FOXTROT

Dance statistics as at the end of Series 9 excluding Christmas Specials.

 

Total number of dances: 81
Total number of female celebrity dances: 44
Total number of male celebrity dances: 37

 

Average score*: 29.9
Average female celebrity score: 30.3
Average male celebrity score*: 29.5

 

Highest female celebrity score: 40 - Rachel & Vincent (Series 6, Week 10 and Series 6, Final), Lisa & Brendan (Series 6, Final)
Highest male celebrity score*: 39 - Tom & Camilla (Series 6, Week 12)

 

Lowest female celebrity score: 19 - Edwina & Vincent (Series 9, Week 2)
Lowest male celebrity score: 20 - John & Kristina (Series 6, Week 7) and Joe & Kristina (Series 7, Week 4)

 

Interesting fact: The Foxtrot is often described by professionals and judges as the most difficult and technical of the ballroom discipline, but in Series 6, all three couples in the final chose to perform it for their ballroom dance, with both Rachel & Vincent and Lisa & Brendan receiving the perfect score of 40 points.

 

*For the calculation of averages, the score for dances marked by five judges have been adjusted down to allow for fair comparison.

 

Find out more including the history of the dance, what the judges are looking for, and details of every celebrities performance on Strictly at the Foxtrot page.