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Piggywaspushed · 30/11/2025 13:50

AnAlpacaForChristmasPleaseSanta · 30/11/2025 13:08

Someone said on one of these threads that they hoped Strictly would stop having disabled contestants in future because it changed the vibe too much. I didn't call it out but I did report it.
Baffling why would someone think that, let alone write it.

Did it get deleted??

KimberleyClark · 30/11/2025 14:05

cordelia16 · 30/11/2025 12:14

I meant a band competition programme on TV (similar to Strictly, if my son were well known enough to be on it).

Anyway, we obvs see this differently and won't change each other's minds, so I'll just go and enjoy my Sunday.

I really hope Karen makes it to the final.

As long as she does some waltzes and foxtrots. Anyone who makes it to the final should not be one sided.

PrizedPickledPopcorn · 30/11/2025 14:25

I was so pleased to see George’s personality come out! He and Alx are my favourite, and she’s unfortunately really struggling now. I’m sad she won’t be going out on one of her earlier highs!

PrizedPickledPopcorn · 30/11/2025 14:37

There’s a huge difference between having dance experience 20 years ago, and having dance experience 5 years ago. I did a lot of dancing in my teens, but that was almost 40 years ago, and in a body that bears no resemblance to this one, sadly!

AnAlpacaForChristmasPleaseSanta · 30/11/2025 14:38

Piggywaspushed · 30/11/2025 13:50

Did it get deleted??

I don't know because it was a fast moving thread and MN doesn't always let you know the result of reporting posts. Wouldn't surprise me if not though because a lot of abelist posts seem to be allowed to stand.

Romeiswheretheheartis · 30/11/2025 14:45

On the topic of ballroom v Latin, it's very noticeable just how few waltzes we see nowadays. I've just looked at a list of all the dances and there have been 5 waltzes in total so far this season, compared to 11 cha cha's and a similar number of salsas etc. I think they should all have had to do a waltz by about week 5, it's the foundation of ballroom.

AnAlpacaForChristmasPleaseSanta · 30/11/2025 14:57

EineReiseDurchDieZeit · 30/11/2025 13:20

@AnAlpacaForChristmasPleaseSanta And there was plenty of sneering that she would just win or make the final due to disability which of course didn’t happen..there were also a lot of disingenuous comments about coping particularly that she would never be in a dance off as she couldn’t cope. Also untrue

Yes and that they only did the stupid announcing the last two couples out of four because of Ellie. But strangely enough they kept doing even after she had been eliminated.

I also remember a lot of sneers about sympathy votes and making the final undervesedly directed towards Chris last year. Even when he won it was only due due to his blindness.

kazzaD66 · 30/11/2025 15:05

I didn't know they'd changed the DO reveal because of Ellie. Assumed they were just mixing it up for a change.

EineReiseDurchDieZeit · 30/11/2025 15:38

kazzaD66 · 30/11/2025 15:05

I didn't know they'd changed the DO reveal because of Ellie. Assumed they were just mixing it up for a change.

They didn’t change it because of Ellie they WERE just mixing it up - but lots of people said they must have done it for her and misunderstandings like this is how ableism spreads

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Coffeeishot · 30/11/2025 16:24

kazzaD66 · 30/11/2025 15:05

I didn't know they'd changed the DO reveal because of Ellie. Assumed they were just mixing it up for a change.

They didn't change it for Ellie why would they ?

Ilovehighlandcows · 30/11/2025 16:28

baubletime · 30/11/2025 08:52

I would actually be very disappointed if either Lewis or Amber won this year.

Amber definitely won't win; she doesn't have enough likability - Lewis has a chance, but I'm now hoping Karen wins 😀

I don't mind her previous experience, she's just multi talented (and seems such a humble, lovely person).

Bookloveruk · 30/11/2025 16:37

im the same. I’m praying she gets kicked out as she really comes across so self centred and full
of herself

Coffeeishot · 30/11/2025 16:41

I think it will be between Lewis and Karen with Karen winning,

bizzey · 30/11/2025 16:55

I have rewound that lift that Amber and Nikita did at the start of their dance ...and still don't understand what position Amber was in or how she got there !! 😅😅.

