Strictly Come Dancing 2022 #23

[Fillyjonk]

Big hands?

Having been out with a man with size 15 feet (yep), I can assure you that it's not always true.

I mean, the hands were big too, but...

 

[Whatsallthis]

I've got some morbid curiosity to see if he will mention it or not in the camp;

He will 100%. He was the support act at a comedy gig I was at and that kiss and the fallout was all he spoke about. He wasn’t even funny and his attitude was stinking.

 

[lizzolyn]

He will 100%. He was the support act at a comedy gig I was at and that kiss and the fallout was all he spoke about. He wasn’t even funny and his attitude was stinking.

He may or may not; it might be best not to mention and to just try and show himself in a good light in the trials and the relationships with the campmates. He may be asked about it by the other celebs though; I'm guessing Katya is hoping it wont be brought up.

 

[AshT]

Interesting ITT segment shock! I have actually always wondered what music they use in rehearsals if it's a slightly different arrangement to the original. And now I know. Please more BTS stuff like this

Not Dianne going on about the height difference again, while tall, benched Luba is right there in the studio with them

(I know it was Janette that brought it up, which is even more baffling that the show want to use it as a talking point - discussing Tyler's torches again might be slightly less awkward)

Oh I've always wondered about the music too but I missed ITT. What did they say?

 

[abelleza]

I'm watching it now and its a laugh all right! This is the same man Katya found attractive and decided to kiss; between her and Neil her choices have been impeccable!

Tbf next to Neil he’s an Adonis

 

[LowCalCalzoneZone]

Oh I've always wondered about the music too but I missed ITT. What did they say?

They have a musical producer that works with the pros to put together an arrangement of their track to rehearse to (so right length, then they make changes to the tempo, add extra beats, gaps etc to fit the choreography) and then when they're happy, they give it to Dave Arch so he can rehearse it with his band

I haven't really explained it very well, but it's worth a watch. Much more interesting than another make up tutorial or choreography corner

 

[AshT]

They have a musical producer that works with the pros to put together an arrangement of their track to rehearse to (so right length, then they make changes to the tempo, add extra beats, gaps etc to fit the choreography) and then when they're happy, they give it to Dave Arch so he can rehearse it with his band

I haven't really explained it very well, but it's worth a watch. Much more interesting than another make up tutorial or choreography corner

No that's perfect thank you! That is interesting. I always wondered because when you see them rehearse it sounds like the track but on the night the music is often completely different.

Thanks so much!

 

[diamondthunder]

I read that as “racist confessions” and panicked a bit

lol, so did I!

He was told to stick his bottom under … forgetting that his posture was what it was for balance.

Yes, they seem to pick at choose at random which disabilities they make allowances for and which they don't. It's all very confusing. Like, Matt's frame was awful, but then to find out it's because he's literally missing some muscles on one side of his body, like, how is it fair to criticize him for that while ignoring things Ellie's disability made it impossible for her to do? I think there needs to be some kind of coherent guideline set for the judges to follow in how they judge contestants with physical limitations, because at the moment there seems to be no consistency to it. I think they kept harping at Alex Scott for not pointing her toes too, when she couldn't because of a football injury. Makes the judges look like clowns. (Not that they don't manage to make themselves look like clowns no matter who they're judging )

 

[soccergirl]

There was an event last night at the Natural History Museum to celebrate the BBC centenary - Gio, Lauren, Kai and Nads did some dancing (video on Vito’s story).
Mrs Strictly, Sara, was happy to be there. What a life!

 

[Willow9999]

‘I’d rather face a polar bear than step on the dancefloor’: Strictly’s Hamza Yassin on salsa, Scotland and singledom

How did a man who’s most at home in the wilderness end up topping the Strictly leaderboard? The wildlife cameraman turned TV presenter talks about his dance partner Jowita, his childhood in Sudan and his life today as ‘the only black person in 150 miles’

www.theguardian.com

Hope the link works. Nice interview with Hamza in The Guardian. For those of you who are interested yes he is single

 

[LaBlonde]

‘I’d rather face a polar bear than step on the dancefloor’: Strictly’s Hamza Yassin on salsa, Scotland and singledom

How did a man who’s most at home in the wilderness end up topping the Strictly leaderboard? The wildlife cameraman turned TV presenter talks about his dance partner Jowita, his childhood in Sudan and his life today as ‘the only black person in 150 miles’

www.theguardian.com

Hope the link works. Nice interview with Hamza in The Guardian. For those of you who are interested yes he is single

ooo thank you! i’ll save it to read at lunch

and thank you in particular for the BIB! i think i’ll have to join the queue though

 

[Lostcat]

What a lovely interview with him. The interviewer seemed quite charmed by him and his personality. This bit was especially sweet!

