Wynne Evans and Katya Jones are up now with their charleston to Carmen Suite No. 1: 5. Les toréadors by Georges Bizet.

They found themselves in the bottom last week, so fingers crossed they dazzle the judges this time around.

Sarah and Vito couples' choice routine was a vison in black-and-white.

"This is a person that just smashed Blackpool," Motsi says, with Anton declaring: "It was brilliantly rehearsed... it was the best thing you've done by miles!"

Craig says his only gripe with the routine was that it was "a little too perfect", but that it was "spec-tac-ul-ar darling!"

The scores:

Craig - 9

Motsi - 10

Shirley - 10

Anton - 10

Hollie Cole
Live reporter

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A stage on the dancefloor and flashing blue lights - Sarah and Vito's performance is making a mark before it even started.

Their choreography has fewer twirls round the dancefloor than the previous two contestants, but their sharp, striking moves still impresses the audience.

The pair both separately do impressive jumps off the stage in their black sparkly costumes.

The judges are sharing their thoughts now...

As Sarah takes on a dance to Kylie Minogue's chart-topping hit Padam Padam, comedian Miranda Hart, Sarah's friend and co-star from the BBC show Miranda, is thinking of a different kind of height for this performance.

On Instagram, Miranda suggests keeping it "simple" by having Vito enter the dancefloor via zip wire from the top of Blackpool Tower, with Sarah hitching a ride on a seagull.

She also advises the pair to indulge in 90 seconds of galloping, a nod fans of her comedy series will recognise as "Blackpool dressage".

Miranda ends the video saying, "good luck guys; don't let me down".

Get ready for Sarah Hadland and Vito Coppola's couple's choice.

They're hitting the dancefloor to the tune of Padam Padam by Kylie Minogue.

Hafsa Khalil
Live reporter

Montell and Johannes took the floor with an upbeat salsa number - and the judges agree.

Motsi thinks it was "fantastic" - "I just kept on saying wow", she says.

"You just slaughter the place with energy," Anton says, admitting he joined in with the dancing from his seat.

The scores:

Craig - 8

Motsi - 9

Shirley - 9

Anton - 9

Don’t forget, this year you can watch the Saturday show and Sunday's results programme with live signing.

Just press the red button or search for Signed: Strictly Come Dancing to find it on BBC iPlayer.

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Montell Douglas and Johannes Radebe are up next, ready to dazzle us with a Salsa to Don't Leave Me This Way by Thelma Houston.

Last week, Montell and Johannes clinched third place with a fiery Paso Doble.

Hafsa Khalil
Live reporter

And the judges' first results are in!

Chris and Dianne wowed with the American Smooth

Shirley, who has danced in Blackpool Tower's ballroom before, calls the performance "phenomenal", and says Chris's "feet are the best feet I've seen in a long time".

"Exemplary" is how Anton describes Chris's movement, while Craig after his critiques, says the couple did the dance "justice".

Here are the judges' scores:

Craig - 8

Motsi - 9

Shirley - 10

Anton - 10

Hollie Cole
Live reporter

Chris and Dianne have just been twirling round the ballroom - the 100th Strictly couple to dance in Blackpool Tower's ballroom - for an American Smooth.

In a black tailcoat and white bow tie, Chris twirled Dianne, who is wearing a flowy pink dress, round the dancefloor to cheers from the crowd.

The duo hop, skip and jump while holding each other in their arms and whirling around.

Chris flips Dianne up on to his shoulder to massive cheers from the crowd.

They both cheer at the end of the dance along with the crowd - looks like everyone has enjoyed their performance, but what will the judges think?

Noor Nanji
BBC News Culture reporter

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First up tonight, it’s Chris McCausland and his dance partner Dianne Buswell.

The pair will take on the American Smooth to Jump by Paul Anka.

But their dance last week will be hard to top!

Chris, who is the competition's first blind contestant, performed a section of his dance with the lights off, for a blackout moment the judges described as "spectacular".

Let’s see what the pair have up their sleeves today…

Chris McCausland and his partner Dianne Buswell have taken to the floor for their American Smooth to Jump by Paul Anka.

Last week, McCausland wowed the judges with a dance that mirrored his experience with blindness, earning the couple a commendable 33 out of 40 points.

Noor Nanji
BBC News Culture reporter

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This is something I’ve been really looking forward to.

The guest performers for the Blackpool special are none other than the legendary Pet Shop Boys!

Duo Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe have so many bangers, from West End Girls to It's a Sin.

They're opening the show with a medley of some of their greatest hits, with the Strictly professional dancers joining them for a spectacular opening number.

