Our Pros bring an Irish jig to the Ballroom ✨ BBC Strictly 2021

[@eilidh156]

The Irish dancers were amazing and so were Nikita and Dianne

[@frankieb43]

I think at least one of them is from the Riverdance cast.

[@katieheywood6270]

Titanic vibes , then Irish pub and when safety dance kicked in couldn’t not think of glee 🙈🤣🤣

[@bethanbaker7066]

I'm pretty sure it is the music they used in Titanic for the first part. You could see if you search part in third class as it will bring up the scene.

[@bencoatesworth7731]

Exactly what i was thinking

[@JKLoans]

Thank you for sparing me having to type it because it is giving me those *Titanic vibes* too.

[@cstiles1579]

@@bethanbaker7066 Yeah it is that scene and they do say “so you wanna go to a real party?” right at the start which is also straight outta Titanic. Loved it.

[@brendanmcauley4736]

The music was not used from the Titanic scene. Dave Arch (MD) myself on uilleann pipes and other traditional musicians with the orchestra recorded the same jig to begin with going into a song .

[@themripley]

Did the Strictly Producers see Nikita's hair and just decide to recreate Titanic? 😂

[@thehopefuledwardian]

I mean it works! The look is so iconic I love it

[@sambroughton2912]

Exactly my thought ha ha

[@deerheart87]

He’s just so gorgeous

[@marywafer8775]

@Williams family est 2001 lol lol l lol l I’ll pollo

[@MollytheHufflepuff]

I know right!!!🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@ellieg3709]

Love Dianne was given the female lead in this performance, she is a terrific dancer.

[@musicandloveismylive]

Those Irish dancers blew it out of the park!

[@fayromans766]

absolutely

[@jewels_x]

Dianne and Nikita leading that made my day 🤩🤩🤩💗💗💗

[@mairic1587]

This dance is giving me Seven Brides to Seven Brothers/Titanic vibes and I love it! ✨

[@portiakeenan6941]

I thought the exact same thing when I watched it!

[@TigerPrawn_]

Barn raising next time!

[@sandyboehm8190]

An Irish night, with The Script as well. Great celebration of dancing, Irish style.💚☘️

[@Aaron-he3qd]

As an Irish person, I’m absolutely loving the Irish appreciation in tonight’s show

[@zxaddictxz]

The guys on the counter took my breath away. Fabulous! Loved the choreography of this number.

[@sherrid5559]

Loving the lack of audience again this year, we'd never hear these amazing steps with cheering and screaming from the stands! Absolutely brilliant ❤️

[@oconnell88]

Best performance ever! Loved the version of Safety Dance, that needs to be released as a single!

[@hxrii4940]

Diane was amazing in this dance glad she got the main female role

[@pauljarrold7912]

Best group dance of the series.

[@LouLou-bl7lw]

Totally watched it over and over simply brilliant

[@lillybet1]

I wish they'd credited the choreographer and the two Irish dancers in the description.

[@Jlonotfromtheblock]

If you can, watch the past Thursday’s It Takes Two. They have a whole section about it by the creative director where they talk about choreographing it and they name the Irish dancers!

[@michelewalsh3961]

Me too. I was wondering if they were the Gardiner brothers who put dance videos on KZbin and tiktok. They're amazing.

[@50sRockChick]

Don’t expect too much, they’ve stopped naming the singers as well.

[@TheJoeldude]

Came here hoping to find out whether it was the Gardiner Brothers! Came across them on TikTok! Need to watch that ITT now and find out!

[@louiseerlacher5729]

@@50sRockChick that makes me so sad. They are so incredibly talented, and we don´t even get to see them anymore.

[@campbellphoenix7662]

An Irish jig! That’s a Strictly first! ☘️ It feels like St Paddy’s Day all over again!

[@Arisu_29]

Ahhhhhhhhh!!! I’m so freakin’ happy!! I love love love LOVE Irish dancing and those guys were amazing 😻 the strictly pros really put a smile on my face too!! 🎉🥰😩 Thank you so much!

