Series 6

## Series Chronology

Series 6 of *Strictly* commenced on 20th September 2008.

The series featured 16 competing celebrities, an increase of two from the 14 in the previous series.

Bruce Forsyth and Tess Daly returned as presenters, and Craig Revel Horwood, Arlene Phillips, Len Goodman and Bruno Tonioli all returned as judges.

Brian Fortuna and Hayley Holt, whom had previously appeared in the American and New Zealand versions of the show, and Russian dancer, Kristina Rihanoff joined the professional lineup alongside most of the professionals from the previous series. Nicole Cutler was the only professional to not return for the series.

On 20th December, actor Tom Chambers and his professional partner, Camilla Dallerup, were crowned series champions, with former S Club 7 singer Rachel Stevens and her partner, Vincent Simone, taking second.

## Scoring Chart

*Red numbers*  indicate the couples with the lowest score for each week.
Green numbers  indicate the couples with the highest score for each week.
"-" indicates the couple(s) that did not dance that week.
     indicates the couple that was eliminated that week.
     indicates the couple who was in the bottom two but was not eliminated.
     indicates the couple withdrew from the competition that week.
     indicates the winning couple.
     indicates the runner-up couple.
     indicates the third place couple.
### Average Scoring Chart

*This table only counts dances scored on a 40-point scale*

## Dance Scoring

* The highest and lowest performances for each dance, according to the judges' scores.

### Couples' Highest and Lowest Scoring Dances

*The highest and lowest performances of each couple during the series.*

## 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, Arlene Phillips, Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli.*

### Week 1

* Group Dance: Cha-Cha-Cha (female celebrities)
* The male celebrities performed either the Cha-Cha-Cha or the Waltz this week.
* *Featuring musical guest Bette Midler, with a performance of her song, "Wind Beneath My Wings"*

**Dance Off:** Phil & Flavia, Don & Lilia

*Judges' votes to save: (in event of tie, Goodman, as Head Judge, has deciding vote)*

* Horwood: Phil & Flavia
* Phillips: Phil & Flavia
* Tonioli: Don & Lilia
* Goodman: Don & Lilia

**Eliminated Couple**: Phil & Flavia

### Week 2

* Group Dance: Merengue (performed by male celebrities).
* The female celebrities performed either the Salsa or the Foxtrot this week.
* *Featuring musical guest band the Sugababes, with a performance of their song, "Girls"*

**Dance Off:** Jodie & Ian, Gillian & Anton

*Judges' votes to save: (in event of tie, Goodman, as Head Judge, has deciding vote)*

* Horwood: Jodie & Ian
* Phillips: Jodie & Ian
* Tonioli: Jodie & Ian
* *Goodman did not vote but would have saved Jodie & Ian*

**Eliminated Couple:** Gillian & Anton

### Week 3

* Group Dance: Swing (female celebrities)
* The male celebrities performed either the Jive or the Tango this week.
* *Featuring musical guest Andrea Bocelli, with a performance of his song, "Canto della Terra"*

**Dance Off:** Mark & Hayley, Gary & Karen

*Judges' votes to save: (in event of tie, Goodman, as Head Judge, has deciding vote)*

* Horwood: Mark & Hayley
* Phillips: Mark & Hayley
* Tonioli: Mark & Hayley
* *Goodman did not vote but would have saved Mark & Hayley*

**Eliminated Couple:** Gary & Karen

### Week 4

* Group Dance: Rueda (male celebrities)
* The female celebrities performed either the Quickstep or the Rumba this week.
* *Featuring musical guest band, Simply Red, with a performance of their song, "Something Got Me Started"*

**Dance Off:** Heather & Brian, Jessie & Darren

*Judges' votes to save: (in event of tie, Goodman, as Head Judge, has deciding vote)*

* Horwood: Heather & Brian
* Phillips: Heather & Brian
* Tonioli: Heather & Brian
* *Goodman did not vote but would have saved Jessie & Darren*

**Eliminated Couple:** Jessie & Darren

### Week 5

* The couples performed either the Samba or the American Smooth this week.
* *Featuring musical guest Alesha Dixon with a performance of her hit single "The Boy Does Nothing" and guests, Katherine Jenkins and Darcey Bussell with "Viva Tonight"*

