Series 11

## Series Chronology

*Strictly'*s eleventh series commenced on 7th September 2013, with a launch show, where the celebrities discovered their professional partners for the series, and the main series commencing on 27-28th September. 15 celebrities competed in the series, with the lineup being revealed on *The One Show*.

Sir Bruce Forsyth and Tess Daly returned to present the main show, with Claudia Winkleman returning to join Daly for the results show, and Zoe Ball returning to present *It Takes Two* on BBC Two. This series was Forsyth's last as main presenter.

Len Goodman, Craig Revel Horwood, Darcey Bussell and Bruno Tonioli all returned as judges.

## Development

The series was the first at Elstree Film and Television Studios, after the show was transferred at the end of Series 10, as its previous home, The BBC Television Centre was closed for redevelopment. With the move, the show had a newly redesigned set for the series.

## Couples

During the Summer, Flavia Cacace, Vincent Simone, Aliona Vilani and Erin Boag all departed from the show, and were replaced by four new professionals, Aljaž Škorjanec, Janette Manrara, Iveta Lukošiūtė and Emma Slater. At the end of August, Slater moved to Strictly's American adaptation, *Dancing With the Stars*, and was replaced by Anya Garnis, and dancer Kevin Clifton was confirmed to join the show, therefore bringing the total couple count to fifteen, with more female celebrities in the celebrity lineup.

The celebrity lineup was revealed on *The One Show* on 2nd September, just before the Launch Show.

* Tony Jacklin was originally partnered with Natalie Lowe. However, Lowe sustained an injury in the days before the first live show, and was replaced by former professional Aliona Vilani, but Tony & Aliona were eliminated first.

## 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 chart

*This table only counts dances scored on a 40-point scale (in which the scores from the group Swing-a-thon during Week 11 were not included).*

## Dance Scoring

### Highest and lowest scored performances

* The best and worst performances in each dance style, according to the judges' 40-point scale:

## 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, Darcey Bussell, Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli.*

### Launch Show

* *Featuring musical guests, Rod Stewart, with a performance of "Can't Stop Me Now", and Jessie J, with a performance of her song, "It's My Party".*

### Week 1

**Night 1 - Friday**

**Night 2 - Saturday**

### Week 2

* *Featuring musical guest, Matt Goss, with a performance of "When Will I Be Famous?".*

**Dance Off:** Tony & Aliona, Julien & Janette

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

* Horwood: Julien & Janette
* Bussell: Julien & Janette
* Tonioli: Julien & Janette
* Goodman: *did not vote but would have saved Julien & Janette*

**Eliminated Couple**: Tony & Aliona

### Week 3: Love Week

* *Featuring musical guest, Andrea Bocelli, with a performance of "When I Fall in Love".*

**Dance Off:** Julien & Janette, Vanessa & James

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

* Horwood: Julien & Janette
* Bussell: Julien & Janette
* Tonioli: Julien & Janette
* Goodman: *did not vote but would have saved Julien & Janette*

**Eliminated Couple**: Vanessa & James

### Week 4

* *Featuring musical guests, Andrea Begley, with a performance of "Dancing in the Dark" and rock band Keane, with a performance of "Everybody's Changing".*

**Dance Off:** Julien & Janette, Rachel & Pasha

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

* Horwood: Rachel & Pasha
* Bussell: Rachel & Pasha
* Tonioli: Rachel & Pasha
* Goodman: *did not vote but would have saved Rachel & Pasha*

**Eliminated Couple**: Julien & Janette

### Week 5

* *Featuring musical guest band, Earth, Wind and Fire, with a performance featuring a medley of their songs, "Let's Groove"/"My Promise"/"Boogie Wonderland".*

**Dance Off:** Deborah & Robin, Patrick & Anya

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

* Horwood: Patrick & Anya
* Bussell: Patrick & Anya
* Tonioli: Patrick & Anya
* Goodman: *did not vote but would have saved Patrick & Anya*

**Eliminated Couple**: Deborah & Robin

### Week 6: Halloween Week

* *Featuring musical guest band, Madness, with a performance of their songs, "La Luna".*

**Dance Off:** Rachel & Pasha, Abbey & Aljaž

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

* Horwood: Abbey & Aljaž
* Bussell: Abbey & Aljaž
* Tonioli: Abbey & Aljaž
* Goodman: *did not vote but would have saved Abbey & Aljaž*

**Eliminated Couple**: Rachel & Pasha

### Week 7

* *Featuring musical guest bands, The Puppini Sisters, with a performance of "Sing, Sing, Sing", and The Tenors, with a performance of "Forever Young".*

* Natalie fainted during dress rehearsals, and therefore she and Artem could not perform on the live show. The couple got a bye-pass to Week 8.

**Dance Off:** Mark & Iveta, Dave & Karen

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

* Horwood: Mark & Iveta
* Bussell: Mark & Iveta
* Tonioli: Mark & Iveta
* Goodman: *did not vote but would have saved Dave & Karen*

**Eliminated Couple**: Dave & Karen

### Week 8: Blackpool Week

* Broadcast live from the Blackpool Tower Ballroom.
* *Featuring musical guests, André Rieu, with an instrumental performance of "Music of the Night" from The Phantom of the Opera, and boy band JLS, with a performance of their song, "Billion Lights".*

**Dance Off:** Fiona & Anton, Mark & Iveta

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

* Horwood: Fiona & Anton
* Bussell: Mark & Iveta
* Tonioli: Mark & Iveta
* Goodman: Mark & Iveta

**Eliminated Couple**: Fiona & Anton

### Week 9

* *Featuring musical guest band, Il Divo, with a performance of "Tonight" from West Side Story.*

**Dance Off:** Mark & Iveta, Ben & Kristina

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

* Horwood: Ben & Kristina
* Bussell: Mark & Iveta
* Tonioli: Mark & Iveta
* Goodman: Mark & Iveta

**Eliminated Couple**: Ben & Kristina

### Week 10: Musicals Week

* *Featuring musical guest, Alfie Boe, with a performance of "Bring Him Home" from Les Misérables.*

**Dance Off:** Mark & Iveta, Ashley & Ola

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

* Horwood: Ashley & Ola
* Bussell: Ashley & Ola
* Tonioli: Ashley & Ola
* Goodman: *did not vote, but would have saved Ashley & Ola.*

**Eliminated Couple**: Mark & Iveta

### Week 11: Quarter-Final

* *Featuring musical guest band, The Saturdays, with a performance of their song, "What About Us".*

**Dance Off:** Ashley & Ola, Patrick & Anya

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

* Horwood: Patrick & Anya
* Bussell: Patrick & Anya
* Tonioli: Patrick & Anya
* Goodman: *did not vote, but would have saved Ashley & Ola*

**Eliminated Couple**: Ashley & Ola

### Week 12: Semi-Final

* *Featuring musical guest Celine Dion, with a performance of her version of "Breakaway".*

**Dance Off:** Natalie & Artem, Patrick & Anya

* *Due to performing two dances on Saturday night, the two couples chose one of their routines to perform again in the Dance Off; Patrick & Anya chose their Waltz routine, and Natalie & Artem chose their Argentine Tango routine.*

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

* Horwood: Natalie & Artem
* Bussell: Natalie & Artem
* Tonioli: Natalie & Artem
* Goodman: *did not vote but would have saved Natalie & Artem*

**Eliminated Couple**: Patrick & Anya

### Week 13: Final

* *Featuring musical guest, Robbie Williams, with a performance of "Puttin' On the Ritz".*

**Show 1**

**Show 2**

 Abbey & Aljaž

**Strictly Champions**: Abbey & Aljaž