Wow not just Layton, but this is by far the best partnership Nikita has had to really show how talented he is.

Layton is a star!!! Nikita keeps proving his choreography is top notch. Love these two so much

Without a doubt, this is one of the best quicksteps on this show.👏👏👏

I was worried about what some of the comments might say, because it’s two guys dancing together… but as a gay guy that always had to hide growing up because it felt ‘wrong’… I am so encouraged by the love for a purely awesome dance 😎👍

It is so fun to watch them dance together. The skill, the musicality, the way they attend to each other.

Layton is a natural. His timing is superb. Fantastic routine

This was INSANE! Sorry but are we in semi-finals week?!! What the hell?!! Amazing!

WOW! Wow, wow, wow!! This is week 2, dudes! Slow down!! So good! No, AMAZING! And not just Layton's dancing ability. Let's talk about Nikita's choreography here! Wow!! Where did that come from, Nikita?! You outdid yourself! That choreography was spectacular!

Best choreography, best performance, best partnership by far! Simply brilliant!

Fabulous!!! Their footwork is lightning fast and pinpoint precise, and so creative and full of joy, fun and swagger!

Perfect combination of dance, song, music etc. Reminded me of Danny Mac & Oti's charleston from 2016 to 'Putting on the Ritz'

Amazing!!!!! ❤ I love it when the pro dancer has to dance their socks off as the celeb is so talented. Dance of the night!! 🎉

joyous 🎉 this is the magic that you can create when you are free and not brought down by hate!

Brilliant Layton and Nikita 💯👏Loved it,love them. Superb,what a partnership❤❤

In recent years on Strictly I've rarely gone back to rewatch dances. This is now the exception!

WOW WOW WOW. I've missed a lot of this series and am now obsessed with going back watching all of Layton & Nikita's routines, they are incredible!! This is absolutely amazing, I can't believe it's from week 2, looks like a semi final performance at least. And hands down my favourite choreography for a quickstep ever, the musicality is outstanding.

I wish they had a ‘judges cam’ for moments like this. I could see the ladies stood up in the background at one point, but would love to see the full reaction 😊 Amazing dance!

Wow! Wow! This will go down as one of strictlys iconic dances. Mesmerising performance. Nikita’s coreography was brilliant. I just can’t stop watching it on Utube. Brilliant

0:15 Layton's trousers grab was harkening to true Black-American dance styles. AMAZING!!!! The swagger and style was incredible. Loved all of it.

I just had a feeling before the dance started that it was going to be good and i wasnt disappointed, that was AMAZING well done Layton and Nikita 👏

Just wonderful. My only complaint is I can’t stop re watching it.

In a later week, this would have been a perfect score dance, too bad it's only week 2! But here's to seeing many more incredible routines from these two!

This performance was phenomenal! So exciting to watch and such a charming duo! They really do dance well together, can't wait to see more!

No shade to Tilly and Ellie (who I both adore) but you can tell Nikita is having so much fun with Layton as his dance partner this year. He really gets to go all out on the choreo with him and it's lovely to see

Judge's scores 🌟🌟🌟🌟 Craig - 9 Motsi - 9 Shirley - 9 Anton - 9 Total - 36

This is absolutely incredible. So amazing, I can't even find words for it. I don't even know, who's the pro and who's the layperson. It's second to none and for me already the champion!!! Bravo!!!

They are amazing and this is an amazing performance with great choreography from Nikita. I just want to watch their dances over and over again because they are so good.

For me personally Nikita is the best dancer that Strictly has ever had.... 🥂👏🥂

That quickstep was insanely good that was like watching a finals peformance and it only week 2 so impressed well done layton and nikita

For the longest time, my absolute favourite quickstep was Harry Judd's on season 9; it was deceptively difficult, his frame was top notch and his footwork was quality. I think Layton's takes the cake.

The thing is I could literally watch Layton and Nikita for HOURS. These two PUT on a show, and as a viewer I can’t get enough. They have EVERYTHING, final HERE they come.

Amazing partnership - love this dance, they are a joy you watch.

