Nikita Kuzmin and Vito Coppola perform a magical routine to Something Just Like This ✨ BBC Strictly
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- Опубліковано 14 жов 2023
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Cant lie, this is just proof that this really is Nikita’s season.
I just rewatched it and Nikita's performance was incredible. So blown away by this. So emotional after we've lived so long on the fringe. And honestly, have you ever seen anything more beautiful in your life? The tenderness of the whole piece is the truth about the LGBTQIA+ community...
Frr
A really beautiful heartfelt performance about LOVE. Here is hoping for a day when everyone can see this.
Not just Nikita’s season, but Vito is a very strong contender too.
It's the year for the new generation of male pros.
How far we've gone.
I'm 43. I remember prime time TV being straight couples, straight contestants, straight winners, hosted by end of the pier comedians telling straight jokes. I remember TV being a cage, locked by mainstream people for mainstream lives and mainstream audiences.
Strictly is a great example of 'soft power', something Bake Off does, something Eurovision does, something slowly, slowly, changing things
This routine would have been unthinkable 20 years ago. Perhaps even 10 years ago.
Thank you Strictly. Thank you BBC. Thank you progress. Remember, no matter the noise from the usual quarters, progress continues. Carry on.
Things sure have changed here on Brokeback Mountain.
@@staygoldponyboy8881 Changed for the better! We still have a struggle but to see this is to live in another universe compared to how TV once treated LGBT+ people.
Well said ❤
People seem to have forgotten how recently Strictly still expected gay men to fit into a “wear frilly costumes and be Outrageous” box, and had sniggering comments from Len Goodman and Bruce Forsyth. This absolutely would have been unthinkable in 2013.
Absolutely. Made this 45yo cry.
54 years old and sobbing my eyes out. We've come so far from my childhood and Mr Humphreys and Larry Grayson. That was so emotional and so beautiful. Nikita has been on fire this series.
Couldn't agree more. I'm 66 and grew up in a repressed Catholic country. Seeing this makes me sad for the past but so happy for the future.
Totally agree. I have two gay brothers who also grew up in that era. I love that young boys will watch this and know it's OK!
For me John Inman and Larry Grayson were just as iconic, and doing a powerful thing within the narrow band of visibility that was allowed. I feel the same about Julian Clary, who was the first gay contestant to really leave an impression on Strictly. I think the problem was that the show then took him as the paradigm (Outrageous Flamboyant Costume Queen) that it put gay men in for the years that followed.
I think a really powerful, underacknowledged turning point on Strictly was Rob Rinder in 2016, who started out firmly in the “frills and faggotry” box but was ultimately allowed to outgrow that; I remember Darcey Bussell saying one week, “You’re an elegant guy. You’re allowed to be cool and elegant on the dance floor.” I also think Layton Williams is who I’ve spent a long time waiting for. The fact Nikita is as flamboyantly masculine as he is flamboyantly femme, and that their dances show his femininity as sexy and exciting, rather than a joke? Oh yes, feelings. So far indeed.
@@thegabrielhyde I love your reply, I loved John Inman and Larry and was lucky enough to meet both. I don't think people give them enough respect for the courage they had at the time, especially John who at the time was living openly as a couple with Barry Howard. I still remember the first time I went in a gay bar, you had to knock on the door, say you were a friend of Dorothy and you'd be let in as they were constantly getting raided by the police and that was only late 80s.
Absolutely. I am 75 and came out before Stonewall but I am still moved to tears of joy to see where we have come since then.
‘I want something just like this’ that one lyric to this dance perfectly encapsulates how many of us feel who come out later in life who missed out on beautiful moments like this when we were younger
Baby steps, but at least it is happening, at last. We must open our hearts to everyone. Sad it passed you by when you were young💚
Stop it, I've had enough Heartstopper syndrome already 😭🏳🌈
The other dancers where not needed ... Vito and Nikita held the audience with the narrative. Stunning performance.
I agree that the other dancers weren’t needed, but I guess the BBC wanted to avoid more complaints 😢
I think they were useful as a transition to give Nikita and Vito time to get back into position on the roof for the last part of the dance.
u gonna pay their bills then? stfu
I took the other dancers - all male/female couples - as being the 'something just like this' that the two lads wanted to have for themselves. So when we share their point of view, with their back to the camera, that's what we see for a while - the idealised relationships they feel they 'don't fit' into. Then at the end they find their own way.