And there’s more tomorrow – at the results show, they will perform their brand-new single All The Young Dudes.

Strictly Come Dancing's grand takeover of the Blackpool Tower Ballroom is getting underway now!

You can catch all the glitz and glamour on BBC One and BBC iPlayer, but that's not your only option.

Follow the show live with us and hit the Watch Live button to stream the programme at the top of this page.

Don't forget to vote for your favourite couple. Just ensure you're signed into your BBC account.

To cast your vote, head to bbc.co.uk/strictly or scan the QR code when it pops up on your screen during the show.

We're halfway through the series, and with eight dancers left, it's all or nothing.

JB Gill, who topped the leaderboard last week, is hoping to keep his crown with a Quickstepto Rick Astley's Never Gonna Give You Up.

Tonight's Kylie fix arrives with Sarah Hadland delivering a couple's choice routine to Padam Padam, while Montell Douglas, aka Fire from Gladiators, will be Salsa-ing to Thelma Houston's Don't Leave Me This Way.

Comedian Chris McCausland tackles the American Smooth to Paul Anka's Jump, and reality TV star Pete Wicks is set to cause a stir with a Cha Cha Cha to I'm Too Sexy by Right Said Fred.

In a nod to school discos and wedding dance floors, EastEnders' Jamie Borthwick will Jive to The Ketchup Song by Las Ketchup.

Former Love Islander Tasha Ghouri will perform a Paso Doble to Torn by Nathan Lanier, while Wynne Evans will Charleston to Carmen Suite No. 1: 5. Les toréadors by Georges Bizet.

As we've said, Chris McCausland’s performance last week was defined as a ‘poignant moment’ by judge Craig Revel Horwood, scoring an impressive 33 out of 40 from the judges.

Head judge Shirley Ballas praised McCausland, the BBC programme’s first blind contestant, saying he comes out every week "with your heart on your sleeve, and you give us 100%".

Speaking to the BBC after the show, the comedian said that he thinks people’s views of disabilities are “antiquated”.

"I think there are low expectations of people with disabilities,” he said, hoping his participation will “go some way in stretching people’s ideas of what is possible for a person with disabilities”.

Catch up with McCausland’s performance and post-show reflections in this story from the BBC’s Yasmin Rufo.

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Strictly coming to Blackpool is an "endorsement of our town", the managing director of Blackpool Council's leisure portfolio has said.

Chatting to BBC Radio Lancashire yesterday, Kate Shane mentioned she was on the comedy carpet by the seafront to witness the special projection lighting up Blackpool Tower on Thursday.

She added: "Blackpool is all about the people. The fact that the BBC are so excited to make it here... and the [Strictly] team to arrive, there’s such a buzz with everybody; they’re just excited to be here."

Hafsa Khalil
Live reporter

If anyone missed Bluey’s spectacular Strictly performance, she took centre stage for a special BBC Children in Need show on Friday evening.

For the uninitiated, Bluey is an animated children's TV series about a blue heeler puppy from down under called - you guessed it - Bluey.

Her “jaunty group jive” featured Strictly pros Dianne Buswell, Nadiya Bychkova, Neil Jones, Gorka Marquez, Johannes Radebe, and Michelle Tsiakkas, all set to the tune of Land of 1000 Dances.

For those keen to start grooving early, the routine was packed with easy-to-follow dance moves, including: The Mashed Potato, The Alligator, and The Floss.

In Neil’s words, who danced alongside her, it was “fab-blue-lous”!

Noor Nanji
BBC News Culture reporter

We hear a lot about the famous Blackpool week.

But did you know that a total of 99 celebrities and 52 professional dancers have performed in the iconic ballroom?

For couples hoping to impress tonight, they might be interested to know there have been 107 'tens' awarded by the Strictly judges in Blackpool.

And can you guess the dance style that has received the most 'tens' at Blackpool?

The answer: It’s the quickstep, which has received a resounding 22 'tens'.

Last week, the Strictly ballroom bid farewell to singer and actor Shayne Ward, who just missed the chance to dance at Blackpool Tower.

Meanwhile, Tasha Ghouri and JB Gill have climbed to the top of the leaderboard, and reality TV star Pete Wicks scored his first 10 with a routine paying tribute to his nan.

But it was comedian Chris McClausand’s couple’s choice dance that truly stole the show.

The ballroom was plunged into darkness as Chris, who lost his sight to retinitis pigmentosa in his 20s and 30s, took a moment to highlight the everyday challenges faced by blind and visually impaired people.

When the lights came back on, Chris was spinning his partner Buswell around on his shoulders as pyrotechnics flared in the background.