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Post by lynette on Sept 5, 2018 21:49:30 GMT
And of the judges, we have a show choreographer, a ballet dancer, a Latin specialist and another show person. Ballroom not so much...
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Post by Sam on Sept 6, 2018 10:49:47 GMT
They've announced the line up for the pro tour next year:
Katya
AJ
Giovanni Oti Dianne Karen Nadiya Neil Pasha
Gorka
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Post by Deleted on Sept 6, 2018 12:01:33 GMT
Decent line up for the pro tour - Pasha and Giovanni are doing their own tours too. Pasha hasn't done the Arena tour for a couple of years but Gio has, so they will have a busy year.
Brendan has extended his tour into the autumn and is doing Panto so is keeping himself busy after leaving Strictly.
Shirley is doing Panto too which is an interesting one, Craig has done it for years but Bruno or Dame Darcy haven't ventured into that genre yet. Darcy had many years performing with Royal Ballet so would probably not want to go back on stage and Panto wouldn't really be her genre unless she was a fairy god mother type role possibly at Palladium. Bruno would be hilarious in Panto but doing Strictly and DWTS in the USA and Strictly tour, I doubt he wants to work over Xmas and doesn't need the money.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 6, 2018 13:47:43 GMT
They've announced the line up for the pro tour next year:
Katya
AJ
Giovanni Oti Dianne Karen Nadiya Neil Pasha
Gorka
I'm surprised none of the new pros are doing it - I would have at least expected Luba to partner Giovanni, but presumably he'll dance with Oti instead. |
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Post by Sam on Sept 6, 2018 13:51:27 GMT
They've announced the line up for the pro tour next year:
Katya
AJ
Giovanni Oti Dianne Karen Nadiya Neil Pasha
Gorka
I'm surprised none of the new pros are doing it - I would have at least expected Luba to partner Giovanni, but presumably he'll dance with Oti instead. Since tickets have already been out a while, the new names aren't established yet and aren't likely to shift tickets. Who knows they might be added further on into the series, or feature more prominently in the celeb tour? |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 6, 2018 16:30:42 GMT
The established names would shift the tickets and it is effectively all the returning pros minus Anton, Kevin, Aljaz and Janette who do their own shows. I'd guess the established pros get first refusal and Neil comes along with Katya even though he hasn't got a celeb partner.
Luba is doing Giovanni's tour early next year and was involved in creating his last tour so will be ticking over.
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Post by showoff on Sept 8, 2018 9:14:51 GMT
I was lucky in the ticket draw to be given tickets to the show.
However, looking at it, it seems to be an endurance event, which includes camping out from 3AM until 9AM and then coming back again for further queues and sitting in extremely uncomfortable chairs for the duration of the show, which finishes gone 10 and then further queues for the phones they take off of you, an extremely long day.
I'm a big fan of the show, but think this is just too much for me. Surely there has to be a better way for the public to get in. It excludes a lot of people being able to do this? I'd love to go, but this doesn't even seem like a pleasurable experience, more a survival of the fittest!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 8, 2018 13:39:43 GMT
I was lucky in the ticket draw to be given tickets to th he show. However, looking at it, it seems to be an endurance event, which includes camping out from 3AM until 9AM and then coming back again for further queues and sitting in extremely uncomfortable chairs for the duration of the show, which finishes gone 10 and then further queues for the phones they take off of you, an extremely long day. I'm a big fan of the show, but think this is just too much for me. Surely there has to be a better way for the public to get in. It excludes a lot of people being able to do this? I'd love to go, but this doesn't even seem like a pleasurable experience, more a survival of the fittest! They have to overbook it in case people don't show up. The queue used to be at a reasonable time but people seem to be getting there increasingly early to try to get front row seats, which go to the first dozen or so in the queue. If you dont mind being seated upstairs, people seem to still get in if they start queuing around 8am for ticket validation at 9am, then once your ticket is validated you don't have to be back until about 3.30-4pm (which makes sense as they need to get everyone seated to record the music acts and pro dances before the live show). I don't think it's half as bad as you're making out to be honest, but if you don't want to use the tickets you were so lucky to get them that's your prerogative. I'd happily suffer a bit of queuing and a one-off long day for the opportunity to be in the audience as I've applied for tickets for about a decade without success! |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 8, 2018 14:22:50 GMT
Couldn't validation be done online these days rather than in person.