[@Lady.AnnAmavi]

Omg this video , the music and the dancing and the sounds from tap .. it made my Celtic Heart so happy. All tho I am born in the Netherlands , my family started in Ireland & Scotland . And My heart still feels strongly connected . Amazing 🥰🥰❤❤

[@musicandloveismylive]

This was absolutely amazing!!

[@joeyLpiang]

Woooaaawww...I enjoyed this very much! I think this choreography is like a refreshed version of the dance from the movie "Seven Bride for Seven Brothers" (One of my most favorite movies). ❤❤❤

[@speechy_keen4878]

How fun 🤩 and as always LOVE seeing Dianne front and centre 🎉

[@lisastephens3447]

Wow! This was brilliant from the Irish dancers and the Strictly professionals, cool x

[@francescachaplin4572]

Best Strictly Group Dance for a long time! 😍

[@natgordon268]

I've watched this at least 5 time Absolutely brilliant !

[@bourbonbiscuits8729]

i saw this on the tv and i was entranced bro- so glad its been posted already

[@izzy9864]

they were amazing

[@TikaPradilla]

OMG! AMAZING DANCE!

[@hopecarey4147]

Nikita looks like Jack Dawson! I have never found him so attractive 😂

[@rhiannon1251]

Nikita giving off Jack Dawson vibes 😍

[@rachaelraftery3438]

Great dance!nikitia is amazing!

[@girlies4410]

That song remind of titanic and jack and Katie start dancing

[@oliviagrahammusic]

The tune used in Titanic is a real Irish dance tune, it’s called John Ryan’s Polka 😊

[@thehopefuledwardian]

Definitely a reference and I love it when people appreciate the film instead of ripping it to shreds

[@katiepreston4120]

Love the pros group dancing and love the Irish dancers

[@johannabrinkmann9511]

Omg they Are so good! Greetings from Germany ❤️

[@dianegarciaprieto2118]

Brilliant ,the pros and of course the Irish dancers.Wonderful opening Really felt in the .mood.👏👏👏

[@hicksy2121]

Great dancers and well done! to my bro Brendan Mc Auley who plays uillean pipes on this 👏👏👏

[@emialice3825]

Uillean pipes are one of my favourite instruments ever! 💕

[@GullibleTarget]

I only know what those pipes are because I watched a video about the band Nightwish and there was this guy in the band playing the pipes. I prefer the sound over the sound of bagpipes. Uillean pipes sound like bagpipes and flute made a baby

[@davidbell6013]

It was fantastic.

[@ribena607]

This was great! Really caught the atmosphere!

[@michael7286]

Loved it all. Brilliant Fast and Fun. Thank you Strictly Come Dancing the dancers, the judges, the presenters, the band, the costume and make up, EVERYONE 👏 🕺 💃 😀. 🎶 we can dance if we want to 🎶

[@Penguin-24S99]

Really like this version of the song safety dance

[@lillybet1]

So much of this was clearly inspired by the barn raising in Seven Brides For Seven Brothers.

[@17hollydog]

Omg lol - just said the same to my sister lol

[@esterordonez8747]

Amazing!! Congratulations. From Buenos Aires. Argentina

[@markhooper4532]

Winnie Wallace. Who criticized this dance. It's fantastic.loved the Irish dancing on the bar .Bravo..

[@fayromans766]

the choreography is getting better every season

[@carolpaterson122]

Stunning, exciting, amazing, brilliant

[@susanlitherland698]

This dance was amazing 🤩 I love ❤️ strictly I will miss it 😢 when it finishes it’s the best 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍😋😋😋😋

[@TigerPrawn_]

Well you've got 20 odd past series to watch!

[@acechadwick]

Gosh that was joyous!!!