Score - *9/10* Honestly I was tempted to give a 10, it didn't just slay the house down it SLAYED THE DANCEFLOOR DOWN, such strong topline and frame and so many tricks with difficult footwork with such flair and speed around the floor. I loved the Jazz elements at the beginning and the sharp locksteps and pendulum. The ending was incredible honesty just fabulous and almost very moving. I feel alot of connection and partnership with Layton and Nikita already. Potential winners written all over them 💅🏼

Can I please give multiple likes?? Because the energy from those two are amazing! :D

This is gonna go down in strictly history I mean four 9s on WEEK TWO. And Lakita deserved every single one of them! Dance of the night with ellie for sure!

I reckon if this had been done later than week 2 they would’ve got 10s in their score 🤷‍♀️

Amazing and in week 2 - I'd love this to be Nikita's year, he has proven himself worthy since day 1

Absolutely astonishing, had a real feel of the Nicholas Brothers, oozed class and synchronicity, timing was bang on and the flow around the room was brilliant. Choreography was complex and the partnership between them just clicks.

*_that’s_*_ how you close the show! Layton smashed it. And huge well done to Nikita for coming up with the choreography! It was absolutely sensational!_

Nikita's CHOREOGRAPHY!!!! SUPURB!!!

9 WOW! It’s rare I pull out a 9 in Week 2, let alone Craig! Everything about that performance was amazing! Great footwork, great frame, very fun to watch, they’re the ones to beat right now!

How many times have you watched this video? Me: Yes

Abosulutly fantastic Layton is a wonderful dancer my favourite x

Layton & Nikita are my number 1 🎉 and Ellie & Vito my number 2 🎉 and Bobby & Dianne my number 3 🎉 Despite everything, congratulations to Ellie & Vito. Layton & Nikita gave me the best there is every episode. I love them ❤❤

At 1:15 I just loved Layton's little glance at the judges, especially to Shirley and Motsi who were on their feet

Layton you are amazingly talented loving watching you ans nikita x

Favourite dance of the night

this was just absolutely phenomenal I can't stop watching it

This was exceptional.

Perfect pairing , wow!

Still my favourite dance from this season! Hope they'll revisit it for the finals!

One of the best Quicksteps I’ve ever seen!

I watch these two to make me smile

Love you dancing you are brilliant zaldy love 🎵 ❤

I think that's the best Nikita has danced ❤

Breath taking 🙏🙏

Should be straight 10s. Amazing!

They killed it!! The best so far this season!!

What a razzle dazzle way to finish a fantastic show, a real feast for eyes and ears huge congratulations to everyone involved. You really know how to Put On The Ritz 🎉😊

Now that is how it’s done. What a remarkable dance, he’s just so... just extraordinary at this. His footwork I thought was so good, the timing was great. I mean take a look at that. I mean where oh where does Nikita get these kind of teaching techniques- he’s just proved to him that he can dance and can he? Oh yes he can! ❤❤ These two are so good. This series is gonna be epic. Cannot wait for more to come! These two have potential. They are on the way to victory I reckon ❤ IN-CRE-DI-BL-E! ❤❤❤

Absolutely awesome! Thank you for putting this on KZfaq, because as soon as I'd seen it, I wanted to watch it again. (And again and again.)

Y’all morning in the comments, let’s get this straight. Last year, there were no obvious contestants with training and guess what? It was boring as all hell. I think what people don’t understand is that the amateur celebrities NEED to see performance like these to give them the motivation to WANT to do better. If everyone is at the same level then there is no bar to aim for which results in less improvement (hamza is a great example, he was great but didn’t really improve that much from his salsa onwards). I am personally thrilled that strictly has someone as talented as Layton on their show and will be voting for him every week if he continues these fab performances.

Week frigging two amazing

Florida, USA. This team is amazing!

