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Adam Peaty’s Dance Debut Earns Second-Highest Score on British Dance Show

Olympic champion and World Record holder Adam Peaty hit the dance floor on Saturday on Britain’s Strictly Come Dancing show.

Peaty was paired with professional dancer Katya Jones and together they tied for the second-highest scoring team of the night, the first being television presenter AJ Odudu who earned 34 points.

Jones, with partner Joe McFadden, was the season 15 winner of Strictly Come Dancing.

Jones’ Strictly Come Dancing Results:

  • Season 14 – Ed Balls, 6th place
  • Season 15 – Joe McFadden, 1st place
  • Season 16 – Seann Walsh, 11th place
  • Season 17 – Mike Bushell, 8th place
  • Seaosn 18 – Nicola Adams, 10th place

The hip-driven cha-cha choreography was done to Maneskin’s song “Beggin'” and earned them a score of 30 out of a maximum 40 points.

 

The duo received high praise from the judges: “I was glued to every inch of movement darling, you couldn’t get my eyes off it I’m afraid,” judge Craig Revel Horwood said. “Fantastic, really masculine, strong, going for gold.”

“It was effortless and it moved in every direction and the back part of the body was oozing and a beautiful shape on the New Yorker chemistry,” said another judge, Shirley Ballas.

“Never thought I’d be having this much fun being completely out of my comfort zone,” Peaty shared on social media on Friday. “The hard work is done, let’s enjoy it @katyajones.”

His success and positive review from the judges so far indicate that he most likely won’t get the early exit he needs to be back in Italy in time for the International Swimming League playoffs for London Roar.

London Roar finished 2nd in Match 9, ranking them 4th going into the playoffs. The regular season concluded with Match 10 on Sunday and then there will be a match between the bottom four teams with the top two advancing to the final.

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Daeleb Creseel
3 years ago

he looks fitter than ever. I bet he can spare a few days to jump into the water to save the roar and break the WR straight away

CY~
Reply to  Daeleb Creseel
3 years ago

Lol idk how easy you think it is to break the WR but if the final is in UK that would certainly be helpful if he doesn’t need to dance at that timeslot

KatyJ
Reply to  Daeleb Creseel
3 years ago

Roars doing fine without him.
Teams seem better without gold medalists.

Serious qn
3 years ago

How do we vote to get him off the show? 🙊

Stewart 100 back gold in Fukuoka
3 years ago

Not good news to London Roar fans.

Corn Pop
Reply to  Stewart 100 back gold in Fukuoka
3 years ago

Tom & Amy just tested positive so one couple less to beat .

Anonymoose
3 years ago

I wonder what his gf thinks about this video and the pics haha

Corn Pop
3 years ago

The guy dancers gave to lift baby eleohants . This girl is like 42 kgms.

Bruh
Reply to  Corn Pop
3 years ago

90 lbs and 5’6”? I doubt that

Last edited 3 years ago by Bruh
monsterbasher
3 years ago

Adam’s got a dumpy.

2Fat4Speed
3 years ago

I call shenanigans. Must be CGI. Breaststrokers are that that coordinated!

HoosierSwimTaxi
Reply to  2Fat4Speed
3 years ago

& lipsyncing while dancing, lol. That said, not the most involving choreography. But he has time to learn more & get better.

Last edited 3 years ago by HoosierSwimTaxi
Dee
3 years ago

Those hips are naughty

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