2nd Strictly Come Dancing 2023 thread

Another one here who’d love to hear more about the Strictly experience merlotgran! If it’s not too much trouble perhaps you could post it on a new thread with a spoiler alert in the title if you are wary of posting details that some would prefer not to read?

I third hearing merlotgran on another thread with *spoiler alert as I went years ago and would love to hear how it is now. I’ll give a possible spoiler alert in that the magic went for some time afterwards, but the memory fades… gradually!

I didn’t take the to the Layton dance, I thought it was more like a gymnastics display with no charisma. Angela S and Annabelle were fantastic in my opinion.

Nanatoone

I didn’t take the to the Layton dance, I thought it was more like a gymnastics display with no charisma. Angela S and Annabelle were fantastic in my opinion.

That's what I thought, more gymnastics than dance.

He seems like a lovely lad but he is a professional and I prefer a more traditional type of dance too.

Grannynannywanny

Another one here who’d love to hear more about the Strictly experience merlotgran! If it’s not too much trouble perhaps you could post it on a new thread with a spoiler alert in the title if you are wary of posting details that some would prefer not to read?

Me too! I'd like to hear more details.

Nanatoone

I didn’t take the to the Layton dance, I thought it was more like a gymnastics display with no charisma. Angela S and Annabelle were fantastic in my opinion.

Aha, now you're getting very close Nanatoone. Layton's routine last night was based on vertical moves associated with pole dance/fitness. There were elements of both Pole Sport and Pole Art, the former showcases strength and flexibility, the latter is more creative and artistic. That's why someone said earlier it was getting a bit close to being sexy! Layton and Nikita used their bodies to move through 360 degrees.
(Don't ask me how I know all this, for a second time, but I am a bit of an expert!!)
Pole Sport is actually being considered as a sport in the Olympics. We already have the horizontal bars, the vertical pole is actually more difficult and could one day form part of the Gymnastics events.

Bobby!! There's a surprise.

That was a surprise. Hopefully Angela R will join him and the judges surely couldn’t favour Angela?

The other competitors were equally surprised

Bobby. I am shocked!

Hope he’ll be saved, I’m becoming quite fond of Bobby.
Let’s hope he’s up against Angela, then as long as he doesn’t fall flat on his face he should be alright

Hmm, thought it might be Angela R and Nigel.

Nigel must be through now, surely?

Bobby’s like a better looking young Mick Jagger.

Oh no! I feel the judges are pre-empting any criticism that AR might not be in the dance off by saying that the public have a big say in the voting! I hope I'm wrong.

I agree Calendargirl. I was expecting Angela R and Nigel

Phew! AR is in the dance off!

Bye bye Angela Rippon, surely

AR has got to be out now.

Fingers crossed!

Grandmabatty

Bye bye Angela Rippon, surely

I would hope so!

Bobby makes me smile, he'd better not go 🙂

Bobby is such a sweetheart - I can see Jade looking down with pride 🥲

Whew !

At last! Sanity has prevailed.
The trouble is, all the dancers left are now really good. I don't want anyone else to be voted off.

She was very gracious in defeat. So well done Angela (but it was the right decision.)

I love Kai . He’s such a gentleman. Angela was a gracious loser ( I wish she’d had a tissue tucked up her sleeve for Kai)