[Vanessa]

Nigel would have made a great Swayze

[AnnieK]

Layton was amazing, I know you all think he's a ringer etc but how can you think it wasn't good?

[joeysteele]

Originally Posted by AnnieK

Layton was amazing, I know you all think he's a ringer etc but how can you think it wasn't good?

I loved it.
Just not the music.

It was a very much alive routine.

[Nicky91]

Originally Posted by AnnieK

Layton was amazing, I know you all think he's a ringer etc but how can you think it wasn't good?

it wasn't good, i would've liked cleaner spanish lines (and actual spanish lines)


even Judge Rinder had a better Lady GaGa Paso Doble with slightly better lines, shapings



this was yet another showdance from Mr West End Robot (no journey whatsoever here, if everything has been all the same every week so far)

[Vanessa]

I don't think Bobby will get to the final. It will be Ellie, Leyton and Annabelle. With Ellie winning.
Annabelle will probably have the Anti Ellie vote. So who knows? She could win it depending on her dances.

[joeysteele]

At least I like this song.

[AnnieK]

This was just a full rip off of Dirty Dancing....lazy choreography imo

[Kate!]

Just cannot warm to Layton I'm afraid. He's too good and he's a bit arrogant.

[Vanessa]

I just can't buy Bobby as Swayze. He doesn't have the charisma.

[Vanessa]

I reckon Ellie has enough public vote to go through regardless.
So next week it could be Annabelle vs Bobby.

[joeysteele]

Bobby's was okay.

The song was good to hear.
At least a routine where the music fit.

[Vanessa]

Ellie was the best. That was wonderful.

[AnnieK]

Layton was booked by the show....I can't get over people not liking him because he's too good? It's weird.....if he was out there saying he was the best, I'd get it but he trains all week the same as all the others, Niger has a musical theatre background, Ellie went to theatre school where is the backlash for them? Just because he is good, he has to deal with **** for it? It's really poor.....its a dancing show and the boy can dance...

[Vanessa]

Originally Posted by AnnieK

Layton was booked by the show....I can't get over people not liking him because he's too good? It's weird.....if he was out there saying he was the best, I'd get it but he trains all week the same as all the others, Niger has a musical theatre background, Ellie went to theatre school where is the backlash for them? Just because he is good, he has to deal with **** for it? It's really poor.....its a dancing show and the boy can dance...

Leyton is a professional dancer already.
Nigel is not a professional dancer.

[AnnieK]

Originally Posted by Vanessa

Leyton is a professional dancer already.
Nigel is not a professional dancer.

Leyton is an actor who has worked in musical theatre
Nigel is an actor who has worked in musical theatre
Where is the difference other than Leyton is a better dancer? He was booked by the show... the hate should be toward the producers if people can't take the fact that a contestant can dance rather than the dancer. It's very sad imo that people are belittling his dancing when it is obvious he is amazing

[joeysteele]

Originally Posted by AnnieK

Leyton is an actor who has worked in musical theatre
Nigel is an actor who has worked in musical theatre
Where is the difference other than Leyton is a better dancer? He was booked by the show... the hate should be toward the producers if people can't take the fact that a contestant can dance rather than the dancer. It's very sad imo that people are belittling his dancing when it is obvious he is amazing

That is a very fair post Annie

[Vanessa]

Originally Posted by AnnieK

Leyton is an actor who has worked in musical theatre
Nigel is an actor who has worked in musical theatre
Where is the difference other than Leyton is a better dancer? He was booked by the show... the hate should be toward the producers if people can't take the fact that a contestant can dance rather than the dancer. It's very sad imo that people are belittling his dancing when it is obvious he is amazing

Leyton is a working professional dancer. He has been to dance school and even teaches dancing. Dancing is his day job.
Nigel is an actor who also does a bit of dancing. Nowhere near Leyton level and he's not a professional working dancer.

[Mystic Mock]

Originally Posted by AnnieK

Layton was booked by the show....I can't get over people not liking him because he's too good? It's weird.....if he was out there saying he was the best, I'd get it but he trains all week the same as all the others, Niger has a musical theatre background, Ellie went to theatre school where is the backlash for them? Just because he is good, he has to deal with **** for it? It's really poor.....its a dancing show and the boy can dance...

Agreed.

Although I don't personally think that this was Layton's best night, he is ahead of the others in the competition, including the other trained Celebs (who like you've said don't face the same backlash) and like with Fleur and Molly last year, it's going to be a bit of a farce that Layton isn't even going to finish in second place.

[Vanessa]

Originally Posted by Mystic Mock

Agreed.

Although I don't personally think that this was Layton's best night, he is ahead of the others in the competition, including the other trained Celebs (who like you've said don't face the same backlash) and like with Fleur and Molly last year, it's going to be a bit of a farce that Layton isn't even going to finish in second place.

He's apparently last in the public vote. Ellie is top. Nigel was top three.

[AnnieK]

Originally Posted by Vanessa

He's apparently last in the public vote. Ellie is top. Nigel was top three.

It's ridiculous....Nigel was good week one, then has been ropey and has not took criticism well. I love him but is no where close to Ellie or Layton in terms of dancer

[Vanessa]

Originally Posted by AnnieK

It's ridiculous....Nigel was good week one, then has been ropey and has not took criticism well. I love him but is no where close to Ellie or Layton in terms of dancer

He's still good though.

[Mystic Mock]

Originally Posted by Vanessa

He's apparently last in the public vote. Ellie is top. Nigel was top three.

Has there been a vote leak?

Tbf what you're reporting sounds plausible, I was just wondering where it came from.

[Vanessa]

Originally Posted by Mystic Mock

Has there been a vote leak?

Tbf what you're reporting sounds plausible, I was just wondering where it came from.

Of course we don't know for sure. But it looks that way looking at all the exit polls.

[Mystic Mock]

I'm going to guess that next week Annabel and Bobby will be the bottom two with Annabel leaving.

I'm going to guess the overall scores next week.

Layton will get 4 points off the judges but 2 points with the public giving him 6 points.

Ellie will get 3 points with the judges and 3 points with the public giving her 6 points as well.

Bobby will get 2 points off the judges but 1 point with the public giving him 3 points overall and be in the bottom two.

Annabel will get 1 point off the judges but 4 points off the public giving her 5 points overall which puts her in the bottom two.

And then we'll have the coronation final for the third year in a row.

[Nicky91]

okay my feedback and scores

Ellie & Vito: not too bad quickstep, Ellie made a stunning Belle for sure either, in hold content as stunning as always, the musical content also pretty good considering she hasn't been in a musical yet 10

Annabel & Jojo: decent foxtrot however could've done with some extra musical choreo, some extra dancers maybe as backing characters or some props idk, something was missing here 8

Layton & Nikita: no way near a perfect 40 for me, and also musical content wise average coming from someone who has been dancing since the age of 10, been in musicals since the age of 14 (15 years of musical experience) meh 7

Bobby & Dianne: gave it a good go, such an iconic routine everyone knows, the lift looked impressive (ofc he ain't a natural like Patrick Swayze was) the other lift executed very well too, loved his hips yet again, not perfect like Pashley or Louis and Flavia but they gave it their own spin, and i liked it 9


now for the semi final

whatever happens i get to see two new dances from Bobby anyway, i was dreading he would've been eliminated this week so yeah with bad news some good news for me


i hope he has Quickstep (think personality wise he'll be fab at that) and i am in doubt between Rumba or Paso Doble, choices choices, on one side (he'll do good at rumba with his hips) and think i wanna see him in the Paso (after his very strong passionate tango and AT and Dianne's paso choreo can be quite good, like she had with Joe to the song Pompeii)