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Post by showoff on Sept 8, 2018 14:24:12 GMT
I was lucky in the ticket draw to be given tickets to th he show. However, looking at it, it seems to be an endurance event, which includes camping out from 3AM until 9AM and then coming back again for further queues and sitting in extremely uncomfortable chairs for the duration of the show, which finishes gone 10 and then further queues for the phones they take off of you, an extremely long day. I'm a big fan of the show, but think this is just too much for me. Surely there has to be a better way for the public to get in. It excludes a lot of people being able to do this? I'd love to go, but this doesn't even seem like a pleasurable experience, more a survival of the fittest! They have to overbook it in case people don't show up. The queue used to be at a reasonable time but people seem to be getting there increasingly early to try to get front row seats, which go to the first dozen or so in the queue. If you dont mind being seated upstairs, people seem to still get in if they start queuing around 8am for ticket validation at 9am, then once your ticket is validated you don't have to be back until about 3.30-4pm (which makes sense as they need to get everyone seated to record the music acts and pro dances before the live show). I don't think it's half as bad as you're making out to be honest, but if you don't want to use the tickets you were so lucky to get them that's your prerogative. I'd happily suffer a bit of queuing and a one-off long day for the opportunity to be in the audience as I've applied for tickets for about a decade without success! Yes, they have to overbook, however apparently they do it by 100% and let's face it, I think most people would turn up to the show. But, I have read people being turned away who arrive at 8am. From what I've read, it seems like it's pretty rough on a lot of people. I also have physical limitations which prevent me from doing certain things, so this does seem quite bad to me. Don't get me wrong, in the past when I was 100% healthy, I wouldn't mind a bit of suffering for the chance to see this, but given how it'll probably end up with me being bed-bound afterwards, it's a lot to weigh up. |
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Sept 8, 2018 19:16:30 GMT
However, looking at it, it seems to be an endurance event, which includes camping out from 3AM until 9AM and then coming back again for further queues and sitting in extremely uncomfortable chairs for the duration of the show, which finishes gone 10 and then further queues for the phones they take off of you, an extremely long day. I can’t think of an event in the world that would get me to do that. And clearly a huge bias against anyone who isn’t a local. Imagine if you were coming down from the north and didn’t even get in? Not on. And you’re not telling me that they couldnt have a reserve list of people who would fill any empty seats at very short notice. |
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Sept 8, 2018 19:26:32 GMT
Joe “I just wanna have a larf really”. The Dame looks at CRH and raises an eyebrow.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Sept 8, 2018 19:57:58 GMT
I’m calling it now. Week one exit for Susannah Constantine based on that first group dance.
