The Strictly Salon

Bavinder and Julian, salsa orange sparkly top and orange, yellow ruffled skirt. Orange flowers in her hair.Julian orange trousers and yellow open shirt, lots of lifts. Judges loved it, Craig critical about the transitions

Amber and Nikita, tango. Purple or black costume. , sparkly frill on the bottom of the skirt, which was slit to the thigh. Craig loved it, as did Motsi. More measured response from the other judges

Karen and Carlos, waltz.mauvy/blue costume, sparkly top with shoulder drapes at the back. Carlos in black. Very smooth. Judges liked it, even Craig

George and Alexis, samba. Dancing with a guitar to start with. Orange shirt slit to the waist, black trousers . Some dancing on the table, plenty of hip shaking. Very entertaining. Judges liked it for the most part with a few criticisms

Karen and Carlos in the lead after one dance

Bavinder and Julian, waltz. Dress rusty red, Julian in a pinstripe suit , navy blue with rusty red stripe. A very smooth dance apart from getting slightly caught in her skirt when standing up from the floor. Judges liked it.

Amber and Nikita, couples choice. Music Fly me to the moon. Wearing white, silver with a bit of blue sparkle. Long white gloves . Amber came down from on high in front of a moon. , Nikita all in white. Very Hollywood. The judges liked it.

Tens form all the judges

Karen and Carlos. Salsa. Black and white trousered outfit with tassels on the trousers which looked good as she swivelled. Judges liked it, Craig a bit more critical as usual.

George and Alexis. Charleston dressed as school children, blue blazer, glasses . Lots of lifts, I thought they were a bit clunky, although the judges liked them. They looked pretty difficult.

Karen and Carlos still in the lead, just!