Taking to the Strictly dance floor in front of millions last Saturday night, Bury-born actor Layton Williams and his dance partner Nikita Kuzmin delivered a mesmerising samba which received huge praise from the judges.
08.10.2023 - 09:43 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Strictly Come Dancing fans were left 'feeling ill' during the latest spectacular trip to the ballroom as they couldn't help but notice the same thing surrounding Craig Revel Horwood. It was all about the lights, camera and action on Saturday night (October 7) as it was the first big themed show of the series.
And what better way to start than with Movie Week than with the Strictly cast celebrating 100 years of Disney? The BBC One dance contest's group of professional dancers opened the show with a special Disney medley featuring songs from across the entertainment firm's biggest films which included songs from Pocahontas, Frozen and red-haired Dianne Buswell leading the dance to The Little Mermaid.
Hosts Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman than began the third week of the competition by being escorted into the ballroom by Mickey and Minnie Mouse while fellow iconic and much-loved characters Pluto, Goofy, Donald and Daisy Duck also walked out with the judges.
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It was then time for the fourteen remaining couples to take it in turns to transport us into different films - from Grease and The Sound of Music to Men in Black and Romeo + Juliet - and it was quite the night with comedian Eddie Kadi and his professional partner Karen Hauer have scored the first 10 of the 2023 series with their couples choice performance.
The 40-year-old said he had a “whole other level of respect for street dance” after performing on movie week to Men In Black, dedicating the dance to his family who migrated from the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Taking to the Strictly dance floor in front of millions last Saturday night, Bury-born actor Layton Williams and his dance partner Nikita Kuzmin delivered a mesmerising samba which received huge praise from the judges.
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