Strictly Snacks this week were themed around the gorgeous Viennese Waltz. I LOVE the dance and my fave couple would be dancing it, but not only that, Mr Kipling Viennese Whirls were conveniently on special offer for £1 and TWIRL bites, two bags for like £3 or something......Result!!
Tess Dress : Oh Tess....... Not your best! (4)
On with the show and please excuse the dodgy screencaps again. I'd just like to say while I remember that I think the set looks amazing. The background on the stage behind the band looks fab for all the couples with all the different themes. Well done Strictly stage crew :)
Nicky & Karen : Cha Cha - Dynamite
Well the only thing Dynamite about this was the name of the song! The actual dance content was awful and after two dances, I really don't rate Karen as a pro. Her choreography hasn't been up to much and I'm not enjoying what she is doing for Nicky. This was pretty lacking in every way, and already Karen has resorted to the 'If all else fails, wear next to nothing Ola tactic' - At least she has learned something in her short time on the show ;)
He could have had great potential and it is a pity he wasn't put with one of the more established pros as I think they would have done a far better job on him. Still, it is early days and just maybe things might get better. I don't see any connection between the two of them and with the rate things are going I can see Nicky being annoyed that he has drawn the short straw with his partner.
Karen's dress - Black sparkly leotard type with fringing and sheer black front.
Judges : 4 5 4 5 = 18
Me : 4
Dress : 5
Colin & Kristina : Viennese Waltz - Kiss From A Rose
Again not one of my favourite couples as I think they are just totally mismatched! The height difference between them is even more ridiculous looking in ballroom dancing and I don't know what the shows 'pairer-uppers' were thinking.
Anyway aside from all of that, I love this song and it was a nice routine I suppose even though I can't enjoy watching them when they dance.
Lovely sugar pink dress for Kristina though which was very pretty.
Judges : 6 6 6 6 = 24
Me : 6
Dress : 8
Dani & Vincent : Salsa - Mama Do The Hump
LOVED this from Dani and Vincent and nice one SCDBand with their Rizzle Kicks cover :D Great energy and a really enjoyable routine from them. Good first lift/walkover although the second one didn't quite come off properly. Fab stuff from them and up there with my favourite dances of the night.
Nice enough red dress for Dani.
Judges : 7 6 7 7 = 27
Me : 7
Dress : 6
Fern & Artem : Viennese Waltz - She's Always A Woman To Me
Better than last weeks Cha Cha but took a long time to get into hold and still a fair bit of skirt wafting going on. All in all it was pretty nice though and good improvement from Fern.
Fern looking nice in a lovely red dress
Judges : 6 6 6 6 = 24
Me : 6
Dress : 6
Richard & Erin : Cha Cha Cha - Love Shack
Oh dear, not one of the best cha cha's I've ever seen but it was good in a weird sort of way!! Maybe it was the dayglo costumes... or the catchy song... or the SCDBand peeps dancing in the background that made it all a bit watchable, as I kinda liked it. :D It was good fun and Richard gave it his best shot, but I do have to laugh when Erin dances latin as she really isn't very good at it is she?.... :D
Richard likened their outfits to 'Caravan curtains' and he obviously wasn't joking!
Judges : 3 6 5 5 = 19
Me : 5
Dress : 3
Victoria & Brendan : Foxtrot - Moondance
Much better from Victoria this week and although still pretty shaky and clearly scared out of her skin, she got through the routine well after last weeks catastrophe. Nice choreography from Brendan and I love this song.
Lovely lilac dress with pink flowers.
Judges : 6 6 7 7 = 26
Me : 6
Dress : 7
Michael & Natalie : Jive - This Ole House
Oh my.... Where to start! I have to agree with the judges in saying it was the weirdest Jive in SCD history, but also got to be the funniest! I laughed at poor Michael I must admit (...in a nice way), and I actually love it just for how bad it was :D Natalie has gone from doing one of the best ever Jives with Scott in series 8, to one of the worse ever with Michael, lol. :D
Fantastic sparkly shorts and jacket for Natalie with Michael going for the casual check shirt/cord jeans look... :D
Judges : 2 5 4 4 = 14
Me : 4
Dress : 7 (Love the shorts, lol)
Louis & Flavia : Viennese Waltz - Puppy Love
I have to admit that I died a little inside when I heard they would be dancing to 'Puppy Love' as it just seemed so twee and sugary, and such a strange choice for Louis..... BUT when seeing the actual choreography for it, it was absolutely beautiful. :)
Only the second VW in seven series from Flavia and it is already my favourite dance of this series :)
Loved , loved, loved the romance of it all and the setting was just gorgeous! I so want one of those LOVEHEART TREES! ♥
A wonderful routine and Louis did it justice. Can't wait to see what comes next from them.... a very exciting partnership is coming through and this could definitely be Flav's year.
