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Post by Deleted on Apr 18, 2019 11:19:11 GMT
Much as I love Ian and he clearly knows his stuff but it would be a bit of a step back if they give the slot previously occupied by a woman to a man no? A nice evenly split judging panel of 2:2 is just right methinks.
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Post by lynette on Apr 19, 2019 3:35:06 GMT
At first I read Rylan as Ryan ( specsavers to blame) and was v excited 😂
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Post by Jon on Apr 19, 2019 4:34:05 GMT
Would Adam Garcia work on Strictly, he was a judge on Sky1’s Got to Dance a few years back so he has TV experience and was also a judge on the Australian version of Strictly aka Dancing with the Stars
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Post by Deleted on Apr 19, 2019 6:50:34 GMT
I love me some Adam Garcia and he’s good at panel stuff but I agree with Ryan it’ll be difficult to justify a man being appointed. And actually in terms of dance critique and experience a gender balance is fairer on the pros and the contestants.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 19, 2019 6:55:42 GMT
At first I read Rylan as Ryan ( specsavers to blame) and was v excited 😂 I'm more than happy to give it a go. I don't really know a foxtrot from a jive but that hasn't really stopped Tess Daly so . . . I'm waiting for your call Zoe! Would Adam Garcia work on Strictly, he was a judge on Sky1’s Got to Dance a few years back so he has TV experience and was also a judge on the Australian version of Strictly aka Dancing with the Stars I can think of a couple of jobs I could get Adam to work on . . . |
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Post by crabtree on Apr 19, 2019 9:33:20 GMT
Carlos Acosta's name has also been added to the list, though he has just taken on the position of artistic director of Birmingham Royal ballet as well.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 19, 2019 10:22:24 GMT
I'm well aware I'm in the minority in being perfectly happy to see contestants who can all actually dance and make it a proper competition. I'm in that club too. As a slight tangent to this theme, James Jordan was the most wonderful, amazing revelation on Dancing on Ice. His routines gave my goosebumps goosebumps. Yes, it's fine if some people already have a head start in various different ways in my book. Me too. I think we’re due an AllStars season or a professionals spin off. I’d watch the hell out of either of those. |
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Post by oxfordsimon on Apr 19, 2019 10:28:54 GMT
There is a difference between a head start - so a limited amount of dance (including some training) and having made your career as a professional dancer
So I think there is a big difference between someone like Debbie who did have ballet training in her youth but whose career was not based around it and Ashley who was a professional dancer until the point (far more recently) that she transitioned to TV work.
I know the line gets blurrier when you get recent West End performers - but the main reason there was a backlash against Ashley was the fact that she had been a professional dancer in her own right. Not a singer who did a bit of dancing, not an actor who could learn choreo for a stage role - but a dancer who was trained and hired for her dancing.
There will always been different levels of starting ability/experience. But just as anyone who has made money out of baking/cooking is not allowed to be a contestant on Bake Off/Masterchef, anyone who has made dance their profession (within the last 20 years) should not be part of Strictly.
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Post by lynette on Apr 19, 2019 11:54:57 GMT
They are never gonna solve the 'who has been a dancer in previous life' thing because most celebs these days, the ones with a tiny bit of any training have had dance training of some kind. So there will always be a gap between these people and say, politicians who don’t dance. That is why they like presenters cos they are media friendly but haven’t danced. So three groups and always same people in the finals, the dance trained and the media person. The 'have not danced' get shoved off as we go along. Happy to be contradicted. ( o and the pro athlete with balance and a bit of personality does well sometimes unless they get over choreographed )
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Post by digipal on Apr 25, 2019 19:11:45 GMT
Natalie Lowe would be a great addition to the panel, last year she was great on It Takes Two when reviewing the previous live show performances. Other than that, give it back to Arlene Phillips who appeared to be dropped for no apparent reason before the 2009 season
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Post by Deleted on Apr 26, 2019 5:51:06 GMT
Natalie Lowe would be a great addition to the panel, last year she was great on It Takes Two when reviewing the previous live show performances. Other than that, give it back to Arlene Phillips who appeared to be dropped for no apparent reason before the 2009 season I agree. I really didn't like Natalie when she was a dancer on the main show, she seemed like the kind of person who would Tonya Harding you in order to win. On 'It Takes Two' she seems much nicer, more relaxed, lighter and of course she's knowledgeable. I don't think Arlene would come back, for pride if for no other reason. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 26, 2019 9:31:42 GMT
I saw Natalie on the tour with Ian Waite and she was really interesting and knowledgeable in the Q&A sections as well as being nice but clearly not one for taking bullsh*t.
