A show-stopping Disney performance - Strictly Come Dancing 2017

[@anthonymuscioni9611]

Should have done a Disney week instead of movie week. Would have been fantastic!

[@KizzyLou88]

Anthony Muscioni I totally agree, disney week would have been amazing!

[@legaleagle46]

Indeed The long-defunct Polish version of Strictly did a Disney Week many years ago that was so beautiful and unforgettable that it's one of my favorite episodes of any version of Strictly even today.

[@ailsaross5682]

Anthony Muscioni omg I thought this was the introduction to movie week... isn’t it?!!!!

[@timsamanthony]

Dancing with the Stars in the US does Disney week most seasons

[@ifeelpretty5790]

DWTS has done Disney Night every spring since 2014 and did it this recent autumn. DWTS Disney Night is so much fun! My favorites would probably be Danica & Val's Beauty and the Beast quickstep, Meryl & Maks' The Jungle Book samba, Charlie & Sharna's Mary Poppins jazz, Rumer & Val's The Little Mermaid samba, Nyle & Peta's Tarzan samba, Normani & Val's Mulan paso doble, Simone & Sasha's Moana contemporary, Jordan & Lindsay's Moana foxtrot and Lindsey & Mark's Pinocchio foxtrot.

[@olivia-oo6ci]

I'm here in 2019 and I'm still mad Dianne isn't Ariel

[@dannystewart282]

same

[@shannonarnold2597]

She is scared of heights

[@dannystewart282]

@@shannonarnold2597 is she

[@gracie945]

I thought it was dianne along 😂

[@charjames6340]

Aljaz as Aladdin tho 😍

[@keira3375]

It suits him lo

[@oreocake_club2958]

In know ❤️

[@scdobserver835]

What is so amazing is that you can still see elements of Paso, (Charleston), Jive and Foxtrot, Quickstep etc. in the routines! Wonderful!

[@TA-os2ru]

what're the audience cheering at the start because the lions and tigger and olaf etc were animated...were they told to cheer and pretend they can see something?? loool

[@thephandmphamilywithalvefo3307]

Taz lol that’s what I thought 😂😂

[@aislingbolton793]

Maybe they could see it on a screen?

[@forrestcollective9184]

CGI

[@charlotte5646]

i was there when they did the 2019 disney one and we were told to clap and pretend they were there

[@EmmaGriffiths]

I thought Dianne was Ariel for ages (this is my 5th time watching this dance) she would have been so much better than Katya!

[@Heather-cg7gj]

Emma Griffiths Dianne didn't like being spun around in the air so they got Katya to do it

[@milliedavis4031]

Dianne is scared of hights

[@isabellef4503]

Why... because she has red hair?? Katya is a much better dancer

[@i.wyvernortham]

Dianne is scared of heights and she gets motion sickness!

[@Shmiguelly]

Can't help but imagine how much this all must have cost. It was stunning though.

[@bigred8432]

The costumes will mostly be pulled from hire I would think, rights for animation possibly wouldn't be a huge deal as this was all created for the American show and the ABC network is owned by Disney.

[@lydiaoverend252]

most of the BBC budget probably goes on this show.

[@hollyparkerrx]

Lydia Overend Probably, money well spent!!

[@kathrynmft]

for everyone saying 'Dianne would've been so much better as Ariel', SHE DIDN'T WANT TO DO IT SHE DIDN'T LIKE BEING ON THE WIRES SHE GOT MOTION SICKNESS SHUT UP

[@meekoSPN]

So you've done an opening dedicated to Disney- now make an entire episode's theme Disney like Dancing with the Stars :D!

[@mrspock172]

The Ariel one was a little lazy, although Anton made it look beautifully classy. A good job of hiding the laziness with Anton’s class.

[@bethh91210]

Strictly + Disney = 😍

[@livvjanee]

Look at the DWTS disney week, we should definitely do that on Strictly

[@ellabaxter7419]

One of my favorite routines

[@emilytrowers4379]

I loved this one alot more than I should

[@lilycoleman2278]

Diane should of been Ariel like if you agree

[@caitlinbagley9761]

Diane scared of heights and she gets motion sickness it would of been cool though

[@RY-fe3rt]

This show's brilliance will be the death of me!

[@dolphmanity]

Why can't DWTS do this? I'm honestly baffled by the disparity in quality between the two shows.

