Strictly Come Dancing (sometimes shortened to Strictly or SCD) is a British television show, featuring celebrities with professional dance partners competing in Ballroom and Latin dances. The sixth series of Strictly Come Dancing began on BBC One on September 20 2008, with Bruce Forsyth and Tess Daly returning as presenters, and Craig Revel Horwood, Arlene Phillips, Len Goodman and Bruno Tonioli returning as judges.
| Celebrity |
Professional partner |
Status |
| Phil Daniels |
Flavia Cacace |
Eliminated 1st
on 21 September 2008 |
| Gillian Taylforth |
Anton du Beke |
Eliminated 2nd
on 28 September 2008 |
| Gary Rhodes |
Karen Hardy |
Eliminated 3rd
on 5 October 2008 |
| Jessie Wallace |
Darren Bennett |
Eliminated 4th
on 12 October 2008 |
| Don Warrington |
Lilia Kopylova |
Eliminated 5th
on 19 October 2008 |
| Mark Foster |
Hayley Holt |
Eliminated 6th
on 26 October 2008 |
| Andrew Castle |
Ola Jordan |
Eliminated 7th
on 2 November 2008 |
| Heather Small |
Brian Fortuna |
Eliminated 8th
on 9 November 2008 |
| Cherie Lunghi |
James Jordan |
Eliminated 9th
on 16 November 2008 |
| John Sergeant |
Kristina Rihanoff |
Withdrew
on 23 November 2008 |
| Jodie Kidd |
Ian Waite |
Eliminated 10th
on 23 November 2008 |
| Christine Bleakley |
Matthew Cutler |
Eliminated 11th
on 30 November 2008 |
| Austin Healey |
Erin Boag |
Eliminated 12th
on 7 December 2008 |
| Lisa Snowdon |
Brendan Cole |
Third Place
on 21 December 2008 |
| Rachel Stevens |
Vincent Simone |
Second Place
on 21 December 2008 |
| Tom Chamber> |
Camilla Dallerup |
Winners
on 21 December 2008 |
The couples dance each week in a live show. The judges score each performance out of ten (with four judges giving a maximum score of forty). 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 will 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 Goodman (as head judge) having the last and casting vote
Week 01
Group – Cha Cha Cha
Score: –
Week 02
Salsa
Score: 31
Week 03
Group – Swing
Score: –
Week 04
Quickstep
Score: 33
Week 05
Samba
Score: 30
Week 06
Viennese Waltz
Score: 32
Week 07
Jive
Score: 32
Week 08
American Smooth
Score: 35
Week 09
Rumba (Highest Scoring Dance)
Score: 39
Week 10
Foxtrot (Highest Scoring Dance)
Score: 40
Week 11
Waltz (Highest Scoring Dance) & Paso Doble
Score: 39+32=71
Week 12 – Quarter Finals
Tango (Highest Scoring Dance) & Cha Cha Cha (Highest Scoring Dance)
Score: 39+37=76
Week 13 – Semi Finals
Argentine Tango (Highest Scoring Dance) & American Smooth
Score: 39+36=75
Week 14 – Finals
Foxtrot (Highest Scoring Dance) & Rumba
Score: 40+39=79
