Ainsley & Natalie:
1 1. Bit too much penguin and not enough Cha Cha Cha
for me, Nat went a bit too far off piste with this one
2 2. Did he go really out of time at one point, and
struggle to get it back?
3 3. Love the penguin touches on the costumes though
4 4. And at least their VT was somewhat related to
their routine/training (well, more than most)
5 5. I’d actually say this was overmarked in all
honesty…..
Anita & Gleb:
1 1. I’m a crab!
2 2. Was Flavia back in the room?
3 3. The gazing into each other’s eyes when the VT
was about to start was a little odd though
4 4. I actually quite liked this dance, and thought
it deserved a little more than it got
5 5. It might just be me, but I didn’t think there
was much VW in the actual dance. Bit more contempo-wafting (but in the nicest possible
way)
Anthony & Oti:
1 1. Oh. Good. Lord.
2 2. I was just staring at his bad arm all the way
through
3 3. Poor guy, if only Strictly were like DOI and
said that he could withdraw and come back next year (before the series started
ofc)
4 4. Oti was fierce again though, I love watching her
in these dances
5 5. Another positive thing about Oti: she gets it. A
4 from Craig isn’t that bad for week 3. Think she’s done enough to warrant an
invite back.
Carol & Pasha:
1 1. This wasn’t actually that bad?
2 2. Hahahaha, I was almost right about Pasha’s prop
(just got it wrong that it would be Carol using it instead of him)
3 3. She, like Jeremy, is the best form of duffer, so
I’d be quite happy to see her again.
4 4. Still has major balance issues though.
5 5. Paso to traditional music? Dare I say it, but I
think they’re trying to get Carol out…..
Daniel & Kristina:
1 1. Was anyone else thinking that the Strictly
producers were taking the p*ss with this routine, as Daniel and Kristina were
so clearly in the wrong roles?
2 2. To be fair, the VT was actually a little funny
for once.
3 3. Harsh, Bruno, HARSH.
4 4. So we’ve had Botox Daniel, Fun Daniel, and
T-Bird Daniel so far, I’d quite like to see Scary Daniel.
5 5. American Smooth to Frank Sinatra? I think I
might have to add this to the Drinking Game (see below)
Georgia & Gio (not as cute as him from Ugly Betty, but he'll do):
1 1. Awful VT and so NOT funny.
2 2. This is a first for Movie Week – a song that’s
from a film that hasn’t even been released yet.
3 3. At least they had a (slightly) better song
choice for a Bond Rumba than poor old Mark Benton did (and technically Fiona
Fullerton as well) – but it’s got the bloody song in my head dammit!
4 4. The singer was totally brilliant as well – major
props to him.
5 5. Georgia did well with what she had to do, that
drop back was awesome. I’d like to see a Quickstep from her next (Note: I wrote
most of this up on Sunday, so clearly I was psychic), see if she’s sorted out
her balance issues and she should be able to show me some personality (and try
to win me over) with that. Also, poor Giovanni, but Len does do this every so
often – Aliona and Artem have had this sort of dressing-down before.
Helen & Aljaz:
1 1. Technically good, but DULL.
2 2. Nice outfits though.
3 3. Helen is a bit more bland than Georgia, and I
didn’t think that I’d be saying that. Her character on CtM has more life in
her.
4 4. Charleston is a-calling, please!
5 5. Salsa to the song that got us to initially like
(well I was laughing at) Pamela & James, will Helen be struck by the same
curse and have a blonde moment before doing some amazing overacting to attempt
to cover it up?
Jamelia & Tristan:
1 1. Much better from her, though it was still awful
(and a bit overmarked methinks…..)
2 2. I’m starting to think that Tristan cannot
choreograph to save his life.
3 3. She looked so happy when she got those scores
though, bless!
4 4. Did they actually do any lifts?
5 5. Some nice Ballroom for her next, I hope.
Possibly a Tango might be good for her? (And then she gets Charleston, somehow
I think she’ll be bottom 2)
Jay & Aliona:
1 1. FAN-FLAMING-TASTIC, eat that Jill Halfpenny!
2 2. My dad (who is not a fan of Strictly and gets us
to FF through the judges’ comments) made us rewind about 5 times so he could
watch the routine again.
3 3. Aliona might have her batsh*t moments sometimes
choreographically, but when she’s on it, she’s bloody on it!
4 4. I actually really fancied Jay in this dance,
think it might have been the ponytail….. *phwoar*
5 5. 10 was totally deserved, and Darcey lost her
bottle. I don’t really care that he has previous dance experience, as it wasn’t
in Ballroom or Latin (Caroline Flack and Matt Baker however…..)
Jeremy & Karen:
1 1. Look at his little face! He’s so enjoying
himself, which is what I love to see.
2 2. Karen probably should have realised that he
couldn’t do that foot shuffle ‘hop’ move, he never closed his feet.
3 3. Loved her in the Clauditorium though, and as I
said to my family – there’s a reason why she’s married to Kevin.
4 4. The 3 from Craig was harsh, but the overall
score I think was quite fair.
