How will the celebrities fare during Movie Week?

By Helen Daly

Published: Thursday, 05 October 2023 at 16:02 PM

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It’s Movie Week! The Strictly Come Dancing 2023 pairs will be dancing to some of the most iconic movie soundtracks, all with the hopes of wowing the judges and getting those all important scores.

As we head into week 3, viewers will sadly have to get used to not seeing Les Dennis perform, as he was the first celebrity to be eliminated from the competition after facing the dance-off against Nikita Kanda.

This weekend, the Strictly Come Dancing 2023 line-up will return to the dance floor to perform their third live dances alongside their Strictly professional dance partners.

As usual, they’ll be scored by the judges, and Sunday will reveal who will have the face the dreaded dance off and possibly face leaving the competition.

Currently at the top of the scoreboard is Layton Williams with 65 points, followed by Amanda Abbington with 61 points. But seasoned Strictly fans will know that anything can happen and this could all change.

Following all performances, the public will get to vote for their favourites. The two contestants with the fewest combined votes from the judges and fans will find themselves in the bottom two, and the judges will have to decide who goes home.

As we wait for the celebs to return to the dance floor, we’ve put together a list of the dances they’ll be doing this week – and it looks like we’re in for a fun night on the ballroom floor, with several Waltzes and a couple of Jives.

Here’s everything you need to know about Strictly Come Dancing week 3 songs and dances.

Strictly Come Dancing 2023 week 3 songs and dances

• Adam Thomas – Jive to Take On Me from The Super Mario Bros
• Zara McDermott – Paso Doble to The Puss Suite from Puss in Boots
• Krishnan Guru-Murthy – Charleston to Money Money from Cabaret
• Jody Cundy –  American Smooth to Married Life from Up
• Ellie Leach – Viennese Waltz to Waiting On A Miracle from Encanto
• Nikita Kanda – Jive to Kids in America from Clueless
• Amanda Abbington – Rumba to Out of Reach from Bridget Jones
• Eddie Kadi – Couple’s Choice to Men in Black from Men in Black
• Angela Rippon – Quickstep to Do-Re-Mi from The Sound of Music
• Layton Williams – Viennese Waltz to There Are Worse Things I Could Do from Grease
• Bobby Brazier – Samba to Young Hearts Run Free from Romeo and Juliet
• Nigel Harman – Jive to Batman Theme from Batman
• Angela Scanlon – Charleston to Who’s Got The Pain? from Damn Yankees
• Annabel Croft – Waltz to Moon River from Breakfast at Tiffany’s

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Strictly Come Dancing 2023 week 2 songs and dances

• Adam Thomas – Tango to Somebody Told Me by Maneskin
• Zara McDermott – Quickstep to Anyone For You by George Ezra
• Les Dennis – Samba to Rock the Boat by Hues Corporation
• Krishnan Guru-Murthy – Foxtrot to Love Really Hurts Without You by Billy Ocean
• Jody Cundy – Paso Doble to Thunderstruck by AC/DC
• Ellie Leach – Foxtrot to Perfect by Fairground Attraction
• Nikita Kanda – Charleston to Single Ladies by Beyoncé
• Amanda Abbington – Saldaq to One by Gloria Estefan
• Eddie Kadi – Cha-cha to Rie y Llora by Celia Cruz
• Angela Rippon – Foxtrot to You Make Me Feel So Young by Frank Sinatra
• Layton Williams – Quickstep to Puttin’ on the Ritz by Gregory Porter
• Bobby Brazier – Charleston to Do Your Thing by Basement Jaxx
• Nigel Harman – Viennese Waltz to Until I Found You by Stephen Sanchez
• Angela Scanlon – Jive to Trouble by Shampoo
• Annabel Croft – Quickstep to Walking on Sunshine by Katrina And The Waves

Strictly Come Dancing 2023 week 1 songs and dances

• Layton Williams and Nikita Kuzmin – Samba to Touch by Little Mix
• Angela Rippon and Kai Widdrington – Cha-cha to Get the Party Started by Shirley Bassey
• Bobby Brazier and Dianne Buswell – Foxtrot to All About You by McFly
• Jody Cundy and Jowita Przystal – Quickstep to I’m Sitting on Top of the World by Bobby Darin
• Angela Scanlon and Carlos Gu – Tango to Prisoner by Miley Cyrus feat Dua Lipa
• Ellie Leach and Vito Coppola – Jive to Can’t Tame Her by Zara Larsson
• Annabel Croft and Johannes Radebe – Cha-cha to Uptown Girl by Billy Joel
• Eddie Kadi and Karen Hauer – Quickstep to Two Hearts by Phil Collins
• Les Dennis and Nancy Xu – Tango to Don’t You Want Me by The Human League
• Adam Thomas and Luba Mushtuk – Cha-cha to Waffle House by The Jonas Brothers
• Amanda Abbington and Giovanni Pernice – Viennese Waltz to Pointless by Lewis Capaldi
• Nigel Harman and Katya Jones – Paso Doble to Smells Like Teen Spirit by Nirvana
• Nikita Kanda and Gorka Márquez – Waltz to Run To You by Whitney Houston
• Zara McDermott and Graziano Di Prima – Cha-cha to Crush by Jennifer Paige
• Krishnan Guru-Murthy and Lauren Oakley – Cha-cha to Boom Shack-A-Lak by Apache Indian