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Letitia Dean dances out of Strictly Come Dancing
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Letita Dean was the tenth person to be voted off the Strictly Come Dancing quarter-finals tonight (Sunsday 9 December) on ´óÏó´«Ã½ One – after failing to impress the judges in the dance-off.
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All the couples danced two different numbers again tonight, one Ballroom and one Latin dance, but once again one of those couples had to leave.
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But it was Letitia and singer Alesha Dixon who found themselves in the bottom two competing in the dance-off.
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Letitia performed the Waltz and Alesha performed the Viennese Waltz – their highest scoring dances with the judges.
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Of Letita's first performances, the judges said:
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Waltz
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Bruno Tonioli: "Letitia you are definitely feeling better today aren't you, because you looked like Lana Turner there. A real star turn. It was a beautiful waltz, well executed." Score: 9.
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Arlene Phillips: "Since you started in this competition it's been my dream to see you dance like a star and full of confidence. You look beautiful and you danced like a star." Score: 9.
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Len Goodman: "Your arms at the start were beautiful. I always look at your foot work and there were very few foot faults." Score: 9.
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Craig Revel Horwood: "I have to agree with the rest of the panel. However I did have a problem with your entry step and when you do your turns – it's only a problem with spotting and you need to change your focus." Score: 8.
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Total: 35/40.
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Jive
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Bruno: "It's difficult. It's a difficult dance. It's very fast and it has a lot of precision. Instead of a dead ringer it was a lookie-likey. You did everything you had to do but it wasn't quite as sharp as it could have been." Score: 8.
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Arlene: "The Jive should be warm and bubbly like a jacuzzi, and from the waist up it was but when you looked below it was a junk." Score: 7.
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Len: "You did a good job but the Jive is your dance that doesn't suit you." Score: 9.
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Craig: "I think it just overwhelmed you. I have to agree with Len, but you did a pretty good effort." Score: 7.
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Total: 30/40.
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They scored a total of 65/80.
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The judges' leader board was as follows:
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1 – Gethin and Camilla
American Smooth: 38
Jive: 37
Total: 75
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2 – Alesha and Matt
V Waltz: 38
Paso Doble: 36
Total: 74
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3 – Letitia and Darren
Waltz: 35
Jive: 30
Total: 65
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4 – Matt and Flavia
Foxtrot: 26
Samba: 29
Total: 55
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But the judges came to a unanimous decision on the dance off:
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Craig: "This couple is near perfect and that is Alesha and Matthew."
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Arlene: "This person danced beautifully in week one and beautifully tonight and I never want to stop watching her dance. Alesha and Matthew."
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Bruno: "It's incredibly hard, you both did great dances. One couple has that extra stardust and magic and that's Alesha and Matt."
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With three out of four votes Alesha and Matthew went through but Len said:
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Len: "I did agree."
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Letita said: "It's been the most amazing adventure ... thanks to all of Darren's patience and hard work it's been a wonderful experience and I can't thank him enough."
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The remaining three celebrities are now one step closer to being crowned Strictly Come Dancing champions.
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The competition continues next week with the semi-final of Strictly Come Dancing.
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Notes to Editors
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The Strictly Come Dancing results show is recorded on Saturday night.
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Don't forget, you can get all the up-to-date gossip on the sister show It Takes Two on weekdays at 6.30pm on ´óÏó´«Ã½ Two and also via bbc.co.uk/strictlycomedancing.
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