Ashley and Pasha Jive to 'Shake Ya Tail Feather' by The Blues Brothers - BBC Strictly 2018 

Don't care about dance experience when they give us performances like this. She's not going to win anyway so enjoy it for what it is: an absolutely outstanding dance.

Want to add - I admire how sunny Ashley comes across. She probably sees all the nasty comments about her participation but just pulls it out of the bag every week, just like Alexandra did. Bravo, Ashley👏👏

The entire routine was incredible. Ashley is a natural born dancer, worthy of the maximum score.

She is in my opinion the best contestant they've ever had on this show. Yes yes, dance experience (not in latin and ballroom mind) but all the dance training in the world doesn't give you the performance level she has. She completely and utterly sells each dance. People can have so many different opinions about her but I am thrilled she's done Strictly. And Pasha is rising to the challenge each week. 10

Ashley is the greatest dance contestant on strictly ....ever...

Couldn't care less what 'dance experience' she has. She is outstanding. Very entertaining. In terms of dancing ability, she is the runaway winner.

Best 👏🏻 jive 👏🏻 ever 👏🏻 on 👏🏻 Strictly. (My opinion :))

It was absolutely STUNNING !!! BEST JIVE EVER !!! It was like watching two pros dancing together. Exquisite technique - super sharp and bouncy. The choreography was so, so intricate (there were so many small details , every beat of the song was accented amazingly). Terrific dancing quality, sensational musicality, fabulous acting, super intricate and intense choreography which she handled astonishingly well and flawless technique - it was BEYOND FANTASTIC and BEYOND MESMERISING!!! A 10!!!

My favourite part is at 1:04, I've never seen that before. Great choreography.

Gorgeous kick ball changes, lovely peacock, amazing side by sides, beautiful kicks and flicks, amazing energy and timing *10/10*

Outstanding. The list of everything she did brilliantly can be summed up in one word- EVERYTHING. Craig should have got his 10 paddle out last week for her Contemporary but the fact that he didn't made this moment even more amazing- for those who watched it live- did you hear that anticipation in the ballroom when the voiceover called out his name for the score? Finally a female celeb to beat Jill Halfpenny's Jive. 10.

What I love is how Craig waited before he revealed his 10 paddle but yet managed to keep a straight face while the other 3 carried on living their lives with their 10 paddles 😂 100% deserved a 40!

Amazing Ashley. Don’t listen to the crazy haters. Brilliant dancing.

Amazing. I think people forget that if all the contestants had no dance experience then Strictly wouldn't be as successful. It needs a couple of experienced people so every week we see routines that make us go - wow!! And enjoy seeing different styles of dance performed to a high standard It crucially sets a bench mark so we can see how well the others are progressing and catching them up Love trying to spot which of the chasing pack are progressing to give the leaders a run for their money

This is one of my all time favourite strictly routines 🥺🥰👏🏻

NEWSFLASH: CRAIG REVEL HORWOOD FOUND HIS TEN PADDLE

This song will always remind me of Alesha’s Jive. She was good then when she did that Jive with Matt. But this one was simply out of this world! Look at those mean kicks and flicks! It’s executed so precisely she almost looks TOO good doing it (did she do Jive before in her life?!). And I especially love those Shirley moves (airplane moves I call it). Those are HARD and never attempted on Strictly and Ashley did it like she has been executing those move since childhood. This is an amazing routine, beautifully choreographed, and the best routine of the night for me. A worthy 10!

God I LOVED this! I have never seen Jive technique better than this on any celebrity dance show! I just knew that this would be her dance! I love the fish and chips shop theme. Her kicks are as sharp as some of the pros! I was amazed! Her arms also looked controlled, and she managed some WILD movements without getting off time! I also love the peacocks in the middle, I never see that enough on Strictly! Absolutely fabulous, and a worthy dance for the first perfect score. This couldn't be any better. She's coming for those finals! 10!!!

Another excellent jive to add to the strictly record, I just love the swinging leg she did on the table, she did that just as well as Jay and Ore, and Darcey was right, she was actually off the ground twice, that was impressive!

Those left and right jives @ 1:40 was effortlessly great to watch. Enjoyed it.

Sheer class. Out classed every single person on that floor. Well done Ashley!

I’ve competed against pro-amateurs in Latin who don’t dance this good. People will put her down but she keeps coming back better. 10. Best i’ve saw on this show.

Anyone who watches strictly will know she is the best dancer ever on that show.experience or not she was amazing from week 1,was a pleasure to watch

I respect that some people watch strictly to see novice dancers take on the challenge, but I wish those people would respect that some people love to watch the dancing and to see how these styles are supposed to be done! Ashley did just that tonight (as she does every week), and I'm so glad she's on the show. Surely this has got to be one of the best jives ever performed on strictly!?

