James Bye & Amy Dowden Foxtrot to Julia’s Theme / EastEnders Theme Tune ✨ BBC Strictly 2022

[@danielfennessey]

A thoroughly charming effort. And the band once again, in my opinion, nailing that theme.

[@Noah.2110]

I can genuinely see in James’s eyes how much he wanted to pull this off and for he absolutely did

[@carlbinks2161]

Barbara and June would be so proud I bet they was watching form above with a smile and many other cast members of eastenders who have sadly passed

[@JackSmith-zl4du]

Nah, they had better things to do....

[@carlbinks2161]

@@JackSmith-zl4du like what

[@dannygriffiths7952]

I’m sure Wendy watched on though she never met this version of Martin

[@julietmackenzie8076]

I, am so incredibly proud of you James that was incredible & very emotional. Every time I hear the Julia theme I cry. & James you did do Eastenders proud very very much so & you’re family & everyone of us too. Be extremely proud of yourself. You have my votes every week & a lot of them too ily very much. The best of luck to go into next week ❤️❤️🥰🥰🤗

[@guypeate3628]

I always think about the people who have died in Eastenders everytime I hear the Julia's theme, this is really charming and emotional. James is incredible

[@fionaelizabeth8708]

Slightly undermarked I felt. His dancing has come on so much since week 1, I hope he’s just starting to hit his stride

[@MrQuaker122]

That was quite lovely!! It felt undermarked. Can't believe Jayde scored higher than this.

[@gemstar7286]

James has actually improved,this was his best dance .

[@maxmaxy7542]

James is so fit I could watch I'm dance all day.

[@GinaSigillito]

This was beautiful. James was definitely under marked. 😊

[@davidbosquette2940]

Honestly, I was expecting so much more from him. She is out of this World beautiful, couldn't take my eyes off her here.

[@ryanglendenning147]

I actually got really emotional watching James's Foxtrot to the Julia's theme from EastEnders this week. As a massive super fan of EastEnders I feel James did really well. Foxtrot is such a difficult dance. Some wonderful choreography from Amy who looked absolutely gorgeous. Great emotion and storytelling. James's posture is improving despite there still being some gaping throughout. With that said it was still a great performance 7️⃣ from me. Well done James 👏🏼.

[@rebelruth9582]

Totally underscored Zero dance training. This is what strictly used to be about. I found it really charming

[@JONAS-co4ut]

Improving week by week! Beautiful! Love the journey!

[@ajhawkinsspike5261]

we love you james and amy 😍🕺💃

[@ellieg3709]

Ballroom boy does it again. lovely job...

[@user-lx3oi6xy2e]

Such a moving theme, only used on special occasions

[@sherimillman53]

Lovely, I can see good connections, romance, you have got strong elegant moves going on. Powerful you made it believable. Well done 👍

[@traceybradbury5022]

James got my vote 💟

[@oliviagow5779]

Absolutely beautiful. James was under marked

[@emilysmith3393]

Beautiful

[@timbrislin6464]

Well Done and Awesome!👍👍👍👍👍

[@campbellphoenix7662]

That’s what the BBC’s all about!

[@abbyolsvensson2413]

Amazing!

[@MOC923]

1:00 The End is near.

[@JoeyTheBeastHD]

Knew he would do the Eastenders theme song since he's Famous for Eastenders.

[@rglocks]

The band was amazing with this.

[@elijahjoel537]

Channeling Mick Carter vibes with the waistcoat

[@lucyhardy-styles-shield2728]

Almost like a tribute to Mick/Danny since Danny was leaving EE in that year's Christmas special

[@patriciarichards4377]

James is making good progress. Winners often start with small steps (excuse the pun)…..Go for it James and Amy! Show the hidden talent and enjoy the experience ! Pat Richards

[@henster25929]

This is really special

[@deanpetereast8782]

❤❤❤❤ They All Be Very Proud

[@jakebowler9763]

The in hold sections of this dance were danced entirely on his toes, making it very awkward when going forward. Heel leads are your friend in ballroom James! His posture was leaning slightly too far backwards making him off balance too, leading to gapping. 6

[@peterrush5567]

I thought it was better than the judges gave it credit for

[@ashleybuckley5594]

Good job Martin not still with Stacey eh😂😂😂😂 "Hands off ma Man, Dowden"

[@selenagarden1752]

Very nicely done undermarked

[@marriedtomowgli]

Wow. Firstly, I think james has improved so much since his first dances. Not as good as last week, but still a good effort! For me personally, there was too much of twirling amy around and not enough steps. But then again, amy is beautiful with the most beautiful dresses, so twirling her around is gorgeous to watch! The steps that were there, well done james. However, still waiting for him to find his dance! I think maybe halloween week could be his big week.... 🤞 7/10 🙂

[@carolinewhitaker967]

I hope Amy was ok? I heard she was teary after the dance? Maybe she was worried about the Ukraine Russian war and politics.. Great to see Edward Westminster standing in for Will with Rose at the ABBA night. Amy actually looks like Barbara Smith from East Ender's on this dance. She was also Grace in Casualty with Connie the head teacher and a bridesmaid Grace Hugh to Kate Middleton and Prince William. Well done guys 👍🫶👋

[@pennyandfishy7241]

Judge's scores ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Craig - 6 Motsi - 7 Shirley - 6 Anton - 7 Total - 26

[@amymifsud7864]

No! That Dance is at least a 9/10 So beautiful

[@pennyandfishy7241]

@@amymifsud7864 I don't see it sorry, I think the judges were correct on this

[@theeastendboy]

@@pennyandfishy7241 I have to agree too, I wouldn’t be surprised if James is one of the next to go

[@ellie-maydavenport3118]

Amy dowden dancing with James bye from bbc eastenders

[@KianAlleyne]

Me-8 Jessica-10 Amelia-9 Alex-10 37/40

[@hibbiea8841]

Stacey Manning-Fowler is dancing with Alfie "Lyric Forgetter" Moon

[@hayleyb988]

James Bye and and his partner Amy dance of EastEnders theme tune.

