Strictly Come Dancing Discussion Thread (On tonight at 19.15)BBC1HD

[Ammi]

I didn't know him, but Matthew does :laugh: He's a youtuber i think. Not sure what experience he has but he seems like a nice guy and is good.

…I thought he was going to be George Clarke from Amazing Spaces…:laugh:..

[The Grinch]

…I don’t know who he is, does he have dance experience…?…

I don’t think so, he’s a YouTuber but I doubt he has dancing backgrounds

[Ammi]

I don’t think so, he’s a YouTuber but I doubt he has dancing backgrounds

…he’s very good and looks as though he’s having the best time …

[The Grinch]

…he’s very good and looks as though he’s having the best time …

The next Joe Sugg?

[Ammi]

….gawjussssss swivel…

[The Grinch]

She was great

[Ammi]

The next Joe Sugg?

…I just had to Google him as I’m not generally a Strictly watcher…:laugh:…but yes, if that’s what you Strictly smart people think he could be…

[Christmas Dynasnow]

Well done Tom

[Merry Mockmas]

I can't believe that Ross brought the Kilt out.:laugh:

At least come out in a Rangers shirt.:dance:

[Merry Mockmas]

6 ? Seriously Shirley? The same as Jimmy???

Lewis was harshly attacked by Shirley imo.

[Santa's NaughtiNess]

Lewis was brilliant. Shirley is talking bollocks.

[Nicky91]

Jimmy was also undermarked by most judges apart from Anton tbh, since that is how you dance a real cha cha, the original cuban cha cha


Lewis was undermarked yes, and honestly his hip hop experience well it is completely different than latin or ballroom, like with hip hop everything needs to be robotic with the popping and locking, and in latin and ballroom you need more fluidity in each movement, and i was happy with what i saw from him last night, a good first ballroom routine


George, i kinda agree with Craig, the spanish lines looked poor, too straightened with his arm shaping, while you need to bend your hands into that matador pose, and i also thought it was a bit too much stomping around, a DWTS style paso rather than one with that authentic spanish vibe




i like Ross, i like his mentality of wanting to improve even if he isn't the strongest dancer, and that waltz was cute



i like Ellie, her waltz was beautiful, but having said that, this might've just been her dance, and i worry for her in some of the more technically difficult routines



Alex wasn't overmarked, she and JoJo made it look so easy while in fact it really isn't easy


Stefan undermarked if you ask me, i thought i saw some decent cuban breaks, and he was in sync with Dianne throughout the routine, i liked that one move on the floor especially, that a 66 yr old can do that :o and he looked good with that wig :love: :laugh:


La Voix undermarked, i liked that mind**** with us thinking at first it being a tango, but in the end it being a jive :flutter:



Thomas :facepalm: no words, other than Strictly's very own Master P :laugh3: :laugh3: :laugh3: no basic salsa content whatsoever in there lol

[Nicky91]

Week 2 my scores

La Voix & Aljaz: 7

Karen & Carlos: 6

Jimmy & Lauren: 7

Lewis & Katya: 7

Alex & Johannes: 8

Ellie & Vito: 6

Thomas & Amy: 1

Harry & Karen: 7

Ross & Jowita: 5

Amber & Nikita: 8

Vicky & Kai: 6

Chris & Nadiya: 4

Stefan & Dianne: 6

George & Alexis: 6

Balvinder & Julian: 9

[joeysteele]

Watching it again this morning.
Just the dances.
How much better it is when you switch off the judges chatter.

Amber and Lewis again the best for me.

However it's clear how hard the vast majority are trying to improve.

Honestly though, Thomas, that was probably the worst ever performance possibly on a series.
It's not all his fault, he simply cannot dance.

[Ammi]

La Voix was good, though I preferred last weeks routine of hers

..I just watched La Voix’s routine from yesterday…she’s a good dancer for sure and she’s also such a show gal, which I love to see so much personality and fun put into a dance in such a natural way…:love:…marvellous…

[Holly Christmas]

..I just watched La Voix’s routine from yesterday…she’s a good dancer for sure and she’s also such a show gal, which I love to see so much personality and fun put into a dance in such a natural way…:love:…marvellous…

She really wants to get to Blackpool week so I hope she does.

[Livia]

I loved La Voix last night. George's paso was my dance of the night.

[Santa's NaughtiNess]

No surprises : Lewis was my favourite last night. His talent and Katya choreography = brilliant

[Christmas Dynasnow]

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[Nicky91]

Ross also is a weak dancer, but at least he has a better mentality, and his partnership with Jowita is so lovely :flutter:

also lovely what Craig told him to just remain who he is in this competition, despite the bad criticism




but the criticism towards Stefan was uncalled for honestly, the man was doing the best he could with a dance he was dreading to do, and it is not like the cha cha cha is an easy dance, i mean with that weird way of moving with the straightened leg actions, and am i worried, no, i trust in the public, we ain't dance experts, and Stefan's routine was entertaining

[arista]

Week 2 my scores

La Voix & Aljaz: 7

Karen & Carlos: 6

Jimmy & Lauren: 7

Lewis & Katya: 7

Alex & Johannes: 8

Ellie & Vito: 6

Thomas & Amy: 1

Harry & Karen: 7

Ross & Jowita: 5

Amber & Nikita: 8

Vicky & Kai: 6

Chris & Nadiya: 4

Stefan & Dianne: 6

George & Alexis: 6

Balvinder & Julian: 9


So Nicky
Cockney Thomas is Leaving Tonight
in your view

[Nicky91]

So Nicky
Cockney Thomas is Leaving Tonight
in your view

well i highly doubt that, considering some weeds are hard to get rid of, for all we know Thomas is sticking around just as long as Mike Bushell did in his series


i worry for Stefan and for Ross

[arista]

Annie
Your Time is wrong

it is on at 19:15 BBC1

[Livia]

Didn't like that very much. Find him cockney


Rude....

[Holly Christmas]

Rude....

I see what you did there :joker:

[arista]

well i highly doubt that, considering some weeds are hard to get rid of, for all we know Thomas is sticking around just as long as Mike Bushell did in his series


i worry for Stefan and for Ross


I agree he may go.

[Livia]

I see what you did there :joker:

Me? :angel:

[Christmas Dynasnow]

Ross is toast

bookmark me

[Santa's NaughtiNess]

Really want Lewis to do a salsa for movie week. Something fun. Maybe Cuba Pete ?

[joeysteele]

Oh definitely the right result for once at the start of the series.
It's a pity for Amy however.

[arista]

Top of the Paper

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[Merry Mockmas]

No surprises : Lewis was my favourite last night. His talent and Katya choreography = brilliant

You've just got to love Katya.:dance:

[Christmas Dynasnow]

Neville has made a catastrophic error there has been a huge backlash that is irreversible

Expect his career to hit the rocks now

Wow

[Merry Mockmas]

Neville has made a catastrophic error there has been a huge backlash that is irreversible

Expect his career to hit the rocks now

Wow

His career won't hit the rocks tbf.

But it's another sign of him coming across as very unintelligent.

[Livia]

Neville has learned nothing from Lineker. Stick to football.

[Nicky91]

am happy Ross is through, and a paso doble to thunderbirds next week, omg yass :clap1: classic and never been used before either on here


Amber doing Sound of Music, and i kinda hope it is to My Favourite Things (what Ross said last night)


La Voix doing Mary Poppins, but not as Mary but as The Crazy Bird Lady :laugh:





my thoughts on the dance off last night

TS no improvement whatsoever (those judges were lying to sweet talk him before he was likely to throw a tantrum or anything) and Chris & Nadiya had improvements compared to first time around, Chris definitely listened to judges feedback in terms of standing taller with his posture and letting Nadiya dance to his height




but yeah i'm positively surprised by the public votes, i was really scared for Ross, that i thought Tom would get the public on his side, the right wingers at least, but thankfully justice prevailed, and we get another week of Ross and Jowita's beautiful partnership, he really couldn't have gotten anyone better




Jimmy's reaction to Claudia's question regarding his youngest daughter too young to be in the studio ''she treats me like a king when i get home'' :flutter:

[Nicky91]

i'm curious if they also make usage of the strings for Thunderbirds in the choreography :think:


also that opening tune is such a banger! i hope they include 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 countdown which is the most epic bit



technique wise my expectations are at zero but i just hope i see some decent efforts

[Merry Mockmas]

Neville has learned nothing from Lineker. Stick to football.