Totally agree just ignored them!
Nikita has something magical about him. What an asset to the show
Sorry I didn't like both at the beginning
Personally theirs dancing is poor
@@naimaboukhoufIt’s really not. I bet you couldn’t do any better, so don’t judge such beautiful dancers because you’re jealous that you will never obtain this skill. I thought it was beautiful, my favourite opening number in Strictly history ❤❤🎉🎉
Better than your grammar. Or is it your typing? @@naimaboukhouf
I keep returning to this again and again....
Reading the comments, I'm starting to feel like I've dropped into a parallel universe where love is celebrated. The overwhelming positivity is making me hopeful for the future.
I just wish I'd had 'something like this' when I was growing up.
I just love the cuddle at the end when Vito pulls Nikita closer. Looks like real love not just going through the motions. The acting from both was great.
Im 81yrs old and I am still crying so beautiful Nikita you are an amazing young man you too Vito
I love this. It spoke to my years of loneliness and the years of being told that my feelings were unacceptable to my family, the church and much of society. Thankyou Strictly for welcoming me into your narrative and reaching out with empathy to your viewers. 😢❤
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Thank you for sharing this. Hopefully it will help some people understand why this is so important to a lot of people and makes such a difference
The set-designers surpassed themselves with this. Amazing work.
I’ve officially lost count of the times I’ve rewatched this now and I still tear up every time! Nikita and Vito are absolutely mesmerising in a beautifully choreographed dance, just amazing!! I love them both but have to agree with previous comments - it’s Nikitas season for sure, he’s smashing it ❤
Has to be one of the top professional dances since the birth of Strictly.
Heterosexual 60+ woman here, in floods of tears. What a beautiful performance, we need more of this, absolutely joyous.❤
@KarenHess25 im a 32 year old gay man i nearly shed a tear
@@peterwilliamskelhorn6675. Just: “nearly”❔🤔
@@IndomitableT yeah i nearly did.
I'm a straight/heterosexual girl and I really did enjoy this performance
I did, it was stunningly beautiful😚😙👌
One of the best pro dances. It was THAT good.
Nikita has so much star quality, he is an amazing dancer, he is witty and a little cheeky. In the words of Craig he’s gorgeous darling.
Absolutely gorgeous. Stunning from Vito & Nikita. The storytelling was sublime. Made me quite emotional tbh. It was everything I had hoped it would be. WOW. The affection they both showed towards each other was so heartwarming to see. The fact Nikita has known Vito for many years & they danced that INCREDIBLE pro number like they did made it so special. Truly spectacular 😍🥰👏👏 well done guys. Loved itttttttttttttt!
As a 72 y.o. straight woman, I 100% applaud this.
Me yo
As a 26 y.o. straight girl, I really do love this ❤❤❤❤❤
I have always Nikita. But this year. He is just wow. There is something about him.
This actually made me well up....such a simple story beautifully told. Nikita and Vitos chemistry throughout was off the chart. One of my fave Prof dancers performances to date ❤
Can’t stop watching this dance. Thank you Strictly for being unapologetically forward thinking, breaking down barriers and bringing it to the mainstream and Vito and Nikita you are incredible!!
Oh my god....
Just noticed that right at the beginning when Nikita caresses Vito's face and Vito runs his hands down Nikita's arms, it's literally the sketch brought to life! How did I not see this before? 🤩😍
1. This is literally the best and cutest pro dance ever 2. Layton and Nikita for the win 3. Who ever came up with this dance thank you 🙏🏼 4. Nikita is thriving in this season and I love it ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Yes I totally agree with everything you said.
Yes totally
Agreed
Layton and Nikita are a dream team and my 2023 Strictly winners
Beautiiiiful. Nikita has such a way of expressing his emotions and story with his face, not just his body. And great partnership with Vito, stunning.
Not familiar with this show, or either of these two dancers, but this is EXACTLY what dance is meant to do. Great choreography, great storytelling, Great use of a great set for them.
