Strictly Come Dancing 2025: Current leaderboard and all the songs and dances for the next show
The leaderboard matters more than ever this weekend!Strictly Come Dancing‘s current leaderboard is vital for this weekend’s live show – as are all the new songs and dances.
La Voix’s sudden exit from the BBC series means all the Blackpool scores have been carried over to this Saturday.
No one went home either, which means there is everything to play for when Strictly returns for Week 10 of the competition.
To ensure you’re up to speed, here’s the current leaderboard, all the songs and dances for Saturday AND when the Instant Dance Challenge is on. You can thank us later!
Strictly Come Dancing: Current leaderboard
There are now six couples sitting in the current leaderboard. La Voix didn’t take part in last weekend’s Blackpool Special and no one went home.
In a last minute decision due to La Voix’s early exit, all the judges scores are being carried over to this weekend. The public vote went ahead and that will also be carried over.
Unfortunately, we don’t know who scored highest when it came to the fan votes. But we do know who is top of the judges’ leaderboard.
Currently sitting at the top are Lewis Cope and Katya Jones, with a perfect score of 40. Their Charleston saw every judge reach for their 10 paddle in Blackpool.
George Clarke and Alexis Warr are in joint second place. Shirley Ballas, Motsi Mabuse and Anton Du Beke gave them 10s for their Salsa, while Craig Revel Horwood held up a nine, totalling 39.
Karen Carney and Carlos Gu were also one point off the top spot. The judging scores for their Paso Doble were identical to George and Alexis’.
Amber Davies and Nikita Kuzmin finished the Blackpool Special in third. They got all nines for their Quickstep, which gave an overall score of 36.
Alex Kingston and Johannes Radebe scored 35 for their Couple’s Choice. This wasn’t bad considering Alex was nursing a secret injury to her rib at the time.
Balvinder Sopal and Julian Caillon are currently bottom of the leaderboard. They danced an Argentine Tango and scored a total of 33.
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Strictly Come Dancing: The next songs and dances
It’s Karen and Carlos’ chance to pull out their best moves for a Couple’s Choice this weekend. Their chosen song is Born This Way by Lady Gaga. What a tune!
Balvinder and Julian will be doing a Jive to Maxine Nightingale’s Right Back Where We Started. It’s a Quickstep for George and Alexis. Their song is I Get A Kick Out Of You by Frank Sinatra.
Current champs Lewis and Katya are hoping to get another perfect 40 with a Rumba. Their song is Falling by Harry Styles. Alex and Johannes are dancing to Ring My Bell by Anita Ward. They are doing a Cha-cha-cha.
Finally, Amber and Nikita are taking on a huge song. They will be dancing a Jive to Proud Mary by Tina Turner.
But that’s not all…
Strictly’s Instant Dance Challenge
As well as their set routines, the celebrities and pros will be taking on Strictly’s Instant Dance Challenge. It is the first time the segment will have aired in the UK version of the show and it looks tough.
Last week in Blackpool, each couple picked a sealed envelope from a disco ball. They will open it on Saturday night and discover a specific dance. They will be assigned a song they haven’t heard and will have to pick a costume from wardrobe.
In just 10 seconds, the pairs have to come up with a routine that matches their dance before performing it live.
It sounds wild – and it is. Viewers who have already seen the Instant Dance Challenge in Germany and America’s version of Strictly have described it as a “stressful watch”.
Strictly judge Motsi, who also judges on Germany’s version Let’s Dance, even says contestants have “blacked out” in the past. Eek!
What time is Strictly Come Dancing on?
Strictly Come Dancing continues on Saturday night at 6.35pm. It airs on BBC One and BBC iPlayer and this week’s show is a full 90 minutes. This includes all six routines, plus the Instant Dance Challenge.
The scores and public vote will be added to last week’s from Blackpool. On Sunday night, the lowest two scoring couples will compete in the dance-off in Strictly Come Dancing: The Results. The judges will send one home.
You can also expect a new group dance this weekend and a performance from Myles Smith on Sunday night. Can’t wait!