[@JamesLaverty08]

Only realised reading the comments that it wasn't Dianne playing Ariel. I said on the Digital Spy forums when the pairing were announced I thought the would try and push a Little Mermaid theme on her and the Rev.... well I was almost right. Also, I'd have thought Katya would have made a perfect Belle, guessing they used Janette as her (lack of) height made it easier for some of the moves

[@immierose863]

"LACK OF HEIGHT" 😂😂

[@chellie7887]

Beautiful

[@MissBoagJunior89]

My two fav things in one video. SCD & Disney 🥰🥰

[@juliehale4290]

Fantastic show loved every minute. x

[@ЮлияЛюблян]

Fantastic thanks

[@ellenharper5227]

This was incredible!! X

[@SJD207]

I found this utterly magical!! Loved it!!

[@DidrickNamtvedt]

Omg same!!

[@mariecruickshank7289]

Jasmine so loved this.xx👍💙💙💙💙💙 it was awesome.x

[@SoraTaeminProductions]

this made my day thanks to much

[@mastercommander7969]

Imagine the awkwardness of being there when this was filmed

[@leahsynge8817]

Why?

[@kathrynmft]

@@leahsynge8817 I'm assuming because the animated characters aren't actually there

[@leahsynge8817]

justateenagefangirl haha

[@sarij3950]

'Till you shout…"Get off my lawn!" xD

[@alex321neo]

2:08, that’s why they call Anton DuBeke the “Perfect Gentleman”

[@D4NIELXOXO]

This was amazing

[@KizzyLou88]

LOVED THIS!!!!😍😍😍😍 xxxx

[@kellypoole2529]

Loved this one alot . Amazing

[@bert1029]

I wish they'd done one complete dance to a mashup of Disney songs instead. This seemed fragmented and incomplete.

[@bobpatrik89]

Que buenas producciones. Están geniales ❤

[@iloveluhan9307]

I loved it so much~! Definitely better watching it on telly because actually being there you can't see all the amazing CGI things! ^^

[@meredithgrace3005]

this one was for the kids and older generation

[@alyssabradshaw8103]

Olaf is so iconic

[@hannahmcgahan8920]

Part Of Your World 😍😢

[@DidrickNamtvedt]

And they had both the main song and the reprise in there too! The reprise version at the end gave me goosebumps!

[@Rtotalmagic]

I really liked the inclusion of classic Disney characters, and the 'Disney Vault' concept for the intro was really interesting, but something about the execution felt a bit off. I understand that the combination of live-action and animation is not going to be especially convincing (especially when you consider that this was created in around 20 hours - definitely not enough time to make the next 'Who Framed Roger Rabbit') but I would have liked the characters to interact with the dancers a bit, as they just seem like decorations...

[@thebrianswann]

it is the same camera trick animation they have used for Disney Weeks on Dancing with the Stars.

[@Rtotalmagic]

Brian Swann I didn't know that, but it's not remotely surprising that these effects originated with the version aired on Disney-owned channel ABC...

[@bigred8432]

For interaction with the animation, you would ideally need new animation, instead of lifting it from the movies as they did. I agree with you however.

[@pepper12399]

Diane’s actual hair is more accurate than that wig

[@SadeLife-uj5lw]

I thought the dancing mermaid with no feet was brilliant 🙌

[@DidrickNamtvedt]

I agree, it definitely gave the illusion that she was swimming, and if she had danced normally on the floor, that wouln't have felt as realistic so they got that part down really well! :)

[@botbanbuaamv9782]

very nice

[@morgan7388]

Dianne would have been perfect! For the little mermaid scene!

[@yasminjamaal]

Was this live? Simply AMAZING!!

[@brianeduardo1234]

could not have been live

[@iloveluhan9307]

Pre-recorded! everything is filmed on Saturday, just the results are aired on Sunday ^^

[@yasminjamaal]

Oh ok. Thank you.

[@laurajones3353]

Couldn't be bothered to choreograph something for 'The Little Mermaid'? No let's have her float around aimlessly... LAZY! Why was Katya Ariel? Otherwise it was a great routine, slightly worried they'll add more CGI to future routines a la Dancing With The Stars... we'll see. Hope Dianne comes back next year. According to the Reverend's partner they were trying to get Richard and Dianne to have a go at the judges during their critique... manipulation in full force again. Thought that went out with Len last year but seems not... grrr.

[@Heather-cg7gj]

laura jones They used Katya because Dianne felt sick when she was being spun around in the air

[@gracebeatrice6477]

Heather is that true?

[@i.wyvernortham]

@@gracebeatrice6477 Yes. In training last year with Joe, she had many dizzy spells and almost fainted from spinning quite a bit!

