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Post by Deleted on Oct 9, 2021 20:09:24 GMT
Do the producers not like Adam? Rumba in week 3 is unfair on any dancer Alesha Dixon did it very competently in week 1! Saying it's unfair is just a lazy excuse for a bad dancer. They have to deal with what they are given. You could equally say others were stitched up by their outfits... |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 9, 2021 20:10:31 GMT
I can't warm to Giovanni. Something seems off about him to me each year. Maybe it's just me but the last couple of years there has been this air that he doesn't feel comfortable with his partner somehow. I'm the opposite - I've warmed to him this year for the first time ever. I think he's brilliant with Rose. |
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Post by lynette on Oct 9, 2021 20:55:46 GMT
Do the producers not like Adam? Rumba in week 3 is unfair on any dancer Alesha Dixon did it very competently in week 1! Saying it's unfair is just a lazy excuse for a bad dancer. They have to deal with what they are given. You could equally say others were stitched up by their outfits... I don't think they have to do a rumba if they don’t want to. |
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Post by TallPaul on Oct 10, 2021 9:06:01 GMT
Best to do your rumba when you're one of 14, rather than one of three.
If AJ and Kai aren't married by the final, I'll eat my flat cap.
John and Johannes could well be lifting the glitter ball trophy in December.
Anton's switch to judging has been seamless. Does anyone really miss Bruno?
Ben Platt is the special guest on tonight's results show. He must have flown in specially, just for a three minute slot!
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Post by ruthieh on Oct 10, 2021 9:09:50 GMT
Best to do your rumba when you're one of 14, rather than one of three. If AJ and Kai aren't married by the final, I'll eat my flat cap. John and Johannes could well be lifting the glitter ball trophy in December. Anton's switch to judging has been seamless. Does anyone really miss Bruno? Ben Platt is the special guest on tonight's results show. He must have flown in specially, just for a three minute slot! Bruno who??! Anton is making a great judge! |
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Post by FairyGodmother on Oct 10, 2021 10:34:43 GMT
I think if 7 of them had done rumba, he'd have fitted in fine. He obviously didn't understand how to do the hip action, but he did some things quite nicely, but it was always going to score lower against other disciplines I think.
Couples' choice = free pass doesn't it?!
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Post by theatreian on Oct 10, 2021 11:04:16 GMT
Wasn't it lovely that Rose and Giovanni's Titanic routine had simple unsung music and no whooping audience which begs the question is the hysterical cheering added to the soundtrack? It's amazing what difference the music and style of it makes to a performance. |
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Post by Sam on Oct 10, 2021 12:02:29 GMT
Wasn't it lovely that Rose and Giovanni's Titanic routine had simple unsung music and no whooping audience which begs the question is the hysterical cheering added to the soundtrack? I think the audience are consciously keeping quiet for her. I don't know if she is able to hear any of the music at all so they are trying to help, or whether they are doing it because she couldn't hear the wooping. Most of the audience signed clapping rather than actually clapping after her performance so it was noticeably quieter. What I really enjoyed about their performance was that there was very little messing around in their dance. They got into hold and stayed that way. I think this was so that she could follow him for the timing, but I really enjoyed it. I'm sick of so much faffing in the other dances, Len wouldn't have had it! |
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Post by justfran on Oct 10, 2021 15:12:28 GMT
I agree with many others - lovely opening performance by the professionals. John and Johannes were well deserved being top of the leader board - what a dance! I don’t agree with Shirley saying that she was ignoring mistakes last night - previously she’s said that she deducts a mark for a mistake so needs to be consistent. Really enjoying Anton as a judge.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 10, 2021 16:12:49 GMT
Alesha Dixon did it very competently in week 1! Saying it's unfair is just a lazy excuse for a bad dancer. They have to deal with what they are given. You could equally say others were stitched up by their outfits... I don't think they have to do a rumba if they don’t want to. Well then the only person to blame is Katya! Clearly she's chosen to dodge some ballroom instead, which isn't a bad idea for Adam I think. |
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Post by eua78 on Oct 10, 2021 18:37:25 GMT
Lol Ben platt is on strictly promoting the new Evan Hansen film
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Post by sophie92 on Oct 10, 2021 19:29:40 GMT
Alesha Dixon did it very competently in week 1! Saying it's unfair is just a lazy excuse for a bad dancer. They have to deal with what they are given. You could equally say others were stitched up by their outfits... I don't think they have to do a rumba if they don’t want to. I think the pros get a bit of input, but not total control - AJ definitely didn’t want to do the samba with Saffron and implied they’d been thrown under the bus with it. |
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Post by lynette on Oct 10, 2021 20:07:11 GMT
Fair result tonight but does anyone else think the two couples in the dance off were basically doing the same dance? I’m wondering if this style isn’t popular with the kids and grannies
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Post by danb on Oct 11, 2021 8:34:34 GMT
No, it’s because Katie was dreadful & because Judi is a black comedian without much of a following. Judi will need to do increasingly showy crowd-pleasers to stay in & impress the judges with her attention to detail.
