Nina’s star shines

ANOTHER stunning performance from former Irish Grand National-winning jockey Nina Carberry in last weekend’s Dancing With The Stars secured her the first perfect score of the current series. Nina was awarded three 10s from the judges on Sunday night following her exquisite Viennese waltz to Beyoncé’s At Last alongside her professional dance partner Pasquale La Rocca.

The couple received a standing ovation with the judges comments including: “You’re elegant, you are a pure talent. You bring determination and power. A Viennese waltz is twice as fast as a normal waltz. Who would have thought that a jockey could be such a sensational dancer?

“Power, swing and movement, and to combine it with elegance, it takes the very best dancers to combine those.One of the very best.”

The odds have shortened on Nina being queen of the dance floor. Watch the next episode this Sunday night.