RTE Dancing With The Stars contestant Danny O’Carroll remained resilient on the dance floor despite receiving mixed reviews.
The hit RTE show returned tonight with the highly anticipated Orchestra Night, where each dance was performed with the RTE Concert Orchestra in the studio.
Danny and his pro partner Salome Chachua performed a sensual salsa to Lionel Richies All Night Long.
For his saucy dance tonight, Danny donned a vibrant pink short-shirt on stage that he paired with a black t-shirt and pants.
While his partner popped on a stunning orange and pink floral midi dress.
The pair weren’t all looks as the judges were blown away by their performance and gave the pair some glowing reviews.
Arthur Gourounlian started the judge’s comments with: “Oh, Danny. I can watch you dancing all night long. It was a feel-good, vibrant salsa for me, and you really captured the spirit of the dance, and I can see the joy in your movement.
“Now, let’s talk about your hip action; sexy the way you actually pulled up your shirt while moving around. And also, not only that, the transition, but with the moves were smooth, you guys looked like you were living your best life in the club in Cuba, seriously, infectious, dynamic. I loved it.”
Brian Redmond said: “Danny, you’re sort of starting to get the hang of this dancing thing. You were cool, suave, sophisticated, but still had some energy. I mean, I’ve never seen a boy from Finglas look as Afro Caribbean as we’ve seen tonight.
“I mean, the technique was there. The energy was there. There was one part I wasn’t that mad about. It was the bit in the middle where you were doing the sort of keepie uppie, like football style with Salome.
“I thought that was a bit third division rather than Premier League. But, you’re starting to become a real contender. Well done. Danny.”
Karen said: “I feel Dan, you have full on like Swayze vibes tonight. I love the whole look, and I kind of disagree with you [Brian Redmond] with the keepie-uppi, that takes skill to have someone’s head on your foot while you’re spinning around.
“I was impressed by that. Then getting into the salsa, it looked like you took a real relaxed approach, and it looked easy, which it’s not. You sold that to me.”
Loraine Barry added: “Well, for me, it was definitely a Danny pool, and I think everyone’s mentioned it. You were very chill, very relaxed. But it wasn’t that you weren’t doing anything. It was just that inner rhythm, and it went through from the hips into the shoulders. But also what I liked was the balance between them.
“We always see Salome. And I liked the way you sort of drew us all in to watch you. It was like all inside and that, but you were there for partnering skills a hand over again, the turns were there and the lips. So I actually liked you tonight a lot.”
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Danny walked away with one of the highest scores of the evening receiving a respectable 33 from the judges tonight.
However viewers at home appeared to be a lot more divided over the performance than the judges.
Cai said: “That salsa fell a bit flat, his free arm is dead, overall it felt static. But no doubt the judges will over mark it.”
Drew said: “Overmarked again.”
Anthony gushed: “Danny Just gets better week in week out. Looking like a major contender for the competition with every new dance…”
Sue said: “I love Danny, hope he gets to the final.”
Another viewer added: “A 9?! ‘Dynamic’ is the last word I’d use to describe that salsa. As much as I love Danny, the judges consistently over mark him.”