But unlike Lineker, Neville makes a lot of stupid comments on the topic of Football too.

No offense intended towards him, but he makes Cameron B look like his in the Mensa group of intelligence.:laugh:

[Merry Mockmas]

am happy Ross is through, and a paso doble to thunderbirds next week, omg yass :clap1: classic and never been used before either on here


Amber doing Sound of Music, and i kinda hope it is to My Favourite Things (what Ross said last night)


La Voix doing Mary Poppins, but not as Mary but as The Crazy Bird Lady :laugh:





my thoughts on the dance off last night

TS no improvement whatsoever (those judges were lying to sweet talk him before he was likely to throw a tantrum or anything) and Chris & Nadiya had improvements compared to first time around, Chris definitely listened to judges feedback in terms of standing taller with his posture and letting Nadiya dance to his height




but yeah i'm positively surprised by the public votes, i was really scared for Ross, that i thought Tom would get the public on his side, the right wingers at least, but thankfully justice prevailed, and we get another week of Ross and Jowita's beautiful partnership, he really couldn't have gotten anyone better




Jimmy's reaction to Claudia's question regarding his youngest daughter too young to be in the studio ''she treats me like a king when i get home'' :flutter:

Not Ross doing a Paso.:laugh3:

[Livia]

But unlike Lineker, Neville makes a lot of stupid comments on the topic of Football too.

No offense intended towards him, but he makes Cameron B look like his in the Mensa group of intelligence.:laugh:

I don't know much about him as a commentator (West Ham fan, obviously I'm really clueless about football or I'd choose a team that didn't break my heart week after week), but I do know he was happy to pull on an England shirt more than a thousand times and take everything that that brings... not so happy to fly the flag.

My absolute favourite thing about Gary Neville is the knowledge that his father was called Neville Neville. A family of vast imagination it seems...

[Merry Mockmas]

I don't know much about him as a commentator (West Ham fan, obviously I'm really clueless about football or I'd choose a team that didn't break my heart week after week), but I do know he was happy to pull on an England shirt more than a thousand times and take everything that that brings... not so happy to fly the flag.

My absolute favourite thing about Gary Neville is the knowledge that his father was called Neville Neville. A family of vast imagination it seems...

Same here tbh, Blues haven't won a match in god knows how long, it's starting to feel frustrating.:joker:

At least we're not Rangers fans though.:hehe:

And yeah the name Neville Neville does make me laugh too.:laugh:

And I'm sure that Gary Neville is a nice guy, but he can be too earnest sometimes imo.

[Livia]

Same here tbh, Blues haven't won a match in god knows how long, it's starting to feel frustrating.:joker:

At least we're not Rangers fans though.:hehe:

And yeah the name Neville Neville does make me laugh too.:laugh:

And I'm sure that Gary Neville is a nice guy, but he can be too earnest sometimes imo.

Being fans like us at least teaches us to face crushing disappointment in in other areas of our lives. It's character building.

I watched a thing about Neville yesterday. The camera went along the line and all the lads were singing the national anthem, not him though, he stood with his head down, time after time. Happy to pull on the shirt and accept all the riches playing for his national team brings, but not willing to sing the anthem or even raise his head. He's a disgrace.

[Merry Mockmas]

Being fans like us at least teaches us to face crushing disappointment in in other areas of our lives. It's character building.

I watched a thing about Neville yesterday. The camera went along the line and all the lads were singing the national anthem, not him though, he stood with his head down, time after time. Happy to pull on the shirt and accept all the riches playing for his national team brings, but not willing to sing the anthem or even raise his head. He's a disgrace.

Too true, I am more prepared to fail at something than I am at succeeding, thanks to Birmingham City.:joker:

Didn't he at least mime through the national anthem?:laugh:

[Livia]

Too true, I am more prepared to fail at something than I am at succeeding, thanks to Birmingham City.:joker:

Didn't he at least mime through the national anthem?:laugh:

He just stood with his head down, not just once either. Like he was ashamed. Well, now he has something to be ashamed of, I guess.

[Merry Mockmas]

He just stood with his head down, not just once either. Like he was ashamed. Well, now he has something to be ashamed of, I guess.

It explains why he never really played that great for England.:laugh:

[Livia]

It explains why he never really played that great for England.:laugh:

I hear people are going to boycott Sky till he's sacked. What was he thinking??

[Merry Mockmas]

I hear people are going to boycott Sky till he's sacked. What was he thinking??

Sky will stand by him I reckon.

After all they stood by Jamie Carragher, and he assaulted someone.

[Livia]

Sky will stand by him I reckon.

After all they stood by Jamie Carragher, and he assaulted someone.

I don't have Sky, waste of money, I reckon. Avoiding West Ham losing on Match of the Day is enough for me.

[Merry Mockmas]

I don't have Sky, waste of money, I reckon. Avoiding West Ham losing on Match of the Day is enough for me.

Tbh you're not missing out on much nowadays.

I like some of them on Sky Sports still, but Neville and Carragher both annoy me tbh.

[Zizu]

But unlike Lineker, Neville makes a lot of stupid comments on the topic of Football too.

No offense intended towards him, but he makes Cameron B look like his in the Mensa group of intelligence.:laugh:


Are you seriously criticising Gary Neville ?

He has many detractors due to his ManU link and his growing voice in political matters plus his penchant for owning and leasing hundreds of properties but he’s generally accepted as one of if not the best football pundit around ..

He’s the best we’ve had since Andy Gray ffs

Only Roy Keane and possibly Jamie Carragher come close


I thought you knew your football LOL

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[Merry Mockmas]

Are you seriously criticising Gary Neville ?

He has many detractors due to his ManU link and his growing voice in political matters plus his penchant for owning and leasing hundreds of properties but he’s generally accepted as one of if not the best football pundit around ..

He’s the best we’ve had since Andy Gray ffs

Only Roy Keane and possibly Jamie Carragher come close


I thought you knew your football LOL

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Gary Neville is a hypocrite, and blows everything that happens out of proportion to what they really were.

Plus his knowledge on the "lesser" teams isn't always up to snuff.

[Nicky91]

looking forward to tonights show


6:05 PM it starts

[Nicky91]

just to inform you guys, Stefan won't be performing tonight, he's sick on his bed, ill


and ill is lesser bad than injured, so get well soon and hopefully we'll see him and Dianne back next week



i am sad though, i was looking forward to their waltz, but good on Stefan for staying home if ur not feeling well, my advice for him, take extra vitamins, maybe a good soup?

[Nicky91]

i mean Natalie Gumede also was ill, that one week she had a bye into next round, when she was due to being showing us that Proud Mary Jive


a reminder of the dances for movie week

Alex & Johannes - Quickstep to Suddenly I See from Devil Wears Prada

Amber & Nikita - American Smooth to Sixteen Going On Seventeen from The Sound Of Music

Balvinder & Julian - Foxtrot to The Way You Look Tonight from Swing Time

Chris & Nadiya - Paso Doble to Sweet Child O' Mine from Thor: Love And Thunder

Ellie & Vito - Samba to Dance The Night from Barbie

George & Alexis - Couples Choice to Soda Pop from KPop Demon Hunters

Harry & Karen - Salsa to I Always Wanted A Brother from Mufasa: The Lion King

Jimmy & Lauren - Rumba to No Time To Die from No Time To Die

Karen & Carlos - Cha Cha Cha to She's A Lady from Miss Congeniality

La Voix & Aljaz - Waltz to Feed The Birds from Mary Poppins

Lewis & Katya - Paso Doble to The Plaza Of Execution from The Mask Of Zorro

Ross & Jowita - Paso Doble to Thunderbirds Theme from Thunderbirds

Vicky & Kai - Charleston to A Little Party Never Killed Nobody (All We Got) from The Great Gatsby

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[Nicky91]

and there is a guest mentor this week in Cynthia Erivo



Amber especially is very excited for this, she interviewed Cynthia last year btw

EhO_XSUQiMs




anyway i am glad we have no Grease, Dirty Dancing tonight, i don't mind Sound of Music (that song hasn't been used before btw) and Mary Poppins is something i don't mind either



am also looking forward what the judges are dressed up as

[Nicky91]

Jimmy as James Bond makes my ''Idris Elba dream 007 casting'' somehow happen


i mean Jimmy also has the same beard as Idris, and its Lauren's first ever Rumba!!!!!





