'It was Karen's fault': Mark Wright's dance partner left in floods of tears after Strictly Come Dancing choreography gets blasted by Len Goodman
She has been hard at work training Mark Wright week after week, but Karen Hauer was left in tears on Saturday night’s Strictly Come Dancing semi-final.
The professional dancer and the reality TV star wowed audiences with their effortlessly smooth rumba, which they danced to Eva Cassidy’s Fields of Gold.
‘It needed more hip action and recognisable rumba, it’s not your fault Mark, it was Karen's choreography,’ said head judge Len Goodman.
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'It was Karen's fault': Mark Wright's dance partner Karen Hauer was left in floods of tears after her chorography got blasted by Len Goodman on Saturday night’s Strictly Come Dancing semi-final
Scoring a respectable 33 points, fellow judge Craig Revel Horwood was pleased with their efforts it because it 'broke tradition and upset Len'.
Karen was left in tears following the mixed reaction, but was defended by Mark and her fiancé Kevin Clifton.
Earlier on in the night, the couple danced the Viennese Waltz to I Got You Babe by Sonny and Cher.
The pressure is on: The professional dancer was visably upset following a mixed reaction from the judges, but was defended by Mark and her fiancé Kevin Clifton
Doing her best: Karen, 32, was worried she had let the former TOWIE star down
Oh dear... host Claudia Winkleman is seen trying to comfort her
Even though the overall response from the judges was positive, Craig said it ‘lacked a little grace in the transitions’.
Meanwhile, TV presenter Caroline Flack showed she's got what it takes to go all the way when she blew the rest of the competition out of the water with the first 40 of the series.
Dancing the Salsa to Ricky Martin’s Maria with dance partner Pasha Kovalev, the 35-year-old star left the judges speechless.
Doing their thing: The professional dancer and the reality TV star wowed audiences with their effortlessly smooth rumba, which they danced to Eva Cassidy’s Fields of Gold
Light on his feet: Earlier on the night, Mark and Karen danced the Viennese Waltz to I Got You Babe by Sonny and Cher, which was given a high 33
'I thought it was very good' were the only words Craig could muster up to say, while head judge Len Goodman confidently said: 'I'll see you next week!'
Prior to that, she danced the Foxtrot to Diamonds by Josef Salvat.
‘There was plenty of sparkle and I really enjoyed the whole thing,’ beamed Len.
‘You really are a jewel,’ added Bruno Tonioli. ‘You have a knack of feeling the music rather than the dance itself. You were going with the feeling of the heart then the dance.’
Caroline and Pasha scored an impressive 35, with three nines, and an eight from Craig.
She's DONE it! Caroline Flack showed she's got what it takes to go all the way when she blew the rest of the competition out of the water with the first 40 of the series
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