It's so good and memorable!! Even on the U.S. version of Strictly (Dancing with the Stars), there was a a pairing who clearly took inspo from this dance!
I stopped watching Strictly after this series finished. I know I've not seen much of it except by chance but I don't believe anything could match these two. Better than a professional pairing could have done imo. Still get shivers down my backbone watching this.
I actually I think this is the best performance on Strictly ever. Danny Mac was robbed. Amazing choreography by Oti (who is a Queen) but in this dance Danny looks like the professional - which is high praise indeed.
Love Danny but you are talking crazy. Go to 0:55 for the clearest example that he looks like what he is the celebrity partner. He’s very good but there’s no mistaking Oti for anything other then the pro
I can never make up my mind if I like this one the best, or the Heard it through the grapevine tango that they did. Still keep watching both those dances after all this time. They were the best of all time in my opinion. I wonder what was Danny Mac's favourite dance.
I have to watch this number of Danny Mac and Oti over and over every week. It pushes me to get up do exercise or housework. The steps and music are spot on. Danny Mac should have won this SCD season. He was truly robbed.
Strictly needs to do an All Stars series where people who didn’t win their series get to come back for another go, I’d love to see Danny Mac, Joe Sugg and Hrvy compete again
To score a perfect 40 in a samba routine is an incredible job well done and fully deserved. Completely captured the essence of the samba and its origins. The line between the professional and celebrity is completely non existent. They compliment each other so well. He takes the lead and looks like he is loving every second. Fantastic.
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I'm struggling to think of a more talented celebrity than Danny in any season of Strictly. Put that talent with the extraordinary choreography and brilliance of Oti and you produce something magical.
As a Brazilian, I am so shocked!! They were fantastic! Specially when they did the actual samba moves at 0:26 and 0:56 wow That's must be the first time I see foreigns dancing samba so well
THE FIRST SAMBA TO EVER GET 40 ON STRICTLY AND WELL DESERVED! ABSOLUTELY PHENOMENAL😯😯4️⃣0️⃣ Danny is mesmerising and Oti's choreography is just wonderful. I'm in awe!
OTI MABUSE is a goddess - her choreography is beautiful, expressive and challenging, showing off her teaching and the variety of knowledge she passes on to her student. The best Samba i have ever seen on SCD
Molly Davies I KNOW!!! That’s what I thought immediately when I saw him on the floor!! I can just see him holding the glitterball, he should make the finals definitely 😁
Oti as per usual dances her ass off, pushes her partners to the limits, gets the best out of them but then never gets her dues so sad 😞 Kelvin is even better so let’s hope the public can help
Me!! My jaw was on the floor last Saturday! Kelvin and Oti’s Samba was sooooo good, and only week one. Can you imagine what Kelvin can do with even more training! Maybe he’s the one who can bring Oti all the way!
YouGlowing its Brazillian influence,the songs a well know Portugese Brazillian song,theyre dancing brazillian samba but i could see why it is similar to african influence with the colourful beading on the dress and the patterns on it. Maybe a mix of african and brazillian influence haha
No it's not African though and throughout time Brazil completely changed and is far different than Africa in terms of culture. Plus, Africa is a continent in which every country has a different culture so you'll have to specify which country in particular.
the samba originates from angola so i dont know what ur talking about....and majority of Brazilian culture is rooted in Africa so please do your research ...
OH.MY.GOODNESS! I have to rewatch this routine after it finishes because I was glued to Oti from the first viewing. That tribal African dance, this is Samba back to its genesis! I mean, Danny's hip action is DANGEROUS. That 'African walk' he did!!! This is Mark Ramprakash + Matt Baker in steroids to be sure! I like that slo-mo Samba moves in the beginning and then two different rolls, voltas, bounce, promenades etc. etc. etc. It's a Samba masterclass! If there is eleven I would have given them! 10!
I was looking forward to this one - I had been impressed by training clips and Oti's concept sounded really good. But wow - this is the first Doti dance I have been completely on board with. I loved his QS but slight Tom Chambers vibe at the beginning irritated me just a little. Charleston last week had mistakes. AT was brilliant but I didn't feel it. But this I enjoyed completely. Also helped by brilliant music. Well deserved perfect 40.
iluvsoulmusic I recalled in his QS week I was expecting Danny to eventually get tens thrown at him from the judges, and I won't be surprised if he scored a perfect forty from the judges again this week!
Oti was on another level this week. You could see that this one is her baby. I'm blown away by all the technical moves in this samba. They weren't just shaking their butts and bouncing around out there. She made Danny WORK. As you said, those hips were dangerous. Lol! A samba masterclass indeed.
The original song is faster...i have danced that so many times ! Im peruvian, and Brazilian music always leaked into Peru..... thats a 2000 hit per say. Right when i left high school .. i wonder what choreography they would have performed with the real speed ..... look for it : magalehna - mendez
Have loved Oti's choreography. Danny is such a terrific dancer and i think would have triumphed anyway, but the routines she has created has made for more exciting viewing.....she has talent and guts. Go OTI....you have so many admirers girl !!!!
