Strictly Come Dancing sixth couple eliminated after dance-off, Digi Mart USA News: Following the November 8 results show, viewers of Strictly Come Dancing have said goodbye to another couple, with Bethany Antonia and Nancy Xu leaving the competition.
Bethany and Nancy were placed in the dreaded dance-off against Cach Mercer and Maddie Ingoldsby. Both couples returned to the dance floor to perform their routines again in an effort to save themselves from elimination.
Bethany and Nancy performed a Foxtrot to “Bleeding Love” by Leona Lewis, while Cach and Maddie performed a Waltz to “That Ain’t You” by Mulaa Joans. Both couples anxiously awaited the judges’ verdicts.
Anton Du Beke chose to save Cach and Maddie, while Craig Revel Horwood and Motsi Mabuse chose to save Bethany and Nancy. This required Head Judge Shirley Ballas to cast the deciding vote.
She ultimately voted to save Cach and Maddie, meaning Bethany and Nancy left the competition.
Dani Dyer and Nikita Kuzmin topped the scoreboard this week, earning 36 points for their American Smooth routine to “It Had to Be You” by Harry Connick Jr. Last week’s top scorers, Lacey Turner and Vito Coppola, slipped to fifth place with their Rumba routine to “Yellow” by Coldplay, which received a score of 30.
The results show also commemorated Remembrance Sunday with a special group performance by the Strictly Professionals, choreographed by Lizzie Gough and set to the Peter Gabriel arrangement of “Heroes.” Inspired by The Monument to the Women of World War II, the performance focused on the lives of women during the conflict.
The show also featured music from Gregory Porter, accompanied by a routine from Alexis Warr and Aljaž Škorjanec. The remaining couples will return to the dance floor next week at 6:30 p.m.
on Saturday, November 14, with the results show airing on Sunday, November 15, at 7:10 p.m.
Strictly Come Dancing airs on BBC One and streams on BBC iPlayer.
