[Kate!]

Originally Posted by joeysteele

Excellent.

True

[Vanessa]

Wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow

[Kazanne]

I really hope Rose wins after that dance.

[joeysteele]

Originally Posted by Xmas Cracker

I really hope Rose wins after that dance.

She has this won I think Kazanne.

There are loads I know who are voting heavily for her week after week.

I think she's miles ahead of the others with the public.

[Kazanne]

Originally Posted by joeysteele

She has this won I think Kazanne.

There are loads I know who are voting heavily for her week after week.

I think she's miles ahead of the others with the public.

I hope so Joey I think she deserves it ,not just because of her disability she just seems such a lovely,humble girl and a great dancer. I have a sneaky feeling the two guys might win it,but fingers crossed for Rose,I will be voting for her .

[joeysteele]

Originally Posted by Xmas Cracker

I hope so Joey I think she deserves it ,not just because of her disability she just seems such a lovely,humble girl and a great dancer. I have a sneaky feeling the two guys might win it,but fingers crossed for Rose,I will be voting for her .

I think she's had it won since week 7 Kazanne.
I really like her too.

[joeysteele]

They were all really good.
So I'm doing my final placings in line with my hopes for the final.

So.
1. Rose and Giovanni, ( they've won this in my opinion hands down with the public).
2. John and Johannes, the song for the Jive, I liked the song but not for a Jive.
Watching again their Couple choice.
It was very intense and moving).

3. AJ and Kai, (strong performance, she was really good).
4. Rhys and Nancy, ( he piled effort into both his dances but sadly I had to have a last place).

Whoever is in the final however with Rose.
One of them will obviously be 2nd and the other 3rd.

Rose I firmly believe has had this won already for weeks with the public.
The people I know who watch this who are voting heavily for her, is just about all of them.
Good luck to them all.
Apart from the judges, this has been one of the strongest ever series in my view.

[Beastie]

AJ and Rose for the final!

Think Rhys will be going.

[Liam-]

Jesus, the girls killed it tonight, both of AJ’s dances were divine and she should have got 80 and Rose’s tango was incredible, I didn’t like any of the men’s dances at all

[Beastie]

The only critism is that Rose has not done dances like The Jive and Charslton. However her last dance last night was the dance of the series.

I do love AJ and I hope she keeps dancing after the show. She deserves a good TV presenter role. So much talent. She's so down to earth when she said she had to go back to a call centre job after her big brothers bit on the side stint.

[Nicky91]

Round 1

Rhys & Nancy: wow, i am impressed at his solo intro, staccato throughout, great tango and for me it helps it is a queen song, one of my fave queen songs 10

AJ & Kai: is it a perfect quickstep, probably but i found it a bit boring, not my cup of tea though but good 8

John & Johannes: this is on par with Nicolas & Vadim's contemporary for me, simply breathtakingly gorgeous, performances like these are reason why i like contemporary dancing so much, phenomenal 10

Rose & Giovanni: was scared since this song choice i have high expectations with since it is Robert Herjavec & Kym Johnson's waltz song and how impactful that routine now for me is because of them being married after their DWTS journey, but this was simplistic, typical bit of ballroom heaven wow 10
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Round 2

Rhys & Nancy: good samba routine, great hip action, also nice controlled performance nothing too hyperactive, you're progressing so well lately well done 9

AJ & Kai: very sensual rumba indeed, i don't usually always love a rumba but this was very lovely to watch 10

John & Johannes: i told you so that this song would work for a Jive, i know everything better, kicks and flicks were as tight and clean as they should be, this was perfect 10

Rose & Giovanni: i am speechless, this was brilliant, i couldn't tell who the pro was in this routine, looked like a argentine tango demonstration by two world champion pro's, this was divine and agree with motsi, the dance of the series by far 11

[Nicky91]

where Rhys has one vision on his wishlist


there is me, with power rangers theme on my wishlist for movie week, for a paso doble

[Mystic Mock]

Originally Posted by Nicky91

where Rhys has one vision on his wishlist


there is me, with power rangers theme on my wishlist for movie week, for a paso doble

Go! Go! Power Rangers!

[Beastie]

Is there a spoiler to who left? Also who's shagging who?

[joeysteele]

Actually in the dance off I felt Rhys was marginally better and I dislike Samba's intensely.

How I now hope the final sees John and Johannes do the Pirate Paso Doble again.

However the winner with the public will be and has been since week 7, Rose.

Congratulations to all the finalists however.

[Vanessa]

Rose and Giovanni to win for me!

[Beastie]

I feel we have had the most likeable final 5!

[Strictly Jake]

This is the difference between this and I'm a celeb. I think it was fairly obvious the final 3 were going to be these 3 couples. However this time they all deserve it. Rose and Giovanni are predictable winners but deservedly so. They have been an absolute pleasure this series. Whereas the I'm a celeb final it was obvious throughout the series that he was going to win but he didn't deserve too he just knew how to put on the act.

Last year's final of strictly was so wide open I hadn't a clue who was gonna win and was shocked and so happy when Bill and Oti won.

It's obvious rose has this in the bag but it will still be a good final I'd be really really shocked and sad if she doesn't win!

[Nicky91]

in case anyone was wondering why there was no guest performer, there was one scheduled Mabel, but this happened

[Liam-]

Rose was always going to win, from the beginning even her most average dances were blown out of proportion, I think the public and the judges have all fallen into the ‘she’s clearly better than everyone else because she’s doing that while deaf!!’ mindset, I genuinely doing believe she’d have been this well received if she wasn’t deaf

[Vanessa]

I think Rose is an excellent dancer and I love her partnership with Giovanni.
She's also really lovely and funny.
Hoping to see their Viennese waltz and couples choice again.
If not any of her ballroom will do, I love them all.
I like her Latins as well, maybe the Paso needs another outing. It has potential to be spectacular.

[Vanessa]

I really need to see John and Johannes paso again.
And hopefully their Argentine tango.

[Vanessa]

AJ should do her Charleston and rumba. Those were incredible.

[Nicky91]

Rose Ayling-Ellis & Giovanni Pernice

Jury Choice: Quickstep to Love is an open door from Frozen
Showdance to The Rose by Bette Midler
Favourite Dance: Couples's Choice to Symphony by Clean Bandit & Zara Larsson
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John Whaite & Johannes Radebe

Jury Choice: Rumba to Shape of my Heart by Sting
Showdance to You've got the Love by Candi Staton
Favourite Dance: Paso Doble to He's a Pirate from Pirates of the Caribbean

19:10 PM BBC1 (10 minutes later than it would've been)

After 12 weeks of competition, we have our two finalists, and one of them will lift the Glitterball Trophy tonight. Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman host as the couples complete three routines in a bid to be your Strictly Champions. Singer Ed Sheeran performs, and the cast of 2021 are back for one more spin on the dancefloor. Remember that, in the final, the judges' scores are for guidance only. The winner lies entirely in your hands.

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[Nicky91]

still a 2 hour long show


yeah can be accurate i think

each couple 3 routines = 6 dances, a VT before that, plus before judges choice, a talk with judges why they chose that specific routine etc

class of 2021 group number

opening pro number

ed sheeran guest performance

judges grand final chat maybe to fill the time too upstairs with Claudia

or a chat from Claudia with some of eliminated couples after their dance



2 hours can be more accurate than what was first thought 1 hour 15 minutes which is too short for 6 routines + extras