Strictly Come Dancing reveals songs and dances for week five
The remaining 12 contestants will dance to an eclectic variety of songs, by artists from Oasis to Sam Smith
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Your support makes all the difference.The Strictly competition is heating up as contestants enter the fifth week of the contest.
There are 12 couples remaining after Nick Knowles and Luba Mushtuk’s exit on Sunday night, making them the third pair to be eliminated from this year’s competition.
This Saturday night’s show does not have a theme so viewers can expect a wide but eclectic variety of dances, including Paul Merson dancing a Samba to Rose Royce’s “Car Wash” and Pete Wicks dancing a Rumba to Oasis’s “Don’t Look Back in Anger”.
This week’s dances include two Sambas and two Quicksteps, plus a couple’s choice routine for Montell Douglas and her pro partner Johannes Radebe.
Chris McCausland and Dianne Buswell will dance a Waltz to “You’ll Never Walk Alone” by Gerry and the Pacemakers, while Sarah Hadland and Vito Coppola will dance a Samba to “Do It Do It Again” by Rafaella Carrà.
Last week’s show saw Love Island’s Tasha Ghouri top the leaderboard with pro partner Aljaž Škorjanec, dancing the Charleston in a performance that earned 39 points from the judges. EastEnders star Jamie Borthwick and opera singer Wynne Evans also scored well, amassing a total of 34 points each.
Chris McCausland and Dianne Buswell also floored both judges and viewers with an intricate salsa, which scored 30 points.
Find the full list of songs and dances for week five below:
Montell Douglas and Johannes Radebe will dance a Couple’s Choice to “Skeleton Move” by KG and Zanda Zakuza
Punam Krishan and Gorka Márquez will dance a Viennese Waltz to “She’s Always A Woman To Me” by Billy Joel
Sam Quek and Nikita Kuzmin will dance a Quickstep to “Unwritten” by Natasha Bedingfield
Sarah Hadland and Vito Coppola will dance a Samba to “Do It Do It Again” by Rafaella Carrà
Tasha Ghouri and Aljaž Škorjanec will dance a Tango to “Dog Days Are Over” by Florence + The Machine
Chris McCausland and Dianne Buswell will dance a Waltz to “You’ll Never Walk Alone” by Gerry and the Pacemakers
Jamie Borthwick and Michelle Tsiakkas will dance a Pasodoble to “Malagueña” by Ernesto Lecuona
JB Gill and Amy Dowden will dance a Jive to “Hey Ya!” by Outkast
Paul Merson and Karen Hauer will dance a Samba to “Car Wash” by Rose Royce
Pete Wicks and Jowita Przystał will dance a Rumba to “Don’t Look Back In Anger” by Oasis
Shayne Ward and Nancy Xu will dance an American Smooth to “Get Here” by Sam Smith
Wynne Evans and Katya Jones will dance a Quickstep to “Mr Blue Sky” by Electric Light Orchestra
Strictly Come Dancing continues on BBC One on Saturday at 6.25pm.
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