Who left the Strictly dance floor this week?

The eliminations were back in this week's Strictly

It was another dramatic dance-off on this week's Strictly Come Dancing, with two couples fighting for a place in the quarter final shows.

Last week, La Voix left the show due to an injury, meaning that there was no elimination and all the contestants' scores were carried over.

But the dance-off returned yesterday, and the stars also had to contend with a brand new feature - the instant dance challenge.

In the results show, Alex Kingston and Johannes Radebe faced up against Balvinder Sopal and Julian Caillon.

Read on to find out which couple had say goodbye this week...

It was the last week on the show for one couple, but they'll be sure to keep... dancing!

It wasn't meant to be for Alex and Johannes, who also received the lowest combined scores of weeks nine and 10.

Alex Kingston is an actor who has appeared in shows like Doctor Who, where she played the mysterious archaeologist, River Song.

After being eliminated, Alex told Tess that "I had never in my wildest dreams imagined that I would last this long.

"It's been just the most incredible journey for me. I feel quite proud of myself because I've loved the process, you can tell by my smile."

After being saved by the judges, Balvinder and Julian managed to make it through to the quarter finals.

Do you think you could come up with a dance in 10 seconds?

As well as the usual challenges of another week on the dance floor, contestants had to face the instant dance challenge for the very first time.

In the challenge, the couples picked a dance style at random from all the ones they'd learnt during the series so far.

They then had only 10 seconds to decide how they were going to dance.

During the challenge, you could see the professionals giving the celebrities instructions while they were dancing, as they came up with something new on the spot.

Lewis Cope and Katya Jones won the contest, with their instant jive, gaining an extra six points to put them at the top of the leader board.

Who would you like to see get through to the final and win the show? Who do you think performed best and which is your favourite couple? Let us know in the comments.