Strictly Come Dancing (series 10)
Strictly Come Dancing returned for its tenth series and began with the launch show on 15 September 2012. The live shows commenced on 5 October. Fourteen celebrities took part – the same number as the previous year. 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. Zoë Ball returned to present spin-off show . Judges Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli and Craig Revel Horwood 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 be returning to the show as a professional. On 23 June 2012, it was announced that Karen Hauer of Burn the Floor fame would replace Virshilas.
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 would be the final 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 Strictly series moved to Elstree Studios.
Olympic gymnast Louis Smith and professional partner Flavia Cacace won the series on 22 December 2012. The final was also notable as Pasha Kovalev became the second male professional dancer to reach two consecutive finals, equaling the record of Ian Waite, Erin Boag, Lilia Kopylova and Aliona Vilani.
Couples
As with last series there will be 14 celebrities taking part, the professionals were revealed on 23 June 2012 with Karen Hauer replacing the departing Katya Virshilas. The full line-up was revealed on 10 September 2012 on The One Show.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. Ball remains the oldest contestant, with the age of 74 when he competed in the show.
Celebrity | Known for | Professional partner | Status |
Johnny Ball | Television presenter | Iveta Lukosiute | Eliminated 1st on 14 October 2012 |
Jerry Hall | Supermodel & actress | Anton du Beke | Eliminated 2nd on 21 October 2012 |
Sid Owen | EastEnders actor | Ola Jordan | Eliminated 3rd on 28 October 2012 |
Colin Salmon | Television & film actor | Kristina Rihanoff | Eliminated 4th on 4 November 2012 |
Fern Britton | Television presenter | Artem Chigvintsev | Eliminated 5th on 11 November 2012 |
Richard Arnold | Daybreak presenter | Erin Boag | Eliminated 6th on 18 November 2012 |
Victoria Pendleton | Olympic sprint track cyclist | Brendan Cole | Eliminated 7th on 25 November 2012 |
Michael Vaughan | Retired England cricket captain | Natalie Lowe | Eliminated 8th on 2 December 2012 |
Nicky Byrne | Westlife singer | Karen Hauer | Eliminated 9th on 9 December 2012 |
Lisa Riley | Actress & presenter | Robin Windsor | Eliminated 10th on 16 December 2012 |
Dani Harmer | Children's television actress | Vincent Simone | Fourth-place on 22 December 2012 |
Denise van Outen | Actress, singer, & presenter | James Jordan | Runners-up on 22 December 2012 |
Kimberley Walsh | Girls Aloud singer | Pasha Kovalev | Runners-up on 22 December 2012 |
Louis Smith | Olympic artistic gymnast | Flavia Cacace | Winners on 22 December 2012 |
Scoring chart
Average chart
This table only counts for dances scored on a traditional 40-point scale.Rank by average | Place | Couple | Total points | Number of dances | Average |
1 | 2 | Denise & James | 527 | 15 | 35.1 |
2 | 2 | Kimberley & Pasha | 519 | 15 | 34.6 |
3 | 1 | Louis & Flavia | 502 | 15 | 33.5 |
4 | 4 | Dani & Vincent | 458 | 14 | 32.7 |