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Post by TallPaul on Apr 26, 2019 9:43:05 GMT
Fun fact: Natalie Lowe met her husband on a train journey from Leeds to London, which is almost the same as Connie Fisher, who met her husband on a railway platform.
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Post by wickedgrin on Apr 27, 2019 7:35:51 GMT
Fun fact: Natalie Lowe met her husband on a train journey from Leeds to London, which is almost the same as Connie Fisher, who met her husband on a railway platform. Can't write much now as I am running to the nearest railway platform to loiter and get on the first train to somewhere...….may not be back for a while! |
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Post by TallPaul on Apr 27, 2019 12:46:46 GMT
The Sun's front page story today is that after last season's brouhaha, Katya will not be partnered with a sleb this year.
(For the record, it's not a publication I normally read, but I just happened to catch the headline when I was buying one of my train publications!)
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Post by Deleted on Apr 27, 2019 13:26:17 GMT
The Sun's front page story today is that after last season's brouhaha, Katya will not be partnered with a sleb this year. (For the record, it's not a publication I normally read, but I just happened to catch the headline when I was buying one of my train publications!) I caught sight of that on the BBC paper review...anyone who has sneaked a peak at that and can offer details pray do tell... Meanwhile in 'gossip' Karen Clifton posted a 'date night' instagram story with a man tagged in it...she was holding hands with whoever it was...well you can hardly blame her with our Kev over every tabloid of late regarding his love life... |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 27, 2019 15:22:48 GMT
I caught sight of that on the BBC paper review...anyone who has sneaked a peak at that and can offer details pray do tell... It's a load of crap, basically. So-called "journalist" Dan Wooton, that rag's showbiz correspondent, has some sort of vendetta against Strictly and makes up the biggest load of rubbish about it at any chance he gets... They don't finalise who does and doesn't get a partner until the pros have done tryouts with the celebs to see who might make a good fit/interesting partnership. |
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Post by xanady on Apr 27, 2019 16:30:59 GMT
Celebrity showbiz insider, and friend of the stars,Dan Wooton’s next exclusive has just been released...’Elvis has been found alive and well and living on Mars!’🤪
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Post by Deleted on Apr 28, 2019 8:19:31 GMT
The Sun's front page story today is that after last season's brouhaha, Katya will not be partnered with a sleb this year. (For the record, it's not a publication I normally read, but I just happened to catch the headline when I was buying one of my train publications!) I caught sight of that on the BBC paper review...anyone who has sneaked a peak at that and can offer details pray do tell... It's not much more than that really. Just speculation that Katya might not get a 'celebrity' this year and will be one of the ensemble professionals instead, while The Ginger Bomb will almost certainly be paired with someone kind of famous. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 28, 2019 8:48:33 GMT
I mean my investment in Katya is limited at best, but if it's a Jones-trade-off and we get more ginger I'm in...
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Post by Deleted on Apr 28, 2019 9:06:46 GMT
I mean my investment in Katya is limited at best, but if it's a Jones-trade-off and we get more ginger I'm in... To be fair, judging by the way he thrusts those hips about I think we could all be, given half the chance and possibly a Malibu and pineapple. |
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Post by danb on Apr 28, 2019 16:55:34 GMT
Celebrity showbiz insider, and friend of the stars,Dan Wooton’s next exclusive has just been released...’Elvis has been found alive and well and living on Mars!’🤪 He really is a despicable waste of carbon. I don’t loathe many people, but make an exception for him. Vile. |
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Post by xanady on Apr 28, 2019 16:58:29 GMT
He and the rag he works for are made for each other...a marriage made in hell👺
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Post by danb on Apr 28, 2019 17:01:47 GMT
He and the rag he works for are made for each other...a marriage made in hell👺 Imagine being a sleb at the start of your career & having to be nice to it for press. Cowell has him in his pocket and uses him to keep his acts in line too. |
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Post by xanady on Apr 28, 2019 17:17:33 GMT
It is definitely a sordid, cankerous sewer-like aspect of the journalistic world for sure.A moral vacuum.
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