If it's any consolation it's Danny and Oti who are trending on twitter right now. You aren't alone.
But they didn't play it safe tonight and maybe safe and ballroomy was the way to win (well it was!) But Danny and Oti could never play it safe and it's why they were always brilliant and the most entertaining and exciting. That hasn't changed.

Hopefully they (and us) will reflect mainly on all the wonderful memorable dancing they produced. As Fred would say...they can't take that away from me (us) (them)

I'm going to the tour on last night.

I don't think that Danny will be too disappointed because he didn't expect to win.

I do not think they expected to win. To me they looked like they just went out to did their best, have fun and hope that the public loved it.
I loved it.
But once you get to a public vote anything can happen. The journey won over the best dancer.
No insult to Ore. He improved enormously and Jo's reaction was so natural. She was speechless and shaking.
But Danny and Oti's routines will love 've on in my memory. I loved their journey and many thanks to them for the fun.

The good thing is that Danny and Oti didn't look remotely bothered that they didn't win.

People seem glad that Danny didn't win.

So am I! I have a ticket in the second row floor! On my own!

I'm going by myself but am in level 1. I hope that they do well on the tour.

Of course (a lot) of people are glad. Since the final ended I've read a few threads on the main forum and some of the "opinions" on show there are quite something. Some people will swear up and down that they are impartial and don't have a favourite this year so their "opinion" is unbiased then proceed to impart said opinion like it isn't predicated on their personal biases or prejudices.

I wanted Oti and Danny to win but I'm not a blind follower and try to be objective. Ore with his confidence and charisma, in my view, deserved the win. His three dances on the night were not flawless but didn't have any major noticeable mistakes. I thought his AS and show dance gave him an excellent springboard to go and win the final.

Unfortunately, Danny had an almighty wobble early doors and that was ultimately his undoing. With the constant "ringer" chatter I always knew Danny and Oti had to nail all three dances to give themselves a shot at winning. But once that QS went horribly wrong I knew straight away their chances of winning had diminished. I have to admit I was a little disappointed that the judges’ pick wasn’t the VW. For me, that dance would have offered a real contrast in mood and pace to their show dance and samba.

A few weeks ago I remember coming across a post from one of Danny's friends and a fellow actor at the college he trained at. The person said Danny was an awful dancer and scraped through on that discipline so they were astounded by his performances on SCD. Despite what people want to believe his transformation and progress was partly a result of his natural ability, hard work and dedication but mostly due to his extraordinary teacher. I'm disappointed for Oti more than Danny tbh. Danny has and will profit from his stint on SCD in a major way. He has the looks and talent to go far in his field. Let's face it he isn't the first incredible dancer not to win the contest - Natalie Gumede, DVO, Ricky Whittle anyone?!

Oti, on the other hand, has been the standout pro this series. Her creativity is boundless and beautiful. Some of the remarks about her choreography and teaching goes to show some people are so rigid they’ll never appreciate difference or anything that dares to step outside of what they perceive is the right and only way dance as an art form can be demonstrated. Oti’s a mould-breaker but always stays true to the essence of ballroom and Latin dancing. I’m glad via Danny she was able to showcase her notable talent and vision.

Comments post final about the samba being “frenetic” and the show dance being “messy” prove spouting nonsense on the internet is a fun pastime for some. I thought Danny and Oti’s show dance incorporating paso, AT and contemporary was divine. As Darcey said it was danced cleanly but with enough wild abandon and passion to convey their message. Danny looked tense at the end possibly due to a small misstep midway through the dance but to his credit he recovered quickly and aced the rest of the routine. His relief was palpable when they scored full marks; Danny wanted that dance to receive the adulation and credit it deserved for Oti which was nice to see.

Good points.

Some of the comments about Danny and Oti are really getting on my nerves.

Even though their routines were fast paced, it was still very controlled in my humble opinion.

The showdance was amazing. I liked the different elements.

Awww I convinced myself that Danny and Oti wouldn't win, to avoid disappointment, but I do still feel disappointed. I am very happy and relieved that they made it to the final because I wasn't sure if they'd make it that far! The judges seem to favour the others. I thought that the semi final might have been their last night but thankfully it wasn't!

Danny and Oti have been my favourite partnership in the whole of Strictly (funny considering that at first I thought he was a stuck up pretty boy but I learned that you shouldn't judge a book by its cover. He is the complete opposite and is so lovely and genuine). I've seen every season but I've warmed to them much more than anyone else. I've re-watched many of their dances. Have never done that before with any couple.

Danny and Oti are my winners. It is them who I will remember and watch back.

I really hope that they do well on the tour.


I'm glad that we have this thread where people can't come and post their negativity.

