Strictly's Dianne Buswell explains how she trains blind partner Chris McCausland as they amaze BBC viewers with first dance

Strictly's Dianne Buswell has revealed how she trains blind partner Chris McCausland for the live BBC show. Strictly 's Dianne Buswell has revealed how she trains blind partner Chris McCausland for the live BBC show After week one of the competition, the pair scored 23 points and impressed viewers with their Cha Cha routine to Twist and Shout by The Beatles Chris, who is blind due to retinitis pigmentosa, added: 'She is really patient and bringing the best out of me'. I've found Chris places his hand on my body and feels how my arms and my legs are moving and then he instantly gets an idea of what he should be doing' Dianne was filmed showing Chris how to move his legs Chris, who is blind due to retinitis pigmentosa, added: 'She is really patient and bringing the best out of me' The pair found themselves in fourth place on the leaderboard along with Sam Quek and Nikita Kuzmin, Jamie Borthwick and Michelle Tsiakkas and Tom Dean and Nadiya Bychkova The NHS website explains that people with RP lose their vision as light-sensing cells of the retina gradually deteriorate. Chris started losing his sight 20 years ago, between the ages of 16 and 21, due to retinitis pigmentosa After losing his sight, Chris was forced to give up his job as a web developer, and decided to become a comedian after trying his hand a new act night in 2003 His career soon skyrocketed, going to to have a seven-year stint at the Edinburgh Fringe and an appearance on Live At The Apollo in 2018 'I ended up working in a call centre for a while just until I could figure out what I wanted to do with my life, and it was while I was there that I dared myself to give stand-up comedy a go… and here we are nine years later!'