OHMYGAHT!!!! That was... I can't even! HOLY POO!!!! That had sooooo much content, so many steps that in all my years of watching Dancing with the Stars and Strictly, I don't recall seeing a female pro throw at her partner. Ever. And Danny nailed them!! Shoot, I can't even think of the male pros throwing so many moves at their partners in the samba. My word, my sentence, my paragraph! Otlile Mabuse, ma'am! You are a goddess and a queen! THAT WAS HOTTTTTTT!!!!!
Tracey-Ann Wisdom she is giving me life!!!!! this woman is incredible. I am speechless. she is making danny and herself shine sooo bright! absolute stars!!! queen for real ❤❤❤
I'm still blown away by just how technical it was, and how well Danny nailed it. I've heard pros on DWTS say samba is the hardest to learn for the celebs, and the hardest for them to teach, because of the bounce action. Which is why I think so many sambas fall flat, because they just throw a few promenades and batucadas in, then cover everything with booty shaking. Oti made Danny WORK.
Danny & Oti , this is Africa on the floor, pure genius. The energy, the sexy moves Oti is the best choreographer to grace strictly, I have been doing the dance since i woke up this morning. It was mesmerising.
Maybelle anders This was such an amazing dance. The stage colours...amazing. the dance....mesmerizing Both of them as people....majestic. i am going to dance this by myself everyday!! lol😂😂😂
Way to go, i think i might be joining you in dancing, what a show! It was spectacular! Danny put in the work and danced magnificently. But i must say for years ive loved Bruno and his particular turn of phrase, he is always exciting, never disappoints. Frankly, I love listening to his comments as much as watching the dance. Ive watched the samba 18 times already. I love it.
This is from the U.K.(England) 'Strictly Come Dancing'.It is so good that both of them look professional,helped by the fact that Danny Mac is a handsome chap! Also,it must be good if you, as a Brazilian like it!🕊🙋♀️
This is the first performance I have ever seen of Strictly and wow... I had to watch this three times. Once to watch her, twice to watch him, and three times to see the appreciate the piece as a whole. 🔥👏
Back again to rewatch for the zillionth time - just cannot get any better than this energy and choreography. Always makes me wanna get up and dance. There’s something so raw about the way they danced it that I’ve never seen before or since in all the series of Strictly 💃 🕺🏻
This is honest to God one of the best dances I've seen on Strictly. Oti and Danny were so in sync, and so free yet sure of their moves, its like they actually spontaneously broke into dance and this was the result. Oti is a f*cking brilliant choreographer.
I'm still bitter that he didn't get 40 the first time he did the quickstep. It was perfect and deserved 40. If they hadn't marked him down (for no reason) he wouldn't have gone that routine in the final, made a slight mistake and not won 😭
One of my favouritr strictly couples ever, can they do any wrong? Oti, what an INCREDIBLE choreographer. WOW amazing to see something so unique on strictly.
I know ...they are quite the pair...i never usually think about anything other than the choreography and the music, but with these two there appears to be a strong bond, which is lovely to see. Try as i have , i simply cannot imagine Danny with another pro partner....tis destiny!!!...i wish them every success. Not long to the final !!!
I never miss these shows. I love them all and I vote for my favorites too. I love, love Will Mellor and Nancy Xu America smooth ¨to cry to me¨ Love, love, love that dance Of course I like Danny Mac with Oti Mabuse and Lauyton with Nikita and Nigel Harman and Katya.
Without question the best SCD performance, ever. The choreography is absolutely perfect for the song, and the song absolutely perfect for the choreography. in awe every time I watch it.
Oti is 100% the best professional dancer on scd. She is such an AMAZING choreographer and I'm so glad she got a good talent like Danny this year. Her and Danny really deserve to win. Oti should choreograph a West End musical!!
I'm struggling to think what dance Danny and Oti would like to do again in the final because this is another perfect performance. I believe he will win this competition easily!
I've never, EVER, watched Strictly. Saw a clip of Danny and Oti on Gogglebox and, like probably half the country, have watched that clip a zillion times, freakin amazing dancing and Magalenha is such sexy tune. Samba is just the best. Wish I could dance like Oti!
Oti for president! She is incredible. Cant stop watching week after week. With Danny they just clicked. I though last year with Jay and Aliona was the peak of SCD. Apart it wasn't. Oti and Dany are the best ones!
It took 14 seasons to get the first 40 points Samba, and then six more years for that to happen again! Fleur and Vito's Samba is awesome too, but this routine is still my all time favourite. There's just some magic happening here!
I used to watch this non stop 3 years ago. Then it popped up on my Recommended today and I was reminded why this is my all time favourite dance routine on Strictly.
Watched Kelvin and Oti’s samba and was amazing so just HAD to come back to rewatch Danny and Oti’s. One of my faves!! Oti is the queen of samba’s!! Love her.
