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By Grace Henry\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Monday, 18 October 2021 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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It\u2019s been one heck of a week on Strictly Come Dancing<\/a>, with two exits and one contestant having to pull out for Week Four.<\/p>\n

On Wednesday\u00a013th October, Robert Webb quit Strictly due to his ill health.<\/a> A day later, Ugo Monye pulled out of Strictly for Week Four<\/a> as a result of an ongoing back injury.<\/p>\n

And despite Webb\u2019s early departure, a third celebrity was eliminated from Strictly<\/a> during Sunday night\u2019s results show.<\/p>\n

After finishing at the bottom of the Strictly Come Dancing leaderboard<\/a>, with a score of 19, Greg Wise found himself in the dance off against Judi Love, however, the judges decided to save Judi and Graziano.<\/p>\n

Here, RadioTimes.com<\/a> columnist and former Strictly pro, Ian Waite, shares his thoughts on Week Four \u2013 from the best performances of the night (hats off to Sara and Aljaz), to those that could do with a little work (sorry, John and Johannes!)<\/p>\n

Ian on Saturday\u2019s lower scores<\/strong><\/h2>\n
\u201cI think when the first three weeks have been so good from everybody, there are a lot of high expectations. So if people come out with not such great dances, then they\u2019re going to be marked lower, even though they\u2019ve only been doing it for four weeks. It\u2019s kind of understandable.\u201d<\/p>\n
How did the Strictly couples do this week?<\/strong><\/h2>\nRose Ayling-Ellis<\/a> and Giovanni Pernice \u2013<\/strong> \u201cThere were a couple of mistakes at the beginning of the routine, but this was quickly recovered and overall the quality of Cha Cha action was very good. If the hip action was exaggerated a little, it would have improved the end result.\u201d<\/li>\n
Tom Fletcher<\/a> and Amy Dowden<\/strong> \u2013 \u201cVery Fred and Ginger interpretation of the foxtrot, pure Hollywood classic romance and glamour. Tom should try to improve the frame and footwork for his next Ballroom dance.\u201d<\/li>\n
Tilly Ramsay<\/a> and Nikita Kuzmin<\/strong> \u2013 \u201cThis was such a fantastic interpretation of a Paso Doble, and I enjoyed the use of lighting with the spotlights to create the drama. I\u2019d like to see more shaping in the body and arms from Tilly.\u201d<\/li>\n
Greg Wise<\/a> and Karen Hauer<\/strong> \u2013 \u201cGreg and Karen made lots of mistakes and sadly the voltas and Samba whisks were all done with flat feet. Samba is nicknamed \u2018The Dance of Death\u2019 by the pros, because it\u2019s such a hard dance and one that lots of couples on Strictly go out on.\u201d<\/li>\n
John Whaite<\/a> and Johannes Radebe<\/strong> \u2013 \u201cI totally agreed with Craig. There were too many ideas in one routine, which made the performance look disjointed. There wasn\u2019t enough Ballroom throughout for me. That being said, I always enjoy watching them dance and get excited to see what they\u2019re going to produce each week.\u201d<\/li>\n
Rhys Stephenson<\/a> and Nancy Xu<\/strong> \u2013 \u201cThis was a high energy performance, but needs a bit more finesse to receive higher marks. Sometimes Rhys loses control of his limbs with all of his enthusiasm, but I still think he has huge potential.\u201d<\/li>\n
Sara Davies<\/a> and Aljaz Skorjanec \u2013 <\/strong>\u00a0\u201cExcellent posture and frame throughout. I love the drama and the wonderful footwork. I think Aljaz has superb ballroom teaching skills, which is translating through Sara\u2019s dancing. Her head is slightly too far to the left though, and probably needs more shaping in the body.\u201d<\/li>\n
Dan Walker<\/a> and Nadiya Bychkova<\/strong> \u2013 \u201cI really enjoyed this dance with all the MC Hammer references, and although the Cha Cha technique wasn\u2019t great, I loved the commitment to the performance.\u201d<\/li>\n
Judi Love<\/a> and Graziano Di Prima<\/strong> \u2013 \u201cThis was a very touching waltz, which showed us raw emotions as a tribute to Judi\u2019s parents. We could have had more movement across the floor but a beautiful dance.\u201d<\/li>\n
Adam Peaty<\/a> and Katya Jones<\/strong> \u2013 \u201cThe lifts were so incredible and innovative. It felt intense and definitely drew us into the performance. It was strong and powerful with\u00a0 flexibility. It was a very good dance for them this week.<\/li>\n<\/ul>
\u201cAJ has nothing to worry about\u201d<\/strong><\/h2>\n
\u201cI think that\u2019s probably going to be AJ\u2019s worst dance!\u00a0 I think from here on in, it will just get better and better. Like I said, this is the worst dance, so it\u2019s understandable that that she got a low score.\u00a0 I just think everybody goes up and down throughout the show, as did John and Johannes, so you\u2019ve got to kind of expect that.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Greg\u2019s exit<\/strong><\/h2>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s always a shame when sometimes you get the wrong dance at the wrong time and getting samba at this moment and this level in the show\u2026 AJ struggled also with the samba. It\u2019s a difficult dance to do and a difficult dance to make look good.\u00a0 All the elements are kind of there but, as Greg said on the night, he got very nervous, and I think that translated into a lot of mistakes, a lot of technical issues throughout the dance, and I think sadly, he was the right person to leave on the night.\u201d<\/p>\n
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