Rory Bremner & Erin Boag – Salsa

A bit out of time at the start but a great smile. Needs to stand up straighter and I feel there are points when Rory’s just standing around waiting for his turn. Salsa is a very difficult dance though, and along with the Foxtrot, I think they’re both too early in the competition. A good…

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Rory Bremner & Erin Boag – Waltz

Rory looked really good in the launch show and in training, he has a bit of a Tony Blair smile on him tonight, and he could lower his shoulders to make his frame look a lot more relaxed. I love this track for a Waltz, I’ll have to find a suitable version to add to…

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Strictly Come Dancing 2011 – Friday 30th September

So Strictly 2011 started last night, Bruce’s jokes return, some questionable outfits on show (not quite sure what they’ve put Robbie Savage in for example) and hopefully a whole new audience will be looking to learn to dance…you know where to find us! From watching the launch show I made the following predictions of couples…

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Strictly Training Video – Rory Bremner & Erin Boag

Day two of training so we should see a bit more development as the weeks progress.  Next up is Rory Bremner & Erin Boag and Waltz.I imagine this will be a good one for Rory to start off with (though his wiggle didn’t look too bad at all in the opening show). Rory will need…

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It Takes Two – Monday 25th October

On tonight’s episode: Peter & Erin; Alisha Dixon; Ann & Anton; Felicity & Vincent. The show starts with Ola Jordan taking a video camera round behind the scenes and chatting the the dancers and celebs.  We see James jokingly telling Ola about what it’s like to still be in the competition. Len and James share…

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Peter Shilton & Erin Boag – Charleston

Peter’s not his best when he’s dancing on his own, so Charleston could be a disaster… Oh dear, Peter does look like he’s a bit of a puppet on a string at times, better in hold but unfortunately not much of that in this routine and he obviously isn’t confident in the routine as he…

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Peter Shilton & Erin Boag – Waltz

Peter needed to work more on his shoulder line in training so I’m hoping Erin has drilled it into him.  Peter needs to keep his bum in, and try to keep his feet in contact with the floor when he opens to promenade – seems to have a tendency to life his foot quite high…

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Strictly Come Dancing Training Clips – Wk 3

So Strictly Come Dancing is less than a week away from starting, the spray-tanners are spraying, the dress makers are sewing and the celebrities are shaving; and we’re being treated to our last few training videos. Up first is boyhood favourite Felicity Kendal & Vincent Simone.  I read a great blog post about calculating your…

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Austin Healey & Erin Boag – Paso Doble

Austin performed an amazing Paso Doble in 2008’s competition and I felt was very unlucky to go out without reaching the final. Well that’s a start and a half, though I’d prefer a more Spanish arm shape at times. However a very entertaining performance (as Austin always managed) and a great aggressive performance. A 9.5…

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