Strictly dances this week: Semi-final songs and routines revealed

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4 Dec 2023, 08:18

Strictly Come Dancing is racing towards its conclusion, and the songs and dances have now been announced for the upcoming semi-final.

There was a shift to the format last weekend, following last-minute news that Nigel Harman had been forced to quit the competition due to injury. This meant that there was no vote and no elimination during Musicals Week, and all of the remaining four couples made it through to the semi-final, which takes place this Saturday.

However, it wasn’t a complete waste of time, as the judge’s scores - which included a perfect 40 for Layton Williams and Nikita Kuzmin - are set to be carried over to this week.

Elsewhere, Ellie Leach and Vito Coppola scored a very decent 36 points, Annabel Croft and Johannes Radebe got 33 points and Bobby Brazier and Dianne Buswell gained 34 points.

With all four couples battling for a place in the final, they will need to be at their best at the weekend.

Here are the dances for Saturday 9th December:

Bobby Brazier and Dianne Buswell will perform the Paso Doble and the Quickstep.

Ellie Leach and Vito Coppola will Cha-Cha to Mambo Italiano by Rosemary Clooney and will also do a Couples' Choice dance.

Annabel Croft and Johannes Radebe will deliver the Salsa to You'll Be Mine by Gloria Estefan, and perform a Viennese Waltz as well.

Layton Williams and Nikita Kuzmin will do the Rumba and the Charleston.

A spokesperson confirmed news of actor Nigel Harman's departure from the competition ahead of the quarter-final, saying: "Unfortunately Nigel has sustained an injury which means he is unable to perform in tonight’s show and has had to withdraw from Strictly."

The former EastEnders star had been teamed up with professional partner Katya Jones.

Strictly Come Dancing returns on Saturday 9th December on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.