STRICTLY Come Dancing’s incredible opening performance has been blasted as “racist” by some fans.

Viewers watching the Halloween special at home said the routine, which was inspired by Mexico’s Day Of The Dead, was “misappropriating Mexican culture”.

Tonight’s epic opening number saw the professionals and the celebrity stars dancing to Harry Belafonte’s Jump In Line – made famous from the film Beetlejuice.

But as the show’s stars appeared on stage in sombreros and showed off their skeleton face paint, some viewers said they weren’t impressed.

One viewer asked: “Mexican costumes, Caribbean music?” while another added: “Family member – ‘What does Mexico have to do with Halloween...’ OH JUST GO WITH THE FLOW.”

Another blasted: “Surely #Strictly misappropriating Mexican culture is EXACTLY the same as what the black and white minstrels used to do in the '60s ‘”.

While a fourth added: “Are #strictly really going to pretend like that isn’t the most disrespectful opening to a Halloween show they could have come up with? FFS, leave Mexican tradition ALONE…”

The Day Of The Dead holiday is marked in Mexico on November 2 and marks the passing of loved ones.

While some viewers weren’t enamoured with the routine, they did stop to celebrate the return of Bruno Tonioli during this evening’s episode.

The judge missed last week’s show due to a prior filming commitment in the US.

He was replaced by by Fresh Prince of Bel Air actor, Alfonso Ribeiro.

Viewers celebrated his comeback and admitted they loved his outfit of choice for the Halloween special.

Strictly Come Dancing continues tonight on BBC One.