General Chat

I felt sorry for Dev as he appeared so devastated. It was however, I think, a fair decision.

Anyone else got any thoughts/comments. Brummie Helen and Ann in Glos.... where are you ?

I guessed that Jo would get the viewers votes, probably all wales voted for him, another John Sarjeant situation, I felt he should have been in the dance off, it was probably a fair decision although Linda is so wooden, maybe she will improve. I do like Ali though, lovely to watch, actually don't know some of the names to comment, will learn I suppose.

Ann
Glos

Hi Helen......nice to see you to see you!.....have been away so missed the first three shows,but (unashamedly) have seen all of the recordings and am now up to date lol

Watched last night and agree with Rav descision,nice fella but couldn't see him going very far tbh
Thought it should have been him and Joe in dance off

I love Zoe and James, think she should go all the way.and Ricky Whittle..great mover ;O)

Mau xx

Ricky Whittle, is that the one with the 'Latin American hip movement? Yes I like Zoe too.

Hi folks,
can't comment on last night's show yet as I haven't watched it yet, went out with hubby and 2 friends for a meal and he proposed to her in the restaraunt. She said yes. haven't had chance today to watch it as I'm not feeling too good at the moment, got bad womens problems, am going back to Dr's tomorrow, am waiting to to Gynaecologist but appointment not till Dec. Will try to watch it tonight, but depends how I feel.

Helen

How sad am I ??? ..... have watched the Ricky Whittle Paso (one of my favourite dances) several times on UTube. Really good and made all the better I feel by the proper Spanish type music.

I saw Rav on take two this evening. He said that he was looking down atr the floor when he was voted out because he had seen his Mum in the audience crying. This was the first time she had been to the studio.

I also think that having a partner who was new to Strictly made the hill they had to climb a lot higher.

Although I wasn't interested in her at all initially, I really want to see little Jo (with Brendan) stay another couple of weeks, so that she can gain confidence and take the advice of the judges.

I still haven't got a favourite, will have to watch at least another couple of weeks till I really feel that I know who's who!

Tess

P.S. Brummie Helen I hope that you soon feel better

Some good dancing this week, loved both Zoe and Ali and Ricky but they all seemed to have improved this week even Joe. Not sure if Linda should have gone out or not.

I think that Craig would have been more upset if he was the one to leave than Linda was, also think that he will be able to make more improvement than Linda.

This was Linda's best dance, she should feel good, going out on a high. Will try to watch Loose Women on Monday to see if she is on the Show.

Jo and Joe both danced better tonight, but might be good if one of them was to leave next week.
I hope that Tuffers has made a complete recovery from his knee op. and is able to rehearse more during the week, so that he can perform better next Saturday.
Tess

I loved Jade's dress, just wish that I had the figure to carry it off!

I'm afraid I am one of the viewers who has deserted the show.
I used to adore it and would not miss it for anything other than illness..... BUT when they got rid of Arlene for a *previous winner* I had to stop watching it.
As beautiful as that young woman is, she does not have the knowledge and experience that Arlene has.
Enjoy the show everyone, I just can't.... and I don't miss it either.
Keep dancing....
Deanna X

Am still enjoying the show although in a somewhat 'muted' way. I agree in some ways with Deanna re: Arlene and was not looking forward to Alesha being a judge. Equally I was not convinced after the first two shows, but have to admit now that she is actually improving. I don't think her comments can ever have the knowledge calibre of Arlene's as she has nowhere near the experience, but she is not grating on me so much now.

As for the dancing, I am surprised at some of the comments made by the judges to the less able contestants. They don't seem to be consistent. They give good comments to some and detrimental ones to others - and this is when the quality of the contestants dancing has been pretty much on a par. Consequently some of the people I personally would have consiered 'dance-off' contenders are actually escaping.

All in all I think the tempo is warming up a bit although it is still obvious who will make the later rounds. It is just a question now of who will 'go' first, second, third etc. of the remainder of them.

PS I hope you are feeling better Brummie Helen.

I was very against Alesha being a judge and the first week seemed to prove I was right. However, as time goes on she is finding her feet and this week the fact that she has studied the dances actually came over and she began to sound more knowledgeable. I suppose you can't spend hours learning these dances without absorbing the rights and wrongs.

I thought that Joe was the right choice to go, however I will say I thought he had improved a bit last night. Poor Zoe didn't deserve to be in the dance off,obviously she is not popular with the public for some reason.didn't think \ali was as good last night either but Natalie and Vincent looked good. Has she lost weight, she looked very elegant.

Watched again last night as usual but in all honesty overall I thought the dancing was not as good as previous weeks - this was mainly those doing the jive. I was disappointed that when Chris 'lost it' he panicked and was not able to cover his mistake. Worst jive of the night was Laila and Anton - and not just Laila. I thought Anton was poor. Whether he realised that Laila had messed it up and just saw the dance through or what, or whether he himself is not a very brilliant Latin dancer, I do not know, but their performance was an embarrassment. Joe was the right person to go but I did not think Zoe warranted being in the dance-off - that should have been Laila and Anton. Still it all adds to the fascination of the show. See you all next week.

By the way, does anyone know what has happened to Brummie Helen. She was such an avid contributor to this strictly thread but she seems to have disappeared. I know she wasn't feeling too well, is she alright ?

I thought that this was the first time that Joe C looked as if he was dancing and enjoying it. Would love to know what he whispered in Kristina's ear, just before the dance off! Are there any lip readers out there?

I agree that Zoe shouldn't have been in the dance off. I trhink that it is partly because the public seem to vote for the underdog and those that haven't danced well. I suppose that most people thought that Zoe didn't need their vote. perhaps they would have voted for her if she had made a mess of it!!

I can't complain as so far I haven't voted for anyone, far to busy counting my pennies.

Now that the numbers have gone down I think that it will be better viewing.
I agree that Alisha was over generous in giving Ricky a 10.

I'm lookin forward to next week especially as I love the American Smooth

The besst dane of the night was Vinvent and Flavia's Tango Waltz.

I had never seen one before.

I too,hope that Brummie Helen is okay,.

We are thinking of you Helen.

Tess

Yes think the right one went, and was sorry for poor Zoe, as she was good. Still it made it a lot easier for the Judges, as it was no competition who was the best out of the two couples.

I just could not stand Kristina, with her botox pout, trying to look like Marilyn Monroe.

Hiya Folks,
Sorry I've not been on lately, was having some bad headaches so decided to take a break away from the computer screen and have some early nights. but I'm back now.

Some of the celebs have shown some good improvement over the last couple of weeks, Well I've been disappointed with Chris's performance over the last couple of weeks, thought he has gone backwards instead of improving. Phil really is enjoying himself. I too thought it was wrong that Zoe was in the dance off last week.

Catch you all later.

Helen

Once again my strictly verdict. I was pleased for Chris that he got through his dance without mistakes as the last couple of weeks have really demoralised him. I thoroughly enjoyed Ali and Jade and was astounded when Jade was in the dance-off. As far as my untutored eye is concerned the main contenders for the dance-off were Jo, Laila and Craig but the general public obviously thought differently. The whole of Blackpool must be voting for Craig !! Hey-ho, it all adds to the interest !

To me it should have been Jo and Craig in the dance off and I think it was probably right that Jo should go.