Dancing on Ice (UK)

Infobox Television
show_name = Dancing on Ice


caption = "Dancing on Ice" logo
picture_format = PAL (576i, )
runtime = 30 to 120 minutes
creator =
country = UK
presenter = Phillip Schofield,
Holly Willoughby
network = ITV, TV3 Ireland
first_aired = 14 January 2006
last_aired = present
num_series = 3 (4th in 2009)
num_episodes = 54
series_winners = Gaynor Faye (2006)
Kyran Bracken (2007)
Suzanne Shaw (2008)
producer = LWT
(now branded ITV Productions)
related =
website = http://www.itv.com/dancingonice
imdb_id = 0499383

"Dancing on Ice" is a British television show, in which celebrities and their professional partners dance on ice in front of a panel of judges. The format, devised by LWT, has been a prime-time hit in 8 different countries including Australia (where it is titled "Torvill and Dean's Dancing on Ice" and was axed after just one series), Germany, Italy and Belgium.

Originally titled "Skating With Celebrities" the show was renamed following the failure of ITV's celebrity-orientated 2005 summer schedule. The show was given a January premier amidst network doubts about its viability but became a surprise hit in Britain, where it became the 3rd highest rated television show of 2006. It attained an impressive 13 million viewers for the final in March.

Britain's best-known ice-skating duo Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean help to train the aspiring dancers, and also appear throughout the show with comments and advice. Judge Karen Barber also trains the skaters for the live show. Since the beginning Torvill and Dean have opened every episode with a performance. The show is presented by Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby, with commentary from Tony Gubba. The members of "The Ice Panel" are Karen Barber, Jason Gardiner, Nicky Slater and Robin Cousins, the fifth judge has varied from series to series (Karen Kresge in the first series, Natalia Bestemianova and Ruthie Henshall.During the shows run two supplementary programmes have also aired - "Dancing on Ice Defrosted" presented by Stephen Mulhern, and "Dancing on Ice Exclusive" (or Dancing on Ice Extra during its first series) hosted by Andi Peters alongside Andrea McLean in series one and Ben Shephard in series two. In mid 2007 it was announced that "Dancing on Ice Defrosted" will not return to accompany the third series as the audience attracted is out of ITV2's target range. [cite news
title = "Dancing on Thin Ice"
publisher = Telegraph
date = 28 August 2007
url = http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/ukcorrespondents/neilmidgley/august07/dancing-on-thin-ice.htm
accessdate = 2007-12-30] "Dancing on Ice Exclusive" will not return either.

The third series began on Sunday 13 January 2008, as part of ITV's new revamped schedule. At the end of the current series, certain celebrities will take part in another "". As part of the "revamp" Dancing on Ice the show now airs on a Sunday night and features updated music and new titles as well as redesigned graphics. The third series finale was a massive draw for ITV pulling an average 11.7 million viewers (up from 9.6 million last year)peaking at 12.6 million viewers over the two hour slot, up over a million from season twodriving BBC1's flagship soap opera EastEnders to a recent low. [ [http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/mar/17/tvratings.television TV ratings: March 16 - Dancing on Ice final wins for ITV | Media | guardian.co.uk ] ]

As announced during the series 3 finale, "Dancing on Ice" will return in 2009 for another run. [http://www.itv.com/entertainment/reality/dancingonice/latestnews/articles/newshow/] The show has also been comissioned up until 2011 with Torvill and Dean as coaches for which they will be paid £250,000 each series. [ [http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/dancingonice/a100604/torvill-and-dean-get-gbp15m-dancing-deal.html Dancing on Ice - News - Torvill and Dean get £1.5m 'Dancing' deal - Digital Spy ] ]

Format

Each week all the celebrities perform a dance routine with a professional skating partner. The judges (commonly known as the Ice Panel) rate the performance using the ice dancing judging system, each giving a score of between 0.0 and 6.0. The scores create a leaderboard which forms 50% of the final version, the other half of it comes from the public vote.

Once the scores and votes are combined to form the final leaderboard for that week's show, the two couples at the bottom compete in a final showdown known as the "Skate Off", where they perform their routine again. Once both couples have performed their routines for the judging panel, the five judges decide on who deserves to stay and cast their votes, based on their second performance. The couple with the most votes from the judges receives a place in the following week's show, while the couple with the least votes leaves the competition.

