Strictly 2024

I think we all see different things, don’t we? I thought Sam and Punam were both poor last night I’m afraid, nice though they are. I agree that nobody is really standing out yet, although there are a number of potentially very good dancers.

I enjoyed the show, but I thought some of the marking and comments were way off.
I feel quite niggled about their marking of Wynnes dance, I’m no expert, but it looked messy and very unpolished, whereas poor Sam, who looked amazing to me, got a very harsh score.
Something seems to be going on there, and I don’t like it.

I thought last night's show was a mixed bag. I agree that some of the modern music choices didn't work with the dances. Also, I felt some of the costumes were off, too much ostrich feathering and netting at the bottom of the longer dresses to see the feet properly, and some hairstyles were a bit untidy.
Having said that, I enjoyed Jamie's Paso, and Montell's number. Chris too was excellent, but what strikes me now at week 4, or is it 5?, is that I can't see a clear winner at this stage. Usually one or two contestants start forging ahead by now in terms of style and expertise.

I agree Sparklefizz. I watched with my 18 year old granddaughter and we both thought they were trying too hard to show us they were having so much fun.

Then I am thankful I didn’t want to tear his reputation apart, so
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Maybe I'm a cynic but there is too much protesting regarding Wynne and Katya and the "wandering hand" episode.

The film clip of them climbing a Welsh hillside and him giving her a piggyback was cringe-inducing - Strictly don't want any more scandal, Katya wants to hold onto her job and Wynne wants to restore his reputation after he was torn apart on social media.

Then the judges overmarked them in an effort to keep them in the competition.

The viewers are not stupid.

I'm not as enthusiastic as I used to be , but I watched it .
I like Sara and think that she's talented .
I found Wynne and Katya's performance a huge attempt at everything being a joke .
I can understand why .Afterwards , Katya's smile was an unfortunate rictus .

ferry23 I totally agree with you about the correct music ,tempo, and style for the dance.
It can be painful to watch a dance with the wrong music.

They must have had a big sign upstairs with Claudia saying "NO TOUCHING".

And the men were clearly instructed to stand with their hands crossed in front of them.

I do so hate it when the music doesn't fit the dance - both the sambas and the tango were completely the wrong tempo. But the Paso - spot on music and costumes - just adds to the quality of the dance.

I loved Montell and Johanes, the dance was so joyous.

Loved Montell and Johannes you could see it was emotional for both of them. Ditto Chris and Diane.
I’m not a fan of Jamie but I do love a traditional Paso and I am impressed with Michelle’s choreography.

Voting is getting harder each week.

Punam is a lovely lady and she can find her way round a dance floor but she hasn’t progressed from day one.
She’s just not getting the finer points that take you from ok to wow.
I’m afraid her days are numbered.
I think Wynn got high marks because the judges were silently supporting him. Yes it’s wrong but they are only human.

Just finished watching tonight’s show with 3 of my grandchildren and we all thoroughly enjoyed it. No complaints of boredom here. Jamie and Michelle’s paso was the dance of the night for me.

Chris and Diane’s dance was fabulous. I think Punam was under marked and Wynne was over marked.

My friend and I thought the marking was absolutely bizarre tonight, no way was Wynne deserving of such a high score, it looked a real mess to us.
Agree though about Jamie, he was great, and Chris leaves me speechless, I just don’t know how he does it.

SueEH

Surely it’s getting to the end of its useful life now?

A lot of things are.

rafichagran

I hope Wynne is not in the dance off. Katya did not look uncomfortable with him and he was not the worse.
I think the dance of should be Paul, with either Ponam or Sam.

I hope not too. He wasn’t the worst and there’ll always be the question about whether it was the dance or all the fuss.

What a fabulous show tonight and so many really good dances. I've voted for Jamie as the Paso was excellent.

So many lovely dresses too.

It must have been so difficult for Wynne and Katya

I hope Wynne is not in the dance off. Katya did not look uncomfortable with him and he was not the worse.
I think the dance of should be Paul, with either Ponam or Sam.

Fantastic end to the show with Montell and Johannes -- such an exciting ,joyous dance.
For me the right 2 at top of leaderboard.
I agree that Wynne's quickstep was over marked.

I've voted: 2 for Chris and 1 for Jamie.

merlotgran

Sparklefizz

Sorry but I disagree with Shirley and Motsi. Wynne's quickstep was NOT "exquisite" or "fantastic". I thought it was pretty dire.

I thought he was going to fall over by the bench.

Yes, me too!

Sparklefizz

Sorry but I disagree with Shirley and Motsi. Wynne's quickstep was NOT "exquisite" or "fantastic". I thought it was pretty dire.

I thought he was going to fall over by the bench.

I didn't think he was as good as last week. It was fun but not his best.

Sorry but I disagree with Shirley and Motsi. Wynne's quickstep was NOT "exquisite" or "fantastic". I thought it was pretty dire.