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Strictly Come Dancing 2016 – Week 5 Songs/Dances

The BBC have this evening revealed the songs and dances that the 11 remaining couples will be dancing to during the live show this Saturday. So without further ado here are the routines we have to look forward to this week:

  • Anastacia and Brendan Gorka will be dancing the Quickstep to ‘My Kind of Town’ by Frank Sinatra
  • Claudia and AJ will be dancing the Samba to ‘Young Hearts Run Free’ by Candi Staton
  • Daisy and Aljaz will be dancing the Charleston to ‘Happy Feet’ by Manhattan Rhythm Kings
  • Danny and Oti will be dancing the Rumba to the Sam Smith version of ‘How Will I Know’
  • Ed and Katya will be dancing the American Smooth to ‘(Is This The Way To) Amarillo’ by Tony Christie
  • Greg and Natalie will be dancing the Cha Cha to ‘We Found Love’ by Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris
  • Laura and Giovanni will be dancing the Jive to ‘Reet Petite’ by Jackie Wilson
  • Lesley and Anton will be dancing the Tango to the Gotan Project version of ‘Whatever Lola Wants’
  • Louise and Kevin will be dancing the Rumba to the Michael Buble version of ‘Always on My Mind’
  • Ore and Joanne will be dancing the Waltz to the Claudia Streza version of ‘I Will Always Love You’
  • Robert and Oksana will be dancing the Jive to ‘Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy’ by The Andrews Sisters

What do you think of the song choices this week? And who are you most looking forward to? You can let me know in the comments section or over on Facebook or Twitter. Each time you join the discussion you are earning entries into this week’s competition to win a £20 Amazon UK voucher and possibly win a Kindle Fire Tablet. Full details on the competition and all the ways you can enter can be found here.

You can also still vote in this week’s poll and tell me who your favourites are from week 4. You can select up to 3 options.

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Naga Munchetty Eliminated From Strictly Come Dancing 2016

As revealed in last night’s Strictly Spoiler Naga and Pasha have been eliminated after losing in the Dance Off to Anastacia and Brendan.

You can relive Naga and Pasha’s final dance in the video below:

Will you miss Naga and Pasha? Let me know in the comments or over on Facebook or Twitter (remember to tag @davejthorp and include #StrictlySpoiler on Twitter). Each time you join in with the discussion you are earning entries to win a £20 Amazon voucher and possibly even a Kindle Fire Tablet in the biggest competition this site has ever run. More details on all the ways you can get involved can be found here.

You can also still vote in this week’s poll below and tell me who your favourites were. As always you can select up to 3 choices.

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Will Young Quits Strictly Come Dancing 2016

In a statement posted to his website Will Young has announced that he is withdrawing from Strictly Come Dancing citing personal reasons. Will’s full statement is below:

“To be a part of Strictly has been a long time ambition of mine. As a performer, a viewer, and a fan of the show, to dance as a contestant was an experience I always hoped for. I have made some great friends, and am in awe of their performances week in, week out. I have found a creative partnership with Karen that has been the most wonderful thing to experience. I will be eternally grateful to her for her direction, talent and guiding me through three wonderful dances that I will be able to show my grandkids in years to come. 

Unfortunately, I am leaving the show for personal reasons. I leave with joy in my heart that I have been able to take part in one of the most loved shows on British television. I am so grateful to everyone who works on Strictly from the lighting designer to catering to the production team. Strictly truly is the most unique family and I thank them from the bottom of my heart. And finally thank you to the BBC for supporting me throughout my journey. I wish my compatriots so much luck, and although I am back to being a viewer again, I’m certainly going to ‘keeeep dancing’!”

The BBC press office have made a very brief statement:

“Due to personal reasons, Will Young has decided to withdraw from Strictly Come Dancing.
The show fully respects his decision and wishes him all the best for the future”

The BBC have also confirmed that there will still be an elimination over the weekend of 15/16 October and an elimination every week until the final which means we are very likely looking at a 3 couple final assuming no one else pulls out

Those of you on Facebook will be aware I was running a spot prize for when the judges made a pun about “leaving right now” or “not leaving right now” during their feedback to Will. Given Will’s withdrawal from the competition I will now be selecting one winner at random from all the entries to the competition and will announce a winner on Facebook in due course.

Will you miss Will? You can let me know in the comments or over on Facebook or Twitter

You can relive Will and Karen’s time on Strictly in the videos below:

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