The nearest thing to a samba that Strictly has done EVER. Foi samba magica!! So so happy that a) they've only gone and done one and b) the execution and ideas were faultless. Anyone who shouts RINGER about Danny or anything else derogatory about these talented two can sod off. These are the moments that make Strictly magic. WINNER WINNER CHICKEN DINNER x
"In the style of Bruno" that was sizzling safari of a samba, the way they took the samba and gave it new life, I was transported to the plains of the Serengeti. I couldn't take my eyes off them. Strong, focused, precise, excellent my darling....I'm going to watch their Charleston again now.
Queen Oti, reigns supreme with Bill Bailey 2020. We will never forget, she should of won with Danny. She has now won 4 dancing competitions in the trot. Long live the Queen 💕
God damn I’ve seen Oti on so many British panel shows (I’m American) but hadn’t seen her dance - she’s incredible! And stunningly beautiful! 😮 and also funny and intelligent. What a gem!
Their proffessional chemistry was electrifying an very sensuous . They understood their roles an executed each routine perfectly. Danny was Gene Kelly.He reborn. .
I remember the judges saying that they didn’t think that there was enough Samba content in this dance - when you can clearly see that the basic choreography is all of the traditional Samba moves. Such a great, engaging and energetic Samba.
Still think it’s an absolute joke and that SCD has to be fixed for a man of this unbelievable talent did not win. Danny and Oti were absolutely robbed of the glitterball trophy. He should clearly have won and he has been the best Male celeb dancer by miles since Mark Ramprakash.
This was the best dance EVER on Strictly .. Oti - you've really shone this year, well bloody DONE! Danny - YOU deserve to win, sir!! Oti must be an amazing teacher to have dancing standards at 10/10! ...... winner!!!!!!!!!! (NO TO ED BALLS)
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This was a stunning dance and I despise Danny as I always think he was overmarked but this WAS perfect. Only dance I think could have been better was Jason Donovan's Argentine Tango, but comparing dancing of different genre's is something I daren't do. But this was definitely the best Samba in Srictly history...
+ Suspicious Winmills Certain contestants have annoyed me from time to time (as well as some of the judges) but it's worrying when an entertainment show leads you to 'despise' somebody. it aint worth carrying around negative energy..trust me. Real life will come knoocking with plenty of challenges -save your energy for that!
delta fay I don't know why I don't like Danny tbh - there's nothing wrong with him per say but there's just something about him which I hate but I don't know what it is but it realy bugs me
+ Suspicious Windmils C'est la vie!. I sincerely hope you will enjoy watching the Semi Final, it should be exciting. Either one of us could be in tears come Sunday results show (we both seem to be rooting for different contestants) -so just enjoy the dancing i say!. Take care !
I have to whole heartedly agree with the comment that Oti and Danny were the most iconic dancers EVER to Grace the floor with their Class Above A dances. No one has stood to beat them yet🌟. May there be an opportunity where they can possibly dance again together. The haters of these two need to stop their jealous and keep it moving 🦵
WOW! What a Samba!! Danny give up acting and be a dancer please! You have to win this!! That absolutely blew me away....his hips 😍 Oti, Oti, Oti, darling (in Craig's voice) you are FANTASTIC! The judges may not praise you as you deserve to be, but we salute you! Best danced Samba on strictly, beautiful choreography every single week, Best couple, best celeb dancer for sure! Craig, Darsey, Len and Bruno shame on you for not praising this beautiful talented lady!!! 😡😡😡😡 but thanks for the 10s 😊
Wow.....Danny and Oti are flying high, Thought this was fabulous....is there nothing this man can't do? Am so pleased for them after all those weeks of having to endure underscoring from the judges. They really are in a different class than the others. Such wonderful choreography which Danny seems to eat up -they are going from strength to strength and i am lovin it!!!!!
i could watch these 2 all day. they are stunning together and u can see the strong connection they have. i really hope they win. but oti wow she looks amazing and by far the best woman on the show and she will hopefully pull danny to victory as he is amazing. but i cant stop lookin at oti dancing she is just perfect WHOOOP lol
This dance is better than previous show dances. Danny and Oti have got to win! He is in a league of his own and I have loved them from the start. Possibly one of my all time favourite contestants along with Jay, Alesha, Natalie, Denise and Kara.
STILL one of THE MOST ICONIC strictly dances ever
Yes
The most iconic
YESSSSS
it isn’t one of, it’s IS
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It's rude not to come back and watch this masterpiece every now and again.
Keep coming back. I did an art project on the set design when I was teaching and played this over and over. The kids were like, "give it a rest" 🤣
Hahah this!! My fav strictly dance ever I think ❤
So true
It's so good and memorable!! Even on the U.S. version of Strictly (Dancing with the Stars), there was a a pairing who clearly took inspo from this dance!
@@kellygreengables3936 Which pairing?
It's 2024 and Strictly is 20 years old. For me this is the best dance on the show ever.
