Strictly Come Dancing 2012 – Week 2

Great weekend of teaching in Bournemouth, thanks to Hotel Piccadilly for asking us to host.  Unfortunately our plan to watch the show via iplayer on Saturday night didn’t work as the show was still ‘coming soon’ at 12.30am Sunday morning, so everyone went to bed instead. Sat down on Sunday night to watch when we…

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Strictly Come Dancing week 5 – Halloween Special

Apologies for not blogging on last week’s action, but unfortunately we just couldn’t get the time. Tonight is the Strictly Halloween Special, and I can already predict that the scariest thing is going to be Nancy! First up is Russell Grant & Flavia Cacace with their Samba

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Strictly Come Dancing Week 3

Ok due to our Bournemouth Dance Weekend this weekend I’ve had to save the blogging until today.  Rather than inundating everyone with posts I’m just going to do it in one long one instead. This week is Broadway week, why? I don’t know but I suppose they feel the need to have some form of…

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Matt Baker & Aliona Vilani – Jive

Matt is doing a rather good impression of Austin Powers, though I think they do need to get Jiving at some point soon. There’s some quite complicated kick choreography but it does feel a bit too Austin Powers and not enough Jive.  A real let down if you ask me and I think they could…

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Michelle Williams & Brendan Cole – Jive

Liking Brendan’s Time Warp costume.  Finally a dance that does seem to suit Michelle though it’s a little too much ‘Time Warp’ and not enough Jive for my liking, obviously Brendan trying to cover up her dancing shortcomings. Only a 6 from me I’m afraid. Craig: 7 “Lobotomised…in a good way…because I’m from a theatrical…

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Patsy Kensit & Robin Windsor – Jive

Patsy ran out of steam last week, and Jive is even more intense, so let’s see if Robin’s bootcamp has worked this week. Looks like we’re going to see some chemistry between these two…oh dear a little two party dance at the start and Patsy loses her bounce before the end of the flicks and…

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