Strictly '22 Thread 8 — 100 years of the BBC did not yield 100 good songs to dance to...

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Love Ellie S , great personality and she has dance skills as well, hope she does well she's an inspiration

Ellie S is lovey. She’s got such an upbeat positive energy that it’s a joy to watch her. Nikita is doing a great job with the choreography this year and I really like him.

Ellie T is fab. I liked her on ITT last night. Seems genuine and is enjoying the experience for what it is. I think she’s been given bit of raw deal on outfits so far though!!!

Molly and Fluer haven’t gelled with me yet. They seem a bit forgettable somehow. Same with James - him
and Amy are quite dull (I’m not a fan of her usually anyway). Kym seems okay but comes across like she’s a bit bored or stand offish. I got feeling something had gone on last week with her and she was low confidence. She’s nothing like I thought she’d be really.

Hamaz and Will are fun. Former just seems so lovely and humble and can dance! Later has a competitive streak but I like him.

Final for me would be Will, Hamza and the two Ellies.

Final for me Will ,Hamza ,Fleur and Helen

Angela Rippon is basically God, isn't she?

Kym always looks so unenthusiastic to me. Is she just bad at getting across her personality/performance or, as a blogger has asserted, is she just doing it for the cheque?

Tony Adams is fabulous. I love his attitude. Katya is a genius but then I've always thought that.

Vito and Fleur's jive was oddly danced/styled, IMO. Not her best.

Nancy is HAWT but I'm not warming to Will; I think he's got quite an opinion of himself.

Hamza is just as the judges said: charming, delightful, joyous. He just makes you smile. He's such a beautiful soul.

Jayde and Karen were rubbish and I agree about Chekhov's Woman's Weekly.

Ellie T.'s routine started promisingly but I feel that a better choreographer would have carried on the act and the 'feel' throughout. Anton's routine to The Shady Dame from Seville springs to mind as the exemplar of this. As a comedian and actor, she could have done something excellent given the right material.

Ellie S was superb, IMO. She is a great actor and embodies her dances. Nikita's choreography is inspired and I think he deserves a lot of more praise for it. They're a joy; they're my favourites. I love watching them. And @XanaduKira, I agree: he is very attractive this series!

Molly's Couple's Choice was cringeworthy. Can't help but put the blame mostly on Carlos, although I do like him; but I guess he was restricted by the song and theme.

Tyler was dull. I'm afraid I just forget about him in between shows.

James was rubbish, I thought. He's getting overpraised and overmarked IMO. Kind of want him to stay just because I like Amy, though.

Who the actual fuck is 'Becky' from the results show? Could they really not get anyone better for the centenary?!

Loved Claudia: 'This is turning into a coffee chat' and Ellie S trying to ask her what milk she has ('We're not talking about it any more, babe.')
And Anton and Shirley: 'We should make a comeback!'
They must all have an absolute hoot in the bar afterwards.

'Nancy is HAWT but I'm not warming to Will; I think he's got quite an opinion of himself.'

I agree, and I think he's overmarked every week. He's ok, but not all that

Thought it was totally fair for Jayde to go this week. She hasn't improved at all from week 1. All the fawning from the judges was weird. I'm not on Twitter so hadn't seen all the sour, prickly comments. I'm sure she has had to deal with a ton of horrible shit over her size but being snappy over legitimate criticism is not a great look

Hamza's salsa was a total jaw dropper. He's such an elegant mover in the ballroom numbers too. I would say he and Tyler are my favourites at the moment

I don't find Will particularly likeable, and he really hates being criticised!

I really like Will and have enjoyed all his dances.

I want Hamza to win but would be happy if Will did.

Not keen on Tyler at all and don't really want him to make the final. He just bores me as does Molly

I cannot remember the dances of Fleur, Molly orTyler.

They may be very talented but that isn’t any use if the dances are not memorable.

For example, I’m sure a pp said that there is something amiss if a jive to ABBA’s Waterloo is instantly forgettable.

I have to agree. It isn’t enough just to be good. The dance has to make you feel something other than boredom.

@EsmaCannonball

I watched Scott and Natalie’s VW, quite brilliant, I’d forgotten. Seems I imagined Abby Clancy dancing to it though 😆

I wondered last night, watching ITT, if Ellie T was wearing a gorgeous frock in the hope of tripping Vicky Gill and co into realising it’s about time they dressed her in some decent costumes finally.

