Strictly songs and dances announced for week 5

Strictly Come Dancing has announced the songs and dances for the fifth week of the 2023 series.

Following the elimination of Jody Cundy, there are 12 couples left in the competition. Will we see any more perfect 10s handed out by the judges?

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Adam Thomas and Luba Mushtuk are going with their Couple's Choice to a Backstreet Boys medley, while Zara McDermott and Graziano di Prima are dancing the American Smooth to LeAnn Rimes' 'Can't Fight The Moonlight'.

Annabel Croft and Johannes Radebe are performing a Charleston to 'Ladies Night' by Kool & the Gang. Angela Scanlon and Carlos Gu are doing their own American Smooth, to 'Cherish' by Madonna.

Eddie Kadi and Karen Hauer are dancing the Samba to 'Calm Down' by Rema and Selena Gomez, with Ellie Leach and Vito Coppola opting to do a Paso Doble to 'Insomnia' by Faithless.

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Bobby Brazier and Dianne Buswell are strutting their stuff to 'Golden Hour' by JVKE with a Viennese Waltz. Layton Williams and Nikita Kuzmin are doing a Salsa to 'Quimbara' by Johnny Pacheco and Celia Cruz.

Nigel Harman and Katya Jones have got the Foxtrot this week, to 'I Just Want to Make Love to You' by Etta James, while Krishnan Guru-Murthy and Lauren Oakley are performing a Quickstep to 'The Lady Is a Tramp' by Frank Sinatra.

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And finally, Amanda Abbington and Giovanni Pernice are taking on the Cha-cha-cha to 'Canned Heat' by Jamiroquai, while Angela Rippon and Kai Widdrington are dancing the Argentine Tango to 'Tanguera' by Sexteto Mayor.

Last week, Eddie and Karen ended up second-to-last on the leaderboard after being second best the week before, while other partnerships have had scores all over the shop. What twists will this week's scores bring?

Strictly Come Dancing airs on Saturdays and Sundays on BBC One, while spin-off Strictly: It Takes Two airs on weeknights on BBC Two. Both shows are available to stream on BBC iPlayer.

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