Nikita is really becoming a core strictly professional
I come back here almost every day. It's a happy pill for me.
No offense to Strictly but I never expected to see something quite as stunningly realised/realistic as this. An all time high point for British entertainment tv
Nikita and Vito this year are thriving, and this is proof. I full on sobbed watching this live.
me and my mum watch strictly every week. i was in floods of tears after watching this. we even made up a whole story for after this dance involving them getting married and having two kids, a boy and a girl, and them learning to dance together. this was a gorgeous dance, coming from a 17 year old and a 48 year old pair of bisexuals. dances like this transcend age; they are completely timeless
Well said👌
You and your mom sound so sweet!
this might just be my favourite pro dance ever on strictly, and this is coming from someone who usually couldn’t care less about pro routines, but this had me HOOKED
SAME
This dance needs to come with a warning that full on sobbing can occur when watching and last after the end! So so incredibly beautiful! Nikita and Vito are amazing dancing together!
Just so beautiful. At 41 it's incredible to see this, I wish I'd had this on TV growing up x
So so so beautiful! Seeing this on tv when I was struggling with my sexuality only 15 years ago would have been transformative for me.
I’m glad there’s some teenagers watching this now who I’m sure it’ll no doubt help or normalise.
Really beautiful! Things have changed a lot even in the last 15 years.
i need six seasons and a movie😭😭❤❤❤
I adored this dance at the beginning of the season. Now, given the success these 2 amazing men have had this year I love it even more. Congratulations Vito and Nikita. ❤❤❤❤
PREACH! I wish they could do this dance again in the finale. They have both achieved so much.
Still emotional watching this back
I'm 13. I'm bi. I have a girlfriend. It was great to see lgbtqia+representation on mainstream tv that so many people watch♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥
I’ve watched this an unhealthy amount of times😭
Same....
I'm totally in love with this routine. Easily my favourite pro dance ever....
And that's after Karen and Luba 'Young and Beautiful' which was stunning.
Me too, and I am crying every time 🥹
This is just unbelievable!! I've been watching it over and over all night and sending it to all my friends. The emotion and storytelling within the dancing is SO beautiful, you'd really think they were in love. This makes me VERY excited for when Layton and Nikita do rumba/waltz/couple's choice. Because Nikita really sells romance with another man in a way that most straight men never could. 😍👏💕
He really does! Nikita seems to be so completely fine with all of it that he doesn't need to try and underline his own sexuality by any macho stuff like so many men still do. When there's no shame attached to being a part of the LGBTQ+ community in someone's mind they can see and portray the beauty of a love story regardless of gender and sexuality.
I'm not gonna speculate about Nikita's sexuality but as far as I'm aware he's never actually said he's straight so probably best not to assume anything :)
@@rorolilred He has never said he's straight no, that's true. And he is VERY comfortable dancing with men tbf.
@@essy1able True, his dances with Layton and this one with Vito have been awesome! So glad we're getting to see him shine so much this season :D
I've watched this so many times. Giving me heartstopper vibes... 😢😢😢
This is on a BBC show on prime time..... how far we've come. We've come so far and yes we've still got a way to go but this is so beautiful. We'll Done Vito and Nikita
A true "Heartstopper" - " Red White & Blue" moment ❤
This was beautiful, magical, stunning.... Bravo Nikita and Vito 🎉❤
this really is Niktia's and Vito's season
Honestly, I was tearing up at this whole dance! It was so sweet and brilliantly done, the dance style was amazing and emotive, and honestly the part where he drops his sketch and then runs away in fear honestly had me crying so much
I am from the US and love Dancing with the stars. But I watch Strickly come Dancing on UA-cam and it is phenomenal!!! Nothing like DWTS!! Such a huge fan ❤
Welcome to our family❤❤❤
@@paulmason6474 thank you!!! 💖💖
Gorgeous emotional Strictly Fan Fiction.
Who wouldn't want to be chased dancing by Nikita or Vito. Incredible chemistry, beautifully danced. Loved every beat of this coupling.
Have already watched this an insane amount of times.
