2nd Strictly Come Dancing 2023 thread

That’s a good point about Leyton and the choreography, if Nikita puts in the right steps it’s up to him to make sure Leyton dances them .
However Leyton is used to interpretation, so veers on his own path

I don't like the "choice" one either - generally mawkish or otherwise indulgent and inevitably overmarked.

Regarding the steps and being correct though, if Nikita (or the specialist choreographer) puts in the correct steps, Nikita can of course insist they are danced correctly but as you say, aggie Leyton is used to more freedoms and is used to being able to interpret things.

He is the one who needs to follow instructions and to execute the steps taught.

In one episode (when he did particularly well) he said "well yes, I did listen to him this week" or something similar. He obviously can be disciplined if he wants to be.

No messing around Bobby, really going for it! Brilliant!

Loved that, Bobby!

Loved Bobby's quickstep. I'm always a sucker for a man (boy?) in tails, and I thought he did brilliantly tonight.

It was brilliant and that performance should boost his spirits for his second dance. He does seem to have come into this as semi-final as the underdog.

Wonderful quickstep.Light and fast.

Oh Craig!! You have to, don't you!

I am grinning from ear to ear for his marks.

Great start, Bobby in the semi-final, boy did good.!!

... partly because Bobby's smile and joy is so infectious.

The camera isn't showing enough of Layton's feet to judge.
Not very exciting.

The camera was in the wrong place for part of Bobby's quickstep - all we could see was the back of Dianne for a few seconds.

Oh goodness, there goes Anton again with the same jokes. Sigh.

Love Vito! Describing his next dance "We have the stick ...."
(corrected to "the cane")

Judges continue to use different standards when commenting on each couple’s dance.
How can Motsi say (to Annabel) that her dance does not need to be perfect?
They are much tougher on Layton.
Bit of a nonsense to me.

Wow! Bobby! So intense!! He has been terrific tonight!

Loved Both His Dances , well done Bobby !

Bobby must have rehearsed long and hard this week and produced two excellent dances tonight.

What!!!!
Incredible energy.Amazing. Layton and Nikita.

Well, Layton and Nikita that was great!

But it was show dancing.

No one else could have done Layton's dance. I loved it.

It was fun

I do hope they take Layton on as a Strictly professional. He would be a great addition to the team.

However, he still shouldn't win. It would not be fair.

Layton could not be a Strictly professional because he's not experienced in Ballroom and Latin enough to teach others.