A wonderful routine and Louis did it justice. Can't wait to see what comes next from them.... a very exciting partnership is coming through and this could definitely be Flav's year.
Dress : I love the shorter style dress for VW. Very pale lemon with lovely pastel underskirts and matching coloured ribbon belt. One of the best dresses of the night and so very pretty, suiting the song and dance perfectly :)
Judges : 7 7 8 8
Me : 8
Dress : 10
Denise & James : Jive - Tutti Frutti
This was absolutely BRILLIANT! Coming directly after Louis & Flavia we had the two best dances of the night back to back. It really was a fab routine and she sure can dance for a 'NON-DANCER WITH NO DANCE EXPERIENCE WHO ONLY EVER SAT IN A CHAIR IN CHICAGO!! = *RINGER* ;) One of the best jives I've saw on SCD and only week 2. She really could be amazing come the end of the series.
Nice red and white polka-dot 50's style dress. The white frilly underskirts worked well with the kicks and flicks.
Judges : 8 8 8 8 = 32
Me : 8
Dress : 8
Johnny & Iveta : Foxtrot - Everything
Aww I do like Johnny and didn't think this was too bad. Iveta is beautiful and they look like they have a nice partnership together. I find them more enjoyable to watch than some actually. A pretty nice routine and lovely Buble song. I love a Buble Foxtrot! :D
Gorgeous silver sparkly dress with beautiful stoning detail.
Judges : 5 5 5 5 = 20
Me : 5
Dress : 10
Sid & Ola: Salsa - Hips Don't Lie
I think Sid is more of a ballroom boy but this wasn't too bad for his latin attempt even though he lost time and was a bit rough. The lifts weren't too bad either although I think he should leave the gymnastic tricks to the expert! ;) Out of the guys he is probably my second favourite at the moment.
Ola wearing a gold sparkly bra and peach fringed skirt..... Typical Ola costume.
Judges : 6 6 5 5 = 22
Me : 6
Dress : 6
Kimberley & Pasha: Foxtrot - Someone Like You
This was a beautiful routine from Pasha and to one of my favourite songs, so even though it was a bit stumbly and didn't flow as much as it should have, I still enjoyed it. I like watching Kimberley and Pasha together and think there is a lot of good to come from them. A couple of the other Girls Alouds were in the audience (Nadine and Nicola), so maybe this made her a bit nervous(?) - I think Len was a little harsh on her and maybe expected a bit too much.
Stunning backless black dress with layered skirt.
Judges : 7 6 6 7 = 26
Me : 7
Dress : 10
Jerry & Anton: Foxtrot - Pennies From Heaven
I can't help but like Jerry even though she is such a diva! :D She couldn't really care less I don't think and when she's booted out it will be with a shrug of the shoulders, a toss of the hair.... and a 'whatevahh' :D
Not really got much more to say about this one tbh , lol....
White dress which apparently was her own after deciding she didn't want to wear the blue one that had already been made up for her!! .... Must be nice to have dresses like that just hanging in the wardrobe at home for whenever you might need it! :D
Judges : 3 5 5 5 = 18
Me : 4
Dress : 7
Lisa & Robin: Viennese Waltz - Never Tear Us Apart
Last weeks top scorers and they didn't do too badly again tonight :) Nice Cinderella story to the Paloma Faith (John Lewis ad) version of the song. They are a great pair who are clearly having a blast, while coming up with some good dancing too :) I like them and another couple who are definite contenders for that glitterball!
Lisa wore a lilac/pink dress with gold neck detail.
Judges : 7 6 6 6 = 25
Me : 7
Dress : 5
SO.... there we have it! Joint TOP of the leaderboard is Louis & Flavia (YAY) and Denise & James..... and down at the bottom we have Nicky & Karen and Michael & Natalie! Who will go home in the dreaded dance off?
Denise & James : Jive - Tutti Frutti
This was absolutely BRILLIANT! Coming directly after Louis & Flavia we had the two best dances of the night back to back. It really was a fab routine and she sure can dance for a 'NON-DANCER WITH NO DANCE EXPERIENCE WHO ONLY EVER SAT IN A CHAIR IN CHICAGO!! = *RINGER* ;) One of the best jives I've saw on SCD and only week 2. She really could be amazing come the end of the series.
