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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) Advertisements

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 8

Posted on November 13, 2017 by mkmswain

Pre-Blackpool Week saw many couples in something of a dilemma: do we go easier and hope to win over the audience with a fun performance, or risk tougher routines to impress the judges? Actually, I think voters also appreciate growth, … Continue reading →

Posted in Dance, Journalism, TV | Tagged alexandra burke, argentine tango, ballroom, bbc, blackpool, blog, celebrity, charleston, dance, dance off, dancing, davood ghadami, debbie mcgee, elimination, foxtrot, jonnie peacock, judges, latin, recap, review, ruth langsford, salsa, scd, strictly, strictly come dancing, strictly speaking, tv | Leave a comment

More Strictly chat on Georgey Spanswick

Posted on November 9, 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 38min)

Posted in Dance, Journalism, TV | Tagged aston merrygold, ballroom, bbc, blog, costumes, craig revel-horwood, dance, dance off, dancing, dancing times, elimination, foxtrot, georgey spanswick, interview, janette manrara, judges, latin, michael jackson, mollie king, radio, scd, shirley ballas, shock, strictly, strictly come dancing, strictly speaking, theme, tv, viennese waltz | Leave a comment

Strictly Speaking: Week 3

Posted on October 10, 2016 by mkmswain

Theme weeks are normally a horror fest of props and rampant theming, but – miracle of miracles – this was actually a strong Movie Week, with mercifully little faff in the actual dances (VTs were another story) and plenty of … Continue reading →

Posted in Dance, Journalism, TV | Tagged bbc, blog, charleston, claudia fragapane, dance off, dancing times, elimination, laura whitmore, movie week, ore aduba, recap, review, salsa, singin in the rain, strictly, strictly come dancing, strictly speaking, Tameka Empson, tango, tv | Leave a comment

Strictly Speaking: Week 2

Posted on October 3, 2016 by mkmswain

It wasn’t just The Fall that suddenly resembled a particularly well-styled episode of Casualty this week. We had (in retrospect fairly insensitive) muscle-pulling jokes from Will Young, and – more significantly – the series’ first elimination notching a solid five … Continue reading →

Posted in Dance, Journalism, TV | Tagged anastacia, ballroom, banjo, bbc, blog, brendan cole, cha cha, charleston, daisy lowe, dance, dance off, dancing, dancing times, danny mac, ed balls, elimination, injury, janette manrara, judges, latin, laura whitmore, leaderboard, louise redknapp, melvin odoom, recap, review, salsa, scd, strictly, strictly come dancing, tango, tv, viennese waltz, waltz | Leave a comment

Strictly Speaking: semi-final

Posted on December 14, 2015 by mkmswain

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 →

Posted in Dance, Journalism, TV | 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 | Leave a comment

Strictly Speaking: Week 5

Posted on October 26, 2015 by mkmswain

Let me start this Strictly recap by stating that whatever pain meds Len “8s for everyone!” Goodman is on, I want some. Perhaps they would have enlivened a rather dreary mid-series outing, in which everyone seemed to be pacing themselves … Continue reading →

Posted in Dance, Journalism, TV | Tagged ainsley harriott, ballroom, bruno tonioli, Bryan Adams, busby berkeley, dance, dance off, dancing, elimination, elvis, foxtrot, gleb, halloween, helen george, jamelia, jay mcguiness, jive, judges, katie derham, kellie bright, knee operation, latin, len goodman, natalie lowe, paso doble, peter andre, quickstep, rumba, salsa, scd, strictly, strictly come dancing, swearing, watershed, x factor | Leave a comment

Strictly Speaking: Week 4

Posted on October 19, 2015 by mkmswain

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 →

Posted in Dance, Journalism, TV | 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 | Leave a comment

Strictly Speaking: Week 3

Posted on October 12, 2015 by mkmswain

Ah, Strictly theme weeks. Regular readers will know I look forward to these about as much as emergency root canal surgery with a rusty saw. We reached a nadir last year with the addition of Donnie (Baby!) Osmond during Movie Week. On … Continue reading →

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Strictly Speaking: Week 2

Posted on October 5, 2015 by mkmswain

Yes, it’s that dark week of Strictly. The week when our first couple is thrown out of paradise, and also the week when at least one blogger develops crippling RSI. Still, at least 15 dances meant marginally less filler. Just … Continue reading →

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Tag Archives: elimination

More Strictly chat on Georgey Spanswick

Strictly Speaking: Week 8

More Strictly chat on Georgey Spanswick

Strictly Speaking: Week 3

Strictly Speaking: Week 2

Strictly Speaking: semi-final

Strictly Speaking: Week 5

Strictly Speaking: Week 4

Strictly Speaking: Week 3

Strictly Speaking: Week 2

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