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Post by oxfordsimon on Sept 8, 2018 20:06:13 GMT
I’m calling it now. Week one exit for Susannah Constantine based on that first group dance. She really was clumsy It is between Seann and Graeme to be first man out |
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Post by dontdreamit on Sept 8, 2018 20:07:42 GMT
I can’t think of an event in the world that would get me to do that Ah those heady pre-internet days when Madonna was booked to play Wembley Stadium and it was the only real way to get tickets... Up until around 2000, there were occasions where we “slept out” for tickets* for bands/ acts we really wanted to see as they would often release the front row to the queue before they opened the phone lines. I feel really old thinking back to then! Now, it’s as many browsers open as possible at once hoping to move up the virtual queue as quickly as possible. *in reality we used to sit up all night talking then send one of us to McDonalds as soon as it opened to get breakfast for us all. Wembley Arena used to let us stay just inside the box office so it never got too cold! |
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Post by dontdreamit on Sept 8, 2018 20:09:35 GMT
I’m calling it now. Week one exit for Susannah Constantine based on that first group dance. I can’t see that she would have enough of a fan base for a start. |
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Post by lou105 on Sept 8, 2018 21:03:31 GMT
I’m calling it now. Week one exit for Susannah Constantine based on that first group dance. She really was clumsy It is between Seann and Graeme to be first man out When I was looking for something else I noticed that Seann has a tour this autumn, including Saturday gigs, all seemingly still on sale! |
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Post by princeton on Sept 8, 2018 21:26:23 GMT
When I was looking for something else I noticed that Seann has a tour this autumn, including Saturday gigs, all seemingly still on sale! I believe the whole tour has been postponed until Spring 2019. |
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Post by lou105 on Sept 8, 2018 21:29:18 GMT
Ah OK, maybe some of the venues are just being slow. I did wonder if he was going to try taking it week by week!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 9, 2018 8:27:35 GMT
I'm unapologetically going to be 'Team Kev and Stacey' this time. Also team Gorks and Katie.
Susannah and Anton was an obvious one, and maybe a merciful early exit? Hoping that Ashley Roberts has enough dance experience to keep poor little Pasha in a bit longer this year.
Entertainment wise, I really warmed to Seann, not really knowing his comedy beforehand, and Lee Ryan seems like he might fall into the 'fun but useless' category. Also Danny John Jules and Dr Ranj seem entertaining guys. I didn't warm to Charles, he seemed a bit of a fan of his own image and a bit too serious about it all. But I might be wrong.
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Post by lynette on Sept 9, 2018 9:56:19 GMT
They look a likely bunch don’t they? No obvious duds. Should be a good competition.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Sept 9, 2018 10:49:52 GMT
Anton is looking increasingly out of place amongst the male pros. And it’s not an age thing, it’s the whole persona and that whenever there’s a joke to be played they shove him into it. Like coming down straddling the mirror ball throwing glitter about last night. He does it very well and probably enjoys it. But it does mean he gets landed with a certain type of partner and as such doesn’t get taken seriously which is a shame if what’s said above about him being the only remaining ballroom expert us true.
I’d take him off the dance team, ditch Zoe Ball from it Takes Two because she’s well past her sell by date in that role, and give Anton her job. He’d be brilliant. He’s funny (she isn’t) he can dance (she can’t) and he could have a proper rapport with the contestants through his understanding of what they’re trying to achieve. Then we can promote lovely ginger to the male pro line up. It’s a no brainer.
Or if they insist on keeping him on the pro dance team, give him a proper partner and not the latest sack of spuds.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 9, 2018 10:59:21 GMT
As a (sometimes minority!) Anton fan I agree. Either step up and find him an older woman who can DANCE (a Debbie for instance) and let him shine. Because he's still incredibly talented as a dancer, as his tours show. OR let him be the 'Ballroom personality' and if he can't be a judge, then let him present ITT. I do love Zoe personally, but a joint presenting team, or a regular feature, much like Iain Waite would let Anton's expertise shine and let him clown around a bit.
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Post by oxfordsimon on Sept 9, 2018 11:44:17 GMT
They look a likely bunch don’t they? No obvious duds. Should be a good competition. I think there are some clear duds - not Widdecombe or Sargeant level - but still duds. Susannah and Graeme for starters. Seann looks pretty useless so far. Joe Sugg seems to have no talent - but he has a huge army of Sugg Life followers and will survive. I think Charles is being pushed as top male talent. He was in the middle of all of the key moments of the group dance. |
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Post by d'James on Sept 9, 2018 13:35:40 GMT
I wanted to grow to like Stacey but partnering her with Kevin will make them an insufferable pair.
Ashley and Vick looked great, but so they should with their experience.
I think Charles could be a surprise.
Loved Faye’s longer dress and she did great in the group dance.
Not sure if I’ll warm to Danny or not.
Susannah to go first please, even if she scores forty.
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