Who got the first ever 40 of the series?THE BALLROOM SECTION

DENISE and IAN led with a glamorous quickstep to "Sing Sing Sing". "Dazzling," said Bruno. "A real star," said Len. An impressed Craig still found the footwork "a little blocky." Arlene didn't agree; "Divine!"

SCORE: 38 (Craig: 9, Arelene: 10, Len: 9, Bruno: 10)

JILL and DARREN foxtrotted their way into the Judge's hearts with "All That Jazz". "Class," said Len. "Difficult, but you do it brilliantly," admitted Arlene, worrying that their execution was a little stiff. "Slightly held back," agreed Bruno. Craig brought the hall to a halt by sticking up for a contestant: "Arlene and Bruno are speaking absolute rubbish."

SCORE: 34 (Craig: 9, Arelene: 8, Len: 9, Bruno: 8)

JULIAN and ERIN did a quickstep to "Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend". "The quickstep is your dance," admitted Craig. "There is no doubt that you're dancing!" said Arlene. "Whatever Julian lacks in dancing ability, he makes up for it in giving it 100 per cent. We've got two thoroughbreds, and a lovely Shetland Pony." Julian was sanguine; "Just call me Dobbin."

THE LATIN SECTION

DENISE and IAN samba'd to "Tequila." "The Queen of the Dance is back!" applauded Bruno. "You started at nothing and worked up to being a dancer," admired Craig. "Fabulous! You really have the true feeling of the samba."

SCORE: 33 (Craig: 8, Arelene: 8, Len: 8, Bruno: 9)

JILL and DARREN's "I'm Still Standing" jive brought the audience to their feet. Craig was moved, "Phenomenal... The amount of detail in your work!" Arlene was similarly speechless, "As a choreographer, I bow to you Jill. The warmth was phenomenal. I hope I get to work with you." Len joined in, "I'm overwhelmed. The best dance of the whole series." Bruno tried to beat that, "I couldn't judge that. I was transported by an explosion of talent."

SCORE: 40 (Craig: 10, Arelene: 10, Len: 10, Bruno: 10)

JULIAN and ERIN samba'd bravely out. "I love the anticipation," admitted Len, "Will it be Carlos or dead loss? This was a fabulous effort." Bruno spotted that Julian's hips weren't wiggling. Craig couldn't find a bounce, "just shimmy, shimmy, shimmy." Julian looked crestfallen, "No tens at all..."

SCORE: 23 (Craig: 5, Arelene: 5, Len: 7, Bruno: 6)

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