Strictly 2018.

[PositronicRay]

Nom de ploom said:

suzanna can arguably make the most progress and anton will look after her. Swanny too I think with Oti will stand a good chance of progressing.

I liked her comment "bring on the strictly curse" while leering at Anton.

Not sure a bloke would get away with that though...………….

[Clockwork Cupcake]

PositronicRay said:

Nom de ploom said:

suzanna can arguably make the most progress and anton will look after her. Swanny too I think with Oti will stand a good chance of progressing.

I liked her comment "bring on the strictly curse" while leering at Anton.

Not sure a bloke would get away with that though...………….

I took that to mean that Anton is always cursed to have no-hopers, and she wants to dispel that, rather than the Strictly marriage infidelity curse.

[Johnspex]

Clockwork Cupcake said:

PositronicRay said:

Nom de ploom said:

suzanna can arguably make the most progress and anton will look after her. Swanny too I think with Oti will stand a good chance of progressing.

I liked her comment "bring on the strictly curse" while leering at Anton.

Not sure a bloke would get away with that though...………….

I took that to mean that Anton is always cursed to have no-hopers, and she wants to dispel that, rather than the Strictly marriage infidelity curse.

Blimey, Cupcake, you normally make enormous sense but I was convinced she meant infidelity albeit not seriously.

[Clockwork Cupcake]

Johnspex said:

Blimey, Cupcake, you normally make enormous sense but I was convinced she meant infidelity albeit not seriously.

Thanks (I think).

I'm just so innocent and angelic that this interpretation must have passed me by.

[poo at Paul's]

Stacey Dooley will win this.






The Ginger Minx!

[Legend83]

A bit of fun then while we wait for Saturday to come round - what are PH Strictly fan's favorite dance from any series?

For me, despite a frankly pitiful amount of dance content, it's Louis Smith and Flavia's show-dance. That moment he lifted her entire body-weight with his out-stretched arms lives long in the memory.

[Jazzy Jag]

Anything Aliona did.

[Clockwork Cupcake]

Did everyone catch the "Strictly The Best" special last Saturday where they looked back on the past 15 years and had previous contestants chatting to each other on a couch? It was brilliant and genuinely funny.

It's currently on iPlayer if you missed it. Well worth a watch.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0bkvwn3/str...

(Available until 15th October)

[Scabutz]

Legend83 said:

A bit of fun then while we wait for Saturday to come round - what are PH Strictly fan's favorite dance from any series?

For me, despite a frankly pitiful amount of dance content, it's Louis Smith and Flavia's show-dance. That moment he lifted her entire body-weight with his out-stretched arms lives long in the memory.

I can't really remember any. But Louis Smith rings a bell as being good. Whenever they got a sportsperson on, especially a power sports person (Louis Smith, Greg Rutherford etc) you get some impressive moves.

The jive someone did Pulp Fiction style a while back I recall vaguely.

[callyman]

Scabutz said:

I can't really remember any. But Louis Smith rings a bell as being good. Whenever they got a sportsperson on, especially a power sports person (Louis Smith, Greg Rutherford etc) you get some impressive moves.

The jive someone did Pulp Fiction style a while back I recall vaguely.

That was Aliona & Jay

[Mr Pointy]

Legend83 said:

A bit of fun then while we wait for Saturday to come round - what are PH Strictly fan's favorite dance from any series?

For me, despite a frankly pitiful amount of dance content, it's Louis Smith and Flavia's show-dance. That moment he lifted her entire body-weight with his out-stretched arms lives long in the memory.

It's up on Youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xiWC8MS7JF0

For me it has to be the Argentine Tango, especially this one with Simon Webbe & Kristina:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KASm3hQ9_Y

Fantastic music & that last lift is stunning.

[Clockwork Cupcake]

Mr Pointy said:

It's up on Youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xiWC8MS7JF0

Wow! Thank you for posting that - I'd not seen it before (I wasn't hooked on Strictly back then, sadly). What power and control, and such fluid grace. But, blimey, he's got long arms hasn't he!

[Mr Pointy]

Clockwork Cupcake said:

Mr Pointy said:

It's up on Youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xiWC8MS7JF0

Wow! Thank you for posting that - I'd not seen it before (I wasn't hooked on Strictly back then, sadly). What power and control, and such fluid grace. But, blimey, he's got long arms hasn't he!

The BBC have posted shedloads of Strictly up on to Youtube. What struck me is that although he isn't a ripped as the pros these days he is phenomally strong, which is not surprising given he is a gymnast. As has been said, not much dancing going on though!

[Clockwork Cupcake]

Mr Pointy said:

What struck me is that although he isn't a ripped as the pros these days he is phenomally strong, which is not surprising given he is a gymnast. As has been said, not much dancing going on though!

True - it was more a gymnastics routine than a dance. But, wow! He moved like oiled mercury didn't he!

[NBTBRV8]

My favourite would be Jay and Aliona's jive because of the synchronicity, but I really do enjoy these:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmlzSAW_ToI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuJ0EsiPj0Y

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qTuwTZ2gW0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mc0LsjXuyms

In that last one I could watch Aliona all day, even with the red hair.

[Clockwork Cupcake]

Did Tess forget to change for the show? She looks like she's wearing whatever casual clothes she was wearing when she turned up at the studio.

[SPR2]

Lovely opening number with the professionals..

[Clockwork Cupcake]

Lauren's dance went better than I thought it would.

[SPR2]

Clockwork Cupcake said:

Lauren's dance went better than I thought it would.

Considering only 2 days rehearsing they did well. Choreography can’t be easy for AJ.

[Pericoloso]

Has Anton got a dud again ?

Almost feel sorry for him.