Strictly Come Dancing 2023

Thanks Sparklefizz .
The chemistry between the two dancers has to be there for the Rumba and oh boy, they had it in buckets 😛

They certainly did Tilly.
It must be very hard to dance anything romantic if you don't happen to like your partner very much. I have one of those faces that shows what I'm thinking so I'd be no good (let alone the footwork )

😂

An early performance on Strictly of the Argentine Tango was by Mark Ramprakash and Karen Hardie. It might have been the first ever on Strictly and was sensational. They went on the win the glitter ball.

It is harder to be the male Celebrity in these strong dances.

Mark & Karen’s fabulous A Tango

m.youtube.com/watch?v=eGfLuQKS8Vo

Thanks for the interesting links.
In my opinion, this was one of the best tangos if you want to compare Debbie with Angela. (I can't remember the exact age difference though).

m.youtube.com/watch?v=vCds5_QjRXM

Absolutely fabulous Debbie & Gio. Thanks for that link Joseann.

I remember all her dances well. She was criticised because she had done ballet in her 20s. I think she was in her 60s when she was on Strictly. Gio didn't choreograph slow versions of everything so that she could keep up, and her whole body was much more flexible than Angela R's. I remember voting for her.

Here are Debbie and Gio doing the Jive.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6QOeWD09OA

Debbie was so flexible, a superb dancer and we called her the “older lady” Contestant but Angela is a whole 2 decades older!

Just heard Amanda A is leaving Strictly. Such a shame, I liked her.

Oops, maybe got that wrong, she may return next week.....

I wish I could do what Angela Rippon can. However, I do feel she is being overmarked. That Argentine tango had very little Argentine in it.

I’ve got two granddaughters staying, we had been out and rushed
straight back home for the results show.
One of them always watched it with me when she was younger, and was giving her cousin a rundown of the show, and she asked why are there so many old people in it? The judges are all old, some of the celebs are really old, even some of the pros are really old (Karen)
Well, I don’t think of them all as old, but I’m wondering if this is the best way to attract a younger audience.

Amanda Abbington QUITS Strictly Come Dancing and is 'left devastated after her time on the show was plagued by difficulties'
www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-12662659/Amanda-Abbington-QUITS-Strictly-Come-Dancing-suffering-setbacks-sharing-quote-mental-health.html

I bet Giovanni is devastated too!

Sara1954 I don't think the show is aimed at the young! just saying!

my granddaughters certainly wouldn't watch.

Lemsip
Probably not, but it did make me think.
When my grandchildren lived here we all watched it, they had their favourites, who they voted for.
I’m not saying it’s any competition for love island, but I could see where she’s coming from.

Amanda has withdrawn - the Show has made an announcements 5 minutes ago on “It Takes Two”.
Such a shame as she was darned good,
but if she was unhappy then it just is not worth it.
Health has to come first.

That is such a shame as she was really good and poor Giovanni.

Another year when he will miss the Halloween show when he used to always be at the top of the leader board.

Great shame, I have really enjoyed their routines, I’m sure the decision wasn’t made lightly x

Oh no!! Such a shame. I thought Amanda and Gio danced beautifully together and I voted for them each week.

Bet Gio is gutted.

So sorry Amanda has had to make this decision. It sounds as though it was tough one to make but she had to put her own self first and possibly those who love her too. No one likes to see loved ones suffer. She has truly been a delight to watch.

I thought Amanda's dancing was good, I was hoping she and Giovanni would be back for Halloween.

I know very little about the back story, the trans rights issue, I don’t know the rights or wrongs, but maybe the BBC didn’t choose their celebrities very wisely, considering the strong feelings about her.

Amanda leaving will mean even more ‘padding out’, with Claudia asking still more inane questions, “Oh, your little face when you knew you were through!” (yes, I realise that’s the Sunday show), or Tess, “Wow, everyone’s on their feet!”

At least they’ll probably shorten the time by another ten minutes.

They might even . . . stop pretending the dance off happens on Sunday!

As Amanda has gone, the show should forego an eviction this Saturday to keep the numbers up, and maybe have Gio and other dancers without partners do an extra pros dance to fill in the gap!