SCD '24 #9: Through hallowe'en advancing, We're chatty and love dancing... (SPOILER FREE)

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...Are Pete and Jo romancing?, The glitterba-all gang!

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Mark & Karen's AT was fire. I loved it so much.

Favourite routine ever

I love Mark and Karen's AT - one of my favourite dances and definitely my favourite AT. Gorgeous!

It was an amazing AT.

Rachel and Vincent's rumba was very good, and Cherie and James's.

Oh I miss Robin 😔

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I would love to see real ballroom and Latin dancing championships on the TV. Surely it wouldn’t cost too much to show them and they would get a good following I’m sure.

Me too!

I think they used to show some dance competitions on Eurosport.

There are a lot of YouTube channels these days that show competitions.

I think someone in recent years had to do a jive to Elton John. I don't remember who, or if it was any good.

Chris and Karen to Saturday night’s all right for fighting

And Seannnnnnn and Katya to I’m still standing if I recall …

And Janette and Jake QS to I'm still standing...
It's been used at least four times now

Not to mention Jill Halfpenny's legendary jive. One of my all time favourite dances.

I don't watch much Strictly as I can't bear the audience clapping but I would be prepared to watch a dance, any dance, by Pete and Jowita to Filthy/Gorgeous by the Scissor Sisters. Preferably the record as opposed to the Strictly stranglers Singers.

I suppose that it's cheaper having the singers rather than paying royalties for the music they use , but I'd rather they could dance to the originals sometimes as I'm sure many of the routines would be improved. Maybe other reasons , but it would be nice to see the dance to the actual song to compare them.
Do the writers still get some money for using the song though? I can imagine it's complicated

Problem is the songs often need to be cut to provide enough change of pace or interest within the allotted time and the straight up originals won't always allow for that.

Yes; I suppose the full length version of many original songs wouldn't work.

Agreed
Feel a bit queasy just thinking about it

And sometimes they change the time signature, add little accents etc, to make them fit with the dance better.

I actually like the singers and band, for the most part. The range of what they do is extraordinary; considering that (I presume) none of them are specialist singers in e.g. jazz/big band/pop/hip hop/musical theatre etc, they do a fabulous job. And I just like the fact that a mainstream, prime-time show in this century features live performances like that (not to mention that they play the theme tune!); it's very special, IMO.

And sometimes they change the time signature, add little accents etc, to make them fit with the dance better

What bothers my musical brain is when they are dancing supposedly in 3/4 time, but the music is going in 2/4 or 4/4 time.

Just nooooooooo!

@FagsMagsandBags and @rainbowruthie pop over to the video thread to see Shirley dance with Michael Chapman - proof that larger gentlemen can look good dancing. Obviously having ability helps 😜

So many rude comments about poor Wynne.. Would ppl be saying this about larger women I wonder?

My comment was not in any way at all connected to his size

No, @rainbowruthie, YOUR comment was about his age. Equally rude.

Oh dear it really wasn't, but hey if that's what you think that's fine