Laila Rouass & Anton du Beke – Waltz

Will Laila have recovered from her injury enough to cope with the demands of the rise and fall in the Waltz? Just needs to make sure she keeps her core strong as still looks a little loose at times. Shame about the glaring mistake at the end though, I don’t think there’s any dances this…

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Craig Kelly & Flavia Cacace – Waltz

Craig is hoping to make it to Blackpool next week, but has thus far not managed to impress the judges with his attempts – will the Waltz be any better?Craig’s frame is vastly improved on his previous attempts at ballroom, and actually is one of the best frames I’ve seen from any of the celebrity…

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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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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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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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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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Another week, another 8 couples!

So as promised, i’ve got home and straight away pressed play, anyone else that was at the practice night tonight joining me ‘live’?! Really should start making notes on the songs used, especially Waltz as the collection on the laptop is definitely lacking.

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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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Ali Bastian & Brian Fortuna

Not a fan of the lounge jacket as opposed to tails (except for Tango where I thnk it works quite well) but i’m here to comment on the dancing, not the dress sense!… Nice so far bar one little slip up.  Well performed, floaty and elegant.  Little bit jumpy at the start. Another 7

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Martina Hingis & Matthew Cutler

I’d forgotten about using hoops when I was younger, might have to consider it for a couple of the private lessons… … Again just need to relax the left shoulder slightly, though not as pronounced as Jade’s. Nice movement but something’s lacking, think she needs to stand up a bit straighter, maybe lift from the…

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