"Strictly Come Dancing" Series 4:

Keep up to date with all the news and information on series 4 of the BBC's hit show Strictly Come Dancing.

Series 4 begins on BBC1 prime time, Saturday 7th October 2006. The show will be run in the same format as previous series, except this time there will be 14 couples and 12 shows. Bruce Forsythe & Tess Daly will present the BBC 1 Saturday night programme.
BBC2 continues the "Behind the scenes" programme "Strictly Come Dancing - It takes two" presented once again by Claudia Winkleman. This show will air week nights 6.30pm - 7.00pm.

This series the format changes for the first few weeks of voting. Week one sees the professional ladies and celebrity men battling it out to stay in the competition, whilst the pro men/ celeb ladies dance an un marked Mambo. Week 2 sees the professional men and celebrity women battling it out to stay in the competition, whilst the pro ladies/ celeb men dance an un marked West coast swing. Week 3 sees them all come together and the voting returns to the original format - of lowest scorer (after Judge & public voting) will leave the show.

The winners of the 4th Strictly Come Dancing Series Are Mark Ramprakash & Karen Hardy

Christmas Special 2006:

The 2006 christmas special of Strictly Come Dancing took place on Monday 25th of December at 6.20pm, then again at 8pm on BBC1.
The top 4 couples from series 4 competed alongside Colin Jackson and Zoe Ball from Series 3. Interestingly the Series 3 competitors managed to beat all those from Series 4. With Colin & Erin Winning and Zoe & Ian in second place.
The couples are as follows:

• Erin Boag & Colin Jackson (SCD3)Winners
• Ian Waite & Zoe Ball (SCD3)
• Lilia Kopylova & Matt Dawson (SCD4)
• Karen Hardy & Mark Ramprakash (SCD4)
• Darren Bennett & Emma Bunton (SCD4)
• Vincent Simone & Louisa Lytton (SCD4)

The Celebrities & their Professional Dance Partners:

Those marked with * against their names, indicate that the professional dancer is new to Strictly Come Dancing.
Pro's with "Web" after their name indicate that they have a website - click the link to be taken to their site.
To keep up to date with each Celebrity/Dance Pro please click "info" after their names to be taken to their official "Strictly Come Dancing Home Page".

Celebrity Women & Pro Men:
• Emma Bunton (Singer - Spice Girls) & Darren Bennett  Web
• Claire King (Actress - Emmerdale) & Brendan Cole  Web
• Carol Smillie (Presenter) & Matthew Cutler  Web
• Jan Ravens (Comedy Actress) & Anton Du Beke  Web
• Georgina Bouzova (Actress - Casualty) & James Jordan * Web
• Louisa Lytton (Actress - Eastenders) & Vincent Simone * Web
• Mica Paris (Singer) & Ian Waite  Web


Celebrity Men & Pro Women:
• Peter Schmeichel (Former Manchester United goalkeeper) & Erin Boag  Web
• Jimmy Tarbuck (Comedian/Entertainer) & Flavia Cacace *  Web
• Nicholas Owen (Newsreader) & Nicole Cutler  Web
• Ray Fearon (Actor - Coronation St) & Camilla Dallerup  Web
• Spoony (DJ - Radio 5 Live) & Aleksandra Grabowska *  Web
• Mark Ramprakash (Cricketer) & Karen Hardy Winners  Web
• Matt Dawson (World Champion rugby player) & Lilia Kopylova  Web

The Judges:

• Judge 1 - Bruno Tonioli (Choreographer)
  Bruno is a top choreographer and has worked on countless films, plays, music videos, commercials, concerts, trade shows and TV shows.
• Judge 2 - Arlene Phillips (Choreographer)
  Arlene is best known for her work on countless musicals, both in the UK and Worldwide.
• Judge 3 - Len Goodman (Pro Dancer/Judge)
  Len was a professional dancer and is now a professional judge. Len runs his own dance school in Kent.
• Judge 4 - Craig Revel Horwood (Choreographer)
  Craig is a top theatre choreographer and received an Olivier Award for his work on the West End musical Spend, Spend, Spend.

• Mark Ramprakash & Karen Hardy are winners of SCD series 4.
• The second placed couple Matt Dawson & Lilia Kopylova put up an exceptional fight to the end, but ended up as runners up after the public vote.

• The twelfth couple to go leaving in the semi final are Darren Bennett & Emma Bunton, placing 2nd in the judges votes, but after adding the public votes they had to leave the competition.
• Next week the two remaining couples will dance their highest marked ballroom & Latin dance, plus a 'judges' choice dance, a Viennese Waltz & a Showdance.

• The eleventh couple to go are Vincent Simone & Louisa Lytton, placing 4th (last) in the judges votes, but after adding the public votes they had to leave the competition.

• The tenth couple to go are Matthew Cutler & Carol Smilie, placing 3rd in the judges votes, but after adding the public votes they had to leave the competition.

