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Post by BurlyBeaR on Nov 27, 2023 15:47:33 GMT
Some hideous costumes this week. Annabelle, that yellow polka dot thing, dreadful. Ellie, the skirt part of that red dress looked so cheaply made. Layton… just vile. All three distracted me from the dancing which is presumably the last thing they’re supposed to do.
Re the viewer voting share, proof yet again that people don’t like Layton for whatever reason. So given that he’s likely to be in the bottom two again who needs to be there with him to have him sent home?
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Post by oxfordsimon on Nov 27, 2023 16:27:18 GMT
Ellie is about the only person who would beat him in the dance off.
Much will now depend on dance choice. Layton has Charleston left in his list of possibles and that has few rules (other than the key foot action) and lots of scope for tricks. That will play to his strengths and give Shirley less scope to comment on the lack of basics.
I said from the start that he was likely to be the Ashley Roberts of the season and it does look like that is his trajectory.
He is clearly a talented dancer. But Ellie is the classic journey celeb and that is usually what excites the voters.
I can't see beyond it being Ellie, Layton and one other in the final. But that third person could be any of the others depending on the dance/music choices.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Nov 27, 2023 19:38:18 GMT
My final would be Ellie Nigel Annabelle.
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Post by danb on Nov 27, 2023 19:41:26 GMT
My final would be Ellie Nigel Annabelle. …and mine.
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Post by oxfordsimon on Nov 27, 2023 20:14:17 GMT
I wouldn't object to that combination
But i can't see a winner other than Ellie unless there is an injury
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Post by curiouskc on Nov 27, 2023 20:14:48 GMT
I'd been rooting for a Layton, Ellie and Angela final myself. But now that's not happening I'm not sure who I'd prefer as my third finalist. I think Nigel is overrated by his fans and beyond his Wk1 Paso he's never really stood out from the pack for me. Annabel is technically good but (agree with Craig) very expressionless. I honestly question whether she'd still be in without her Strictly story. Damn...does that leave me backing Bobby for the final?? I think I'm backing Bobby.
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Post by justfran on Nov 27, 2023 21:34:29 GMT
Ellie, Annabel and Layton get my vote to be in the final.
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Post by vdcni on Nov 27, 2023 22:23:12 GMT
Ellie and Layton for the final.
Then probably Nigel but Annabel would be fine.
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Post by theatreian on Nov 27, 2023 22:38:30 GMT
There is little doubt Ellie will win, Layton will probably get to the final plus Annabel.
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Post by ladidah on Nov 28, 2023 8:51:41 GMT
I tend to go for who I want to see Show Dance, and Nigel's would probably be the best one to see along with Ellie and Layton.
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Post by peggysue on Nov 28, 2023 9:11:12 GMT
Ellie, Annabel and Nigel in final for me
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Post by anthony40 on Nov 28, 2023 9:24:30 GMT
Correct me if I'm wrong, but if Annabel gets there, will this be the first time that Johannes has been in the final?
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Post by NorthernAlien on Nov 28, 2023 10:43:03 GMT
Correct me if I'm wrong, but if Annabel gets there, will this be the first time that Johannes has been in the final? No - he got there the other year with John Whaite.
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Post by anthony40 on Nov 28, 2023 10:45:04 GMT
Correct me if I'm wrong, but if Annabel gets there, will this be the first time that Johannes has been in the final? No - he got there the other year with John Whaite. Ah, yeah, right. I forgot that. Thanks!
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Post by NorthernAlien on Nov 28, 2023 10:45:09 GMT
I'd been rooting for a Layton, Ellie and Angela final myself. But now that's not happening I'm not sure who I'd prefer as my third finalist. I think Nigel is overrated by his fans and beyond his Wk1 Paso he's never really stood out from the pack for me. Annabel is technically good but (agree with Craig) very expressionless. I honestly question whether she'd still be in without her Strictly story. Damn...does that leave me backing Bobby for the final?? I think I'm backing Bobby. ^ this. This is where I am now... I think Ellie's going to win, unless something cataclysmic happens.
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Post by londonmzfitz on Nov 28, 2023 11:03:50 GMT
Some hideous costumes this week. Annabelle, that yellow polka dot thing, dreadful. Ellie, the skirt part of that red dress looked so cheaply made. Layton… just vile. All three distracted me from the dancing which is presumably the last thing they’re supposed to do. Re the viewer voting share, proof yet again that people don’t like Layton for whatever reason. So given that he’s likely to be in the bottom two again who needs to be there with him to have him sent home? Agree re costumes - no comparison to the US Dancing With The Stars where the costumes are usually fabulous. I had a friend visiting whose daughter in LA is big in the professional ballroom dance world, she'd been involved in some of the choreography of their tribute to Len Goodman (it's on YouTube, worth a look, take tissues). I wish they still showed Dancing With The Stars in the UK ... I was in the local takeaway last weekend (Blackpool) and two randoms in the queue started a chat about Strictly - one said Leyton shouldn't be in Strictly because he's a trained dancer, and the other said she's been saying the same thing. I've seen similar remarks from Facebook "friends". Whereas I really want an hour or whatever of being entertained - *shudders at the memory of Anne Widdicombe being dragged around the floor by Anton ...
