Danny Mac and Oti Mabuse Rumba to 'How Will I Know' - Strictly 2016: Week 5 

I'm on a Danny Mac binge tonight, and it's glorious. What a fabulous dancer he is and Oti didn't give him any easy choreograpy. My winners then, my winners now.

Who’s here after Oti’s and Kelvin’s Rumba

The best couple EVER!! no one can touch Danny Mac and Oti and no one ever gives him any credit but I have seen him live and he is so charismatic I love watching him dance and act too !

I think this poor boy is going to have to pull a rabbit out of a hat, levitate on the dance floor, while still looking absolutely FLAWLESS with Oti for the judges to score him that long-awaited (I think we want it more than him at this point) 10!!! Makes me think even more that he's been under scored the previous weeks.

Stunningly breathtakingly beautiful. There's was the best partnership and they should have won.

Oti's choreography is utterly stunning every single week, I'm so glad we're getting to see how creative she is and yet how traditional she can keep the dances. Also, Danny is by far the best male celebrity on the show at the moment (Ore is a very Very close second) and I think he's being severely undermarked, This was a clear 10!

Their chemistry is amazing! & Oti looks like a barbie 😍

Loving the cute little smiles throughout their dance. Was so sweet!

To me this was conclusively the best dance of the night.He nails it every week,as does Louise but not to as high a standard.They are a mesmerising couple, the partnership works on so many levels.

Danny Mac is the best male contestant ever to appear on Strictly

love the hip action by danny mac

Danny is a better dancer than kelvin and overall a better performer. The judges were definitely more strict with scoring a couple of years ago compared to now if Danny was in strictly this year this dance would of for sure gotten 10s.

I love that move 0:50- 0:54 where Oti straddles Danny's leg and then brings her own legs right round. Not seen that one before. Sexy without being sleazy.

Beautiful dance Danny & Oti never fail I love this partnership and this is the best dance of the night

this was incredible. i felt emotional! that's when you know it's good.

Absolute perfection! Really pissed they didn't get higher then Ore

So fluid. This Rumba was beautiful and so well danced. Loved the chemistry and connection between Danny and Oti so much.

It just hit me why I LOVE re-watching these videos: it's something of beauty to see teacher and student equal in skill. Yes, she is still the teacher but to get your student to the point that, to the untrained eye, the difference in skill is imperceptible is something that can only be described as joyous. As a teacher, I've not experienced that...I must be crap! *sigh*

Wow, love these two. For me, this is who I'm most excited to see each week. What a dance and what a team. Really happy that Oti gets to shine this year, she's phenomenal!

Keep coming back to watch this. The song; the way it was sang, the beautiful choreography... I just love it. ❤️

danny was wonderful

I think this is just amazing!

This is beautiful, very romantic. I love it!😍

❤🎉🏆🕺💃 💋Diese zwei haben absolut verdient gewonnen🌞👍❤🎉

Beautiful dancers...should have won

All of these their dances are perfection. I'm in awe

My favourite two 😍

I agree he has been under marked every week and I think this will work in his favour. The viewers are not stupid and its their votes that count more than the judges.

Every weekend I hold my breath hoping this will be the night when they get a 10!! But nooooo under marked again !!! Come on judges

Beautiful!!! I like that he remained masculine throughout it, some of the pros turn a bit camp whilst doing a rumba, lol. Totally agree that he's so under marked, probably the judges being harsher on him because he's SO good, yet they're still over generous to other contestants.

A beautifully danced Rumba. Is there any style or genre he can't do??? Just wonderful.

Danny is streets ahead of the lot...beautiful arm placement in this dance - hope he wins.

I find most rumbas forgettable, but the fact that I felt the need to watch this again says a lot!

I actually thought it was better than Jay's Rumba from last year and that one got 10's. Maybe it's personal preference.. How this didn't get as high or higher than Ore I will never know but I guess they just want to level the playing field.. This was outstanding. Do hope he gets another ballroom dance next week (preferably Tango or American Smooth) because his ballroom is superb.

Wow. This is amazing.

Omg this is so beautiful to watch😍

I hate rumbas and I love this 😍😍

I was reduced to tears. I loved this dance and thought it was the best of the night. I was furious at the scoring. Considering the number of mistakes Ore made, how do the judges justify marking him higher than Danny? I don't like judges playing their little games each week. And that's what this quartet is doing. Shame on them.

