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Strictly Speaking: Week 8

Posted on November 12, 2018 by mkmswain

It might seem a strange statement to make while the BBC is shoving Stacey towards the glitterball, and Joe’s YouTube views have now surpassed the last six series, but one thing I’m enjoying is this year’s unpredictability. Who could have … Continue reading →

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Strictly Speaking: Week 7

Posted on November 5, 2018 by mkmswain

Post-Halloween Week, and it’s possible the judges were still hopped up on Haribo and egging unsuspecting strangers, with the series’ most inconsistent show so far in terms of scoring and comments. Of course, Strictly is a mix of dancing and … Continue reading →

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Strictly Speaking: Week 6

Posted on October 29, 2018 by mkmswain

Ah, Halloween Week – the annual dumbing down of Strictly. Why have subtext or delicate concepts when you can instead bumble about dressed in the most thuddingly literal, kids-dressing-up-box interpretations of groaningly repeated and/or entirely insane songs? Read my full Dancing … Continue reading →

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Strictly Speaking: Week 5

Posted on October 21, 2018 by mkmswain

In a firm bid to counter the Sean(n) Scandal of ’18, Strictly gave us lots of new things to gripe about this week – from Couple’s Choice (of which much more anon) to someone channelling the medicated enthusiasm and incoherence of Bruno … Continue reading →

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Strictly Speaking: Week 3

Posted on October 8, 2018 by mkmswain

Ah, Movie Week – two words about as likely to deliver satisfaction as “Southern Rail”, “Theresa May” or “Topshop feminism”. So, it comes as little surprise (though sinking disappointment) to see couples slathered in Minions yellow or trying to jam … Continue reading →

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More Strictly chat on Georgey Spanswick

Posted on December 12, 2017 by mkmswain

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 36min)

Posted in Dance, Journalism, TV | Tagged alexandra burke, ballroom, bbc, celebrity, dance off, dancing times, elimination, final, gemma atkinson, georgey spanswick, interview, joe mcfadden, latin, mollie king, radio, semi final, strictly, strictly come dancing, strictly speaking | Leave a comment

Strictly Speaking: Week 12

Posted on December 11, 2017 by mkmswain

Two dances is theoretically a good test of range, growth and performance at this crucial stage, but can often make for a night of half-finished numbers – the pros’ steely ambition exceeding the knackered celebs’ execution. So it proved in … Continue reading →

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Strictly Speaking: Week 11

Posted on December 4, 2017 by mkmswain

Musicals Week – where ballroom comes to die. Well, not entirely, but it did feel for much of the evening as though we were watching the backdoor pilot episode of spin-off Strictly Come Auditioning For The West End (Who Are … Continue reading →

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Strictly Speaking: Week 10

Posted on November 27, 2017 by mkmswain

Another week, another “shock” dance-off entrant. Yes, nothing will quite match Aston’s exit, but this is still an enjoyably open series. Two more frontrunners (and judges’ favourites) have now landed in the bottom, while those of the genus dark horse … Continue reading →

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Strictly Speaking: Week 9

Posted on November 20, 2017 by mkmswain

Well, this wasn’t exactly a vintage Blackpool Week. Alexandra was pretty much the only celebrity to rise to the heights of breathless “Mecca of Ballroom” hyperbole, and even then she had the ever-irritating Human Props to contend with. Read my … Continue reading →

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