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Strictly Come Dancing 2022 week eight results: Shock as series favourite is forced to withdraw
The popular Tony Adams is out after injury prevented him from competing in the dance-off. Read my full Telegraph article here
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Strictly Come Dancing 2022 week four results: Matt Goss is out
The Bros singer was unanimously eliminated – but Kym Marsh surprisingly joined him in the dance-off. Read my full Telegraph article here
Strictly Speaking: Week 6
A rather mediocre performance week, with some improvement in scoring, and alas still some glaring biases. However, poor Clara Amfo really doomed herself with an error-strewn jive that was actually marked quite kindly, yet cemented her place in the dance-off. … Continue reading
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Maisie Smith’s footwork was this week’s real Strictly triumph
This week saw Clara Amfo try to shake her tail feather in a redemptive Tina Turner jive. But she hit the (Nutbush City) limits of her recovery skills when an early mistake tripped her up – and a deluge of errors … Continue reading
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Strictly Speaking: Week 3
You know what I didn’t need during a week where I’ve barely slept, my body now programmed to wake up at 3am, lunge for my phone and frantically check the Philadelphia count? The absolute, unadulterated nightmare fuel that was Strictly … Continue reading
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Strictly Speaking: Week 1
This first proper competitive show gave us a chance to assess the ‘new normal’ on Strictly – and, for the most part, it worked absolutely fine. Yes, the performances felt a little muted without a raucous studio audience, but that … Continue reading
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Tagged ballroom, bbc, bill bailey, blog, celebrity, cha cha, dance, dancing, dancing times, hrvy, jive, maisie smith, nicola adams, quickstep, recap, review, samba, same sex ballroom, same sex dance, strictly, strictly come dancing, tv, week 1
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Strictly Come Dancing: From a firecracker samba to a belly-dancing Santa
Just like last year, Strictly Come Dancing began with a firecracker of a samba. In 2019, super sub Kelvin Fletcher got viewers hot and bothered; last night, Maisie Smith proved she’s no slouch in the shimmy department. Read my full Telegraph article here
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Tagged ballroom, bbc, bill bailey, blog, cha cha cha, dance, dancing, hrvy, jive, latin, maisie smith, nicola adams, quickstep, recap, review, samba, strictly, strictly 2020, strictly come dancing, technique, telegraph, tv, watch, week 1
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Strictly Speaking: Week 11
Ah, Musicals Week – AKA Dressing-up Box Explosion 2: Wig Warz!. Pretty unsubtle work here from the Strictly producers and judges, with a clear division between sensible theme/dance matches and bizarre combos, and between sky-high quarter-final scores and mediocre ones. … Continue reading
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