SCD 13 - Anyone but a HOLLINS

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Shiny new thread - my apologies to Satsuma for the title, you are the minority!

Put it this way (me again but finally got rid of my halloween name!) I don't think Jason or Pamela lost due to being Australian/NZ born.

I think nationality does play a part in it on DWTS Ozzy, but that is interesting about IACGMOOH although I think the popularity test on that show is very different.

I note in one of the VTs Ashley did make a comment on how much she loves the UK and how much the UK has given her which may well go in her favour. I still can't see her winning SCD, over the years we've had some very bizarre winners who, in my opinion, no way deserved to win and I have been mystified as to why they did.

Yy not really enjoying this season very much, dunno it feels as though the finalists are already done n dusted, Joe/Ashley/Stacey I reckon.
Tess is driving me even more mad than usual, think Zoe & Claud would be excellent combination.

No, I don't think Jason or Pamela didn't win due to them being Australian or NZ born but I still think Ashley being American will slightly go against her in the final.

www.hellomagazine.com/film/2018112564934/brendan-cole-strictly-come-dancing-favourite-dances-and-overmarking-after-blackpool/

Interesting Mozzie. I wonder if Brendan is on MN!

I'm quite liking Brendan's critique, it's fair and balanced.

I like Brendan's critique too - fair and balanced (I'm not an Ashley fan, but I can see she is a lovely dancer). I think he was treated pretty shabbily by the PTB fro someone who had been on the show so long. He'd have made a better head judge than Shirley Shambles.

Just caught up. I'm surprised to see so many people are a bit meh about Stacey & Kevin's paso - it's my favourite dance this series by a long way. I had to watch it three times, absolutely loved it. I thought the choreography was exciting and Stacey's attitude was brilliant.

The lindyhopathon itself was boring and I nearly switched off before the end so I'd have wondered what all you lot were on about. Time for a long overdue judges' refresh, I think. Let's have Arlene back as head judge, Karen Hardy on the panel, Craig remaining, and either Brendan or Ian as the fourth panellist.

PS I enjoyed the videos posted by GarethSouthgate at the start of the thread, and especially the professional medley from ye olden days.

what's a "ringer" please?

A ringer is someone with lots of previous dance training.

Someone who has danced before Grace, either receiving proper training, or who has danced in some capacity professionally...it might be a different genre (think Debbie McGee and ballet), but they are still trained to be able to dance!

thanks - why "ringer" please?

Bloody hell. I’m just catching up on last night’s show. Tango to Eleanor Rigby? Wtf?

Actually comes from horse racing - so an animal that is entered in the place of another who isn't as good... in this instance it refers to a contestant who is essentially a bit of a cheat versus those who have never danced in their lives before. It would be like me entering the parents race on sports day and Usain Bolt was the dad of the one of the kids there

My manners are dreadful, many thanks for the get well wishes feeling slightly less pathetic today.

I'm pretty sure there was a tango to Eleanor Rigby before, but the song was performed differently and it worked well.

Sassy - thanks! live and learn

I think people are being a bit harsh about Shirley and the scoring mess. It's live telly and they use technology. If anything it's surprising that things don't go wrong more often. And Shirley is quite new to the live TV gig. Claudia dealt with it brilliantly but Tess was hopeless. She is an automaton with NO initiative or humour.

I thought Joe was stupidly overpraised. His dance was embarrassing. Loved Stacey: a fresh take on a paso. Faye was OK but I can't get excited about her dancing. Ashley's samba was hard and jerky, not bouncy and rhythmic. I didn't mind Charles. Karen does look unhappy or pissed off. I hope she's OK. Lauren was poor but I think people will still be voting for her. I've a feeling it's Graeme and Charles in the DO and if so, then I wouldn't blame Charles or Karen if one or both of them just flounced off the show! It must be so demoralising.

Welcome

I'm pretty sure there was a tango to Eleanor Rigby before, but the song was performed differently and it worked well

Ramps & Karen

m.youtube.com/watch?v=4nmul1kQU4Y

here's the previous tango to Eleanor Rigby, I loved it

Fell down a bit of a Ramps rabbit hole 😊

m.youtube.com/watch?v=J3yj4E5iXOY

Hello. Everyone ready for the results show?

I’m expecting Graeme or Lauren to go this evening (I’m assuming one or both will be in the dance off). Although a shock elimination does seem overdue this series, so you never know...

I enjoyed that Ramps and Karen Tango, it does put into sharp relief the differences between the earlier series and now - the lack of faffing, the standard of dancing expected, adherence to the technical aspects of the dance, the scoring, I could go on and on and on. The later incarnations of SCD feel like a cheap imitation of the earlier ones, why did it go so downhill?