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Post by oxfordsimon on Sept 24, 2024 17:24:51 GMT
Week 2 songs and dances
Montell Douglas and Johannes Radebe - Samba to Fuego by Eleni Foureira
Punam Krishan and Gorka Márquez - Foxtrot to Man! I Feel Like A Woman! by Shania Twain
Sam Quek and Nikita Kuzmin - Charleston to Bob Wilson and his Varsity Rhythm Boys
Sarah Hadland and Vito Coppola - Paso Doble to Freed From Desire by Gala, Molella, Phil Jay
Tasha Ghouri and Aljaž Škorjanec - Viennese Waltz to Misty Blue by Dorothy Moore
Toyah Willcox and Neil Jones - Jive to Nutbush City Limits by Ike & Tina Turner
Chris McCausland and Dianne Buswell - Foxtrot Be Young, Be Foolish, Be Happy by The Tams
Jamie Borthwick and Michell Tsiakkas - Rumba to Ain't No Sunshine by Bill Withers
JB Gill and Amy Dowden - Cha Cha to Closer by Ne-Yo
Nick Knowles and Luba Mushtuk - American Smooth to Parklife by Blur
Paul Merson and Karen Hauer - Salsa to Fireball by Pitbull, John Ryan
Pete Wicks and Jowita Przystał - American Smooth to I Had Some Help by Post Malone, Morgan Wallen
Shayne Ward and Nancy Xu - Tango to The Door by Teddy Swims
Tom Dean and Nadiya Bychkova - Cha Cha to Boogie Wonderland by Earth, Wind & Fire
Wynne Evans and Katya Jones - Viennese Waltz to The Blue Danube by Johann Strauss
Rumba in week 2 is harsh on Jamie. Far too early
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Post by karloscar on Sept 24, 2024 22:58:43 GMT
Nutbush isn't natural jive material, and given that Toyah struggled to stay on the beat with the tango, I'm not too optimistic about her jive capabilities. Since she's a musician I put it down to nerves on the first show, but she needs to improve dramatically to have a chance of making it to week three.
Surely there are more imaginative waltzes in the classical repertoire for Wynne to dance to than The Blue Danube!
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Sept 25, 2024 7:37:44 GMT
Toyah can be first out for me. I don’t like her or that Neil.
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Post by oxfordsimon on Sept 28, 2024 18:24:24 GMT
This week is really showing how much better it feels when they choose authentic music.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Sept 28, 2024 20:03:23 GMT
Ballas has had the lights taken off her during the dances so now she’s standing up during the judges comments. Seriously? This woman thinks she’s the star of the show. Cannot stand her.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Sept 28, 2024 20:54:48 GMT
Interesting comments from Anton about Shane. “Right now, I don’t want to know about YOU.”
Shane has an ego? Judging by what we have seen so far that’s very possible. He comes off as extremely cocky. In the Claudia interview he mentioned “all the people who love me”.
Ok.
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Post by justfran on Sept 29, 2024 8:37:54 GMT
I disagree regarding Shayne - when he said “people that love me” I just assumed he meant his family and friends, which is what most of the celebs tend to say at some point.
My favourite dances of the night were Montell and Johannes - a great partnership and the lovely elegance of Wynne and Katya.
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Post by anthony40 on Sept 29, 2024 11:44:45 GMT
Did anyone else think the moment Toya started crawling on her hands and knees over the table in her routine that, just for a second, she looked like Dolly Parton?
In all my life, I have never seen a ginger cowboy.
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Post by Matt on Sept 29, 2024 18:59:57 GMT
Shocking!
I actually didnt see any of it out of time?!
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Post by ladidah on Sept 29, 2024 21:34:36 GMT
I didn't either!
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Post by karloscar on Sept 30, 2024 12:07:27 GMT
Given the major imbalance of male and female celebrities this year it's likely the producers are keen to ditch quite a few men early on, so that may explain the judges' questionable decision. They've deliberately lost what could've been one of the more interesting learning experiences, but they shoot themselves in the foot so often these days Strictly Gone Lame should be the title.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Sept 30, 2024 12:18:10 GMT
BBC investigation has found Giovanni did verbally bully Amanda Abbingdon but he’s cleared of physical abuse. BBC apologises to Abbington but her claims only partly upheld www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce81p7w6xggo |
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Post by nick on Sept 30, 2024 20:08:24 GMT
They've deliberately lost what could've been one of the more interesting learning experiences. Yes I thought he was terrified but, considering he is a total non dancer, there was the possibility of a half decent mover. We’ll never know now. |
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Post by oxfordsimon on Oct 2, 2024 10:13:21 GMT
Week 3 dances
Montell Douglas and Johannes Radebe - Tango to One Night Only from Dreamgirls
Punam Krishan and Gorka Márquez - Couple's Choice to Bole Chudiyan from Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham
Sam Quek and Nikita Kuzmin - Paso Doble to Elevation from Tomb Raider
Sarah Hadland and Vito Coppola - Viennese Waltz to Hedwig's Theme from Harry Potter
Tasha Ghouri and Aljaž Škorjanec - Rumba to What Was I Made For? from Barbie
Toyah Willcox and Neil Jones - Samba to Poor Unfortunate Souls from The Little Mermaid
Chris McCausland and Dianne Buswell - Jive to the Wayne's World Theme
Jamie Borthwick and Michelle Tsiakkas - Quickstep to I’m Still Standing from Rocketman
JB Gill and Amy Dowden - American Smooth to Pure Imagination from Wonka
Nick Knowles and Luba Mushtuk - Charleston to Rain on the Roof from Paddington 2
Paul Merson and Karen Hauer - Cha Cha to The Magnificent Seven Theme
Pete Wicks and Jowita Przystał - Samba to the George Of The Jungle Theme
Shayne Ward and Nancy Xu Viennese Waltz to If I Can Dream from Elvis
Wynne Evans and Katya Jones Cha Cha to Papa's Got A Brand New Bag from Mrs Doubtfire
Some truly bizarre choices there.
