[hijaxers]

Originally Posted by UserSince2005

Was he good?

Yeah he was pretty good he'll be there for a while .

[Vanessa]

Wow wow wow
I didn't know Nigel could dance like that! Omg that was absolutely incredible!

[Mystic Mock]

My opinion of the dances.

Bobby & Diane - Charleston - It was definitely an odd Charleston imo, he danced it okay I guess, but I don't think that the song choice helped my personal enjoyment of the dance as it didn't sound like a very Charleston like song in my view.

Annabel & Johannes - Quickstep - Tbh I can't really remember it very well, so I'll just move on.

Jody & Jowita - Paso Doble - Unfortunately I was right in my feeling that the dance didn't suit Jody very well. He was very stiff imo, and he appears to be too mild mannered to pull off the more outgoing nature of the Paso Doble.

Ellie & Vito - The Foxtrot isn't really my thing, but Ellie is showing herself to be a decent dancer tbf.

Nigel & Katya - Viennese Waltz - I personally thought that Nigel did well, obviously not as good as his Paso, but still a solid effort I felt.

Nikita & Gorka - Charleston - In my view Nikita is just not a very good dancer from what she's showed so far. With all due respect but she comes off as very awkward during her performances so far. I feel like there's less excuses for her poor performances as well compared to some of the other contestants in the competition.

Les & Nancy - Samba - A stunning Samba, one that will never be forgotten.

Adam & Luba - Tango - I liked the dance despite it's flaws, I hope that the Strictly poll is correct and that he scrapes through the night, because imo he showed more potential to get better compared to some of the other contestants.

Amanda & Giovanni - Salsa - Imo a very good Salsa dance from Amanda, I feel like she impressed me the most on the night, I get that some people take issue with her Political views, but just judging her on her dancing tonight I thought that she did very well, and very confident.

Krishnan & Lauren - Foxtrot - I found it to be by the numbers tbh.

Eddie & Karen - Cha Cha Cha - I thought that the dance was reasonably fun.

Zara & Graziano - Quickstep - She's a stunner to look at.

But on the dance I'd say that she was better than her first dance, but not really an amazing dancer from what I've seen so far.

Angela S & Carlos - Jive - A very fun performance, and the song choice made me laugh for a Show like Strictly.

Angela R & Kai - Foxtrot - Tbf she isn't bad for her age.

However I will say that modern Strictly Seasons has a bad habit of taking a contestant that's "not bad" for insert whatever reason, and overscore them to oblivion.

But definitely not bad compared to some of the contestants on the night.

Layton & Nikita - Quickstep - Technically a well done dance.

I thought it was a decent episode, I still think that Bobby is the winner, but I'm interested to see if Strictly can actually surprise me on that prediction, because the Rose & Hamza years were rigged coronation years.

[Kate!]

Krishnan better than I thought it was gonna be.

[Kate!]

They've saved the best till last.

Nigel and Katya.

[Kate!]

THAT WAS EPIC

[AnnieK]

Nigel was awesome

[joeysteele]

Great show and everyone tried really hard.

My top 3 female and top 3 male were.
Angela, Annabel and Ellie.
Bobby, Jody and Nigel.

1 Annabel.
2 Nigel.
3 Bobby.
4 Angela.
5.Jody
6.Ellie.

[arista]

The 78 year old gets a Front Page

[Mystic Mock]

My personal top 3 of the first round of dances.

1. Nigel - Not bad for a first week Paso.
2. Ellie
3. Leyton

My bottom 3 based on entertainment value more than technical ability.

1. Eddie - He imo had the most bizarre dance of the night, I honestly don't get how he scored higher than Adam tbh.
2. Nikita
3. Bobby - Way too cheesy for me.

[Nicky91]

my thoughts

Adam & Luba: not bad for a first performance, also to open the show, yeah looked alright

Angela S & Carlos: pretty decent tango, although a little bit too much for me

Eddie & Karen: underscored for me, was a very entertaining performance, it was quick, although indeed too little moments in hold

Angela R & Kai: Flexy Legsy whew, Debbie McGee eat your heart out!!!!! this was a gorgeous performance, and i thought there was enough cha cha for me

Nikita & Gorka: it looked nice, i always enjoy a good slow waltz

Layton & Nikita: no thank you, also he was kinda wooden in the lower half, not enough hip action, darling

Zara & Graziano: too much posing going on for my liking, but the good part they have this dance out of the way now

Les & Nancy: it was bad ok, but i liked it, a lot good job Nancy for giving him something decent to entertain with

