Strictly 2023 Thread 3 Don't You Want Les? NO SPOILERS

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Carry on

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My predictions for first off is Krish
Not if my 3 votes have anything to do with it!
#CrushingonKrish

Week 2 Songs and dances are up!

Adam and Luba: Tango to Somebody Told Me by Måneskin
Amanda and Giovanni: Salsa to Oye by Gloria Estefan
Annabel and Johannes: Quickstep to Walking On Sunshine by Katrina & The Waves
Angela R and Kai: Foxtrot to You Make Me Feel So Young by Frank Sinatra
Angela S and Carlos: Jive to Trouble by Shampoo
Bobby and Dianne: Charleston to Do Your Thing by Basement Jaxx
Eddie and Karen: Cha Cha Cha to Rie y Llora by Celia Cruz
Ellie and Vito: Foxtrot to Perfect Fairground by Attraction
Jody and Jowita: Paso Doble to Thunderstruck by AC/DC
Krishnan and Lauren: Foxtrot to Love Really Hurts Without You by Billy Ocean
Layton and Nikita: Quickstep to Puttin’ On The Ritz by Gregory Porter
Les and Nancy: Samba to Rock The Boat by Hues Corporation
Nigel and Katya: Viennese Waltz to Until I Found You by Stephen Sanchez
Nikita and Gorka: Charleston to Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It) by Beyoncé
Zara and Graziano: Quickstep to Anyone For You (Tiger Lily) by George Ezra

Sold for the Thunderstruck paso!

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I loved Krishnan. 😉

Any time they roll out Ol’ Blue Eyes I’m sold, but with added Angela R and Kai - this should oooooze class!

Oh dear poor Les..... Samba,yikes.

Angela and Kai doing ballroom to Frank Sinatra will he lovely.

It will be interesting to see whether Ellie is as good in ballroom as she was in that amazing jive.

Samba on week 2 for Les makes it look as if producers are guaranteeing the first boot for him. 😕

How the hell do you jive to Trouble? It's going to be a very slow one.

I'm laughing just at the thought of that. But he may yet surprise us. Or get the sympathy votes for old times' sake. Oooh Rita.

Nigel waltzing will be scenic.

Thank you @HeadAgainstWall0923 for taking your time to post about Jade.

I do remember her antics from Big Brother, amd then she went on the celebrity version a few years later.

It was sad seeing her demise, and I do recall seeing her wedding photo in one of the publications, shortly before her death.

Bobby seems like a nice lad, so I hope he does well. It's unfortunate he's been paired up with Dianne though as their height difference will be a disadvantage.

I hope Katya keeps it simple and classic. He's guaranteed a place in week 3, unless he gets motion sickness and vomits on the judges' desk. She doesn't need to throw in any gimmicks now - and I speak as someone who loves a gimmick in its proper place.

Les is toast, I think. The bottom two may be Les and one of the identical young women. Or possibly Jody.
Bobby and Dianne should do better with the Charleston because it can be out of hold. ( Jannette and Peter Andre did well with that song).

Will Bobby cope with the coordination needed for a Charleston? He’s all limbs! And while that can work for the comedy element, he needs to be able to control them!

Bobby would have been better teamed- height wise- with Lauren. She seems one of the taller ones amongst an array of petite pros?

I feel quite sure it's Les and Nikita for the drop. We will see.

I think you're probably right, Reise, but will see how Nikita dances at the weekend before I decide between her and Zara.

It'll play to his advantage on the Charleston though, he'll be able to throw Dianne around like a rag doll.

Claudia and Rylan were the best ITT presenters but Fleur is at least relaxed and natural, if not exactly exciting. Janette is excruciatingly wooden.

Adam and Luba: Tango to Somebody Told Me by Måneskin yikes, flashback to Anton and Kate Garraway's paso (see video thread)
Amanda and Giovanni: Salsa to Oye by Gloria Estefan that's fast
Annabel and Johannes: Quickstep to Walking On Sunshine by Katrina & The Waves MOR but may still get my vote
Angela R and Kai: Foxtrot to You Make Me Feel So Young by Frank Sinatra safe also You make me look so young is what everyone says to senior Kai
Angela S and Carlos: Jive to Trouble by Shampoo too slow
Bobby and Dianne: Charleston to Do Your Thing by Basement Jaxx been used many times but always goes down well
Eddie and Karen: Cha Cha Cha to Rie y Llora by Celia Cruz interesting choice for a cha cha but might not go down well at home
Ellie and Vito: Foxtrot to Perfect Fairground by Attraction hate the song but she'll be fine
Jody and Jowita: Paso Doble to Thunderstruck by AC/DC I proclaim this to be excellent especially the two cellos version
Krishnan and Lauren: Foxtrot to Love Really Hurts Without You by Billy Ocean MOR but will still get my vote
Layton and Nikita: Quickstep to Puttin’ On The Ritz by Gregory Porter looking forward to see whether he can de-zhuzh for an elegant QS
Les and Nancy: Samba to Rock The Boat by Hues Corporation will they faff about on a rowing boat for the first half of the routine
Nigel and Katya: Viennese Waltz to Until I Found You by Stephen Sanchez the guy who was Elton's guest at Glasto? Lovely song
Nikita and Gorka: Charleston to Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It) by Beyoncé too soon after Johannes and Catherine
Zara and Graziano: Quickstep to Anyone For You (Tiger Lily) by George Ezra quite catchy, I'd save her over a Bey retread even if Gorks does the moves a la Glee

Roll on Saturday!!!

Best music: Jody, Nigel
Safe music: Angela R
Tricky Tempos: Amanda, Angela S
Been done before but reasonable to think safe: Bobby, Annabel, Layton, Krishnan
This week's twee: Ellie
Jury's out: Eddie, Zara, Adam
Taking on the iconic: Nikita (Catherine), Annabel (Abbey) Layton (Danny albeit he did Charleston not QS)
Chucked under the bus boat Les

What does MOR mean?

MOR = Middle of the Road, aka Easy Listening aka bland pop for the middle aged.

How can they jive to 'Trouble'?

Very slowly

If Kai is in tails I will swoon.