Yahoo News Strictly's Dianne explains adjusting training for Chris McCausland
Strictly Come Dancing pro Dianne Buswell has shared how she's had to adapt her usual training approach to teach Chris McCausland.
Appearing on tonight's (September 25) It Takes Two, the couple looked back on their first live dance last weekend, a Cha Cha Cha to Lulu's 'Twist and Shout'.
Reflecting on taking to the dancefloor with Chris, who's Strictly's first-ever blind contestant, Dianne called the dance her career's "most memorable" moment.
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Speaking to host Janette Manrara, Dianne explained that she has to rely on different senses during training with Chris.
"It's obviously very different. We use a lot of feel, don't we?" she said as she touched Chris's arm. "I'll be like, 'Get down on your knees, and feel my legs'. It is a different way of teaching," she added.
Dianne said that the comedian often asks her to show the movements with her feet so he could hear what she's doing.
"He uses the sounds very, very well," she said.
"We're muddling our way through it," Chris joked, to which Dianne replied: "But it's working!"'
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"We're finding the touch and feel, and the sounds are working really well," she then said.
The pair finished sixth in the leaderboard for Week 1, with 23 points from the judges.
They'll take on foxtrot next, with Chris sharing that Dianne is constantly urging him to "frame" his elbows to get the right posture for the dance. The two will be performing to The Tams' 'Be Young, Be Foolish, Be Happy'.
Strictly Come Dancing airs on Saturday and Sunday on BBC One, while spin-off Strictly: It Takes Two airs on weeknights on BBC Two. Both shows are available to stream on BBC iPlayer.
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