SCD 24 #11 Blackpool Beckons NO SPOILERS

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KEEP DANCING

That's me not watching the Christmas special then. Jesus wept.

So not content with the men out numbering the women in the main series they are having a man pretending to be a woman at Christmas. Presumably at the expense of an actual woman. 🙄

Drag queen on the Christmas Special. After having 50% more male celebs on the main show I will be annoyed if this happens on the Christmas show too. It feels like Strictly has taken a bizarrely anti-woman turn this year, like their reaction to the whole Amanda/Zara thing is to double-down and become exclusionary if you are female.

From the Strictly Facebook page. This week's songs and dances.

Blackpool’s calling... here’s all the tunes and routines we’re taking to the Tower!🎢💃 #Strictly

🪩 Montell and Johannes Salsa to Don’t Leave Me This Way by Thelma Houston
🪩 Sarah and Vito Couple’s Choice to Padam Padam by Kylie Minogue
🪩 Tasha and Aljaz Paso Doble to Torn by Nathan Lanier
🪩 Chris and Dianne American Smooth to Jump by Paul Anka
🪩 Jamie and Michelle Jive to The Ketchup Song (Aserejé) by Las Ketchup
🪩 JB and Lauren Quickstep to Never Gonna Give You Up by Rick Astley
🪩 Pete and Jowita Cha Cha to I’m Too Sexy by Right Said Fred
🪩 Wynne and Katya Charleston to Carmen Suite No.1: 5.Les toréadors by Georges Bizet

Oh for fucks' sake. Oh well I'll make sure we have plenty of board games in then.

Just tape the strictly ' Christmas special ' and fast forwards the bits you don't want to watch.
You can also fast forwards any show on I player.
I did this for the Halloween one as I was out that night and managed to cut out a lot! Not sure why I haven't thought of it before with other shows tbh!

Drag Queen on the Christmas Special

Ah. Then we won't be watching it.

Too right. The way Fleur was guffawing over that person was nauseating.

I preferred the Christmas Special the year of the Pandemic when they did a retrospective highlights package

Thank you.
I find the BBC's obsession with appearing woke absolutely infuriating.
They don't give a toss about women's rights. They've shown that over and over again.

Dear God, poor Kai 😢

Oooh that would be good again.

Judging from the music choices for Blackpool, they seem to be going for a cheesy disco party vibe.

Only Tasha has sensible music for her dance, I think, although Chris' American smooth to a swing version of Jump might be okay.

I don't usually watch the Christmas special as it's not really the same standard as the full series.

Ooh, excited about a bit of theatre jazz / Fosse.

How are Sarah and Vito going to do a Fosse vibe to Padam Padam?

Also have the Strictly producers decided that it is no longer a family show? Or have they not bothered to listen to the lyrics of Padam Padam “I know you want to take me home and take off all my clothes”?

I think Pete and Jamie could be in trouble this week with those song choices and dances. I have high hopes for Montell’s salsa and I’m glad that Sarah isn’t going for the contempowaft CC. Odd song choice for her though.

I missed the name of the second celebrity announced for the Christmas show but ugh ..so rude and ungracious. How’s that gonna work out Christmas tea time ?

Also have the Strictly producers decided that it is no longer a family show? Or have they not bothered to listen to the lyrics of Padam Padam “I know you want to take me home and take off all my clothes”?

They often miss out bits of songs to make them shorter - with luck they’ll cut those bits.

On that point, referring to people as The Rev this and Dr that. That is their professional role. Just call them Punam, Ranj, Richard, Kate or whatever (yes I fully expect to see Kate Bottley there in the future)

These are TV and radio celebrities, and that’s how they are known on tv and radio. I don’t like them called that in their other shows, either, but at least it’s consistent.

I felt like Pete should have been in the dance off but his sob story kept him in .

Gynne should have left.

Well, he clearly went to say bitch but changed it to something less misogynistic more appropriate for a 6.30pm show.

I don't mind Kylie, but this particular song was awful , played to death on radio 2 last year and has dubious lyrics.
Sarah choosing this song is strange, but maybe KM is her heroine or something like that !

I think Sarah might be getting a skewed view of her own popularity.
I'm only voting for her for Vito! I've never watched Miranda in my life.

Sarah seems to be pretty popular here, but I've never watched an episode of Miranda or seen her in anything, so I clearly don't get the hype.

Her dancing is great and Vito is doing a good job with her, but otherwise not fussed about her. I usually love Vito but I find their partnership and their displays of affection a bit OTT.

I imagine it's a team of pro, sleb, production and maybe a choreographer (brought in a bit later). I think at the start of the show they ask them for, basically, their life story, and plan when they're going to talk about what parts in training videos/get friends and family in to watch them train etc. For CC I think they explain the idea and ask what from their life they'd like to 'share'.