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Post by oxfordsimon on Oct 9, 2024 16:02:33 GMT
On the basis of those dances, I would predict
Punam v Paul dance off
Paul out
She won't be able to hide her lack of technique in a Jive. He should never go near an Astaire classic
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Post by ladidah on Oct 10, 2024 8:02:16 GMT
I think Sam Quek, JB and maybe Paul Merson will be in trouble this week
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Post by oxfordsimon on Oct 12, 2024 18:57:34 GMT
Punam really failed to achieve a Jive
Paul was better at the QS than expected but over-marked
Sam's Salsa was stiff
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Post by oxfordsimon on Oct 12, 2024 19:35:27 GMT
And that Charleston was not worth 10s.
It might have had all the movements and techniques of that dance. But it really felt wrong to that music
It very rarely works to contemporary tunes. Janette and HRVY's dance to the La La Land track was very effective.
Tonight's didn't work for me at all
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Post by anthony40 on Oct 12, 2024 19:53:43 GMT
Well there was both ABBA and a Sondheim.
And I'm proud to have been born and come from the Land Down Under!
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Post by alece10 on Oct 12, 2024 20:38:34 GMT
The singers murdered Sondheim.
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Post by Matt on Oct 12, 2024 20:43:30 GMT
I just can’t get behind tasha, she’s the one with the most professional dancing experience and has been at this level since week 1, so I don’t feel like I’m watching someone learn and progress. It’s just boring seeing a polished perfect routine each week.
I thought Paul was brilliant, and it’s definitely forced nick and poonam into the bottom 2.
Some of the scoring was all over the place again tonight, I thought Jamie was a bit stiff in his salsa, but they’re putting him on a pedestal above the rest again.
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Post by oxfordsimon on Oct 12, 2024 20:55:49 GMT
I threw a vote to Nick. Not because he danced well. But I think he deserves one more chance and going out with an injury never feels right.
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Post by Matt on Oct 12, 2024 22:51:46 GMT
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Post by anxiousoctopus on Oct 13, 2024 14:53:35 GMT
Tbh this whole thing around Wynne is very drama-bloodthirsty, like the fandom is waiting to pounce on literally anything remotely dramatic.
The hand thing in isolation could be either inappropriate or just an unfortunate accident, but people using the high-fiving thing as additional proof of him being creepy feels especially tin-foil-hat (as is the digging up of him hosting a Tory fundraiser years ago)
Outside of the core incident of her moving his hand, the scale of the reaction really shows how hungry online discourse is for any drama whatsoever from this series
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Post by justfran on Oct 13, 2024 16:05:25 GMT
Ridiculous scoring again this week - too many 8 and 9s plus Tasha did not deserve those 10s. My favourite routine was Montell and Johannes - simple, elegant, no unnecessary fuss/ non- dancing like a few others.
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Post by ladidah on Oct 14, 2024 7:12:46 GMT
I feel sorry for Shayne, not sure why people seem to dislike him.
I would have rather had Punam in the bottom two, as that jive was awful.
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Post by karloscar on Oct 14, 2024 8:58:47 GMT
It's not necessarily the case that people dislike Shayne, just that other people are making a more significant impression and are picking up votes. He's not had a great dance to a great song moment at all. Wearing bright yellow is always deadly on Strictly!
Besides, Chris and Dianne have already got this series in the bag. Nobody else is coming close in the public vote, so barring accident or injury the glitterball is theirs.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Oct 14, 2024 9:03:56 GMT
That yellow was absolutely foul. Who on earth thought that was a good idea?
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Post by ladidah on Oct 14, 2024 10:23:33 GMT
I disliked a lot of the costumes on Saturday.
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Post by happysooz2 on Oct 14, 2024 12:20:43 GMT
Interesting bit about the show on Marina and Richard’s ‘The Rest is Entertainment’. All about what makes good casting and who will be break out stars.
