[joeysteele]

Originally Posted by Kate!

Yes, Balvinder only got 33 and she was better

Definitely.

No way was Alex better than Balvinder.

[joeysteele]

I don't usually like Salsa's but I rated that for sure.

[joeysteele]

Aw, that's great for George.
Glad he got a great score.

[Kate!]

I'm giving all my votes to Lewis tonight.

[Mystic Mock]

It felt like a filler episode tonight tbh.

Karen and Lewis were really good though imo.

And wtf were the judges smoking with George?

[Vanessa]

Originally Posted by Mystic Mock

It felt like a filler episode tonight tbh.

Karen and Lewis were really good though imo.

And wtf were the judges smoking with George?

George was overscored

[Mystic Mock]

Originally Posted by Vanessa

George was overscored

I agree.

He should've at best been level with Amber (as it weren't her best night tbf) but certainly not level with Karen.

[Strictly Jake]

How pointless is tomorrow's "results" show gonna be they could probably have extended tonight's by like 20 mins to interview La voix, have Harry Ashley Layton and Danny's dance and whoever the guest singer is supposed to be. To have like an hours show on tomorrow for no reason seems silly they could have just put a nice Christmassy film on the schedule instead, anyway...

Karen and Carlos were fantastic I have a new favourite

[Nicky91]

Lewis wasn't worth a perfect 40 this time around no, too little swivel content in that charleston, it was good but not a real charleston

George massively overscored LOL, same goes for Karen



Amber undermarked, she didn't make the mistake, the backing dancers did, and there was no gapping, what was Craig on about? also i liked the Little Mermaid-esque concept too



Balvinder did pretty good i thought, and scored about right, good on Anton giving it a sneaky 9



Alex overmarked, wasn't much going on basically, but she was nicely in sync with the backing dancers i guess

[Nicky91]

Originally Posted by Strictly Jake

How pointless is tomorrow's "results" show gonna be they could probably have extended tonight's by like 20 mins to interview La voix, have Harry Ashley Layton and Danny's dance and whoever the guest singer is supposed to be. To have like an hours show on tomorrow for no reason seems silly they could have just put a nice Christmassy film on the schedule instead, anyway...

Karen and Carlos were fantastic I have a new favourite

just no dance off from tonights results show, more talking with our top 6 with Claudia then, and the judges debrief, group performance, and a music guest performance, Lewis Capaldi

and then at the end having La Voix as the blackpool ''elimination'' send off, with best bits of her and Aljaz journey i think, with the top 6 on the floor next to them, like they usually do


i am glad there is no elimination, now Balvinder has a fighting chance, because it would've been Bal vs Amber, with Bal going home more than likely, now i feel like, with these scores, i think some are gonna drop on the leaderboard next week, if George has a weaker routine again (maybe the show element with backing dancers was what gave his the wow factor, same goes for Karen, whose Paso Doble in reality also had that show element making it greater than it really was, she lacked spanish lines/shapings quite throughout the routine, and Shirley with her nonsense not that kind of paso, well blackpool is the home of traditional dancing, we wanted a traditionally danced paso, and not like that music was bad for a paso, pretty sure there could've been many workable traditional paso content in there)



although regarding Amber's popularity, i read many great comments below her performance videos on youtube, and basically on many places lots of love for her and Nikita, maybe that one dance off weeks ago was because people thought she was safe, and overlooked the many ties on the board



Amber has such a cute nan too btw and aww how she got all emotional from seeing her

[millyrose]

Originally Posted by Vanessa

No elimination!

Yeah that's good they all seemed so happy

[Nicky91]

apparently Alex danced with a bruised rib, so i'm not gonna be too harsh on her this week




also La Voix simply quitting feels sus, the week after her couples choice, as if she had her moment to show everyone who she is, and then leaving




but my prediction for the final 3

Lewis, Amber (yes i still some hope for her, with what dance styles she still can do) and the third is one of George or Karen i think (and then i see more chances for Karen, as i think this was just a one off up high for George, with a dance suiting him nicely, and we all know the public vote will be split between George and Karen, and not both can end up in the final on public vote alone, so will have to face Lewis or Amber, and i would LOVE for Amber to get more public support than Lewis)



do think next week Balvinder is a goner, but at least she got another bonus week she could think of this like that, and then i see time running out for Alex, unless one of George or Karen has a flop week in musicals week, then i can see Alex benefitting from that for one more week

[millyrose]

Originally Posted by joeysteele

Incredible, superb.
Great from Lewis.

