, 7, 7, 6) | Samba | "You Sexy Thing" — Hot Chocolate | Safe |
| Chelsee & Pasha | 35 (8, 9, 9, 9) | Argentine tango | "Una Musica Brutal" — Gotan Project | Safe |
| Jason & Kristina | 36 (9, 9, 9, 9) | Charleston | "Yes Sir, That's My Baby" — Eddie Cantor | Safe |
| Harry & Aliona | 39 (9, 10, 10, 10) | Quickstep | "Don't Get Me Wrong" — Pretenders | Safe |
| Robbie & Ola | 1 | Swing-a-thon (Swing Marathon) | "Chattanooga Choo Choo" — Glenn Miller | "Chattanooga Choo Choo" — Glenn Miller |
| Anita & Brendan | 2 | Swing-a-thon (Swing Marathon) | "Chattanooga Choo Choo" — Glenn Miller | "Chattanooga Choo Choo" — Glenn Miller |
| Holly & Artem | 3 | Swing-a-thon (Swing Marathon) | "Chattanooga Choo Choo" — Glenn Miller | "Chattanooga Choo Choo" — Glenn Miller |
| Jason & Kristina | 4 | Swing-a-thon (Swing Marathon) | "Chattanooga Choo Choo" — Glenn Miller | "Chattanooga Choo Choo" — Glenn Miller |
| Alex & James | 5 | Swing-a-thon (Swing Marathon) | "Chattanooga Choo Choo" — Glenn Miller | "Chattanooga Choo Choo" — Glenn Miller |
| Chelsee & Pasha | 6 | Swing-a-thon (Swing Marathon) | "Chattanooga Choo Choo" — Glenn Miller | "Chattanooga Choo Choo" — Glenn Miller |
| Harry & Aliona | 7 | Swing-a-thon (Swing Marathon) | "Chattanooga Choo Choo" — Glenn Miller | "Chattanooga Choo Choo" — Glenn Miller |

### Week 10: Movie Night (Quarter-final)

Musical guest: Alfie Boe – "Live and Let Die", "Nobody Does It Better" & "We Have All the Time in the World"
Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Film | Result |
| Robbie & Ola | 30 (7, 7, 8, 8) | Quickstep | "Little Green Bag" | Reservoir Dogs | Eliminated |
| Harry & Aliona | 36 (9, 9, 9, 9) | Rumba | "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" | Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves | Safe |
| Alex & James | 34 (8, 8, 9, 9) | American Smooth | "Oh, Pretty Woman" | Pretty Woman | Safe |
| Holly & Artem | 38 (9, 9, 10, 10) | Paso doble | "The Plaza of Execution" | The Mask of Zorro | Safe |
| Jason & Kristina | 37 (9, 9, 9, 10) | American Smooth | "Singin' in the Rain" | Singin' in the Rain | Bottom two |
| Chelsee & Pasha | 39 (9, 10, 10, 10) | Jive | "I'm a Believer" | Shrek | Safe |

### Week 11: Semi-final

Musical guests:
* Aloe Blacc – "I Need A Dollar"
* Military Wives with Gareth Malone – "Wherever You Are"
Each couple performed two routines, and are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| Harry & Aliona | 39 (9, 10, 10, 10) | Charleston | "I'm Just Wild About Harry" — Peggy Lee | Safe |
| Harry & Aliona | 39 (9, 10, 10, 10) | Viennese waltz | "This Year's Love" — David Gray | Safe |
| Alex & James | 34 (7, 9, 9, 9) | Waltz | "(You Make Me Feel Like A) Natural Woman" — Aretha Franklin | Eliminated |
| Alex & James | 31 (7, 8, 8, 8) | Salsa | "1–2–3" — Gloria Estefan | Eliminated |
| Chelsee & Pasha | 36 (8, 9, 10, 9) | American Smooth | "Time After Time" — Cyndi Lauper | Safe |
| Chelsee & Pasha | 40 (10, 10, 10, 10) | Paso doble | "Malagueña" — 101 Strings Orchestra | Safe |
| Holly & Artem | 36 (9, 9, 9, 9) | Argentine tango | "Por una Cabeza" — Carlos Gardel | Eliminated |
| Holly & Artem | 34 (8, 8, 9, 9) | Charleston | "We No Speak Americano" — Yolanda Be Cool & DCUP | Eliminated |
| Jason & Kristina | 34 (8, 9, 9, 8) | Samba | "Blame It on the Boogie" — The Jackson 5 | Safe |
| Jason & Kristina | 40 (10, 10, 10, 10) | Argentine tango | "Assassin's Tango" — John Powell | Safe |

### Week 12: Final

Musical guest: Jessie J – "Price Tag"
This week's finale was staged in the Tower Ballroom at the Blackpool Tower in Blackpool, Lancashire. During the first show, each couple performed two routines, one of which was their showdance and the other of which was chosen by the judges. At the end of the first show, the couple was the lowest combined scores was eliminated. During the second show, each couple performed two additional routines, one of which was their favourite dance of the series. Couples are listed in the order they performed.

