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Strictly Come Dancing 2023

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Sparklefizz Tue 08-Aug-23 10:17:47

Only another month to go so I thought we'd better get the new thread up and running smile

I don't know many of this year's contestants so far but I guess we'll get to know them as the show continues. I see there are already comments that some of them have previous dance training.

Sparklefizz Sat 23-Sept-23 18:37:33

Wow Angela S. A terrific tango for week 1.

Sara1954 Sat 23-Sept-23 18:40:48

Love her dress

Sparklefizz Sat 23-Sept-23 18:43:50

Me too.

GrannyGravy13 Sat 23-Sept-23 18:50:34

Strictly back, all is good in my world 🕺💃

Sweetpeasue Sat 23-Sept-23 18:58:01

Angela R. Jaw dropping indeed!!

Grannynannywanny Sat 23-Sept-23 18:58:47

Angela was wonderful. So agile and graceful. I wonder if they are her original hips and knees 😃

Sparklefizz Sat 23-Sept-23 18:58:59

Yes, Sweetpeasue. Fantastic!

rafichagran Sat 23-Sept-23 19:02:33

Lovely dance by Angela R

merlotgran Sat 23-Sept-23 19:07:18

Angela was amazing but I couldn’t help wondering what Morecambe and Wise would have made of that leg lift! 😂😂

merlotgran Sat 23-Sept-23 19:11:39

Grannynannywanny

Angela was wonderful. So agile and graceful. I wonder if they are her original hips and knees 😃

Or was her surgeon watching from behind a cushion! 😂

Grannynannywanny Sat 23-Sept-23 19:14:56

merlotgran 🤣

Mollygo Sat 23-Sept-23 19:25:14

Sparklefizz

Yes, I read that too. Amanda has complained about Giovanni's teaching methods and threatened to quit.

Step back everybody ... I'm first in the queue to replace her smile

It’s all publicity.
She won’t pass up the chance to earn the money, and if she leaves, everyone will think she couldn’t do it.
She’ll be there!

Joane123 Sat 23-Sept-23 19:31:35

Good show. Angela Rippon had her head stuck forward all the time - awful.

Callistemon21 Sat 23-Sept-23 19:34:25

Late catching up so I missed Angela.

Who is Leighton? He looks like a professional dancer, rather unfair on the others.

Will Les get the popular vote?

Callistemon21 Sat 23-Sept-23 19:36:38

Layton, apologies!

Yes, he's a professional theatre performer!
Job: Actor, singer and dancer

That is very unfair.

Grannynannywanny Sat 23-Sept-23 19:42:39

I agree Callistemon21. He does appear to have an unfair advantage. He’s had lead roles in Billy Elliot, Hairspray and Everybody is Talking about Jamie and many other productions. He also runs his own performing arts company. Apart from that he’s a complete novice 🤷‍♀️

Sara1954 Sat 23-Sept-23 19:44:50

Yes, I agree, not really a level playing field, but he was very entertaining, I enjoyed it

Mollygo Sat 23-Sept-23 19:47:26

Grannynannywanny

I agree Callistemon21. He does appear to have an unfair advantage. He’s had lead roles in Billy Elliot, Hairspray and Everybody is Talking about Jamie and many other productions. He also runs his own performing arts company. Apart from that he’s a complete novice 🤷‍♀️

🤣🤣🤣 the judges did reassure us that it’s totally different doing ballroom on Strictly.

gillgran Sat 23-Sept-23 19:48:10

I'm hoping Jody Cundy does well, (he's local-ish- to my home town).

I'm enjoying all of it, as always.

Callistemon21 Sat 23-Sept-23 19:48:15

Apart from that he’s a complete novice 🤷‍♀️
Grannynannywanny 😁

He will be relying on the public vote, too, and if they decide he's got an unfair advantage then they won't vote for him.
But then he might get through on the dance-off.

Callistemon21 Sat 23-Sept-23 19:50:26

Mollygo

Grannynannywanny

I agree Callistemon21. He does appear to have an unfair advantage. He’s had lead roles in Billy Elliot, Hairspray and Everybody is Talking about Jamie and many other productions. He also runs his own performing arts company. Apart from that he’s a complete novice 🤷‍♀️

🤣🤣🤣 the judges did reassure us that it’s totally different doing ballroom on Strictly.

Yes, someone trained in theatre dance might find it difficult to pick up ballroom dancing!

🤔

Grannynannywanny Sat 23-Sept-23 19:50:27

Angela suddenly looks tired standing in the background.

Callistemon21 Sat 23-Sept-23 19:53:13

Grannynannywanny

Angela suddenly looks tired standing in the background.

She seemed breathless.
I hope she'll be ok, it's very hard work.

Sparklefizz Sat 23-Sept-23 19:54:52

Aarrgh. Missed a chunk as a friend phoned from hospital so I couldn't suggest phoning back.

Ellie's jive looked good and I loved Jody's quickstep, not impressed with Bobbie though.

merlotgran Sat 23-Sept-23 19:56:51

I’m not surprised. I’d have been swallowing handfuls of painkillers.

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