Ali Bastian & Brian Fortuna – Quickstep

Very good Waltz last time they danced ballroom and should have the elegance to pull off a good quickstep.Nice classic music choice. Floaty and elegant beginning. Good movement and control, though the top line looks a little nervous and she looks almost like she’s leaning. Shaming about the slight mistake there. Fast and accurate footwork…

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Ricky Whittle & Natalie Lowe – Waltz

Full of promise with my initial thought being 7-8.… Had to watch getting too carried away with moving his head around, and a real shame with that slip but I still think he’ll get 7’s

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Jo Wood & Brendan Cole – Tango

Well done Phil, that’ll teach anyone that compared you to John Sergeant (though I seem to recall he did have a very good first Waltz too!) … 6 predicted…… A poor start but quickly recovered.  Looking good for a while, but a bit skippy later on and lacks some control.  Going to be 5’s, maybe…

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Phil Tufnell & Katya Virshilas – Waltz

Looks like they’ve forgiven the obvious mistake, and the marks are in line with the performance.… Depending on nerves this looked good in training and I predicted a 6-7. Now that’s some Brylcreemed hair! Nice Waltz performance, a slight slip unfortunately right in front of the judges, and needs to make sure that the toe…

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Laila Rouass & Anton du Beke – Tango

From the training videos I had this down as an 8, so will be interesting to see if they live up to the hype. Not sure if Anton should have called all his old partners rubbish (I seem to recall he did alright with Lesley Garrett).… Needs to put the chin up just a bit,…

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Richard Dunwoody & Lilia Kopylova – Waltz

What was that face for Bruno?  Don’t agree with Alesha’s marks?  Wouldn’t be surprised if that’s not discussed in the papers this week.… Predicted 5-6, but didn’t know that existing injuries prevented him having a proper frame, will be interesting to see if the judges take that into account. Must, must, must go forward on…

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Craig Kelly & Flavia Cacace – Tango

Always good to insult the judges before they give their marks James!  Doesn’t look like it affected Len’s mark though.… So I predicted a 6 for these guys earlier, let’s see what happens.  I hope he’s worked on his upper line. So a slight Paso opening  followed by a bit of stomping, needs to be…

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Zoe Lucker & James Jordan – Waltz

So judges agree with me on the first dance of the night, bodes well for the rest of them!… Training for the Waltz looked really good during the week so bodes well for tonight, I predicted a 7-8 earlier on tonight so will be interesting if they live up to it. … Really elegant start,…

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Natalie Cassidy & Vincent Simone – Tango

Vincent’s dance of choice, should be good so long as Natalie watches those shoulders and arms.… Uncomfortable start with the hand on the back of the neck but not looking bad now, though she does look a little soft up top (and I mean her frame!!!) Little bit jerky at times. I’m going to say…

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Training updates

So the night of the new celebrity competitors is almost upon us, and last night’s It Takes Two had training updates, how is their training coming along? Phil Tufnell & Katya Virshilas Waltz – Needs to relax the shoulders, just holding his arms a little high (arms should be a slight incline down from the…

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