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<!--Generated by Squarespace Site Server v5.9.2 (http://www.squarespace.com/) on Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:05:40 GMT--><rss xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"><channel><title>Ultimate Strictly</title><link>http://www.ultimatestrictly.com/series-7-news/</link><description>Strictly Come Dancing Series 7 - News</description><lastBuildDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:17:54 +0000</lastBuildDate><copyright></copyright><language>en-GB</language><generator>Squarespace Site Server v5.9.2 (http://www.squarespace.com/)</generator><item><title>Merry Christmas ...</title><category>Series 7</category><category>Series 7 - News</category><category>Strictly Come Dancing</category><dc:creator>Claire</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:11:33 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.ultimatestrictly.com/series-7-news/2009/12/22/merry-christmas.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">413949:4551702:6122492</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>Only three sleeps until Christmas, so the BBC are whetting our appetites with a tasty morsel of festive greetings from the filming of the <em>Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special</em>.</p>
<h3><em>MERRY CHRISMTAS!</em></h3>
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<p>None of the three returning celebrities have won a Strictly trophy yet, so will this be their year?</p>]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.ultimatestrictly.com/series-7-news/rss-comments-entry-5980587.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>New dances ...</title><category>Strictly Come Dancing</category><category>Ultimate Strictly</category><dc:creator>Claire</dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 29 Nov 2009 08:56:36 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.ultimatestrictly.com/series-7-news/2009/11/29/new-dances.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">413949:4551702:5938387</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>With two new dances on the show, that means two new pages on this site!  In the <a href="http://www.ultimatestrictly.com/dances/">Dances</a> section, you can now find information about the <a href="http://www.ultimatestrictly.com/charleston/">Charleston</a> and <a href="http://www.ultimatestrictly.com/rocknroll/">Rock'n'Roll</a> dances, including details of last nights performances.<p>
<p>Just a quick reminder about another page you might be interested in ... <a href="http://www.ultimatestrictly.com/the-perfect-score/">The Perfect Score</a> includes all the facts and figures about all the dances on Strictly to have ever scored a 10 from one or more of the judges, so with two 10s awarded last night, this page has been updated too.</p>
<p>Of course, there's also the quick at a glance weekly results page for last night (<a href="http://www.ultimatestrictly.com/series-7-week-11/">Week 11</a>), for the details of the order the couples danced in, the dance they performed, their song choice, the judges scores, and the results of the dance off.  Plus, the video of the new competitive group Viennese waltz as well.</p>]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.ultimatestrictly.com/series-7-news/rss-comments-entry-5938387.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Get Well Soon, Bruce ...</title><category>Series 7</category><category>Series 7 - News</category><category>Strictly Come Dancing</category><dc:creator>Claire</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:59:48 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.ultimatestrictly.com/series-7-news/2009/11/13/get-well-soon-bruce.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">413949:4551702:5789256</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>The <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8358632.stm"/>BBC News</a> website has reported that Bruce Forsyth has flu and doctors have ordered him not to present this weekends <em>Strictly Come Dancing</em>.  Tess Daly will take the helm as the main presenter of the show for the night, but no announcement yet on who, if anyone, will take over her role talking to the contestants backstage before the judges scores are announced.</p>
<p>I'd love to see either one of the professional dancers who've been knocked out already this year take on Tess's role backstage - James Jordan would be top of my list after his excellent showing on <em>It Takes Two</em> this week - or perhaps a someone like Karen Hardy or a former contestant could be drafted in - after all, there's always plenty of them in the audience!</p>
<p>I wish Bruce well, but I can't deny, there's quite a division between those who love Bruce and those who would like to see someone else take over the main presenters role, so this could be a very interesting time in the Strictly forums, websites, blogs and messageboards, and I can't wait to check out all the gossip and opinions this weekend!</p>]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.ultimatestrictly.com/series-7-news/rss-comments-entry-5789256.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Updated averages ...</title><category>Series 7</category><category>Series 7 - News</category><category>Strictly Come Dancing</category><dc:creator>Claire</dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:51:42 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.ultimatestrictly.com/series-7-news/2009/11/7/updated-averages.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">413949:4551702:5730205</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>I've updated the series averages including the week seven dances, and the only change on the leaderboard is that Ricky & Erin have dropped a place moving Chris & Ola higher up the leaderboard.<p>
<p>The following table shows the couples ranked from the highest overall average to the lowest, with the couples who have left the competition in <em>italics</em>.</p>
