Judges Competition Scores & Combined Leaderboard
What’s their individual breakdown then? Ali & Brian – 10Ricky & Natalie – 9Laila & Anton – 8Chris & Ola – 7Natalie & Vincent – 7 So apart from getting Ricky & Natalie Cassidy the wrong way round, it went as expected (though to be honest I never thought Ricky would score as low as…
Read MoreCompetition Viennese Waltz
So the first time that the competitors have been required to actually compete against each other, let’s see how they cope with a normal dancing competition scenario. This will be made difficult by the camera angles, very hard to compare when it keeps jumping around. For me I still think Ricky’s frame is not the…
Read MoreLeaderboard
Well it appears I was the only one entertained enough by Laila and Anton, and I’d have had Natalie a little closer to Ricky, but otherwise the leaderboard is about right… 1. 37 points – Ali & Brian2. 34 points – Chris & Ola3. 31 points – Ricky & Natalie4. 31 points – Laila &…
Read MoreLaila Rouass & Anton du Beke – Charlston
Well a dance that requires a major dose of character, shouldn’t be a problem for Anton! A great story and performance and the most enjoyable Charlston of the night, seeing as I’ve given an 8 and 9 I’ll have to give this a 10!!!
Read MoreNatalie Cassidy & Vincent Simone – Rock and Roll
So the cartwheel lift, and the rolly-polly are apparently out, let’s see what’s left for their routine Sorry Ricky but already this has much more energy and fun than your performance – and there’s a knicker shot for Len! It actually seems a little too Jive’y in places but I’ll give this an 8 too.
Read MoreAli Bastian & Brian Fortuna – Charlston
Yet another injury has hit the current series of Strictly, one really has to start wondering if this series really is cursed! So far Ali appears to be coping with her injured ankle well. Another energetic performance although the exit from the first lift looked a little messy. Preferred this performance to Chris’ so I’ll…
Read MoreRicky Whittle & Natalie Lowe – Rock and Roll
Fresh from police questioning I had someone comment last night “I wonder if Ricky will be dancing to ‘Jailhouse Rock’?” I’m already scared from watching the training videos of the lifts! I do wish Ricky would do something with his free hand, it does tend to just hang around. Looks like a slight mistake at…
Read MoreChris Hollins & Ola Jordan – Charlston
This week is going to be interesting then – two dances that I’ve never danced (albeit their elements feature in Quickstep and Jive). How to judge a dance you have no experience of…I’ll be in the same boat as Alesha for once! I know Chris is going for attitude, but I do wish he would…
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Read MoreWeek 10 in 60 seconds
Missed the weekend’s action and don’t have time to look through the comments and videos…
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