Nice red and white polka-dot 50's style dress. The white frilly underskirts worked well with the kicks and flicks.
Judges : 8 8 8 8 = 32
Me : 8
Dress : 8
Johnny & Iveta : Foxtrot - Everything
Aww I do like Johnny and didn't think this was too bad. Iveta is beautiful and they look like they have a nice partnership together. I find them more enjoyable to watch than some actually. A pretty nice routine and lovely Buble song. I love a Buble Foxtrot! :D
Gorgeous silver sparkly dress with beautiful stoning detail.
Judges : 5 5 5 5 = 20
Me : 5
Dress : 10
Sid & Ola: Salsa - Hips Don't Lie
I think Sid is more of a ballroom boy but this wasn't too bad for his latin attempt even though he lost time and was a bit rough. The lifts weren't too bad either although I think he should leave the gymnastic tricks to the expert! ;) Out of the guys he is probably my second favourite at the moment.
Ola wearing a gold sparkly bra and peach fringed skirt..... Typical Ola costume.
Judges : 6 6 5 5 = 22
Me : 6
Dress : 6
Kimberley & Pasha: Foxtrot - Someone Like You
This was a beautiful routine from Pasha and to one of my favourite songs, so even though it was a bit stumbly and didn't flow as much as it should have, I still enjoyed it. I like watching Kimberley and Pasha together and think there is a lot of good to come from them. A couple of the other Girls Alouds were in the audience (Nadine and Nicola), so maybe this made her a bit nervous(?) - I think Len was a little harsh on her and maybe expected a bit too much.
Stunning backless black dress with layered skirt.
Judges : 7 6 6 7 = 26
Me : 7
Dress : 10
Jerry & Anton: Foxtrot - Pennies From Heaven
I can't help but like Jerry even though she is such a diva! :D She couldn't really care less I don't think and when she's booted out it will be with a shrug of the shoulders, a toss of the hair.... and a 'whatevahh' :D
Not really got much more to say about this one tbh , lol....
White dress which apparently was her own after deciding she didn't want to wear the blue one that had already been made up for her!! .... Must be nice to have dresses like that just hanging in the wardrobe at home for whenever you might need it! :D
Judges : 3 5 5 5 = 18
Me : 4
Dress : 7
Lisa & Robin: Viennese Waltz - Never Tear Us Apart
Last weeks top scorers and they didn't do too badly again tonight :) Nice Cinderella story to the Paloma Faith (John Lewis ad) version of the song. They are a great pair who are clearly having a blast, while coming up with some good dancing too :) I like them and another couple who are definite contenders for that glitterball!
Lisa wore a lilac/pink dress with gold neck detail.
Judges : 7 6 6 6 = 25
Me : 7
Dress : 5
SO.... there we have it! Joint TOP of the leaderboard is Louis & Flavia (YAY) and Denise & James..... and down at the bottom we have Nicky & Karen and Michael & Natalie! Who will go home in the dreaded dance off?
RESULTS SHOW
Quick review of the results show and the dreaded dance off is back!! There is a lot of controversy that surrounds the dance off and from what I have read MOST fans didn't want it back. I am one of the very few that is kinda glad of its return as I think it can sometimes save a good dancer if they fall foul of a dodgy leaderboard, or might have a bit of a blip where they might need a second chance. It can sometimes work in your favour and sometimes it won't. I've had favourites saved through the dance off in the years we had it, and I've also lost favourites who I think WOULD have been saved in the years where we had no dance off... and YES I AM STILL BITTER!! ;)
LOVED the opening Pro dance to 'Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps' which was choreographed by Artem, Robin and Kristina. It has a good v bad theme with half of the pros on the ballroom team (Good), and the other half in the latin team (Bad) - Lots of partner swapping going on which is always interesting to see... (in a Strictly way of course...)
First couple heading to the dance off is Johnny and Iveta, and they are joined by Richard and Erin.... neither is much of a surprise.
Johnny is the one leaving although I really don't think it will be too long until Richard joins him. It is always sad to see the first one go, and no matter who they are, they are always 'someone's favourite' :-( .......I'd like to put in a request for Iveta to return in the next series though. She is lovely and left a really good impression, so it would be nice to have her back again.
Music act : Scissor Sisters singing a weird song about 'Kiki' - Ana Matronic and Jake Shears as whacky as ever. It was the first I had heard it so it might be a bit of a grower.
Anyway that is it for another week..... I'm already looking forward to week 3 and Hollywood! Apparently the BBC budget couldn't make it to Blackpool this year, so this is the next best thing!
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