Strictly Come Dancing returned for its tenth series and began with the launch show on 15 September 2012. The live shows began on 5 October. Sir Bruce Forsyth and Tess Daly returned to present the main show on BBC One and Claudia Winkleman returned to present the results show with Daly. Zoe Ball returned to present the spin-off show Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two. Judges Len Goodman, Craig Revel Horwood, and Bruno Tonioli all returned and were joined on the judging panel by series 7 guest judge Darcey Bussell, who replaced Alesha Dixon.
On 20 June 2012, it was announced that Katya Virshilas would not return to the show as a professional. It was later announced that Karen Hauer of Burn the Floor fame would replace her.
The show was broadcast from Wembley Arena on 17 November with all proceeds going to the BBC charity, Children in Need. The show on 10 November was hosted by Daly and Winkleman, while Forsyth took a break before the Wembley Arena show.
Series 10 was the last series of the show to be produced at the studios of the BBC Television Centre in West London. In March 2013 the Television Centre site was closed for redevelopment, with the production of future series moved to Elstree Studios.
Olympic artistic gymnast Louis Smith and Flavia Cacace won the series on 22 December, while Girls Aloud singer Kimberley Walsh and Pasha Kovalev and actress Denise van Outen and James Jordan were the runners-up.
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. The dance-off feature was reinstated, after being absent from the previous two series: the bottom two couples have to perform a final dance, after which each judge 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.
Johnny Ball was originally partnered with Aliona Vilani; however, following an injury sustained in training before the first live show, Iveta Lukosiute was hired as a replacement partner. This was officially intended as a short-term measure until Vilani was able to return; however, it was later confirmed that Lukosiute would be Ball's full-time partner.
Celebrity Notability Professional partner Status Johnny Ball Television presenter Iveta Lukošiūtė Eliminated 1ston 14 October 2012 Jerry Hall Supermodel & actress Anton Du Beke Eliminated 2ndon 21 October 2012 Sid Owen EastEnders actor Ola Jordan Eliminated 3rdon 28 October 2012 Colin Salmon Film & television actor Kristina Rihanoff Eliminated 4thon 4 November 2012 Fern Britton Television presenter Artem Chigvintsev Eliminated 5thon 11 November 2012 Richard Arnold Daybreak presenter Erin Boag Eliminated 6thon 18 November 2012 Olympic track cyclist Brendan Cole Eliminated 7thon 25 November 2012 Michael Vaughan England cricketer Natalie Lowe Eliminated 8thon 2 December 2012 Nicky Byrne Westlife singer Karen Hauer Eliminated 9thon 9 December 2012 Lisa Riley Emmerdale actress Robin Windsor Eliminated 10thon 16 December 2012 Dani Harmer Children's television actress Vincent Simone Fourth placeon 22 December 2012 Denise van Outen Actress, singer & presenter James Jordan Runners-upon 22 December 2012 Kimberley Walsh Girls Aloud singer Pasha Kovalev Louis Smith Olympic artistic gymnast Flavia Cacace Winnerson 22 December 2012
Scoring chart The highest score each week is indicated in with a dagger (), while the lowest score each week is indicated in with a double-dagger ().
Color key:
+Strictly Come Dancing (series 10) – Weekly scores Couple Week 1 2 1+2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Louis & Flavia 1st 27 30 30 29 33 30 27 37 31+38=69 39+40= +39= Denise & James2nd 25 28 32 35 39+38=77 39+40= +40= 28 26 54 29 31 33 34 34 34 34 38+40= 39+39=78 +40= Dani & Vincent 4th 21 27 48 29 27 33 34 36 36 34 38 34+38=72 36+35= Lisa & Robin 5th 25 55 29 26 27 32 32 27 31 30 31+32= Nicky & Karen 6th 17 18 27 26 25 30 30 36 30 Michael & Natalie 7th 20 19 31 31 35 26 Victoria & Brendan 8th 26 42 22 31 23 30 Richard & Erin 9th 22 19 41 25 22 29 Fern & Artem 10th 19 24 43 23 21 24 27 Colin & Kristina 11th 23 24 47 26 24 27 Sid & Ola 12th 26 22 48 Jerry & Anton 13th 18 18 36 18 Johnny & Iveta 14th 17 20 37 Notes
Average chart This table only counts for dances scored on a traditional 40-point scale. Couple Rank byaverage Totalpoints Number ofdances Totalaverage Denise & James 1st 527 15 35.1 Kimberley & Pasha 2nd 519 34.6 Louis & Flavia 3rd 502 33.5 Dani & Vincent 4th 458 14 32.7 Lisa & Robin 5th 352 12 29.3 Nicky & Karen 6th 266 10 26.6 Michael & Natalie 7th 227 9 25.2 Colin & Kristina 8th 124 5 24.8 Victoria & Brendan 9th 193 8 24.1 Fern & Artem 10th 138 6 23.0 Richard & Erin 11th 158 7 22.6 Sid & Ola 12th 82 4 20.5 Johnny & Iveta 13th 37 2 18.5 Jerry & Anton 14th 54 3 18.0
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.
