Strictly Starts Tonight

I think that too Sparklefizz .
Also Johannes outshines his partners IMO when the ethos is to show your celeb partner to their strengths.

Calendargirl

Entirely agree with Craig and Anton re Hamza. His bottom half looked cumbersome and frankly, weird.

Shirley and Motsi seem besotted!

Yes.

That wasn't Helen's best, was it?

Molly, Hamza and Will have my votes this week.

I've voted for Molly, Will and Helen. I didn't think that was Hamza's best.

Molly for me.

Voted Hamza, Mollie and Will.
Helen didn’t do great after being so brilliant last week, still love her though, Ellie not good at all, but love watching Johannes.
I’m guessing it’ll be their last dance though.

I loved Hamza's Tango though the music , Libertango, is so wonderful that I was memorised straight away.

Will, Mollie and Fleur got my votes.

Mesmorised? 🙄

Enjoyed Mollie tonight and absolutely love watching Johannes, difficult to concentrate on much else tbh!
Didn't think it was Hamza's week.

SweetpeaSue mesmerised ☺️ I wasn't a fan of Hamza's Argentine tango. His leg kicks were wrong and Fleur was terribly hunched over. My favourite was Molly's tango. I think Ellie was by far the weakest.

Two votes for Helen and one for Hamza this week. I want to see them both in the final.

Helen has improved so much over the weeks and, OK, she wasn't as good tonight but I'm sure she will come back next week.

Felt the whole show was a bit flat tonight - but maybe it's me not them.
I enjoyed Will's charleston best.
The results show will be interesting tomorrow. I think it's time Ellie left.

Thanks Grannydmabatty I looked it up myself afterwards. 😄

What is it with Shirley and Motsi when watching Hamza?! I think they even gave him a standing ovation tonight!! I didn’t enjoy his Argentine tango tonight - the leg action just wasn’t correct. If that’s an Argentine Tango. I ‘m a Dutchman. Craig and Anton were spot on.

Will’s Tango was best dance tonight IMO
But even if Hamza, who I didn’t rate tonight was up agains Will, they’d save Hamza because Shirley has the lusting vote.

Felt the whole show was a bit flat tonight - but maybe it's me not them

I felt the same lixy. Fleur has been my favourite in recent weeks but I didn’t think last night’s dance suited her.

I thought Ellie, Hamza and to a lesser extent Will were overshadowed by their partners last night. Johannes, Jovita and Nancy are fabulous dancers and I felt my attention being drawn to them.

Maybe I was was channeling my inner Len Goodman last night 😆

Loved the Charleston, very different and will had such energy and “swivel”

(Also loved mollys red dress ! )

Last night's performances were much more interesting than they have been for some time. They all seemed to be concentrating hard on the technical aspect and the judges' comments reflected that, at least Craig and Anton's did. For the first time I understood what the rumba was about watching Fleur being instructed on the rudiments and I thought her dance was far better than the Beyonce pastiche last week.
I can't pick a winner, but it is time for Ellie T to go.

As the weeks have progressed I have enjoyed watching Ellie T and Johannes' dancing partnership more and more. They make me smile, but I'm not sure that is enough.
If I had the choice between Ellie and Kym I would vote for Kym which is why I am grumpy about the show this week! Helen, Will and Hamza should definitely be safe, I hope Molly and Fleur are too, so sadly that leaves Fleur as far as I can judge.

No sorry ..... that leaves Ellie to go! You can see I'm irritated by it all.
Unless no one goes and two leave next week. That would be more fair.

Will’s Tango was best dance tonight IMO

Haha! Except he was doing the Charleston!

Shirley seems to have already decided that Hamza should win. She spends so much time standing up I don't know why they give her a chair tbh.

Shirley has been a rubbish judge in this series I think.