Strictly Come Dancing 2023 #8

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PontiacBandit said:
I honestly don't know how the celebs do it. I'd completely forget the routine midway through on the night and not be able to recover it! My mind would go blank under the studio lights.

Some of the celebs are seasoned performers but some aren't! And most are probably used to pre-recorded projects where you can do extra takes as required.

I'm surprised it hasn't happened more over the years, complete disaster as opposed to missing a few steps/a short segment and picking it back up again!
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Really scary stuff. My worst nightmare would be, being sewn into my costume and not being able to go to the loo 20 times,but maybe that’s just my age😂
 
Looking at the couples again (I didn't really have them committed to memory) I'm not sure there will be any shocks tonight 🤔

They all seem fairly evenly matched and the weaker contestants have dances/songs that play to their strengths.

Do they generally have longer to practise this first dance than subsequent dances? How long ago were they 'really' paired up? Usually the first dance is much more rehearsed then it's a dance a week thereafter!

It'll be interesting to see if there are any awkward vibes between any of them. Couples we assumed would be getting on well being slightly awkward/distant vs couples who have no obvious connection getting on like a house on fire 😁
 
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Yeah I think they normally get 2 weeks for week one and then obviously a week for everything else. I presume that's so they can figure out what the celeb can and can't do, the standard, and get to grips with some basics before the pro choreographs the dance as well as time to get to know each other
 
PontiacBandit said:
I honestly don't know how the celebs do it. I'd completely forget the routine midway through on the night and not be able to recover it! My mind would go blank under the studio lights.

Some of the celebs are seasoned performers but some aren't! And most are probably used to pre-recorded projects where you can do extra takes as required.

I'm surprised it hasn't happened more over the years, complete disaster as opposed to missing a few steps/a short segment and picking it back up again!
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Such a credit to the pros too who can stop the celebs completely going off or at least do something. Was it Ellie and Jojo last year who couldn't hear their music as the dance began but it looked like nothing happened?

Think I'm going to start watching later tonight and make use of the fast forward button.
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sueh21 said:
Really scary stuff. My worst nightmare would be, being sewn into my costume and not being able to go to the loo 20 times,but maybe that’s just my age😂
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Same! I wonder if the celebs that do that are the ones who get Vicky Gill's wrath the next week.
 
DoseofReality said:
Such a credit to the pros too who can stop the celebs completely going off or at least do something. Was it Ellie and Jojo last year who couldn't hear their music as the dance began but it looked like nothing happened?

Think I'm going to start watching later tonight and make use of the fast forward button.
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Same! I wonder if the celebs that do that are the ones who get Vicky Gill's wrath the next week.
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Yes. In Blackpool.
Ellie talked about it afterwards. She thought at first it was just her. Johannes said something like follow me and they covered up the hitch with the music beautifully.
 
Tealight said:
I think Eddie and Karen will top the leaderboard tonight, closely followed by Adam and Luba! Those are my week one predictions. What are your snacks of choice for this evening? I have paprika Pringles and dip, white twix and Wine 💃🏼🕺🏻🥂
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Torn between Layton and Nigel as table-toppers tonight. I think Amanda, Eddie, and Zara will also do well. Krishnan could be a surprise I think.
 
Eddie will be a good dancer but I doubt he'll do his best tonight with Quickstep, I doubt it's really his style, and of course - we've never really seen Karen excel in ballroom.

Shocked if it's not Layton at the top, with Nigel maybe tying with him.
 
lalalandx21 said:
Watching back the judges routine from last week and Neil is REPULSIVE 🤢 I’m sorry to the lovers of our red headed man child but his pouting during the section with him, Kai and Anton truly put me off men for life
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I don’t think that’s really a fair comment to be making tbh. Someone else having it worse than you doesn’t mean you aren’t allowed to be disappointed about things in your own life, it’s not a competition. Instead of having a dig at another pro you could just post your support for Amy and leave it at that.
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Is there a rule on this thread nobody can dig at certain pros? Whilst I don’t disagree with your point, there seems to be a select few on here nobody can say anything negative about, it’s a discussion thread
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There’s no rule, I’m replying to posts the same as everyone else. I just think it’s disgusting to use Amy’s cancer to have a dig at another pro and I would be saying the same if it was any of them, even the ones I don’t like.

The opening credits looked great, and how lovely that they included Amy bless her. She was never one of my favourites but her illness has really impacted me, she’s such a lovely young woman.
 
Honeystar said:
Interesting that the ringer aka Layton has been given the technically hardest dance in week one. I’m torn on that being totally unfair on him or unfair on the others who will get it further in the comp when the judges are more bothered by technique- kinda handy to get it out of the way in week one when you can get away with it
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I think the producers always want at least one of the couples to have a stand out good dance for entertainment value in week one and normally those dances go to a ringer.

In terms of who got what dance then I think Nigel getting a paso is the most interesting; I know paso's have been given out in week one before but its not as regular compared to the other dances. So I think the producers are probably expecting something great which obviously could help him to have that attention grabbing moment early on.
 
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