Strictly Come Dancing 2021: Week Five – LIVE

Motsi thought it was brilliant – they are definitely the couple to beat. Shirley thought it was innocent, and Anton agreed – it was just amazing, and he loved the baguette-graphy. Craig loved the French vibe and it took him back to Dancing with the Fish on His Head at the Moulin Rouge in 1988.

I don’t know what is happening. Just keep drinking

So John and Johannes are bakers in pastel craves, and I’ll definitely watch this Netflix Christmas movie, even if it doesn’t feature Vanessa Hudgens. Eat food, then drink!

Lovely baguette work, and incredible synchronization and slapstick elements. Some good lifts too, and lots of Charleston basics. Really enjoyed it, FAB-U-LUSS.

This week they’re dancing to ‘Millord’ to Charleston by Edith Plaff. As far as I can tell this is the first time anyone has danced to Piaf on Strictly, and I’m very much looking forward to going full chanteuse of the Dave Arch singers. Almost as much as I look forward to this Charleston – I have a sneaky feeling that it’s going to be 100% amazing. JoJo does their best work together, and I think this is going to go a long way down John’s alley.

Scores: 3,6,5,6 – 20 in total for Yugo and OT. I strongly doubt we’ll see again tomorrow.

Craig thought it lacked music – it was harsh and a bit heavy. Motsi liked the atmosphere of the hot chocolate sauce (?), but everything else needed to be clean. Shirley loved watching them dance but Yugo’s frame and posture were off and he needed a better vertical line. Anton could feel the fear but liked the way they glide.

Anton, please stop trying to be Lane. We liked you better when you were Anton, and it’s not something I ever imagined.

It’s definitely more sentimental than Sara and Aljaz’s Rumba, and the music is even better. But there’s too much wrestling and not enough hip action for my liking, and it’s definitely lacking in rumba basics. Oti is a goddess, but not a great night for Ugo.

After a week off with back problems, Ugo and Oti are dancing to ‘Leave the Door Open’ to a rumba by Bruno Mars, Anderson Pak and Silk Sonic. Can Yugo give us a sexy Rumba with the proper shape and foot pressure or anything? I’m going with ‘no’, but I’m very open to being pleasantly surprised.

Anton loved the quality of AJ’s lines, and the dance was terrific. Craig wanted more following and feedback but the amount of Argentine content was amazing. Motsi liked how much potential AJ showed, it was a phenomenal performance. Shirley gives a standing ovation, and AJ’s feet were world championship level. Best dance ever.

AJ and Kai are in a giant bird cage – that’s furniture, isn’t it? I’m actually really liking it – it’s all the tension and attack that an Argentine should have had and AJ was doing some good legwork, despite being dressed as the Why Bird of Playdays. Oh my god, it was all a little steamy in the end.

This week they’re dancing to ‘Edge of Seventeen’ from Argentine Tango by Stevie Nicks, which begs the question of why they didn’t dance to ‘Bootilicious’ by Destiny’s Child. AJ tangled his long legs on samba last week, but I think he can come into his own with Argentine Tango.

Last week in the comment box someone asked why Kai is sexy, and I haven’t worked it out yet. I have older kids than Kai, and yet. I decided it’s because it looks like he can salsa hips around your kitchen, then pop his T-shirt back into his airing cupboard to fix that wonky shelf. This is a major combination.

Shirley thought Tilly took it a step further this week, and she loved how Tilly and Nikita were glued together — it was incredible. Anton thought it was a delight (his change in lane continues), and Craig agrees—there was flow, elegance, and grace—absolutely GAWJUS. Motsi thought it was great quality, it was elegant and classy.

That’s definitely furniture – drink! It’s Tilly’s cute and romantic, and her footwork looks really impressive. A classic foxtrot with some good story – really enjoyed it.

This week he’s dancing to “Little Things” on One Direction’s Foxtrot. This 1D song completely passed me by, hoping Tilly’s Foxtrot doesn’t.

Tilly is having a lot of fun giving a piece of her mind to Steve Cheese from LBC this week — it’s not okay, and he should know better. If you have no idea what I’m talking about, I highly recommend that you stay that way.

Motsi liked that Tom didn’t play it safe, and it was his best dance. Shirley agrees – it was exciting and had powerful energy. Anton liked the loose style adopted by Tom, and there was a lot of tempo and speed in it, even thought Tom was turned down by Amy in the first lift. Craig thought Tom had led the dance well, but he wanted more figure-eight twirls in the hips. It was a bit boring for him, but Tom is growing from strength to strength.

Well this is all pretty fun, isn’t it? Not sure about this Watermelon Sugar Party Remix, but Tom is doing a pretty solid job of this salsa. It’s a bit frenetic in places and the transition in and out of the lifts is a little ‘deep breath’, but their salsa basics are pretty great. Good job Tom.