Strictly, Yay! Continued .....

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John and Johannes--- Fantastic Jive.
But Im not a fan of some contemporary dancing so sorry, a bit underwhelmed with their couples choice.

I'm the other way round!

A fabulous dance from Rose. Exceptional.

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Me too EV. ?

Pina Bausch, anyone?

What?

John and Johannes--- Fantastic Jive.
But Im not a fan of some contemporary dancing so sorry, a bit underwhelmed with their couples choice.

I agree * EV* she’s come back strong after being in the dance off last week.

Well done to the lovely AJ as well, a difficult dance.

I love them all I’m happy for anyone of them to win now. Rose brings my DH to tears every week and what I’ve loved about the boys is that not one of their dances have been camp. Loved their pirates dance and I’d love to see that again also Rhys and Nancy doing Spider-Man.

Loved AJ. Next to Dan I thought the dancer who has improved most is Rhys. I enjoyed his dances the last few weeks. John did have more of a role in their couples dance, perhaps why they chose to do it, but I don’t really get that sort of dancing.

Me too EV. ?

Pina Bausch, anyone?

Oh gosh, the boys made me cry---what a stunning dance, full of expression and emotion.

Just gulped down my dinner and wine, so catching up quickly.

Motsi has gone back to the 70s!

Watching intensely! ?

I’m eating fish and chips Grandmadinosaur and ditto!
I have a glass of Pinot blush too. ?

Ready here too. Got a nice glass of Pinot blush poured and some chocs I bought today. I’m nervous for them when it gets to this stage but it should be a great show.

Oh, not many threads reach 1000 posts these days. It used to be quite common in the old days.

Same here - bring it on.

And “Yes” I have taken a comfy seat and am “Ready” ? ??

I know what you are saying Sparklefizz but I think it is always difficult to judge say a Latin dance against a Ballroom.
Or a Couples’ Choice.
The Judges points will only count for a proportion of the votes to influence who goes through to the Final - the rest is up to the voting public.
The main thing the Judges will be looking for is mistakes I think, and learning 2 dances in 1 week will be a challenge.

Everyone ready for Strictly this evening?

I gather John and Johannes are doing their couples dance. I don't think this should be allowed in the semi final as there are no specific dance steps or moves or posture to judge.

I could watch Rose all night long, she just seems to throw herself into every dance with such enthusiasm that she carries me along with her.

I agree with tidyskatemum, I find the dances with John and Johannes too predictable and 'samey'.

AJ is a phenomenal dancer and could make dancing her new career if she chose I'm sure.

Rhys has been a revelation in the way he's matured - his early (over) enthusiastic style has now been tempered with real focus and his dancing is all the better for it I think.

I’m looking forward to seeing them all doing 2 dances next week.

I hope we get a special Christmassey dance in the finals. Don't they usually invite all the contestants back to join in too?

AJ struggles with Latin and John is clumpy with Latin. I don't think he has improved as much as I thought he would. He really suits the strong, powerful dances like Argentine tango and the paso. Rhys is a Duracell bunny which sometimes masks poor footwork. Rose really suits ballroom but she's good at Latin too. I'm not a big fan of couples choice either. It's neither fish nor fowl. Depending on the dance, any one of them could go in the semi final.

I’m not going to comment too much on who was voted off strictly last night, except to say that the right person went. I just wondered what the difference is between the Tango and the Argentine Tango? Dan (Tango Dan!) and Nadya danced the Tango whilst Rhys and Nancy danced the Argentine Tango. I thought the dances looked pretty similar in style, although the Tango didn’t have the Ganchos (the leg hooking and straightening). The music (on Strictly) for the T seemed more like AT music, I thought. The AT is my absolute favourite dance to watch. I love the drama and the passion of it plus the music is exciting and quite sexy!