5 | 5 | Lisa & Robin | 352 | 12 | 29.3 |
6 | 6 | Nicky & Karen | 266 | 10 | 26.6 |
7 | 7 | Michael & Natalie | 227 | 9 | 25.2 |
8 | 11 | Colin & Kristina | 124 | 5 | 24.8 |
9 | 8 | Victoria & Brendan | 193 | 8 | 24.1 |
10 | 10 | Fern & Artem | 138 | 6 | 23.0 |
11 | 9 | Richard & Erin | 158 | 7 | 22.6 |
12 | 12 | Sid & Ola | 83 | 4 | 20.8 |
13 | 14 | Johnny & Iveta | 37 | 2 | 18.5 |
14 | 13 | Jerry & Anton | 54 | 3 | 18.0 |
Couples' highest and lowest scoring dances
Highest and lowest scoring performances of the series
The best and worst performances in each dance style according to the judges' scores are as follows:Dance | Celebrity | Highest score | Celebrity | Lowest score |
American Smooth | Kimberley Walsh | 38 | Fern Britton | 21 |
Argentine Tango | Dani Harmer | 38 | Colin Salmon Michael Vaughan | 26 |
Cha Cha Cha | Lisa Riley | 30 | Victoria Pendleton | 16 |
Charleston | Kimberley Walsh Denise van Outen | 40 | Fern Britton | 23 |
Foxtrot | Louis Smith | 38 | Richard Arnold | 17 |
Fusion | Kimberley Walsh | 40 | Nicky Byrne | 27 |
Jive | Denise van Outen | 39 | Michael Vaughan | 15 |
Paso Doble | Denise van Outen | 36 | Richard Arnold | 22 |
Quickstep | Dani Harmer | 36 | Jerry Hall | 18 |
Rumba | Denise van Outen | 38 | Victoria Pendleton | 22 |
Salsa | Louis Smith | 39 | Victoria Pendleton | 21 |
Samba | Dani Harmer | 36 | Victoria Pendleton | 23 |
Showdance | Denise van Outen Louis Smith | 40 | Dani Harmer | 35 |
Tango | Kimberley Walsh | 40 | Sid Owen | 17 |
Viennese Waltz | Kimberley Walsh | 39 | Colin Salmon Fern Britton | 24 |
Waltz | Louis Smith | 33 | Nicky Byrne | 17 |
- Johnny Ball is the only celebrity not to land on this list.
Weekly scores and songs
Launch show
- Musical guest: Mika—"Celebrate"
Week 1
Night 1 – Friday
;Running orderCouple | Score | Dance | Music |
Fern & Artem | 19 | Cha-Cha-Cha | "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours"—Stevie Wonder |
Nicky & Karen | 17 | Waltz | "I Wonder Why"—Curtis Stigers |
Michael & Natalie | 20 | Waltz | "If You Don't Know Me by Now"—Simply Red |
Victoria & Brendan | 16 | Cha-Cha-Cha | "Spinning Around"—Kylie Minogue |
Colin & Kristina | 23 | Cha-Cha-Cha | "I Got You "—James Brown |
Denise & James | 25 | Waltz | "With You I'm Born Again"—Billy Preston & Syreeta Wright |
Night 2 – Saturday
;Running orderCouple | Score | Dance | Music |
Kimberley & Pasha | 28 | Cha-Cha-Cha | "Domino"—Jessie J |
Sid & Ola | 26 | Waltz | "I Won't Give Up"—Jason Mraz |
Johnny & Iveta | 17 | Cha-Cha-Cha | "Drive My Car"—The Beatles |
Dani & Vincent | 21 | Waltz | "Open Arms"—Mariah Carey |
Lisa & Robin | 30 | Cha-Cha-Cha | "Think"—Aretha Franklin |
Richard & Erin | 22 | Waltz | "You Don't Bring Me Flowers"—Barbra Streisand |
Jerry & Anton | 18 | Cha-Cha-Cha | "Everybody Loves to Cha Cha Cha"—Sam Cooke |
Louis & Flavia | 27 | Cha-Cha-Cha | "Forget You"—Cee Lo Green |
Week 2
- Musical guest: Scissor Sisters—"Let's Have a Kiki"
Couple | Score | Dance | Music | Result |
Nicky & Karen | 18 | Cha-Cha-Cha | "Dynamite"—Taio Cruz | Safe |
Colin & Kristina | 24 | Viennese Waltz | "Kiss from a Rose"—Seal | Safe |
Dani & Vincent | 27 | Salsa | "Mama Do the Hump"—Rizzle Kicks | Safe |
