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Post by lynette on Dec 2, 2022 23:38:12 GMT
Agree - elbow meant whole point down? Ridiculous. But the scoring is very high now and the dances are all very like ‘finals’ standard used to be.
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Post by alece10 on Dec 3, 2022 0:22:09 GMT
Just caught up with tonight's episode. Now I'm a big fan of Cabaret, Fosse and Gorka so slightly biased but I thought Helens dance was one of the best in the series. Loved it.
Don't know if anyone noticed one of the extra dancers, black guy with blonde hair. He was also at Blackpool. His name is Austin Farrell and I follow him on Instagram. He is fabulous and did some great, camp and stagey videos during lockdown.
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Post by TallPaul on Dec 3, 2022 9:41:09 GMT
Having two Fosse influenced routines on the same show was one too many. It was supposed to be musicals night, not Kander and Ebb night! With one less day to rehearse, I swear the backing dancers did the same in both.
It's probably Kym's turn to leave.
I wonder if Rob Hastie had time to watch? Will's agent could be getting a call on Monday. If he met his wife in a musical, he must be able to sing.
If Helen goes through, which she should, she'll somehow have to combine dancing with farming next week.
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Post by ruthieh on Dec 3, 2022 17:45:54 GMT
Well the opening dance for the results show, Guys and Dolls themed, was a vast improvement on the one for the main show!
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Post by theatrefan62 on Dec 3, 2022 17:57:30 GMT
The Cher Show performance wasn't great
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Post by robertb213 on Dec 3, 2022 19:00:02 GMT
The Cher Show performance wasn't great It never is! 🤣
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Post by karloscar on Dec 3, 2022 21:49:24 GMT
I've seen am-dram productions of Guys'n'Dolls with more inspired choreography than tonight's offering. And none of the Cher-a-likes look or sound anything like her,at least the Broadway version tried. Still, musicals week had no hideous edits that ruined the songs, so that's a first, and Hamza's was the only song I would've dumped for something more suitable for a samba.
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Post by Matt on Dec 8, 2022 22:20:09 GMT
For those who watch It Takes Two, once you realise that Janette laughs like Bart Simpson you’ll never un-hear it.
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Post by oxfordsimon on Dec 8, 2022 22:24:50 GMT
Dances for this week
Fleur & Vito: Charleston to Tu Vuo' Fa L'Americano by Fiorello and Paso Doble to The Time Is Now by Moloko
Helen & Gorka: Argentine Tango to Here Comes The Rain Again by Eurythmics and Waltz to Only One Road by Céline Dion
Molly & Carlos: Paso Doble to Survivor by 2WEI ft Edda Hayes and American Smooth to Easy On Me by Adele
Hamza & Jowita: Charleston to Pencil Full Of Lead by Paolo Nutini and Waltz to What The World Needs Now by Burt Bacharach
Will & Nancy: Couple's Choice to Know How / Fools Gold / Step On Young MC / The Stone Roses / Happy Mondays and Paso Doble to Uccen – DWTS Remix by Taalbi Brothers, DWTS
3 Pasos is an unbalanced outcome. Someone messed up planning there.
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Post by foxa on Dec 9, 2022 12:02:30 GMT
I was thinking that - too many pasos. Think Helen & Gorka has a strong pair of dances/music.
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Post by oxfordsimon on Dec 9, 2022 14:15:15 GMT
I only really like AT when it is danced to authentic music. It always feels forced if done to a pop song.
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Post by karloscar on Dec 9, 2022 14:33:44 GMT
There hasn't been a really memorable Paso this year, so maybe we'll get one this week.
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Post by lynette on Dec 11, 2022 20:59:18 GMT
Did we have just one or two Viennese waltzes? Too many pesos but Molly’s was good this week. I dont get Will. Voted 3x for Hamza
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Post by Matt on Dec 11, 2022 21:09:59 GMT
Molly got absolutely robbed of a 40.
2 waltz, hamza and Helen.
