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Strictly Speaking: Week 4
No theme this week, thank the Strictly gods, unless you count the tidal wave of emotion that saw a nation reaching for more Kleenex. If an overcome Alexandra wishing her late mother could have seen her 10s-scoring jive didn’t get you, how … Continue reading
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Tagged 10, alexandra burke, ballroom, bbc, blog, brendan cole, charlotte hawkins, claudia winkleman, dance, dance off, dancing, davood ghadami, eliminated, jive, latin, morecambe and wise, quickstep, recap, review, shirley ballas, strictly, strictly come dancing, susan calman, tess daly, tina turner, tv
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Strictly Speaking: Week 3
Ah, Movie Week, AKA Can You Remotely Recognise The Dance Under Ten Layers of Theming Week. This was no exception – I had to keep checking my notes to see which dance was supposedly being represented. Also: Trolls. I’m just … Continue reading
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Tagged alexandra burke, american smooth, aston merrygold, bbc, blog, brendan cole, cha cha, cinema, craig revel-horwood, debbie mcgee, film, flash gordon, judge, movie, movie week, my fair lady, paso doble, quickstep, recap, rev richard coles, review, samba, scd, sheridan smith, shirley ballas, simon rimmer, strictly, strictly come dancing, susan calman, tango, the ten second rule, toy story, trolls, tv, week 3, wonder woman
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Strictly Speaking: Week 2
Oh dear. A few highlights and redemptive dances aside, Strictly seemed to have the Week 2 Blues: an error-strewn performance show with bizarre scoring followed by a sad first exit. I doubt Chizzy would have lasted too long in the … Continue reading
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Tagged alexandra burke, ballroom, bbc, blog, brian conley, cha cha, chizzy Akudolu, dance, dance off, dancing, dancing times, debbie mcgee, disco, eliminated, foxtrot, jive, jonnie peacock, latin, mollie king, paso doble, recap, review, shirley ballas, strictly, strictly come dancing, strictly speaking, tango, tv, viennese waltz
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Strictly Speaking: Week 1
And we’re off! Strictly Come Dancing Series 15 began its competitive shows with a marathon episode that gave viewers at home a little competition of their own: posterior versus seat. Still, squeezing all the couples into one programme did mean minimal faff … Continue reading
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Tagged aston merrygold, ballroom, bbc, blog, celebrity, dance, dancing, dancing times, debbie mcgee, foxtrot, jive, joe mcfadden, judge, latin, paso doble, recap, rev richard coles, review, shirley ballas, strictly, strictly come dancing, strictly speaking, susan calman, tv, week 1
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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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Strictly Speaking: Semi-final
Two-dance week: often a recipe for disappointing half-dances. But this was actually a decent semi-final, if inconsistent – in performance and in judging. Ah yes. Overmarked, undermarked, wandering free. The judges of Strictly, erratic are we. At this point, Bruno’s … Continue reading
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Tagged ballroom, bbc, blog, claudia fragapane, dance off, dancing, dancing times, danny mac, final, judges, leaderboard, louise redknapp, ore oduba, recap, review, scd, score, semi final, strictly, strictly come dancing, tv
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Strictly Speaking: Week 11
Perhaps this is an unfashionable stance in the “tired of experts” era, but for me Strictly’s Musicals Week highlighted a more general issue with this series: we’ve had too much of our ballroom dancers attempting other styles, rather than their … Continue reading
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Tagged ballroom, bbc, blog, charlie and the chocolate factory, dance, dancing, danny mac, dreamgirls, foxtrot, jersey boys, judge rinder, musical, musicals week, ore oduba, quarter final, recap, review, samba, scd, strictly, strictly come dancing, tango, tv, week 11, west end
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Strictly Speaking: Week 10
This year’s couples largely managed to avoid the crippling malaise that is Blackpool Hangover Week, although I could have done without the continuation of bizarre scoring, plus dubious Cha Cha Challenge choices. It’s no secret that the judges have firm … Continue reading
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Tagged ballroom, bbc, blog, cha cha challenge, dance, dancing, danny mac, ed balls, final, judge rinder, katya jones, louise redknapp, recap, review, rumba, samba, scd, strictly come dancing, strictly speaking, tango, tv, week 10
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Strictly Speaking: Week 9
Ah, Blackpool Week: forced VTs, drama, sky-high scoring and the odd great performance amidst the hysteria. The best part for dancers is the chance to use that giant sprung floor – or at least it would be, but once again … Continue reading
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Tagged A Chorus Line, blackpool, blog, charleston, claudia fragapane, dance off, dancing times, danny mac, ed balls, greg rutherford, hairspray, jive, quickstep, recap, review, scd, strictly, strictly come dancing, strictly speaking, week 9
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Strictly Speaking: Week 8
In the year of our Lord WTF, it may seem relatively minor, yet it’s still worth acknowledging: #BallsToBlackpool is actually a reality, as 2016’s unlikely saviour prances on. At this rate, he could be Prime Minister by Christmas. Or maybe … Continue reading
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Tagged andre rieu, argentine tango, ballroom, bbc, blackpool, blog, daisy lowe, dance, dance off, dancing, dancing times, danny mac, donald trump, ed balls, gangnam style, greg rutherford, hallelujah, leonard cohen, paso doble, recap, remembrance day, review, salsa, scd, strictly, strictly come dancing, strictly speaking, tv
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