Ellie & Vito: not bad for someone her size, she isn't the skinniest/lightest and also for week 1, this was a pretty okay jive

Jody & Jowita: one of my standouts of the night, undermarked and a very nice quickstep apart from one tiny mistake which he couldn't do much about i think with his disability

Bobby & Dianne: a Dull Foxtrot from Dull Dianne, also not enough foxtrot for me personally, too much contemporary faffing about

Annabel & JoJo: what a serve this was, FINALLY a Tennis Player who can DANCE!!!!!!! great partnership too

Amanda & Giovanni: what was Craig moaning on about, this was divine, and that fleckrl, YUM YUM, ones to watch this series i'll tell you

Krishnan & Lauren: i don't know what hurt my eyes more, this cringe or Shirley's ugly pink dress

Nigel & Katya: Colin the Paso God worked well for ya, mate, wow wow wow wow wow, that capework too in week 1, wow wow

[Vanessa]

Bobby is a good dancer. But I hate the saccharine sweet routines.
But that's not on him, he can only do what he's told. I really wish he had another pro.

[Nicky91]

Originally Posted by Vanessa

Bobby is a good dancer. But I hate the saccharine sweet routines.
But that's not on him, he can only do what he's told. I really wish he had another pro.

he would've been better off with Nadiya i think


although am glad Nadiya has more free time, so she can help La Rippon, as she's with Kai, right

[Vanessa]

Originally Posted by Nicky91

he would've been better off with Nadiya i think


although am glad Nadiya has more free time, so she can help La Rippon, as she's with Kai, right

Yes. Also Diane is too short for Bobby. He needs a tall lady, like Nadya.

[Nicky91]

fun song choice this week for Annabel & Jojo

quickstep to walking on sunshine




Layton & Nikita also have quickstep to Puttin on the Ritz


and Angela S & Carlos have a jive to Trouble

[Vanessa]

Quickstep to Putting on the Ritz. That's going to be amazing!

[Nicky91]

so Joanne Clifton will mainly do Choreography Corner then, but when she has performances in the musical theatre, she'll be replaced by her brother Kevin then so he's also back


Fleur did alright i thought her first ITT co-host day




Angela R & Kai tonight on ITT Kai is literally just perfect for her, they have a ballroom, not sure which one, but we'll find out tonight

[Nicky91]

Angela Rippon came across fantastic last night, and another leg move on the sofa


she's only 4 years younger than Kai's granddad they have amazing chemistry




Bobby never watched strictly before what, thanks to his dad



Eddie really again gives us Eddie Murphy looks vibes he and Karen get along so well already too, good laughs

[Nicky91]

guest performer of Week 2 results show on sunday

The amazing singer-songwriter Jorja Smith will also be performing in the Ballroom.

and in the group dance

It’s the first results show of the series, and it opens with an incredible group number medley in tribute to the iconic Tina Turner. The routine guest-stars Beverley Knight, Laura Mvula & Fleur East alongside our professional dancers.

Tina Turner tribute

[Nicky91]

Krishnan is so lovely also his acoustic bit of their foxtrot song in training, CUTE

bring the guitar on saturday i'd say yeah



Les is a sweetheart, he and Nancy are a lovely pair too

[Kate!]

Krishnan is fairly handsome for an older guy.

[Nicky91]

what are we expecting tonight


idk if you guys had seen ITT, but anyways if you haven't, i can tease we are in for quite a lot of treats of performances this week


no one really seemed bad from the bits of training footage we saw


the friday panel was divided on who's going home

Beverley: Les
OJ: Jody
Suzi: Les


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we saw a sneak peek of the Tina Turner tribute group dance for tomorrow's result show, looks fun too



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who do we think will open the show this week

i'm thinking maybe Nikita (sassy beyonce charleston) or Layton (oldschool showman-ish quickstep)

as a show closer maybe Bobby (the better of the two charlestons) or Jody (his ACDC Paso as it's gonna be FIRE, teased by Jowita, would make a strong finish to the show possibly)


deathslotted: Zara me thinks, and possibly Ellie (Foxtrot also isn't too standout, so will likely be used before or after some of the more entertaining ones)

[Nicky91]

Les's samba seems to be staged quite well i think from what i could see, going full on boat or cruise theme


am curious if he's gonna shout ''Man Overboard'' or something, they were talking about that on ITT last thursday, would be clever to do, moments like that are always vote winners (remember Jeremy Vine's go west tango, on his horse ''i'm here, cuz i wanna dance with you'')

[Nicky91]

next week movie week, i hope something from Descendants is used there are good songs in those films

[Kate!]

17 minutes.....