Danny Mac topped the leaderboard as ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ celebrated some of the world’s biggest musicals.
The former ‘Hollyoaks’ star and his professional partner Oti Mabuse wowed on the latin and ballroom show on Saturday (03.12.16) with a stunning tango to ‘One Night Only’ from hit musical ‘Dreamgirls’.
Head judge Len Goodman said: "It’s not One Night Only. Every night you come out on the dance floor, you produce fantastic dancing. I love that section in promenade when all of you were in a line. Great choreography. Danny, you are one heck of a dancer."
Whilst Bruno Tonioli added: "It really was a star turn. You took it as a leading man. Every moment of that dance was under your control. You were the star of the show. I cannot give you a better compliment. You were the leading man tonight."
Elsewhere in the show, Louise Redknapp and her partner Kevin Clifton performed an impressive ‘Calamity Jane’-inspired quickstep.
Len said: "I think you could go on the West End stage; it really captured the spirit of the musical."
Claudia Fragapane and her dancer AJ Pritchard’s salsa to ‘I Just Can’t Wait To Be King’ from The Lion King impressed Darcey Bussell for the sheer amount of lifts and turns the dance included.
She said: "That routine was packed full with high energy. I haven’t seen that before, well done Claudia! I loved that double cartwheel leg when you turned aswell, some really great details."
Ore Oduba opened the show with an impressive foxtrot to ‘Pure Imagination’ from ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’ but was critiqued for a few "unsteady moments".
Len shared: "It was delicious. Who can kick off this show in style? The Candy Man can! A couple of little unsteady moments from me."
Whilst Darcey added: "There was such control there and it’s such a difficult ballroom genre."
Despite being at the bottom of the leaderboard, Judge Rinder was praised for his "wonderful individual style" as he danced the samba to ‘Oh, What A Night’ from Jersey Boys.
Darcey told him and professional partner Oksana Platero: "The energy, the enjoyment. You gave 100 per cent as soon as you jumped off that stage. You have this wonderful individual style and it’s great fun. I loved watching you."
‘Strictly Come Dancing’ continues on Sunday (04.12.16).
Danny Mac and Oti Mabuse top leaderboard on Strictly Come Dancing
