Strictly Come Dancing song and dances revealed: Here's what the celebrities will perform in week five

BBC / Guy Levy
BBC / Guy Levy

A salsa to Who Let The Dogs Out and a Viennese waltz to Whitney Houston are just some of the routines in store for Saturday’s episode of Strictly Come Dancing.

The remaining 12 celebrities and their professional partners will vye to impress judges Motsi Mabuse, Craig Revel Horwood and Shirley Ballas, as well as guest judge Alfonso Ribeiro.

The Fresh Prince of Bel Air star is standing in for Bruno Tonioli this week, as the long-time Strictly panellist has other commitments.

After topping the leaderboard during last week’s show, Karim Zeroual and partner Amy Dowden are set to take on 00s classic Who Let The Dogs Out.

Stand in: Alfonso Ribeiro will replace Bruno Tonioli this week (BBC)
Stand in: Alfonso Ribeiro will replace Bruno Tonioli this week (BBC)

Kelvin Fletcher and Oti Mabuse, who left the judges lost for words with their rumba on Saturday, have opted for a major change of pace this week, choosing a cha cha to Get Stupid by former JLS star Aston Merrygold.

Drag Race judge Michelle Visage and Giovanni Pernice will attempt to repeat Fletcher and Mabuse’s rumba success with a routine to Sam Smith’s Too Good At Goodbyes, while Saffron Barker and AJ Pritchard will foxtrot to New York, New York.

See the full list of song and dance choices below...

  • Alex and Neil: Charleston to Pump Up The Jam by Swingrowers

  • Catherine and Johannes: Tango to Little Bird by Annie Lennox

  • Emma and Anton: Paso Doble to Nothing Breaks Like A Heart by Mark Ronson featuring Miley Cyrus

  • Emma and Aljaz: Viennese Waltz to Saving All My Love For You by Whitney Houston

  • Michelle and Giovanni: Rumba to Too Good At Goodbyes by Sam Smith

  • Saffron and AJ: Foxtrot to New York, New York by Frank Sinatra

  • Chris and Karen: Quickstep to Let’s Go Crazy by Prince

  • David and Nadiya: Jive to Such A Night by Michael Buble

  • Karim and Amy: Salsa to Who Let The Dogs Out by Baha Men

  • Kelvin and Oti: Cha Cha to Get Stupid by Aston Merrygold

  • Mike and Katya: Samba to Jump On It by Sugarhill Gang

  • Will and Janette: Couples’ Choice (Contemporary) to 7 Years by Lukas Graham

Sunday night’s results show will see yet another celebrity leave the competition, following Dev Griffin and Dianne Buswell’s departure last weekend.

After they went head to head in the dance off against Viscountess Emma Weymouth and Aljaz Skorjanec, three judges chose to save the aristocrat and her dance partner instead.

Strictly Come Dancing continues on BBC One on Saturday, October 19 at 7.15pm.

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