{"id":142394,"date":"2023-12-13T12:28:18","date_gmt":"2023-12-13T12:28:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/magdelaine.net\/?p=142394"},"modified":"2023-12-13T12:28:18","modified_gmt":"2023-12-13T12:28:18","slug":"bbc-strictly-pro-brands-layton-williams-dancing-really-substandard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magdelaine.net\/celebrities\/bbc-strictly-pro-brands-layton-williams-dancing-really-substandard\/","title":{"rendered":"BBC Strictly pro brands Layton Williams dancing really substandard"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nikita gets teary as his and Layton’s scores come in<\/h3>\n

Layton Williams and Nikita Kuzmin sailed through to the Strictly Come Dancing finals at the weekend, but one former Strictly pro has branded their dancing \u201creally substandard\u201d. Brendan Cole, who danced on the BBC show between 2004 and 2017, was underwhelmed by the usually-impressive pair\u2019s Rumba routine.<\/p>\n

For the Strictly semi-finals, each couple was asked to perform two dances. Layton and Nikita wowed crowds with a Charleston set to Fit As A Fiddle by Gene Kelly & Donald O’Connor and also danced the Rumba to Lift Me Up by Rihanna.<\/span><\/p>\n

Annabel Croft and Johannes Radebe became the tenth couple to be eliminated following a dance-off with Bobby Brazier and Dianne Buswell. Meanwhile, Layton and Nikita went straight through to the final alongside Ellie Leach and Vito Coppola. <\/span><\/p>\n

Speaking to <\/span>Sky Bingo<\/span>, Brendan offered his verdict on Layton and Nikita\u2019s performances on Saturday night. He said: \u201cSometimes Layton [Williams] and Nikita\u2019s [Kuzmin] numbers are just brilliant.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span>They are up there with the best that the show’s ever seen. But sometimes they’re really substandard and I thought the Rumba was substandard,\u201d he continued. <\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cI don’t think he did what was right for a Rumba and I think he danced a Rumba like Layton would dance a Rumba if he\u2019d never learnt what a Rumba was. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cHe didn\u2019t take on board what Nikita was probably telling him about what Rumba is and try and achieve it. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe action of a Rumba is really beautiful, but it’s really hard to achieve. It requires more than just looking like you’re doing a Rumba.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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