Last weekend, Angela Rippon & Kai became the 23rd Strictly partnership to win a dance-off in successive weeks.

In this blog we look back on what happened to the other duos who previously accomplished this feat.

Will Series 21 see any ‘late-blooming’ couples, whose dance scores improve considerably in the second half of the competition? Here we countdown the top ten partnerships who improved the most when comparing their average scores from the two halves of the competition.

We are at the halfway point and the competition is definitely hotting up in the Strictly Ballroom. Here we explore seven facts and stats from the first seven weeks of the show – some you may know, others you may not and one or two will probably surprise you, as they did us!

This year’s Halloween episode included a rare instance of Craig awarding a routine with the highest individual score from the judging panel.  Here we look back at the 8 routines that saw a ‘rebellious’ Craig subvert our expectations.

The last two weeks have seen back-to-back Salsa success at the top of the leaderboard for the first time on Strictly. This is great news for Layton & Nikita and Ellie & Vito as the data suggests this might be a good omen for getting all the way to the Final…

Happy Strictly Halloween everybody! A terrifying ‘trick’ here where we look at the 6 partnerships who received their lowest score of the Series in Halloween week. Look out for Part 1, where we’ll share the more ‘tantalising’ Halloween dances that saw couples earning their highest score.

Happy Strictly Halloween Eve everybody! A tantalising ‘treat’ here where we look at the 9 partnerships who achieved their highest score of the Series at Halloween week. Look out for Part 2, where we’ll share the more ‘tricksome’ Halloween dances that saw couples earning their lowest score. Enjoy!

Here we look at the ‘danger data’ (overall bottom 2 and elimination placements) for the seven dance styles being performed for Halloween Week 2023. Which dance styles are more ‘trick’ than ‘treat’?

In this blog post we look at couples who were saved by the public from the unenviable position of a combined early running order spot with a position at the bottom of the judges’ leaderboard.

During her seven Series in the role of head judge, is it true that Shirley awards a ten earlier than the other judges? Our 2022 research showed her then to be the most generous judge with a 10 paddle – but is this still true today, and if not, who has overtaken her as Strictly’s most magnanimous judge?