Strictly Come Dancing

Spoiler's in!!

The following are just my opinions (as per last week's instructions), not the actual spoiler. Click at your peril!!

Loved last night's show; this series just keeps getting better and better... Even the poorer dancers are good!

I like Ed, like his spirit and the way he chucks himself into whatever he's asked to do. And I imagine the public are seeing this week after week, so however low he is on the scoreboard, he'll continue to get his (deserved) standing ovation and stay in the competition. Danny Mac is outstanding. Looks 100% the part, and it's difficult to tell which is the pro and which is the celebrity when they're on the dance floor. Ore's jive was top notch. Lesley has gone up in my estimation: Anton struggles himself with any dance that's not ballroom, but he managed to put together a simple but sassy charleston to show off her incredible talents. 71! I agree that some of the celebs are quite forgettable like Laura, and I'm not really getting Louise at all. The little gymnast might have disappeared into obscurity were it not for that fabulous little chap she's been paired with. Not only is his choreography absolutely brilliant, pushing the boundaries and using her skills to the full each week, but he has the most engaging smile and looks a complete and utter cutie!

Naga or Anastacia in the dance off? (I read that Brendan spent the afternoon yesterday in hospital with chest problems, so all credit to him for turning up, keeping up and shutting up! That's the Strictly Spirit!)

Last nights show was brilliant!

I am not a fan of the Rhumba but I though both Anastasia and Daisy performed it well.

If Ed doesn't go this week (and I hope he doesn't) than i reckon it'll be Naga who in all fairness (in my opinion) dances the best she ever did last night.

And if Naga does go, then in the next fortnight I'm predicting Ed, Laura and Anastasia

But this is turning out to be a two man race. Very exciting!

I thought Brendan looked like he was suppressing a cough during the judges comments. He wouldn't have dared mention anything after the issues with Anastacia, I guess, even if he wanted to. 

Erm... just went to quote poster J above only to find that the Spoiler- click to view is completely viewable.... Is this right??

That charleston Claudia did with AJ last week was outstanding, poster J! Total score 36 for week 3! You must be watching another show.

I'm really warming to Claudia - I thought she and AJ would be dull, but they have a terrific partnership and I think she is genuinely sweet. On It Takes Two, when he was asked what Claudia's biggest challenge was, he said, 'Trusting him' which made sense as she is used to doing it all on her own and I think one of the fun things is watching her begin to trust him. (She was also funny about all the things that went wrong at the end of the Charleston including kicking over some of the props.) Plus she's a worker - I admire hard work.

Ore was amazing and that partnership works so well. I've watched that jive three times.

Oti looked so beautiful last night and I liked the dance with Danny - there just isn't the sense of a journey with him - he's already there - so it's less exciting, but still so good.

That was Ed's weakest dance - it seemed inevitable that it would be (well that and the rhumba) - but I hope he goes through.

I thought it was Naga's best dance so far, but I don't enjoy her. She can't really act at all, so you can tell she's been told to use facial expressions but it's not clear what she's expressing.

I liked Louise's dance and that was the most flattering costume they've put her in so far.

I didn't understand the Judge's dance. It was slightly worrying.

I would again put Anastasia and Naga in my bottom two - but I've been saying that every week and Naga's support confounds me.

I'm waiting for the results show to learn the results so appreciate everyone not revealing them early.

It seems you can't quote posts with spoilers in them, bit annoying!

And no, I wasn't watching another show - read my post properly - AJ did not choreograph that Charleston, they are always done by Charleston-specialist external choreographers!  Claudia is doing well at ballroom and ok at Latin (Charleston is neither), but I stand by my comments that AJ is a terrible choreographer!

Any chance you could lose the tone, poster J? It's a long, long time since I've been told to read something "properly"...

You stated that Claudia could be so much better, implying her partner has done nothing towards her achievements so far. But how do you get better than 36 marks in week 3?

You don't like AJ? Fine. But you can't really be suggesting the couple is doing badly. Can you?

The tone was because you seemed to be deliberately misconstruing what I said.  At no point have I said they are doing badly, I said she could be better, in my opinion, if she had better ballroom and Latin choreography.   She hasn't scored 36 for either of those, she scored 36 for a dance which her pro partner did not choreograph.  So I think I'm entirely entitled to make the comments I did, and her score in the Charleston is completely irrelevant to the point I'm trying to make!

I think the music was the issue with Claudia and AJ last night rather than the choreography.

Don't you worry Anthony, I'm totally shallow and fickle and have forgotten them already. Ore's missus better watch out though as I'm targeting supporting him now    

Am i am I the only person who finds Zoe Ball really friggin' annoying on It Takes Two? Yes I KNOW she's there to build everyone up, no negative stuff etc but jeez it's fake. Pull it back a bit love.