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Strictly Come Dancing - Archive

David Dickinson -third from the right
with some of the other celebs and dancers on Strictly Come Dancing

David Dickinson is among the eight TV celebrities to take up the challenge of the new BBC showcase show Strictly Come Dancing, hosted by TV favourite Bruce Forsyth. David Dickinson, TV Presenter, Antique dealer and cult figure, has no formal dance training but is always up for a new challenge. He is famed for his smart clothes and immaculate appearance, which makes him a perfect candidate for Strictly Come Dancing. David will have to Cha Cha Cha and Quickstep his way around the dance floor in front of a judging panel of top dancing experts. David has described the dance training as a 'nightmare', and 'really tough'. He's determined to give the competition his best shot as proceeds from phone in voting will go to charity. We'll bring you more details soon. Strictly Come Dancing starts May 15 on Saturday nights BBC 1 and see David in rehearsals for Strictly Come Dancing daily on BBC 3 at 8.30 pm every weekday, these shows will include exclusive footage from the rehearsals and updates on training, as well as interviews with the contestants.

For more Information about Strictly Come Dancing (including how to vote for your favourite) see
BBC Strictly Come Dancing pages

The First Saturday Night of Strictly Come Dancing (15 May 2004)
David Dickinson put in a crowd pleasing performance dancing the Cha Cha Cha with his dance partner Camilla Dallerup.  David was wearing a black and red one piece out fit with see-through panels and strutted his stuff to 'Sex Bomb'. But despite the enthusiastic applause of the studio audience the judges were less impressed and their marking left David and Camilla with the lowest score. Here's how the BBC website report it:

DAVID AND CAMILLA didn't have the easiest of times in training, but put on a brave face for their Cha Cha Cha to 'Sexbomb', with Camilla giving David the occasional reassuring pat. "We could see you counting," applauded Bruce as they stepped off the floor. The judges weren't impressed. "David's all pomp and no circumstance," said Arlene. The duo ended up in last place.

JUDGES SCORE: Total 16 out of a possible 40 (Bruno: 4 Arlene: 4 Len: 6 Craig: 2)

Night of Strictly Come Dancing (22 May 2004)
David Dickinson and Camilla Dallerup had to 'Face The Music and Dance' the quickstep. The opening line of their dance track 'There maybe trouble ahead' didn't seem to auger well for the couple who were among the favourites to face the first elimination of the competition. After the shock low scoring from the judges last week, David promised Camilla he would put in '101 percent' throughout the week's rehearsals to hopefully move a place up the ladder. 

David Dickinson and Camilla Dallerup

David looked dapper in his white tie and tails and carried of the ballroom dancing much more relaxed than he had done with the Latin dancing. The announcement of the couple to be eliminated was a truly nail biting affair, once all the 'safe' couples had left the dance floor it came down to just two couples, David and Camilla and Jason and Kylie. Fans held their breath until finally it was announced that Jason and Kylie were the unlucky couple on the night, leaving David and Camilla in Strctly Come Dancing for another week.  Thanks to all the fans who voted for David and Camilla to stay, your votes were vital. David and Camilla are still not scoring high enough with the judges so please vote if you want to see more of the all dancing Duke.

JUDGES SCORE: 21 (Craig: 3 Arlene: 6 Len: 6 Bruno: 6)

The Third Saturday Night of Strictly Come Dancing (29 May 2004)
David Bows Out Gracefully - For 'An Elephant With Two Left Feet'
David Dickinson and his dance partner Camilla Dallerup made it to the Mecca of ballroom dancing, 'The Tower Ballroom' in Blackpool, and danced to a fabulous full house of enthusiastic dance fans.David was delighted to be there, and he and Camilla looked relax and in tune as they danced their Tango with a touch of nostalgia and an Argentinean theme.  Sadly although they were not last on the judges scoring, this was their last night in the competition and they bowed out very gracefully.  The stunning Camilla kept up her stunning smiles and David said of her "She'd have done much better if she wasn't dancing with a 62 year-old elephant with two left feet,".. "she is terrific and deserved to go the whole way".

   A Big 'Thank You' to all The Duke's fans for  your     support and to all of you who voted.

David Dickinson and his stunning professional dance partner Camilla Dallerup will be appearing on the last show in the series of Strictly Come Dancing, scheduled for Saturday 3 July,  so get your jazz hands ready!  David's now famous 'jazz hands'  wave was taken up by the audience at Blackpool as David and Camilla danced their final dance in the competition, and even the judges joined in!

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