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Strictly Speaking: The final
There was something of an elegiac feel to this year’s final, as Len Goodman, Strictly institution, finally hung up his “Seh-ven!” paddle, gave us one last scrambled metaphor and waltzed off to the great golf course in the sky. We … Continue reading
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Tagged american smooth, argentine tango, ballroom, blog, cha cha, champion, dance, dancing, dancing times, danny mac, final, jive, joanne clifton, judge, len goodman, louise redknapp, ore oduba, quickstep, recap, review, samba, scd, showdance, strictly, strictly come dancing, strictly speaking, winner
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Strictly Speaking: Semi-final
Two-dance week: often a recipe for disappointing half-dances. But this was actually a decent semi-final, if inconsistent – in performance and in judging. Ah yes. Overmarked, undermarked, wandering free. The judges of Strictly, erratic are we. At this point, Bruno’s … Continue reading
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Tagged ballroom, bbc, blog, claudia fragapane, dance off, dancing, dancing times, danny mac, final, judges, leaderboard, louise redknapp, ore oduba, recap, review, scd, score, semi final, strictly, strictly come dancing, tv
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Strictly Speaking: Week 11
Perhaps this is an unfashionable stance in the “tired of experts” era, but for me Strictly’s Musicals Week highlighted a more general issue with this series: we’ve had too much of our ballroom dancers attempting other styles, rather than their … Continue reading
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Tagged ballroom, bbc, blog, charlie and the chocolate factory, dance, dancing, danny mac, dreamgirls, foxtrot, jersey boys, judge rinder, musical, musicals week, ore oduba, quarter final, recap, review, samba, scd, strictly, strictly come dancing, tango, tv, week 11, west end
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More Strictly chat on Georgey Spanswick
I joined Georgey Spanswick again on her BBC radio show to talk Strictly. Click here to listen to the interview (I’m on at about 2hr 9min)
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Tagged ballroom, bbc, dance, dancing, georgey spanswick, interview, len goodman, radio, strictly, strictly come dancing, tv
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Strictly Speaking: Week 10
This year’s couples largely managed to avoid the crippling malaise that is Blackpool Hangover Week, although I could have done without the continuation of bizarre scoring, plus dubious Cha Cha Challenge choices. It’s no secret that the judges have firm … Continue reading
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Tagged ballroom, bbc, blog, cha cha challenge, dance, dancing, danny mac, ed balls, final, judge rinder, katya jones, louise redknapp, recap, review, rumba, samba, scd, strictly come dancing, strictly speaking, tango, tv, week 10
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Strictly Speaking: Week 8
In the year of our Lord WTF, it may seem relatively minor, yet it’s still worth acknowledging: #BallsToBlackpool is actually a reality, as 2016’s unlikely saviour prances on. At this rate, he could be Prime Minister by Christmas. Or maybe … Continue reading
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Tagged andre rieu, argentine tango, ballroom, bbc, blackpool, blog, daisy lowe, dance, dance off, dancing, dancing times, danny mac, donald trump, ed balls, gangnam style, greg rutherford, hallelujah, leonard cohen, paso doble, recap, remembrance day, review, salsa, scd, strictly, strictly come dancing, strictly speaking, tv
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Strictly Speaking: Week 7
We’ve reached the halfway point, and with the leading pack tighter than Ore’s salsa trousers the “shock” bottom twos keep coming. Well, it was rather a shock that Doomed Daisy somehow survived a dismal slot in the running order and … Continue reading
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Tagged argentine tango, ballroom, bbc, blog, dance, dancing, dancing times, danny mac, jive, laura whitmore, louise redknapp, ore oduba, recap, review, salsa, samba, strictly, strictly come dancing, strictly speaking, tv, week 7
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Strictly Speaking: Week 6
It gives me no pleasure to report that Strictly’s annual Fright Night was even more frightful than usual. Well, some pleasure. An Ed Balls cha cha amount of pleasure. Yes, against all odds, 2016’s fifth-strangest political happening lives on. Meanwhile, … Continue reading
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Tagged anastacia, ballroom, bbc, blog, brendan cole, cha cha, daisy lowe, dance, dance off, dancing, dancing times, ed balls, eliminated, halloween, jive, laura mvula, paso doble, recap, review, scd, strictly, strictly come dancing, strictly speaking, tv
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BWW Interview: Russell Grant
The actor and astrologer talks Strictly and new show The Golden Age of Dance. Read my full BroadwayWorld interview here
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Tagged alan burkitt, ann miller, ballroom, bob fosse, charlotte gooch, craig revel-horwood, cyd charisse, dancing, danny mac, ed balls, eleanor powell, film, Flavia Cacace, fred astaire, gary edwards, gene kelly, ginger rogers, greg rutherford, interview, it takes two, ivor novello, joanne clifton, judge, judge rinder, len goodman, mgm, movie, ore oduba, russell grant, strictly, strictly come dancing, tess daly, the golden age of dance, the novello orchestra, theatre royal drury lane, top hat, west end, will young
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Young audiences, Fun Competition and The Last Tango
My articles in the November issue of Dancing Times magazine, out now: Young at heart Family audiences are becoming a priority for dance companies and creatives The Last Tango Vincent Simone and Flavia Cacace bring their final show to the West End Stepping Out Debuts … Continue reading
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Tagged audience, ballet, balletboyz, ballroom, bbc, birmingham royal ballet, book, broadcast, children, christmas, cinema, dance, dancing, dancing times, family, Flavia Cacace, jasmin vardiomon, kids, magazine, matthew bourne, music video, pinocchio, review, sadlers wells, same sex ballroom, same sex dance, scd, screen, stage, stepping out, strictly, strictly come dancing, strictly speaking, the last tango, theatre, tv, uk fun competition, west end, young
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