Stacey Dooley & Kevin Clifton Show Dance to 'Land Of A Thousand Dances' - BBC Strictly 2018

Stacey Dooley & Kevin Clifton take to the floor in a bid to impress the judges. Dancing to 'Land Of A Thousand Dances' by Jessica Mauboy.

Strictly Come Dancing | Series 16 The Final | BBC

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[chrisdraw-ster]

What I enjoyed about Stacey's showdance is the quirky settings such as the dressing room, outside the studio and the whole dance floor. Though there would've been more dancing than running around as Craig did say, I enjoyed it immensely!

[lukecotton]

Loved every second! A fantastic couple. What a buzz!! Xxx

[kinga]

It was very messy and there was more running around than actual dancing. I get that they wanted to show their "strictly story" but I don't think that was the best way to do this. But it worked out! Congrats Kev and Stacey xx

[dawnw]

Really liked the beginning, but I felt like it lost its way afterwards. Kevin billed this last week as him 'throwing the kitchen sink' and being incredibly ambitious with it, but I think that just created a sense of it being a bit underwhelming. Not his finest show-dance in a final, but it was fun.

[dwtsobserver]

Unpopular opinion: I strangely LOVED this dance. Kevin normally has a problem with over using props, but thankfully they were only in the intro. I’m glad to see that this was stripped down for a lot of the dance! I loved the little “hold adjustment”, the large amount of Jive (smart choice), and the double lift at the end. It just had me smiling from cheek to cheek! It really captured the essence of her personality, and her run on Strictly. It was a little unsteady in places, and a little fast. But it was one of my favorite performances of the night. Good job Stacey! 9!

[amypond]

Nope. Did not like this one at all. Felt messy and it felt more like they were saying ‘look at all this running and these simple moves I can do’. Like really shaking your hips is you big impressive moment. REALLY

[Strongbear]

Congratulations on Stacey and Kevin winning. Very happy for them. I think Kevin should've looked to his showdance with Kellie Bright or his semi final with Kellie, or even the showdance with Susanna Read though. I'm not sure if trying to tell one's Strictly journey in a showdance works that well as his one with Louise Redknapp proved last time he was in the final. And just combining your greatest hits (not tits) doesn't seem to go down well with the judges either as Jay McGinnis proved when he won. They didn't seem to respond too positively to that because they felt they had seen it all before and it didn't wow them enough with new content. It also seems the judges don't like the whole kitchen sink being thrown at them.

I thought that the showdance might have lost it for Stacey and Kevin, even though it would not have been her fault but more Kevin's choreography. In the end it didn't matter though as it was the public vote. Fortunately they were still able to lift the trophy.

[scdobserver]

I get the story line, but it's kind of messy in parts. It's the case of too much story-telling (and props) and because Stacey is not a dancer, she looked lost at times. 9

[Thomassteven]

Kevin always messes up on the showdances no wonder he's gotten 2nd 4 times

[santushtikulkarni]

It was a little underwhelming when compared to Joe's, don't you think?

[michaelpasquin]

I LOVED IT!!! FAB U LOUSE!!!What a dancer. Loved Fay too. Joe was also brilliant.

[SinisterBscuits]

Let's be real, Stacey mostly won because people had it in for Ashley and Faye, who both produced phenomenal showdances.

[milliestock]

I love the people that are saying this was really bad I’m pretty sure you lot couldn’t do this, I loved this dance it really lets Stacey’s and Kevin’s personality shine well done guys🎉🏆🥇

[yumimeuthia]

Kevin hyped up this dance so much, that seeing this feels like a little bit of a let down. He said, that he'll throw everything but a kitchen sink, and the dance would be so risky. I think the only risky thing is the last 2 lifts. The moving set does not count as risky, as it's not their responsibility at all. Happy that they win, however I still wish Kevin choreograph a better show dance.

[hannahaidastitcher]

I'm amazed at the comments! It's the only dance from last night I've rewatched on youtube and I loved it!! Thought it was fabulous and massively undermarked, but hey ho! Best dance of the night in my opinion.

[najmaissac]

Here's how I ranked Stacey throughout the series:
Quickstep: 26
Cha Cha: 18
Jive: 33
Foxtrot: 30
Samba: 32
Tango: 34
Hip Hop: 37
Waltz: 34
Salsa: 36
Paso Doble: 38
American Smooth: 39
Charleston: 38
Viennese Waltz: 37
Foxtrot 2: 38
Showdance: 36
Paso Doble 2: 39

[CursedBeauty]

Personally think Kevin let Stacey down with this choreography :(

[danielshumkin]

Interesting idea, some risky parts in the choreography... unfortunately, they lost sync during the first part of the dance, and some of the lifts were heavy. Haven't said that, it was full of joy, very vibrant and energetic, with were strong jive and swing moves. Perhaps the choreography could have been more indicate, but the whole number was a big celebration. An 8.

[timedwards]

Barring the bit of jive a complete mess and should never have won the title, it's a dance contest not a bloody let's fall for the "she's such an ordinary girl and piss off the judges" contest, one can but hope a) Kevin does leave and b) they bring back the judges vote for the final.

[stujamwalton]

I’m glad see won but honestly Kevin what was you thinking so messy and poor so glad the tv slip told us you were going to win anyway my bookies were unhappy though