SCD #8

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Spin away oh sequined ones...

When Darcey said that, I wanted to shout "so stop giving them shitty teenage costumes and music!"

But they didn't have shitty teenage costumes with the AT and there was still zero chemistry. To be fair to Louise and Kevin, they do seem at least to try to demonstrate chemistry and their waltz was romantic.

I really really hope the cliftons get a couple of complete duffers next year.
Would make a nice change & interesting to see if they could make dancers of them, like Katya did with Ed.

Runny- I don't like Giovanni either. He is a bit of a creep. A poundland version of the lovely Vincent Simone.
I really don't care who wins to be honest.
Louise- obviously a lovely lady but dull.
Ore- i find him highly irritating
Judge- ok
Danny aka Ringer- Not fond of him, but like Oti
Claudia- nice, but not very interesting , but i loved her AT.
Enjoyed watching ED,

To be fair, Joanne Clifton has never danced previously on Strictly with anyone but a duffer. And no-one could conceivably have made Scott Mills into a dancer.

Is there word yet on whether Will Young is coming back for the big group dance in the Final? It was interesting to hear Darcey more or less confirm that he pulled out because he underestimated how hard it would be.

Ahh just watched Ed again on Gangnam Style..
He will be missed...
Sheer joy to watch.
What would he and Katya made of a Rumba I wonder?!

Would I stand corrected you are right forgot about Scott Mills, she still annoys me though 😃

it was interesting to hear Darcey more or less confirm that he pulled out because he underestimated how hard it would be.

Did she? When? I've totally missed that. What did she say? Odd – he seemed to be going for it with a lot of energy and enthusiasm.

When she was on Chris Evans Show last week she pretty much said "It's a lot of work and Will underestimated how hard it would be."

I'll see if I can find a link. Len is on the show this Friday.

I can only think he'd not watched much of it before agreeing to take part. Apart from the huge task of learning a new type of dance each week there must be costume fittings, filming the VTs, ITT, publicity. Also the Saturday show must be exhausting. I don't know how people like Kellie Bright with actual day jobs manage it.

Thanks CaveMum. A bit indiscreet of her, no?

Link to Darcey talking about the Head Judge issue. Don't think they've put up a link to the rest of her chat: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p04hvk5z?ns_mchannel=social&ns_campaign+=the_chris_evans_breakfast_show&ns_source=facebook&ns_linkname=radio_and_music

I took it to mean that Will thought he would find it easy, having a musical/stage background. Some people pick it up pretty easily, others will struggle, there's just no way of knowing until you try it. Each dance has its only peculiaralities so you find that what you learn in one dance is totally irrelevant to the next one you do.

There are similarities and of course learning technique becomes easier but it is hard physical work.

I see what you mean Cavemum. Even for someone like Danny Mac with all his previous experience it must be very hard learning a completely new dance type each week. One week heel leads are all the rage, the next week they are verboten.

If you are good the pressure is in to have more complex choreography and more precise technique.

I think it was a shame though as he did some interesting dances with Karen and I think he could have still been in it. Maybe he was worried about being outshone by Danny and Ore. In some other years he would have been the standout male contestant.

I think it's a shame too. Apart from his appalling choices in training apparel, I was liking him. And I love and miss Karen too.

Soup, I do believe there's a video on 'tinternet from a couple of years ago of Ed Balls doing Gangnam at a Labour Party Annual Conference or something.

Yes, there is :)

He just did it again on ITT

Love that Erin and Matt came back!

Yes cavemum I heard Darcey say that about Will too. Does he forfeit his payment? Chris Evans also said he likes to read a lot!

Katya has come out of this series extremely well. Lovely woman, hard worker, great choreography for her particular partner.

Ed could make a fortune on the tv circuit. He'd be mad to return to front line politics. He's a good example of someone who's bounced back from an enormous setback and I hope he's given viewers who've recently had bad luck professionally, confidence that things could get better - "if life throws lemons at you" etc etc.

Totally agree Diegetic.
Ed must have been devastated when he lost his seat. But look at him now. Signing up to Stictly has given him a new lease of life.

Ed is going to be on ITV LOOSE WOMEN tomorrow lunchtime

Monkseal's recap is up - loved it as usual. Wacth out for his riff on Tyra Banks...