Strictly 2022 Thread 2 - Who's your favourite...

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Hello folks,
Last one filled up and I was surprised another hadn't been started for a while.

First thoughts:
I like this year's cohort and I recognise a few faces.

• Jayde reminds me of Dawn French. Wasn't expecting her to be paired with Karen.

• Carlos and Vito will be interesting to watch in their debut. Molly went to Sylvia Young Theatre, so she could be a ringer.

• I've seen Jowita in The Greatest Dancer and she was phenomenal. Hamza looks like he'll be good fun.

• Luba looked amazing during John Legend's performance and it's a shame that neither her celebs went very far. Maybe she's better suited to dancing in the background.

• When Helen Skelton mentioned needing someone who could understand a northern accent, I immediately guessed it was Gorka.

• Ellie and Johannes look good together. She's absolutely delighted with him, and I hope we get to watch them for a good while.

• Matt Goss seems rather subdued, but I think he'll have a good work ethic and deliver a good performance.

Can any of you Strictly mega fans tell me if anyone has ever danced to Pump it Up by Elvis Costello? Just heard it on the radio and I swear it was in a jive (in fact thought it was this week), but googled and can't find any mention of a strictly dance to it.

@iklboo agree Helen’s ex a rat!

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Will Mellor looks the best overall so far.

I loved Hamza this week, but not sure he will be an all rounder. Molly also looks like a contender, and Fleur if she can tone it down a bit. Ellie T was also good, and Ellie S was a great performer, although I think dances wholly in hold will look awkward.

The only real duffer is Tony Adams. My 80 year old dad, with multiple health conditions, said he could dance better than that and I'm not sure he's wrong.

Everyone else blurred together a bit but someone could jump out of the pack with more training and practice.

Matt Goss looked rather sullen in the background to others' critiques. Perhaps thought he would be better, or better received, than he was. (I never thought he could sing either but he made a career of that.)

I like Joanne Clifton on Choreography Corner but I'm disappointed that we won't be seeing more of the ex-pros on ITT now. I wonder if they will replace Ian Waite this year or if that slot is permanently dropped? I guess Kristina Rihanoff did for herself with her awful online rant about the war in Ukraine.

I thought Matt came over much better on ITT today - more light hearted and relaxed.

Yes, I got that feeling as well.

He is a bit of an odd duck, though, isn't he?

dollybird
That doesn’t ring any bells with me and I’ve not missed an episode since start of series 3, whenever that was.
It’s a great track but a little too slow for a jive, I think.

Could someone pm me too please..I love strictly gossip!

... should have put a question mark after last bit. I think it’s a little too slow for a jive, but I could be wrong about that :)

Yeah, probably, although maybe ok for some of the week one jives 😉

Dances and songs are up...

Ellie Taylor and Johannes Radebe - Paso Doble, 'Les Toreadors' (Georges Bizet)

Kym Marsh and Graziano Di Prima - Viennese Waltz, 'Runaway' (The Corrs)

Matt Goss and Nadiya Bychkova - Samba, 'Night Fever' (Bee Gees)

Tony Adams and Katya Jones - Charleston, 'My Old Man’s A Dustman' (Foster & Allen)

Richie Anderson and Giovanni Pernice - Quickstep, 'Dancin’ Fool' (Barry Manilow)

Hamza Yassin and Jowita Przystal - Jive, 'Blinding Lights' (The Weeknd)

Helen Skelton and Gorka Márquez - Cha Cha, 'Rain On Me' (Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande)

Jayde Adams and Karen Hauer - Tango, 'Rumour Has It' (Adele)

Will Mellor and Nancy Xu - Salsa, 'Never Too Much' (Luther Vandross)

Tyler West and Dianne Buswell - Jive, 'Hit The Road Jack' (Buster Poindexter)

Molly Rainford and Carlos Gu - Quickstep, 'Love On Top' (Beyoncé)

Ellie Simmonds and Nikita Kuzmin - Waltz, 'Can’t Help Falling In Love' (Elvis Presley)

Fleur East and Vito Coppola - Viennese Waltz, 'Glimpse Of Us' (Joji)

Kaye Adams and Kai Widdrington - Charleston, 'Music! Music! Music!' (Dorothy Provine)

I'm getting old I've not heard of a couple of these songs 😳

I hate the Charleston

The singers are going to murder a few of those

They are going to have to reign will mellors hips in,or he might become a 1 trick pony . Like jake wood

Rein* obviously 🙄

Blimey, Rylan's shirt is a bit clingy.
You can see what he had for dinner.

Kym Marsh and Graziano Di Prima - Viennese Waltz, 'Runaway' (The Corrs)

Producers obviously didn't listen to Kym saying she had severe motion sickness, unless she's asked for it to try get it out of the way.

They obviously don't want Tony to do well.. What a dreadful choice of song!

I have a shirt like Rylans not as tight mind!

DS has been playing incessantly a video of Erling Haarland (Man City Footballer) song which is to my Old Mans a Dustman (with swearing) so I reckon he will like that - they are definitely sticking to the football theme

Let's face it, Tony's never going to stay in based on dance quality, his only hope is eye-catching gimmicky dances that will get people to pick up the phone for a laugh.

Trying to imagine the salsa to that Luther Vandross song - it's fast but I can't see it - but hopefully Nancy will work her magic

I'm looking forward to Hamzas jive - the hair may have a dance of it own!

I just keep wondering how much his dreadlocks must weigh! They're fabulous but he must get neck ache!