OH MY GOD!!! This was one of my fave dances of the night. Holy moly Ashley! That was FAN-FREAKING-TASTIC! The technique, musicality ugh! Finally, Craig rewards her a 10. Even the professionals agree that that was amazing! I saw Ian, Zoe and Natalie in awe at the end too. Yeah yeah she's got an advantage blah blah blah BUT can we just appreciate how good of dancer Ashley is?! If it wasn't for her brilliant execution of Pasha's choreographies every week, we wouldn't have stunning performances like this on the show. Her dances are definitely gonna be rewatched, even after this season, from me.

One of best Jive!!!!!in SCD history, another lucky girl who handled by Pasha!!!!!!

Bravo Ashley! She has always been a good dancer but on this show - she not only bloomed... she exploded!!! Im so proud of her...

...Ashley is "too good it's almost boring", I personally look forward to Ashley's dances every week because I know they are going to be exciting, well executed and well choreographed. Ashley isn't trained in Ballroom. Yes, she has dancing experience, but it's totally different dance experience to the skills required on Strictly! Ashley is doing amazing and I'm glad she ignores the haters and smashes her dance each week, well deserved 40!

Good to see Natalie, Ian, and Zoe in the audience. These people know great dancing when they see it!

I love you Ashley and pasha I watch you every Saturday your going to win🏆

This was a great jive that Ashley and Pasha did. They did it on the 2019 tour where Ore and Craig tried the table trick in the dance

It is astonishing to me that women can dance like this in high heels.

It's a show where many ex dancers have been on, but they never got so many negative comments as Ashley has. It's a competition so she should win, even if she don't, this show will enhance her career, what with her singer I can see her in the near future in a West End Musical.

They carried out their.vendetta against Ashley but she pulled through and her brilliance as a dancer shines out from every one of these recollections.

Absolute perfection

I don't care if she's more experienced, this is one of the best dances in the series. It left my mouth wide open when they 'criss-crossed' repeatedly. Thank you for amazing me!

Is she a professional dancer? Yes. But does she make the show great viewing? Yes, Yes and Yes!

FINALLY!!!!! THE TIME HAS FINALLY COME EVERYBODY!!!!! So well deserved

I'm soooo glad they had that well-deserved perfect score, and in one of the trickiest dances of them all!!!! They are brilliant. I'm #TeamPashley FOREVER!!!! 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩

Scores! Craig: 10! Darcey: 10! Shirley: 10! Bruno: 10! Total: 40! First 40 of the series! 1st on the leaderboard

Ashley is a great dancer.

Best routine of the series and one of the best jives in strictly history (on a par with jill, ore, alexandra, karim). A definite 10 and 100% deserved a 40!

I see a few people complaining about Joe fans and I can see where you are coming from. Some of us are childish and are only putting Ashley down because we want Joe to win and she’s the biggest threat. I have to say, even though I’m a Joe fan, Ashley is absolutely amazing and nails it every single week. Personally I think she should’ve gotten 40 sooner! One of my favourite dances this year!!! Won’t be disappointed if she wins

Literally, you guys need to GET A GRIP! Let me give you guys all a few pointers here from a fellow professional dancer who may even have taken a few classes in the same room as this girl: A) BALLROOM IS NOT THE SAME AS THE INDUSTRY THAT WE/WERE IN! Being a trained dancer in Hip Hop, Jazz, Ballet, Contemporary, etc is SOOOOOOO nowhere near close to the training you need to be a ballroom dancer. I took two latin ballroom privates at Dance With Me (Maks/Val/Tony from DWTS) dance studio in LA. This lady attempted to teach Cha Cha basics and......a JIVE, what you just saw performed by Ashley. When I tell you, it was like dancing ALL OVER AGAIN with two left feet. It was like my first day back in dance class. I literally felt embarrassed that people were watching me lol. Its a whole different vocabulary. Its all different movement. Its different weight changes and different weight placement. Its different usage of the body. The ONLY advantages that Ashley has coming from a professional dance background is the understanding of her body, rhythm, musicality, and memorization skills (maybe a few small minor things I cant think of). I mean, the basics of Jive is staying on the balls of our feet and bouncing...that was SO DIFFICULT FOR ME! Its a brand new way to think of using your body. So...Ashley is BUSTING her ass and nailing these dances because when I tell you it was hard for me, Im sure its SO hard for her. Give her some props. Shes performing. Shes killing it and shes busting her ass. You cant take away from her performance quality and how good she looks. Sure, shes getting great scores and slaying the competition but thats because of her work ethic. This doesnt come natural to her, I can guarantee that. It feels different. Anyways. Im so tired of people comparing ballroom to other dance training. Its far beyond different.