5 5. They should so ask Tim to do next year (even if
in his stage shows, he dances like Anton does Latin)
Katie & Anton:
1 1. Poor Katie, Anton totally let her down with the
choreography on this one (at least he admitted it!)
2 2. To be fair, Cha Cha Cha is probably Anton’s
worst Latin, so he might have wanted to get it out the way early on whilst
they’re still riding on our good favour.
3 3. This was more like a Brendan routine (and I say
that as a fan of Brendan’s choreography most of the time)
4 4. Loved Katie’s dress, can’t really say anything
else as she didn’t do much else.
5 5. If only my dad were at home this weekend for
their Viennese Waltz to Elvis, he got obsessed with this song when it was used
(in an advert?) last year.
Kellie & Kevin:
1 1. Like him or loathe him, you give Kevin a themed
dance (on an actual theme week), and he will do wonders with it: first
Frankie’s ‘Amer-i-ca’ Paso, and now this.
2 2. Awful beginning though, but fair enough as he
has to try and tell us which film it is
3 3. Kellie was on point synchronicity-wise, and
anyone who can keep up with Mad Dancer Kevin must be pretty good
4 4. Nice Ballroom for Kellie please! Will be
interesting to see if she can tone down her performance side for something like
a Waltz or Foxtrot (I’m on a roll here, Foxtrot it is)
5 5. Hmm, based on Kevin’s 2 Foxtrots so far, this is
going to be twee, cheesy or both.
Kirsty & Brendan:
1 1. Loved the beginning and end, nice work there
Brendan.
2 2. She still cannot do lifts – and she might well
need them if she wants to survive to Blackpool
3 3. I’m still wondering how her hair was done, loved
the collar necklace.
4 4. Kirsty needs to watch herself back and realise
just how badly she comes across both in front of the judges and in the
Clauditorium, there’s a reason why Gabby Logan didn’t last long (and it wasn’t
to do with James, for once)
5 5. Paso to ‘Beautiful Day’ by U2? I can just about
see it but somehow I think this will be even worse than Bloody Lulu’s effort
(and hers had to resort to flying!)
Peter & Janette:
1 1. Ok, so you know when I said last week that I had
faith in Janette that this Paso would be better than poor Jake’s last year?
Man, I was so wrong.
2 2. Johnny Depp he wasn’t.
3 3. This wasn’t really a Paso either – the
Paso-inspired routine that some contestants on the UK SYTYCD did a few years
ago was much better and more authentic than this.
4 4. From 1st to 5th, oh boy
did I laugh at that, finally the judges don’t act as if the sun shines out of
his backside (still overmarked though)
5 5. From Paso to Tango, getting the ‘easy’ dances
out the way early I see. Not sure on the song choice, but Janette got a
half-decent Tango out of Jake to ‘Toxic’ last year, so fingers crossed!
And here's the Drinking Game:
1. Every time Brendan says
'this girl'
2. Every time Len says 'you came aht' (bonus
drink if he mentions the word ‘welly’ in the same critique)
3. Every time Craig mentions hands (bonus drink if he uses the word 'spatulistic' at any point)
4. Every time Tess & Claud, or Anita, go on about Gleb and his so-called hunkyness
5. Every time Darcey says ‘the boys are right’ (bonus drink if she’s too busy laughing or fanning herself to talk at any point)
6. Every time Bruno gets out of his chair (bonus drink if he falls off of it)
7. If any of Peter Andre's wife/kids appear in his VT
8. Every time you see Peter Andre try to get into shot in the Clauditorium
9. If Gleb finds a mirror in the Clauditorium after his dance
10. If you see Anton and/or Brendan get up to mischief in the Clauditorium
3. Every time Craig mentions hands (bonus drink if he uses the word 'spatulistic' at any point)
4. Every time Tess & Claud, or Anita, go on about Gleb and his so-called hunkyness
5. Every time Darcey says ‘the boys are right’ (bonus drink if she’s too busy laughing or fanning herself to talk at any point)
6. Every time Bruno gets out of his chair (bonus drink if he falls off of it)
7. If any of Peter Andre's wife/kids appear in his VT
8. Every time you see Peter Andre try to get into shot in the Clauditorium
9. If Gleb finds a mirror in the Clauditorium after his dance
10. If you see Anton and/or Brendan get up to mischief in the Clauditorium
Week 4 specific:
1.
If Daniel or Ainsley start singing during their
routines at any point (1 drink max for each)
2.
Any water-related puns used by the judges after
Jeremy’s Jive (drink for each)
3.
Any ‘day’ puns used by the judges after Kirsty
and Peter’s routines (max of 2 drinks here, 1 for each dance)
4.
If Carol’s Paso contains more skirt-swishing
than anything else (Fern Britton, Frankie Bridge, I’m thinking of you here)
5.
If the singers murder Shakira for Anita’s Samba
(they shouldn’t given they’ve sung it before for Rachel Stevens, but you never
know)
*RECYCLED SONG ALERT* count: 16 so far (just 2 from this week)
Anthony's Paso (Dennis & Izabella in series 3, Lisa & Brendan in series 6,
Helen's Foxtrot (John & Kristina in series 6)
(Btw apologies for the numbers appearing at the side, not sure why that's happening)
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