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Post by nick on Oct 14, 2024 16:27:01 GMT
I disliked a lot of the costumes on Saturday. I know they’ve tinkered around the edges but if they seriously want to refresh then getting a new lead choreographer and costume designer would be a good idea. To be clear I’ve got nothing against either of them and they’ve often done brilliant jobs (although to be honest I’ve found the professional group dances to be a bit ‘meh’) but they’ve done it for a long time and it probably time for a change. |
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Post by danb on Oct 14, 2024 16:50:59 GMT
It's not necessarily the case that people dislike Shayne, just that other people are making a more significant impression and are picking up votes. He's not had a great dance to a great song moment at all. Wearing bright yellow is always deadly on Strictly! Besides, Chris and Dianne have already got this series in the bag. Nobody else is coming close in the public vote, so barring accident or injury the glitterball is theirs. It’s a foregone conclusion that I wouldn’t mind at all. Their relationship seems authentic, and he doesn’t have an issue with speaking his mind which is nice. I was liking the Go Compare man up to all this funny business. Doesn’t matter how close they are…his wandering hand was just bleugh. |
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Post by oxfordsimon on Oct 16, 2024 7:37:37 GMT
Week 5 songs and dances
Montell Douglas and Johannes Radebe - Couple's Choice to Skeleton Move by KG, Zanda Zakuza
Punam Krishan and Gorka Márquez - Viennese Waltz to She’s Always A Woman To Me by Billy Joel
Sam Quek and Nikita Kuzmin - Quickstep to Unwritten by Natasha Bedingfield
Sarah Hadland and Vito Coppola - Samba to Do It Do It Again by Rafaella Carrà
Tasha Ghouri and Aljaž Škorjanec - Tango to Dog Days Are Over by Florence + The Machine
Chris McCausland and Dianne Buswell - Waltz to You’ll Never Walk Alone by Gerry and the Pacemakers
Jamie Borthwick and Michelle Tsiakkas - Paso Doble to Malagueña by Ernesto Lecuona
JB Gill and Amy Dowden Jive to Hey Ya! by Outkast
Paul Merson and Karen Hauer Samba to Car Wash by Rose Royce
Pete Wicks and Jowita Przystał - Rumba to Don’t Look Back In Anger by Oasis
Shayne Ward and Nancy Xu - American Smooth to Get Here by Sam Smith
Wynne Evans and Katya Jones - Quickstep to Mr Blue Sky by Electric Light Orchestra
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Post by ladidah on Oct 16, 2024 7:47:13 GMT
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Post by anthony40 on Oct 16, 2024 8:03:36 GMT
Just out of curiosity, does anyone know how blind is Chris really is? I mean, clearly, to look at him. you can see there's a problem with his eyes however, is he completely blind? Or is there some partial vision?
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Oct 16, 2024 10:35:32 GMT
Just out of curiosity, does anyone know how blind is Chris really is? I mean, clearly, to look at him. you can see there's a problem with his eyes however, is he completely blind? Or is there some partial vision? I think he can discern light only. He has RP (Retinitis Pigmentosa) which is the condition my best friend has. It’s a genetic disease, degenerative, but different people’s eyesight deteriorates at different speeds. It’s macular degeneration just in the same way as some old folk lose their eyesight as their retinas “wear out” but with RP it’s massively accelerated. My pal describes his as like looking through a pane of glass that has big splodges of paint obscuring his ability to see through. He has to find ways of looking “around” these obstructions but unfortunately the splodges increase in size as the years pass. His vision is really very poor in dark conditions. Sounds like Chris is more advanced than my pal despite being the same age. |
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Post by Matt on Oct 16, 2024 10:40:01 GMT
Pete with 4 Latin dances and only 1 ballroom, and this week being a rumba?! Hardly seems fair.
Also, I’ve never seen so many rumbas so early into a series.
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Post by oxfordsimon on Oct 19, 2024 19:26:31 GMT
Some truly horrific costumes this week.
Amy was not coordinated with JB at all
The Paso outfits were distraction
Nancy looked like she had been given a dress made of remnants
I have no idea who will fall into the dance off. But please let us get rid of Punam or Paul.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Oct 19, 2024 19:38:53 GMT
I haven’t been watching closely. Sarah Hadland, I.thought it was Toyah. The wig, the dance. Absolutely awful.
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