Strictly Come Dancing: Couples' choice songs and dances revealed ahead of final

BBC/Guy Levy
BBC/Guy Levy

The three remaining Strictly Come Dancing contestants have revealed their couples' choice dances ahead of the final.

Emma Barton and Anton Du Beke will do a Viennese Waltz to Send In The Clowns from episode 4, Karim Zeroual and Amy Dowler will dance the jive to You Can’t Stop The Beat from episode 11 and Kelvin Fletcher and Oti Mabuse are doing a samba to La Vida Es Un Carnaval from the first episode.

The revelation was made in Friday night’s episode of It Takes Two.

Samba: Kelvin and Oti are pictured early in the competition (BBC/Guy Levy)
Samba: Kelvin and Oti are pictured early in the competition (BBC/Guy Levy)

In Saturday’s show each of the three finalists will perform three routines – one chosen by the judges, one showdance and one of the couples’ previous favourites from the series.

Emma and Anton’s judges pick is the Charleston to Thoroughly Modern Millie and their showdance will be to Let Yourself Go by Irving Berlin.

Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend: Anton and Emma dancing a quickstep (BBC)
Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend: Anton and Emma dancing a quickstep (BBC)

Karim and Amy’s judges pick is a Quickstep to Mr. Pinstripe Suit and their showdance will be to Pink’s A Million Dreams.

Kelvin and Oti’s judges pick is the Rumba to Ain’t No Sunshine and their showdance will be to Shout by The Isley Brothers.

Swish: Karim and Amy dancing the Argentine Tango (BBC/Guy Levy)
Swish: Karim and Amy dancing the Argentine Tango (BBC/Guy Levy)

The final will also see the Strictly professionals open the show with a group number, with the entire class of 2019 returning for one last group dance.

Taylor Swift is also set to perform a song from her latest studio album Lover.

The Strictly Come Dancing final airs on December 14 at 7.05pm on BBC One.

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