Required element

In each show, there is an element that the skaters are required to perform as part of their routines. These required elements have included:
* Assisted and unassisted jumps
* Use of a prop
* Forming a spiral position, facing each other with interlocked hands
* Flying above the ice, suspended by strings
* A one footed dance spin
* Shadow Steps
* Classic moves of Torvill and Dean, sometimes with a choice between them
* Cross rolls
* Toe step sequences
* Pair spin
* One unique move
* Solo entrance and solo skate

eries 1

The first series began on Saturday 14 January 2006 and ended on Saturday 4 March 2006.

The 10 celebrities and professional ice skaters were:

Sixes

Sixes

All performances on the tour at the Sheffield Hallam FM Arena, have been recorded for the tour DVD, which was released on 19 November 2007. Also it was shown on ITV on 21 October 2007.

A tour for 2008 has also been announced. The celebrity skaters have been announced but the professional skaters haven't yet been confirmed. The celebrities taking part include:

Top 5 weekly scores

Show 1

1. Series 2: Clare Buckfield & Andrei Lipanov: 24.5
2. Series 2: Kyran Bracken & Melanie Lambart: 22.0
3. Series 1: Bonnie Langford & Matt Evers: 21.5
4. Series 1: John Barrowman & Olga Sharutenko: 21.0
4. Series 2: Duncan James & Maria Filipow: 21.0
4. Series 2: Ulrika Jonsson & Pavel Aubrecht: 21.0

Show 2

1. Series 2: Clare Buckfield & Andrei Lipanov: 25.0
2. Series 1: Bonnie Langford & Matt Evers: 23.5
3. Series 2: Kyran Bracken & Melanie Lambart: 23.0
4. Series 2: Lisa Scott-Lee & Matt Evers: 22.5
5. Series 1: John Barrowman & Olga Sharutenko: 22.0
5. Series 2: Duncan James & Maria Filipow: 22.0

Show 3

1. Series 2: Clare Buckfield & Andrei Lipanov: 25.0
1. Series 2: Lisa Scott-Lee & Matt Evers: 25.0
3. Series 3: Chris Fountain & Frankie Poultney: 23.5
4. Series 2: Kyran Bracken & Melanie Lambart: 22.5
5. Series 1: John Barrowman & Olga Sharutenko: 22.0

Show 4

1. Series 1: Bonnie Langford & Matt Evers: 27.0
2. Series 2: Kyran Bracken & Melanie Lambart: 26.0
3. Series 3: Chris Fountain & Frankie Poultney: 25.0
4. Series 1: Gaynor Faye & Daniel Whiston: 23.5
4. Series 2: Clare Buckfield & Andrei Lipanov: 23.5
4. Series 2: Lisa Scott-Lee & Matt Evers: 23.5

Show 5

1. Series 2: Kyran Bracken & Melanie Lambert: 27.0
1. Series 3: Chris Fountain & Frankie Poultney: 27.0
3. Series 2: Duncan James & Maria Filipow: 24.5
3. Series 2: Lisa Scott-Lee & Matt Evers: 24.5
3. Series 3: Suzanne Shaw & Matt Evers: 24.5

Show 6

1. Series 1: Bonnie Langford & Matt Evers: 27.0
1. Series 2: Kyran Bracken & Melanie Lambert: 27.0
1. Series 2: Clare Buckfield & Andrei Lipanov: 27.0
4. Series 3: Chris Fountain & Frankie Poultney: 24.5
5. Series 2: Lee Sharpe & Frankie Poultney: 24.0

Show 7

1. Series 2: Kyran Bracken & Melanie Lambert: 28.0
2. Series 3: Suzanne Shaw & Matt Evers: 27.5
3. Series 3: Chris Fountain & Frankie Poultney: 27.0
4. Series 1: Gaynor Faye & Daniel Whiston: 26.5
5. Series 2: Duncan James & Maria Filipow: 25.5

Show 8

1. Series 2: Kyran Bracken & Melanie Lambert: 29.5
2. Series 1: Bonnie Langford & Matt Evers: 28.5
3. Series 1: Bonnie Langford & Matt Evers: 27.5
4. Series 1: Gaynor Faye & Daniel Wilson: 27.0
4. Series 3: Chris Fountain & Frankie Poultney: 27.0

