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Strictly Come Dancing – with its first same-sex dance tomorrow, is the show keeping in step with the modern dance world?
Bereft fans of popular new professional Johannes Radebe, who departed Strictly Come Dancing with partner Catherine Tyldesley after a controversial dance-off last week, will at least get to see him make history on tomorrow night’s results show. Read my full Telegraph article … Continue reading
Posted in Dance, Journalism, TV
Tagged ballroom, bbc, competition, courtney act, dance, dancing, dancing on ice, dancing with the stars, gay, johannes radebe, latin, lead swapping, lgbt, results show, same sex ballroom, same sex dance, stacey dooley, strictly, strictly come dancing, telegraph, the greatest dancer, tv
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Same-sex ballroom has been challenging conventions long before Dancing on Ice
It had been discussed among fans of the show for some time: when would Strictly Come Dancing feature its first same-sex pairing? One of the judges, Craig Revel Horwood, and a former contestant, the Rev Richard Coles, had both supported … Continue reading
Posted in Dance, Journalism, TV
Tagged ballroom, bbc, blackpool dance festival, britains got talent, cheryl, competition, courtney act, craig revel-horwood, dance, dancing, dancing on ice, dancing with the stars, follower, gay, gay games, h, ian h watkins, inews, itv, leader, lgbt, matt evers, oti mabuse, pink jukebox trophy, rivoli ballroom, same sex ballroom, same sex dance, skating, steps, strictly, strictly come dancing, switch lead, tango, the greatest dancer, the i paper, tv
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Does Motsi Mabuse get a ten as Strictly Come Dancing’s new judge?
Since Dame Darcey Bussell announced in April that she was hanging up her sparkly Strictly Come Dancing paddle, there’s been feverish speculation about who might replace her. Read my full Telegraph article here
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Tagged ballroom, bbc, celebrity gogglebox, champion, dancer, dancing, dancing with the stars, darcey bussell, derek hough, german, judge, judging, latin, lets dance, motsi mabuse, new, oti mabuse, shirley ballas, sister, south african, strictly, strictly come dancing, telegraph, the greatest dancer, tv
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Strictly Speaking
It’s been a turbulent summer. Warring nations. Deadly disease. Ferocious independence debates. And, of course, a luxuriously bearded baking hipster getting a bit cross with someone from the WI. But fear not, morose nation! Strictly is back, and we can all … Continue reading
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The last (timey-wimey) waltz
Is there something in the water? This weekend has seen a mass exodus from the BBC, with current Doctor Who Matt Smith and Strictly Come Dancing pros Vincent Simone, Flavia Cacace, Aliona Vilani and Erin Boag hanging up their sonic … Continue reading
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Tagged Aliona Vilani, aljaz skorjanec, bafta, ballroom, bbc, burn the floor, camilla dallerup, dance, dancing, dancing with the stars, david tennant, dirty dancing, doctor who, emma slater, Erin Boag, Flavia Cacace, game of thrones, glee, iveta lukosiute, janette manrara, leaving, len goodman, lewis, matt smith, morse, new, olivia colman, pro, professional, ryan gosling, salsa, skins, so you think you can dance, stephan mangan, strictly come dancing, the simpsons, tv, Vincent Simone
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