No Time to Die is a fantastic song, seen it in the german version used for a waltz, by Rene Casselly his week 1 routine :) so can't wait for this song with a rumba

[The Grinch]

Ugh a 9 for a experienced dancer, yes but I hope she doesn’t win

[Santa's NaughtiNess]

Enjoyed that from Amber

[The Grinch]

Chris was fine

[joeysteele]

Beautiful routine from Amber and Nikita.

[joeysteele]

Quite an improvement from Chris.

[Santa's NaughtiNess]

Didn't enjoy that paso at all.

[Holly Christmas]

Fooks sake I thought it was only on at 7.15 pm like the thread title.

[Santa's NaughtiNess]

I'm loving this from George :dance:

[The Grinch]

Great from George but hated the song

[joeysteele]

Liked that from George.

[The Grinch]

La was good too. She looks so different tonight without the red wig

[joeysteele]

Nice but average waltz that was for me.

[Santa's NaughtiNess]

That was nice.

[Zizu]

Remember to vote for Karen Carney even if she is complete pants !


We desperately need to keep her in the competition and well away from our precious footie games !!


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[Santa's NaughtiNess]

I only vote for Lewis

[joeysteele]

I'll only say Ross tried.

[Santa's NaughtiNess]

That was god awful.

[joeysteele]

The foxtrot is a hard dance, this is really rather well done

[Santa's NaughtiNess]

Balvinder just smashed that. Fabulous!

[joeysteele]

Shirley Ballas talking tripe.

[Santa's NaughtiNess]

Shirley Ballas talking tripe.

I have her. She prizes her favourites and puts down the rest :fist:

[joeysteele]

Lively routine that one.

[joeysteele]

I have her. She prizes her favourites and puts down the rest :fist:

Yes, I know what you mean.
She's really unfair at times.

[joeysteele]

Hmm, that was okay.

[Santa's NaughtiNess]

That was ok, but it didn't wow me

[joeysteele]

That was okay but not one of the strongest Charlestons.

[Santa's NaughtiNess]

Where was the swivel?

[Santa's NaughtiNess]

Vicky is so very annoying

[joeysteele]

Hmm, sorry I don't like the Samba as a dance.
I guess it was okay.

[joeysteele]

Not particularly good was that one.

[joeysteele]

A bit of a messy Salsa that was for me.

[The Grinch]

He’s always had rhyme like Amber bet he scores high

[joeysteele]

Another great show from Lewis.

[Santa's NaughtiNess]

Omg Lewis that was absolutely incredible! I'm so proud of my boy!

[joeysteele]

This could get a ten

[Adamw92]

Lewis did well but I can’t help comparing it to Danny Mac’s superior Zorro inspired Paso.

[Merry Mockmas]

Ugh a 9 for a experienced dancer, yes but I hope she doesn’t win

I don't believe that she will.

Lewis is the bigger threat out of the two ringers imo.

[Merry Mockmas]

Vicky is so very annoying

She's coming across a little too desperate in wanting to be liked by the public imo.

She seems nice enough though imo.

[Shaun]

Lewis was obviously the best of the night but I still find him a bizarre mix of boring and a "show-off" lol

Jimmy was fantastic, and also enjoyed Karen, La Voix, Amber and Balvinder.

Thought Alex was a bit stiff... and George's routine was awful, especially for a CC. My bottom 2 of the night would be Ross and Chris though, need to get rid of both so the real competition can begin.

[Ammi]

…I was able to watch some of this yesterday…crikey I’m hooked already…I actually didn’t get to see Lewis’ dance, though…I was thinking that Jimmy might be the ‘dark horse’, I loved his dance yesterday…:love:..and La Voix also was gorgeous, she’s not a Queen that I’m familiar with from her season but she’s a comedy Queen…?…her waltz not really her comfort zone but such a beautiful waltz to watch…:love:…and especially challenging for someone who has never worn a wig before ever…and that extra challenge of worrying it’ll stay in its place through the dance, she met that challenge beautifully…:flutter:…

[Nicky91]

my Movie Week thoughts and scores

Amber & Nikita: very much enjoyed this, super stunning lifts and tricks, i did notice some lip sync but i forgive her just because it's movie week and all in all brilliant footwork 9

Chris & Nadiya: much much better than the last two weeks, that was a decent paso for a novice good fun 6

George & Alexis: underscored if you ask me, all in all it was very uplifting, okay technique wise, quite a lot of times out of sync while in hip hop you should always be in sync but entertaining performance 8

La Voix & Aljaz: a nice danced waltz, but at the end of the day a waltz remains a waltz, nothing more you can do with that 7

Ross & Jowita: OMG YASSSSSSSS Timeless ICONIC one for the history books, technically maybe not perfect, but from that hopeless duffer in week 1 to actually trying to dance, RESPECT 6

Balvinder & Julian: so many flaws this routine had, way too little focus on the in hold dancing and what was there in hold was just bad, and the out of hold content i also saw some problems with the footwork, no not her finest hour 5

Karen & Carlos: not many straightened legs whatsoever what a cha cha requires, indeed craig, her free arm also looked awkward rather than positioning it properly, this was bad 4

Jimmy & Lauren: the dance of death for a male celebrity, well not today, that was full of drama, i actually am looking forward to when he gets to do the tango and argentine tango now, so much passion and chemistry in this rumba, YASSSS GET IN 9

Vicky & Kai: no swivels whatsoever, however most hilarious thing was Kai doing DiCaprio's famous glass raising moment in the opening of the routine, apart from no swivels that was otherwise a decent slapstick variant of a charleston, not bad but not great either 6

Ellie & Vito: that samba bounce! those volta's! those botafogo's! that tribal bit near the end of the routine, great routine 8

Alex & Johannes: Alex was perfectly divine as Meryl! dance wise, she makes it seem so effortless, so easy to watch, wow 9

Harry & Karen: idk about anyone else, but for me, this is one of my favourite Salsa's on Strictly EVER! thankfully not an overload of lifts, but also plenty of salsa dance content, those african tribal moves especially fitted so well with the salsa, main technique is rhythm, fluidity throughout the hips and dancing it into the ground, while in cha cha you need straightened legs and in samba you need bend knees, anyway that was gorgeous 9

Lewis & Katya: speechless, i literally was speechless 10!

[Nicky91]

Lewis with dance experience

or

Ross, Chris as beginners




with the same dance this week


i thought Ross's shapings were excellent somehow, i saw clear spanish lines, or at least a good effort at that


better than Chris's, although Chris's was danced more but lacked spanish lines

[The Grinch]

I don't believe that she will.

Lewis is the bigger threat out of the two ringers imo.

Lewis is another one I hope doesn’t win. It should be someone who had no experience at all

[arista]

Who will go tonight?

[Santa's NaughtiNess]

Lewis is another one I hope doesn’t win. It should be someone who had no experience at all

I just want him in the final.

[arista]

Ross will go

[arista]

Ross has gone

[Ammi]

Ross will go

Ross has gone

…you were most wise, Arista…

[Merry Mockmas]

Lewis was obviously the best of the night but I still find him a bizarre mix of boring and a "show-off" lol

Jimmy was fantastic, and also enjoyed Karen, La Voix, Amber and Balvinder.

