I'm very late to the Strictly party this year. I had a busy few weekends and missed the first three shows (didn't get to record them either). I did watch Saturday's show and the last few minutes of the results show. I'm all at sea. I only ever know one or two of the celebrities and this year is no exception - the only celeb I've heard of is Matt Goss because I'm old enough to remember Bros. Still trying to get my head around who is who and there are some new pros also.
DD and I have done a draw to make it more fun/interesting. We split the remaining contestants in half.
Bit of a shocker that Giovanni is gone already - he was so prominent in the last series. DD had him in the draw. Missing Aljaz also.
I'm sure I've said this before but (as a non-dancer) I'd love a very quick intro. into the different dances and what we should be looking out for. Sometimes Shirley's criticism is quite technical and I don't know what she means. It would be good if they did brief re-plays, like they do in football matches.
I agree with previous comments about Shirley's catty comments and the judges (mainly Motsi and Shirley I think) doing standing ovations and swaying etc. It's very unprofessional.
Craig is my favourite judge and I wish the audience would stop booing and let him say his piece. He usually starts with the negative criticism but ends on a positive note. But as soon as he says anything negative, the audience start booing and then we can't hear the rest of his comments.
Thanks again to the very knowledgeable posters who share their expertise with those of us who have little or no dance experience.