CHA CHA CHA
Dance statistics as at the end of Series 9 excluding Christmas Specials.
| Total number of dances: 84 |
| Total number of female celebrity dances: 36 |
| Total number of male celebrity dances: 48 |
| Average score*: 25.7 |
| Average female celebrity score: 28.9 |
| Average male celebrity score*: 23.2 |
| Highest female celebrity score: 40 - Lisa & Brendan (Series 6, Final) |
| Highest male celebrity score*: 48 - Ricky & Natalie (Series 7, Final) |
| Lowest female celebrity score: 17 - Lulu & Brendan (Series 9, Week 1) |
| Lowest male celebrity score: 8 - Quentin & Hazel (Series 2, Week 1) |
Interesting fact: Often an opening dance for celebrities on Strictly, the celebrity to score the highest mark with the Cha cha cha as their first dance is Colin Jackson who scored an incredible 32 points for his routine with Erin in the first week of series three.
*For the calculation of averages, the score for dances marked by five judges have been adjusted down to allow for fair comparison. Ricky's score of 48 in series 7 adjusted down would still be 38.4, and still the highest of all the male celebrities.