Thought Alex was a bit stiff... and George's routine was awful, especially for a CC. My bottom 2 of the night would be Ross and Chris though, need to get rid of both so the real competition can begin.

I thought that Jimmy did well too.

Especially as Rumba's can be really tricky early on in the series.

[Merry Mockmas]

Lewis is another one I hope doesn’t win. It should be someone who had no experience at all

That's fair enough.

I think that Lewis is the one to watch out for though, as I think he topped this week's Entertainment Weekly poll.

[Nicky91]

i wanted Ross to go through one more week, i'm sad :(


he danced that thunderbirds paso even better in the dance off but of course against Balvinder i knew he was a goner :sad:




some dances we know for next week

Alex doing a rumba to Fast Car by Tracy Chapman

Harry doing a rumba to It Must Have Been Love by Roxette

George doing a tango to Viva La Vida by Coldplay

Amber doing the first argentine tango of the series!

[Shaun]

…I was able to watch some of this yesterday…crikey I’m hooked already…I actually didn’t get to see Lewis’ dance, though…I was thinking that Jimmy might be the ‘dark horse’, I loved his dance yesterday…:love:..and La Voix also was gorgeous, she’s not a Queen that I’m familiar with from her season but she’s a comedy Queen…?…her waltz not really her comfort zone but such a beautiful waltz to watch…:love:…and especially challenging for someone who has never worn a wig before ever…and that extra challenge of worrying it’ll stay in its place through the dance, she met that challenge beautifully…:flutter:…

She's sort of a jack-of-all-trades really... she was already an established name before auditioning and is able to sing, do stand-up, act, and - apparently - dance. Her drag is definitely of the "old school" variety and I think - had 3 of the previous 4 winners of the show already not been "camp, old-school UK drag" queens she would have deservedly won. I don't mind Kyran Thrax but she was outshone by La Voix basically all season.

I think Ru and Michelle try to hold the UK drag scene at an arm's length after their displeasure at comments made about them / the show by Paul O'Grady... so while the best UK drag queens are that Lily Savage archetype, the judges seem to be trying to shift the tides and turn us into dull USA clones

See: the current season (7)... the average age is far lower, and the show is suffering as a result. Nary a personality among the bunch :skull:

[Ammi]

She's sort of a jack-of-all-trades really... she was already an established name before auditioning and is able to sing, do stand-up, act, and - apparently - dance. Her drag is definitely of the "old school" variety and I think - had 3 of the previous 4 winners of the show already not been "camp, old-school UK drag" queens she would have deservedly won. I don't mind Kyran Thrax but she was outshone by La Voix basically all season.

I think Ru and Michelle try to hold the UK drag scene at an arm's length after their displeasure at comments made about them / the show by Paul O'Grady... so while the best UK drag queens are that Lily Savage archetype, the judges seem to be trying to shift the tides and turn us into dull USA clones

See: the current season (7)... the average age is far lower, and the show is suffering as a result. Nary a personality among the bunch :skull:

…oh I must read what Paul O’Grady/Lily said…I have to say that I did have a bit of a bad taste with Ru…(…I can’t recall the season…)…but it was when he criticised Jo Black, was that the Queen…?…well he didn’t criticise, he tore her down really and it wasn’t great to watch at all…the UK is just much, much smaller so that’ll reflect in that industry and also reflect in wardrobe budgets, I imagine…anyway, I did feel generally that it was becoming quite ‘style over substance’…and the styling is something that I love, obviously…but the talent and versatility as you say with La Voix, is such a part of Queens crossing over more into things like Strictly and such a shining part a winning Queen…

[Merry Mockmas]

i wanted Ross to go through one more week, i'm sad :(


he danced that thunderbirds paso even better in the dance off but of course against Balvinder i knew he was a goner :sad:




some dances we know for next week

Alex doing a rumba to Fast Car by Tracy Chapman

Harry doing a rumba to It Must Have Been Love by Roxette

George doing a tango to Viva La Vida by Coldplay

Amber doing the first argentine tango of the series!

I love the AT.:dance:

[Santa's NaughtiNess]

Love the Argentine tango

[Nicky91]

i want Stefan to survive one more week, for Icons week next week


i'm curious if he'll dance to John Farnham? or maybe the production saving Punkrocker for him? for Iggy Pop at Icons Week :think:



anyway his waltz song it is you i have loved, they can save for next year, as long as they sign up Manu Bennett and pair him with Michelle, so we have the deathstroke waltz, Michelle is sooooooooooooooooooooooooooo similar to Shado tbh

[Nicky91]

don't need votes tonight: Amber & Nikita, Lewis & Katya, Ellie & Vito



pretty sure Chris & Nadiya are a goner this week, duffer on a salsa is predictable exit :joker:


Balvinder will have the bounce back votes this week, and a stronger week dance wise too with her Paso



think it'll be Chris vs Stefan :think: weakest two out of those remaining now

[Nicky91]

now please Amber fall flat on your big face :fc:

[Ammi]

…loved Karen’s quickstep…:lovedup:…

[joeysteele]

That was a Quickstep.

[Shaun]

"I usually speak to just the celebrity, but with you I speak to you both"... Motsi basically confirming that she sees Lewis as a professional dancer and rendering his participation entirely pointless :laugh:

[Santa's NaughtiNess]

That was beautiful. I loved it!

[Shaun]

Jimmy is such a showman for someone who used to be a footballer :laugh: :love:

[Ammi]

Jimmy is such a showman for someone who used to be a footballer :laugh: :love:

…he’s such a gorgeous guy as well, what a beautiful family…:lovedup:…I love to watch him dance, it’s so easy to see how much he loves it as well…:love:…

[Shaun]

weird song choice for a tango... didn't really have any momentum

[Santa's NaughtiNess]

weird song choice for a tango... didn't really have any momentum

Yes the tango need a better song than that

[Ammi]

…La Voix giving Antie Entity Thunderdome realness…:love:…

[Shaun]

Shirley truly is such a miserable, evil little thing

[Santa's NaughtiNess]

I enjoyed that paso

[Shaun]

it's weird, I have plenty of dancers I like but the whole thing just feels a bit boring this year...

[Merry Mockmas]

Alex had a very clever routine this week.

I hope that Karen and Jimmy are safe.:fc:

[Merry Mockmas]

now please Amber fall flat on your big face :fc:

Amber tonight reminded me of this woman from the song Stay by Shakespear Sister

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[Nicky91]

my thoughts week 4

Karen & Carlos: her personal best dance i think, i mean i always doubted her for having a weak core frame, but all in all her quickstep looked good 8

Harry & Karen: SEXY SEXY SEXY! nothing less than Colin's rumba for sure 9

Vicky & Kai: am amazed how great the geordie queen really is, continues to surprise me week by week 9

Stefan & Dianne: i agree with Anton, for me the charlestons also don't always need to be too over the top, i actually also prefer slapstick comedy ones, it very much still looked like a charleston anyway, and that personality, WOW 8

Lewis & Katya: not bad but i get what Anton was saying, i see Lewis has a habit of trying to do too much in a routine, same problem Aston had in his series kinda, but yes finalist potential is very much there 8

Jimmy & Lauren: it wasn't out of sync Shirley not even once? and Soca dancing is different to something like hip hop, Soca is more grounded, with emotions, also the location names on that pole, Alkmaar, Zaandam, Stamford Bridge, everything what he has a connection with, loved the routine 9

George & Alexis: am gobsmacked the judges didn't mention this, but i didn't a heel lead at all here, and in tango you dance with heel leads all the time, his core frame was mediocre at best, also a lack of chemistry honestly 4

La Voix & Aljaz: good on Shirley, ZERO Cha Cha content, and the blame here is on Aljaz, a boxing theme with a cha cha cha :facepalm: is almost as disastrous as the michael jackson choreo for viennese waltz by Janette for Aston LOL 1

Balvinder & Julian: told you so Bal would come back with a bang from the dance off last week, this was FIRE 9

Alex & Johannes: so much hard work going into this week by week by these two, and it looks so effortless, i am in awe by these two loveys 10

Chris & Nadiya: it looked better than what i was expecting it to be, very nice footwork placements, so to say there isn't salsa content in this is a lie, okay could've been more fluid from one movement to another, but it was decent 6

Amber & Nikita: a argentine tango is a responsive dance yes, and there was no such thing of that seen in their effort, as a regular tango it also wasn't that good, nah, best forgotten this one 3

Ellie & Vito: showstopper very iconic, fabulous, so ellie, yass 10

[Ammi]

it's weird, I have plenty of dancers I like but the whole thing just feels a bit boring this year...

