| DARCEY | Former ballerina and Strictly judge, ---- -- Bussell (6) |
| BUSSELL | Darcey ___, ex-ballerina and Strictly Come Dancing judge (7) |
| DARCEYBUSSELL | Former ballerina who became a judge on Strictly Come Dancing (6, 7) |
| MABUSE | Motsi, South African dancer and Strictly judge (6) |
| DANCER | Possibly craned to see Darcey Bussell, for example (6) |
| PASTEL | Conte-like stick of pigment used in works by Degas to depict ballerinas and tutus; or, a pale or delicate colour such as baby blue, duck egg, rose or peach (6) |
| SUPPLE | Like ballerinas and cornerbacks |
| ARLENE | First name of Ms Phillips, former Strictly judge (6) |
| BALLAS | PICTURE B Name this Strictly judge (7,6) |
| PADDLE | Something raised by a Strictly judge (6) |
| HORWOOD | Choreographer and Strictly judge, Craig Revel ------- (7) |
| ANTON | Dancer and Strictly judge _ Du Beke (5) |
| TONIOLI | Bruno _ choreographer and Strictly judge (7) |
| DUBEKE | Anton _, Strictly judge (2,4) |
| BALLETDANCER | Darcey Bussell, for example (6,6) |
| ALICIAMARKOVA | Ballerina and choreographer; the first British dancer to become the principal dancer of a ballet company (6,7) |
| KATH | French ballerina and actress |
| SHEARER | Ballerina and actress who starred in The Red Shoes (5,7) |
| MOIRA | Ballerina and actress who starred in The Red Shoes (5,7) |
| RAMBERT | Polish-born ballerina and dance company founder |