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Post by anthony40 on Oct 11, 2021 15:52:17 GMT
Lol Ben platt is on strictly promoting the new Evan Hansen film That's exactly what I thought. It opens sometime in the next two weeks I believe. |
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Post by lynette on Oct 11, 2021 17:11:53 GMT
No, it’s because Katie was dreadful & because Judi is a black comedian without much of a following. Judi will need to do increasingly showy crowd-pleasers to stay in & impress the judges with her attention to detail. Judi’s shoes didn't do her any favours. |
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Post by danb on Oct 11, 2021 17:17:59 GMT
No, it’s because Katie was dreadful & because Judi is a black comedian without much of a following. Judi will need to do increasingly showy crowd-pleasers to stay in & impress the judges with her attention to detail. Judi’s shoes didn't do her any favours. Adendum: Also Judi can’t dance in anything higher than an M&S Spring/Summer Footglove. x |
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Post by lynette on Oct 11, 2021 17:19:57 GMT
Judi’s shoes didn't do her any favours. Adendum: Also Judi can’t dance in anything higher than an M&S Spring/Summer Footglove. x Wouldn’t sparkly OTT trainers be better? I suppose they want to see the heel turn stuff but I’m surprised she accepted those dull sock things. |
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Post by FairyGodmother on Oct 11, 2021 23:51:12 GMT
Lol Ben platt is on strictly promoting the new Evan Hansen film Standing in a swamp wearing a boiler suit. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 12, 2021 0:05:42 GMT
Adendum: Also Judi can’t dance in anything higher than an M&S Spring/Summer Footglove. x Wouldn’t sparkly OTT trainers be better? I suppose they want to see the heel turn stuff but I’m surprised she accepted those dull sock things. No. Trainers are absolutely useless for dancing, they stick to the floor. I groan every time I see someone wearing trainers on Strictly. Dance shoes are specialist for a reason - the suede sole helps prevent injury and assists movement across the floor. You can get completely flat suede-soled shoes for people who can't wear heels, but really even a small heel is better than none as it impacts posture and a heel pushing weight forward is better. |
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Post by theglenbucklaird on Oct 12, 2021 7:45:47 GMT
Wouldn’t sparkly OTT trainers be better? I suppose they want to see the heel turn stuff but I’m surprised she accepted those dull sock things. No. Trainers are absolutely useless for dancing, they stick to the floor. I groan every time I see someone wearing trainers on Strictly. Dance shoes are specialist for a reason - the suede sole helps prevent injury and assists movement across the floor. You can get completely flat suede-soled shoes for people who can't wear heels, but really even a small heel is better than none as it impacts posture and a heel pushing weight forward is better. Why it was a strict no-no wearing trainees at night clubs for years. Some moves were impossible to pull off if you were stuck to the dance floor |
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Post by lynette on Oct 12, 2021 17:41:49 GMT
No. Trainers are absolutely useless for dancing, they stick to the floor. I groan every time I see someone wearing trainers on Strictly. Dance shoes are specialist for a reason - the suede sole helps prevent injury and assists movement across the floor. You can get completely flat suede-soled shoes for people who can't wear heels, but really even a small heel is better than none as it impacts posture and a heel pushing weight forward is better. Why it was a strict no-no wearing trainees at night clubs for years. Some moves were impossible to pull off if you were stuck to the dance floor Ah, now I understand why my dancing career never took off. |
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Post by oxfordsimon on Oct 13, 2021 18:59:28 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Oct 13, 2021 21:19:48 GMT
Can’t they just sub-in David Mitchell?
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