I thought wills couple choice was poor, no way it deserved those marks.
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Post by oxfordsimon on Dec 11, 2022 21:18:15 GMT
It was not a great semi final
The AS and Waltzes were dull
The AT lacked any connection or sensuality
I didn't like any of the Pasos. Molly didn't have anywhere near enough Spanish feel. Fleur was hampered by poor music. Will was too angular.
The comments and scores were too positive.
It was a drawn out, dull show
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Post by alece10 on Dec 17, 2022 20:51:58 GMT
Enough already with all the fake crying!
And why does Motsi have her notes written on her arms when she has a pen and pad in front of her?
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Post by robertb213 on Dec 17, 2022 21:46:00 GMT
A weak result, it falls under the same category as Louis Smith and Bill Bailey for me. The other 3 couples were consistently stronger throughout.
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Post by anthony40 on Dec 17, 2022 22:17:15 GMT
I knew Molly wouldn’t win and that it would (ultimately) come down to Hamza and Fluer- I was hoping for Hamza.
Well done! I’m my eyes, the best pair won.
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Post by karloscar on Dec 17, 2022 22:34:45 GMT
No losers on the night. All the finalists have raised their profiles professionally, Hamza's now a household name and will get loads of work, Helen's found her confidence again and Molly and Fleur will use the dance experience gained here to great effect in future. Fleur gave the best performance on the night, but the public had probably decided long before voting opened who their winner was.
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Post by theatremiss on Dec 18, 2022 11:34:59 GMT
No losers on the night. All the finalists have raised their profiles professionally, Hamza's now a household name and will get loads of work, Helen's found her confidence again and Molly and Fleur will use the dance experience gained here to great effect in future. Fleur gave the best performance on the night, but the public had probably decided long before voting opened who their winner was. Hamza already has lots of work lined up by the BBC and was advised (told) To go on the show to raise his profile in preparation for them. He seems a genuinely lovely guy, but I could never get past the fact he had sickle feet that turned in and as such should not have got to the final, in addition to the fact he plateaued about 4 weeks ago. But then it’s the public vote and it’s who they voted for so who am I to criticise? I did vote for Fleur as I felt her dances were the best and she grew as a dancer through out. Ah well here’s to next year
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Post by oxfordsimon on Dec 18, 2022 19:30:51 GMT
Fleur had the best show dance. It felt like a proper piece of choreo.
Molly did nothing to impress in terms of performance or engagement. She might have done well technically but there was no spark.
Helen was doing steps and moves but too frequently it was just that with not enough dancing. You could see all the working parts but it didn't all coalesce.
Hamza came as close as he could to throwing the final. None of his efforts matched his earlier performances. But he had banked enough goodwill to win regardless.
Fleur was the best on the night. But there was nothing anyone could do to overturn the favourite.
Personally I would drop the show dance. They just seem to fall slightly short of expectations.
Perhaps we could see a Lindy Hop challenge instead. Just to shake things up.
And they could open up a public vote for obe of the dances. Take away the judges choice and let the public choose.
It is time for a refresh
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Post by lynette on Dec 19, 2022 16:55:39 GMT
Agreed. Show dance always a nothing recently. In the olden days it was something because the regular dances were more traditional. Now with the stuff they put out there, like Fleur’s Beyoncé effort, there is nowhere to go with the show dance. It would be very cumbersome for the viewers to vote for choice of which dances they do but maybe, get them to do their best score and their worst so we can see improvement and also the best dances again. And why four in the final? Go back to three or even two and add more dances! Less of the backstories please.
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Post by TallPaul on Dec 20, 2022 10:43:37 GMT
There was a lovely symmetry to the final, which began with our david's theme song, and ended with mine. Seeing Claudia in BurlyBeaR's new cape was worth the cost of the licence fee alone. Apart from Tony Adams, everyone this year was eliminated in just about the right order. My Mr Kipling friend will be pleased, but based purely on how they danced on the night, Fleur and Vito should have probably won.
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