The Strictly Come Dancing Movie Week Song Choices Are Suitably Ridiculous

Week three of the competition is set to be one to remember.
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Strictly Come Dancing is going all out for its Movie Week this year, with some of the most left-field song choices the show’s probably ever had.

Quite a claim, you might think, but someone is actually dancing the Paso Doble to the Pokémon theme tune in this week’s live show.

See, we told you.

The BBC ballroom show’s annual trip to Hollywood will also see one couple Foxtrotting to the Downton Abbey theme, with other songs coming from films including Kung Fu Panda, Magic Mike and Batman Forever.

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On the less ridiculous side, there will be a Rumba to Shallow from A Star Is Born and an American Smooth to Cheek To Cheek from Top Hat.

Check out the full list of who is dancing what below...

  • Anneka and Kevin are dancing the Charleston to Woo Hoo by The 5.6.7.8’s from the film Kill Bill
  • Alex and Neil are dancing the Rumba to How Far I’ll Go by Auli’I Cravalho from the film Moana
  • Catherine and Johannes are dancing the Rumba to Shallow by Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga from the film A Star Is Born
  • Emma and Anton are dancing the Salsa to Soul Bossa Nova by Quincy Jones from the film Austin Powers
  • Emma and Aljaz are dancing the Foxtrot to the Downton Abbey theme John Lunn from the film Downton Abbey
  • Michelle and Giovanni are dancing the Quickstep to Cabaret by Liza Minelli from the film Cabaret
  • Saffron and AJ are dancing the Paso Doble to Everybody Wants To Rule The World by Lorde from the film The Hunger Games
  • Chris and Karen are dancing the American Smooth (Foxtrot) to Cheek To Cheek by Frank Sinatra from the film Top Hat
  • David and Nadiya are dancing the American Smooth (Viennese Waltz) to Kiss From A Rose by Seal from the film Batman Forever
  • Dev and Dianne are dancing the Couples’ Choice to Friend Like Me by Will Smith from the film Aladdin
  • Karim and Amy are dancing the Samba to Kung Fu Fighting by Carl Douglas from the film Kung Fu Panda
  • Kelvin and Oti are dancing the Charleston to Trip A Little Light Fantastic by Lin Manuel Miranda from the film Mary Poppins Return
  • Mike and Katya are dancing the Cha Cha to It’s Raining Men by The Weather Girls from the film Magic Mike
  • Will and Janette are dancing the Paso Doble to Gotta Catch ’Em All Original Theme by Jason Paige from the film Pokemon

Last weekend saw James Cracknell become the first celebrity to leave the ballroom, after he landed in the dance off alongside David James.

James Cracknell was the first to be voted out of the competition on Sunday
James Cracknell was the first to be voted out of the competition on Sunday
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And while David received the joint lowest score in Strictly history with just 10 points for his Paso Doble, the former England goalie was saved by the judges after showing the most improvement in the dance off.

James was soon at the centre of reports he was furious backstage after the show. However, he later set the record straight on Twitter, calling the rumours “stupid”.

Strictly Come Dancing continues on Saturday at 7.10pm on BBC One.

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