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Tag Archives: anton du beke
Strictly Speaking: Week 2
After the electrifying opening show, a Strictly comedown was inevitable, but even so, Week 2 was quite the slump. A combination of overambitious routines, daft concepts, erratic judging and all the nerves so happily absent last week – the latter … Continue reading
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Tagged anton du beke, ashley roberts, ballroom, blog, cha cha, charleston, claudia winkleman, dance, dancing, dancing times, eliminated, elimination, foxrot, george ezra, jive, joe sugg, latin, lee ryan, recap, results, review, seann walsh, shirley ballas, strictly, strictly come dancing, strictly speaking, susannah constantine, tess daly, week 2
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Strictly Speaking: Launch Show
Hello again, Strictly fans! It’s Series 16! Woohoo! Series 16, AKA the one where Marianka continually squawks “A YouTuber?” at her screen in the manner of Lady Bracknell’s “A handbag?” and feels about 102 and begins to contemplate the yawning … Continue reading
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Tagged anton du beke, ashley roberts, ballroom, bbc, blog, celebrity, claudia winkleman, craig david, dance, dancing, dancing times, danny john-jules, darcey bussell, faye tozer, graeme swann, joe sugg, kate silverton, katie piper, latin, launch, lee ryan, pro, Ranj Singh, recap, review, seann walsh, series 16, shirley ballas, stacey dooley, strictly, strictly come dancing, strictly speaking, tess daly, tv
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Strictly Speaking: Week 5
The big news this week was Italian gesticulator Bruno Tonioli missing his first ever Strictly, apparently because of American work commitments. It’s FINE, Bruno, go be with your OTHER family, we don’t CARE. Read my full Dancing Times blog here
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Tagged anton du beke, bbc, blog, brian conley, bruno tonioli, celebrity, charleston, dance off, debbie mcgee, eliminated, jive, judge, recap, review, rumba, scd, simon rimmer, strictly, strictly ballroom, strictly come dancing, tv
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Strictly Speaking: semi-final
Ah, two dances. Either double the fun, or a gruelling reminder that these people have lives and jobs and adding a cha cha to a Viennese waltz at the end of a long series is just asking for a nervous … Continue reading
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Tagged anita rani, anton du beke, ballroom, blog, charleston, craig revel-horwood, dance, dance off, dance today, dancing, elimination, final, gleb, jay mcguiness, judges, katie derham, kellie bright, kylie minogue, latin, len goodman, pitbull, puccini, recap, review, salsa, scd, semi final, strictly, strictly come dancing, strictly speaking, two dances, waltz
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Strictly Speaking: Week 4
It’s almost worth having bonkers Strictly theme shows just to make us really appreciate the relative sanity of a non-theme show. Well, almost. We’re into “I keep whacking myself with a hammer because it feels so good when I stop” … Continue reading
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Tagged 1980s, american smooth, anton du beke, ballroom, bbc, blog, celebrity, competition, dance, dance today, dancing, daniel o'donnell, elimination, gleb, ireland, irish, jay mcguiness, katie derham, kirsty gallacher, latin, leaderboard, music, paso doble, peter andre, quickstep, recap, review, scd, score, strictly, strictly come dancing, tv, u2, viennese waltz, will young
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Strictly Speaking: Week 8
It’s Blackpool Week on Strictly, otherwise known as Multiple Comebacks And Rampant Score Inflation Week! For the uninitiated, the current exchange rate is about 1:1.2, meaning up here Donny would be scoring 12s and spontaneously combusting, BABY. Fortunately, the judges did … Continue reading
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Tagged andy murray, anton du beke, argentine tango, ballroom, bbc, blackpool, celebrity, christmas, claudia winkleman, competition, dance, dance today, dancesport, dancing, fred astaire, ginger rogers, gladiator, goldfinger, judge, judy murray, len goodman, magazine, mary poppins, mcbusted, moulin rouge, paso doble, pixie lott, rule britannia, samba, scd, shirley bassey, simon webbe, spice girls, strictly, strictly come dancing, sunetra sarker, the hunger games, tower ballroom, tv, ukip, viennese waltz, white christmas, zoe ball
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Strictly Speaking: Hello Claudia! Farewell Brucie!
It was nice to see you, to see you…nice! After 11 series, Sir Bruce Forsyth has handed over the Strictly Come Dancing presenting baton (sequin-covered, naturally) to the fabulous Claudia Winkleman, she of the quick wit, monochrome wardrobe and delicately balanced fringe-to-eyeliner ratio. Or, … Continue reading
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Tagged anton du beke, ballroom, bbc, bruce forsyth, claudia winkleman, competition, dance, dance today, dancesport, dancing, Erin Boag, exclusive, harry judd, interview, it takes two, karen hardy, lady bracknell, mark ramprakash, mcfly, nancy dell'olio, news, nice to see you, one direction, Pamela Stephenson, presenter, scd, strictly, strictly come dancing, tess daly, top 10, tv, victor meldrew
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Strictly Speaking Week 8
BREAKING NEWS: while our stars were distracted by feathery fans, camp cowboys and dizzying hyperbole, their Blackpool dressing rooms were beset by seaside bandits. Possibly pirates. Rumours that their haul included all of the judges’ low scoring paddles remain unconfirmed. Yet … Continue reading
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Tagged abbey clancy, anton du beke, ballroom, bbc, blackpool, blue peter, crime, dance, dancing, doctor who, fiona fullerton, george michael, great gatsby, hairspray, jls, natalie gumede, peppa pig, scd, strictly, strictly ballroom, strictly come dancing, susanna reid, the silence, theft, toy story, tv, x factor
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It takes four to tan-go
Following hot on the (Cuban) heels of departing Doctor Who Matt Smith, this week saw the mass exodus from Strictly Come Dancing of long-standing and, in some cases, long-suffering professionals Erin Boag, Vincent Simone, Flavia Cacace and Aliona Vilani. Can the newbies possibly follow in … Continue reading
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Tagged Aliona Vilani, anton du beke, artem, austin healey, ballroom, bbc, colin jackson, dance, dancing, doctor who, Erin Boag, Flavia Cacace, iveta lukosiute, janette manrara, julian clary, leaving, louis smith, louisa lytton, madonna, matt baker, Matt Di Angelo, matt smith, nancy dell'olio, pasha, pro, professional, rachel stevens, russell grant, strictly, strictly come dancing, tango, the archers, tv, Vincent Simone
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