Boris Johnson Attempts A Waltz With Professional Dancer Charlotte Gooch

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Boris Johnson might just become the next politician to dance on 'Strictly' if his latest impromptu performance is any indication.

The Mayor of London began his Japanese trade mission by waltzing in the aisles of a department store in Hankyu, Osaka.

The 51-year-old Tory danced with Charlotte Gooch, who is starring in a touring production of Top Hat.

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Boris Johnson dances with Charlotte Gooch

The trade fair has been running since 1970. Dozens of British companies attend the promotional event, which brings in about £1.6 million over the course of a week.

Visitors from across Japan attend the event, where popular British produce, such as fish and chips and afternoon tea, are on sale.

The Press Association reports that Johnson said: "This is the third biggest economy in the world. It's one of our most important trading partners. Since the early 1980s it has been a massive investor in London. We are seeing more of it now and we want to encourage that."

Over the course of the three-day visit, Johnson will push for British companies to secure a share of £10 billion worth of contracts in the run-up to the Japanese Olympics and Rugby World Cup.

The MP for Uxbridge and South Ruislip added: "Tokyo has got the Olympics in just five years' time, they have got the Rugby World Cup in four years' time.

"This is a crucial moment for them in their procurement. They have got £10 billion worth of contracts going out.

"We think that British companies ought to be trying to compete, ought to be offering their services there."