DWTS in the U. S. Needs to look at These dances and get back to the basics. I really enjoy strictly and they truly dance. It’s not just for the production numbers.

The BEST pairing I have ever seen xx

THAT DANNY MAC IS ONE SEXY GUY! So sad the British public did not vote enough for him! HE’S A MASTERPIECE!

Lovely!

0:50 That was beautifully executed!! No one choreographs like queen Oti!!

just perfect~

Beautiful vocal performance from Tommy tonight💚

We so rarely see a Rumba on Strictly, and this was a real treat!

This dance is so beautiful

Mesmerizing.

Danny's smile..........

I adore Tommy's voice in this song

Well if this routine doesn't prove who the pro is, then I don't know what will. Not his best dance, but still good and great chemistry with Oti.

A true shame they didn't get this later in the competition. Would have loved to see them dance the Rumba after having more dance experience - but regardless, a really clean dance. Certain aspects could have been better, but it definitely was partially due to it being only Week 5. A 9 from me, but I'm not expecting too much from the judges.

Dany is the best male dancer to appear on strictly

BRILLIANT VOCALS TOO, I ASSUME TOMMY

still so gutted they did not win. They should do Christmas special 100% think they will win

The judges are being so harsh on Danny. I know he's a ringer, I know he has a dance background as part of his musical theatre training etc etc - but c'mon! He's levels above the others, even Louise (who frankly looks uncomfortable whenever she has to look vaguely sexy or romantic - even hubby said so unprompted!).

Rumba is a hard dance. Especially for a male. Not my favourite one I have to say. But this guy is so under marked its unreal. Bet when Ore does a Rumba he will get 10's. No way did his waltz deserve 4 9's. Biased scoring going on here.

One of my favourite couple. well done Oti

Lindo

Thumbs up if you

A 10 for me

I m in love with Danny Mac who is so handsome, sensual , romantic man luuuuuuv him ❤️💋

They do the same thing on DWTS with the scores. If they hand Danny the 10's too early people might not vote as hard or think he's all set. Then they overscore the others a bit to keep things "close" so you're not sure who might win, wink wink ;)

goose pimples and tears

I adore this song version by Sam Smith so much

nawal💃🕺👠👠👗

I wonder if Danny was ok? He looked like he maybe had a cold/felt under the weather? Still a great dance though :)

Danny has a background in dance..so they knew that when he was offered strictly...he should be marked on the dance regardless, he was the best..simple as!

A. Dream.

I deleted my previous comments by mistake as I wanted to edit it! Anyway, I am finding Danny doing a really good job with creating tension and romance in this dance. But there are occasions that I noticed that Oti's instructions in making Danny 'dance like a man' it ended up making his finishes look a little adrupt. Good open basics and sliding doors, and beautiful hip actions, but if only Oti allows Danny's natural softer balletic lines, he would looks a little more tender than 'aggressive'. I was a little disappointed as I was expecting Danny to score a ten in this dance, but I can't score this above a 9.

nawal🏆⚽🏅🥉🥇🥈🎖️🏆⚽🥉

What on Earth is he going to have to do to get a 10?

Lady in red...

they shud of won😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

Scores Me 10 Abby 9 Kevin 10 Matt 9 38/40

It's amazing how so fairest of skin with the darkest is so beautiful

I disagree with the majority of this comment section - I actually feel that Danny showed almost no emotion in this dance and tbh he showed no romance; his dancing was great but I felt like he didn't show enough feelings. A 7.

So if DANNY, cut off his head, Backflips,9x ,then twists OTI'S waist in half.. He may just get top marks.. ONLY MAYBE.. It's called.. JEALOUSY.

He presented her beautifully... now that it is difficult with oti..

craig want this make it not a 9

Am sure the annual SCD internal BBC email reads - Casting! Get some celebs that can dance (training immaterial), some that have the potential to grow and throw in some surprising names that will be shit throughout. Note to judges - always underscore those that can, reward those who improve and give the scraps to the hopeless. British public will always vote for the truly shite ones for giggles, whilst the unfair judges scores will even out the great and the good.

8 need work

on another note, her dress was pretty hideous

Technically good, but lacking chemistry (until the end, which was sweet). The wardrobe people did poor Oti no favors by putting her in a garish dress that essentially invites people to watch her underpants rather than the dance itself. The arms are overdone a bit.

ARE YOU KIDDING ME? why does everyone think Danny is so good? he had dance school before he was on strictly so he basically cheated