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Mesmerising Bill Bailey has last laugh as he seals Strictly Come Dancing victory
Coming into this series, many expected Bill Bailey to be pure comic relief. Well, he’s certainly had the last laugh, not only making it to the Strictly final, but lifting the Glitterball trophy. Read my full Telegraph article here
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Clara Amfo was the clear standout during a dramatic week for Strictly Come Dancing
There was drama both on and off the Strictly floor this week, with the sad departure of Nicola Adams and Katya Jones, due to a positive Covid test, and Anton du Beke stepping in for quarantining judge Motsi Mabuse. Read my … Continue reading
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Strictly’s Movie Week: don’t bet against sharpshooter Bill Bailey being the last celebrity standing
Strictly’s messy Movie Week saw dances engulfed by themes – none more so than Jason Bell’s Death Star of a paso doble. In space, no one can hear you “Olé!”. Read my full Telegraph article here
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Tagged ballroom, bbc, bill bailey, celebrity, competition, dance, dancing, dreamgirls, film, grease, jason bell, judges, latin, movie, movie week, nicola adams, ranvir singh, recap, review, scd, scoring, star wars, strictly, strictly come dancing, technique, telegraph, the good the bad and the ugly, tv
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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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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 Come Dancing 2020: launch show – who impressed on the dance floor? Who was ‘horribly wooden’?
We got our first chance to assess the Series 18 celebrity hopefuls in the launch show’s group dance – and it’s great news. Not only is it a treat to have Strictly back, but this year’s cast is seriously promising. Read my full … Continue reading
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Strictly Come Dancing 2019, Musicals Week: Karim Zeroual’s technique stops the show – and finally locates Craig’s 10 paddle
Dancing a jive to Hairspray’s “You Can’t Stop the Beat” might be unoriginal (it’s the fourth on Strictly so far), but it proved a perfect match for Karim Zeroual’s boundless energy – and gave us the first perfect score this … Continue reading
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