Tag Archives: jive

Strictly Speaking: The Final

Posted on December 16, 2019 by mkmswain

We came to the end! The week’s second nationwide ballot (and, let’s face it, by far the more important) yielded – in my humble opinion – exactly the right result, with the consistently brilliant Kelvin and Oti lifting the glitterball … Continue reading →

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Strictly Come Dancing, Grand Final: Brilliant Fletcher and Mabuse show power in simplicity

Posted on December 14, 2019 by mkmswain

Kelvin Fletcher and partner Oti Mabuse were the incredibly worthy winners of Strictly 2019. The super sub, drafted at the last minute to replace an injured Jamie Laing, turned out to the secret weapon of this series – the modest, … Continue reading →

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Strictly Speaking: Week 11

Posted on December 2, 2019 by mkmswain

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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Strictly Come Dancing 2019, Musicals Week: Karim Zeroual’s technique stops the show – and finally locates Craig’s 10 paddle

Posted on December 1, 2019 by mkmswain

Dancing a jive to Hairspray’s “You Can’t Stop the Beat” might be unoriginal (it’s the fourth on Strictly so far), but it proved a perfect match for Karim Zeroual’s boundless energy – and gave us the first perfect score this … Continue reading →

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Strictly Speaking: Week 9

Posted on November 18, 2019 by mkmswain

For once, Blackpool Week just about lived up to the hype, with some fun, exciting and truly outstanding performances. But, as so often in this changeable series, erratic scoring led to another shock elimination. Michelle and Giovanni, one of this … Continue reading →

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Strictly Come Dancing Week 9: Whose technique helped them conquer Blackpool?

Posted on November 17, 2019 by mkmswain

The giant, sprung floor at Blackpool’s Tower Ballroom can offer a boost to our celebrity dancers – or it can prove exposing. Continuing this series of shock exits, frontrunner Michelle Visage fell victim to Blackpool’s vastness with a vogueing Couple’s … Continue reading →

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Strictly Speaking: Week 5

Posted on October 21, 2019 by mkmswain

Which was more incomprehensible on so-called Super Saturday: wherever we may or may not have landed with Brexit, or guest judge Alfonso Ribeiro’s “critiques”? For the sake of my sanity, the latter shall not be recorded here. Suffice to say … Continue reading →

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Strictly Come Dancing week 5 – who danced it best?

Posted on October 21, 2019 by mkmswain

Following last week’s overinflated quickstep scores, David James came crashing down to earth with a dismal jive. Taking big, heavy steps meant he was always behind the beat, and he failed to disguise numerous mistakes. Read my full Telegraph article … Continue reading →

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Strictly Speaking: Week 4

Posted on October 14, 2019 by mkmswain

Madness. What were the judges thinking with those insane scores? What were the producers thinking with those insane music choices? And why, off the back of Movie Week, inflict this level of dance-obliterating am-dram intensity upon an unsuspecting public? MADNESS. … Continue reading →

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Strictly Come Dancing, week 4: which celebrities scored too highly for technically mediocre routines?

Posted on October 13, 2019 by mkmswain

The judges can mark on either performance or improvement, however it makes a mockery of the leaderboard when they vastly overinflate the latter. So it was that we lost the talented Dev Griffin, penalised for dropping his level slightly in cha cha … Continue reading →

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Tag Archives: jive

Strictly Speaking: The Final

Strictly Come Dancing, Grand Final: Brilliant Fletcher and Mabuse show power in simplicity

Strictly Speaking: Week 11

Strictly Come Dancing 2019, Musicals Week: Karim Zeroual’s technique stops the show – and finally locates Craig’s 10 paddle

Strictly Speaking: Week 9

Strictly Come Dancing Week 9: Whose technique helped them conquer Blackpool?

Strictly Speaking: Week 5

Strictly Come Dancing week 5 – who danced it best?

Strictly Speaking: Week 4

Strictly Come Dancing, week 4: which celebrities scored too highly for technically mediocre routines?

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