Week 1 Six of the couples performed on the first night and the other eight 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 Fern & Artem 19 (4, 5, 5, 5) Cha-cha-cha "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" — Stevie Wonder Nicky & Karen 17 (2, 5, 5, 5) Waltz "I Wonder Why" — Curtis Stigers Victoria & Brendan 16 (3, 4, 5, 4) Cha-cha-cha "Spinning Around" — Kylie Minogue Michael & Natalie 20 (5, 5, 6, 4) Waltz "If You Don't Know Me by Now" — Simply Red Colin & Kristina 23 (4, 7, 6, 6) Cha-cha-cha"I Got You (I Feel Good)" — James Brown Denise & James 25 (6, 6, 6, 7) Waltz "With You I'm Born Again" — Billy Preston & Syreeta Wright Night 2 (Saturday) Couple Scores Dance Music Kimberley & Pasha 28 (7, 7, 7, 7) Cha-cha-cha "Domino" — Jessie J Sid & Ola 26 (6, 6, 7, 7) Waltz "I Won't Give Up" — Jason Mraz Johnny & Iveta 17 (3, 5, 5, 4) Cha-cha-cha "Drive My Car" — The Beatles Dani & Vincent 21 (5, 5, 6, 5) Waltz "Open Arms" — Mariah Carey Lisa & Robin 30 (8, 8, 7, 7) Cha-cha-cha "Think" — Aretha Franklin Richard & Erin 22 (5, 5, 7, 5) Waltz "You Don't Bring Me Flowers" — Barbra Streisand Jerry & Anton 18 (3, 5, 5, 5) Cha-cha-cha "Everybody Loves to Cha Cha Cha" — Sam Cooke Louis & Flavia 27 (6, 8, 6, 7) Cha-cha-cha "Forget You" — Cee Lo Green
Week 2 Musical guest: Scissor Sisters — "Let's Have a Kiki"
Couples are listed in the order they performed. Couple Scores Dance Music Result Nicky & Karen 18 (4, 5, 4, 5) Cha-cha-cha "Dynamite" — Taio Cruz Safe Colin & Kristina 24 (6, 6, 6, 6) Viennese waltz "Kiss from a Rose" — Seal Safe Dani & Vincent 27 (7, 6, 7, 7) Salsa "Mama Do the Hump" — Rizzle Kicks Safe Fern & Artem 24 (6, 6, 6, 6) Viennese waltz "She's Always a Woman" — Billy Joel Safe Richard & Erin 19 (3, 6, 5, 5) Cha-cha-cha "Love Shack" — The B-52's Bottom two Victoria & Brendan 26 (6, 6, 7, 7) Foxtrot "Moondance" — Michael Bublé Safe Michael & Natalie 15 (2, 5, 4, 4) Jive "This Ole House" — Shakin' Stevens Safe Louis & Flavia 30 (7, 7, 8, 8) Viennese waltz "Puppy Love" — Donny Osmond Safe Denise & James 32 (8, 8, 8, 8) Jive "Tutti Frutti" — Little Richard Safe Johnny & Iveta 20 (5, 5, 5, 5) Foxtrot "Everything" — Michael Bublé Eliminated Sid & Ola 22 (6, 6, 5, 5) Salsa "Hips Don't Lie" — Shakira Safe Kimberley & Pasha 26 (7, 6, 6, 7) Foxtrot "Someone Like You" — Adele Safe Jerry & Anton 18 (3, 5, 5, 5) Foxtrot "Pennies from Heaven" — Frank Sinatra Safe Lisa & Robin 25 (7, 6, 6, 6) Viennese waltz "Never Tear Us Apart" — Paloma Faith Safe Judges' votes to save Horwood: Richard & Erin Bussell: Richard & Erin Tonioli: Richard & Erin Goodman: Did not vote, but would have voted to save Richard & Erin
