Strictly Come Dancing 2023 #31

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UnknownTattler said:
Nikita's intro dance? About 28 minutes in:


Also Kai and Jowita's intro dance of course. I had forgotten how much I liked it, although even then Cameron looked like the odd one out.

At the start I would never have thought Layton would be going into the final with fewer dance offs than Bobby, but happy for him and Nikita that they went straight through. I think Ellie has had it in the bag for weeks.
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Thank you so much! Intense and cheeky indeed! ♥️
 
At the start I would never have thought Layton would be going into the final with fewer dance offs than Bobby, but happy for him and Nikita that they went straight through. I think Ellie has had it in the bag for weeks.
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UnknownTattler said:
Nikita's intro dance? About 28 minutes in:


Also Kai and Jowita's intro dance of course. I had forgotten how much I liked it, although even then Cameron looked like the odd one out.

At the start I would never have thought Layton would be going into the final with fewer dance offs than Bobby, but happy for him and Nikita that they went straight through. I think Ellie has had it in the bag for weeks.
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Thank you for this! somehow, I'd completely forgotten how they all turned up at the same time!

our reigning champion, our charming time traveller, our most perfect, beautiful baby boy.... and cameron. whatever became of cameron?
 
Dianne is going to be insufferable isn’t she? God what an irritating couple. The only saving grace is that Bobby is unlikely to win because he can’t be that popular. If Nigel had still been there, I think Bobby would have been out last week.

Annabel is what Strictly is about for a lot of people and according to a colleague who studies form, she was second favourite to win by the bookies earlier in the week. She needed a lot of votes to balance out her scores and obviously just weren’t there.

I was confident Ellie would win but now I’m not so sure. I don’t have a skin in the game but the thought of Bobby and Dianne winning brings out the same feelings of injustice I had when Ore won 😂. I don’t think Layton will win. If I had a pound for every time I’ve seen “BuT hE’s A pRoFesSiOnAl DaNcEr” on social media I would be off to Donaghey’s for the weekend. Yes he is, yes he does have an advantage in terms of dancing in front of an audience and basic dance fundamentals but Nikita and Layton have been a joy to watch this year.

Decent semi-final, Bobby’s Quickstep was his best dance so far but his Paso face looked like he had a bit of tit under his nose. Him and Dianne are just so bloody irritating though, they’re like a pair of kids.

Annabel’s Viennese Waltz was lovely but her Salsa wasn’t her best. It’s obviously still very recently since her husband died so as hypocritical as this could sound from me given my stance on them, I don’t think this is in the ‘sob story’ category.

Layton’s Rumba wasn’t my favourite dance of his but his Charleston was a different level. He was on the road to big things anyway but Strictly has been great for a wider audience to see just how talented he is.

Loved Ellie’s Cha Cha Chaaaaar but not her Couple’s Choice. I really wanted to love it but it didn’t work for me. Please don’t hate me but I don’t find Vito’s chats in the Clauditorium endearing at all. I don’t think he’s playing a game or trying to be something he’s not but it irritates me a wee bit
 
Had a rare but much needed Saturday night out yesterday so I have the whole of last night's show to catch up on this aft so can't comment on any dances but I did notice on socials even Alfie's sister and Zoe and Joe's mother coming out in force last night reminding us all who we needed to be voting for (had a sneaky eye roll to myself of course) 😂
 
just looking for a silver lining to Nigel not being there last night, but say if Nigel hadn't been injured and Annabel went last week, there could well have been a Bobby v Nigel dance off last night with Shirley doing the devil's work and putting Bobby through. So we've been spared that injustice at least

I'm not exactly over the moon at Bobby being in the final, but he was better than Annabel last night
 
Wow shocked Layton and Nikita escaped the dance off but so so happy they did. I think they’re going to be really shocked too. They're reaction is going to be super cute to quote Layton. I'd love this to mean they have a chance at winning but they won't. But they're going to be amazing to watch in the final.

To think if Nigel hadn't been injured it's likely Bobby would have gone last week and now he's in the final. I do think based on last night he was better than Annabel and did a good job of the Quickstep and so fair enough he's made it through. I'm confident he won't win. Sorry I mean I'm confident Dianne won't win.
 
What dances would you like to see each of them do again?

Ellie: American Smooth and either Paso or her week 1 jive

Bobby: none (joke) probably his samba and jive? Or maybe one of his ballrooms (struggling to remember any of his dances tbh)

Layton: Argentine tango and quickstep (or his salsa)

Annabel: her foxtrot and foxtrot 😜 foxtrot and maybe her jive
 
LowCalCalzoneZone said:
just looking for a silver lining to Nigel not being there last night, but say if Nigel hadn't been injured and Annabel went last week, there could well have been a Bobby v Nigel dance off last night with Shirley doing the devil's work and putting Bobby through. So we've been spared that injustice at least

I'm not exactly over the moon at Bobby being in the final, but he was better than Annabel last night
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Good point. She would have probably saved Bobby 'young man' because Nigel's toenail was pointed up further than his toe, or something. And that would have broken my heart.
 
Ellie: American Smooth and week one jive. I like a throwback.

Bobby: Samba then a ballroom of some sort, can't remember them either.

Layton: Argentine Tango and quickstep/salsa (I loved both)

Annabel: Tough call between a foxtrot and a foxtrot. I'd say her jive should be in it with one of the infinite ballrooms.
 
Long, long, long-time lurker de-lurking just because nobody anywhere has mentioned that Layton & Nikita inherited what I presume are Vicky Gill’s only set of Official Male Rumba pyjamas.
 

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Honeystar said:
What dances would you like to see each of them do again?

Ellie: American Smooth and either Paso or her week 1 jive

Bobby: none (joke) probably his samba and jive? Or maybe one of his ballrooms (struggling to remember any of his dances tbh)

Layton: Argentine tango and quickstep (or his salsa)

Annabel: her foxtrot and foxtrot 😜 foxtrot and maybe her jive
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Bobby's QS was probably his best dance (even though a bit overmarked).

I was disappointed in the foxtrot content in Annabel's VW

Layton's Charleston was really superb - at the start I was 'oh it's a bit out of sync' and then it just got better and better. Nobody else could have done that.

I'm cross they basically repurposed Molly's showdance for Ellie's CC - the lift was spectacular but I would have loved to see her do something jazzy. The look from Vito to her at the end though (though I preferred his curly CCC hair) 🔥
 

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LowCalCalzoneZone said:
Keep watching back Layton and Nikita's Charleston and noticing new things, like after the swivel, they do this really complicated looking delightful step, and then Layton's OTT jazz hands at the end 😍❤

Love love love it. This and Nigel's rumba are the only two dances this series that have really gotten under my skin
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I loved it.
And when Craig stood up, I said ohhhhhhhh and clapped 😁
 
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