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Post by lou105 on Oct 14, 2018 21:37:06 GMT
The costumes are hideous! One girls outfit - I forget who - looked like the bottom half had been caught in a shredder!! Faye maybe? It was a bit odd but i assumed it was meant to be a chandelier, to fit the song. |
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Post by lynette on Oct 14, 2018 21:48:47 GMT
It was gold but then faded into grey? Weird. I’m not impressed with the costumes so far. I always think they should get a real designer in to make suggestions! I know, I know, is a show and so show costumes are expected.
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Post by anita on Oct 15, 2018 9:46:19 GMT
Back Street ‘Boys’ was stretching it a bit.  The right person went... IMO. Hubby made similar comment while suffering this program he hates. |
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Post by westwaywanderer on Oct 15, 2018 15:12:12 GMT
Cannot believe the adulterers were saved by the public, this is why we're the nation who voted for Brexit, terrible decision making....
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Post by lynette on Oct 15, 2018 15:19:08 GMT
Cannot believe the adulterers were saved by the public, this is why we're the nation who voted for Brexit, terrible decision making.... This made me laugh. I can’t begin to work out the logic but don’t worry www, you are welcome to the Board. |
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Post by lynette on Oct 15, 2018 15:31:57 GMT
Moving on...what do we think of the new category for next week, people? It is I think a choice between contemporary, theatre style and street? Or maybe someone caught the categories better.. I don’t mind opening out to get more people interested and I like a good contemporary dance but it does knock another nail into ballroom doesn’t it?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 15, 2018 15:33:06 GMT
Cannot believe the adulterers were saved by the public, this is why we're the nation who voted for Brexit, terrible decision making.... It's disgraceful, I agree. And so does Zoe Ball. |
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Post by wickedgrin on Oct 15, 2018 15:49:52 GMT
Moving on...what do we think of the new category for next week, people? It is I think a choice between contemporary, theatre style and street? Or maybe someone caught the categories better.. I don’t mind opening out to get more people interested and I like a good contemporary dance but it does knock another nail into ballroom doesn’t it? Yes, another nail in the ballroom coffin - but actually looking forward to it. At least it will be different. So much of this series so far has seemed like a repeat. Plus, after all, they are recognised dance styles. I cannot wait to hear Dame Darcey's critique on urban street dancing!! No doubt there will be an even split between the three styles. So I suspect some couples will be forced to do a style they are not comfortable with, despite the false smiles and the jollity! |
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Post by westwaywanderer on Oct 15, 2018 16:04:24 GMT
Moving on...what do we think of the new category for next week, people? It is I think a choice between contemporary, theatre style and street? Or maybe someone caught the categories better.. I don’t mind opening out to get more people interested and I like a good contemporary dance but it does knock another nail into ballroom doesn’t it? I think it's fabulous, adding a welcome variety and intrigue to the show, musical week will be very interesting this year. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 15, 2018 20:04:11 GMT
Moving on...what do we think of the new category for next week, people? It is I think a choice between contemporary, theatre style and street? Or maybe someone caught the categories better.. I don’t mind opening out to get more people interested and I like a good contemporary dance but it does knock another nail into ballroom doesn’t it? No point in having showdances in the final anymore if they can do all the contempo-wafting any other week! |
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Post by lynette on Oct 16, 2018 10:11:57 GMT
Yep, makes a show dance earlier but usually the show dances are really good.
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Post by freckles on Oct 16, 2018 11:40:31 GMT
I've been a bit disappointed how loosely the various dance categories have been interpreted this series, and to me the new category sounds like another step in thet direction. It means practically anything goes, which makes comparison between the dancers, and sensible marking, difficult.
I'm no dancer (I literally dance like nobody's watching, indeed only WHEN nobody'd watching) but am quite pleased with myself for having learnt quite a bit of the terminology and theory behind some ballroom and Latin styles over the years. The new category seems a lot more unfocused and less 'professional', somehow. But we'll see! The dances will at least, I'm sure, be entertaining.
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Post by Sam on Oct 16, 2018 11:43:17 GMT
TBH each dance is becoming more of a showdance/smooth version of the style with the amount of time spent out of hold and not doing figures. Len wouldn't stand for this much faffing!
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Post by vdcni on Oct 16, 2018 11:55:32 GMT
Well except for the many times he did. Len's - there wasn't enough content/time in hold/too much faffing line was as inconsistent as most of the judging.
