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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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Strictly Speaking: Week 6
It gives me no pleasure to report that Strictly’s annual Fright Night was even more frightful than usual. Well, some pleasure. An Ed Balls cha cha amount of pleasure. Yes, against all odds, 2016’s fifth-strangest political happening lives on. Meanwhile, … Continue reading
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Tagged anastacia, ballroom, bbc, blog, brendan cole, cha cha, daisy lowe, dance, dance off, dancing, dancing times, ed balls, eliminated, halloween, jive, laura mvula, paso doble, recap, review, scd, strictly, strictly come dancing, strictly speaking, tv
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Young audiences, Fun Competition and The Last Tango
My articles in the November issue of Dancing Times magazine, out now: Young at heart Family audiences are becoming a priority for dance companies and creatives The Last Tango Vincent Simone and Flavia Cacace bring their final show to the West End Stepping Out Debuts … Continue reading
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Tagged audience, ballet, balletboyz, ballroom, bbc, birmingham royal ballet, book, broadcast, children, christmas, cinema, dance, dancing, dancing times, family, Flavia Cacace, jasmin vardiomon, kids, magazine, matthew bourne, music video, pinocchio, review, sadlers wells, same sex ballroom, same sex dance, scd, screen, stage, stepping out, strictly, strictly come dancing, strictly speaking, the last tango, theatre, tv, uk fun competition, west end, young
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Strictly chat on Georgey Spanswick
I joined Georgey Spanswick on her BBC radio show to talk Strictly. Click here to listen to the interview (I’m on at about 2hr 5min)
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Tagged ballroom, bbc, dance, dancing, georgey spanswick, interview, radio, scd, strictly, strictly come dancing, tv
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Strictly Speaking: Week 2
It wasn’t just The Fall that suddenly resembled a particularly well-styled episode of Casualty this week. We had (in retrospect fairly insensitive) muscle-pulling jokes from Will Young, and – more significantly – the series’ first elimination notching a solid five … Continue reading
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