Agreed 👌
I stopped watching Strictly after this series finished. I know I've not seen much of it except by chance but I don't believe anything could match these two. Better than a professional pairing could have done imo. Still get shivers down my backbone watching this.
i genuinely watch this at least 3 times a week for mental health purposes
real
so real
Same 😮
I am back here to watch it again lmao
@@Amber-md8utsame😭
I actually I think this is the best performance on Strictly ever. Danny Mac was robbed. Amazing choreography by Oti (who is a Queen) but in this dance Danny looks like the professional - which is high praise indeed.
Love Danny but you are talking crazy. Go to 0:55 for the clearest example that he looks like what he is the celebrity partner. He’s very good but there’s no mistaking Oti for anything other then the pro
how on earth they didn't win, I will never know!
@@stephaniezimbalist3757but he does look like a pro for a lot of it.
I can never make up my mind if I like this one the best, or the Heard it through the grapevine tango that they did. Still keep watching both those dances after all this time. They were the best of all time in my opinion. I wonder what was Danny Mac's favourite dance.
This was the best dance of any technique I’ve ever seen on strictly!! and I will die on that hill 🥰🥰🥰
I'm glad Oti got her win with Kelvin but IMO it should've been her second. Danny was the best male contestant in all 17 seasons of this show.
she is a miracle worker and an amazing teacher/dancer, and her choreography is always INCREDIBLE
I so agree
Yes but is a public vote and sometimes the public can be very cruel
100% agree
2 wins!
i just had to come back to this again after kelvin's performance, oti is the queen of samba
I’ve had this song in my head all night
Agreed !
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Oti is queen, period.
@@Emmareads15 👑
Four years on I still can't believe they were not crowned champions.
yes.
Same
Yep, I'm still bitter about this as well 😂
Me neither
@@Rai_S82 same
I have to watch this number of Danny Mac and Oti over and over every week. It pushes me to get up do exercise or housework. The steps and music are spot on.
Danny Mac should have won this SCD season. He was truly robbed.
The best dance in the entire show, ever. That choreography will never be beaten.
Yup. Especially now that the entire programme has been overtaken by mediocrity. 🤷🏾♀️
@@jackiedelvalle Period. Last year was truly the most mediocre I’ve ever seen it!
Strictly needs to do an All Stars series where people who didn’t win their series get to come back for another go, I’d love to see Danny Mac, Joe Sugg and Hrvy compete again
The Christmas special entered the chat
@@Asperkid22 but like, a full season, not just a one-off
Don't forget Aj and kai
Aj, maisie and helen as well
Will Bayley and nicola adams
Every so often I come back to relive this amazing dance and to say "Danny was ROBBED!!"
I have watched this time and time again, an absolutely wonderful performance by both of them.
To score a perfect 40 in a samba routine is an incredible job well done and fully deserved. Completely captured the essence of the samba and its origins. The line between the professional and celebrity is completely non existent. They compliment each other so well. He takes the lead and looks like he is loving every second. Fantastic.
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EXACTLY the first time I watched this I couldn’t tell who was the pro and who was the celeb.Watched it many many times over the years❤
I still think Danny and Oti were robbed of winning!
ore and joanne were favored by Darcy n len in the finals. simple. no way that Ore can beat him
I love Ore but I agree with you.
Pearly Queen I agree I was so shocked at the time
Too fuckin right
Early
Quran
How do you follow a 40 Charleston in Blackpool? Have one of the greatest dances in Strictly history, that's how.
One of us unecessary
I STILL come back to this dance to watch it again and again and I’m STILL convinced they should have been our winners!
I'm struggling to think of a more talented celebrity than Danny in any season of Strictly. Put that talent with the extraordinary choreography and brilliance of Oti and you produce something magical.
💯💯👏🏽👏🏽
Have you heard him sing? Excellent voice. 😀
Mark ramprakash and danny are both the best male celebrities to have done strictly
As a Brazilian, I am so shocked!! They were fantastic! Specially when they did the actual samba moves at 0:26 and 0:56 wow
That's must be the first time I see foreigns dancing samba so well
Right?! I'm in awe. It always annoys me how they do everything but the actual moves in samba!
This ❤❤❤❤❤
THE FIRST SAMBA TO EVER GET 40 ON STRICTLY AND WELL DESERVED! ABSOLUTELY PHENOMENAL😯😯4️⃣0️⃣ Danny is mesmerising and Oti's choreography is just wonderful. I'm in awe!
Same!!!! Very sexy it was!!!! Oti is one amazing teacher!!!! Danny is stunning!!!! I hope they win!🔥🔥😍❤️
I really hope they win, I doubt Oti will get another chance.
Spoiler alert: they lose.
Nells Mc absolutely gutted tbh
It is a crime this man did not win strictly. Never have I seen a better samba!
OTI MABUSE is a goddess - her choreography is beautiful, expressive and challenging, showing off her teaching and the variety of knowledge she passes on to her student. The best Samba i have ever seen on SCD
Who’s here after Kelvin & Oti’s Samba?!?!