Fern & Artem | 24 | Viennese Waltz | "She's Always a Woman"—Billy Joel | Safe |
Richard & Erin | 19 | Cha-Cha-Cha | "Love Shack"—The B-52's | Bottom two |
Victoria & Brendan | 26 | Foxtrot | "Moondance"—Michael Bublé | Safe |
Michael & Natalie | 15 | Jive | "This Ole House"—Shakin' Stevens | Safe |
Louis & Flavia | 30 | Viennese Waltz | "Puppy Love"—Donny Osmond | Safe |
Denise & James | 32 | Jive | "Tutti Frutti"—Little Richard | Safe |
Johnny & Iveta | 20 | Foxtrot | "Everything"—Michael Bublé | Eliminated |
Sid & Ola | 22 | Salsa | "Hips Don't Lie"—Shakira | Safe |
Kimberley & Pasha | 26 | Foxtrot | "Someone Like You"—Adele | Safe |
Jerry & Anton | 18 | Foxtrot | "Pennies from Heaven"—Frank Sinatra | Safe |
Lisa & Robin | 25 | Viennese Waltz | "Never Tear Us Apart"—Paloma Faith | Safe |
;Judges' votes to save
- Revel 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—" Always Something There to Remind Me"
Couple | Score | Dance | Music | Result |
Fern & Artem | 23 | Charleston | "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious"—from Mary Poppins | Safe |
Victoria & Brendan | 22 | Rumba | "Up Where We Belong"—from An Officer and a Gentleman | Safe |
Michael & Natalie | 19 | Cha-Cha-Cha | "Hot Stuff"—from The Full Monty | Bottom two |
Jerry & Anton | 18 | Quickstep | "Mrs. Robinson"—from The Graduate | Eliminated |
Sid & Ola | 17 | Tango | "Here I Go Again"—from Rock of Ages | Safe |
Kimberley & Pasha | 29 | Quickstep | "Get Happy"—from Summer Stock | Safe |
Denise & James | 32 | Foxtrot | "You've Got a Friend in Me"—from Toy Story | Safe |
Colin & Kristina | 26 | Argentine Tango | "GoldenEye"—from GoldenEye | Safe |
Richard & Erin | 25 | Quickstep | "9 to 5"—from 9 to 5 | Safe |
Dani & Vincent | 29 | Foxtrot | "Over the Rainbow"—from The Wizard of Oz | Safe |
Lisa & Robin | 29 | Jive | "Hanky Panky"—from Dick Tracy | Safe |
Nicky & Karen | 27 | Quickstep | "Hey Pachuco"—from The Mask | Safe |
Louis & Flavia | 30 | Salsa | " The Time of My Life"—from Dirty Dancing | Safe |
;Judges' votes to save
- Revel Horwood: Michael & Natalie
- Bussell: Michael & Natalie
- Tonioli: Jerry & Anton
- Goodman: Michael & Natalie
Week 4: Halloween Night
- Musical guest: Paloma Faith—"Never Tear Us Apart"
Couple | Score | Dance | Music | Result |
Dani & Vincent | 27 | Cha-Cha-Cha | "Scooby Doo, Where Are You"—Larry Markes | Safe |
Richard & Erin | 22 | Paso Doble | "O Fortuna"—Carl Orff | Safe |
Lisa & Robin | 26 | Charleston | "Witch Doctor"—David Seville | Safe |
Sid & Ola | 17 | Cha-Cha-Cha | "Ghostbusters"—Ray Parker, Jr. | Eliminated |
Nicky & Karen | 26 | Tango | "Weird Science"—Oingo Boingo | Safe |
Fern & Artem | 21 | American Smooth | "Killer Queen"—Queen | Safe |
Denise & James | 28 | Cha-Cha-Cha | "Super Freak"—Rick James | Safe |
Michael & Natalie | 31 | Quickstep | "That Old Black Magic"—Sammy Davis, Jr. | Safe |
Victoria & Brendan | 31 | Tango | "White Wedding"—Billy Idol | Safe |
Colin & Kristina | 24 | Salsa | "Superstition"—Stevie Wonder | Bottom two |
Louis & Flavia | 35 | Tango | "Disturbia"—Rihanna | Safe |
Kimberley & Pasha | 31 | Paso Doble | "Hungry Like The Wolf"—Duran Duran | Safe |
;Judges' votes to save
- Revel 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"
