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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 Come Dancing 2022 Movie Week results: Richie Anderson makes a shock exit
Anderson and Fleur East dropped from mid-leaderboard to a dramatic dance-off. Read my full Telegraph article here
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Tagged american smooth, ballroom, blog, celebrity, dance, dance off, dancing, disney, elimination, fleur east, giovanni pernice, movie week, recap, results, review, richie anderson, samba, shock, strictly, strictly come dancing, telegraph, the full monty, the lion king, the little mermaid, tony adams, week three
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Strictly Come Dancing 2022 week three: Tyler West scores the first 10s of the series
The DJ wowed on Movie Week with a blockbuster Charleston, while Tony Adams bared all in his Full Monty samba. Read my full Telegraph article here
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Tagged ballroom, bbc, blog, celebrity, charleston, dance, dancing, dirty dancing, flashdance, guardians of the galaxy, movie week, recap, review, samba, strictly, strictly come dancing, telegraph, the full monty, tony adams, tv, tyler west, week three
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Strictly Come Dancing 2021, week 4
Greg Wise bows out after a Macarena samba, while Sara Davies tangos to the top. Read my full Telegraph talking points from the main show and results show
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Tagged bbc, dance, dancing, emma thompson, greg wise, james bond, judi love, macarena, recap, review, samba, sara davies, strictly, strictly come dancing, telegraph, tv, week 4, westlife
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Strictly Come Dancing 2020: week 2 recap – Jacqui Smith trotted round the ballroom like a drunk pony
As England is plunged back into lockdown, Jacqui Smith is locked out of the ballroom – and rightly so. Read my full Telegraph article here
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Tagged american smooth, anton du beke, ballroom, bbc, bill bailey, blog, caroline quentin, celebrity, dance, dance off, dancing, eliminated, hrvy, jacqui smith, jamie laing, latin, lockdown, maisie smith, paso doble, quickstep, recap, review, samba, strictly, strictly come dancing, tango, technique, telegraph, tv, viennese waltz, week 2
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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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