Strictly Come Dancing 2023 #9

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BDY_97 said:
I don’t recall AJ getting much hate at all? I was actually pleasantly surprised at how much she was loved and appreciated by fans of the show. She got complaints about her loud booming voice/accent at times but apart from that I don’t remember much else negativity. Alexandra & Fleur on the other hand were treated absolutely disgusting, particularly Alexandra who had just lost her mum as the show was starting.
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She didn’t get it quite as bad but many comments from the Brendas about her loudness and ‘being full of herself’.
Alexandra, it was a whole level up. It was amazing she kept going due to the fact her mum died on launch show day I think? I really felt for her, and she was so good!
 
MidCenturyMadOne said:
She didn’t get it quite as bad but many comments from the Brendas about her loudness and ‘being full of herself’.
Alexandra, it was a whole level up. It was amazing she kept going due to the fact her mum died on launch show day I think? I really felt for her, and she was so good!
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Tbh AJ was very loud but I don’t think she was full of herself at all, thought she was very humble and down to earth throughout her series. It’s certainly a pattern … Alexandra, Fleur, Molly, Karim, Natalie & i’m sure more that I can’t remember off the top of my head. I think Alexandra’s mum died the day before the launch show, so the fact that she was able to continue with the show was amazing.
 
diamondthunder said:
First off, what was wardrobe trying to do to nearly everyone? I think Jowita's dress was just about the only outfit I didn't want to set fire to! Poor Nancy especially. Surely it would cost less to hire some actual ballroom/latin costumes than make some poor assistant spend all night glueing sequins to an op shop haul? 😂

Always love a ballroom pro dance! 😁

Adam - Not too bad, a bit better than I expected. Glad poor Luba isn't likely to be first or second boot again. Not loving her new hair.

Angela S - Not as good as I was hoping for, but plenty of room to improve. I like her a lot, and her and Carlos seem fun together.

Eddie - Also not as good as I hoped, but I'm sure he'll do better next week with Latin. Just hope Karen can do something about those shoulders in the next few weeks.

Angela R - Perfectly matched with Kai. Think the 7s were a tad ridiculous, but it was certainly impressive! I'm so jealous, 50 years younger and I couldn't get my leg up there for a million bucks. 😭

Nikita - Surprised she got such nice comments, I thought it was awful, surprised she got more than 3/4s. She looked so awkward and terrified and it looked like Gorka was just dragging her around. Unless she surprises in the Latin I still can't see her lasting long.

Layton - Horrible song and I don't think it entirely suited a samba, but it was a fantastic routine anyway. Didn't completely blow my socks off, but samba's a hard dance for week 1. I was a bit afraid he'd overdo it and it'd be a mess, but Nikita seems to have reined him back just the right amount so far. A great place to start and looking forward to seeing what more they can do. Will be interesting to see what approach they take with choreography/styling etc for the ballroom. Also lovely to see Nikita looking so joyful dancing in a same-sex partnership as opposed to Gio looking embarrassed last year. I don't think personally think Layton came across too cocky but can see why some would, he'll have to be careful if he wants votes.

Zara - I thought she'd be decent but that was pretty yikes. I think nerves may have gotten to her a bit though, because I thought her cha cha walks looked a little better on Graz's insta story yesterday, so maybe some room for improvement?

Les - Well it could have been worse! Not much, but he gave it a good go. 😂 Shirley's score was a little generous. The same as Angela S? Shirley picked her pretty young woman to be mean to early this year. :rolleyes:

Ellie - The hair flip at the start! Was not expecting her to be anywhere near that good, really impressed. I don't even generally like jives all that much, but really enjoyed hers. She and Vito continue to be an adorable partnership. 🥰

Jody - Also a bit better than expected. I don't see him lasting a super long time, but Jowita's doing a great job with him, and they're damn lucky they got the best song and costumes of the night. Time will tell if Latin will be his undoing.

Bobby - Meh. It was ok, but 8s were ridiculous. The height thing was worse/more noticeable than I thought it would be and will put a cap on how much he can improve. Hoping for a 'shock' midseason boot ala Tyler.