Natasha MacDonald me, I said that he was Danny mac 2.0
Molly Davies I KNOW!!! That’s what I thought immediately when I saw him on the floor!! I can just see him holding the glitterball, he should make the finals definitely 😁
Oti as per usual dances her ass off, pushes her partners to the limits, gets the best out of them but then never gets her dues so sad 😞 Kelvin is even better so let’s hope the public can help
Natasha MacDonald me
Me!! My jaw was on the floor last Saturday! Kelvin and Oti’s Samba was sooooo good, and only week one. Can you imagine what Kelvin can do with even more training! Maybe he’s the one who can bring Oti all the way!
Oti is just flawless 😍
Insertcleverpunhere like literally her figure is amazing
Women married women who help their sons get off
Oti is the queen of samba!!! Danny knew the assignment and Oti and her amazing choreography ❤❤❤❤❤
Love the African influence it has. The guy did good with moves!
YouGlowing its Brazillian influence,the songs a well know Portugese Brazillian song,theyre dancing brazillian samba but i could see why it is similar to african influence with the colourful beading on the dress and the patterns on it. Maybe a mix of african and brazillian influence haha
smells s Brazilian culture came significantly from Africa so Africa is correct
No it's not African though and throughout time Brazil completely changed and is far different than Africa in terms of culture. Plus, Africa is a continent in which every country has a different culture so you'll have to specify which country in particular.
+smells s Most Latin music has strong African roots and this dance was clearly emphasising that fact. Pretty sure they know it's a Brazilian dance...
the samba originates from angola so i dont know what ur talking about....and majority of Brazilian culture is rooted in Africa so please do your research ...
Oti was next level in this dance ... and the fact that Danny even approached her level is why this was such a great dance!
I'm sure Danny did great, but i couldn't take my eyes off Oti.
Jam Dev ikr
I don't think I have ever had a celeb crush like I do for Oti....
My OH adores Oti-she's certainly his favourite of the girls!
She looked gorgeous throughout this-African Princess or what?
Truth. Making this straight girl ask myself some questions... 😂😂😂😂😂
Kevin Wilson.
. Hell, I've got a crush on her.. And I'm STRAIGHT.
This is the performance that made me fall in love with the Samba on strictly, and made me realise what an amazing dance it is.
BEST MALE DANCER EVER.
He nailed it all. Absolutely everything.
10.
Same!!!! Very sexy it was!!!! Oti is one amazing teacher!!!! Danny is stunning!!!! I hope they win!🔥🔥😍❤️
P.S - Oti is genuinely a Samba god.
Omg...anyone here from that creepy guywithaboxforaface channel? What does it mean?
Goddess
If Danny could be in stage version of dirty dancing I'd buy a ticket!
Four years later and I still think this is the best Samba I've seen on Strictly.❤
OH.MY.GOODNESS! I have to rewatch this routine after it finishes because I was glued to Oti from the first viewing. That tribal African dance, this is Samba back to its genesis! I mean, Danny's hip action is DANGEROUS. That 'African walk' he did!!! This is Mark Ramprakash + Matt Baker in steroids to be sure! I like that slo-mo Samba moves in the beginning and then two different rolls, voltas, bounce, promenades etc. etc. etc. It's a Samba masterclass! If there is eleven I would have given them! 10!
I knew it would be amazing from his training clips, but I didn't know he could do THAT!
I was looking forward to this one - I had been impressed by training clips and Oti's concept sounded really good. But wow - this is the first Doti dance I have been completely on board with. I loved his QS but slight Tom Chambers vibe at the beginning irritated me just a little. Charleston last week had mistakes. AT was brilliant but I didn't feel it. But this I enjoyed completely. Also helped by brilliant music. Well deserved perfect 40.
iluvsoulmusic I recalled in his QS week I was expecting Danny to eventually get tens thrown at him from the judges, and I won't be surprised if he scored a perfect forty from the judges again this week!
dajtoad1 I didn't really like their AT too and I felt they were overmarked...
Oti was on another level this week. You could see that this one is her baby. I'm blown away by all the technical moves in this samba. They weren't just shaking their butts and bouncing around out there. She made Danny WORK. As you said, those hips were dangerous. Lol! A samba masterclass indeed.
her choreography is through the roof. He is a fantastic dancer but she definitely needs credit for her part too. this is great entertainment!!
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I don't know anything about that dance, but that was magnificent to watch. What a show from both of them!
The original song is faster...i have danced that so many times ! Im peruvian, and Brazilian music always leaked into Peru..... thats a 2000 hit per say. Right when i left high school .. i wonder what choreography they would have performed with the real speed ..... look for it : magalehna - mendez
Everytime i watch a samba on strictly I came back here to remind myself this still the best samba on strictly ever, and so far unbeatable.
0:26 is where I completely lose it! I've watched this over 10 times and I still can't cope with how INSANE this is!!!!! 💃🏻😍😩
And again at 0:53... The way that woman moves her body is incredible.