[@alisongilraine1762]

I’m actually happy that Nikita and Diane is the main characters because there the best pros in my opinion

[@oliviagrahammusic]

It’s incorrect to call this a jig - the first tune is a slide (12/8 time) and the second (Safety Dance) is played as a polka (2/4). A jig would be in 6/8. Absolutely adored this whole routine though! 😊☘️🎻

[@orlakatecampbell2469]

So true, although I love the routine, it wasn't a jig and it just gives me titanic vibes

[@Ana.Isabel.Morais]

OMG! Love it! Irish vibes 😍💖👏🍀

[@anonymouspeacefulperson6199]

Reminds me of a Peterborough pub the tap. Great atmosphere and Jennifer Lopez dancing with Sally Vincent.

[@MsDAnielleR]

Amazing performance

[@sophiewhiteside17]

I am so happy and my day is now complete 😄😄😄☘☘☘🙈🙈

[@happydays7143]

Beyond brilliant ! 👏

[@allysonewart6643]

Loved this. First opening dance ive enjoyed this year. Lot of new unfamiliar tunes this year that i havenr known and cant sing along too lol or maybe just me getting old. Have found same with lot of the dances

[@MollytheHufflepuff]

Just a classic Irish pup, see things like this on a daily basis living in Ireland!🤣(I'm just kidding, I've never once seen something like this happen in all my years of living in Ireland. I think this is a once in a lifetime occurrence!!!🤣)

[@nina3256]

Brilliant 👏🏼👏🏼🎼🎼🎼❤️

[@jessicadavis4541]

Amazing!!

[@kaylowe391]

Absolutely wonderful!! How do they do it!! Thank you xx

[@lizvalentine9223]

ENJOYED THIS,AS EX IRISH DANCER I DID ENJOYED IT

[@natalieKatzenjammer6348]

Why can't I stop watching this?

[@suecrowhurst4393]

Love it !

[@mollyhanna5731]

Nikitas hair looks like jacks so much!!!

[@hbsailorettegeek107]

Nikita looks like Jack from titanic and Diana looks like rose

[@wozanazo1702]

Beautiful😍😍

[@rebelruth9582]

Thought it was wonderful but here we go......some pathetic people are complaining it was offensive to Irish people! Why do these professional wingers see bad in everything? I just saw brilliant tap dancers and the professionals having lots of fun.

[@LianSmith-e8e]

Precious

[@DiddlyPenguin]

Loved the Irish dancers but the rest of it was more like an American square dance than an Irish jig.

[@cathymccd]

Totally agree.im Irish and the pros weren't doing anything that looked like any Irish dancing.more like titanic irish dancing film version.the original irish dancers on the bar were fantastic.the pro women were too busy lifting up there skirts totally American film style irish dancing and not original irish dancing

[@DiddlyPenguin]

@@cathymccd I’m Irish too 😁

[@frankieb43]

Where was the Sean Nos? Lol

[@DiddlyPenguin]

@@frankieb43 the what ?

[@frankieb43]

​@@DiddlyPenguin old style Irish dancing.

[@hannahwootton6491]

He does look like dicaprio here haha

[@cristobalcastillogonzalez2704]

Waaaaaao espectacular como siempre

[@acechadwick]

Look at Aliaz go!! Baltic stamina!

[@Martina-em4vi]

Wow ❤️

[@binodsingh4929]

Bravo everyone 👏👏👏👏👏🏻👏🏻👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷👏👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@AdamPlayzRoblox]

Tap dance my favorite dance and I'm english from England🇬🇧 and i know this dance

[@Hellothere_453]

It’s not tap dancing

[@AdamPlayzRoblox]

@@Hellothere_453 oops i meant the Irish dance

[@xxtaylor_kittenxx465]

My mum says one day she’ll take me to one of these so we can dance together😂

[@CP-mb3sn]

Unusual choice of music! Looked luke fun though

[@eilislanenagle3358]

Fabulous 🇨🇮🇨🇮🇨🇮

[@margueritahancock6504]

When l watched this dance it put me in mind of a dance in a film Seven wives for senen brothers l loved thhat film that was near enough one of tne dances on that fim the only part tnat looked irish was the guy that was singing the song he was brilliant .

