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It\u2019s been five years since Strictly Come Dancing<\/a>\u2018s former head judge Len Goodman left the show, but that hasn\u2019t stopped him from handing out ballroom tips to this year\u2019s contestants \u2013 namely, BBC Breakfast star Dan Walker<\/a>.<\/p>\n The presenter and his Strictly partner Nadiya Bychkova told RadioTimes.com<\/strong> in an exclusive interview that they recently met up with dancing pro Goodman, who gave them some useful advice ahead of this Saturday\u2019s show.<\/p>\n \u201cWe had a little chat with Len yesterday, didn\u2019t we?\u201d Walker said. \u201cI know Len from golf and a programme we did together, and what was Len\u2019s advice yesterday?<\/p>\n \u201cAh yes, the hands control the arms and the feet control the legs,\u201d he added, before Nadiya said: \u201cThat\u2019s the best advice.\u201d<\/p> Len Goodman, who won various dancing championships in his twenties, joined Strictly Come Dancing in its inception in 2004 and appeared as the show\u2019s head judge until 2016, at which point he was replaced by Shirley Ballas.<\/p>\n This year\u2019s competition is heading into its fourth week tonight, with just 11 couples dancing after Robert Webb<\/a> quit the show<\/a> earlier in the week and Ugo Monye<\/a> announced that he is temporarily unable to perform due to injury<\/a>.<\/p>\n For this evening\u2019s episode, Walker will be taking on the Cha Cha Cha, set to a mash-up of MC Hammer\u2019s U Can\u2019t Touch This and the Rick James hit Superfreak.<\/p>\n The BBC Breakfast host found himself near the bottom of the Strictly Come Dancing leaderboard<\/a> last week thanks to his Foxtrot to Once Upon A Dream from Sleeping Beauty after placing in the upper-middle section for the past shows.<\/p>\n Strictly Come Dancing airs at 7:10pm on BBC One tonight. Want something else to watch? Check out our full\u00a0TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0or visit our\u00a0Entertainment<\/a>\u00a0hub for the latest news.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n By Lauren Morris Published: Saturday, 16 October 2021 at 12:00 am It\u2019s been five years since Strictly Come Dancing\u2018s former head judge Len Goodman left the show, but that hasn\u2019t stopped him from handing out ballroom tips to this year\u2019s contestants \u2013 namely, BBC Breakfast star Dan Walker. 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