[@SiasCreations]

I really loved the beginning, you could tell how much effort was put into getting that right. Something fell flat when the beat came in and I feel the dance lost all its energy. Definitely one of two halves but James' best so far.

[@pennyandfishy7241]

Score - *6* It was a lovely tribute to Eastenders and the storytelling was good. James has got a lack of musicality but he's good at acting the dances to cover up his technical errors. The American Smooth parts were ok but I didn't enjoy the Foxtrot parts really, the frame needs work, his steps are too wide and a lot of gapping and stiffness. I just can't get on board with his dances sadly, it wasn't as good as last week I'm afraid, but it was nice seeing strictly do EE considering that's all the people they ever have on the show lol

[@meredithgrace4337]

James Bye and Amy Dowden Next. There seems to be a middle ground for a lot of people in this year's show let me show you the three groups. winner's Hamza ____________________________ middle everyone else ____________________________ people I don't like 0/zero ____________________________ James is a nice man so it was lovely to see his emotion break through with the connection to EastEnds and seeing how much it means to him and the family around him. The dance it's self good I guess but Jame's Frame work still Needs to be sorted out good luck for Next Week.

[@bessieburnet9816]

Hey, he actually did an above average dance for once! ...Is what I would say if it didn't completely stumble and fall apart by the time the music flourished into the actual theme. It was going so well! His best dance, but it would have been great if he had kept the first half up. We're just dragging out a flat liner at this point...

[@guypeate3628]

I hope Martin doesn't get killed off in the future, in Eastenders

[@strictlyfan0951]

Score: 6 It was an OK performance. The out of hold sections at the start felt like he was just showing off Amy. Once they got into hold there was quite a bit of gapping (which is not a one-off). It kind of felt like they regressed from last week, and I wonder if they're going home.

[@darrenvoysey7734]

that poor lampost!

[@ashleighpyke]

I don’t understand why Craig gave them a 6

[@jillipepper5353]

Scores? Please🙏🏼

[@traceybradbury5022]

💟💟💟💟💟💟

[@NoahLewis_Ayling]

If ROse was on the show this year, It would be so hard to chose who the finalists would be

[@davidpescod6656]

He was good judges hash on him tonight though getting better

[@carmendiaz581Maywood]

💫💫💫💫

[@KianAlleyne]

Me-8 My mum-9 My sis-8 My nan-7 32/40

[@timbrislin6464]

Sorry to say,to bad this couldn't have had Mick and Linda incorporated doing this as they reunite on EastEnders post Janine drama

[@michaelr289]

Scores Me 8 Abby 6 Kevin 6 Matt 8 28/40

[@ribena607]

Bit "meh" tbh. A shame, because it meant so much to him. It also really didn't help that they launched into the Eastender's theme tune halfway through- that is the only reason people started woo-ing and applauding; totally killed the vibe and just ruined what they were going for. It was just a bit odd really.

[@callumsannachan7135]

6 improvement in the foxtrot

[@the5thjudge]

our scores: me: 7 diya: 7 kelsey: 7 owen: 7 total- 28/40

[@leenabhosale7622]

hi amy james comed to the hall.

[@Strictlys_5th_Judge]

Score: 6 Eh, it was ok but I found the whole thing very square and blocky and it didn't flow too well. And he was leaning waaay too far back in hold. There was a lot of gapping too so he basically needs to refine everything in hold and he needs to listen to the music a bit more to deliver a fantastic performance. His out of hold moments were great however. Not the best, not the worst.

[@jamiedavy_]

6 It wasn’t his best dance, the posture was poor, which then made his footwork a bit haphazard, but I liked the beginning part

[@cjsvids8760]

Leave the judging to the judges, just enjoy the show!!

[@jamiedavy_]

@@cjsvids8760 I’m sorry for the late reply. But keep crying if you can’t handle us expressing our opinions about these performances.

[@ceryselliott2495]

hi

[@ravenclawrumba7096]

7/10

[@jameswardprowse8537]

Great emotion but no right theme for a foxtrot! 6

[@RBenjo21]

Not. Enough. Content.

[@cjsvids8760]

How do you know?, leave the comments to the judges!

[@RBenjo21]

@@cjsvids8760 This is a Foxtrot - it’s nearly halfway through the dance until they get in hold. Len Goodman would have been livid.

[@Coconut_2024]

molly and jayde in the dance off and jayde got home hopefully molly wil go next time home 🤞i realy can,t stand her she is fake and look at her face she has a hard face and always smile not real hamza fleur james ellie are real and my favorites to win

[@chunkyhoey8649]

Ok I give he's Martin Fowler in East Ender's after all.