I got exhausted just watching them! They were really good.

Fantastic Jive. Should be the winners. You rock Ashley 💙💙💙

still missin pasha !!

Definitely well deserved. What an accomplished performance which demonstrated just how good Ashley is both in and out of hold with splendid isolations. One of those dances you don't want to end. :)

Pasha as always King of the Jive. You know you're in for some brilliant choreogaphy, amazing footwork and sheer enjoyment. He's the best male dancer on the show now by far.

She should have won she was the best out of that season

she my winner

Wow. She is amazing!!!!

I cant hear this song without thinking of a tap routine i did like four years ago lol

Ashley is amazing and should have won.

That was brilliant. I love Ashley and pasha

She deserves to win she works very hard even for a dancer.

This dance requires a health warning. Just rewatching with my morning cup of tea and honestly nearly choked to death with excitement: NOT TO BE VIEWED WHILST EATING / DRINKING 🙈😵😻😻😻💕❤️🎶

I love this. They look like they had so much fun!

All I keep reading are ‘it’s so unfair’ comments. How old are these people? You know what’s truly unfair the amount of abuse this girl is taking for being asked to star on an entertainment show, and even worse is the fact she has no chance of winning it and someone who is mediocre at best will go on to win. Still she takes the abuse smiles and delivers smash hit after smash hit which I find amazingly satisfying.

Fabulous

Amazing. No other words.

TENS TENS TENS ACROSS THE BOARD!! Well deserved Ashley!! ♥️♥️

Absolutely first class!

One of the best jives I’ve ever seen on strictly come dancing 💃🏼. Ashely and Pasha will definitely the WINNERs of strictly come dancing 2018 I really hope she wins I’ll be crying if they don’t win 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻🥳🥳🥳🥳

That was a totally well deserved 40!!! Ashley does it like a pro dancer 😎

This is just a different level

God tier

All I can say is, brilliant Jive, well done and a deserved top score.

Best Duo! 😍😍😍

The real winners of strictly 2018

Wow, that was super explosive! HAWT!

I love, love love this dance. Definitely deserved a 40.

At this point I don't even care that she could dance before... This was perfect!

It felt like a musical scene, loved every second of it 😍

So good! They deserved their 40 💖

Truly amazing, she deserves to WIN

Gotta be honest. While I think this is nearly perfectly done, it leaves me cold. It's almost so good that it's boring to watch. And I think that's why so many people gravitate towards and are invested in contestants like Joe (or Charles), who's really busting his butt, it doesn't come _as_ natural to him, and yet he progresses and improves so nicely. There's an arc, and that's quite more exciting and charming to behold.

I love strictly 😍😍😍😍

MY FAVOURITE COUPLE IN STRICTLY 2018💋💋💋💞💋💋💞

Amazing. They are a joy to watch!

God gave them all such gift of dance, He loves them and wants a relationship with them and you❤️love

That's brilliant!

Wow 🤩

Lovely dancers

Awesome!

Well my parents are not normally wrong and they were not wrong they called for Ashley to get 40 as soon as they found out she had the jive I disagreed but my am I wrong! The New Yorkers the spinning Airplane moves were out of this world. The bounce and retraction of the kicks are soo good that you can see her almost levitating from the ground every time she kicks. Out of this world good 10! Again

She’s good idk why all r so salty

My dad said that this was really good and I replied, she has danced before.

ENERGIQUE bravo !!!!

This was so friggin' awesome!!! Favorite routine of the night. (I just kept saying YES! all the way through, lol.) I don't care about her dance training. Pasha is long overdue for a great partner - they are perfect together... Also, I thought the pro dancers were integrated beautifully into this routine, whereas in some other dances they detracted from the celeb.

Great performance...

What a pro!! Oops, see what I did there 😂

why is no-one talking about how much energy the guy in the black and white shirt has

OH MAH GWAD *Starts shaking a tail feather Rapidly*

She is bloody good but then again, she is a professional dancer !

Wish people would stop whingeing if they don’t like Ashley or disagree with her being on the show then don’t vote for her. Every year there’s a contestant or two who has had some form of dance training only prerequisite for Strictly is that they don’t have a Ballroom / Latin dance background. If Ray Quinn was a contestant then I could understand because he was a junior Latin & Ballroom dance champion. People complained about Alesha Dixon, Frankie Bridge, Denise Van Outen note usually women and even Danny Mac. I personally find Ashley entertaining and I want to see a mix of abilities those that go on a journey - those that are good and keep upping their game - those that are pure entertainment

You are amazing

Pasha fab too!

This was even better than Jays jive, and I never thought I would say that!!!!!!!!!

You have to remember that even though she’s had dance experience, her dances are significantly harder than the others