Danny showed what a true gent he is when he rushed over to give Ore a bear hug, and he seemed genuinely pleased for him.

What a lovely guy!

Agreed.

To be fair there are a few anti- the others comments about ore and louise too..!
I VOTED DANNY FOR THE FIRST TIME last night. My feeling is they didn't 'play safe' in the showdance, they went for it and it worked. If it was too 'samey' as the samba, then you can make the same claim about ore's showdance and his first dance.
LAST WEEK THERE SEEMED TO BE A TURNING POINT IN THE VOLATILITY OF THE VOTERS...DANNY FINISHED BEHIND BOTH LOUISE AND ORE...who I believe was given an almight lift by the judges comments (and marks) in semi final week.
I honestly wasn't sure who would win at the end...but it would have been a tall order for danny to get past both the other two,based on last week's public vote. They performed well apart from the QS mistake (and didn't the jooodges pounce on that one!)....but I guess it just wasn't meant to be.

Just rewatched Danny and Oti's showdance. Like it even more 2nd time around. Think it is my 2nd fave after Tom and Camilla's. Wow, it really is amazing.

Contrary to what you may think, most of us are unbiased, we just want to see good dancing and hope that the best dancers win. I am sorry you don't share that opinion.
I have liked Danny's dancing for what it was, I have in the past come on here and said so. However, I have had more than 20 years dance experience, latterly dancing at a top level, being taught by the best., former world champions. I see what I see.
I really did not mind who won. If Danny had controlled himself better, had danced technically better, I would have wanted him to win, but he didn't. Ore did, he brought his A game and deserved the win.
I believe that Danny will do very well out of appearing on the show as he is a fabulous dancer - just right for the West End stage, I can see him doing very well indeed. Great guy with it.

It is a great thread, I agree but please don't look upon positive comments for Ore as being negative for Danny. Its not like that at all.
Look what happens in reel life competitions. There are 6 couples in the final, over 5 dances and they are placed 1st - 6th. Just because you are 6th, it does not make you a bad dancer, you have to be good to get to a final, however the judges just preferred other dancers over you. You will never know how difficult that decision but the judges is, it may have been easy or not. My point is, that viewers just preferred Ore on the day, that doesn't mean that they or we think that Danny is awful. No, not at all, I think he is fabulous. a great natural talent.

Not sure if the popularity is there for him to go far. That's why I'm most nervous about last night; will anyone take the risk considering he fell into the bottom two from a strong position in the leaderboard. Maybe I'm being very irrational about that!

In terms of the dance I think, particularly for a show like Strictly, performance is important - probably even more so than technqiue. For me Danny and Oti performed the best throughout the competition and have given me many routines which will stick in the mind for a long time moving forward. It's just a shame it wasn't enough for the win but different strokes for different folks.

I can't day for sure, but I would be extremely surprised if he does not land a big dancing role after this. He is a dream for the West End.

With Strictly, it is a balancing act of learning and applying the technique which forms the basis of all the dances, AND the performance factor. If you have both, you are a winner, sadly Danny just needed to do a little more technique wise, otherwise, the dance just doesn't look the way its supposed to. It was a tough comp this year, any other year, Danny would have won hands down I think.

I hope you're right but when you can't win a popular vote plus fall from such a relatively high spot into the Dance Off at such a late stage (I know Alesha did that but very different circumstances... and she won in the end) I do fear whether producers will question whether he has the pull to attract audiences.

On the second point, possibly. Though, as Len said last night, I would argue Danny's performances drove the other couples to strive to improve more than they would have done otherwise so, if he'd been in another series, the same thing may well have happened to him.

Sorry everyone for being so negative. It's like I said earlier, the more time goes on the more grumpy/annoyed/upset/worried (delete as applicable) I'm getting about it rather than less.

I understand your disappointment, but at least you have thoroughly enjoyed all his dances - I did too. Just was not his day sadly. In time, you'll just remember the fab performances and not the fact that he did not win. In years to come, he will be refered to on here as Danny and THAT samba

It'll probably hit me once more in the launch show next year when Ore and Jo redo... I presume it will be the Jive. Then you'll be right. And fingers crossed he will get something out of this moving forward too.

I was gutted at first they didn't win and still am a little bit but I'm just so glad Danny finally said yes to doing the show in years to come it will be Danny and Oti who I will remember from this series.

This series was made by Danny & Oti no other partnership will ever bring me the joy and the quality in dance they have this year

Can't wait to see them on the tour in Birmingham

Currently trending at #15 on YT, a lot of love out there for D&O spectacular showdance.

I have just had a look at the Youtube Showdance views and this is what I found - very interesting.

Ore and Joanne - 19,706
Louise and Kevin - 13,689
Danny and Oti - 39,187

Says it all really.