..tbh, this is the first season that I’ve properly watched it for many years…/…I don’t know if I’ll keep up with it…I think that my big thing with it atm is that it spreads over such a huge part of a Saturday evening, which for me is quite often movie time…:laugh:…but I’ll see how it goes, the judges comments seem to be just repeat and repeat so I wish that I could skip over those to make it shorter…

[Nicky91]

maybe Aljaz needs to be benched next year, if he's gonna start making questionable choreography choices :idc:

[Nicky91]

post week 4

i can see Jimmy as a possible finalist, i can see Alex as a possible finalist



Lewis and Amber (with their dance experience) are the obvious frontrunners but honestly could easily see them facing each other in a dance off in the later stage of the competition after Blackpool i think, and if Lewis is knocked out in a dance off, we can really call it the Curse of Aston :fan:



Ellie idk how long she'll last, but anyway she had her couples choice now, maybe a nice blackpool exit :think:

[joeysteele]

For me, Amber and Lewis were again the best last night.

I agreed with Craig on George that if they did that dance again it would be perfect.
I enjoyed their dance.

I personally didn't get the gushing for Alex, it was extremely good no doubt but not out of this world like the judges indicated.

[Nicky91]

for the 2026 series

i think Dani Dyer is a shoe-in to get Jamie Laing'd



and for the christmas special this year, i wouldn't be surprised if they try to approach Kristian Nairn/Hodor for that, considering that is just a one off show


and i can see them trying to book another game of thrones alumni for the regular series next year, i can totally see Jerome Flynn on the show somehow (Bronn of Blackwater) since he also is famous as a musician, from the duo Robson & Jerome ;)



and as dead as the australian version is at this moment, i can see strictly becoming more appealing to way more australian celebs, and someone like Manu Bennett is another one who has his audience appeal in the UK, fans of the hobbit, arrowverse might recognize him, we haven't had a star from the hobbit either on the show :think:

[Livia]

I loved La Voix last night, I don't care what the judges said. She's in my top three, along with Karen Carney and George. I wish I could like Alex, I had no strong feelings about her either way about her before the show, but she's such a self-indulgent luvvie. It's a shame because I adore JoJo.

[Santa's NaughtiNess]

I'm so proud of Lewis. He's improving every week and has a great partnership with Katya.
I like them all except a few who I find annoying.
Amber may be the best dancer, but she leaves me cold.

[Santa's NaughtiNess]

I loved La Voix last night, I don't care what the judges said. She's in my top three, along with Karen Carney and George. I wish I could like Alex, I had no strong feelings about her either way about her before the show, but she's such a self-indulgent luvvie. It's a shame because I adore JoJo.

I like Lewis and George.

[Santa's NaughtiNess]

For me, Amber and Lewis were again the best last night.

I agreed with Craig on George that if they did that dance again it would be perfect.
I enjoyed their dance.

I personally didn't get the gushing for Alex, it was extremely good no doubt but not out of this world like the judges indicated.

I missed it. Only saw the over the top praise from the judges. How embarrassing when they do that.

[The Grinch]

I loved La Voix last night, I don't care what the judges said. She's in my top three, along with Karen Carney and George. I wish I could like Alex, I had no strong feelings about her either way about her before the show, but she's such a self-indulgent luvvie. It's a shame because I adore JoJo.

La Voix was good entertainment last night, I gave her my votes last night lol. Her going on about Tess’s clothes always makes me laugh

[joeysteele]

I missed it. Only saw the over the top praise from the judges. How embarrassing when they do that.

It was very embarrassing I agree.

[arista]

Who is going tonight?

[Livia]

La Voix was good entertainment last night, I gave her my votes last night lol. Her going on about Tess’s clothes always makes me laugh

She's hilarious "Tess, you've gone from bath mat to bed sheet."

[Santa's NaughtiNess]

She's hilarious "Tess, you've gone from bath mat to bed sheet."

She said she forgot the routine.
But it wasn't a very good one. Alijaz latin choreography is a bit bit and miss

[Christmas Dynasnow]

this true?

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[Nicky91]

this true?

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no?

it is couples choice, which has no rules basically, where the couple can go for any style of dance they want

[Nicky91]

Who is going tonight?

i think it needs to be La Voix, but it'll depend if she has a fanbase or not?


and otherwise i worry it could be a Stefan vs Chris dance off :sad: :worry:

[The Grinch]

She's hilarious "Tess, you've gone from bath mat to bed sheet."

The Toga party line had me laughing too :laugh:

[Livia]

this true?

1979632639184441457

I'm tired of them telling her how fabulous she is.

[Merry Mockmas]

For me, Amber and Lewis were again the best last night.

I agreed with Craig on George that if they did that dance again it would be perfect.
I enjoyed their dance.

I personally didn't get the gushing for Alex, it was extremely good no doubt but not out of this world like the judges indicated.

It's BBC points.

[Merry Mockmas]

this true?

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It's not too far off.

[Nicky91]

Ellie will do Spice Girls for Icons week

Lewis will do Johnny Cash

Alex will do Dolly Parton

La Voix will do Cher

Karen Carney will do Celine Dion

Harry Aikines-Aryeetey will do Usher

Stefan Dennis will do Jon Bon Jovi

George Clarke will do Harry Styles

Vicky Pattison will do Cheryl Cole (and Kai as Anton Du Beke :hehe:)

[Nicky91]

i kinda hope Vicky has Fight For This Love then, i mean the outfit in that video is so stunning anyway


am curious what song Lewis has then for quickstep, only fast song i know is Ring of Fire :think:



Livin On a Prayer is a fab Paso tune, i hope Stefan will do well with it



Harry has the argentine tango, Karen's first time in 13 years :laugh:

[Nicky91]

also i feel JoJo has very strong chances of his first win this year, if only he can bring some of Alex's confidence into the ballrooms as well


but Alex is quite a Latin Queen honestly, how easy her samba and now her rumba looked


and all credit goes to JoJo for doing the right things with her, as well as clever choreographies



popularity wise i reckon she might be a decent match up against George (tbh i really hope George won't win but fanbase i still have to see how popular George really is, when he is more near the bottom of leaderboard, considering Joe Sugg was also a claimed winner with his millions of followers, or Daniel O'Donnell's so called millions of fans :fan:)


George just bores me, and Alexis i hope is let go back to the US next year, she adds nothing with her DWTS choreo's

[Nicky91]

so a what if scenario

reinstate Chris and Nadiya, they are likely due a ballroom, after two latins back to back (Paso Doble and Salsa)


also not like he was eliminated chancelessly on unanimous judge votes, no, basically because of Craig's deciding vote on a 2-2 (and plenty of viewers still think he should be there anyway)


BBC can just learn a thing or two from RTL, i very much prefer Lets Dance over Strictly these days, in terms of much more competitive of the two versions, also Lets Dance is more about dancing than Strictly (where its more about entertainment these days it seems)


RTL haven't had a ''sympathy vote'' winner yet, we did have plenty of contestants with disabilities on the show, but those also don't want sympathy votes

[Nicky91]

next week is Halloween Week yes, so basically an entire weekend of that cuz of strictly


October 31st is on friday this year, but strictly's halloween shows on November 1st and November 2nd

[Holly Christmas]

Harry was crap. Extremely overscored.

[Holly Christmas]

That was quite good but not winner material

[Holly Christmas]

Lovely Jimmy and Lauren

[Holly Christmas]

Cmon La Voix

[Shaun]

I guess Ellie is going to be over-marked all series because the judges are scared to say anything negative.