Dang, she can move that body!!! 👌🏻
That's the actual samba moves! And she did it perfectly
0:25 When that beat drops...😱❤️ You can immediately tell they're having fun. Makes me happy just watching how well they go together.
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How about we appreciate the mentor here instead of giving all the credit to the celebrity
Oti is the one who choreographed this whole performance
Indeed, she's phenomenal
Have loved Oti's choreography. Danny is such a terrific dancer and i think would have triumphed anyway, but the routines she has created has made for more exciting viewing.....she has talent and guts. Go OTI....you have so many admirers girl !!!!
TheBlackShinobi They work with a choreography team, not just the pros ideas.
TheBlackShinobi Not to take away from Oti's choreography, I'm sure she needs little, if any, help.
TheBlackShinobi
Four years later and DANNY WAS ROBBED
Period. Freaking period.
And, I shall never let it go!
I spent a fortune voting for him in the final and was devastated when he didn't win. Still can't believe it!
OHMYGAHT!!!! That was... I can't even! HOLY POO!!!! That had sooooo much content, so many steps that in all my years of watching Dancing with the Stars and Strictly, I don't recall seeing a female pro throw at her partner. Ever. And Danny nailed them!! Shoot, I can't even think of the male pros throwing so many moves at their partners in the samba. My word, my sentence, my paragraph! Otlile Mabuse, ma'am! You are a goddess and a queen! THAT WAS HOTTTTTTT!!!!!
Tracey-Ann Wisdom she is giving me life!!!!! this woman is incredible. I am speechless. she is making danny and herself shine sooo bright! absolute stars!!! queen for real ❤❤❤
I'm still blown away by just how technical it was, and how well Danny nailed it. I've heard pros on DWTS say samba is the hardest to learn for the celebs, and the hardest for them to teach, because of the bounce action. Which is why I think so many sambas fall flat, because they just throw a few promenades and batucadas in, then cover everything with booty shaking. Oti made Danny WORK.
Tracey-Ann Wisdom Well, He did get 40 and that's probably why it got loads of views, they usually get about 100 or so views by Sunday
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Exactly 💯💯👏🏽👏🏽
This has to be my favourite strictly dance. They should have won this series.
Danny & Oti , this is Africa on the floor, pure genius. The energy, the sexy moves Oti is the best choreographer to grace strictly, I have been doing the dance since i woke up this morning. It was mesmerising.
Same!!!! Very sexy it was!!!! Oti is one amazing teacher!!!! Danny is stunning!!!! I hope they win!🔥🔥😍❤️🔥🔥🔥 very hot!!!!
Maybelle anders This was such an amazing dance. The stage colours...amazing.
the dance....mesmerizing
Both of them as people....majestic.
i am going to dance this by myself everyday!! lol😂😂😂
Way to go, i think i might be joining you in dancing, what a show! It was spectacular! Danny put in the work and danced magnificently. But i must say for years ive loved Bruno and his particular turn of phrase, he is always exciting, never disappoints. Frankly, I love listening to his comments as much as watching the dance.
Ive watched the samba 18 times already. I love it.
Maybelle anders bruni's comnent was the best💚💚
You must upload the video!
Strictly at its greatest . Loved Oti with Danny and Kevin.
Just watched this live then twice on here. Wow, Oti is an amazing teacher/choreographer and Danny Mac can move those hips. Excellent.
Same!!!! I've watched it live and now on RUclips about 100,000 times😍😍👍 it was great!!!
I can't stop watching it. This has turned into my daily fix. I so want them to win.
90sbaby exactly
Wow, actual samba music for a Strictly samba. And some real samba steps in there. Never thought I'd see the day! Now to hunt for some actual salsa...
i must say thank you danny for the amazing hip action in this samba
Very sexy it was!!! Oti is one AMAZING teacher!!!! It was very hot!!! Danny is amazing OMG!!! I can't stop watching!!🔥🔥😍❤️
All these years later and this is STILL my absolute favourite performance on Strictly #dannywasrobbed He was MY Strictly champion that year!
I'm brazilian and this is BY FAR the best presentation ever in DWTS. This is samba.
This is from the U.K.(England) 'Strictly Come Dancing'.It is so good that both of them look professional,helped by the fact that Danny Mac is a handsome chap! Also,it must be good if you, as a Brazilian like it!🕊🙋♀️
10/10! Goodness the way this man moves his body - he is absolutely breath-taking to watch!
I just about got over my Danny Mac crush when he left Hollyoaks and I can safely say it's been reignited watching him bust out all these moves 🔥🔥🔥
Four years later and I'm glad to see it's not just me who's still mad about it
This is the first performance I have ever seen of Strictly and wow... I had to watch this three times. Once to watch her, twice to watch him, and three times to see the appreciate the piece as a whole. 🔥👏
Back again to rewatch for the zillionth time - just cannot get any better than this energy and choreography. Always makes me wanna get up and dance. There’s something so raw about the way they danced it that I’ve never seen before or since in all the series of Strictly 💃 🕺🏻
anything less than a 10 is unacceptable. BEST DANCE EVER
This is honest to God one of the best dances I've seen on Strictly. Oti and Danny were so in sync, and so free yet sure of their moves, its like they actually spontaneously broke into dance and this was the result.