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Post by alece10 on Oct 2, 2024 11:30:57 GMT
Oh a bit of Sondheim, must be a first for Strictly.
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Post by oxfordsimon on Oct 2, 2024 11:51:11 GMT
Oh a bit of Sondheim, must be a first for Strictly. Anton and Emma danced to Send in the Clowns but not sure there has been any other Sondheim. |
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Post by ladidah on Oct 2, 2024 14:10:17 GMT
I wish they would think outside the box a bit, it's the same old films and songs.
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Post by Matt on Oct 4, 2024 15:11:21 GMT
Nick will miss tomorrows show through injury.
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Post by oxfordsimon on Oct 4, 2024 15:58:26 GMT
Nick will miss tomorrows show through injury. That's a shame. It could have been a fun number |
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Post by oxfordsimon on Oct 5, 2024 19:59:37 GMT
What a ludicrous set of scores.
And the disconnect between comments and scores grows ever wider.
Poor music choices didn't help. And some of thr choreo was lacking. Jamie, in particular, needs a more experienced hand to get the best out of him. Michelle isn't the right choice for him.
Sarah and Vito made me tear up. That was a lovely tribute to watch.
I was bored by the Barbie rumba
And let's get shot of Merson and Willcox as soon as possible.
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Post by Matt on Oct 5, 2024 21:45:49 GMT
Why does Shirley have to bite back every single time Craig talks? It’s ridiculous.
It almost felt like Anton and Motsi have been asked to push Jamie, why are they mentioning him winning? He’s definitely not in the top 3.
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Post by karloscar on Oct 5, 2024 22:08:59 GMT
They're definitely pushing the idea that Jamie is better than he actually is, and Shane too. I'd be really surprised if either of them make the final. Montell and JoJo were a disappointment this evening, One Night Only needed to have the disco beat stripped out of it to work as a tango. As it was it sounded really sluggish. Dr Punam stole the show with a bit of originality and great style. Less annoying than movie week usually is, but the could've given credit to the acrobat/dancer they brought in to do all the impressive work in the opening number.
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Post by danb on Oct 6, 2024 8:08:30 GMT
Dr Punam was great because it felt connected to something compared to the vacuous emptiness of pretty much everything else. Craig referenced someone else doing a Bollywood dance in the past, as if every Bollywood dance & song were the same one. Just a bit of an ignorant auntie comment.
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Post by anthony40 on Oct 6, 2024 18:03:46 GMT
Maybe I'm easily pleased but in addition to both costumes and make-up, which were of course, were outstanding but I also loved the lighting and CGI effect- in particular Toya's Ursula tentacles, JB's Chocolate Factory and Pete's jungle theme with the elephant in the background.
I have no idea what the missing glitter ball sequence at the beginning was.
I didn't like the Minion dance sequence. Did anyone else seen the irony that the only ginger on the show was yellow?
Personally, I thought that Toya and Paul were the weakest.
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Post by oxfordsimon on Oct 9, 2024 15:21:07 GMT
Week 4 dances
Montell Douglas and Johannes Radebe - Viennese Waltz to Nobody Gets Me by SZA.
Punam Krishan and Gorka Marquez - Jive to 2 Be Loved (Am I Ready) by Lizzo.
Sam Quek MBE and Nikita Kuzmin - Samba to Hips Don't Lie by Shakira.
Sarah Hadland and Vito Coppola - Foxtrot to Birds Of A Feather by Billie Eilish.
Tasha Ghouri and Aljaz Skorjanec - Charleston to Unhealthy by Anne-Marie, Shania Twain.
Chris McCausland and Dianne Buswell - Salsa to Down Under by Men At Work.
Jamie Borthwick and Michelle Tsiakkas - Salsa to Danza Kuduro by Don Omar ft. Lucenzo.
JB Gill and Amy Dowden - Rumba to You Might Need Somebody by Kara Marni.
Paul Merson and Karen Hauer - Quickstep to I Won't Dance by Fred Astaire.
Pete Wicks and Jowitza Przystal - Quickstep to Town Called Malice by The Jam.
Shayne Ward and Nancy Xu - Cha Cha to Ain't No Love (Ain't No Use) by Sub Sub feat. Melanie Williams.
Wynne Evans and Katya Jones - Tango to Money, Money, Money by ABBA.
No word on whether Nick will dance or not
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