Can't believe there has only been 5 Waltzes so far this series !
Shocking !

Kreepture · 30/11/2025 17:12

"because he had practised what to do with Katya" @Sparklesandspandexgallore

So did George, he said it quite specifically on his TikTok.

It's a silly reason not to want them to get the top marks quite frankly.

dapsnotplimsolls · 30/11/2025 17:17

I'm assuming most/all of them have practised a little bit of each routine in preparation.

FaithHopeCarnage · 30/11/2025 17:26

I loved Instant dance - the dancing, that is. The choosing clothes and changing parts were, to me, utterly stupid and pointless; the wacky, manufactured chaos was reminiscent of children’s TV. But the actual dances were great - loved George who made no attempt to pretend he knew what he was doing!
I just can’t warm to Amber, although I do think she’s a great dancer. There’s just no connection. Plus she can at times stomp around like John Wayne - how someone with such great legs can give the impression of bow-leggedness I just don’t know 😂

xsquared · 30/11/2025 17:58

Sparklesandspandexgallore · 30/11/2025 11:03

I didn’t want Lewis to get top marks because he had practised what to do with Katya. I clearly heard he say it. I know that’s not against the rules but I don’t vote for them partly for that reason. Plus he is a ringer. He was in a dance troupe and came second I think in a tv competition.
Last night was the first time that George had shown any hint of a personality and I was howling when he went straight for the red fur coat.
I usually give mist if my votes to Alex but only gave her 2 vote yesterday as she looked injured and seemed to want to leave the competition.
Alex was given the short straw yesterday. The hardest dance to improvise plus having to go first so far less time to come up with a plan. The quicker dancers are much easier to improvise on. You just can’t get the energy vibe with a rumba.
I voted for Alex, Bal ( absolutely loved the improvised paso) Karen & Amber. Nikita’s outfit should have scored extra marks. I’ve seen his live show and what you see on strictly is his real personality.
I loved how it was all the men who were grabbing the most sparkly, vibrant clothing they could lay their hands on.

You can vote for whoever you like, but your reason for not voting for Lewis because he's a ringer, isn't consistent when you've voted for Amber, who is the other ringer.

Tablefor4 · 30/11/2025 18:06

I've just been watching Friday's ITT with Alex and JoJo. Very funny revelation that Jojo got a tattoo once when drunk. It's a bible verse, but no further info! Also, he's making a very big deal about how Alex has made him fall back in love with dance and this is the happiest he's been for a while etc etc. A little harsh on previous partners perhaps.

bizzey · 30/11/2025 18:10

I would love to see a drunk JoJo !

I bet he is a lovely funny drunk ...not aggressive at all !!

bizzey · 30/11/2025 18:17

I thought he got a tattoo when he was partnered with John ?
🤔🤔..

I think I must be muddling that up with a film or something ??

Bluffinwithmymuffin · 30/11/2025 18:19

I don’t think last night was the first time George has shown a hint of personality, he’s got a dry sense of humour and low key wit that makes him stand out less than some of the louder ones. It’s a relief quite frankly; too much screaming and leaping about is exhausting at times.

Minimammoth · 30/11/2025 18:20

I’m not keen on the fancy lifts. I don’t think they add anything to the dance.

Bluffinwithmymuffin · 30/11/2025 18:21

… I’m sure I remember Johannes saying he’d fallen back in love with dancing the year he was partnered with Annabel Grin

Starandflowers · 30/11/2025 18:23

If next year people drop out and have to be replaced last minute (including 24 hours before the first live show) anybody that is approached will likely have second thoughts after seeing the stick Lewis and Amber have had. Well Lewis less than Amber but that is usual with male ringers

If people don’t like ringers then it’s the Strictly production team that should be getting the rubbish thrown at them for recruiting them, not the individuals who have taken the job.

On last night I thought Amber’s instant dance was much better than Lewis’. I cannot take to Karen at all. Yes she is on track to win but she definitely wouldn’t be my choice

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