Strictly Come Dancing 2023 #9

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orlyb1310 said:
Caught up on last night’s show😍😍loads of potential from nearly everyone!! I really hope Bobby and Dianne mix it up a bit as the cutesy, innocent teenagers-in-love Waltz was so predictable.
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I mean it was only the first dance and they don't get to choose the song of the theme; I'm sure they will get to do other themes in the future (if TPTB let them).
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I wonder who the guests will be on ITT first? I'm looking forward to see Fleur on it and seeing what she's like as a presenter.
 
lizzolyn said:
I mean it was only the first dance and they don't get to choose the song of the theme; I'm sure they will get to do other themes in the future (if TPTB let them).
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I know, I'm just thinking of instances with celebs of a similar age to Bobby who had potential but ended up with a barrage of really vanilla, forgettable routines. I'd love to see Dianne really push him with technical, traditional choreography!! He shows quite good range on Eastenders so I think he could pull off more mature, serious routines too.
 
orlyb1310 said:
I know, I'm just thinking of instances with celebs of a similar age to Bobby who had potential but ended up with a barrage of really vanilla, forgettable routines. I'd love to see Dianne really push him with technical, traditional choreography!! He shows quite good range on Eastenders so I think he could pull off more mature, serious routines too.
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She's never had anyone a similar age to Bobby unless you count Joe who was 7 years older than him when he was on the show and even then TPTB infantilized him with a High School musical routine. I mean the dance on Saturday was joint second best in score and he's second in the strictly spoiler online poll so it seems it was enjoyed a lot by the public. I think he could pull off a more serious, mature routine too; it's just waiting to see if they get given the song and theme for that.
 
I think Bobby will need to prove himself with someting more technical if he wants to stay in. Joe Sugg got that much more classic A Chorus Line routine.

Nigel will get to the final but I suspect he won't win. Usually, this is what happens when someone is too good from the start. Layton I suspect will be a bit of a one-trick pony and will be in the dance-off on a regular basis. Like Fleur with her constant hip-hop inspired routines - she managed to go with the style and flow more for her samba, which was fantastic, but then went back to her usual Beyonce schtick.
 
Boring Monday said:
To be fair, even some athletes have dance training … not the likes of Jody/cyclists … but friends daughter is a cricketer and has been encouraged to take ballet lessons.
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Footwork is vital in Cricket(batting) and Tennis (most sports to be fair but those particularly) so I'm surprised that people are surprised that Annabel was decent.
 
Bol85 said:
Fleur & Janette are so mismatched visually! Janette is absolutely tiny & Fleur is, well normal sized I imagine! I was genuinely surprised how tiny Janette still is after just having a baby! She really only put weight on her stomach didn’t she!

I hope they are OK as presenters. It’s kinda odd having a show hosted by two non-presenters! 😕
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Fleur does a radio show, is that not presenting?
 
CarmenGhia said:
I think Bobby will need to prove himself with someting more technical if he wants to stay in. Joe Sugg got that much more classic A Chorus Line routine.

Nigel will get to the final but I suspect he won't win. Usually, this is what happens when someone is too good from the start. Layton I suspect will be a bit of a one-trick pony and will be in the dance-off on a regular basis. Like Fleur with her constant hip-hop inspired routines - she managed to go with the style and flow more for her samba, which was fantastic, but then went back to her usual Beyonce schtick.
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Ah yes, Fleur’s infamous Beyoncé waltz, quickstep, VW, jive, Paso.. I did feel her waltz to Formation was a bit much but Anton certainly loved it..:)

Nigel could easily be a Kelvin - wins it in week 1. He’s protected by Layton’s ringeriness and from what I can see on SM, appeals to both grans and younger women/gays. All the SCD demographics!
 
ButtonDownTheHutches said:
Any form of dance experience, whether it’s the likes of Debbie McGee’s professional ballet career, Caroline Flack’s dance/musical theatre background, or Denise van Outen ‘sitting on a chair’ in Chicago, is barely ever mentioned on the show, so I cannot imagine vast swathes of the audience feeling ‘lied to’ if they find out that an actor did ballet as a kid but it was never formally declared on the show. 🤷‍♀️

Angela S had professional Irish dancing training, Les has been touring in 42nd Street, most actors/performers have had dance lessons at some point. Even pretty much every woman (and a few men) I know has done some sort of dance class at some point. Finding 15 celebrities each year who have never had so much as a single dance lesson at any point in their lives is a Herculean task.
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I just noted it in relation to Layton's dance experience being brought up twice already by week 1, while Amanda's isn't mentioned and Nigel's mentioned but downplayed, seems a little unfair, but I suppose he's not likely to get a lot of votes regardless so I guess it doesn't really matter.
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glittermicky said:
I feel like Nigel is already annoyed to duck with her and I thought he looked very uncomfortable with her at most points once they’d finished dancing.
Having someone constantly hanging off me like a leech whilst I was being interviewed would annoy me too.
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Don't most of them cling to each other like limpets though? I'm not sure anyone with a problem with it has signed up for the right show 😂
 
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diamondthunder said:
I just noted it in relation to Layton's dance experience being brought up twice already by week 1, while Amanda's isn't mentioned and Nigel's mentioned but downplayed, seems a little unfair, but I suppose he's not likely to get a lot of votes regardless so I guess it doesn't really matter.
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Don't most of them cling to each other like limpets though? I'm not sure anyone with a problem with it has signed up for the right show 😂
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Dancers are the most touchy feely people on the planet, closely followed by Actors. I think he’s fine with it.
 
nickgrimshaw said:
I watched the show with my mum and to her Bobby is just 'Jade Goody's son', which is strange considering to her Nigel is Dennis Rickman 🤔
Also, Nikita was Stacey Solomon and no convincing as otherwise 😂
And as soon as I mentioned Zara being associated with Love Island, there was a roll of the eyes and a conveniently timed toilet break
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She did look like Stacey
 
Just caught up with everyone’s dance and the threads - bit late to the party as have spent 36 hours licking the TV screen and wondering if I could get myself into this position in front of Nikita. 🥵
 

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