Couple | Score | Dance | Music | Result |
Kimberley & Pasha | 33 | Salsa | "Naughty Girl"—Beyoncé | Safe |
Lisa & Robin | 27 | Tango | "Let's Stick Together"—Bryan Ferry | Safe |
Richard & Erin | 17 | Foxtrot | "Big Spender"—Shirley Bassey | Bottom two |
Denise & James | 35 | Viennese Waltz | "At Last"—Etta James | Safe |
Victoria & Brendan | 23 | Samba | "It's Not Unusual"—Tom Jones | Safe |
Louis & Flavia | 29 | Samba | "La Bomba"—Ricky Martin | Safe |
Colin & Kristina | 27 | Foxtrot | "Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive"—Aretha Franklin | Eliminated |
Nicky & Karen | 25 | Rumba | "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing"—Aerosmith | Safe |
Fern & Artem | 24 | Paso Doble | "España cañí"—Pascual Marquina Narro | Safe |
Michael & Natalie | 31 | Foxtrot | "I Get the Sweetest Feeling"—Jackie Wilson | Safe |
Dani & Vincent | 33 | Jive | "Dance with Me Tonight"—Olly Murs | Safe |
;Judges' votes to save
- Revel Horwood: Richard & Erin
- Bussell: Richard & Erin
- Tonioli: Richard & Erin
- Goodman: Did not vote, but would have voted to save Richard & Erin.
Week 6
- Musical guest: André Rieu and his Johann Strauss Orchestra
Couple | Score | Dance | Music | Result |
Denise & James | 36 | Paso Doble | "Seven Nation Army"—The White Stripes | Safe |
Richard & Erin | 29 | Charleston | "Pencil Full of Lead"—Paolo Nutini | Safe |
Louis & Flavia | 33 | Waltz | "Moon River"—Andy Williams | Safe |
Fern & Artem | 27 | Salsa | "You'll Be Mine "—Gloria Estefan | Eliminated |
Victoria & Brendan | 30 | Quickstep | "Luck Be a Lady"—Frank Sinatra | Safe |
Dani & Vincent | 34 | Tango | "Rumour Has It"—Adele | Safe |
Nicky & Karen | 30 | Foxtrot | "The Best Is Yet to Come"—Michael Bublé | Safe |
Kimberley & Pasha | 34 | Viennese Waltz | "A Thousand Years"—Christina Perri | Bottom two |
Michael & Natalie | 26 | Salsa | "I Want You Back"—The Jackson 5 | Safe |
Lisa & Robin | 32 | Foxtrot | "This Will Be "—Natalie Cole | Safe |
;Judges' votes to save
- Revel Horwood: Kimberley & Pasha
- Bussell: Kimberley & Pasha
- Tonioli: Kimberley & Pasha
- Goodman: Did not vote, but would have voted to save Kimberley & Pasha.
Week 7: Wembley (Dance Through the Decades)
- Musical guests: Kylie Minogue—"The Loco-Motion"; Girls Aloud—"Something New"
Couple | Score | Dance | Music | Result |
Lisa & Robin | 32 | Samba | "Car Wash"—Rose Royce | Safe |
Nicky & Karen | 30 | Jive | "Jailhouse Rock"—Elvis Presley | Bottom two |
Denise & James | 39 | Charleston | "Walk Like an Egyptian"—The Puppini Sisters | Safe |
Louis & Flavia | 30 | American Smooth | "I Got a Woman"—Ray Charles | Safe |
Richard & Erin | 24 | Salsa | "Club Tropicana"—Wham! | Eliminated |
Victoria & Brendan | 24 | Paso Doble | "Bicycle Race"—Queen | Safe |
Dani & Vincent | 36 | Quickstep | "You Can't Hurry Love"—Phil Collins | Safe |
Kimberley & Pasha | 34 | Samba | "Livin' la Vida Loca"—Ricky Martin | Safe |
Michael & Natalie | 35 | American Smooth | "New York, New York"—Frank Sinatra | Safe |
;Judges' votes to save
- Revel Horwood: Nicky & Karen
- Bussell: Nicky & Karen
- Tonioli: Nicky & Karen
- Goodman: Did not vote, but would have voted to save Nicky & Karen.
