Strictly Come Dancing
Ricky Whittle & Natalie Lowe – Salsa
Ricky could pull out another top spot, and take the glory from Anton, but I was only thinking 8’s earlier.The start is a little disjointed for me and just seems to be a collection of moves rather than coherent dance. Good hip actions though, shame about the hands not quite working in the between the…
Read MoreLaila Rouass & Anton du Beke – Foxtrot
I’ve predicted this to get the top marks of the night, don’t let me down Laila!Will be interesting to see if the midweek publicity affects how the public vote, but let’s hope the performance is what people focus on. I want to see a 9’s performance here guys! Foxtrot is definitely my favourite dance and…
Read MoreJoe Calzaghe & Kristina Rihanoff – Foxtrot
Joe has been consistently stuck to the bottom of the leaderboard, and I don’t expect things to change tonight I’m afraid and I still think he’ll struggle to achieve 5’s. Looks good in a tux though, and this is one of my favourite songs (albeit the Muse version!) Wooden start with the clicking, and needs…
Read MoreNatalie Cassidy & Vincent Simone – Salsa
Natalie’s not afraid to shake it when required, I thought 7’s earlier so let’s see what she can produce here. Definitely an energetic performance, though it looks a little laboured at times. Not entirely sold on the performance but think it will achieve 7’s.
Read MoreJo Wood & Brendan Cole – Foxtrot
So Jo is trying the most technical ballroom dance and I’m not expecting much (predicted 5’s earlier), let’s hope she proves me wrong.Mistakes evident right from the start and she needs to keep the head up and lift from her chest. She seems to save the really obvious mistakes for right in front of the…
Read MoreAli Bastian & Brian Fortuna – Salsa
I’ve been waiting to see Ali perform a quicker Latin dance as I think this is where she could fall down, however she has got Brian as her teacher and he knows a thing or two about Salsa.Ali needs to push through the floor to generate the hip action and she looks a little uncomfortable.…
Read MoreLynda Bellingham & Darren Bennett – Foxtrot
Sorry guys if these posts are a little delayed, for some reason the posts are taking a while to upload. A dance that I feel will really suit Lynda, let’s see if she pulls it off.Predicted 7’s based on training but this performance is looking a little wooden and bumpy, Foxtrot should move gracefully and…
Read MoreChris Hollins & Ola Jordan – Salsa
Looked a little uncomfortable in training, let’s see if Chris can pull it off on the night, predicted 6-7 earlier.Really should lower those shoulders, I know the feeling he’s trying to create, but it doesn’t quite look right. Slightly off on the turns but lots of hip action, does look a little forced at times.…
Read MoreZoe Lucker & James Jordan – Foxtrot
Assuming she can keep the footwork on track I predicted an 8 earlier.Can’t really see the footwork, but top half is looking good, though lifts the left arm every now and then which spoils the look. Overall a very good start and still think this will be 8’s
Read MoreTraining updates – Salsa and Foxtrot
In advance of tonights show I’ve looked at the training updates and my comments and predictions follow. The contestants have been allocated either a sultry Salsa, or the elegant Foxtrot. Salsa normally involves fast complicated moves with lots of hip movement, whilst the Foxtrot is a slow elegant dance that should float across the floor.…
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