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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
Posted in Dance, Journalism, TV
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
There was something of an elegiac feel to this year’s final, as Len Goodman, Strictly institution, finally hung up his “Seh-ven!” paddle, gave us one last scrambled metaphor and waltzed off to the great golf course in the sky. We … Continue reading
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Tagged american smooth, argentine tango, ballroom, blog, cha cha, champion, dance, dancing, dancing times, danny mac, final, jive, joanne clifton, judge, len goodman, louise redknapp, ore oduba, quickstep, recap, review, samba, scd, showdance, strictly, strictly come dancing, strictly speaking, winner
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More Strictly chat on Georgey Spanswick
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 9min)
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Tagged ballroom, bbc, dance, dancing, georgey spanswick, interview, len goodman, radio, strictly, strictly come dancing, tv
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BWW Interview: Russell Grant
The actor and astrologer talks Strictly and new show The Golden Age of Dance. Read my full BroadwayWorld interview here
Posted in Dance, Journalism, Theatre
Tagged alan burkitt, ann miller, ballroom, bob fosse, charlotte gooch, craig revel-horwood, cyd charisse, dancing, danny mac, ed balls, eleanor powell, film, Flavia Cacace, fred astaire, gary edwards, gene kelly, ginger rogers, greg rutherford, interview, it takes two, ivor novello, joanne clifton, judge, judge rinder, len goodman, mgm, movie, ore oduba, russell grant, strictly, strictly come dancing, tess daly, the golden age of dance, the novello orchestra, theatre royal drury lane, top hat, west end, will young
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Strictly Speaking: Launch show
Sci-fi nonsense, ringer protestations and Ed “Glitter” Balls: our introduction to the class of 2016. Read my full Dancing Times blog here
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Tagged 2016, ballroom, bbc, blog, celebrity, claudia fragapane, claudia winkleman, daisy lowe, dance, dancing, dancing times, danny mac, ed balls, greg rutherford, judges, kevin clifton, latin, laura whitmore, len goodman, louise redknapp, olympics, ore oduba, professional, recap, review, scd, strictly, strictly come dancing, Tameka Empson, tess daly, tv, will young
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Strictly preview, Cuban flop and switching lead
My articles in the September issue of Dancing Times magazine, out now: Strictly Speaking Farewell to Len Goodman and hello to new pros in our Strictly preview Vamos Cuba! Nilda Guerra’s new Sadler’s Wells show is oddly uninspired Stepping Out Tackling the thorny topic of switching lead New in … Continue reading
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Tagged audience, ballroom, bbc, celebrity, competition, cuba, dance, dance phobia, dance show, dancing, ed balls, eurogames, havana, helsinki, judges, latin, len goodman, professional, review, sadlers wells, same sex ballroom, same sex dance, scd, stepping out, strictly, strictly come dancing, swapping lead, switching lead, theatre, tv, vamos cuba
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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: semi-final
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
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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
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