Oti is a f*cking brilliant choreographer.
I just watched this video and signed up to youtube just to post this comment!
I'm in love with Oti!!!! Oti is an absolute African Queen!!!!
Back here for the 50,000th time to remind everyone that Danny was robbed
Sameee
Oh yes, I re-watch it tons of times because it's so good, no question he was robbed.
I'm still bitter that he didn't get 40 the first time he did the quickstep. It was perfect and deserved 40. If they hadn't marked him down (for no reason) he wouldn't have gone that routine in the final, made a slight mistake and not won 😭
Yep he was robbed
Thank yo
One of my favouritr strictly couples ever, can they do any wrong? Oti, what an INCREDIBLE choreographer. WOW amazing to see something so unique on strictly.
I know ...they are quite the pair...i never usually think about anything other than the choreography and the music, but with these two there appears to be a strong bond, which is lovely to see.
Try as i have , i simply cannot imagine Danny with another pro partner....tis destiny!!!...i wish them every success. Not long to the final !!!
loveyouandthem they deserve to win
It seems that I keep coming back to this particular dance
Best samba in 14 series of Strictly, and the best dance of Strictly 2016 imo. Danny just went from ringer to truly memorable.
Best samba ever in strictly come dancing.
why repeat? Phoebe just said that!
It was , and still is the best samba on strictly , end of .
HURRAH finally some Sergio Mendes for a Strictly Samba! Well done Oti - you will go down in Strictly History!
Yes indeed! FINALLY using the music that makes samba so great x
They don't choose the music
I never miss these shows. I love them all and I vote for my favorites too. I love, love Will Mellor and Nancy Xu America smooth ¨to cry to me¨ Love, love, love that dance Of course I like Danny Mac with Oti Mabuse and Lauyton with Nikita and Nigel Harman and Katya.
Without question the best SCD performance, ever. The choreography is absolutely perfect for the song, and the song absolutely perfect for the choreography. in awe every time I watch it.
Still!
_have you seen Kelvin and Oti’s show dance?_
@AWholeLottaLola I have now, thanks. This one is still the best, in my opinion.
Oti is 100% the best professional dancer on scd. She is such an AMAZING choreographer and I'm so glad she got a good talent like Danny this year. Her and Danny really deserve to win.
Oti should choreograph a West End musical!!
I'm struggling to think what dance Danny and Oti would like to do again in the final because this is another perfect performance. I believe he will win this competition easily!
I've never, EVER, watched Strictly. Saw a clip of Danny and Oti on Gogglebox and, like probably half the country, have watched that clip a zillion times, freakin amazing dancing and Magalenha is such sexy tune. Samba is just the best. Wish I could dance like Oti!
Oti for president! She is incredible. Cant stop watching week after week. With Danny they just clicked. I though last year with Jay and Aliona was the peak of SCD. Apart it wasn't. Oti and Dany are the best ones!
It took 14 seasons to get the first 40 points Samba, and then six more years for that to happen again! Fleur and Vito's Samba is awesome too, but this routine is still my all time favourite. There's just some magic happening here!
I cannot stop watching this!! Oti and Danny make an amazing dance partnership. Bloody hell they are hypnotic!!! Best Dance Ever!!!
I used to watch this non stop 3 years ago. Then it popped up on my Recommended today and I was reminded why this is my all time favourite dance routine on Strictly.
Watched Kelvin and Oti’s samba and was amazing so just HAD to come back to rewatch Danny and Oti’s. One of my faves!! Oti is the queen of samba’s!! Love her.
This is still one of the best samba's we've ever seen on Strictly.
The nearest thing to a samba that Strictly has done EVER. Foi samba magica!! So so happy that a) they've only gone and done one and b) the execution and ideas were faultless.
Anyone who shouts RINGER about Danny or anything else derogatory about these talented two can sod off. These are the moments that make Strictly magic.
WINNER WINNER CHICKEN DINNER x
This is how I see Portuguese is really difficult. The chorus is reaaaally fast. As a Brazilian I just loved it
"In the style of Bruno" that was sizzling safari of a samba, the way they took the samba and gave it new life, I was transported to the plains of the Serengeti. I couldn't take my eyes off them. Strong, focused, precise, excellent my darling....I'm going to watch their Charleston again now.
I can watch Oti all day. Love her. Those hips are incredible ❤️ This should of been her first win with Danny. Incredible together
Good for Oti. All that fuss with her being one of the professional dancers and shes showed them. Good on you!! Danny's amazing no doubt! x
What was the fuss?? :o
Monét The Simmer What fuss? I'm not from the UK so I don't know.
Oti doesn't dance... Oti is the dance! Damn that woman is amazing!
Possibly the best dance I've ever seen on Strictly...he is a GOD.
