<Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> External links </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> www.bbc.co.uk/strictlycomedancing/ </Td> </Tr> <P> Strictly Come Dancing (informally known as Strictly) is a British television dance contest, featuring celebrity contestants, with professional dance partners competing in a ballroom and Latin dance competition . Each couple is scored out of 10 by a panel of judges . The title of the show suggests a continuation of the long - running series Come Dancing, with an allusion to the film Strictly Ballroom . The format has been exported to over 40 other countries, and has also inspired a modern dance - themed spin - off Strictly Dance Fever . The show is currently presented by Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman . </P> <P> The show has run on BBC One since 15 May 2004, primarily on Saturday evenings with a following Sunday night results show (with certain exceptions) and with its high viewing figures Strictly Come Dancing has become a significant programme in British popular culture . The thirteenth series ended on 19 December 2015 . A further eleven stand - alone Christmas specials have also been produced, in consecutive years from 2004 onwards . Nine charity specials have also been produced since 2008 . Since the fourth series, the show has also been aired in high definition on BBC HD, and BBC One HD from series 8 . </P>

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