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Mayor of London Boris Johnson joins a Street Rugby tournament in a Tokyo street with school children and adults from Nihonbashi, Yaesu & Kyobashi Community Associations, to mark Japan hosting 2019 Rugby World Cup where Mr Johnson is on the final day of his four day trade visit to Japan. (credit:Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire)
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Mayor of London Boris Johnson joins a Street Rugby tournament in a Tokyo street with school children and adults from Nihonbashi, Yaesu & Kyobashi Community Associations, to mark Japan hosting 2019 Rugby World Cup where Mr Johnson is on the final day of his four day trade visit to Japan. (credit:Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire)
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Mayor of London Boris Johnson joins a Street Rugby tournament in a Tokyo street with school children and adults from Nihonbashi, Yaesu & Kyobashi Community Associations, to mark Japan hosting 2019 Rugby World Cup where Mr Johnson is on the final day of his four day trade visit to Japan. (credit:Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire)
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Mayor of London Boris Johnson joins a Street Rugby tournament in a Tokyo street with school children and adults from Nihonbashi, Yaesu & Kyobashi Community Associations, to mark Japan hosting 2019 Rugby World Cup where Mr Johnson is on the final day of his four day trade visit to Japan. (credit:Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire)
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Mayor of London Boris Johnson joins a Street Rugby tournament in a Tokyo street with school children and adults from Nihonbashi, Yaesu & Kyobashi Community Associations, to mark Japan hosting 2019 Rugby World Cup where Mr Johnson is on the final day of his four day trade visit to Japan. (credit:Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire)
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Mayor of London Boris Johnson joins a Street Rugby tournament in a Tokyo street with school children and adults from Nihonbashi, Yaesu & Kyobashi Community Associations, to mark Japan hosting 2019 Rugby World Cup where Mr Johnson is on the final day of his four day trade visit to Japan. (credit:Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire)
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Mayor of London Boris Johnson joins a Street Rugby tournament in a Tokyo street with school children and adults from Nihonbashi, Yaesu & Kyobashi Community Associations, to mark Japan hosting 2019 Rugby World Cup where Mr Johnson is on the final day of his four day trade visit to Japan. (credit:Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire)
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Mayor of London Boris Johnson joins a Street Rugby tournament in a Tokyo street with school children and adults from Nihonbashi, Yaesu & Kyobashi Community Associations, to mark Japan hosting 2019 Rugby World Cup where Mr Johnson is on the final day of his four day trade visit to Japan. (credit:Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire)
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Mayor of London Boris Johnson joins a Street Rugby tournament in a Tokyo street with school children and adults from Nihonbashi, Yaesu & Kyobashi Community Associations, to mark Japan hosting 2019 Rugby World Cup where Mr Johnson is on the final day of his four day trade visit to Japan. (credit:Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire)
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Mayor of London Boris Johnson joins a Street Rugby tournament in a Tokyo street with school children and adults from Nihonbashi, Yaesu & Kyobashi Community Associations, to mark Japan hosting 2019 Rugby World Cup where Mr Johnson is on the final day of his four day trade visit to Japan. (credit:Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire)
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Mayor of London Boris Johnson takes the new Mitsubishi Motors hybrid vehicle, Outlander for a test drive in Tokyo, where Mr Johnson is on the final day of his four day trade visit to Japan. (credit:Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire)
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Mayor of London Boris Johnson joins a Street Rugby tournament in a Tokyo street with school children and adults from Nihonbashi, Yaesu & Kyobashi Community Associations, to mark Japan hosting 2019 Rugby World Cup where Mr Johnson is on the final day of his four day trade visit to Japan. (credit:Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire)
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Mayor of London Boris Johnson joins a Street Rugby tournament in a Tokyo street with school children and adults from Nihonbashi, Yaesu & Kyobashi Community Associations, to mark Japan hosting 2019 Rugby World Cup where Mr Johnson is on the final day of his four day trade visit to Japan. (credit:Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire)
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Mayor of London Boris Johnson joins a Street Rugby tournament in a Tokyo street with school children and adults from Nihonbashi, Yaesu & Kyobashi Community Associations, to mark Japan hosting 2019 Rugby World Cup where Mr Johnson is on the final day of his four day trade visit to Japan. (credit:Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire)
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RETRANSMISSION WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Mayor of London Boris Johnson shakes hands with 10-year-old Toki Sekiguchi after the mayor knocked him over during a Street Rugby tournament in a Tokyo street with school children and adults from Nihonbashi, Yaesu & Kyobashi Community Associations, to mark Japan hosting 2019 Rugby World Cup where Mr Johnson is on the final day of his four day trade visit to Japan. (credit:Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire)
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Mayor of London Boris Johnson meets with Japan's Olympic minister Endo Toshiaki, who is in charge of delivering the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, during the final day of a four day trade visit to Japan. (credit:Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire)
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London Mayor Boris Johnson drives the Mitsubishi Motors (MMC) plug-in hybrid vehicle 'Outlander PHEV' near the MMC headquarters in Tokyo on October 15, 2015. AFP PHOTO / Yoshikazu TSUNO (Photo credit should read YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:YOSHIKAZU TSUNO via Getty Images)
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London Mayor Boris Johnson gets into the Mitsubishi Motors (MMC) plug-in hybrid vehicle 'Outlander PHEV' near the MMC headquarters in Tokyo on October 15, 2015. AFP PHOTO / Yoshikazu TSUNO (Photo credit should read YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:YOSHIKAZU TSUNO via Getty Images)