Well, he'd hav t be cos he's with the GODDESS, that is, OTI,
Queen Oti, reigns supreme with Bill Bailey 2020. We will never forget, she should of won with Danny. She has now won 4 dancing competitions in the trot. Long live the Queen 💕
God damn I’ve seen Oti on so many British panel shows (I’m American) but hadn’t seen her dance - she’s incredible! And stunningly beautiful! 😮 and also funny and intelligent. What a gem!
Their proffessional chemistry was electrifying an very sensuous .
They understood their roles an executed each routine perfectly.
Danny was Gene Kelly.He reborn. .
Seems like I may have to start watching Strictly now. 😃👏🏿👏🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿
Mavis Username Watch and relish the rest of this series because there won't be a pairing like this for a few years.
I remember the judges saying that they didn’t think that there was enough Samba content in this dance - when you can clearly see that the basic choreography is all of the traditional Samba moves. Such a great, engaging and energetic Samba.
Still think it’s an absolute joke and that SCD has to be fixed for a man of this unbelievable talent did not win. Danny and Oti were absolutely robbed of the glitterball trophy. He should clearly have won and he has been the best Male celeb dancer by miles since Mark Ramprakash.
Captpicard yep deffo fixed
absolutely! I keep coming back to them, the chemistry and talent were outstanding, by far the best male celebrity dancer
Absolutely! The worst fix I have EVER seen on Strictly xx
Honestly
Best celeb male dancer EVER.
Each year I watch Strictly I always search for this Samba as I honestly don’t see a Samba that compares.
This was the best dance EVER on Strictly .. Oti - you've really shone this year, well bloody DONE! Danny - YOU deserve to win, sir!! Oti must be an amazing teacher to have dancing standards at 10/10! ...... winner!!!!!!!!!! (NO TO ED BALLS)
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This was a stunning dance and I despise Danny as I always think he was overmarked but this WAS perfect. Only dance I think could have been better was Jason Donovan's Argentine Tango, but comparing dancing of different genre's is something I daren't do. But this was definitely the best Samba in Srictly history...
+ Suspicious Winmills Certain contestants have annoyed me from time to time (as well as some of the judges) but it's worrying when an entertainment show leads you to 'despise' somebody. it aint worth carrying around negative energy..trust me. Real life will come knoocking with plenty of challenges -save your energy for that!
delta fay
I don't know why I don't like Danny tbh - there's nothing wrong with him per say but there's just something about him which I hate but I don't know what it is but it realy bugs me
+ Suspicious Windmils
C'est la vie!. I sincerely hope you will enjoy watching the Semi Final, it should be exciting.
Either one of us could be in tears come Sunday results show (we both seem to be rooting for different contestants) -so just enjoy the dancing i say!. Take care !
Oti does not mess about. Her routines are a massive part of why I still watch the show.
I have to whole heartedly agree with the comment that Oti and Danny were the most iconic dancers EVER to Grace the floor with their Class Above A dances. No one has stood to beat them yet🌟. May there be an opportunity where they can possibly dance again together. The haters of these two need to stop their jealous and keep it moving 🦵
WOW! What a Samba!! Danny give up acting and be a dancer please! You have to win this!!
That absolutely blew me away....his hips 😍
Oti, Oti, Oti, darling (in Craig's voice) you are FANTASTIC! The judges may not praise you as you deserve to be, but we salute you! Best danced Samba on strictly, beautiful choreography every single week, Best couple, best celeb dancer for sure!
Craig, Darsey, Len and Bruno shame on you for not praising this beautiful talented lady!!! 😡😡😡😡 but thanks for the 10s 😊
Always come back to watch this dance after a samba on strictly. There will never be a better one than this
Wow.....Danny and Oti are flying high, Thought this was fabulous....is there nothing this man can't do?
Am so pleased for them after all those weeks of having to endure underscoring from the judges.
They really are in a different class than the others. Such wonderful choreography which Danny seems to eat up -they are going from strength to strength and i am lovin it!!!!!
I have to say that this my favorite performance from Danny and oti so far, doti to win.
i could watch these 2 all day. they are stunning together and u can see the strong connection they have. i really hope they win. but oti wow she looks amazing and by far the best woman on the show and she will hopefully pull danny to victory as he is amazing. but i cant stop lookin at oti dancing she is just perfect WHOOOP lol
This is the best samba on Strictly.
The more I watch this, the more Im convinced that Danny shud of won.. He DIDN'T put a foot wrong in.. ANY of his performances.
Absolutely phenomenal. This performance alone made me want them to win this show. Pure talent with a decent body to go with too.
Wow wow wow!!! The best samba I have EVER seen. Wonderful loved every minute.
This dance is better than previous show dances. Danny and Oti have got to win! He is in a league of his own and I have loved them from the start. Possibly one of my all time favourite contestants along with Jay, Alesha, Natalie, Denise and Kara.
Still watching it over and over again 3years later, saddo that I am :) Never tire of it.