[@icklepettleswan4934]

❤❤❤

[@livvjanee]

Shame it didn't go on for longer!

[@DidrickNamtvedt]

Ikr, they should've included the main theme song from Beauty And The Beast and thrown some of Let It Go from Frozen and How Far I'll Go from Moana in there as well. But other than that, it was simply amazing, loved the whole setup and the animation they took from the movies. I got chills during The Little Mermaid part!

[@Spearsy1995]

I miss Brendan 😭😍

[@Thumper788]

SIMBA!!!

[@kellyashfordtrains2642]

Let every creature go for broke and sing, let's hear it in the herd and on the wing, It's gonna be King Simba's finest fling, oh I just can't wait to be King.

[@Elly-z7q]

I would have used Human Again for the Beauty and the Beast section tbh

[@i.wyvernortham]

Guys, They were going to have Dianne as Ariel but then they had to change to Katya. Dianne is scared of heights and she gets motion sickness from all the spinning!

[@hayleyrussell6601]

Absolute crime that Diane wasn’t Ariel😂

[@camillarose3521]

GIOVANNI WAS WEARING A FEZ

[@Gabi-xs4mx]

I think dianne couldn’t be ariel bc she was afraid of heights lol

[@poppyjenkins1000]

Dianne 100% should have been Ariel, hands up if you agree!

[@CarysMiller]

She would’ve been great but apparently she felt sick when she was being spun round in the air so that’s why Katya did it!

[@jessicaisgate6450]

They probably made Katya Ariel because Dianne is scared of heights

[@arachred]

people are commenting about how they should've made Dianne Ariel instead of sticking a wig on Katya. i 100% agree, but there's always the chance that they offered the part to Dianne, and she turned it down- possibly because of some kind of motion sickness up on those twirling wires? sure, she may have looked better than Katya, and i think she would've been better as Ariel too, but take the fact that maybe she didn't want to do it into consideration before complaining about it?

[@i.wyvernortham]

Yes, your 100% correct. Dianne is scared of heights and she gets motion sickness. People really need to think about whether they know the whole story before complaining!

[@briwood29]

They needed to have Dianne as Ariel no doubt about it

[@immierose863]

Dianne didn't want to do the part because she's scared of heights

[@rachelstanford1589]

Wish they choreographed something for Dianne to be Ariel , so they wouldn’t stick a wig on Katya

[@sophieleigh2890]

Loved this but, why is Dianne not Ariel?.. 😍🙌😫

[@rachelcarre06]

Why was Dianne not Ariel?!😡🤯

[@lucysnead6119]

Dianne should have been Ariel - she has the Ariel hair

[@samanthajones5688]

I'm still mad that Dianne wasn't Ariel.

[@briwood29]

I’m still outraged that Diane wasnt ariel

[@anniespencer7879]

I'm more sad that she wasn't Merida. I know Merida's 'strictly' Pixar but it's part of Disney and that little Scottish rogue beats all those simpering princesses any day.

[@MiniMousie06]

I think she was for a bit but she's scared of heights

[@Turmerikkk]

Ok what you mean

[@Spearsy1995]

I miss Brendan 😢

[@tabithasmyth728]

Gosh dianne again behind everyone pls do some thing about this 😡🥺

[@shegoeshometoacactuss3169]

I mean I know Dianne is scared of heights but she would of Sooo been a better Ariel.

[@nialljames2835]

Aljaz and Janette are used too much as leads in the pro routines. In my opinion.....

[@hollyparkerrx]

Also I think Janette is technically one of the best female pros

[@erikalejandrocolez9665]

They are the stars

[@peaches_is_cooler_than_you]

Dianne should have been aerial!

[@lilsmay142]

Dianne should be dianne she has the red hair for god sake

[@artlife740]

No offence strictly but Dianne should of been ariel .

[@suecoxart3]

The

[@rosannasnook7297]

anyone else annoyed they didn't use dianne as ariel stupid

[@MiniMousie06]

Don't hate on them. I think they chose Dianne but she got motion sickness or something. No ones fault

[@ericawkwong]

Kinda copied Dancing With The Stars but who can hate Disney? I loved it but of course the American version was slightly better

[@ifeelpretty5790]

DWTS had some fantastic Disney opening numbers :) My favorite was season 18, the first Disney Night

[@usernamea604]

ifeelpretty57 My favorite is definitely the season 25 opening.

[@alyssabria]

Of course DWTS was better. The show is on a network that is owned by Disney. They go all out on everything for Disney Night including the animation. The animation on SCD doesn’t compared to what DWTS have. SCD should have done it without it.