Clap hands, stamp your feet. The Strictly Come Dancing Dance Relay has taken flight.

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BBC/Guy Levy

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BBC/Guy Levy

George & Alexis opened the show, for the first time, with a deliberate & sharp Phantom Argentine Tango. Lord Lloyd Webber sent a message.

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Follow that. A Sweet Charity samba, for Karen & Carlos. Interesting costumes. Colourful. Lots of flying fringe. Headbands. Streamers. Maybe the dance wasn’t perfect, but the spins were, and there was a lot going on.

The next quarter-finalists, with a Viennese Waltz to a song by The Greatest Showman, it’s Balvinder & Julian. Epic. Emotional.

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BBC/Guy Levy

Amber & Nikita follow George & Bal eating birthday cake, with a Charleston. The judges have never seen anything like it. No surprise, their score is perfect too.

So that leaves Lewis & Katya to close the show. West Side Story. A salsa. More is more. Bonus points if it’s pink.

Oh, and a Bear. Paddington Bear.

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Strictly Come Dancing 2025 Musicals Week songs and dances

• Balvinder Sopal and Julian Caillon – Viennese Waltz to Never Enough from The Greatest Showman
• George Clarke and Alexis Warr – Argentine Tango to The Point of No Return from The Phantom of the Opera
• Karen Carney and Carlos Gu – Samba to The Rhythm of Life from Sweet Charity
• Lewis Cope and Katya Jones – Salsa to Dance at the Gym from West Side Story
• Amber Davies and Nikita Kuzmin – Charleston to Sit Down, You’re Rockin’ the Boat from Guys and Dolls

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