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Strictly Speaking: Week 8
It might seem a strange statement to make while the BBC is shoving Stacey towards the glitterball, and Joe’s YouTube views have now surpassed the last six series, but one thing I’m enjoying is this year’s unpredictability. Who could have … Continue reading
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Tagged ashley roberts, ballroom, bbc, blackpool, blog, celebrity, contemporary, couples choice, dance, dance off, dancing, dancing times, danny john-jules, eliminated, graeme swann, joe sugg, recap, review, salsa, samba, shirley ballas, strictly, strictly come dancing, strictly speaking, tess daly, tv, week 8
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Strictly Speaking: Week 4
Everything’s fine, we’re all lovely, why do you ask, oh I’ve always had that twitch, silly really, just keep smiling, did I mention I rescued an orphaned puppy from a fire last week, no reason, that’s just me, and of … Continue reading
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Tagged ashley roberts, backstreet boys, ballroom, bbc, blog, celebrity, charles venn, charleston, claudia winkleman, dance, dancer, dancing, dancing times, foxtrot, jive, judges, katie piper, katya jones, kevin clifton, kiss, latin, magazine, neil jones, recap, review, salsa, scandal, seann walsh, shirley ballas, snog, stacey dooley, strictly, strictly come dancing, strictly curse, strictly speaking, tango, tess daly, tv, week 4
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Strictly Speaking: Week 12
Two dances is theoretically a good test of range, growth and performance at this crucial stage, but can often make for a night of half-finished numbers – the pros’ steely ambition exceeding the knackered celebs’ execution. So it proved in … Continue reading
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Tagged alexandra burke, argentine tango, ballroom, bbc, blog, celebrity, dance, dance off, dancer, dancing, dancing times, debbie mcgee, eliminated, final, gemma atkinson, joe mcfadden, kate prince, latin, mollie king, recap, review, rumba, salsa, samba, semi final, shirley ballas, strictly, strictly come dancing, strictly speaking, tango, tv, viennese waltz, waltz, week 12, zoonation
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Strictly Speaking: Week 9
Well, this wasn’t exactly a vintage Blackpool Week. Alexandra was pretty much the only celebrity to rise to the heights of breathless “Mecca of Ballroom” hyperbole, and even then she had the ever-irritating Human Props to contend with. Read my … Continue reading
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Tagged alexandra burke, ballroom, bbc, blackpool, blog, celebrity, dance, dance off, dancing, dancing times, davood ghadami, debbie mcgee, eliminated, james bond, jk rowling, jonnie peacock, judges, latin, oti mabuse, paso doble, quickstep, recap, review, salsa, spice girls, strictly, strictly ballroom, strictly come dancing, strictly speaking, susan calman, tango, tv, week 9
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Strictly Speaking: Week 8
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
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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
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