Pre-show VT: they all have such pretty eyes don’t they?
Alexandra’s are like mine with how dark they are, Davood’s were hazel, Gemma’s
were pretty much grey, Joe’s green and then you had blue-eyed blondes Debbie
and Mollie.
Opening pro dance: Loved Kev and AJ as the Artful Dodger and
Oliver respectively. Was Karen meant to be Nancy? And did AJ actually do that
high note?; Chloe & Pash with Amy and Gio?; Gemma and Mollie looked most
out of place for the celebs.
The Fashion Police Segment:
Tess or Claud: Tess, deffo. Despite the unflattering midriff
of the dress and the splits at the bottom.
Best Dressed Couple: Davood & Nadiya
Worst Dressed Couple: purely for her headpiece alone, Gemma
& Aljaz
Not Matching: Gemma & Aljaz, Alex & Gorka
Gemma & Aljaz – Quickstep – “Hello Dolly”
1.
An actual proper training VT? What fresh hell is
this?!
2.
Loved the whole theming of this dance, the set
design was fabulous. Also I have just realised that this was what they were
singing at the piano in the prelude to Scary Movie 2.
3.
Footwork looked very good for the most part,
possibly missed a couple of steps.
4.
Bit of gapping (an Aljaz trademark), and Gemma
does tend to show on her face when she’s concentrating (so I’m agreed with
Shirley there). I was looking at the frame to see if it was bouncing and I
certainly didn’t spot it doing that so I’m not sure what Craig and Darcey are
referring to.
5.
I think I would go with a 32 score-wise (they
scored 29). Solid 8 for me. 6 from Craig was way too harsh, I do wish Aljaz
would stop with the jazz hands etc, he’s been married to Janette for too long
already. Nice to see Russell turn up and sing the T’s & C’s to ‘A Whole New
World’ but bugger off out of shot Janette, you’re out already. Brendan doing a
bit of wafting in the background and channelling his inner Artem.
Mollie & AJ – Rumba – “Hopelessly Devoted to You”
1.
Death spot again, yep Mollie’s being primed to
go out.
2.
Nice nod to the film with the yearbook. And AJ
in that white T-shirt and a quiff? HELL-O!
3.
LIFT! LIFT! AND ANOTHER LIFT!
4.
Felt a bit flat to me, the chemistry was there
but I just didn’t get the earthiness of Mollie’s feet through the floor. She did
settle into her hips more as Ian wanted her to do, so credit to her for that.
She needed a little more extension through the arm in places, but there was a
lot of musicality and lyricism there.
5.
Tess, just stop trying to make Mollaj happen,
it’s not gonna happen! I would say Gemma was a tad better, so I’ll go for a 30
(they scored 31). 9s? Never! But their reaction was funny, Mollie saying
‘you’re so uncool’ to AJ. I get the feeling that he wants something to happen
but she’s not sure.
Joe & Katya – Samba – “Money Money”
1.
Hold up, wasn’t this Tim Wonnacott’s Charleston
music with Natalie? And Joe & Katya are dressed more Charleston-y than
Samba-y…..
2.
And now back to the usual VTs…..
3.
Erm, not sure what to make of that? A somewhat
comic Samba that wasn’t done by Anton?
4.
His footwork seemed good for the most part, and
his arms were great, just needed extension through the hand sometimes. I still
think this was the wrong song and I may need to rewatch with some traditional
music playing.
5.
I’m struggling to place this a little, but I
think 35 would be a good score for this (they scored 37).
Debbie & Giovanni – American Smooth – “Memory”
1.
Wardrobe have done a cracking job with them
being cats but still being elegant.
2.
That was beautiful, I actually started tearing
up at the end. Lovely job from Hayley too on the singing.
3.
I honestly could not see anything wrong with the
routine. So brave of her to dance on her own at the start (as did Mollie) and she
did not falter once.
4.
Loved that little lighting change towards the
end there, and Craig’s critique was just a purr and a meow. Only on Strictly.
5.
I can’t fault it so I have to give 40 (they
scored 39). Gio seemed more ecstatic than Debbie bless him.
Davood & Nadiya – Argentine Tango – “Phantom of the
Opera”
1.
The girl playing Christine on the West End
looked facially like a mix of Emmy Rossum (from the film) and Kelly Brook
2.
Not a fan of this one, in places it felt more
like an odd Paso Doble than an Argentine Tango
3.
I was missing a bit of the sharpness until
towards the end, and he did have balance issues as Shirley mentioned. Can
totally see what the judges were saying there.
4.
I did think she was lacking a bit of sharpness
too?
5.
I would probably give it 28 overall, not as good
as the others for me (they scored 29). So Craig thought that was better than
Gemma and Mollie, but overall score is same as Gemma. Hmm….
Alex & Gorka – Charleston –
“Supercalifragilisticexpalidocious” (RECYCLED SONG ALERT! – Fern & Artem in
series 10)
1.
Apologies if this is spelled wrongly. Also
prediction that this will get 40, before they’ve danced.
2.
Haha bit of shade at Debbie there. Never noticed
the tattoos on Alex’s fingers before.
3.
I’m a little disappointed? Like Mollie’s Rumba
it just felt a little flat to me. She seemed to miss some of the footwork and I
was looking for some more energy from the both of them (fully agreed with Craig
on her having better swivel than Gorka).
4.
Was she meant to do the leap along with Gorka at
the end? If so then she messed that up.
5.
I think a solid 34 would be fair for me (they
scored 39). Oh stop it about closing the show Alex, you’ve done that a fair few
times. Joint top with Debbie now.
My Leaderboard:
1.
Debbie & Giovanni – 40
2.
Joe & Katya – 35
3.
Alex & Gorka – 34
4.
Gemma & Aljaz – 32
5.
Mollie & AJ – 30
6.
Davood & Nadiya – 28
RECYCLED SONG ALERTS! – this week: 1 (much improved from the
Pixies)
RECYCLED SONG ALERTS! – overall: 36 (approx. 3.27 a week)
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