Week 3: Hollywood Week Musical guest: Dionne Warwick — "(There's) Always Something There to Remind Me"
Couples are listed in the order they performed. Couple Scores Dance Music Film Result Fern & Artem 23 (5, 6, 6, 6) Charleston "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" Mary Poppins Safe Victoria & Brendan 22 (4, 5, 7, 6) Rumba "Up Where We Belong" An Officer and a Gentleman Safe Michael & Natalie 19 (3, 6, 6, 4) Cha-cha-cha "Hot Stuff" The Full Monty Bottom two Jerry & Anton 18 (3, 6, 5, 4) Quickstep "Mrs. Robinson" The Graduate Eliminated Sid & Ola 17 (4, 4, 5, 4) Tango "Here I Go Again" Rock of Ages Safe Kimberley & Pasha 29 (7, 7, 7, 8) Quickstep "Get Happy" Summer Stock Safe Denise & James 32 (8, 8, 8, 8) Foxtrot "You've Got a Friend in Me" Toy Story Safe Colin & Kristina 26 (7, 7, 6, 6) Argentine tango "GoldenEye" GoldenEye Safe Richard & Erin 25 (6, 7, 6, 6) Quickstep "9 to 5" 9 to 5 Safe Dani & Vincent 29 (7, 6, 8, 8) Foxtrot "Over the Rainbow" The Wizard of Oz Safe Lisa & Robin 29 (8, 6, 7, 8) Jive "Hanky Panky" Dick Tracy Safe Nicky & Karen 27 (6, 7, 7, 7) Quickstep "Hey! Pachuco!" The Mask Safe Louis & Flavia 30 (8, 8, 6, 8) Salsa "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" Dirty Dancing Safe Judges' votes to save Horwood: Michael & Natalie Bussell: Michael & Natalie Tonioli: Jerry & Anton Goodman: Michael & Natalie
Week 4: Halloween Week Musical guest: Paloma Faith — "Never Tear Us Apart"
Couples are listed in the order they performed. Couple Scores Dance Music Result Dani & Vincent 27 (6, 6, 8, 7) Cha-cha-cha "Scooby Doo, Where Are You" — Larry Markes Safe Richard & Erin 22 (5, 5, 7, 5) Paso doble "O Fortuna" — Carl Orff Safe Lisa & Robin 26 (6, 6, 7, 7) Charleston "Witch Doctor" — David Seville Safe Sid & Ola 17 (2, 5, 5, 5) Cha-cha-cha "Ghostbusters" — Ray Parker Jr. Eliminated Nicky & Karen 26 (6, 6, 7, 7) Tango "Weird Science" — Oingo Boingo Safe Fern & Artem 21 (4, 5, 6, 6) American Smooth "Killer Queen" — Queen Safe Denise & James 28 (7, 7, 7, 7) Cha-cha-cha "Super Freak" — Rick James Safe Michael & Natalie 31 (8, 8, 8, 7) Quickstep "That Old Black Magic" — Sammy Davis, Jr. Safe Victoria & Brendan 31 (7, 8, 8, 8) Tango "White Wedding" — Billy Idol Safe Colin & Kristina 24 (5, 7, 6, 6) Salsa "Superstition" — Stevie Wonder Bottom two Louis & Flavia 35 (8, 9, 9, 9) Tango "Disturbia" — Rihanna Safe Kimberley & Pasha 31 (8, 8, 7, 8) Paso doble "Hungry Like the Wolf" — Duran Duran Safe Judges' votes to save Horwood: Colin & Kristina Bussell: Colin & Kristina Tonioli: Colin & Kristina Goodman: Did not vote, but would have voted to save Sid & Ola
Week 5 Musical guests: The Wanted — "I Found You" Andrea Bocelli — "Nessun dorma"
Couples are listed in the order they performed.