#### Show 1

| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| Harry & Aliona | 40 (10, 10, 10, 10) | Quickstep | "Don't Get Me Wrong" — Pretenders | Safe |
| Harry & Aliona | 37 (9, 9, 10, 9) | Showdance | "Great Balls of Fire" — Jerry Lee Lewis | Safe |
| Jason & Kristina | 38 (9, 10, 10, 9) | Tango | "I Will Survive" — from Priscilla, Queen of the Desert | Third place |
| Jason & Kristina | 40 (10, 10, 10, 10) | Showdance | "Dancin' Fool" — Barry Manilow | Third place |
| Chelsee & Pasha | 39 (9, 10, 10, 10) | Jive | "I'm A Believer" — from Shrek | Safe |
| Chelsee & Pasha | 36 (9, 9, 9, 9) | Showdance | "One Night Only" — from Dreamgirls | Safe |

#### Show 2

| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| Harry & Aliona | 39 (9, 10, 10, 10) | American Smooth | "Can't Help Falling in Love" — Michael Bublé | Winners |
| Harry & Aliona | 40 (10, 10, 10, 10) | Argentine tango | "Asi se baila el tango" — from Take the Lead | Winners |
| Chelsee & Pasha | 39 (9, 10, 10, 10) | Rumba | "Because of You" — Kelly Clarkson | Runners-up |
| Chelsee & Pasha | 39 (9, 10, 10, 10) | Quickstep | "Sing Sing Sing" — Benny Goodman | Runners-up |

## Dance chart

The couples performed the following each week:
* Week 1: One unlearned dance (cha-cha-cha or waltz)
* Week 2: One unlearned dance (foxtrot or salsa)
* Weeks 3–8: One unlearned dance
* Week 9: One unlearned dance & swing dance marathon
* Week 10: One unlearned dance
* Week 11: Two unlearned dances
* Week 12 (Show 1): Judges' choice & showdance
* Week 12 (Show 2): One unlearned dance & favourite dance of the series
Strictly Come Dancing (series 9) - Dance chart :
| Couple | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Couple | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Harry & Aliona | Cha-cha-cha | Foxtrot | Jive | Waltz | Tango | Samba | Argentine tango | Salsa | Quickstep | Swing Marathon | Rumba | Charleston | Viennese waltz | Quickstep | Showdance | American Smooth | Argentine tango |
| Chelsee & Pasha | Waltz | Salsa | Cha-cha-cha | Quickstep | Tango | Charleston | Foxtrot | Samba | Argentine tango | Swing Marathon | Jive | American Smooth | Paso doble | Jive | Showdance | Rumba | Quickstep |
| Jason & Kristina | Cha-cha-cha | Foxtrot | Tango | Paso doble | Quickstep | Rumba | Viennese waltz | Jive | Charleston | Swing Marathon | American Smooth | Samba | Argentine tango | Tango | Showdance | | |
| Holly & Artem | Cha-cha-cha | Salsa | Tango | Viennese waltz | American Smooth | Jive | Rumba | Quickstep | Foxtrot | Swing Marathon | Paso doble | Argentine tango | Charleston | | | | |
| Alex & James | Cha-cha-cha | Foxtrot | Viennese waltz | Rumba | Paso doble | Quickstep | Jive | Tango | Charleston | Swing Marathon | American Smooth | Waltz | Salsa | | | | |
| Robbie & Ola | Cha-cha-cha | Foxtrot | Tango | Jive | Paso doble | Waltz | American Smooth | Salsa | Samba | Swing Marathon | Quickstep | | | | | | |
| Anita & Robin | Waltz | Salsa | Jive | American Smooth | Tango | Charleston | Argentine tango | Samba | Cha-cha-cha | Swing Marathon | | | | | | | |
| Russell & Flavia | Cha-cha-cha | Salsa | Foxtrot | Tango | Samba | Paso doble | American Smooth | Jive | | | | | | | | | |
| Audley & Natalie | Waltz | Salsa | Quickstep | Foxtrot | Jive | Viennese waltz | Cha-cha-cha | | | | | | | | | | |
| Lulu & Brendan | Cha-cha-cha | Foxtrot | Rumba | Samba | Paso doble | Tango | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Nancy & Anton | Waltz | Salsa | Tango | Paso doble | Rumba | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rory & Erin | Waltz | Salsa | Quickstep | Cha-cha-cha | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Dan & Katya | Waltz | Salsa | Viennese waltz | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Edwina & Vincent | Cha-cha-cha | Foxtrot | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Ratings

Weekly ratings for each show on BBC One. All ratings are provided by BARB.
| Episode | Date | Official rating (millions) | Weekly rank for BBC One | Weekly rank for all UK TV |
| Launch show | 10 September | 8.31 | 4 | 6 |
| Week 1 (Night 1) | 30 September | 9.14 | 2 | 6 |
| Week 1 (Night 2) | 1 October | 8.75 | 3 | 9 |
| Week 2 | 8 October | 9.75 | 2 | 5 |
| Week 2 results | 9 October | 10.26 | 1 | 3 |
| Week 3 | 15 October | 10.08 | 1 | 3 |
| Week 3 results | 16 October | 9.88 | 2 | 5 |
| Week 4 | 22 October | 10.35 | 1 | 2 |
| Week 4 results | 23 October | 10.18 | 2 | 3 |
| Week 5 | 29 October | 11.29 | 1 | 2 |
| Week 5 results | 30 October | 10.96 | 2 | 3 |
| Week 6 | 5 November | 10.32 | 2 | 4 |
| Week 6 results | 6 November | 11.11 | 1 | 3 |
| Week 7 | 12 November | 11.40 | 1 | 2 |
| Week 7 results | 13 November | 11.14 | 2 | 3 |
| Week 8 | 19 November | 12.26 | 1 | 1 |
| Week 8 results | 20 November | 11.37 | 2 | 2 |
| Week 9 | 26 November | 11.80 | 1 | 1 |
| Week 9 results | 27 November | 11.19 | 2 | 3 |
| Week 10 | 3 December | 11.42 | 1 | 1 |
| Week 10 results | 4 December | 11.06 | 2 | 3 |
| Week 11 | 10 December | 12.04 | 1 | 2 |
| Week 11 results | 11 December | 11.32 | 2 | 3 |
| Week 12 | 17 December | 13.34 | 1 | 1 |
| Week 12 results | 17 December | 13.16 | 2 | 2 |
| Series average (excl. launch show) | 2011 | 10.98 | — | — |