[Strictly Jake]

Great show last night. Really like the lineup this year. They have got the partnerships perfect too

[Vanessa]

Originally Posted by Nicky91

let's take a look at our ''victims'' i mean hopefuls


Adam & Katya: nice but competitive pair i think, i personally find him coming across quite nicely either, not too stuck up at all

AJ & Kai: she is annoying ugh, but i want them to do well, for Kai since i like him for being different than other pro's


Dan & Nadiya: great pair, looking forward to their ballrooms especially, and i am gonna let myself be surprised regarding the latins

Greg & Karen: such a nice charming guy, funny either but loosen up a little as for the dance moves

John & Johannes: nice pair, but WHY choosing the gay pro dancer for this seriously BBC Vadim isn't gay and he loves same-sex dancing for the added challenge, somehow RTLde making better same-sex pairing choices than BBC with those stereotypes gays have to dance gays bull****

Judi & Graziano: poor Graz, wish he was with John instead, now he is stuck with the blob no offense, but don't see any potential in her

Katie & Gorka: good one for Gorks, more likeable one than last years villain Maisie

Nina & Neil: well matched pair this one, Nina be more confident believe in yourself, and trust in Neil de Jaunsse, the Samba is dreadful for week 1 but hope the music choice is good

Rhys & Nancy: he won't win that is for sure, no one likes a smug too full of himself show off, feel like he could suffer a Danny John Jules fate shock boot

Robert & Dianne: love this pair, Dianne's reaction is great, she is more happy because she is a fan of him, i see so much potential in him either

Rose & Giovanni: aww super cute how Gio genuinely wants to learn sign language, finally bit of the old Gio again, and finally him not with a ringer, not sure if she can win, but don't care, as long as they have a good time on the show

Sara & Aljaz: Aljaz really is not allowed to win again, so they give another posho to him

Tilly & Nikita: first exit material, privileged rich kid combined with a hopeless case of a pro, also a slow waltz for first dance LOL, everything feels so scripted with her, wish we gotten her dad instead

Tom & Amy: cute couple, will go far definitely even if he can't dance very greatly, he will do better than a Lee Ryan, Max George for sure

Ugo & Oti: nicely matched pair, Oti won't win for third time, but still hope they go far, always love rugby stars on this show

Rose has done theatre school. So I think she will have good rhytm already.
Not a ringer like Tom and Rhys, but she will do well.
And she has Giovanni, he's amazing.

[LeatherTrumpet]

[arista]

[Strictly Come Dancing launch night's lowest
EVER viewing figures are attributed to lacklustre line-up,
anti-vaxx stars and the Weather... amid
steady number decline]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbi...e-line-up.html

[Mystic Mock]

I think the ratings are lower because most of the Celeb lineup aren't really big names this year.

[Strictly Jake]

I don't care about ratings numbers. It was a great launch and I really really like all of the lineup. I'm very much looking forward to this series. So if people aren't watching it's their loss!

[AnnieK]

I never watch the launch show. I wait till the first week proper

[arista]

Now reported it's 3 dancers
refusing the jab.

[Nicky91]

Originally Posted by arista

Now reported it's 3 dancers
refusing the jab.

so?


it is a free choice for everyone



last year like Alf also said no one was vaccinated of the pro dancers, and the show went on as planned, don't think this is a HUGE problem, just those who refuse the vaccine need to wear face masks when not in the training room or performance in studio with their celeb partner (and maybe this unvaccinated pro is with a vaccinated celeb, and vaccinated people pass the virus on less easier as unvaccinated, due to lesser chance of shedding enough cells, so the only danger here for this pro is outside the training room, so mask up is my advice and NO PANIC like this fearmongering from the sun now)

[Nicky91]

Originally Posted by Strictly Jake

I don't care about ratings numbers. It was a great launch and I really really like all of the lineup. I'm very much looking forward to this series. So if people aren't watching it's their loss!

i don't care about rating numbers either, and yes Jake it is their loss as the launch show quality was again very great

but like Annie also said i think some who have seen the pairing spoilers (as launch was prerecorded) have been those who haven't watched that, and i think week 1 ratings are more important (for those who find stuff like that important, not me anyway)

but yeah Dailyfail likes to be the first to spread this bad news, Dailyfail and Failing Sun are soooo similar tabloids to each other simply embarrassing, i myself am ignoring those tabloids now, and i feel much better

