It’s double dances week, with the couples performing two routines. But as the show nears its end, who will be quickstepping towards the exit, and who will cha cha slide into the final?

I’m inventing a parlour game called ‘Strictly Standing’, which only has one rule – if any of the judges stand up at the end of the dance or while giving their verdict, you have to stand up too. If you’d like to play the grown-up version, you can keep drinking (small sips, obvs) until they sit down again.

Looking down the list of dances tonight, we’ve got three Paso Dobles and two Waltzes. So now we know the answer to ‘what’s the dance equivalent of a Bounty and a Milky Way in a box of Celebrations?’

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