On Saturday night, the remaining contestants in the Strictly Come Dancing 2021 line-up<\/a> returned to the ballroom, and Strictly history was made by Rose Ayling-Ellis<\/a>, who scored the series\u2019 first 40, which was the earliest this result had ever been achieved in the competition.<\/p>\n Here, RadioTimes.com<\/a> columnist and former Strictly pro Ian Waite shares his thoughts on Rose\u2019s top score, Judi\u2019s departure, as the comedian became the fifth celebrity to be eliminated from Strictly<\/a>, and why he thinks Dan Walker got \u201clucky\u201d with a score of 27 for his jive.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was Strictly\u2019 Halloween spooktacular and I must say, it\u2019s one of my favourite themed weeks during Strictly season. Hair, makeup and wardrobe always manages to get better and better every year!\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI have two highlights because I really loved AJ as well as Rose. The two Viennese Waltz were absolutely brilliant! They both flowed across the floor really and always the rotation is very difficult in Viennese Waltz, but in just one week, they both mastered it and produced unbelievable performances.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cRose is another person who is improving every week and her dance was as near to perfection as you can get for me. That dance was absolutely sublime. It was wonderful. The head action and the following of Gio\u2019s lead was just brilliant. I\u2019m not surprised she picked up four 10s!\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t really have a low this week.\u00a0 Everybody\u2019s improving and everybody and Halloween Week is just about having fun at the end of the day. And I was entertained by everybody. So, even if the technique wasn\u2019t up to scratch like Dan and Judi I still really enjoyed the performances!<\/p>\n \u201cIn terms of scores, I felt for me, Dan and Nadia were very lucky with their scores. Luckily the theme of the dance and the whole Halloween theme sort of covered up the lack of technical expertise. If anything, he was very lucky to get away with it. But you know that dance has gone now for Dan, so it\u2019s onwards and upwards and hopefully he\u2019ll move forward.\u201d<\/p> \u201cAll the celebrities should focus and remember it\u2019s always from the floor upwards, so they have to make sure that their foot and ankle technique is really good before anything else because that is your stability and grounds. If you can get your feet and ankles strong and looking articulated, then that will really help the rest of your performance.\u201d<\/p>\n Ugo went out the week after he returned and so did Judi \u2013 could this be the new Strictly curse?<\/strong><\/p>\n I don\u2019t know because we haven\u2019t had it before, and Tom and Amy had the same and they didn\u2019t leave, so I don\u2019t think it\u2019s a Strictly Curse. I think she [Judi] was the weakest dancer. For me, there was a lack of improvement, whereas I can see improvement in all the other couples. Unfortunately, the feet, legs and ankles needed to be much stronger, and I think that kind of let her down in the end. But I still think that you her personality was the best and she just came across so brilliantly. It was sad to see her leave the competition.<\/p>\n Adam was in the bottom two, despite scoring higher than Sara who was at the bottom of the leaderboard. Should he be worried?<\/strong><\/p>\n I really hope that people are voting for Adam, because for me, he\u2019s what\u00a0Strictly is all about \u2013 giving 100 per cent. He\u2019s improving every week and he\u2019s one of our greatest Olympians! And I really hope people get behind him at home and keep him in because I\u2019d really like to see him right up there in the semi-finals and final.<\/p>\n \u201cSo we\u2019ve been on the road for two weeks \u2013 all of of the cast of the Ballroom Boys tour in the car together. And I\u2019ve got the wonderful Vincent Simone chauffeuring me around. He loves the driving, so that\u2019s good. We\u2019re in Loughborough tonight and then we\u2019re in St. Helens and Buxton over weekend. So a few days off, and then I\u2019m going to do some content for my dance fitness programme, Fit Steps, so I am busy even during my days off. There\u2019s no rest for the wicked!\u201d<\/p>\n Strictly Come Dancing airs every weekend on BBC One. 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>\nIan on Saturday\u2019s Halloween Week<\/strong><\/h2>\n
How did the Strictly couples do this week?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Strictly High of The Week<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Ian answers\u2026<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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