[Nicky91]

today release of the songs/dances list


i'm dreading/expecting Nina's samba song choice being ''goodness gracious me''


Rose's Jive i worry for this week big time (thank it is a non-elimination week for this dance anyway) but any fast song would be horrendous for her, since she follows the beat of music, and if too fast it can become bit of a disaster (Benjamin's Jive was the weakest of all the dances he did in lets dance)

[Nicky91]

am excited for Rose's week 2 tango though, expect more there than in this week

[arista]

[arista]

A Celeb who has been given, an Unvaxxed dancer
is Now objecting.


He or She
could now Walk?

[Nicky91]

Originally Posted by arista

A Celeb who has been given, an Unvaxxed dancer
is Now objecting.


He or She
could now Walk?

nonsense


just more fearmongering from The Sun

[Vanessa]

Originally Posted by Nicky91

am excited for Rose's week 2 tango though, expect more there than in this week

She'll be fine. She has done ballet and hop hop. And she has Giovanni, the best male pro in there.
I love his choreography!

[Vanessa]

Originally Posted by Nicky91

today release of the songs/dances list


i'm dreading/expecting Nina's samba song choice being ''goodness gracious me''


Rose's Jive i worry for this week big time (thank it is a non-elimination week for this dance anyway) but any fast song would be horrendous for her, since she follows the beat of music, and if too fast it can become bit of a disaster (Benjamin's Jive was the weakest of all the dances he did in lets dance)

You'll be surprised at what she can do. Even Ranvir managed it and she was rubbish at Latin.
I think Nina samba will be great, she has the right personality for it.

[Nicky91]

Originally Posted by Vanessa

You'll be surprised at what she can do. Even Ranvir managed it and she was rubbish at Latin.
I think Nina samba will be great, she has the right personality for it.

Ranvir isn't deaf


deaf people follow a beat of music, and with faster songs it becomes a too fast beat, Benjamin & Isabel their only dance which looked messy too

[Vanessa]

Originally Posted by Nicky91

Ranvir isn't deaf


deaf people follow a beat of music, and with faster songs it becomes a too fast beat, Benjamin & Isabel their only dance which looked messy too

But she's not a complete beginner. She has some dancing experience. So I believe she will do just fine.

[Nicky91]

Originally Posted by Vanessa

But she's not a complete beginner. She has some dancing experience. So I believe she will do just fine.

fair enough, but still i'm only pointing out jive music is more difficult for her to follow the beat

which is why i think she might be more middle of leaderboard this week, but near the top of leaderboard the next (with a slower paced piece of music or at least easier to follow since tango songs are always very staccato and not as huge difficulty in terms of beats compared to Jive)


Benjamin was a novice in lets dance, and he got 3rd place because of Isabel, one of the more experienced dancers there, so maybe Rose is also lucky to have Gio, one of our more experienced pro's

[Vanessa]

Originally Posted by Nicky91

fair enough, but still i'm only pointing out jive music is more difficult for her to follow the beat

which is why i think she might be more middle of leaderboard this week, but near the top of leaderboard the next (with a slower paced piece of music or at least easier to follow since tango songs are always very staccato and not as huge difficulty in terms of beats compared to Jive)


Benjamin was a novice in lets dance, and he got 3rd place because of Isabel, one of the more experienced dancers there, so maybe Rose is also lucky to have Gio, one of our more experienced pro's

Yes Giovanni is amazing. And he says she's doing great.
Can't wait to find out the song.

[Nicky91]

some think Nancy is the one who is unvaxxed who is with a celeb



i'd say replace her, Rhys & Jowita then, tall male with shortest female

[Nicky91]

[Nicky91]

ouch the sun clocked with their speculations and vile fake news

[Nicky91]

https://www.bbc.com/news/av/entertainment-arts-58658886

Rose Ayling-Ellis rehearsing without hearing music, some rehearsal clip and a chat with Rose & Gio

The duo took time out from rehearsing their first dance to talk about how they'll be learning their moves.