**Dance Off:** Heather & Brian, Don & Lilia

*Judges' votes to save: (in event of tie, Goodman, as Head Judge, has deciding vote)*

* Horwood: Heather & Brian
* Phillips: Heather & Brian
* Tonioli: Heather & Brian
* *Goodman did not vote but would have saved Don & Lilia*

**Eliminated Couple:** Don & Lilia

### Week 6

* The couples performed either the Paso Doble or the Viennese Waltz this week.
* *Featuring musical guest Enrique Iglesias with a performance of his song, "Hero"*

**Dance Off:** Andrew & Ola, Mark & Hayley

*Judges' votes to save: (in event of tie, Goodman, as Head Judge, has deciding vote)*

* Horwood: Andrew & Ola
* Phillips: Andrew & Ola
* Tonioli: Andrew & Ola
* *Goodman did not vote but would have saved Andrew & Ola*

**Eliminated Couple:** Mark & Hayley

### Week 7

* *Featuring musical guest band, Stereophonics, with a performance of their version of "Handbags and Gladrags"*

**Dance Off:** Heather & Brian, Andrew & Ola

*Judges' votes to save: (in event of tie, Goodman, as Head Judge, has deciding vote)*

* Horwood: Heather & Brian
* Phillips: Heather & Brian
* Tonioli: Heather & Brian
* *Goodman did not vote but would have saved Heather & Brian*

**Eliminated Couple:** Andrew & Ola

### Week 8

* *Featuring musical guest, Beyoncé, with a performance of her song, "If I Were a Boy"*

**Dance Off:** Heather & Brian, Rachel & Vincent

*Judges' votes to save: (in event of tie, Goodman, as Head Judge, has deciding vote)*

* Horwood: Rachel & Vincent
* Phillips: Rachel & Vincent
* Tonioli: Rachel & Vincent
* *Goodman did not vote but would have saved Rachel & Vincent*

**Eliminated Couple:** Heather & Brian

### Week 9

**Dance Off:** Lisa & Brendan, Cherie & James

*Judges' votes to save: (in event of tie, Goodman, as Head Judge, has deciding vote)*

* Horwood: Lisa & Brendan
* Phillips: Lisa & Brendan
* Tonioli: Cherie & James
* Goodman: Lisa & Brendan

**Eliminated Couple:** Cherie & James

### Week 10

* John & Kristina withdrew earlier in the week, and only appeared on the Saturday show to say farewell.

**Dance Off:** Lisa & Brendan, Jodie & Ian

*Judges' votes to save: (in event of tie, Goodman, as Head Judge, has deciding vote)*

* Horwood: Lisa & Brendan
* Phillips: Lisa & Brendan
* Tonioli: Lisa & Brendan
* *Goodman did not vote but would have saved Lisa & Brendan*

**Eliminated Couple:** Jodie & Ian

### Week 11

* *Featuring musical guest, Estelle, with a performance of her song, "American Boy"*

**Dance Off:** Rachel & Vincent, Christine & Matthew

*Judges' votes to save: (in event of tie, Goodman, as Head Judge, has deciding vote)*

* Horwood: Rachel & Vincent
* Phillips: Rachel & Vincent
* Tonioli: Rachel & Vincent
* *Goodman did not vote but would have saved Rachel & Vincent*

**Eliminated Couple:** Christine & Matthew

### Week 12: Quarter-Final

* *Featuring musical guest, Barry Manilow, with a performance of his song, "Copacabana"*

**Dance Off:** Austin & Erin, Lisa & Brendan

*Judges' votes to save: (in event of tie, Goodman, as Head Judge, has deciding vote)*

* Horwood: Lisa & Brendan
* Phillips: Lisa & Brendan
* Tonioli: Lisa & Brendan
* *Goodman did not vote but would have saved Lisa & Brendan*

**Eliminated Couple:** Austin & Erin

### Week 13: Semi-Final

* *Featuring a special musical performance of "All That Jazz" by the Cast of Chicago*

Despite the judges scores and public vote, all three couples automatically continued to the Final.

### Week 14: Final

* Finalists Group Dance: Viennese Waltz
* For the final, the couples performed their favourite ballroom and favourite Latin dances from across the series, then their Showdance.
* *Featuring musical guest, Duffy, with her song "Mercy"*

**Strictly Champions**: Tom & Camilla