Phil Tufnell & Katya Virshilas – Viennese Waltz

This was looking very good, if a little boppy in training…Unfortunately still quite a lot of bobbing there Phil but some lovely throwaways. A bit of a frantic ending for my liking, and the finish appeared to go a bit wrong. Should easily get the 7’s I thought it would though.

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Phil Tufnell & Katya Virshilas – Salsa

Phil could’ve done with a Foxtrot to give his knee a bit of a rest…Surprisingly good beginning and really nice hip movement and confidence. A little bit basic at times, with a lot of repetition but that’s most likely due to the reduced practice time they’ve had available. Not a bad Salsa at all and…

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Phil Tufnell & Katya Virshilas – Quickstep

So Phil has a knee problem and is going in for surgery tomorrow, let’s see how it affects this quick and high-impact dance.I wonder if Katya had to adjust the routine after Phil’s knee diagnosis? Nice start though needs to relax the shoulders and they lose connection just as they’re starting the scatter chasses. A…

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Phil Tufnell & Katya Virshilas – Cha Cha

The Cha Cha’s a cheeky dance so this could really suit Phil’s personality, let’s just hope his hips turn up too!Predicted a 6 for this based on the mid-week training. Not sure about the hands on the stomach at the start, or the little skip. Needs to relax the shoulders a bit, and the hips…

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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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