Strictly Dance Fever: The auditions 3

This week it was the turn of the Southerners to dance for the judges, and if successful the viewers vote.

First up was the Swing category which included a fab couple who were fifties fanatics and did the Lindyhop (??). They were fab and rightly got through on the judges vote. The Disco couples were next, there was a girl who had a pushy mother and it was embarrassing watching them as they seemed to not know how they were being broadcast. The mother was such a show off and built up her daughter's performance that it was quite easy for the judges to criticise them. The other couple and their fab red satin numbers were better and rightly got through. Ballroom was divided between a fantastic Tango couple and an average Cha Cha. The judges were unsure that the Tango couple had the versatility to do the other genres but thankfully put them through. I wasn't overly impressed by either of the Freestyle couples. The second couple did have a problem with a mike pack getting caught up, but were nothing special anyway. Both salsa couples were OK, but the ones who went through did have the edge.

When it came to viewer votes they sent home the salsa couple and the disco couple, leaving the Freestylers, Tango and Lindybop/Swing couples to go through.

They then announced a wild card spot to give a couple from each round the chance to go dance again, and the judges would put them through. The runnerup line dancers from the first week danced again, as did the balletic freestylers from last week and the unfortunate freestylers from this week. For me it was between the first two couples and the balletic freestylers got through.

Now the couples all move into a shared house where they will compete properly next week in professional costumes with professional hair and make up artists.