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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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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
Posted in Dance, Journalism, TV
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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Is Strictly’s judging going to pot?
In these divisive times, we can count on the BBC’s sequin-fest to get all the generations round the telly on a Saturday night, becoming armchair experts on fleckerls and voltas. In this 16th series, however, the good ship Strictly has hit more icebergs … Continue reading
Posted in Dance, Journalism, TV
Tagged alexandra burke, ashley roberts, ballroom, bbc, bruno tonioli, celebrity, charles venn, column, competition, contemporary, couples choice, craig revel-horwood, dance, dance off, dancing, danny john-jules, darcey bussell, ed balls, hip hop, joe sugg, judges, judging, katya jones, kevin clifton, latin, les miserables, musical theatre, opinion, same sex dancing, score, seann walsh, shirley ballas, stacey dooley, strictly, strictly come dancing, telegraph, tv, unfair
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Strictly Speaking: Week 7
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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Tagged argentine tango, ashley roberts, ballroom, bbc, blackpool, blog, bruno tonioli, celebrity, charles venn, couples choice, craig revel-horwood, dance, dance off, dancing, dancing times, danny john-jules, darcey bussell, dr ranj singh, eliminated, foxtrot, halloween, janette manrara, kate silverton, kevin clifton, latin, quickstep, recap, review, samba, shirley ballas, stacey dooley, street, strictly, strictly come dancing, strictly speaking, tess daly, tv, viennese waltz, week 7
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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 Shirley
Shirley Ballas, new head judge of Strictly Come Dancing, on what makes a great routine and who she’d like to dance with on the show. Read my full Dancing Times interview here
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Tagged ballroom, celebrity, dance, dancing, dancing times, darcey bussell, head judge, interview, judge, latin, len goodman, mark ballas, queen of latin, shirley ballas, strictly, strictly come dancing
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Judgement time
As Shirley Ballas joins the Strictly Come Dancing panel, we delve into the world of ballroom judging. Read my full Dancing Times article here
Posted in Dance, Journalism, TV
Tagged alesha dixon, arlene phillips, article, ballroom, bbc, bruno tonioli, craig revel-horwood, dance, dancing, dancing times, darcey bussell, judge, judging, latin, len goodman, shirley ballas, strictly, strictly come dancing, tv
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Strictly Speaking: the final
Never question the commitment of boyband voters. A final that zigzagged between possible winners (well, apart from Katie) ended up feeling somewhat redundant as Jay’s fans carried him over the finishing line regardless of his distinctly underwhelming performance. Aliona’s dubious … Continue reading
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Tagged anita rani, ballroom, bbc, blog, bruno tonioli, celebrity, charleston, chicago, claudia winkleman, craig revel-horwood, dance, dancing, darcey bussell, final, georgia may foote, james bond, jay mcguiness, judges, katie derham, kellie bright, latin, len goodman, paso doble, quickstep, recap, review, rumba, scd, showdance, star wars, strictly, strictly come dancing, tango, tess daly, the wanted, tv, win, winner
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Strictly Speaking: Week 10
Ah, post-Blackpool Week – Strictly’s annual hangover show. Lower the lights, pass the Berocca, and for god’s sake don’t make too much noise. Not generally a vintage night, and so it proved, with several celebs stuck with styles that didn’t … Continue reading
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Tagged american smooth, ballroom, bbc, blog, bruno tonioli, craig revel-horwood, dance, dance off, dance today, dancing, darcey bussell, helen george, jamelia, judges, kellie bright, latin, len goodman, peter andre, quickstep, recap, review, salsa, scd, strictly, strictly come dancing, training, tv, viennese waltz
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