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London Mayor Boris Johnson (R) displays the Mitsubishi Motors (MMC) plug-in hybrid vehicle 'Outlander PHEV' at the MMC headquarters in Tokyo on October 15, 2015 while MMC chairman Osamu Masuko (L) and MMC UK managing director Lance Bradley (2nd L) look on. AFP PHOTO / Yoshikazu TSUNO (Photo credit should read YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:YOSHIKAZU TSUNO via Getty Images)
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London Mayor Boris Johnson drives the Mitsubishi Motors (MMC) plug-in hybrid vehicle 'Outlander PHEV' near the MMC headquarters in Tokyo on October 15, 2015. AFP PHOTO / Yoshikazu TSUNO (Photo credit should read YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:YOSHIKAZU TSUNO via Getty Images)
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Mayor of London Boris Johnson tries on a pair of clog-style priest's shoes at the Meiji Jingu Shrine in the centre of Tokyo, on the third day of his four day trade visit to Japan. (credit:Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire)
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Mayor of London Boris Johnson, with Priest Hiroyasu Nukaga, tries on a pair of clog-style priest's shoes at the Meiji Jingu Shrine in the centre of Tokyo, on the third day of his four day trade visit to Japan. (credit:Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire)
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Mayor of London Boris Johnson, with Priest Hiroyasu Nukaga, tries on a pair of clog-style priest's shoes at the Meiji Jingu Shrine in the centre of Tokyo, on the third day of his four day trade visit to Japan. (credit:Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire)
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Mayor of London Boris Johnson (left) with Priest Hiroyasu Nukaga, tries on a pair of clog-style priest's shoes at the Meiji Jingu Shrine in the centre of Tokyo, on the third day of his four day trade visit to Japan. (credit:Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire)
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Mayor of London Boris Johnson at the Meiji Jingu Shrine in the centre of Tokyo, on the third day of his four day trade visit to Japan. (credit:Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire)
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Mayor of London Boris Johnson tries on a pair of clog-style priest's shoes at the Meiji Jingu Shrine in the centre of Tokyo, on the third day of his four day trade visit to Japan. (credit:Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire)
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Mayor of London Boris Johnson tries on a pair of clog-style priest's shoes at the Meiji Jingu Shrine in the centre of Tokyo, on the third day of his four day trade visit to Japan. (credit:Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire)
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Mayor of London Boris Johnson cycles with the Mayor of the Shibuya district of Tokyo district, Ken Hasebe (right), where he learnt about the Cogicogi bicycle sharing scheme during his visit to Tokyo. (credit:Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire)
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Mayor of London Boris Johnson cycles with the Mayor of the Shibuya district of Tokyo district, Ken Hasebe (right), where he learnt about the Cogicogi bicycle sharing scheme during his visit to Tokyo. (credit:Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire)
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Mayor of London Boris Johnson tries on a pair of clog-style priest's shoes at the Meiji Jingu Shrine in the centre of Tokyo, on the third day of his four day trade visit to Japan. (credit:Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire)
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Mayor of London Boris Johnson visits the British firm, Lola's Cupcakes during his visit to Tokyo. The mayor is on the third day of a four day trade visit to Japan. (credit:Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire)
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Mayor of London Boris Johnson visits the British firm, Lola's Cupcakes, during his visit to Tokyo. The mayor is on the third day of a four day trade visit to Japan. (credit:Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire)
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RECROPPED VERSION Mayor of London Boris Johnson attends a traditional Japanese tea ceremony with his counterpart in Tokyo, Governor Yoichi Masuzoe, where he learnt how to make and prepare tea. (credit:Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire)
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Mayor of London Boris Johnson meets with his counterpart in Tokyo, Governor Yoichi Masuzoe at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government building in the Japanese capital where they held talks and signed and a joint declaration and Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen the relationship between their two cities. (credit:Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire)
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Mayor of London Boris Johnson, right, throws a rugby ball against Tokyo Gov. Yoichi Masuzoe during a press conference at Metropolitan Government Office in Tokyo, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2015. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi) (credit:Shizuo Kambayashi/AP)
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Mayor of London Boris Johnson arrives at Tokyo railway station on the second day of a four day visit to Japan to promote trade and investment in London. (credit:Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire)
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Mayor of London Boris Johnson meets Jackie Byrne, a women's wear technical manager from Yorkshire, during the opening night of clothing designer Burberry's new shop in Tokyo, on the second day of a four day visit to Japan to promote trade and investment in London. (credit:Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire)
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Mayor of London Boris Johnson, tries on a Burberry scarf, as he talks with guests, during the opening night of the clothing designers new shop in Tokyo, on the second day of a four day visit to Japan to promote trade and investment in London. (credit:Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire)
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Mayor of London Boris Johnson, tries on a Burberry scarf, during the opening night of the clothing designers new shop in Tokyo, on the second day of a four day visit to Japan to promote trade and investment in London. (credit:Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire)
