Karim and Amy Viennese Waltz to 'Give Me Love' - Week 8 | BBC Strictly 2019

Karim Zeroual and Amy Dowden Viennese Waltz to 'Give Me Love' by Ed Sheeran.

Tonight the pressure is on, as the Strictly stars compete for a place in next week’s special.

Celebrities take to the dance floor to perform a dazzling display of ballroom routines.

Strictly Come Dancing | Series 17 Week 8 | BBC

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[thedruekefamilyadventures]

Who else had to replay the first few seconds to figure out how the lighthouse thing worked?!? 😂 The lighting team at SCD is unbelievable!!

[blankspace]

Those sleeves, pretty as they were, were an absolute hindrance to the dancing.

[kierah]

can we just give a shoutout to the lighting/graphics department for the floor at the start... that lighthouse omg!

[i.wyvernortham]

Amy is just beautiful! Absolutely breathtaking! And the way she walked so elegantly at the end to meet Karim. She just lights up the ballroom with her elegance, grace and all round is just the sweetest person you'll ever meet. Never change, Aims!

[clxhbcy]

I didnt see any mistakes and this dance should had got more recognition than it did - sorry judges. I absolutely loved this dance and great work on bringing a lighthouse to life in the studio at the start of the routine- well done to those people who made that delight happen.

The dance itself was wonderful and Karim, you are a splendid dancer. Don't ever doubt yourself because your talent is immense😃

[mattjones]

His strength is surprisingly his subtlety, that was a beautiful and elegant proper ballroom routine. There were a couple missteps in the footwork, but all in all I will be shocked if he isn't in the finals. (8)

[ilovebeef]

Bless him I could tell he was gonna cry during the judges opinions 😪 10/10 my boy xxx 💓

[danielthestrictlysuperfan]

Karim's quality of movement and his musicality are absolutely GORGEOUS. It was a very touching dance, his connection with Amy with beautiful, and that spin on one leg was superb. His frame was nice, he stepped with the heel while moving forward and he have even created a lovely sway - all of that, technically, was very pleasing. However, he didn't push the ball of the foot hard enough into the floor while moving backwards, there was a moment when he lost his balance and his fleckel wasn't clean enough. It was a magnificent dance in terms of performance but not his best dance in terms of technicality and footwork. I really want to see him coming back stronger than ever in Blackpool. A 7.

[alicefmontgomery]

despite everything i still thought it was a beautiful dance ❤️ have my votes

[rossmh]

Despite the mistakes this was still a gorgeous dance and one of my favourites of the night and for once I felt strictly got the song completely right for the dance they were trying to do. However, there was a confidence lacking in his performance tonight I don’t know if that’s down to under rehearsal or because of the mistake he made threw him. I also think his weight was slightly too far forward at times which meant his bum stuck out just a tad. He just needs to keep his cool and he should sail through to the final. 8/10

[dinico]

Bless him. He tried so hard and I feel for him. His nerves got the better I think and Pressure to make into next week (blackpool) which made Mistakes occur and the whole thing feel shaking and careless. And the song didn't do him any favours. And that footwork was the another downfall here. Loved the Concept and I HOPE he is not in danger. 6

[ribena]

I thought this was gorgeous! Bless him, he's so hard on himself, he made me cry because he was so upset. I feel like they made a bit of a song and dance about the couple of mistakes which I barely noticed, but because it's Karim, they're being harsher on him. I feel like he showed more control, detail and refinement which is what they've been asking for but just entirely skipped over.

[jellydog]

In all fairness to Karim he did say he wasnt enjoying this dance during the week. Some dances don't stick but he is a great dancer and he will come back next week and smash it ❤

[vanessadirenzo]

Beautiful dance. I didn't even notice the mistakes. It felt very natural and lovely spins.

[katherine]

Ahh Karim you were still brilliant - you cant be at your absolute best all the time. Thank you.

[churchill]

30 points! Ah well, I still thought he was extremely entertaining, and i’m still supporting him all the way! Best of luck mate😃

[ellamarie]

yes there was a couple of mistakes in this but the dance as a whole was incredible!! seeing karim be so disheartened after this dance was so upsetting. after seeing them on it takes two last night, i could sense that karim was lacking in confidence in this dance but he did so well to overcome that and hide his nerves. he looked a little shaky after the mistakes but he did well to cover them by keeping his frame strong. i am so proud of what they have both managed to achieve!!

[aryanjones]

Poor Karim, it was a good routine despite couple of mistakes, but on the whole still so good. he is pushing him so much, hence the tears

[Robert-hzxm]

Oh so devastated about the mistake but a beautiful and elegant performance 8️⃣

[alliecliffe]

Karim You Are My Favourite By Far x the nicest person I have ever come across x this was really under marked I don’t know what the judges were thinking xxx ily xx💗