He was fantastic, he has to be one of the favourites.

[millyrose]

Originally Posted by joeysteele

Really strong too from Amber.

It was ok, i just don't know what it is about her, she just has no spark. I wasn't that keen on her when she did dancing on ice.

[millyrose]

Originally Posted by Kate!

Well done Karen

I thought that was really good she get's better each week.

[millyrose]

Originally Posted by Vanessa

That was just posing · no real dancing involved. Not impressed

Same, that has to be Alex's weakest dance

[millyrose]

Originally Posted by joeysteele

Aw, that's great for George.
Glad he got a great score.

I enjoyed that to

[joeysteele]

Originally Posted by millyrose

It was ok, i just don't know what it is about her, she just has no spark. I wasn't that keen on her when she did dancing on ice.

I do like her myself plus for me she has the best professional as her partner this series.

However what you've just said I am hearing a lot of from others who are watching Strictly.
So you make a good point.

[Vanessa]

Lewis was incredible. What a showstopper!

[Nicky91]

Originally Posted by millyrose

It was ok, i just don't know what it is about her, she just has no spark. I wasn't that keen on her when she did dancing on ice.

tastes differ i guess



but i myself have the same feeling now as when i supported Pixie Lott all those years ago, whom also had been very extra in terms of fabulous showy performances


and i very much doubt her having no spark, considering she landed lead role after lead role after lead role in the WE (Back to the Future, and this year Great Gatsby, and next year and 2027 Legally Blonde)

which is so cool for someone who comes from a small village in Wales, her father being a plumber and her mother a mental health worker

[Nicky91]

my ranking of last night

1. Amber & Nikita
2. Lewis & Katya (if only they had more swivel content in there it would've justified the perfect 40 but that is just tiny criticism)
3. Balvinder & Julian
4. Alex & Johannes
5. Karen & Carlos
6. George & Alexis




what even was George's hip action, it looked very cringe it also looked more like a couples choice street/commercial than a salsa, especially with the ''dance battle'' moment


Karen lacked spanish lines, her footwork was good, but she was too straightened with the poses, rather than a spanish line, shaping, the character was good too, but no spanish lines is no real paso, weird the judges didn't pick up on this either



Alex wasn't that much out of sync in all fairness, it is theatre jazz style, and i deffo saw the jazz hands




anyway tonight's show


@Vanessa two of your previous favourites back with their iconic dance recreations, Jay, Danny! Jay is dancing with Jowita btw, Danny i think with Michelle but not sure

Layton with Nikita of course, and Ashley with Vito

[Nicky91]

that was a decent show last night


differently edited together, but yes, a brilliant sendoff still for La Voix, with a elimination last dance moment (sort of)



and good they explained the instant dance for upcoming week really well, yes you gotta know the basic techniques for this, and good partnership is important


found it kinda rude that Karen said she doesn't trust Carlos regarding picking an outfit for her, even if a joke, still it comes across not very nice



Balvinder with a Jive upcoming week to right back where we started from, hmmmmmm yes that is her a goner i think but she can't complain, i mean this is another bonus week for her so to speak


Alex has a cha cha cha to blondie's song ring my bell, should do fine as Latin is more her strength than ballroom



George being a good sport, looking forward to the fun of the chaos what an Instant Dance brings even if he does awfully at it which i kinda also think he'll do, considering back to basics is his main weakness



was a great group number, Ashley, Layton still got it, Jay's jive looked a bit heavier than first time around, but omg Danny phenomenal, even better that samba than first time around, and why dance with 1 female pro, when you can dance with 6 female pro's GET IN Danny