Me too ❤
🎉 greetings from coastal Mississippi. Dancing with the Stars....would never to this. This was excellent 🎉
Wow! That was so beautiful, magnificent storytelling and so heartfelt 💕
I've waited for years, since this song came out, to see it featured on strictly - and the performance it got is nothing short of perfection. Storytelling at its finest, teamed with stunning dancing and emotions to the maximum. To everybody involved, you did AMAZING on this - be proud of everything.
Just when I thought I couldn't love Nikita and Vito any more than I already did.. ..they went and did this 🥹😍❤ a stunningly beautiful performance by two gorgeous adorable guys 🤌👌👏🙌
Nikita has been wonderful ever since he gotten on the show. Loved this performance, thanks to him and Vito. ❤❤
How sweet. Real romance is between two human beings sharing all the ups,downs, backwards and forwards of true love.
I think I might be in triple figures the amount of time I've watched this, absolutely stunning dance. Well done to Vito & Nikita, and all at Strictly. Off to watch it again.
I KNOW I'm in triple figures! 😂😂
My only complaint is that they should've uploaded it to the point where they're running off the floor together.....So I keep returning to the BBC site to get the full effect.
@@barbarawebb5782 Yep agree me to
Idk about anyone else but this is giving me Heartstopper vibes
Vito and Nikita have such chemistry, and the story they've told with the dance was wonderful
One of the few times I’ve watched a pro dance on repeat. These two are great together 🔥🔥
This had me in floods! 🥹😭🥰Absolutely gorgeous!! The story. The performance skills. The tenderness. The affection, even in the small details. The fear; the joy. The staging. The song. Just so beautiful. So, so well done!
This was so beautiful!! I live in the US and we do not have anything like this on dancing with the stars They need to step up their game. I love strictly better than dancing with the stars because you guys actually do pro numbers that means some thing and you care who is on the show I have literally watched this like 10 times. It’s one of those numbers that you’re going to watch over and over.
thanks for that, I so look forward to Strictly every year, it gives so much light relief in this horrible world.
I am American but I live in Europe I watch both shows and for years the way strictly put dancing with the stars usa to shame is brutal strictly is absolutely the best no one get close to them and every year gets bigger and better and this number and Kai and Johannes shows how far we come here and a little how much work we still need to do In America
I really enjoy jojo siwa’s contemporary dance on dancing with the stars!
ua-cam.com/video/YFhpV2DChlo/v-deo.htmlsi=bQPm6eAigr_rXJB1
I did feel like on dwts, Jenna, jojo’s dance partner and choreographer sometimes didn’t know how to choreograph for 2 girls and would just make them dance next to each other instead of dance together. Nikita and Vito’s dance does not suffer from this issue at all. But jojo and jenna’s dance that I linked above is very good and touching!
Mesmerisingly beautiful dance by Nikita and Vito...it really is going well for Nikita this season!
This was like a scene from a film, magical storytelling and so powerful to have this narrative on a prime time flagship television show… ❤
I think this season belongs to Nikita. He is literally on fire this season ❤
This is superb! As far as I know neither dancer is gay, but they connected so well. It's just amazing choreography and dancing from two brilliant dancers on top of their game.
It helps when you know they've known each other for 15 years. Gives them an authenticity that might not have been achieved if other dancers had been chosen.
this dance means so much to me, thank you to vito and nikita and the choreographers for this beautiful story told through dance, i'm emotional just writing this because it means so so much
This is the cutest performance I’ve ever seen. The song and its meaning, the choreography, the expressions of the main dancers,the soft looking outfits, stage setting and background dancers, all fit so perfectly together. Love this so much.
Friends to lovers is one of my favourite romantic tropes! Beautifully danced and wonderfully emotive routine from Nikita and VIto!
Tears in my eyes, heart swelling. What a stunning story of fear and love.
This routine was so absolutely beautiful. I both smiled and cried. It was so heartfelt and emotional. Beautifully danced by both Nikita and Vito. 💜💜💜
Utterly amazing! This one performance is worth every single penny, AND MORE, of my TV licence fee. Extraordinary!
Shame that same licence fee goes towards spouting homophobia and transphobia on current affairs programmes D:
Ever time I watch this it makes me smile and feel all warm inside. The music, the dancers, the set all brought together to make a beautiful performance. The story Nikita and Vito told was so well portrayed and performed.
