SCD '21 #18: Twice the dancers, twice the number of posts from MNers?

[PolkadotsAndMoonbeams]

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Hopefully not — two new threads in one show would be a bit ridiculous.

Polite reminder that this is a spoiler-free thread

love these tank tops!

More sexy Neil. Sorry Neil, you just don’t do it for me pet.

I used to have a cat called Nimrod.

Gorka looks very hot in glasses.

Evening all, marking place.

I was out out last night, so just finished catching up 🥴
Loved Rose and AJ, both dances were fab.
Rhys - was ok, neither wowed me.

J&J - couples choice, I get the whole thing, why it’s so important to them and wider community, so I feel a bit bad saying it was a bit meh.enjoyed their jive, i though Johannes toned it down a bit this week.

I still think Rose is the winner, with John as a strong second place.

God awful opening number

@derxa - I think I love you!!

Horrible costumes, horrible dance. Dianne was the only who suited that dance.

Love the colour of Tess' dress, not so sure about the style.

Cello was gorgeous
Sorry janis my reading skills are lacking today
Am not liking the pro-dance

@awaynboilyurheid

Love west side story so bit scared to see new one as it might turn out to be as rubbish as the remake of A star is born , (lady gaga is no Barbara Streisand) Anyhoo loved last night but if someone has to go hope it’s Reis and Nancy.

The early reviews look promising from what I've seen

@Wolfcub

Oh will they just get rid of Neil already

Seconded

Nil points for sexy Neil

Love a bit of Will Smith.... that took me right back!!!

@Maireas

This cello music on Countryfile is sublime

When my DH died I wanted a family member to play the Elgar piece at his funeral.. She said it would be too emotional and she chose another piece to play..

Motsi just wearing a poncho tonight.

@Sunbird24 me too always makes me cry, heard it played on the piano at a funeral last week I was well away !

@GrouchyKiwi

Motsi just wearing a poncho tonight.

Exactly what I was thinking

I liked the group dance

Motsi has really grown on me. I like her better than Anton and Shirley

Tess always manages to pull off shocking pink

@Sittinginthesand

Riot - but there have been loads of gay people on strictly before, and it’s completely normal - no one cares, it’s irrelevant to what they are doing. Craig mentions his husband - surely that’s more powerful a message than who dances with who, gay people are fully represented and accepted on this show. That’s why I don’t understand why John can’t just dance with a woman like everything else, sexual orientation is unconnected to who dances with who. It feels regressive to me to say that because someone is gay it’s better if they dance with another gay person. Does that mean that if in the future a gay person is on they’ll be seen as ‘letting the side down’ if they prefer to dance with a woman? As to mixing it up and breaking the stereotypes- great! But that’s a different show. It also means that if John does win it probably won’t be because he’s the best dancer, which seems unfair on everyone, including him.

Yes he can “dance with a woman like everyone else”, but why should he HAVE to? “It’s the format/it’s the way things are done” isn’t a good argument to me- everything is new until it’s not. As others have pointed out, many of the dances are marked on “connection”, on looking romantic (or even quite sexy when it comes to rumba, AT, etc) and there’s no reason that has to be represented as something solely experienced between a man and a woman when that’s not how we all experience the world.

I feel like you’re reading too much into “well if this gay man dances with a man all gay men have to dance with men”. They’re not writing a rule book, they’re just expressing themselves in a way that feels natural for them.

Not impressed with the group dance at all.

Stop trying to make Neil appear sexy because he really can’t pull it off.

@Elderflower lots of love x

They tried hard for the opening number, but only a few of them pulled it off. A lot of energy.

Why did AJ have those arm pom-poms?

Claudia looks a bit Tesco today (nowt against F+F but I have a leopard tee that cost me about eight quid iirc. I bet hers has cost more but doesn't look any different to mine!)

surely AJ will come second?

I think Rhys was better than John last night. AJ and Rose probably safe.