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Post by oxfordsimon on Oct 19, 2019 19:07:44 GMT
Can't stop blubbing. When you do something from the heart, it shines through
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Post by oxfordsimon on Oct 19, 2019 19:12:34 GMT
Not sure about the dance but Chris can fill a pair of trousers really well
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Oct 19, 2019 19:14:31 GMT
Not sure about the dance but Chris can fill a pair of trousers really well He’s quite sexy isn’t he? until he opens his mouth and ten yards of Geordie comic falls out.
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Post by oxfordsimon on Oct 19, 2019 19:15:56 GMT
Have always liked him.
And that was under marked
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Post by oxfordsimon on Oct 19, 2019 19:20:11 GMT
Really disliked the cut of the song and it all felt a bit frantic for me.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Oct 19, 2019 19:41:40 GMT
The dances I like to see performed most are: Cha Cha Cha Jive Charleston Quickstep Paso Doble
I definitely veer more towards Latin. I like quickstep because it’s fast and bouncy but the rest of the ballroom.. not so much. I did like twirly Viennese though.
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Post by oxfordsimon on Oct 19, 2019 19:44:50 GMT
Charleston is always a crowd pleaser.
But my fave dance of all time has to be the Argentine Tango. So intense. So connected. And if you see it danced (as originally intended) by 2 men, it is electrifying
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Post by oxfordsimon on Oct 19, 2019 19:48:31 GMT
Just a couple of examples:
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Post by poster J on Oct 19, 2019 20:50:59 GMT
A couple of clunky moves apart that was a very decent salsa. Hate the song but it was a good piece of dance overall It wasn't a salsa at all to me, barely recognised any actual salsa! Karim is a good dancer but I thought this was dreadful! Craig is absolutely right about him over-dancing.
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Post by poster J on Oct 19, 2019 20:57:29 GMT
Really interesting how the better dancers all had poor weeks this week - in Kelvin and Karim's case hampered by unsuitable music and poor choreography, in Michelle's by her inability to show she is really feeling and emotionally connecting with the dance (though I thought she was a little undermarked).
Saffron was deservedly top - her Foxtrot footwork was excellent, though there wasn't enough of it as it ended up more like an American Smooth.
I thought Alex was great, really enjoyed her dance. Will's contemporary was lovely.
Viscountess Emma was good but overmarked - her posture went halfway through and caused loads of gapping and it could have been much smoother.
Karim was a huge disappointment - badly danced and not a salsa. Catherine looked stunning but her posture is still awful.
People who don't have time to train enough irritate me and Emma B showed why - that dance was painfully under-rehearsed.
Karen's quickstep choreography was awful and Chris didn't dance well at all, his footwork was terrible.
David tried very hard but wasn't good, Mike didn't seem to be trying much at all to do anything other than be the "comedy" act. I have no idea what he was supposed to be dancing but the choreography was terrible and the execution even worse.
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Post by justfran on Oct 19, 2019 21:33:41 GMT
Not sure about the dance but Chris can fill a pair of trousers really well He’s quite sexy isn’t he? until he opens his mouth and ten yards of Geordie comic falls out. Nothing wrong with a northern accent BB 😉 Agree that Will’s performance was just lovely, I’d love to see him in the final.
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Post by lynette on Oct 19, 2019 21:41:31 GMT
I haven’t caught up with tonight’s yet but oxfordsimon, thank you for the clips. THANK YOU
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Post by lynette on Oct 19, 2019 21:41:38 GMT
I haven’t caught up with tonight’s yet but oxfordsimon, thank you for the clips. THANK YOU
SO GRATEFUL I POSTED TWICE 😂😂
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Oct 19, 2019 22:01:56 GMT
He’s quite sexy isn’t he? until he opens his mouth and ten yards of Geordie comic falls out. Nothing wrong with a northern accent BB 😉 Agree that Will’s performance was just lovely, I’d love to see him in the final. I know, I’m from sheffield! (it was the comic bit really, they do tend to be always ‘on’).
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Post by justfran on Oct 19, 2019 22:15:35 GMT
Nothing wrong with a northern accent BB 😉 Agree that Will’s performance was just lovely, I’d love to see him in the final. I know, I’m from sheffield! (it was the comic bit really, they do tend to be always ‘on’). That’s alright then, Chris Ramsey is the local celebrity from my area! Agree that comics can be like that, especially when they are on chat shows and try to take over when every guest is being interviewed.
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Post by karloscar on Oct 20, 2019 8:53:36 GMT
Will certainly gave the most memorable performance of the night. Alex the biggest improvement. Chris the best trouser filler. Saffron the most ridiculously overmarked, and who did that horrific edit on NYNY? Kelvin could have gained a few points if he'd ditched the ugly denim jacket.