I find the whole thing uncomfortable with how much they patronise her and treat her like a child. I'm sure she's lovely (don't really get much of a personality either way really) but this completely ruined the last series: people just voting en masse for Chris despite 7 or 8 dancers being better. It helped that he was funny and likeable, and his disability was much more of an obstacle than most have been, but it made the series boring and predictable for me.

[Holly Christmas]

Harry for the chop please voters

[joeysteele]

George was undermarked in my view.
I liked that routine.

Again though, Amber and Lewis shone for me.

Very good show tonight, Shirley was over critical.

[Shaun]

guessing it'll be a Karen and Balvinder bottom two

[Santa's NaughtiNess]

I love johnny cash and i was dancing along that FABULOUS quickstep :dance:

[Merry Mockmas]

George and Harry had strange routines tonight.:umm2:

Vicky had her best dance imo.

Lewis and Amber were good, but I like the pros in those partnerships more than the Celebrities themselves. Especially Katya.:flutter:

Karen and Jimmy didn't have their best night imo, but I've still voted to save both of them as I do just like them.

And I'm sick to death of Ellie and Alex already.:bored:

That's my assessment of the night anyway.

[Merry Mockmas]

I guess Ellie is going to be over-marked all series because the judges are scared to say anything negative.

I find the whole thing uncomfortable with how much they patronise her and treat her like a child. I'm sure she's lovely (don't really get much of a personality either way really) but this completely ruined the last series: people just voting en masse for Chris despite 7 or 8 dancers being better. It helped that he was funny and likeable, and his disability was much more of an obstacle than most have been, but it made the series boring and predictable for me.

I agree with 99.99% of this.

I didn't personally find him funny.:laugh:

[millyrose]

I'm liking Alex and Vicky

[Nicky91]

Icons Week my thoughts and scores

Lewis & Katya: that was a awesome quickstep, undermarked i thought by Shirley and Anton because i thought i saw not much gapping and the footwork was in sync where it needed to be, i also thought it had the right amount of icon portrayal as well as proper dance content 9

Karen & Carlos: i always knew she was gonna struggle especially with a dance like rumba, because of her weak core frame, but tbh she can't help her posture problems, despite that core frame, i also thought the whole routine was dull and uninspiring, and if dance content is lacking, at least have character to compensate but she didn't portray Celine well enough 4

Ellie & Vito: could've had more hip rotation for sure yes, but all in all, this was a spice girls worthy routine!!!!!!! YASSSSSSS in terms of entertainment vibes8

Alex & Johannes: our Latin Queen has an improvement in the ballroom area, but it still needs polishing out on the tiniest details but if she can do that, we have a contender here i think 8

George & Alexis: i agreed with my dad actually, he said this isn't much of a real jive, it was way too flatfooted, stilted in places, also a little bit too kiddy themed in terms of the choreography concept, also picking Alexis from the audience is soooooooo overused in DWTS :sleep: 3

Vicky & Kai: for someone who never danced, never performed before, doing that full on same choreography from the music video that well, is sooooo impressive, OI Vickster i am damn proud of you lassie 10

Balvinder & Julian: idk what the routine was actually, i was distracted the whole thing with the weird singing by Tommy :laugh3: with those high ooohs, but she looked great anyway 7

Harry & Karen: umm i get what the judges are talking about, but it isn't like he was stitched up with something weird with an AT, because that version of Caught Up they came up with, had a solid AT beat, and tbh for an AT you also need a form of arrogance/confidence, some qualities Usher also has a performer, with that slickness, some places of the routine looked good, but he was more showing Karen off, while standing still, it lacked gancho's for me 5

Amber & Nikita: legs should've been more straightened, i also saw no cuban breaks whatsoever, and it also lacked hip rotation, and there was a illegal lift, the way she came down from the prop, she should've used the stairs rather than Nikita lifting her down from it, and indeed like what craig said, it was too ballet like 1

Jimmy & Lauren: i actually like Lauren's idea this week, taking a step back to take two steps forward, and i thought they were undermarked, and Purple Rain isn't the type of song where you can drive more across the floor, and it had the right amount of american smooth dance content for my liking, and his portrayal of Prince was simply wow 9

La Voix & Aljaz: as a salsa it is a huge no, but for entertainment quality, this was brilliant, but sorry not sorry La Voix just ain't a dancer 6

[Nicky91]

what i'm hoping for next week halloween special


Lewis a tango hopefully, to Sanctuary by Darling Violetta (Angel theme) he'd be perfect to play Angel i feel



so fingers crossed :fc:

[Santa's NaughtiNess]

what i'm hoping for next week halloween special


Lewis a tango hopefully, to Sanctuary by Darling Violetta (Angel theme) he'd be perfect to play Angel i feel



so fingers crossed :fc:

Lewis is due a speciality dance. Im hoping for a salsa

[Santa's NaughtiNess]

Dances i enjoyed :
Lewis and Vicky

[Santa's NaughtiNess]

When is ellie going to do the slower dances? Shes pnlt foijg the fast ones.
Im bored, her dances all look the same. No refinement whatsoever

[Nicky91]

When is ellie going to do the slower dances? Shes pnlt foijg the fast ones.
Im bored, her dances all look the same. No refinement whatsoever

pretty sure this is all Ellie can do, i doubt she'll make the final or come even near the final


if she's lucky maybe a Blackpool exit :think:



same goes for La Voix, also limited dance capabilities there





but the real contenders are out of

Lewis, Amber, Jimmy, Alex, with the latter two having potential of possibly becoming solid allrounders, Lauren and JoJo are respectively doing the right things with their partners tbh

[joeysteele]

Good grief.
Amber in the bottom 2.

I put all my votes this week to save George as he was last on the judges board.
I usually give Amber some votes..
I was sure she'd be safe!!!

Really pleased the judges saved Amber and Nikita.
Phew.

[Santa's NaughtiNess]

Good grief.
Amber in the bottom 2.

I put all my votes this week to save George as he was last on the judges board.
I usually give Amber some votes..
I was sure she'd be safe!!!

Really pleased the judges saved Amber and Nikita.
Phew.

Yes people voted to save George, assuming Amber was safe. But nobody is safe.
Thats why i vote for my favourite every week.

[joeysteele]

Yes people voted to save George, assuming Amber was safe. But nobody is safe.
Thats why i vote for my favourite every week.

I definitely thought Amber was safe.
I usually vote for Lewis and Amber.

I felt sorry for George and like him too so gave all my votes to him.
Because why he was last with the judges was a mystery.

You're right, vote for your particular main favourites, take no chances.

[Santa's NaughtiNess]

I definitely thought Amber was safe.
I usually vote for Lewis and Amber.

I felt sorry for George and likely him too so gave all my votes to him.
Because why he was last with the judges was a mystery.

You're right, vote for your particular main favourites, take no chances.

I don't vote for George, he already has a big fan base.
I vote for Lewis because i would like to see him do all of the dances.

[joeysteele]

I don't vote for George, he already has a big fan base.
I vote for Lewis because i would like to see him do all of the dances.

Absolutely, Lewis is superb.
Every week.

[Merry Mockmas]

what i'm hoping for next week halloween special


Lewis a tango hopefully, to Sanctuary by Darling Violetta (Angel theme) he'd be perfect to play Angel i feel



so fingers crossed :fc:

You've got me looking forward to a Lewis dance if that happens.:dance:

[Merry Mockmas]

When is ellie going to do the slower dances? Shes pnlt foijg the fast ones.
Im bored, her dances all look the same. No refinement whatsoever

This.

[Merry Mockmas]

Yes people voted to save George, assuming Amber was safe. But nobody is safe.
Thats why i vote for my favourite every week.

No offense intended to Joey as I know that he likes Amber, but I think that people assumed that Jimmy was the one that was safe this week, but wasn't really. I know that I only gave Jimmy one vote this week for example because I thought that Karen needed my votes more.