Brilliant. The music, the theatrics and choreography are incredible. This gets better every week month and year. Never ceases to amaze me, gets better all the time. I hope there's no pressure on the cast and crew. Have a good day reader
This is just beautiful. Nikita is so handsome which really does add real vibes to this .
What an absolutely excellent performance from both lead dancers! My heart is melting!!! ❤ Thank you strictly! 🥰🥰🥰
This has to be the best group dance ever. I almost cried as they walked off hand in hand.❤
The young gay ballroom dancer in me is watching this with with a smile and tears on my face because I never in a million years thought this would ever feel right or be normalised. The young boy in me thanks you❤.
Just realised it said “he said”
That’s a nice touch!!! :D
Best dance of all time 👏🏻 the emotion was so real and overwhelmingly powerful 🫶🏻
Wow! That was so beautiful, magnificent storytelling and so heartfelt. Best group dance in years, It was giving Heartstopper vibes 💕
Heartstopper was exactly what I first thought of too 🥰
@@LizTiddingtonsame😭💓
Out of nowhere I’m totally crushing on Nikita. I’m willing the strictly curse this year to strike here / Layton. Both he and Vito have a freedom of emotion and totally uninhibited expression in their dance that is enviable. It makes me wish fir same.
The storytelling, how well they dance and convey the emotions, the choreography ..... it's so beautiful and moving.
Nice to be represented in a mainstream way 🌈
It was an amazing, emotional routine. Nikita and Vito performed it brilliantly . It's fantastic that Strictly has finally woke up and choreographed same sex routines. It was outstanding, and yes I did hold my breath and shed a tear as it was so beautiful and emotional. Keep going Strictly! !!!!
Absolutely beautiful 💜 The dancing, the choreography, story, stage, lighting, music- all of it! Loved the roof as a stage piece, such a wonderful idea.
This might be the best thing Strictly has ever done. It has the same emotional punch every time I re-watch it; the only other performance to have come close (for me) is the Life On Mars group number with CanDoCo. It's so eloquent and so very powerful.
I'm not usually a huge fan of the pro routines, if I'm honest, but this was magical, beautiful, and so moving. Nikita and Vito have done so much good with this. Amazing choreo and set too.
I keep seeing more and more each time I watch this. I think I now have an idea of what Nikita is saying to Vito while Vito is holding the sketch....
It's those little details that make this an epic dance....❤❤❤❤
I might be alone here but I have the biggest crush on Vito. He's too cute 😍
I finally saw just how cute he can be during and after his passo......
Hope his tooth is ok!
Think he might need danger money just to survive this year....😂😂
Cross between heartstopper and greatest showman 😢😢 amazing
the kicking of the drawing was actually insane wtf
This manages to be unbelievably stunning as a dance number and also completely adorable as a narrative. The set literally looks like a YA book cover: I want to write them the novel now!
Smiling like an absolute idiot at this incredible delight of a dance. Just perfect, mushy feelings for a cold winters day over and over again ❤😊
Goosebumps…and this on BBC ….so great…Vito is amazing and Nikita was not so on my screen but since this season with Layton together, amazing
Omg Nikita is so cute great dancer
C'est magique 😍 quel performance et quel émotion, l'amour rien que l'amour ❤❤❤
How can I give this more than 1 like, or a heart emoji?!! UA-cam, please! This deserves it!
I absolutely loved this performance so much ,and found it really moving for some reason. Best pro dance I've seen in a while ❤❤❤
I’m not usually one to cry at dances. But this, the storytelling, the emotion, the passion just hits too hard. Beautiful, honestly beautiful
I’m not usually one to cry at dances, but there are some like these that move something inside me and before I know it I’m silently crying 🥹🙌🏼
Gorgeous routine and brought a smile to my face ☺️
OMG! My two favorite Strictly dancers. My heart is FULL❤❤❤
apologies ..... my last comment .... I should have stressed .... with all the terrible things happening in the world right now ... the positivity of this dance is incredible. I applaud the BBC, Vito and Nikita !!!
Nikita . That is all . Hes just amazing