Strictly Come Dancing Viewers React to Controversial Titanique Performance

A performance during Strictly Come Dancing's Musicals Week recently sparked strong reactions from viewers, many of whom called the routine "insensitive" due to its subject matter.

The controversy focused on a guest performance by the cast of the musical Titanique.

The incident took place on Saturday night during the quarter-final show, which focused on numbers from iconic musicals.

To complement the theme, the show featured a special appearance from the West End cast of Titanique.

The production is a popular, award-winning satirical show that uses the music of Celine Dion to parody the movie Titanic.

The nature of the performance, which uses comedy and pop songs to retell the famous tragedy, upset many watching at home. Social media quickly filled with comments from viewers.

Many felt that using a satirical, upbeat routine based on the Titanic, where over 1,500 people lost their lives, showed poor taste and was disrespectful to the historical event.

The performance also happened during a dramatic night for the competition, which saw the judges save Amber Davies and Nikita Kuzmin, resulting in the elimination of Lewis Cope and his partner Katya Jones.

Despite the outrage from some viewers, the performance fulfilled the Strictly Musicals Week tradition of bringing spectacular, large-scale routines to the ballroom, though this one certainly generated more debate than most.

You can see the performance for yourself and form an opinion for yourself right here, if you're interested.