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<!-- Individual group headers --> <th width="150" align="left">Couple</th> <th width="75">Ballroom</th> <th width="75">Latin</th> <th width="75">Overall</th>
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<td><strong>Ricky & Natalie</strong></td>
<td align="center">36.00</td>
<td align="center">32.75</td>
<td align="center"><strong>34.14</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong>Ali & Brian</strong></td>
<td align="center">33.00</td>
<td align="center">31.00</td>
<td align="center"><strong>31.86</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><em>Zoe & James</em></td>
<td align="center"><em>32.00</em></td>
<td align="center"><em>31.00</em></td>
<td align="center"><em>31.43</em></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong>Jade & Ian</strong></td>
<td align="center">31.50</td>
<td align="center">29.33</td>
<td align="center"><strong>30.57</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong>Laila & Anton</strong></td>
<td align="center">31.75</td>
<td align="center">25.00</td>
<td align="center"><strong>28.86</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong>Natalie & Vincent</strong></td>
<td align="center">26.67</td>
<td align="center">28.25</td>
<td align="center"><strong>27.57</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong>Chris & Ola</strong></td>
<td align="center">25.67</td>
<td align="center">26.50</td>
<td align="center"><strong>26.14</strong></td>
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<tr>
<td><strong>Ricky & Erin</strong></td>
<td align="center">26.00</td>
<td align="center">26.00</td>
<td align="center"><strong>26.00</strong></td>
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<td><strong>Phil & Katya</strong></td>
<td align="center">27.50</td>
<td align="center">23.67</td>
<td align="center"><strong>25.86</strong></td>
</tr>
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<td><em>Lynda & Darren</em></td>
<td align="center"><em>22.50</em></td>
<td align="center"><em>24.00</em></td>
<td align="center"><em>23.25</em></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><em>Martina & Matthew</em></td>
<td align="center"><em>22.00</em></td>
<td align="center"><em>24.00</em></td>
<td align="center"><em>23.00</em></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong>Craig & Flavia</strong></td>
<td align="center">22.75</td>
<td align="center">20.00</td>
<td align="center"><strong>21.57</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><em>Rav & Aliona</em></td>
<td align="center"><em>19.50</em></td>
<td align="center"><em>22.00</em></td>
<td align="center"><em>20.33</em></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><em>Richard & Lilia</em></td>
<td align="center"><em>19.00</em></td>
<td align="center"><em>19.00</em></td>
<td align="center"><em>19.00</em></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><em>Jo & Brendan</em></td>
<td align="center"><em>20.33</em></td>
<td align="center"><em>17.33</em></td>
<td align="center"><em>18.83</em></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><em>Joe & Kristina</em></td>
<td align="center"><em>18.00</em></td>
<td align="center"><em>18.67</em></td>
<td align="center"><em>18.40</em></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
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<tr>
<td width="100"; align="right">Ali & Brian</td>
<td width="25">&nbsp;</td>
<td><a href="http://www.ultimatestrictly.com/paso-doble/">Paso doble</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="100"; align="right">Chris & Ola</td>
<td width="25">&nbsp;</td>
<td><a href="http://www.ultimatestrictly.com/cha-cha-cha/">Cha cha cha</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="100"; align="right">Craig & Flavia</td>
<td width="25">&nbsp;</td>
<td><a href="http://www.ultimatestrictly.com/waltz/">Waltz</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="100"; align="right">Jade & Ian</td>
<td width="25">&nbsp;</td>
<td><a href="http://www.ultimatestrictly.com/foxtrot/">Foxtrot</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="100"; align="right">Laila & Anton</td>
<td width="25">&nbsp;</td>
<td><a href="http://www.ultimatestrictly.com/viennese-waltz/">Viennese Waltz</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="100"; align="right">Natalie & Vincent</td>
<td width="25">&nbsp;</td>
<td><a href="http://www.ultimatestrictly.com/jive/">Jive</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="100"; align="right">Phil & Katya</td>
<td width="25">&nbsp;</td>
<td><a href="http://www.ultimatestrictly.com/tango/">Tango</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="100"; align="right">Ricky & Erin</td>
<td width="25">&nbsp;</td>
<td><a href="http://www.ultimatestrictly.com/rumba/">Rumba</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="100"; align="right">Ricky & Natalie</td>
<td width="25">&nbsp;</td>
<td><a href="http://www.ultimatestrictly.com/quickstep/">Quickstep</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="100"; align="right">Zoe & James</td>
<td width="25">&nbsp;</td>
<td><a href="http://www.ultimatestrictly.com/samba/">Samba</a></td>
</tr>
</table>
<p>&nbsp;</p>]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.ultimatestrictly.com/series-7-news/rss-comments-entry-5641386.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Strictly Wipeout ...</title><category>Series 7</category><category>Series 7 - News</category><category>Strictly Come Dancing</category><dc:creator>Claire</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:12:57 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.ultimatestrictly.com/series-7-news/2009/10/28/strictly-wipeout.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">413949:4551702:5641069</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>Not content with competition on the dance floor, James and Ola Jordan have headed out to Buenos Aires to take part in one of two special celebrity editions of the BBC game show <strong>Total Wipeout</strong> to be broadcast this winter.</p>
