How many times will the celebrities dance in Strictly Come Dancing final? BBC confirms dance routines

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Strictly Come Dancing is coming to an end with its highly anticipated final.

Four couples – Fleur East and Vito Coppola, Hamza Yassin and Jowita Przystal, Molly Rainford and Carlos Gu, and Helen Skelton and Gorka Marquez – are hoping to lift the glitterball trophy in the 20th series of the celebrity dance show. Each of the finalists have topped the Strictly leaderboard at some point – Yassin five times, East and Skelton twice and Rainford once – during their time on the show and will be fighting to win the most public votes on Saturday evening.

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Singer and radio DJ East and TV presenter and singer Rainford have found themselves in the bottom having to fight for their place to stay in the dreaded dance-off a total of four times each while TV presenter Skelton and wildlife cameraman and presenter Yassin have avoided that fate during the whole series. They will all perform a routine chosen by the judges, their own favourite dance and finally a show dance.

Strictly Come Dancing final will be decided by a public vote. Last year’s competition saw Rose Ayling-Ellis and Giovanni Pernice crowned the winners of the competition.

This time the judging panel of Anton Du Beke, Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse and head judge Shirley Ballas will offer their feedback and scores as guidance on each of the performances. The grand final is airing on BBC One/ One HD and iPlayer from 7.05pm to 9.35pm.

What are the routines?

Skelton, 39, and Marquez will perform the jive to Tightrope by Janelle Monae at the request of the judges, their couple’s choice routine to Mein Herr by Liza Minnelli (from Cabaret) and finally their show dance to Shine by Emeli Sande.

BBC handout photo of Helen Skelton and Gorka Marquez during the dress rehearsal of Strictly Come Dancing on BBC1. Issue date: Saturday December 17, 2022.BBC handout photo of Helen Skelton and Gorka Marquez during the dress rehearsal of Strictly Come Dancing on BBC1. Issue date: Saturday December 17, 2022.
BBC handout photo of Helen Skelton and Gorka Marquez during the dress rehearsal of Strictly Come Dancing on BBC1. Issue date: Saturday December 17, 2022.
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After making it through her latest dance-off on Monday, East, 35, and Coppola will perform a samba to Hot Hot Hot by Arrow as their judges’ pick.

Their favourite dance will also be their couple’s choice routine, performed to a Destiny’s Child megamix by Destiny’s Child, followed by their show dance to Find Me by Sigma featuring Birdy.

Yassin, 32, who topped the leaderboard with Przystal in the live semi-final on Sunday, is set to fight for the glitterball trophy with his trio of dances, featuring a judges’ pick routine of the salsa to Ecuador by Sash! featuring Rodriguez.

He will also perform his and Przystal’s couple’s choice to Jerusalema Remix by Master KG featuring Burna Boy and Nomcebo Zikode, as well as a show dance to Let’s Face The Music And Dance by Irving Berlin.

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Rainford, 22, and her partner Gu will perform a quickstep to Love On Top by Beyonce as their judges’ pick, their rumba to All The Man That I Need by Whitney Houston as their favourite and finish with a show dance to a mix of Kiss and 1999 – both by Prince.

The three routines are split between one chosen by the judges, their own favourite dance and finally a show dance. You can vote via the BBC’s website or by phoning in.

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