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Post by poster J on Oct 20, 2019 9:09:09 GMT
Kelvin could have gained a few points if he'd ditched the ugly denim jacket. Well it's hardly his fault the wardrobe department don't know what appropriate costumes should look like! Saffron really wasn't overmarked by much, Foxtrot is a very difficult dance and her technique was excellent.
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Post by foxa on Oct 20, 2019 9:13:53 GMT
I didn't understand Mike's dance, he seemed to get oddly stuck at the apex of his samba rolls (if that's what they were.) David was down from last week - I find him endearing but think he'll be in trouble.
So those are my guesses for the bottom two.
I wonder about Emma and Anton and how long she'll stay in. She's likeable enough but always a bit under-powered. Agree - big improvement from Alex.
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Post by ptwest on Oct 20, 2019 18:29:29 GMT
Great opening routine tonight. That’s the second week in a row where the whole dance has held together as a whole - I personally don’t like the ones where basically the camera is chasing around from one set piece to the next or too many cuts.
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Post by irisjeregenboog on Oct 20, 2019 19:03:32 GMT
I can't watch Strictly as I am not in the UK (yet!), but I am following it as best as I can via youtube, instagram and twitter. Yesterday, I really enjoyed Alex & Neil's Charleston (I also really like them as a couple in general, so even though their dances might not be the best, I enjoy watching them), and I am a big fan of Karim and Amy. I also like Saffron & AJ. They provide lots of backstage and training footage on youtube My least favourites at the moment are David and Mike, mainly because I don't really connect with them. I don't think they're very likeable. Looking forward to the Hallowe'en week!
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Post by karloscar on Oct 20, 2019 23:04:15 GMT
Kelvin could have gained a few points if he'd ditched the ugly denim jacket. Well it's hardly his fault the wardrobe department don't know what appropriate costumes should look like! Saffron really wasn't overmarked by much, Foxtrot is a very difficult dance and her technique was excellent. Well I did laugh when the judges were praising how in synch they were and the slo-mo footage clearly showed they were nowhere near that level. As I said, overmarked.
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Post by Sam on Oct 21, 2019 12:14:27 GMT
I feel like I'm the only one who likes Mike! His quickstep last week was amazing! Admittedly he isn't the whole package yet, but his footwork is compact and clean (at least what we get to see of it with the camerawork). Admittedly this hasn't translated to his hips and tummy, but he's giving it his all. I'd like to see his next ballroom dance, which I think might be more his forte.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 24, 2019 11:05:25 GMT
I was thinking what if the Judges dressed up as Zombie versions of some of our Politicians for the Halloween show. They could be politicians past or present. Motsi as a black female Boris why not have some gender neutral colour blind casting. Craig or Shirley as Mrs T or Theresa May or do Shirley as Jeremy Corbyn. Craig could do Rees-Mogg. Do Shirley as Nicola Sturgeon, Motsi as Jo Swinson or Dianne Abbott and Bruno as Arlene Foster or John Bercow.
You could see the switchboard being jammed!
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Post by Deleted on Oct 26, 2019 14:05:27 GMT
Halloween Show is always one of the series highlights and no doubt the makeup and costume department will come up trumps again.
Could be an interesting elimination tonight. Mike is clear favourite to go followed by Viscountess Emma but then Catherine is 3rd favourite to go. I'd have thought she'd have a good voting block and Johannes has been one of the revelations of the series as a dancer and for his gloriously camp persona.
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Post by lynette on Oct 26, 2019 15:21:21 GMT
Mike , the little chap with the huge opinion of himself? That one? Don’t like him. Halloween is problematic for me because I’m not a fan of the 'festival' at all, on any level. I think it is commercialised, crass and frankly a distortion of any real faith and disrespectful to boot. Moving on, the costumes often obscure the dancing. And with the current level of poor camera work, you can’t see their bloomin' feet.
Go on, hate me.
Of course I shall be watching avidly and voting.
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Post by oxfordsimon on Oct 26, 2019 17:44:17 GMT
No Will this week. And no Neil.
Halloween curse...
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Post by oxfordsimon on Oct 26, 2019 17:48:36 GMT
You can't tango to Bach. And on the basis of this Anton and Emma can barely dance
V poor
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Oct 26, 2019 17:53:41 GMT
Fashion: Tess. It’s A Yes. Claude. I’m Bored.
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Post by oxfordsimon on Oct 26, 2019 18:00:15 GMT
She won't be getting 9s off this flat footed effort.
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Post by oxfordsimon on Oct 26, 2019 18:13:26 GMT
Chris is a trier. Not much skill. But entertaining
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