Wow !! Wow !!wot a performance 💯💯👍👍there my favourite by far love these two 🩰🩰 2gether 😊😊❤❤

No surprise here! Great performance and to see a couple of professionals dancing

It’s like they are on their own show. The talent this year is very high. Many wonderful partnerships, but these two are truly special. It’s like watching two pros. Nikita must be so thrilled to not have to hold back. I just worry about the votes. Don’t assume they will be safe. Many resent having trained dancers on the show. The growth will be harder to detect compared to non dancers. I just feel that a final without these two would be a travesty.

Just spectacular

AMAZING OH MY GOD!!!!!!!!!! absolutely adore them

Probably one of the best celeb dancers ever on strictly.

WINNERS !!!! What can i say , these 2 are on Fire together, UNBEATABLE , i CANT stop watching it and i voted ONLY for these 2 , BRAVO BOYS !!!!

This is exquisite dancing! I truly wish the dancing was like this in the USA on DWTS!!

I have no words!,, That was just absolutely a joy to watch. I want more more more please.

The essence of what makes Strictly so entertaining & compelling to watch is the casting of opposing camps - the pure novices & the ones who have had dance training to varying degrees (although not in ballroom/Latin). One without the other would be boring; & the viewers ultimately decide whether they prefer the week-on-week improvements of the total amateur or the experienced dancer (who can also find room to refine their technique). When a minority of the audiences decide to express outrage, I'm always humoured by their selective resentment. Jay McGuiness, Kara Tointon & Caroline Flack attended dance school; Louis Smith was an Olympic gymnast, yet nevertheless, they all still won.😊

#lovelaytonandnikita❤

This performance elicited a Holy Hell! from me. Brilliant.

This dance was my favourite and will always be

Layton absolutely SMASHED this out the park I mean come onnn if this same dance was performed later on in the weeks it would’ve been straight 10’s across the board!!!

Fantastic!! Best dance by far on the night!!

I can’t stop watching this is so brilliant

JAWDROPPING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!❤❤❤❤❤. 12.000 points from the Netherlands

Just outstandingly amazing!

one of my all time favourite SCD dances and certainly the best since rose and gio

Fantastic !

Fabolous choreography Nikita. Great Dance!

the moment the music started, i knew this was about to be one of the most iconic dances from strictly. god i am a SUCKER for jazz so this immediately became one of my favourite quicksteps in strictly history.

Absolutely amazing.

Like so many people here, I am sick to death of seeing people moaning about Layton being an experienced/pro dancer, so I thought I'd highlight a few thoughts in the vain hope that people would stop and just enjoy the show. Firstly, the pros are experts in ballroom & Latin, some of them holding multiple awards. In other words, they have trained their whole life in this specific field. Remember when the street/commercial dance style was first introduced? Some of the pros had never encountered that and were learning with their celeb partners. What I'm driving at is that the Strictly pros are competitive dancers, bound by all the rules, techniques and required elements of these specific dances. The celebs are people who may or may not have dance experience but have not spent their entire lives training to become the best competitive ballroom/Latin champion. If you are going to continue to whine about Layton's dance experience, then make sure you add Angela Rippon & Nigel Harman (an Olivia award winner by the way) along with all the other celebs who've had training in dance/musical theater. All I'm asking is for people to stow their personal prejudices and just enjoy the show for what it is, a light entertainment show.

per me sono perfetti in tutto...troppo bravi davvero!!!!!!!!😍

❤Layton and Nikita, just wow 🤩 🎉

Wow, wow, wow, powerful, light, almost perfect 9/10

Loved it 🩷

My favorite❤❤❤❤

Best dance of the night.

Amazing! Bravo!

Excellent performance attack on the choreography your posture is incredible....✨👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽😉❤️✨✨✨.....

So good. Absolutely in love with Layton & Nikita just the BEST partnership. The energy Layton brought to this quickstep made it for me. Technically it was sublime & that's very challenging to achieve. It was tremendous 👏👏👏 Team Lakita ❤❤❤ love these lads so much.

I absolutely loved this. Everything about it was excellent. I’d have given a 10.

Best dance I've seen in a long.....long... time 🎉🎉🎉

Wonderful dancing. SO entertaining...can't wait to see their Paso