Yassin, I suspect, collects friendships like other naturalists collect shells or feathers.

Also like the way he is the village handyman , log chopper and general Lifter of Heavy Things. No wonder Jowita was so at ease getting flung about by him!

 

[soccergirl]

‘I’d rather face a polar bear than step on the dancefloor’: Strictly’s Hamza Yassin on salsa, Scotland and singledom

How did a man who’s most at home in the wilderness end up topping the Strictly leaderboard? The wildlife cameraman turned TV presenter talks about his dance partner Jowita, his childhood in Sudan and his life today as ‘the only black person in 150 miles’

www.theguardian.com

Hope the link works. Nice interview with Hamza in The Guardian. For those of you who are interested yes he is single

Aw what a delightful man!

more bloopers released:

 

[IndominusRex]

lol, so did I!



Yes, they seem to pick at choose at random which disabilities they make allowances for and which they don't. It's all very confusing. Like, Matt's frame was awful, but then to find out it's because he's literally missing some muscles on one side of his body, like, how is it fair to criticize him for that while ignoring things Ellie's disability made it impossible for her to do? I think there needs to be some kind of coherent guideline set for the judges to follow in how they judge contestants with physical limitations, because at the moment there seems to be no consistency to it. I think they kept harping at Alex Scott for not pointing her toes too, when she couldn't because of a football injury. Makes the judges look like clowns. (Not that they don't manage to make themselves look like clowns no matter who they're judging )

To me this is what the VTs should be - showing them learning that weeks dance, any adaptations they have to make and why, some outtakes of when they cock up/fall over/fart during a bend.

 

[Fillyjonk]

‘I’d rather face a polar bear than step on the dancefloor’: Strictly’s Hamza Yassin on salsa, Scotland and singledom

How did a man who’s most at home in the wilderness end up topping the Strictly leaderboard? The wildlife cameraman turned TV presenter talks about his dance partner Jowita, his childhood in Sudan and his life today as ‘the only black person in 150 miles’

www.theguardian.com

Hope the link works. Nice interview with Hamza in The Guardian. For those of you who are interested yes he is single

‘I’d rather face a polar bear than step on the dancefloor’: Strictly’s Hamza Yassin on salsa, Scotland and singledom

How did a man who’s most at home in the wilderness end up topping the Strictly leaderboard? The wildlife cameraman turned TV presenter talks about his dance partner Jowita, his childhood in Sudan and his life today as ‘the only black person in 150 miles’

www.theguardian.com

Hope the link works. Nice interview with Hamza in The Guardian. For those of you who are interested yes he is single

On my way!



In all seriousness though, what a wonderful human he is. He deserves the world.

 

[ChastityDingle]

Yes, I remember that!

I don't see why everybody should be sympathetic to Dianne for having a taller partner with big feet - boo bleeping hoo. If she can't make it work then that's frankly down to gaps in her teaching and choreography. And it's also an oversight on production's part for pairing them together when there were taller dancers available, though, as we've discussed, others have managed fine.

Yes, I fast forward most of the talky bits so I'm not sure was it just last Saturday they started about Tyler's big feet and the height difference? Most people's feet are kinda in proportion to their height/ build / whatever and he seemed to manage his feet okay up to now - in general, I mean not just while dancing

Saw Tony and Katya on ITT, both in great spirits . Tony did say a few times that he is tired, I half wondered is he psyching himself for elimination.

 

[shadowcat5]

He vaguely referenced the kiss in his VT thing last night. Saying he has had a lot of bad press and wants to change people's opinions.

If he wants to do that he might want to start with not being a massive bellend

 

[Sea]

I don't think Ellie and Nikita's height difference was brought up in critiques because of the obvious reason of them having a largely significant height difference and theres nothing that can be done about that.

I only think the issue with height has really come during their VW and I just think it was blown up so much; if one of the other pros had mentioned it I'm sure it may not have been much of an issue.

Speaking of Tony; he has had had quite a run of the more 'exciting' dances: Tango, Charleston, Samba, AS, Cha cha, and jive this week. I know the topic of dances given was a conversation on earlier in this thread, maybe Tony was given more of the exciting dances to see him through to as far as he has.

I feel he was given energetic dances to be set up as a joke dancer (how they hoped Bill Bailey would).
I'd like to see him ballroom and then he can not be laughed off by audience and judges.

 

[Fillyjonk]

I feel he was given energetic dances to be set up as a joke dancer (how they hoped Bill Bailey would).
I'd like to see him ballroom and then he can not be laughed off by audience and judges.

When he did his quickstep at Halloween, he was really pretty good. It's a shame he keeps getting shafted with daft dances, though they must be running out now.

 

[lavendervase]

Jowita looks different to me every single time I see her. I don’t think I could pick her out of a line up! I love her and Hamza but I don’t know what it is about her!