Where as I do believe that Amber is unfairly getting penalized for "being a ringer" where as Lewis is still getting some votes.

But I suspect that Amber will be placing bottom of the public vote most weeks from here on out.

[millyrose]

I can see Amber being bottom with the public, she was on dancing on ice. Sorry to say it's not always about who is the best dancer it's more about who is more popular and liked.

[Nicky91]

Jimmy was robbed, i preferred his routine to Amber's



Amber's had far too little if any cha cha content in it



so we know it now Amber will be the finalist for the judges

[Nicky91]

Vicky dancing to one of her favourite songs next week, Total Eclipse of the Heart :love: an american smooth


halloween is nice useful to work on those in hold skills, i'm thinking werewolves maybe, with Eclipse in the title, which basically is the moon?



Vicky's dad is also just so normal wholesome, loved seeing him and Vicky's husband in her VT this week :lovedup:

[Nicky91]

another upbeat dance for Ellie and Vito i think


Ellie will play a magician, and Vito will play a demon (again painted green i reckon)




maybe a charleston, to Black Magic by Little Mix :think:

[Merry Mockmas]

I can see Amber being bottom with the public, she was on dancing on ice. Sorry to say it's not always about who is the best dancer it's more about who is more popular and liked.

This.

It's rare to see one of the best dancers win Strictly.

[Santa's NaughtiNess]

I can see Amber being bottom with the public, she was on dancing on ice. Sorry to say it's not always about who is the best dancer it's more about who is more popular and liked.

I don't think her and nikita gel vey well.
Unlike Lewis and Katya, who have great chemistry dancing together.

[Merry Mockmas]

I don't think her and nikita gel vey well.
Unlike Lewis and Katya, who have great chemistry dancing together.

Nikita for me definitely had stronger dynamics with Leyton and Sam over the last few years.

[Santa's NaughtiNess]

Lewis and Katya have couples to Creep! I love that song!

[Merry Mockmas]

Lewis and Katya have couples to Creep! I love that song!

Same here.:dance:

[millyrose]

I don't think her and nikita gel vey well.
Unlike Lewis and Katya, who have great chemistry dancing together.

Yes i like Lewis and Katya i also like Harry and Karen.

[Merry Mockmas]

I've been kind of thinking it over on who I am most wanting to see win, and who I least want to see win plus everywhere inbetween, and my reasons for feeling the way that I feel.

Obviously this is subject to change (as Strictly does love to have late bloomers) but for me this is how I'm currently feeling going into Halloween night.

1st Place - Karen & Carlos - Contrary to Zizu's opinion, I feel like Karen is someone that I can like as she appears to have a more balanced personality, plus I have liked most of her dances up to this point.

Therefore I would like to see Karen win.


2nd Place - Harry & Karen - Tbh Jimmy would've had this spot if he was still in the competition. But I will go with Harry because I do like how energetic he is on the Show, I'll be honest I don't really love his dances though, but then that can be said for a lot of them this series.:laugh:


3rd Place - La Voix & Aljaz - La Voix is a huge personality that can be quite funny to watch, they're definitely the biggest presence on this series of Strictly imo.

However I do have two reasons why La Voix isn't my favourite.

1. La Voix's dancing just isn't always necessarily to my style lol.

And 2. As it's a Reality TV Show, I do personally believe that we should be judging the person underneath the La Voix mask, rather than a character i.e La Voix.

But they're still getting third because they do make me laugh despite it being a persona.


4th Place - George & Alexis - He is mainly getting this spot for his Paso Doble performance, which I do think was a strong effort for a Week 2 dance.

But his other dances haven't really been my personal favourite so far, plus I can't read his personality very well.


5th Place - Lewis & Katya - I've always liked Katya as a professional dancer and I personally didn't mind Lewis's Paso Doble performance, and Lewis does seem like a decent guy.

But there's something also a bit missing for me with Lewis, he is just lacking that extra edge for me personally.

But he is obviously better than some people in this line-up.


6th Place - Amber & Nikita - Like with Katya I do like Nikita as a professional dancer, and I do like some of his Celebrities that he has partnered up with in recent years (Sam and Layton were both robbed:fist:) but like with Lewis there is just something a bit missing with Amber for me so far.

I can see she's technically one of the better dancers in the year, but I just can't really get passionate about Amber or her performances.


7th Place - Vicky & Kai - I don't mind Vicky, but she does have an air of desperation about her whenever she speaks.

I honestly would have her above Lewis and Amber on my rankings if she would just come across a little bit more chilled out, because she is naturally a bit more standout than them two personality wise imo.

Also I don't know how I feel about Fight For This Love being her biggest dancing contribution to the series so far.:joker:


8th Place - Balvinder & Julian - Nothing personal against Balvinder, but this partnership just doesn't standout to me in the slightest.

I can kind of see that being the reason why she's struggled in the votes.


9th Place - Alex & Johannes - I know that she's my sweepstake, but I just can't click with anything that Alex is saying or dancing really.

Her Rumba or whatever it was that Shirley was going crazy for a few weeks back, was probably Alex's best dance so far, but that's not really saying much imo.


10th Place - Ellie & Vito - I've made my feelings known on contestants like Ellie in the past, I controversially feel like they're boring contestants that should be given a Spin-off Show, because on Strictly they're unofficially immune from elimination until around the top 10 round.

And I don't like feeling that a contestant will go through regardless of their performances, personality, or any other factors.


And yes, I know how bad it looks that my bottom five were all women.:laugh:

[Nicky91]

i have a completely different opinion than you Mock :laugh:


i don't see Karen & Carlos lasting for much longer, and no Ellie & Vito might make it until Blackpool, i still stand by that



i see finalist material in Amber & Nikita, Lewis & Katya, Vicky & Kai, Alex & Johannes, and sad that there are only 3 final places due to Stefan's withdrawal :notimpressed:




George & Alexis leave me cold tbh


Balvinder & Julian, are not bad but there are stronger couples, that said, i'm sure she got what it takes to give us a competent rumba this weekend

[Nicky91]

Alex is just such an wholesome celeb partner for JoJo :flutter: love their chemistry, JoJo is the sweetest guy :love:

[Nicky91]

tonight the Halloween Special, my fave of all themed weeks :dance: :dance:

[Holly Christmas]

George and Alex is should make the final.

[Livia]

La Voix should replace Tess Daly. More personality than the rest of them rolled together.

If a trained dancer is going to win it, why bother putting in people who can't dance? Amber was in the dance off last week because people haven't warmed to her and resent that she's trained.

[Shaun]

Ellie completely devoid of any of the actual dance structure as usual and still getting 7s :facepalm:

[Santa's NaughtiNess]

La Voix should replace Tess Daly. More personality than the rest of them rolled together.

If a trained dancer is going to win it, why bother putting in people who can't dance? Amber was in the dance off last week because people haven't warmed to her and resent that she's trained.

Trained dancers don't usually win.

[Shaun]

Biased I know but La Voix absolutely blows the rest of the water when it comes to showmanship... that was by far the best dance of the night so far (but then the others have all been pretty poor :laugh: )

[Santa's NaughtiNess]

Great paso.

[Shaun]

fantastic performance from Lewis again tbf...

almost like a professional... :tongue:

[joeysteele]

Incredible from Lewis

[Shaun]

easiest predictable 40 of all time really :laugh:

[Santa's NaughtiNess]

Omg that was incredible! Wow :shocked:

[joeysteele]

easiest predictable 40 of all time really :laugh:

Yes it was Shaun.

[Santa's NaughtiNess]

fantastic performance from Lewis again tbf...

almost like a professional... :tongue:

He hasn't danced for 12 years. He's an actor now.

[Santa's NaughtiNess]

Really enjoyed that rumba.