<p>The pair will be competing in the first episode in the hope of winning the £10,000 prize for the children's charity Demelza House in East Sussex, which they are both representing.</p>
<p>No idea what <strong>Total Wipeout</strong> is all about?  Check out this preview clip for the second series of the show:</p>
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<p>James is extremely competitive and insists he would prefer to die than lose, while Ola's motivation is simply to beat James!</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>Source: <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2009/10_october/28/wipeout.shtml">BBC Press Office</a></p>]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.ultimatestrictly.com/series-7-news/rss-comments-entry-5641069.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Shaping up nicely ...</title><category>Series 7</category><category>Series 7 - News</category><category>Strictly Come Dancing</category><dc:creator>Claire</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:27:52 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.ultimatestrictly.com/series-7-news/2009/10/27/shaping-up-nicely.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">413949:4551702:5630949</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>With six dances under their belts, it seems like a good time to have a look at how the celebrities and their professionals are shaping up this year.<p>
<p>The following table shows the couples ranked from the highest overall average to the lowest, with the couples who have left the competition in <em>italics</em>. All couples have danced three ballroom and three latin dances, <strong>except</strong> Ricky & Natalie, who have danced two ballroom and four latin dances.</p>
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<tr>
<!-- Individual group headers --> <th width="150" align="left">Couple</th> <th width="75">Ballroom</th> <th width="75">Latin</th> <th width="75">Overall</th>
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<td><strong>Ricky & Natalie</strong></td>
<td align="center">34.50</td>
<td align="center">32.75</td>
<td align="center"><strong>33.33</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong>Ali & Brian</strong></td>
<td align="center">33.00</td>
<td align="center">30.33</td>
<td align="center"><strong>31.67</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong>Zoe & James</strong></td>
<td align="center">32.00</td>
<td align="center">30.67</td>
<td align="center"><strong>31.33</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong>Jade & Ian</strong></td>
<td align="center">30.33</td>
<td align="center">29.33</td>
<td align="center"><strong>29.83</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong>Laila & Anton</strong></td>
<td align="center">31.33</td>
<td align="center">25.00</td>
<td align="center"><strong>28.17</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong>Natalie & Vincent</strong></td>
<td align="center">26.67</td>
<td align="center">27.67</td>
<td align="center"><strong>27.17</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong>Ricky & Erin</strong></td>
<td align="center">26.00</td>
<td align="center">26.67</td>
<td align="center"><strong>26.33</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong>Chris & Ola</strong></td>
<td align="center">25.67</td>
<td align="center">25.67</td>
<td align="center"><strong>25.67</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong>Phil & Katya</strong></td>
<td align="center">26.67</td>
<td align="center">23.67</td>
<td align="center"><strong>25.17</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><em>Lynda & Darren</em></td>
<td align="center"><em>22.50</em></td>
<td align="center"><em>24.00</em></td>
<td align="center"><em><strong>23.25</strong></em></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><em>Martina & Matthew</em></td>
<td align="center"><em>22.00</em></td>
<td align="center"><em>24.00</em></td>
<td align="center"><strong><em>23.00</em></strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong>Craig & Flavia</strong></td>
<td align="center">22.33</td>
<td align="center">20.00</td>
<td align="center"><strong>21.17</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><em>Rav & Aliona</em></td>
<td align="center"><em>19.50</em></td>
<td align="center"><em>22.00</em></td>
<td align="center"><strong><em>20.33</em></strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><em>Richard & Lilia</em></td>
<td align="center"><em>19.00</em></td>
<td align="center"><em>19.00</em></td>
<td align="center"><strong><em>19.00</em></strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><em>Jo & Brendan</em></td>
<td align="center"><em>20.33</em></td>
<td align="center"><em>17.33</em></td>
<td align="center"><strong><em>18.83</em></strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><em>Joe & Kristina</em></td>
<td align="center"><em>18.00</em></td>
<td align="center"><em>18.67</em></td>
<td align="center"><strong><em>18.40</em></strong></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
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<p>There's the opportunity for beginners and those who maybe haven't danced for a while to attend one of two dance sessions with <a href="http://www.ultimatestrictly.com/karen-hardy/">Karen Hardy</a>, as well as a chance to view Strictly on the big screen as it is broadcast live to the nation.</p>
<p>For more details, and details of how to apply for tickets, <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/strictlycomedancing/news/comedancing_about.shtml">click here</a> to take you to the news item on the official BBC Strictly Come Dancing website.</p>]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.ultimatestrictly.com/series-7-news/rss-comments-entry-5582271.xml</wfw:commentRss></item></channel></rss>