[@frankieb43]

Definitely a touch of the Hoe Down here like the wood carving festival in SBFSB

[@Bob-ny8gh]

Good job

[@rachelmacdonald1667]

amazing 😍😍

[@beckysimpson9431]

Bloody amazing

[@sherrid5559]

E.P.I.C.❤️

[@michellewinn1917]

Love this

[@kar891]

That was fun!!

[@MultiVince95]

Sunday 7th November 2021

[@macaronweasley8100]

Somehow reminds me of King of New York from Newsies

[@markbakker5490]

I agree, i saw that show in LA

[@macaronweasley8100]

@@markbakker5490 ooh, live? If so, lucky. I saw it on Disney+ and love it

[@ianosullivan216]

Lol the titanic

[@Lydia_Faulkner]

.... I now want to watch Titanic XD

[@scattygirl1]

The pro's dance was repetitive stuff we've seen many times before- shame we didn't see more of the guest dancers; that was the unique stuff.

[@michelewalsh3961]

I totally agree with you. Well said.

[@shelinkzelda]

Who are the guest dancers doing the real stuff?

[@frankieb43]

One of them is Tom O'Se from Riverdance and I assume the other dancer is too.

[@hollyoldfield8876]

The other one is Callum Spencer and he was in Riverdance too :)

[@miracat12]

aww well now i want to go to a cèilidh :,,,,,)

[@lisahodges1819]

It’s a long shot but does anyone know the song they used in the montage with the recap? It was on for the last couple of dancers had like a string section with a beat?

[@jamesperies7446]

It's 'More' by Sam Ryder

[@lisahodges1819]

Ahhh thank you so much 😊

[@zxaddictxz]

Bravissimi! Finally, a proper dance, and fabulously performed! I am sick and tired of their pantomimes, with balloons, scarves, trees, benches, and what not. They are professionals, they should do what they do best: dance and impress us with their skills rather than with tons of props.

[@rigel5]

Yes, totally agree with you. There are so many sets, costumes, props, scarves, storytelling and worst of all idiot audience clapping during the performance that they've forgotten about the dancing. They should rename in Strictly No Dancing!

[@sindymbau5255]

Thinking of Titanic Leo DiCaprio

[@jacirose79]

🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀

[@denisauhlirova4285]

What is the name of the song.

[@zxaddictxz]

A year later I still don't know the names of the two fabulous Irish dancers on the bar counter... Anyone can help? P.S. Nikita is VERY photogenic.

[@frankieb43]

One in the cap Tom O'Se from Riverdance and I think the other lad is too but I don't know their name sorry

[@zxaddictxz]

@@frankieb43 Thanks a lot!

[@elliottbradley4272]

"""👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽; Exhausting really admirable you guys rehearse with your ⭐'s and then you work a production number .... when do you guys 💤???!!!!....(lol 😂); Excellent....💪🏽👍🏽.

[@acechadwick]

I was thinking that! That is one complicated dance number. Not even in their genre of ballroom and yet they smashed it out of the park.

[@Jeorgia97xox]

Dianne is just the BEST pro !!!❤️

[@katlynwebb5755]

This is making me think of that scene in Titanic where all the immigrants are dancing down in steerage

[@Sclub8mad]

As if they did an Irish party in third class

[@acechadwick]

You obviously don't know my family. They'd have partied in the lifeboat!

[@Sclub8mad]

@@acechadwick How am i meant to know your family? My best friend's family would have but mine wouldn't have they were more of a ballroom style dance and ballet like Rose

[@OutlyingOkapi]

Does anyone know what the song is called?

[@frankieb43]

Safety dance by Men without hats

[@frankieb43]

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