Strictly Come Dancing praised for fantastic same-sex performance
Viewers were impressed with the first same-sex dance (Picture: BBC) Strictly Come Dancing has been ..
Strictly Come Dancing has been praised by viewers for showing the first ever same-sex performance.
The moment took place between the professionals as they the opened the results show, with AJ Pritchard and Gorka Marquez performing together.
The cameras then panned back to reveal the other couples had switched partners, with Neil Jones and Kevin Clifton performing together, Katya Jones and Nadiya Bychkova, and Aljaz Škorjanec and Pasha Kovolev also dancing in pairs.
Well what a fantastic opening from @bbcstrictly, tweeted one fan while a second added: That pro dance was amazing AND same-sex couples dancing together? Its a yes from me.
Great pro dance on #Strictly then. Loved it! Needed more camera focus on Gorka/AJ though lol
— L (@wepaperhearts) September 30, 2018
Well what a fantastic opening from @bbcstrictly. Trust me dancing on those blocks are hard, any dancer who has done 42nd Street will tell the same #Strictly
— Dan Ridsdale (@DanielRidsdale) September 30, 2018
Remind me again how same sex couples don't work? That was great opening dance #Strictly
— Bevis Musson (@bevismusson) September 30, 2018
that pro dance was amazing AND same-sex couples dancing together? its a yes from me #strictly
— tj (@tashajavanpey_) September 30, 2018
Despite sticking to tradition for mixed celebrity pairings in 2018, professional dancers have been breaking down the gender barriers in their rehearsals this year.
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The BBC confirmed the pairings would take place on screens this year, although the celebrity/professional partners would remains male/female.
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AJ previously revealed that he has already begun rehearsing with fellow pro dancer Gorka: It had a paso doble/Argentine tango feel and we were technically dancing it together as a partnership.
The strength of having two males dancing — or two females — is unrivalled. Im dancing with Gorka, were doing lifts, were doing a concept thats not been done on the show before.
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