Given that we have the AS, Salsa, AT, Charleston and now this it would be nice if they made the 10 dances a bit more traditional with less themes and props as a contrast but it seems unlikely and since fewer of the dancers come from a traditional ballroom/latin not all of them would be able to manage it anyway.
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Post by freckles on Oct 16, 2018 11:58:21 GMT
That's exactly it - there will be more "faffing"!
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Post by Deleted on Oct 16, 2018 12:06:04 GMT
It was the right time for Katie to go. Charles and Karen are clearly not getting the votes from the public either. The gene pool has been very kind to Vick Hope too when we saw her parents.
It wasn't a great show and a lot of it seems so staged even the judges remarks and actions. Bruno leaps up, Shirley backs off and tries to look shocked Botox permitting, she turns to Darcy who puts a superior hand on her to comfort her.
I wonder who has murdered the English language more out of Stacey and Tess too?
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Oct 16, 2018 18:40:13 GMT
Stacey Dooley reminds me of Paloma Faith.
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Post by Tibidabo on Oct 16, 2018 20:37:39 GMT
Stacey Dooley reminds me of Paloma Faith. Wash your mouth out!🙊🙉🙈 They are poles apart. I loves me a bit of Paloma. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 18, 2018 14:53:32 GMT
Stacey Dooley reminds me of Paloma Faith. Definitely agree both visually and vocally.
Stacey is someone I've never been able to make my mind up on - she is a bit irritating and sounds like a vacuous Essex girl but she makes some good documentaries and has a great personality and no ego etc.
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Post by oxfordsimon on Oct 18, 2018 15:16:36 GMT
I know it is wrong to judge someone on their accent - but certain voice types do make it very difficult. Accent can get in the way of the message. It is certainly my experience of Ms Dooley. No matter how serious she is being, the accent stops me from engaging. Probably makes me a bad person. But there we are.
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Post by d'James on Oct 18, 2018 17:09:30 GMT
Stacey Dooley reminds me of Paloma Faith. Definitely agree both visually and vocally.
Stacey is someone I've never been able to make my mind up on - she is a bit irritating and sounds like a vacuous Essex girl but she makes some good documentaries and has a great personality and no ego etc.
I think she’s very brave and gets people on side well but I don’t think she asks the most probing questions. I always find myself frustrated that I don’t know what I want to at the end of her programmes (I watch them because the topics interest me). |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 19, 2018 11:43:20 GMT
Definitely agree both visually and vocally.
Stacey is someone I've never been able to make my mind up on - she is a bit irritating and sounds like a vacuous Essex girl but she makes some good documentaries and has a great personality and no ego etc.
I think she’s very brave and gets people on side well but I don’t think she asks the most probing questions. I always find myself frustrated that I don’t know what I want to at the end of her programmes (I watch them because the topics interest me). Stacey isn't a trained journalist which is part of her appeal, she won't go as deep as say an Orla Guerin but Orla Guerin didn't work on the perfume counter at Luton Airport!
She actually asked for people to e-mail in topics for her to consider looking into at her talk last week.
I feel that she might benefit from a stronger editorial or writing staff who would prep her with the more taxing questions to ask.
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Post by lynette on Oct 19, 2018 17:50:26 GMT
I liked the prog on clothing. It was shocking.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Oct 20, 2018 18:11:39 GMT
Shirley Ballas appears to have fallen into a vat of shimmer highlighter judging by her ‘décolletage’. Ease off babe.
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Post by Tibidabo on Oct 20, 2018 20:16:46 GMT
Dear Mr Guest Judge (whoever you are)
This show is not about you. We don't want to keep hearing your scores. We don't give flying foxtrot.
How is the US on series 19? I thought we invented this show?
Well. How do they judge the 2 own choice dances technically? They moan if a dance doesn't have enough content, but for their own choice they can just basically do a show dance by the looks of things. I know they said they were contemporary and street, but who's actually judging that? That said, Charles and Karen played a blinder (sweepstake money safe for another week I'd say!) and I hated, hated, hated Lauren and AJ's. Only trained ballet dancers should even attempt stuff like that.
Danny was a maze ing.
We thought Vick was doing a salsa until the judges informed us otherwise! I think she'll be in the bottom 2 with either Lauren or Sean(n).
Costumes pretty awful this week. Anyone see the significance of Charles and Karen's stoopid suits? I feel I'm not seeing something obvious. Surely they should have been in ripped jeans and trainers.
I'm struggling to like Shirley.
Tess was cringier than ever tonight.
Love Anita Dobby, but if she'd been any slower reading those terms and conditions we'd have bypassed Halloween and gone straight to Blackpool.
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