JIVE

Dance statistics as at the end of Series 9 excluding Christmas Specials.

 

Total number of dances: 74
Total number of female celebrity dances: 40
Total number of male celebrity dances: 34

 

Average score: 28.2
Average female celebrity score: 29.5
Average male celebrity score: 26.8

 

Highest female celebrity score: 40 - Jill & Darren (Series 2, Week 8)
Highest male celebrity score: 39 - Scott & Natalie (Series 8, Week 7)

 

Lowest female celebrity score: 16 - Fiona & Brendan (Series 3, Week 3)
Lowest male celebrity score: 17 - Chris & Hanna (Series 1, Week 8)

 

Interesting fact: The Jive has only been chosen by three couples in the final. In series one, Chris & Hanna decided to dance their Jive again and actually achieved a lower score than when they'd danced it earlier in the series, earning what has remained the lowest ever score for a dance in a Strictly final with just 17 points. In complete contrast to that, in the series two final, Jill & Darren danced their Jive again, and received the very first perfect score of 40 points from the judges, while the judges choice for Chelsee & Pasha in the final of series 9 was the jive and they scored the second highest score of 39 points. (Alesha & Matthew also danced a jive in the final, but it was a completely new routine performed for the Judges Choice round, not their choice for the Latin American section).

 

Find out more including the history of the dance, what the judges are looking for, and details of all the competitors performances on Strictly at the Jive page.