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Mayor of London Boris Johnson dances with Charlotte Gooch, a performer from the West End show, Top Hat, during his tour of the annual British trade fair at the Japanese department store, Hankyu in Osaka, Japan. (credit:Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire)
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Mayor of London Boris Johnson dances with Charlotte Gooch, a performer from the West End show, Top Hat, during his tour of the annual British trade fair at the Japanese department store, Hankyu in Osaka, Japan. (credit:Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire)
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Mayor of London Boris Johnson dances with Charlotte Gooch, a performer from the West End show, Top Hat, during his tour of the annual British trade fair at the Japanese department store, Hankyu in Osaka, Japan. (credit:Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire)
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Mayor of London Boris Johnson at Osaka railway station in Japan, to take a train to Nagoya where he visited the car manufacturer Toyota to see their new hydrogen powered car the Mirai. (credit:Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire)
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Mayor of London Boris Johnson at Osaka railway station in Japan, to take a train to Nagoya where he visited the car manufacturer Toyota to see their new hydrogen powered car the Mirai. (credit:Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire)
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Mayor of London Boris Johnson at Osaka railway station in Japan, to take a train to Nagoya where he visited the car manufacturer Toyota to see their new hydrogen powered car the Mirai. (credit:Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire)
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Mayor of London Boris Johnson visits the car manufacturer Toyota's headquarters near Nagoya in Japan, where he saw their new hydrogen powered car the Mirai. (credit:Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire)
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Mayor of London Boris Johnson at Osaka railway station in Japan, to take a train to Nagoya where he visited the car manufacturer Toyota to see their new hydrogen powered car the Mirai. (credit:Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire)
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Mayor of London Boris Johnson at Osaka railway station in Japan, to take a train to Nagoya where he visited the car manufacturer Toyota to see their new hydrogen powered car the Mirai. (credit:Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire)
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Mayor of London Boris Johnson at Osaka railway station in Japan, to take a train to Nagoya where he visited the car manufacturer Toyota to see their new hydrogen powered car the Mirai. (credit:Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire)
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Mayor of London Boris Johnson visits the car manufacturer Toyota's headquarters near Nagoya in Japan, where he saw their new hydrogen powered car the Mirai. (credit:Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire)
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Mayor of London Boris Johnson visits the car manufacturer Toyota's headquarters near Nagoya in Japan. (credit:Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire)
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Mayor of London Boris Johnson visits the car manufacturer Toyota's headquarters near Nagoya in Japan, where he saw their new hydrogen powered car the Mirai. (credit:Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire)
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Mayor of London Boris Johnson visits the car manufacturer Toyota's headquarters near Nagoya in Japan, where he saw their new hydrogen powered car the Mirai. (credit:Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire)
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Mayor of London Boris Johnson meets British retailers taking part in the annual British trade fair at the Japanese department store, Hankyu in Osaka today on the second day of a four day visit to Japan to promote trade and investment in London. (credit:Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire)
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Mayor of London Boris Johnson poses for a photograph in the Dotonbori district of central Osaka, Japan, on the first day of a five day visit to the country. (credit:Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire)
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Mayor of London Boris Johnson tries octopus balls in the Dotonbori district of central Osaka, Japan, on the first day of a five day visit to the country. (credit:Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire)
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Mayor of London Boris Johnson poses for a photograph in the Dotonbori district of central Osaka, Japan, on the first day of a five day visit to the country. (credit:Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire)
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Mayor of London Boris Johnson walks around the Dotonbori district of central Osaka, Japan, on the first day of a five day visit to the country. (credit:Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire)
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Mayor of London Boris Johnson pays his respects at the Hozenji Temple, which is a deity to Fudomyo, the god of Fury, during a visit to the Dotonbori district of central Osaka, Japan, on the first day of a five day visit to the country. (credit:Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire)
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Mayor of London Boris Johnson walks around the Dotonbori district of central Osaka, Japan, on the first day of a five day visit to the country. (credit:Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire)
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Mayor of London Boris Johnson helps cook octopus balls in the Dotonbori district of central Osaka, Japan, on the first day of a five day visit to the country. (credit:Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire)
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Mayor of London Boris Johnson tries some food during a walkabout in the Dotonbori district of central Osaka, Japan, on the first day of a five day visit to the coutry. (credit:Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire)
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Mayor of London Boris Johnson pays his respects at the Hozenji Temple, which is a deity to Fudomyo, the god of Fury, during a visit to the Dotonbori district of central Osaka, Japan, on the first day of a five day visit to the country. (credit:Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire)