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Brand new thread for the Strictly Come Dancing finals - Go Team Cola!!!!!!

On no, OH NO ... I WATCHED IT AGAIN .... was going to turn it off but by blocking out the dancing and just reading the (absolutely hilarious) subtitles, I just about got through.

There is no way in hell that 'The Dance That Lost It For Colin' could have been more inappropriate, more cringeworthy and just plain WRONG than that one ... what on earth was Brendan thinking ... He should have been fired from the show for that one.

Snowstorm goes off to cringe some more ...

ok, here is Colin and Erin's freestyle to compare: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-_ceoJYufg.

I want Chris & Ola to win now - just find Ricky & Natalie quite predictable and therefore a bit dull to watch. I'm not sure why I haven't taken to Natalie, she seems nice enough but maybe it's the steely determination and the fact that she's won more than once elsewhere I think?

Natalie makes me feel that way too allnew.

OMG sis ... I couldn't watch it all ... What in the WORLD inspired Erin to do that? Did the judges absolutely slate it or did anyone find anything good to say about it?

I feel a bit sorry for the celebs in these cases - like lambs to the slaughter ...

ok so Erin & Colin's dance was totally ridiculous...BUT...nothing as bad as Lisa & Brendan's because it is so utterly pretentious. Imagine what Brendan's solo show is like . He's a great dancer but that was truly awful

I had blocked Brendan and Lisa's showdance from my memory. Re-living it was quite painful! And Lisa looks like she is trying so hard..

I didn't really enjoy the champion free-dancers dance much (phrased that all wrong) that was shown on Saturday. Was like the Incredible Hulk throwing a small gymnast around the place and as much as possible - no appeal to me whatsoever.

Will be very interesting to see what Ricky & Natalie's show dance is going to be like.

Would imagine that Team Cola's will be fun, lively and bouncy.

I agree Snowstorm, the showdance was horrible and not really in the spirit of Strictly..it's not about being able to do weird things with your body.

I can't remember Brendan and Lisa's showdance, will go and have a looky in a mo, was she humping her enormous boobs in and out as usual?

I don't think I will ever be able to forget Erin and Colin's though.

Best dance of all time for me was either Austin's paso, or Tom's showdance last year (which had be worried when I saw the nafferoony costumes, I did think they were heading back into Erin and Colin land)

I'm with MattBellamy. I don't get the Cola thing at all and I watch ITT religiously! Their Charleston was very cute, but I don't like his hands or her catsuits. Claud is far more gorgeous!

I think Ricky and Natalie do have chemistry! I guess it depends what you're looking for. And I like her determination, plus she's an amazing dancer and has gorgeous legs!

Go Ricky!

Not all that excited about the final tbh. There haven't really for me any stand out dances this year, unlike Tom's showdance last year, or Alesha's cha cha which I still occasionally watch.

And the clip of Lisa's showdance is absolutely hilarious. I do not know what they were thinking... Embarrassing, to say the least!

I also thought the show dance wasn't that great. I said to DH during it, that it wasn't dancing to me, more like acrobatics.

I didn't like the exhibition show dance either - he didn't do any dancing at all, just manipulated her into lots of poses.

It has taken me until this year to forgive Erin for that dance. and as for the Lisa and Brendan one, I totally agree, it made me feel a bit sick.

Also didn't enjoy the exhibition show dance. Just plain weird. They were like a totally different breed of dancer, a different shape and everything. I didn't think it had any musicality to it. and I'm sure they made a mistake at one point!

This is the first year I haven't voted in strictly. just not been anyone I've been that bothered about going out.

If anyone noticed the dress that Claudia was wearing on last night's show (winter white tunic dress in a floaty fabric with lots of detailing and buttons down the front)... and knows where she got it from, can you tell me please, as I want one!

I agree Snowstorm about the showdance thing. Don't enjoy that kind of thing at all.

Still not getting team Cola though! Will somebody please tell Ola to cover her arse/fanjo, she looks like she is dancing in a strip club.

muminthemiddle, i totally agree about Ola's outfits. I find them embarrassing.

I wish the judges would stop going on about Chris's hands. I just keep looking at his banana hands now and can't concentrate on his and Ola's dancing!

[does california rolls around the thread to show off her namechange]

LOVE LOVE LOVE that ITT hard a Rafe Against the Machine track on their Intro tonight!

OMG. The amount of typos in that message attest to the amount of wine consumed.

[prances]

Am seriously behind with this week's ITT think last ep I watched was Monday's, so have those to look forward to next week, when there's no more
So anything I need to know before 6.40?
Also anyone know if there's a post-final ITT as hoped?

No post ITT sadly. There was an hour long special on Friday night, so you have that to look forward to!

Things about tonight you need to know:
Alesha and Bruce singing a duet
Team cola doing the charleston again
Double lindy hop taking place

Can't think of any more! Getting excited now!!

I'm very very excited about the final and am supporting Cola all the way. Unless they totally mess up and are embarrassing tonight. (which i am worried they might)

Ricky is great to watch dance and I do think'gosh he's good' when watching. but when watching Chris I'm cheering and shouting 'yeah go on chris way to go!!!' and all excited, so I now whch I prefer.

I will be voting.

I'm going to have a Soumthern Cofort and lemonade, have all the fairy lights on (and I have alot) and wallow in a christmassy Srictly night. I love it!!!!!!