Comedian Chris McCausland has received a standing ovation from the Strictly Come Dancing audience for his foxtrot. McCausland, the show’s first blind contestant, landed a score of 29 after gliding across the dancefloor and performing bench work with his partner Dianne Buswell to Be Young, Be Foolish, Be Happy by The Tams. Advertisement After giving the comic a standing ovation, head judge Shirley Ballas praised him as “an example to every celebrity upstairs when it comes to footwork”.
Fellow judge Motsi Mabuse said the slow foxtrot is one of the most difficult dances but she felt he made it look “so easy” while Anton Du Beke said “you are just wonderful”. Advertisement View this post on Instagram A post shared by BBC Strictly (@bbcstrictly) Advertisement McCausland joked with Craig Revel Horwood that he had to think of an original comment which was not about his frame, to which the judge countered by critiquing his finger positioning but said he “loved” his spirit in the dance and musicality. Advertisement Earlier in the show McCausland also poked fun at Revel Horwood following some of his critiques to other contestants, joking: “By the sounds of the way things are going, I think Craig’s blinder than I am.
” Opera singer Wynne Evans impressed the judges with his Viennese waltz, with Du Beke saying it was the dance he wish he could have done. Dressed in a tuxedo, Evans guided his professional partner Katya Jones across the dancefloor during the elegant p.
