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Len Goodman's Dancing Years

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Music: Easy Listening, Soundtracks & Musicals

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...Years. The Strictly judge presents the music he has loved and danced to over the years

Strictly Come Dancing judge Len Goodman dips into his treasured record collection and plays classic dance music tracks from the past 50 years and shares poignant and funny stories

Len Goodman's Dancing Years: Series 2

Len Goodman's Dancing Years: Series 2: Episode 2: Strictly Latin

Episode 2

Episode 2: Strictly Latin

Series 2

Strictly Latin

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Len Goodman tells stories from his life and shakes his booty to Shakira and Tom Jones.

It's Latin all the way as Len Goodman tells stories from his life as a dancer, teacher and Strictly judge and shakes his booty to the likes of Shakira and Tom Jones.

Despite his portrayal on Strictly Come Dancing as the "ballroom king", Len's heart belongs to the Latin dances. In this episode, Strictly Latin, we samba, rumba, jive, paso doble and cha cha cha to some of his favourite tracks. 

Memories include the time he taught his first samba class, realising too late he had taught both the men and women the backwards steps; the special present he received from Little Richard and of his "Boys' Night Out" with his Dad to see the Harlem Globetrotters. 

And to accompany his stories, Len plays the music that really gets him swinging his hips and tapping his toes, including John Paul Young, Sergio Mendes and the Black Eyed Peas, Shakira, Tom Jones and Peggy Lee.

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Strictly judge Len Goodman plays more classic dance music tracks from the past 50 years

Strictly Come Dancing judge Len Goodman returns to his treasured record collection, plays more classic dance music tracks from the past 50 years and shares poignant and funny stories

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