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:..

[Barry.]

…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 …

[Barry.]

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

The next Joe Sugg?

[Ammi]

….gawjussssss swivel…

[Barry.]

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…

[Crimson Dynamo]

Well done Tom

[Mystic Mock]

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

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

[Mystic Mock]

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

Lewis was harshly attacked by Shirley imo.

[Vanessa]

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…

[Kate!]

..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.

[Vanessa]

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

[Crimson Dynamo]

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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....

[Kate!]

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:

[Crimson Dynamo]

Ross is toast

bookmark me

[Vanessa]

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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[Mystic Mock]

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

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

[Crimson Dynamo]

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

Expect his career to hit the rocks now

Wow

[Mystic Mock]

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

[Mystic Mock]

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:

[Mystic Mock]

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...

[Mystic Mock]

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.

[Mystic Mock]

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.

[Mystic Mock]

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??

[Mystic Mock]

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.

[Mystic Mock]

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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[Mystic Mock]

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

[emoji23]


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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

[Barry.]

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

[Vanessa]

Enjoyed that from Amber

[Barry.]

Chris was fine

[joeysteele]

Beautiful routine from Amber and Nikita.

[joeysteele]

Quite an improvement from Chris.

[Vanessa]

Didn't enjoy that paso at all.

[Kate!]

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

[Vanessa]

I'm loving this from George :dance:

[Barry.]

Great from George but hated the song

[joeysteele]

Liked that from George.

[Barry.]

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

[joeysteele]

Nice but average waltz that was for me.

[Vanessa]

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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[Vanessa]

I only vote for Lewis

[joeysteele]

I'll only say Ross tried.

[Vanessa]

That was god awful.

[joeysteele]

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

[Vanessa]

Balvinder just smashed that. Fabulous!

[joeysteele]

Shirley Ballas talking tripe.

[Vanessa]

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.

[Vanessa]

That was ok, but it didn't wow me

[joeysteele]

That was okay but not one of the strongest Charlestons.

[Vanessa]

Where was the swivel?

[Vanessa]

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.

[Barry.]

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

[joeysteele]

Another great show from Lewis.

[Vanessa]

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.

[Mystic Mock]

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.

[Mystic Mock]

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

[Barry.]

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?

[Vanessa]

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…

[Mystic Mock]

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.

[Mystic Mock]

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…

[Mystic Mock]

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:

[Vanessa]

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:

[Vanessa]

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

[Vanessa]

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

[Vanessa]

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...

[Mystic Mock]

Alex had a very clever routine this week.

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

[Mystic Mock]

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.

[Vanessa]

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.

[Vanessa]

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.

[Vanessa]

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.

[Barry.]

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."

[Vanessa]

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

[Crimson Dynamo]

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:

[Barry.]

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?

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

[Mystic Mock]

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.

[Mystic Mock]

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