BBC Strictly Come Dancing's Chris McCausland says show 'isn't a dance competition' as he admits 'no point'

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Chris McCausland has revealed that he doesn't think Strictly Come Dancing is "really" a dancing competition. The comedian is set to take part in the show's semi-final this weekend with his professional dance partner Dianne Buswell.

The pair made it through to the penultimate week of the BBC One dance contest after their performance during the latest live show last Saturday night (November 30), during which they performed a quickstep to You’re The Top from Anything Goes.

Dianne was seen and heard screaming with delight at the end of the performance, which went on to see them receive a score of 32 out of a possible 40 points. READ MORE: BBC Strictly Come Dancing's Katya Jones says 'guess what' as she makes Wynne Jones announcement It was then confirmed during Strictly's latest results show on Sunday (December 1) that Chris, who is Strictly's first-ever blind contestant, and his professional dance partner Dianne had made it through to the upcoming semi-final, which takes place this Saturday night (December 7).

Now, Chris has revealed that he thinks the success he and fellow semi-finalist Pete Wicks have enjoyed in this year's show have sent a "nice message" to young people that things don't always have to be perfect to do well but if the programme only recognised the best dancers, there would have been "no point" in him taking part.