Week 8
- Dance guests: Flawless performed to a Michael Jackson medley
- Musical guest: The Script—"Hall of Fame"
Couple | Score | Dance | Music | Result |
Dani & Vincent | 36 | Samba | "Single Ladies "—Beyoncé | Safe |
Kimberley & Pasha | 34 | Tango | "When Doves Cry"—Prince | Safe |
Victoria & Brendan | 21 | Salsa | "Candy"—Robbie Williams | Eliminated |
Louis & Flavia | 27 | Paso Doble | "Dirty Diana"—Michael Jackson | Safe |
Lisa & Robin | 27 | Rumba | "As If We Never Said Goodbye"—Barbra Streisand | Safe |
Michael & Natalie | 26 | Argentine Tango | "Bust Your Windows"—Jazmine Sullivan | Bottom two |
Nicky & Karen | 36 | Charleston | "Doop"—Doop | Safe |
Denise & James | 37 | American Smooth | "Imagine"—Eva Cassidy | Safe |
;Judges' votes to save
- Revel Horwood: Michael & Natalie
- Bussell: Michael & Natalie
- Tonioli: Michael & Natalie
- Goodman: Did not vote, but would have voted to save Michael & Natalie.
Week 9
- Musical guests: JLS—"Hold Me Down"; Alfie Boe—"Bridge over Troubled Water"
Couple | Score | Dance | Music | Result |
Kimberley & Pasha | 34 | Jive | "Land of a Thousand Dances"—Wilson Pickett | Safe |
Dani & Vincent | 34 | Viennese Waltz | "That's Amore"—Dean Martin | Safe |
Michael & Natalie | 24 | Samba | "Tequila"—The Champs | Eliminated |
Nicky & Karen | 30 | Argentine Tango | "Skyfall"—Adele | Bottom two |
Lisa & Robin | 31 | Quickstep | "Bring Me Sunshine"—The Jive Aces | Safe |
Denise & James | 32 | Salsa | "Rhythm of the Night"—Valeria | Safe |
Louis & Flavia | 37 | Charleston | "Dr. Wanna Do"—Caro Emerald | Safe |
;Judges' votes to save
- Revel Horwood: Nicky & Karen
- Bussell: Nicky & Karen
- Tonioli: Nicky & Karen
- Goodman: Did not vote, but would have voted to save Nicky & Karen.
Week 10: Dance Fusion (Quarter-final)
- Musical guest: Michael Bublé—"It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas"
Couple | Score | Fusion | Music | Result |
Denise & James | 35 | Jive | "Reet Petite"—Jackie Wilson | Bottom two |
Denise & James | 35 | Quickstep | "Reet Petite"—Jackie Wilson | Bottom two |
Lisa & Robin | 30 | Cha-Cha-Cha | "Voulez-Vous"—ABBA | Safe |
Lisa & Robin | 30 | Tango | "Voulez-Vous"—ABBA | Safe |
Nicky & Karen | 27 | American Smooth | "Troublemaker"—Olly Murs | Eliminated |
Nicky & Karen | 27 | Samba | "Troublemaker"—Olly Murs | Eliminated |
Dani & Vincent | 38 | Charleston | "Happy Feet"—from King of Jazz | Safe |
Dani & Vincent | 38 | Quickstep | "Happy Feet"—from King of Jazz | Safe |
Louis & Flavia | 37 | Tango | "With or Without You"—U2 | Safe |
Louis & Flavia | 37 | Rumba | "With or Without You"—U2 | Safe |
Kimberley & Pasha | 40 | Cha-Cha-Cha | "It's Raining Men"—The Weather Girls | Safe |
Kimberley & Pasha | 40 | Tango | "It's Raining Men"—The Weather Girls | Safe |
;Judges' votes to save
- Revel Horwood: Denise & James
- Bussell: Denise & James
- Tonioli: Denise & James
- Goodman: Did not vote, but would have voted to save Denise & James.
