[Mystic Mock]

Originally Posted by Nicky91

as long as Amber will be the one to take vile ringer Lewis in a shock halloween dance off, i'm okay with it

What's Lewis done wrong?

[Vanessa]

Originally Posted by Livia

Replacing Dani with yet another trained dancer who the judges will push through to the end when the public will vote them off. What's the point?

Yes. They could have them start on week 2.
But Amber is already a dancer.

[Vanessa]

Amber is a trained dancer. Probably more of a ringer that Lewis is. Will take the hear off him. Thank you

[Nicky91]

Originally Posted by Vanessa

Amber is a trained dancer. Probably more of a ringer that Lewis is. Will take the hear off him. Thank you

Lewis done Billy Elliot musical though, which is literally about a boy who becomes a ballet dancer


i reckon that ballet training will help Lewis for this weeks Jive, same way it helped Karim for his Jive

[Nicky91]

i already can't wait for what Amber and Nikita will bring to the shows


she seems lovely too, and honestly musical theatre experience isn't latin and ballroom experience, it only helps you in terms of performing/selling a routine



and comparing musical theatre's, i wouldn't say Lewis won't get any heat, like Billy Elliot is a musical about dancing


anyway Amber is well respected by many west end colleagues as well, because besides her own west end career, she also does interview some of her colleagues on her youtube channel



i'm hoping for a mid table position tonight for her, after 2 days of training for the waltz




pretty sure Lewis, Ellie, Alex will be in the top 3, i am confident about Ellie's cha cha because Vito is a phenomenal latin dancer and teacher, and JoJo is a new king of ballroom out of the current pro's he'll glide Alex through that as long as she trusts him fully

[Nicky91]

but jeez louise, who cares about trained dancers, be glad not all 15 contestants are duffers, that would be so boring anyway


and i'm never against theatre ringers, and no, sorry i won't be too harsh on Lewis, okay, he has done nothing wrong to me, but please from the bottom of my heart, don't be too nasty on Amber either then? they are more or less quite evenly matched



btw Lewis, was judged by Aston on Got to Dance in 2013, where Lewis finished as runner up


so if there are people who want to be critical of Amber, they need to do the same for Lewis, and otherwise just ignore the experience

[Livia]

A couple of years ago Layton Williams, who was also was a dancer in Billy Elliot, was pushed through every week while non-dancers who were improving week on week were sent home by the judges. Tasha Ghouri, who studied dance at uni, was pushed through to the end. Ashley Roberts, a dancer since she was a child and whose mother owns a dancing school, made the final. But none of them ever win because the final say is ours, not the judges', and the public won't allow cheats to win. Not sure why the BBC doesn't get that and continue to slip in these already-trained dancers every year.

[Barry.]

Originally Posted by Livia

A couple of years ago Layton Williams, who was also was a dancer in Billy Elliot, was pushed through every week while non-dancers who were improving week on week were sent home by the judges. Tasha Ghouri, who studied dance at uni, was pushed through to the end. Ashley Roberts, a dancer since she was a child and whose mother owns a dancing school, made the final. But none of them ever win because the final say is ours, not the judges', and the public won't allow cheats to win. Not sure why the BBC doesn't get that and continue to slip in these already-trained dancers every year.

Don’t forget Debbie McGee.

[Nicky91]

Originally Posted by Barry.

Don’t forget Debbie McGee.

she's a national treasure though

[Livia]

Originally Posted by Barry.

Don’t forget Debbie McGee.

Yes, I had forgotten her. And years before she took part, there was a DVD out called Ballroom Dancing with Angela Rippon.

[Barry.]

Originally Posted by Livia

Yes, I had forgotten her. And years before she took part, there was a DVD out called Ballroom Dancing with Angela Rippon.

Yes I forgot about Angela Rippon. As you said, none of the experience dancers end up winning the show. The public do make good choices

[Nicky91]

oh Livia just like who you like most, i reckon Ross might be your cup of tea tbh


California Gurls by Katy Perry also is kinda perfect for a cha cha cha, and we can trust Jowita to sell it well, if she even had a crowdpleaser cha cha to i'm too sexy at Blackpool with Pete last year



Ross also in my opinion has that ''chill dad'' vibe going for him



Jimmy and Lauren, i trust Lauren to make something out of him, like the wonders she worked on Krishnan, and a quickstep is a decent week 1 dance for a novice, like we saw how well Dan Walker of all people did



yes the final is for the public, but including these ringers creates a more competitive final, more competitive performances so to speak





anyway Alex & Johannes their team name is JoKing

[Livia]

Originally Posted by Nicky91

oh Livia just like who you like most, i reckon Ross might be your cup of tea tbh


California Gurls by Katy Perry also is kinda perfect for a cha cha cha, and we can trust Jowita to sell it well, if she even had a crowdpleaser cha cha to i'm too sexy at Blackpool with Pete last year



Ross also in my opinion has that ''chill dad'' vibe going for him



Jimmy and Lauren, i trust Lauren to make something out of him, like the wonders she worked on Krishnan, and a quickstep is a decent week 1 dance for a novice, like we saw how well Dan Walker of all people did



yes the final is for the public, but including these ringers creates a more competitive final, more competitive performances so to speak





anyway Alex & Johannes their team name is JoKing

It's a dance competition. I feel how I feel about it and so, the evidence shows us, does the British public. Otherwise one of the cheating trained dancers from past shows would have won.

[Nicky91]

Originally Posted by Livia

It's a dance competition. I feel how I feel about it and so, the evidence shows us, does the British public. Otherwise one of the cheating trained dancers from past shows would have won.

''cheating''

it ain't cheating hun as if West End and Strictly are the same, but okay Amber is trained in Tap, Ballet, Modern Dance and Contemporary, same dance training Dani Dyer also has btw but no one complained regarding that about Dani oh wait, because Dani is a mum and a footballer's wife, that makes her more relatable obviously UGH


the west end musical theatre experience, is more helpful in terms of selling a performance, performing in front of the audience (Stefan Dennis also has quite some experience at musical theatre, one of which Aladdin)

[Livia]

Originally Posted by Nicky91

''cheating''

it ain't cheating hun as if West End and Strictly are the same, but okay Amber is trained in Tap, Ballet, Modern Dance and Contemporary, same dance training Dani Dyer also has btw but no one complained regarding that about Dani oh wait, because Dani is a mum and a footballer's wife, that makes her more relatable obviously UGH


the west end musical theatre experience, is more helpful in terms of selling a performance, performing in front of the audience (Stefan Dennis also has quite some experience at musical theatre, one of which Aladdin)

You really do overuse the coffee emoji.... And please stop calling me hun.

This is all your opinion. I understand that. Try to do the same for me. Thanks.

[Nicky91]

Amber & Nikita: Waltz to When We Were Young by Adele

[Nicky91]

the show tonight starts at 6:55


opening dance includes the judges

[Nicky91]

Youtube video

this version from Get Ready especially

[arista]

Good it is Live BBC1HD 6:55PM

[arista]

Originally Posted by arista

Good it is Live BBC1HD 6:55PM

Live Now

[Vanessa]

And we're back. I've really missed it

[Barry.]

The story of Anton I guess

[Barry.]

Oh I love this song

[Vanessa]

[Barry.]

Did he say zac efron? No babes no