Show 9

1. Series 2: Clare Buckfield & Andrei Lipanov: 29.5
1. Series 2: Clare Buckfield & Andrei Lipanov: 29.5
3. Series 3: Chris Fountain & Frankie Poultney: 29.0
4. Series 3: Suzanne Shaw & Matt Evers: 27.5
5. Series 3: Zaraah Abrahams & Fred Palasack: 27.0

Show 10

1. Series 3: Suzanne Shaw & Matt Evers: 30.0
1. Series 3: Suzanne Shaw & Matt Evers: 30.0
3. Series 3: Chris Fountain & Frankie Poultney: 29.0
4. Series 3: Zaraah Abrahams & Fred Palasack: 26.5
5. Series 3: Zaraah Abrahams & Fred Palasack: 26.0

Flying routine

1. Series 3: Suzanne Shaw & Matt Evers: 30.0
2. Series 2: Clare Buckfield & Andrei Lipanov: 29.5
3. Series 1: Bonnie Langford & Matt Evers: 28.5
4. Series 1: Stefan Booth & Kristina Lenko: 26.0
4. Series 2: Duncan James & Maria Filipow: 26.0
4. Series 3: Zaraah Abrahams & Fred Palasack: 26.0

Favourite routine

1. Series 3: Suzanne Shaw & Matt Evers 30.0
2. Series 2: Clare Buckfield & Andrei Lipanov: 29.5
3. Series 3: Chris Fountain & Frankie Poultney: 29.0
4. Series 1: Bonnie Langford & Matt Evers: 27.5
5. Series 1: Gaynor Faye & Daniel Wilson: 27.0
5. Series 2: Kyran Bracken & Melanie Lambart: 27.0
5. Series 2: Duncan James & Maria Filipow: 27.0

Record scores

Highest scores
*30.0: Suzanne Shaw & Matt Evers, Series 3, Final, twice
*29.5: Clare Buckfield & Andrei Lipanov, Series 2, Final, twice
*29.5: Kyran Bracken & Melanie Lambert, Series 2, Week 8
*29.0: Chris Fountain & Frankie Poultney, Series 3, Week 9 and Final
*28.5: Bonnie Langford & Matt Evers, Series 1, Final
*28.0: Kyran Bracken & Melanie Lambert, Series 2, Week 7
*27.5: Bonnie Langford & Matt Evers, Series 1, Final
*27.5: Suzanne Shaw & Matt Evers, Series 3, Week 7

Lowest scores
*10.0: Aggie MacKenzie & Sergey Malyshev, Series 3, Week 2 and Week 4
*10.5: Aggie MacKenzie & Sergey Malyshev, Series 3, Week 1
*11.0: Andi Peters & Tamara Sharp, Series 1, Week 1
*11.5: Greg Rusedski & Kristina Lenko, Series 3, Week 2
*11.5: Sarah Greene & Fred Palascak, Series 3, Week 1
*12.5: Aggie MacKenzie & Sergey Malyshev, Series 3, Week 3
*12.5: Tim Vincent & Victoria Borzenkova, Series 3, Week 5

Criticisms over safety

Due to the nature of dancing on ice the male personalities are thought to be at a severe disadvantage due the requirement that they perform dangerous manouveres with the female professionals. Whereas the male professionals are trained to control such situations, their male personality counterparts are not. Many serious accidents have resulted from personalities accidentally dropping their female partners due their lack of experience and many are concerned that with the bar being raised in each series, serious injury could result.

Merchandise

* A DVD, featuring highlights, and a CD, containing music from the show from Series 1 were released shortly after it ended. A DVD for Series 2 was released on 2 April 2007 and a Series 3 DVD was released on 7 April 2008.

Guest singers

*Series 2 - Week 6 - Take That with "Shine" & "Patience"
*Series 3 - Week 3 - Westlife with "World of Our Own " & "Us Against The World"
*Series 3 - Week 9 - Leona Lewis with "Footprints in the Sand" & "Better in Time"

References

External links

*itv.com|id=dancingonice|title="Dancing on Ice"