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part 1 of week 1

dancing first its Bill Beaumont & Janette Manrara with the Cha Cha Cha

VT:

Janette welcomes Bill at the rehearsal studio, she begins how cool it is how Bill is the OLDEST Rugby player to have done this show
she then goes on they are dancing to quite a meme Jerusalema

Performance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCZVL_8D048

overall it looks very enjoyable, but Bill's dancing is quite wooden, dad dancing at its possible worst, not to mention the lip sync a la Johnny Ball, only bit of hope is that he performs it quite charming, he is very charismatic

scores

Craig: 2

Shirley: 4

Motsi: 5

Bruno: 5

total: 16

up in clauditorium, Bill sighs with relief it didn't get a lower score, Janette says next week ballroom so that might be better, right

dancing next it's Sabrina Ghayour & Giovanni Pernice with Foxtrot

VT

we first take a look at the Ghayour Mansion, i mean Sabrina had MORE SALES with her cookbooks than JK Rowling, Giovanni meets her in that MASSIVE garden, he tells her they have foxtrot to physical by dua lipa for their first routine, they start rehearsing, Sabrina immediately falls in love with this dance, and tells Gio a story about her parents struggles in conflict troubled Iran, and that women there have no rights to perform anything whatsoever (i mean talk about a sexist country but Iran might be the worst at that)

performance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HDEHj2yzew

we start off at a book signing, and then Gio takes her onto main dancefloor, overall it is a nice foxtrot if you like women being dragged around like a broomstick, not much expression either from Sabrina, maybe just the nerves

scores

Craig: 4

Shirley: 5

Motsi: 5

Bruno: 5

total: 19

up in clauditorium Sabrina kinda disappointed scores weren't higher since they worked hard on there being no gapping but it is a decent start

dancing next it's Dean Cain & Nadiya Bychkova with Cha Cha

VT

we get a best bits look of Dean's career so far, also Dean's support for Donald Trump is shown, Dean meets up with Nadiya, they begin rehearsing their cha cha, he tells her he wants to be dressed as superman again, and he takes her to watch some lois & clark episodes for inspiration

performance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o97_jDomyqc

Dean ''flies'' onto the dancefloor, the dancing starts and it all is bit stompy, however there is a good straightened leg action throughout, but Dean's lack of musicality is very much visible and it all looks bit weird, no Nadiya showcase what can save this but it also isn't a disaster either

scores

Craig: 5

Shirley: 4

Motsi: 5

Bruno:6

total: 20

dancing next its Barbara Knox and Gleb Savchenko with the Tango

VT

Legend of stage and screen Barbara Knox one of strictly's finest classiest ever signings, and she gets king of DA Gleb Specials, Gleb Savchenko, this can be sooooo ICONIC, Gleb tells her they are dancing Tango, and Barbara says i know that one, of the movie True Lies, (yeah sort of Barbara) but it won't be a Gleb Tango if there won't be any filth now is it

performance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iF47M3YDlg

Barbara starts off in a sexshop, as one of those Burlesque ladies, music starts it all is very staccato, very slick, Barbara is very much like Jamie Lee Curtis in the True Lies tango moment, Gleb as smooth as he can be

scores

Craig: 7

Shirley: 7

Motsi: 8

Bruno: 7

total: 29

dancing next it's Vanessa White and Aljaz Skorjanec with the Jive

VT

from billionaire heir and viscountess Emma to a filthy ringer Vanessa White, Aljaz is very lucky this time around, they are doing a jive to alexis jordan happiness, Vanessa loves that song to the core, they begin rehearsing, her being out of breath already after few hours in

performance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26jKtELitQE

as the RINGER she is, Vanessa opens the performance on her own, walks over very sassy to Aljaz, and the dancing starts, kicks and flicks are okay, it is very fast and energetic

scores

Craig: 8

Shirley: 8

Motsi: 8

Bruno: 8

total: 32

last to dance this part 1 of week 1 it's Bobby Cole Norris & Ekaterina Leonova

VT

Ekaterina introduces herself, she is a triple champion of lets dance germany, Bobby is delighted to have a champion professional dancer at his side, he is all very hyperactive, frantic, struggling with hold, frame, but after a while it all looks good in training

performance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-agn-ERgTXA

footwork is kinda messy, little or no heel leads, the out of hold performing is too frantic for this type of dance, foxtrots should be more elegant, gracious and only thing what Ekaterina does save is Bobby's ability for interacting with public

scores

Craig: 3

Shirley: 4

Motsi: 5

Bruno: 4

total: 16