[Santa's NaughtiNess]

Absolutely loved that Peaky Blinders AT

[Shaun]

if I had to guess I think it'll be a Balvinder vs Vicky bottom two with Balvinder going </3

[Merry Mockmas]

i have a completely different opinion than you Mock :laugh:


i don't see Karen & Carlos lasting for much longer, and no Ellie & Vito might make it until Blackpool, i still stand by that



i see finalist material in Amber & Nikita, Lewis & Katya, Vicky & Kai, Alex & Johannes, and sad that there are only 3 final places due to Stefan's withdrawal :notimpressed:




George & Alexis leave me cold tbh


Balvinder & Julian, are not bad but there are stronger couples, that said, i'm sure she got what it takes to give us a competent rumba this weekend

That's the beauty of a Show like Strictly tbf, we all interpret the contestants wildly different to each other.:dance:

[Merry Mockmas]

George and Alex is should make the final.

George's dancing is starting to become a bit questionable imo.:laugh:

If he is there next week, I would hope to see some improvement.

[Merry Mockmas]

Ellie completely devoid of any of the actual dance structure as usual and still getting 7s :facepalm:

The judges are very patronising.

[Nicky91]

Halloween Week my thoughts and scores

Vicky & Kai: a little underscored if you ask me, that was a great american smooth with quite a lot of difficult steps in there 9

Ellie & Vito: good tango, nice efforts at a more serious routine, although still very entertaining as well with the magic theme, and Vito makes the cutest bunny ever! 8

George & Alexis: dance disaster, i saw no cuban breaks whatsoever, no turns with the hand placement backwards, and he stood still most of the time 1

La Voix & Aljaz: YASSS YASSS YASSSS, this was a masterpiece 10

Lewis & Katya: best dance on this show out of all series yes definitely, woooooooooooooow 11

Balvinder & Julian: forgettable dull rumba, production deffo stitched them up 6

Harry & Karen: nothing halloween about this ice cream space theme at all, also footwork looked a lot clunky in places 4

Karen & Carlos: massively overmarked, and i am surprised Craig didn't bring this up but an argentine tango is a reaction dance, and this felt too rehearsed, also i saw no gancho's? 5

Alex & Johannes: i agree with Motsi, Alex does great at not trying to dance as well as JoJo but just doing her own thing side by side with JoJo, but those hips and that bum shake, for a 62 yr old is amazing 9

Amber & Nikita: her personal best! finally we got to see a bit of her fun side, my 2nd fave red riding hood besides the queen Meghan Ory from Once Upon a Time obviously 10

[Livia]

Lewis and Katya will get to the final, but they won't win. He's a likeable lad but a trained dancer.

Please, pleeeeease vote out Ellie.

[Santa's NaughtiNess]

Lewis and Katya will get to the final, but they won't win. He's a likeable lad but a trained dancer.

Please, pleeeeease vote out Ellie.

I love Lewis. Hes such a lovely guy.

[Livia]

I love Lewis. Hes such a lovely guy.

He really does seem lovely, I love that whole connection with his family. Katya is a great dancer and exceptional choreographer and Lewis is very talented. I still don't want him to win... But I'm happy to enjoy him right up till the end.

[millyrose]

Lewis was fantastic

[Nicky91]

i wonder if Livia wants me voted out too, if she is against people with disabilities


:idc:

[millyrose]

Karen is getting better each week could be a dark horse

[Livia]

i wonder if Livia wants me voted out too, if she is against people with disabilities


:idc:

Who said I was against people with disabilities? Where t f did that come from? I resent that. I should report you.

And you wonder why I don't want to be friends with you anymore.

[Nicky91]

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such a cute and beautiful dance by two BFF's Michelle and Nancy :love: :love: :love:

[Nicky91]

Who said I was against people with disabilities? Where t f did that come from? I resent that. I should report you.

And you wonder why I don't want to be friends with you anymore.

my mistake

[Nicky91]

i am sad to see Ellie leave :bawling: :bawling:


all thanks to those judges for overscoring Karen & Carlos :idc: and continuing to overscore George & Alexis :idc:

[Santa's NaughtiNess]

Alex is quite often overscored.
I thought karen was fantastic. She's winning me over.
But im still voting only for Lewis.

[Livia]

my mistake

That's not an apology.

Stop talking to me, stop talking about me, stop quoting me, just avoid me completely.

[Merry Mockmas]

i wonder if Livia wants me voted out too, if she is against people with disabilities


:idc:

Tbf Nicky, Ellie was a really poor dancer, especially out of who was left in the competition.

[Merry Mockmas]

Karen is getting better each week could be a dark horse

:fc:

I would love to see Karen win.

[Nicky91]

:fc:

I would love to see Karen win.

Karen is a crap dancer


same goes for George

[Nicky91]

it'll be between

Lewis, Amber, Alex, Vicky i think, and then most chances are for Alex and Vicky


but i predict Lewis will get west end offers after this, based on his sensational performances here, and maybe Amber can put in a good word for him as well :think:

[Livia]

:fc:

I would love to see Karen win.

Me too... I thought her Argentine tango was great.

[Shaun]

She's one I'd like to win too (of the realistic contenders)...

Not sure a couples choice will be enough to save Balvinder again this week, if the votes just aren't there...

[Merry Mockmas]

Karen is a crap dancer


same goes for George

I agree with you about George.

[Merry Mockmas]

Me too... I thought her Argentine tango was great.

I agree with you.

Tbh the only performance that I thought was a bit rough from Karen was the Rumba.

I feel like a lot of her other dances have been undermarked in comparison to what other contestants have been scoring on some of these nights.

[Santa's NaughtiNess]

I like George, but overall i find him overrated.

[Nicky91]

Vicky is pure nostalgia for me (like i watched every single ep of geordie shore and judge geordie), but also i know she is completely out of her comfort zone here, and i find her a good dancer


and now this week to The Fate of Ophelia, OH YASSSSS (doing my best Anton impersonation :laugh:)

[Nicky91]

i couldn't really think of who will be in this weeks dance off, based on this weeks songs and dances list, not one bad choice basically, no one of the contestants can complain honestly


could a Couple's Choice save Bal from another dance off?



also every week is a new week, new chances, so Lewis might've had a perfect 40 last week, but that doesn't mean he is a guaranteed finalist, like we saw with Aston (who had 39 for a Paso one week, and one week later he was eliminated on a weaker performance)


it is not like the judges will always save Lewis if he hits the dance off, it also depends on where he is on the leaderboard ;) compared to the other couples



a traditional music choice for a cha cha is great but it is also very risky, since you are completely exposed then regarding the basic technique




apparently Amber is gonna have more fun, or at least a combination of technical skill and having fun, and love how Nikita on ITT said that he loves how she is being herself, and good on Amber saying how difficult it is being herself on this show when she is used playing characters as an actress


i'm looking forward to their disco salsa, one of my mom's favourite disco tunes btw :D

[Nicky91]

in my opinion the weakest out of those remaining are

La Voix, George, Harry, and i myself can't understand the hype around Karen, and tbh okay she did do an alright Jive, but a jive and charleston are two completely different styles of dance


and a combination of Think and Upside Down, has me going ''that's gonna be way too frantic and all over the place'' also how faster, the more difficult to put precise swivel content in ;)

[Holly Christmas]

I'm watching now. Who's here? 2 great performances so far. The bar is high.

[joeysteele]

Didn't like that Paso.

Lewis was great as was the Charleston that followed.
I agree.

[Santa's NaughtiNess]

Brilliant from Lewis :clap1:

[Santa's NaughtiNess]

Didn't like that Paso.

Lewis was great as was the Charleston that followed.
I agree.

The cha cha is really hard, so glad he could do it.

[joeysteele]

The cha cha is really hard, so glad he could do it.

He did indeed.

[Holly Christmas]

That wasn't bad but the earlier performances were better

[joeysteele]

It was a rather sedate foxtrot in my view.

[Santa's NaughtiNess]

I'm missing some of the dances, Damn it. Lol

[Holly Christmas]

Balvinder!!! Fantastic

[Holly Christmas]

Craig is a bit overly critical

[joeysteele]

It is Balvinders best dance so far.
Crikey, me agreeing with Shirley.

[joeysteele]

Craig sounds like he's just contradicted himself in that round of comments for George.