Annabel - She was quite a bit better than I expected but the scores were a little nuts. Also, Jojo's a sweetheart. I'm not generally a big fan of his choreography, but I loved his partnership with Ellie last year and he's really grown on me.

Amanda - She must have some stealth dance experience, surely? Those spins were way too good for her to have never danced before. Gio escapes duffer duty once again. :cautious: I don't have any strong opinion of her either way, and I liked her dance, but at the moment there are others I like better so keeping my fingers crossed she doesn't take a finale spot over them.

Krishnan - Not too bad, reasonably entertaining and I'm glad he looks to be having a great time. I think Lauren's choreography was a little boring/repetitive though, but of course it was her first dance with a celeb, so hopefully it will improve.

Nigel - Also didn't completely blow my socks off, but a great dance and I'm so happy Katya has a ringer after so many hopeless cases (even if I'm rolling my eyes a bit at his 'I'm totally not a ringer, my musical theatre experience means nothing, my wife laughs at me when I dance!' shtick) and their partnership is growing on me too. The training footage with her cashew rewards and his dismayed 'I may starve!' had me in stitches! 😂

Overall a pretty high standard for week 1, shall feel sorry for whoever goes next week.

Noticed Vito's brother and Graz's wife as well as Nikita's sister in the audience, aww, lovely they came to support them. 🥰
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Angela R was defo overmarked but my god, I screamed when he began to lift her leg and it just kept going. What a woman! Great pairing, I think he’s mentally about 70 anyway.

Nigel speaks for himself. What a treat!!

Unsure how far Adam will go, I know it’s week one but he was particularly tit
 
My thoughts that no one asked for… 🤣

Adam - not bad considering he was first on, not great technique but i actually like the vibes of his & lubas partnership and can definitely see him improving

Angela - bit disappointing but tango is hard and i feel like she will definitely improve every week

Eddie - again disappointing but will be interesting to see how he does with latin, always thought he would be better at those

Angela - the intro and that ending were incredible, dance overall wasn’t amazing but considering her age i think she did great. can see her being better at ballroom though so if her latin is half decent she could definitely stay in for a while

Nikita - bored me to tears unfortunately. seems a lovely girl but a dodgy dance combined with no fanbase is a recipe for disaster, she needs to be top of the leaderboard next week or i think she’s in trouble

Layton - absolutely loved it. definitely needs a bit more fine tuning but that will come in time, nikita is the perfect pro for him as he’s not afraid to really throw himself into it

Zara - biggest disappointment of the night. looked much better in rehearsal clips so probably just a case of nerves taking over on the night

Les - not good, but at least he gave it a go and he seems like he can have a laugh at himself which is good

Ellie - one of the best of the night, knew she would be good but wasn’t expecting that good so early

Jody - pleasantly surprised, very hard dance for week 1 and thought jowita’s choreo was fab

Bobby - found it very cringe. decent dancer but i don’t think dianne’s choreo will take him all the way

Annabel - another surprise, her improvement from the launch show was very clear. johannes is an angel

Amanda - hate to say it but she was great, gio is very good at choreographing those types of dramatic dances

Krishnan - LOVED IT & LOVE HIM. he knows he’s not the best dancer but is embracing it all, him having a little dance to himself mid way through was the best part

Nigel - best of the night for me. unbelievable choreo, amazing dancing and even the music sounded great
 
posy said:
It’s interesting as I think Dianne said she liked the fact that Bobby had no dance experience meant clean slate and easier in a way.
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I think sometimes with celebs who can already dance they have their own way they were taught and the pro has to get them to unlearn in a way so it probably is easier for the pro to start with a clean slate in some ways. It would all depend on the type of dancer the celeb is etc.
 
Fillyjonk said:
Yes, lots of people watch Eastenders and most are familiar with his mother's tragic death when he was young (who, judging by the comments was some kind of saint instead a crude, thick, racist bully).
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I’m terrible at telling which parents kids look like (including my own) but I was shocked at just how much he looks like Jade and when he speaks he sounds exactly like Jeff. I appreciate this won’t be groundbreaking for anyone 😂

I reckon if things lull a bit in a few weeks, they should invite Jade’s mum on a Saturday night, that’ll get the party started…
 
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