Week 11: Semi-Final
- Musical guest: Katherine Jenkins—"Santa Baby"
- Dance guests: Katherine Jenkins & Mark Ballas performed the Jive
Couple | Score | Dance | Music | Result |
Dani & Vincent | 34 | American Smooth | "Haven't Met You Yet"—Michael Bublé | Safe |
Dani & Vincent | 38 | Argentine Tango | "Libertango"—Ástor Piazzolla | Safe |
Louis & Flavia | 31 | Jive | "Why Do Fools Fall in Love"—Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers | Safe |
Louis & Flavia | 38 | Foxtrot | "Somebody That I Used to Know"—Gotye | Safe |
Denise & James | 39 | Tango | "Roxanne"—The Police | Bottom two |
Denise & James | 38 | Rumba | "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face"—Roberta Flack | Bottom two |
Kimberley & Pasha | 38 | American Smooth | "Fever"—Peggy Lee | Safe |
Kimberley & Pasha | 40 | Charleston | "Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines"—Ron Goodwin | Safe |
Lisa & Robin | 31 | Salsa | "Best Years of Our Lives"—Modern Romance | Eliminated |
Lisa & Robin | 32 | American Smooth | "All That Jazz"—from Chicago | Eliminated |
;Judges' votes to save
- Revel Horwood: Denise & James
- Bussell: Denise & James
- Tonioli: Denise & James
- Goodman: Did not vote, but would have voted to save Denise & James.
Week 12: Final
- Musical guest: Robbie Williams—"Different"
Show 1
Couple | Score | Dance | Music | Result |
Denise & James | 39 | Jive | "Tutti Frutti"—Little Richard | Safe |
Denise & James | 40 | Showdance | "Flashdance... What a Feeling"—Irene Cara | Safe |
Dani & Vincent | 36 | Tango | "Rumour Has It"—Adele | Fourth Place |
Dani & Vincent | 35 | Showdance | "Bohemian Rhapsody"—Queen | Fourth Place |
Kimberley & Pasha | 39 | Viennese Waltz | "A Thousand Years"—Christina Perri | Safe |
Kimberley & Pasha | 39 | Showdance | "Crazy in Love"—Beyoncé | Safe |
Louis & Flavia | 39 | Salsa | " The Time of My Life"—from Dirty Dancing | Safe |
Louis & Flavia | 40 | Showdance | "Rule the World"—Take That | Safe |
Show 2
;Running orderCouple | Score | Dance | Music | Result |
Denise & James | 40 | Charleston | "Walk Like an Egyptian"—The Puppini Sisters | Runner-up |
Kimberley & Pasha | 40 | Tango | "When Doves Cry"—Prince | Runner-up |
Louis & Flavia | 39 | Charleston | "Dr. Wanna Do"—Caro Emerald | Winner |
Dance chart
- Week 1: Cha-Cha-Cha or Waltz
- Week 2: One unlearned dance
- Week 3 : One unlearned dance
- Week 4 : One unlearned dance
- Week 5: One unlearned dance
- Week 6: One unlearned dance
- Week 7 : One unlearned dance
- Weeks 8 & 9: One unlearned dance
- Week 10 : One dance consisting of two different styles
- Week 11: Two unlearned dances
- Week 12 : Judges' choice and showdance
- Week 12 : Couple's favourite dance of the series
Ratings