General Chat

enjoyed it even if it was a bit long. I like Will, Hamza and Helen but as you say early days yet.

I liked Will and Hamza too. I also like Kym Marsh but unfortunately I don't think she can dance.

Kath. x

I was surprised at how wooden she appeared to be, I suppose not all good actors can dance.

I didn't see all the dancers but of the ones that I did see I liked Helen & Hamza, although I did find his hair a bit distracting :-0 :-D

I thought Tyler did well to do all the lifts that he did in Week 1, so hats off to him :-D

I also thought Ellie Symonds did well but I thought her partner looked awkward towering above her or bending down to her. Such a shame that the Beeb couldn't get a professional dancer of a similar height for her for this Series. I suppose they are trying to show that disabled and able bodies can work together. Not sure how they are going to cope with the dances where they need to hold each other eg Waltz, Foxtrot, Quick Step etc. Anyway good luck to Ellie. :-)

Another distracting thing was Matt Gos' trousers were too long :-D :-D

Oh I don't think I studied his trousers Belle :-D

Yes Ellie's partner did look a bit awkward. The trouble with trying to be all inclusive is that it can end up embarrassing both of them. Although I think she is very ;aid back about her height, I loved her boyfriend laughing when the camera was on him, so natural. for her height she is in perfect proportion though so if her partner had been a few inches shorter she would have been fine.
Hamza's hair is distracting, I am sure it must be heavy for him as well. I am assuming his is a religion that does not cut their hair. He looks so light on his feet.

Edit I should have said that Ellie's body is in perfect proportion, her limbs sadly are not. and she is sadly already being trolled.

I thought the standard was good for a first week but agree that some seemed to be overmarked. Craig seems to have gone soft over the summer! lol I liked Helen and I was surprised Jayde gave it some wellie like she did! Looking forward to next week!

Second live show tonight. Sadly someone will be going home.

I hope Matt has some decent trousers on this week, the pair last week were totally shapeless. :-D

Caught about 5 mins of Take Two last night. Will Mellor is looking very good in his dance.

Wonder who will be first out. I suppose it depends who has fewer folllowers. This early in the competition.

Well Will did not do so well in his dance, although he was perfect in rehearsal.

Tyler and Molly did the most energetic and spot on dances.

Sadly Tony still made a few mistakes in his dance, so may well be on his way home. Maybe they will do that old chestnut of pitting a 'shock' good dancer against a poor one in the dance off.

I thought the judges were a bit more strict in their comments, after the bolster of over marking last week.

As in previous years, it depends who is most popular with the views.

I do wish they would give the singers a proper name check, as they are an integral part of the show. :-|

I did like Tyler's Jive, very energetic...in fact he comes over as a really nice guy :-D

I thought Helen's Cha Cha Cha & Richie's Quick Step were good too....and also Molly :-D

Ellie did well with the Waltz and it didn't look as awkward as I thought it would be :-0

Hamza disappointed, the Jive was just not his dance :-(

I fell asleep for Kym's dance so I have no idea whether it was good or bad :-0

I think Tony is a lovely guy but just not a dancer and it is he that should go :-0

However, when the Public are involved it not just about the dancing....so it could be any of them that leave the Show :-0

I agree about the Singers, Maddie....they are too good just to be referred to as the backing singers .....how many songs did they sing last night :-0 :-|

For those of you who remember 'The Goons' - well one of the musicians on there was Ray Ellington, and his band.
Ray's son, Lance is regularly one of the singers on 'Strictly'.
He's made a few Singles and EP's, and has done/does quite a bit of other work.

Welcome to this thread Maggie. :-)

I believe I did read that a while ago. Thank you for reminding me.

Up to a couple of years ago, we saw all of Dave Arche's band, including Mr Pork Pie Hat, and they introduced the singers. Now they are simply lumped in together.

Seeing as they sing on practically all the dances, I think they should have recognition.

There is always one contestant that the public keep voting in against all odds on Strictly and this year it looks as if it isTony :-0 :-0

I think last night both in the dance off made numerous mistakes but I agreed with Shirley, I would have picked Kaye to stay :-0. Kaye had a lot more moves and steps in her dance to remember :-0

For the record, the dance off was between Kaye Adams and Matt Goss.

I too thought that Kaye's dance was better, but Matt stayed. He seems very unsure of himself. Well out of his comfort zone.

So Tony, lives to fight another day.

Edit. The Twitterati disagree with the judges. Kaye should have stayed!

Not sure who it will be tonight. Nobody particularly stood out for me. Molly is probably safe although the public usually take against the judges favourite. I was tired though after travelling home from holiday so maybe not concentrating.
what I did enjoy was all the virtual backgrounds especially to the little mermaid I thought it was very pretty, but also that it takes away from the dance itself a bit.

Another marathon :-0

My favourites were Tyler, Molly, Kym, Will and Helen :-D :-D

I also thought Jayde did very well and is really flying the flag for those of a fuller figure....I admire her enthusiasm and she is giving it 100% :-)

Tony would certainly get a 10 for entertainment as I really did laugh but he certainly is no dancer :-D Perhaps the Public will keep him in like they did for Dan last year :-0

My feeling is that Matt should be in the dance off again this week :-( Not sure who else should join him as there are plenty hovering at the bottom :-0 I think Matt will go this week :-(

The usual early days farce when people are kept in who should not be. Still that is as it always is. Felt sorry for Giovanni winner last year, out second week this. Two weeks running when Shirley has said she would have kept the loser in.

Well the couples in the Dance Off this week really surprised me :-0.

I have to say that out of the two dances I did much prefer Fleur's:-). It was such a shame though to see Richie & Giovanni go:-(

I think the judges were genuinely shocked at that too.

Personally I think the twittering on social media may have influenced the public vote.

At the moment some has high cringe factor whilst other dances are pure entertainment.
Typical strictly really. :-D :-D