Songs and dances list has been published.

I hope after the dance off, Molly and Carlos will do a Fleur and Vito and have an amazing Argentine Tango. They're doing ti to Running up that Hill, which is very in at the moment so I thunk they've been given a real opportunity to wow here.

Ellie D has the foxtrot to Scooby Doo, which I fear will put her in danger.

Hamza is doing Tango to Wicked Game, but no idea how that will work since it's a very legato song, and Tango is meant to be very staccato in movement.

I have faith in the musicians and I think they'll make Wicked Game work for the tango. Possibly they'll choreograph it with a more melancholy, Argentine style, too, less staccato than a straight ballroom tango.

Nikita will work choreography magic for the Scooby Doo song and I think they'll be charming. I hope they're not in stupid costumes though; that's often the kiss of death.

Fleur should be good doing the salsa to Beyoncé.

Tony and Katya

Oops!
Tony and Katya doing a QS will be a sight to behold. I wonder if the public will gently let him go, having got him as far as Halloween?

I've just had a really awful thought that Molly will be dressed ad Max and Carlod as Vecna from Stranger Things!

My mind is boggling thinking about what choreography Katya will invent for The Devil Came Down To Georgia. And will Tony be dressed as the devil, or will he be Johnny the farm boy while Katya is dressed as a sexy demon?? Mind. Boggling.

My teen DDs have informed me that Molly and Carlos will get the vote from all the young Stranger Things fans who know Running Up That Hill from ST.

Some of the songs don't seem very Halloweeny.

I find Molly, James, Tyler all quite charisma-free and forgettable. Kym also does nothing for me. I thought Fleur was going to be really good but have found her a bit underwhelming. I like Vito as a new pro, though, he's a bit of a puppy dog like Aljăz was.

Like Ellie T but don't think she and Johannes will go much further, sadly. Agree that the costume department seem to be screwing her over.

Love Hamza and hope he wins. He is a pure soul and needs to be protected! I also hope Helen and Gorka get to the final.

I think Will deserves to get to the final but agree with those who think he is probably a bit arrogant and up himself.

And I Put A Spell On You is from Hocus Pocus.

The Banana Boat Song was in Beetlejuice so I assume that's their theme.

Frozen by Madonna seems very tenuous, no idea what the Halloween connection is. The video is a bit creepy, but that's all I can think of 🥴

Why can’t someone do ‘there’s a ghost in my house’😡

Wicked Game was used for a paso on DWTS so I suppose it depends on the arrangement I hated this paso

Ellie and Nikita are dancing the Foxtrot to Scooby Doo, Where Are You? by David Mook and Ben Raleigh short straw - no pun intended
Ellie and Johannes are dancing Couple’s Choice to I Put A Spell On You by Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker & Kathy Najimy meh
Fleur and Vito are dancing the Salsa to Break My Soul by Beyoncé don't know
Helen and Gorka are dancing the Foxtrot to Lil’ Red Riding Hood by Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs don't know
Kym and Graziano are dancing the Rumba to Frozen by Madonna choon
Molly and Carlos are dancing the Argentine Tango to Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God) by Kate Bush choon
Hamza and Jowita are dancing the Tango to Wicked Game by Chris Isaak arrangement?
James and Amy are dancing the Charleston to Bumble Bee by LaVern Baker don't know
Tony and Katya are dancing the Quickstep to The Devil Went Down To Georgia by The Charlie Daniels Band good
Tyler and Dianne are dancing the Cha Cha Cha to Day-O (The Banana Boat Song) by Tanz Orchester Klaus Hallen good
Will and Nancy are dancing the Cha Cha Cha to Mama Told Me Not To Come by Tom Jones and Stereophonics tenuous as, but they'll make it work

Frozen will be used like the ice queen thang has in the past (Rose last year and Kate with Aljaz)

Lest we forget (at least Nikita won't need a wig)

DWTS did Hocus Pocus 2 recently, not to that song though. She looked just like her!

Jessie James Decker and Alan's Jive (Week 04) Sorry, DWTS Dances channel does not allow uploading link or they'll get closed down

I can’t be doing with Halloween week. More crap marking. Comedy outfits, comedy hair, comedy makeup.

I am a Halloween grinch if there is such a thing 😁

Little Red will work (same as Jay and Kimberley's theming)
Beyonce not doing it for me.
Evil bumble bee is hilarious!