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Strictly on stage
In need of a sequin fix? Here’s our guide to the Strictly Come Dancing-related stage shows. Read my full Dancing Times article here
Posted in Dance, Journalism, Theatre, TV
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Vanessa Williams: ‘Growing up, I couldn’t even find a black Barbie’
As City of Angels opens in the West End, the actress, singer, and former Miss America explains why it’s more fun to play the bad girl. Read my full The i Paper interview here
Posted in Journalism, Theatre, TV
Tagged actress, book tickets, city of angels, desperate housewives, garrick theatre, hollywood, inews, interview, josie rourke, london, miss america, musical, private eye, singer, the i paper, ugly betty, vanessa williams, west end
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When Caroline Flack shone brightest: the touching story behind her Strictly triumph
Among the heartfelt tributes to the late Caroline Flack in recent days was a message from Strictly Come Dancing, praising the former contestant’s “infectious energy and passion for dance”. Flack won the 12th series of the show in 2014 with professional partner Pasha Kovalev, … Continue reading
Posted in Dance, Journalism, TV
Tagged ballroom, bbc, caroline flack, celebrity, craig revel-horwood, dance, dancing, darcey bussell, pasha kovalev, strictly, strictly come dancing, telegraph, tv
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‘I’m fighting for gay rights through same-sex ballroom dancing’
The 2020 New Year Honours list included a landmark entry: the first honour for services to same-sex ballroom dancing. Pioneering dancer, DJ, event organiser and campaigner Jacky Logan now has a Medal of the Order of the British Empire – though … Continue reading
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Tagged ballroom, class, competition, dance, dancing, dancing on ice, equal rights, fitsteps, gay, gay games, giovanni pernice, h, ian watkins, jacky logan, johannes radebe, latin, learn to dance, lesbian, lgbtqi, matt evers, new years honours list, pink jukebox, rivoli ballroom, same sex ballroom, same sex dancing, steps, strictly, strictly come dancing
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Strictly Speaking: Week 11
Ah, Musicals Week – AKA Dressing-up Box Explosion 2: Wig Warz!. Pretty unsubtle work here from the Strictly producers and judges, with a clear division between sensible theme/dance matches and bizarre combos, and between sky-high quarter-final scores and mediocre ones. … Continue reading
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Tagged 40, alex scott, ballroom, bbc, beauty and the beast, blog, celebrity, chris ramsey, craig revel-horwood, dance, dance off, dancing, dancing times, elimination, foxtrot, gaston, hairspray, jive, judges, karim zeroual, kelvin fletcher, latin, musical, musicals week, quarter finals, recap, review, samba, scd, shirley ballas, strictly, strictly come dancing, strictly speaking, tv, week 11
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Strictly Come Dancing 2019, Musicals Week: Karim Zeroual’s technique stops the show – and finally locates Craig’s 10 paddle
Dancing a jive to Hairspray’s “You Can’t Stop the Beat” might be unoriginal (it’s the fourth on Strictly so far), but it proved a perfect match for Karim Zeroual’s boundless energy – and gave us the first perfect score this … Continue reading
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Tagged 40, alex scott, ballroom, bbc, beauty and the beast, blog, celebrity, chris ramsey, craig revel-horwood, dance, dance off, dancing, elimination, foxtrot, gaston, hairspray, jive, judges, karim zeroual, kelvin fletcher, latin, musical, musicals week, quarter finals, recap, review, samba, scd, shirley ballas, strictly, strictly come dancing, technique, telegraph, tv, week 11
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