Strictly '22 #10 — Can we have ballroom dancing theme week please?

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A nice shiny new thread for a non-theme week week! Let's hope there are no invasions of haunted bees onto this one...

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Am thinking Ellie and Tyler perhaps in dance off ?

Think it's going to be Tony v Stage school brat Molly and her creepy partner if the dance off .

Helen, Kym, Ellie S my top 3 dances.

Ellie T will sail through after Craigs attention seeking stupidity.

Just watched Katya and Joe McFadden's AT where Katya lifts him at the end. Superb!

Ellie T won't be in the dance off. That 3 will ensure the public vote and she'll stay in.

I enjoyed Tyler's dance but I think it was fairly marked. There was way too much rise and fall for a Viennese waltz, his bum was out, hold was iffy and footwork was riddled with errors. If he hadn't performed such an engaging dance he'd have scored less with all those faults. It was lovely in many ways but it wasn't a good Viennese waltz. He's good. He'll bounce back.

Evening all, voted for Hamza (I know he'd be safe but I just luffs him so much) Ellie S (loving this growing partnership with Nikita and her incredible energy and enthusiasm and Kym (first time I've ever liked her dance and voted for her. Thought they did a really strong AT and it really worked well with her resting bitch face plus Graz looks so happy to still be in the comp)

Molly's dress was lush but that's all I can remember.
Ellie T did a better job than the marks say for sure. Hopefully the public will lift her up.
Helen was technically excellent but I just can't warm to her. Don't know why.
Fleur's was nice but the singing OMG painful!!
I like Nancy but rapidly going off Will.
Tyler is very appealing but seems to be plateauing.
And Tony ... bless Tony ... Katya looked upset and they looked like they were having a barney during the end credits? I did think he did have some good moves and brave lifts.

I like Neil. I've done a workshop with him, I don't know if I've mentioned it before? I definitely have. And his competition record is miles better than the others.

I really enjoyed tonight's actually. Just wish one or two of the ballroom dances had been a bit better. Tyler's could have been lovely, but he didn't dance it very well. Fleur, I enjoyed the dance, and normally like the song, but it just didn't work together.

Stage school brat Molly and her creepy partner

Thats just nasty.

Not read the thread

Thought they were all great

Except molly, will and Tony.

Pissed off with Katya being so critical of Tony. Plus it looked liked they were arguing at the end.

Hope they get voted out but will feel sorry for Tony if they do. I normally really like katya as well

Just checking in as I'm currently home from a night out and catching up. Will read the thread properly tomorrow.

Agree Graziano looks like Phil Oakey, don't know how I've not noticed that before.
We should have 80s week. He'd totally rock Phil's massive wedge 😀

Sorry , yes on reflection unnecessarily harsh.

Probably more that I think she's quite egotistical as young people who have achieved a lot sometimes are. I can't warm to Carlos, something a bit disingenuous about him.

I feel the same @Miklemas

Loved Kim’s Tango and Ellie S seems like such good fun and would be great fun on a day or night out
on ITT I would like to see if they will play the recording of what Katya and Tony were chatting about at the end
Ellie T is lovely and very attractive but a strictly dancer she isn’t
And Hamza get your haircut !!

I have noticed that most of the unpleasant comments (I’m not including constructive criticism obviously) is aimed at both contestants and pros who aren’t white.

@Simonjt
have you?
have you ignored all the criticism against Neil then?

@Simonjt Neil is white and I really don’t get the constant mocking of him and it wouldn’t be tolerated if it was a woman, particularly the photographs and vomiting comments. I agree that there are some way to personal comments akin to playground bullying.

@Simonjt the most popular seems to be Hamza

I also find Carlos creepy, though less so than when he first appeared.

I must be warming to him.

Knowing how driven Katya is, she was probably just giving Tony a right telling off for not doing his best. They were also smiling and laughing at the end whilst in the background so don't think anything sinister is goin on.

As another poster said, first time I have ever liked one of Kim's dances.

I like Molly. I think sometimes she just comes across as a bit nicey nice and there's no edge to her. She seems like a genuinely lovely girl.

Think my favourite dance last night was Helen and Gorka. Just loved it. I could watch Gorka dance all day long and he's really getting the best out of Helen.

I don't think Ellie T will be in the dance off because the ridiculous scores of Craig and Shirley will have had viewers voting like mad for her.

I gave all 3 of my votes to her because the scores were so unfair. How on earth could Craig give a higher score to Tony?

I wouldn't care if Tyler were in the dance off. I find him so boring

Gorka is a mesmerising dancer. One of the best pros.

I am definitely missing Aliajaz 😍I’m also missing Oti, Gio and Kai, in fact I think the show is missing them this year. I can’t help but think it was a deliberate move to get Gio & Kai out early to showcase the newbies and it’s all a bit flat for me. Shirley needs to go too.

I cried at the Wheel

Feel the same. Newbies generally take a year or two to find their feet.