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Post by ladidah on Nov 28, 2023 11:04:48 GMT
I think there is a much needed middle ground between a no-hoper like Anne W and a trained West End professional like Layton
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Post by vdcni on Nov 28, 2023 11:58:09 GMT
Contestants like Layton are great to have at the beginning at the show because they are good out of the gate and provide rare consistency.
By the end, they are still dancing well but aren't going to win because they didn't have a journey.
Occasionally you get someone with a dance background who starts well and who is also popular enough to win but it's rare. Jay is the one who comes to mind.
So why people get up in arms about dance experience I don't know. Those contestants hardly ever win and if they do it is because they have connected with the public so fair enough.
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Post by Matt on Nov 28, 2023 12:13:09 GMT
Bobby Brazier and Dianne Buswell will Salsa to 'I've Had the Time of My Life' from Dirty Dancing.
Nigel Harman and Katya Jones will dance the Charleston to 'Step in Time' from Mary Poppins.
Ellie Leach and Vito Coppola will perform a Quickstep to 'Belle' from Beauty and the Beast.
Annabel Croft and Johannes Radebe will Foxtrot to 'For Good' from Wicked.
Finally, Layton Williams and Nikita Kuzmin will perform a Paso Doble to 'Backstage Romance' from Moulin Rouge.
Dirty Dancing is not a musical. It’s a film with a soundtrack, and don’t bother mentioning that rubbish they had at the dominion, it’s not a musical.
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Post by karloscar on Nov 28, 2023 12:34:59 GMT
Bobby and Leyton for the dance off based on those choices. Step in Time's a crowd pleaser, For Good is a tearjerker, and Ellie and Vito as Belle and Gaston could be both sublime and hilarious judging by previous performances.
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Post by ladidah on Nov 28, 2023 14:30:23 GMT
Bobbie has the worst by far!
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Post by oxfordsimon on Nov 28, 2023 14:47:15 GMT
If they can pull off the platter lift, B&D might have a wow moment
Nigel needs to have a clean routine again to stand a chance of surviving
Fingers crossed for him
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Post by Deleted on Nov 28, 2023 17:08:49 GMT
Step in Time is a real crowd pleaser but some many lonely older women like Time of My Life so those two could canvcel each other out. Layton and Nikita will need to be technically sound with their Passo.
For showdances I think Ellie and Layton would be best but what JoJo and Katya could do with Annabel and Nigel resperctively would be a close call.
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Post by justfran on Nov 28, 2023 19:02:54 GMT
some many lonely older women like Time of My Life What a charming generalisation.
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Post by oxfordsimon on Nov 28, 2023 21:39:33 GMT
Backstage Romance is a compilation number
"Bad Romance" "Tainted Love" "Seven Nation Army" "Toxic" "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)"
They can't feature all of that in 90 seconds
So which song will they actually feature?
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Post by ladidah on Nov 29, 2023 8:21:49 GMT
Either that, or it will, and it will be manic!
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Post by theatreian on Nov 29, 2023 9:48:02 GMT
Anyone know of any guest performances this week or group numbers?
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Post by erik24601 on Nov 29, 2023 17:09:21 GMT
Backstage Romance is a compilation number "Bad Romance" "Tainted Love" "Seven Nation Army" "Toxic" "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" They can't feature all of that in 90 seconds So which song will they actually feature? The dances are longer than 90 seconds at this stage aren't they? I thought they were more like 2-2.5mins? Regardless, what a snore fest choice of music - mainly movie-musicals..... How unoriginal.
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Post by sophie92 on Nov 29, 2023 21:35:05 GMT
Anyone know of any guest performances this week or group numbers? Will put it in a spoiler just in case anyone doesn’t like to know ahead of time: Joss Stone singing something from The Time Traveller’s Wife on the results show, and My Fair Lady and A Chorus Line group dances
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Post by Deleted on Dec 1, 2023 12:39:24 GMT
Annabel, Angela, Krishnan and Bobby announced for tour. Annabel will be dancing with Graziano as Johannes does his own tours and Krishnan will be partnered by Jowita as I assume Lauren is part of Giovanni's tour.
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