SCD#6 - Sequins Galore

[Fiderer]

And on we dance ...

I really wish that they still had the option to see a fixed-camera view of each dance on the website. They used to do that a few years ago. Quite often the swooping of the camera leaves out some quite important bits, like the feet.

Movember I totally agree. I would like to see a lot more of the technical side of the dancing.

V excited for musicals week. I love that song from Once and can't wait to see how Jay and Aliona approach the rumba. It's really hard to call who will be in the dance off this week but at this moment in time my money's on Katie v Kellie ..

Wow, the Lebanese Strictly looks stunning (it was on ITT). It has sparkle and computer generated graphics, and the dancing looks top notch too (although I'm sure they were only picking the very best, so it might not be an accurate representation).

Bugger, I missed ITT last night

Anything useful/interesting?

Darren Bennett talking about Lebanese SCD. Ian Waite. Helen and Alijaz

Thanks Santa ( )

He won the first series I watched with Jill Something, didn't he? Married to Lilia (?)

Oh that Lebanese contestant! She was better than the pro! Amazing

I LOVED Ian Waite in his top hat and tails Fred Astaire stylee, fabulous!! (a great improvement on the donkey outfit ) I'm looking forward to the musicals episode.

It's on iPlayer if you're in the UK Fiderer. I'm not in the UK but this year I got myself a subscription to a VPN because my family were hogging the tv for sport and they kept buggering up my recordings.

Not in the UK. Normally find a way around it but not for ITT.

And IW as Fred Astaire

When I was pregnant with s1 & got fed up of people asking me what names I'd chosen & had been daft & honest enough to answer truthfully, I started saying "Fred - boy, Ginger - girl" Most people (99%) believed me and went "Ohhhhhh"

Just joining this thread rather late. K&K oompahpah nonsense just seems like they are trying to make Kellie go. She has had some terrible songs and even worse outfits. I think it is such a shame for her.

I think Anita has been rather overlooked for the whole series. She really has done well.

I do wonder if Helen is getting votes becuase of Aljaz who is rather popular. He is the only reason I want her to stay.

She really has done brilliantly but at times Glebs rather testosterone fuelled routines have made her look OTT even in the wafty routines and I think thats been an issue with her marks. She's a bit grimace-y, which is a shame as I think she's worked her arse off and deserves to win as much as anyone.

I like Anita a lot, she has done astonishingly well and works really hard, but I don't think she's good enough to win. It's a very minor difference but I think both Jay and Georgia have a slightly better feel for the music which makes their dances more enjoyable to watch.

I think the final three will be Helen, Jay and Georgia, but I don't know who will win. Jay is sublime when he's good, but he also manages to fluff or trip in quite a few dances so he could crash and burn. Georgia is far more consistent but her very best is just slightly below Jay's very best.

I do think Gleb has not done Anita great favours. I think her she is sometimes marked down because of his strange choreography.

I agree that Jay and Georgia are better. I do think that Georgia should win, as I agrees he is more consistent than Jay.

Yes and Georgia gives loads of expression so she edges it for me.

I'd like Katie to go as far as possible goven her jittery issues, mainly cos I suspect this may be Antons last year. As Monkseal pointed out, he's nearly 50 and did about 3 lifts in the AT which is hard going. Someone at work said to me that other than Len, all the judges are around the same age as him and they're all well retired from dancing strenuous routines.

How much longer can he go on really, before his body gives out? So I'd like this to be his best year if its to be his last.

I wonder whether they gave him Katie for his last year? He's so much older than the other dancers, apart from Brendan who's 39.

I never thought about Anton being that old. I think he should replace Bruno on the judging panel. Probably controversial, but Bruno is getting more ridiculous and has made some really awful bitchy comments this year. He makes Craig look tame sometimes. i know he is meant to be the crazy Italian, but he has become even more of a caricature this year than ever.

I bet Wardrobe is at this moment working on a voluminous red dress with a baggy top for Kellie.

New training video. I'm not sure about Kellie's oom pah pah, the way they dance in the musical is not exactly ballroom is it? I think it's going to have some strange transitions between "story & character" and the proper ballroom steps and posture needed.

Looking at Anita there I'm hoping for something truly Glebtacular for "Number 17: the Spreadeagle"

Oompahpah Oompahpah

Oooh sorry Fiderer Yes he really looked the part (he has the right figure ) we are also abroad but get ITT.

"There's a little ditty, they're singin' in the city" !!!!

I LOVE Oompahpah !!! , it's a waltz ain't it?

ppeat Are you not curious if I really did call my children Fred & Ginger?

Fiddler, I assumed your children were called Molly and huck...

Yes, thought it was really funny that Darren Bennett judges on the Lebanese Dancing with the Stars, but can't speak a word of Lebanese so the host has to translate his comments to the dancers
Wonder if he's still married to Lilia?