• The ninth couple to go are Brendan Cole & Claire King, placing 6th (last) in the judges votes, but after adding the public votes they had to leave the competition.

• The eighth couple to go are Erin Boag & Peter Schmeichel, placing 7th (last) in the judges votes, but after adding the public votes they had to leave the competition.

• The seventh couple to go are Camilla Dallerup & Ray Fearon, placing 7th in the judges votes, but after adding the public votes they had to leave the competition.
• Next Week The dancers will dance a dance they have not yet performed.

• The sixth couple to go are Anton Du Beke & Jan Ravens, placing 7th equal in the judges votes, but after adding the public votes they had to leave the competition.
• Next Week The dancers will dance American Smooth or Samba.

• The fifth couple to go are James Jordan & Georgina Bouzova, placing 6th equal in the judges votes, but after adding the public votes they had to leave the competition.
• Next Week The dancers will dance Salsa or Viennese Waltz.

• The fourth couple to go are Aleksandra Grabowska & DJ Spoony, placing 7th equal in the judges votes, but after adding the public votes they had to leave the competition.
• Next Week The pro men/celeb ladies will dance Foxtrot, and the pro ladies/celeb men dance Paso Doble.
• This week the first 10 of the series was awarded by Bruno to Louisa & Vincent.

• It's Injuries galore at practice this week. Camilla has collapsed in agony with a hip problem. Vincent has pulled a muscle in his leg. Claire King has strained a back muscle and Jimmy Tarbuck has withdrawn from the show due to health issues.

• Strictly Come Dancing is nominated in the Entertainment section of the 2006 National Television awards.

• The second couple to go are Ian Waite & Mica Paris, placing second from last in the judges votes, but after adding the public votes they had to leave the competition.
• Next week all the dancers will compete for judges marks. The pro men/celeb ladies will dance Jive, and the pro ladies/celeb men dance Tango.

• The first couple to go are Nicole Cutler & Nicholas Owen, placing last in the judges votes and remaining the lowest after the public vote.
• Next Week the pro men and celeb ladies dance a Rumba or Quickstep.

• SCD 4 Page Updated with confirmed celebrities and their partners.
• New format W1 - W3. Week 1 only the pro ladies/Celeb men will be dancing for marks to stay in the show - the other pairings will demonstrate a mambo which will be un-marked. Week 2 roles reverse and the pro men/celeb ladies will be dancing for marks to stay in the show - the other pairings will dance a West Coast Swing which will be un-marked. Week 3 sees the original format return when all couples will be dancing to stay in the show.

• SCD 4 Page Updated with all professionals and unconfirmed celebrities.

Dancers/Dance

W1

W2

W3

W4

W5

W6

W7

W8

W9

W10

W11 Semi

W12 Final

Total

Place

Left

Mark Ramprakash & Karen Hardy

27 C

*

32 T

35 P

36 SL

33 AS

27 R

36 V

64 F & S

63 W & J

73 AT & Q

110 T & SL & JC

536

1st

Winners

Matt Dawson & Lilia Kopylova

19 C

*

30 T

28 P

25 SL

34 AS

37 W

28 J

61 Q & R

61 V & S

65 AT & F

105 W & S & JC

493

2nd

Runners Up

Emma Bunton & Darren Bennett

*

33 Q

33 J

30 F

34 V

36 S

30 C

34 AS

74 W & P

69 T & R

69 AT & SL

X

442

3rd

Semi Final

Louisa Lytton & Vincent Simone

*

28 Q

36 J

26 F

29 SL

32 S

35 T

34 P

69 V & C

59 AS & R

X

X

348

4th

11th Off

Carol Smillie & Matthew Cutler

*

25 Q

27 J

29 F

29 SL

27 AS

30 C

30 W

68 V & S

X

X

X

265

5th

10th Off

Claire King & Brendan Cole

*

21 R

22 J

24 F

21 SL

32 AS

29 T

25 S

X

X

X

X

174

6th

9th Off

Peter Schmeichel & Erin Boag

25 W

*

31 T

19 P

28 V

19 S

26 F

X

X

X

X

X

148

7th

8th Off

Ray Fearon & Camilla Dallerup

27 C

*

29 T

30 P

35 V

26 S

X

X

X

X

X

X

147

8th

7th Off

Jan Ravens & Anton Du Beke

*

24 Q

18 J

24 F

25 V

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

91

9th

6th Off

Georgina Bouzova & James Jordan

*

14 R

18 J

26 F

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

58

10th

5th Off

DJ Spoony & Aleksandra Grabowska

27 C

*

27 T

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

54

11th

4th Off

Jimmy Tarbuck & Flavia Cacace

17 W

*

X ~

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

17

12th

3rd Off Withdrawn

Mica Paris & Ian Waite

*

20 R

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

20

13th=

1st Off

Nicholas Owen & Nicole Cutler

W 14

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

14

13th=

1st Off