Ulster’s telly dancers have been voted back into the BBC’s Strictly Dance Fever mansion for another week.
In the latest round, competitors danced the tango and the hustle in a bid to impress judges Arlene Phillips, Ben Richards, Wayne Sleep and Stacey Haynes.
Fermanagh woman Aravon McCann, 38, survived along with dance partner Paul Culshaw despite scoring only 18 out of a possible 40 points.
A visit from Aravon’s children, Aishling and Aoife, and her husband, Michael, helped stave off homesickness and give the Maguiresbridge dog-groomer a real boost.
Aravon, who won the Novice Crystal Line Dancing title in 2001, and Paul bounced back on Saturday night despite suffering an embarrassing mishap when their microphones became entangled.
But determined not to let it put them off, they stepped into their disco routine.
Arlene Phillips said their performance was “thrashy and dashy” – as disco should be, but gave it the thumbs down, saying it wasn’t very good. However, Ben Richards said that while things can go wrong, the pair had held it together and he praised their “good team work”.
Tyrone man Mark Williamson was also voted back to dance another day with partner Jennifer Mistri. The dance student from Fivemiletown lives and studies in Belfast, and best likes dancing ballet, hip-hop and cha-cha.
He and Jennifer scored 25 points out of 40, but Wayne Sleep said Mark was lagging behind and looked as if he couldn’t remember his steps.
To keep both couples in the show, phone 0901 121 24 02 to vote for Mark and Jennifer or 0901 121 24 04 for Paul and Aravon.
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