General Chat

As always such a shame to see someone go :-( Poor Ellie didn't stand a chance against Fleur who I have to say I was surprised was in the dance off :-0

Johannes is such a sweetie and he brought a tear to my eye too <3. From the clips of their training they certainly did seem to have a laugh and got on very well together :-D

I liked Ellie who has done very well especially as she had no previous dancing experience:-)

As you said earlier Maddie, I too wonder if it would have been different if Kym had been dancing this week.....I guess we'll never know :-0

Well that was an odds on certainty. Pitting Ellie against Fleur. I guess it makes it easier to disqualify someone.

I think Ellie was very gracious in her little speech to Johannes. They obviously had a terrific dancing relationship. You could see they laughed a lot.

Two words Tess was working overtime this week. Repeating the last two words the judges said.

I did the same as you MTG Was out in the evening, came in and just watched the dances, comments and marking. I really liked Will and Fleur and think the dance off will be as you both have said and Ellie is definitely not progressing as much as the others, she lacks something, not sure what. I like Hamza and think his stature was not good for that dance and it is always harder for the male to shine in that dance.

Well I missed the show, but caught up, and cut out all the guff. ;-)

Fleur's dance was definitely a bit saucy. :-)

Not over impressed with Will or Molly, maybe I was expecting too much.

Hamza, I agree with the judges, it was not fluid, and a bit stompy.

Sadly I think it will be between Ellie and Helen. It depends who is the more popular who will go through.

I wonder if the decision would have been affected if Kym had danced. We will never know.

I think it's always a bit of an anti climax the week after Blackpool :-(

My favourites last night, in no particular order, were

Will. I think his Charleston was the best he has danced :-D

Molly. Loved her Tango but I found the clapping throughout rather annoying :-0

Fleur. Her Rumba was very intense and sexy, she looked very much the part.

I was disappointed with Hamza. I normally like a good Argentine Tango but I really don't think it was his dance. I agreed with Craig and Anton he had a body of two halves, the top half was great but the bottom half was lacking :-( I don't think his stature helped which is not something he could do anything about :-(

Helen's Samba wasn't a touch on Fleur's a couple of weeks ago :-(

Ellie's Jive danced about a month or so back would have got good marks but in Week 11 I don't think was good enough :-(. I think Ellie is much better when she dances ballroom and is in hold, she can be so elegant then :-)

So who's for the dance off? I think Ellie and Helen with Ellie to go:-(

Just watching Will Mellor on Corrie, he is such a good actor it is difficult to believe it is the same person.

Thank you George Formby. :-D :-D :-D ;-)

Too much Blackpool rock ;-) :-0 :-0

I suspect it may have been Blackpool, Ann.

Who knows who is coming into the audience, not everyone may do a test, if they think they have a cold.

Let's hope she didn't pass it to anyone else. I wonder where she caught it? I guess they are out and about more as normal this time and not protected in bubbles. Hope she is not poorly with it, I know some people have been.

That will make it interesting for the dance off this week then :-0

See Oti will be returning next year <3 :-D

Kym Marsh has tested positive for Covid, and will not be appearing in the show this week.

However, she will be free to take part in the following week.

What a shame that Tyler left, but yet again, someone has to go.

A few of the remaining contestants have had some dancing experience, either at stage school or actually taking part in shows.

The two young dancers will no doubt go on to greater things.

Yes Mollie was the better of the two. I was surprised that Anton voted for Tyler and held my breath for Shirley's answer. I think Tyler was upset to go but he took it well. It was the right decision though.
Weren't those young dancers lovely, I wonder if we will see more of them in future years as they grow up.

Well, I agree out of the two Tyler should have been the one to go :-(. Molly's dance was more finished :-)

I did wonder though with Shirley having the final vote whether she may have kept Tyler as she always seemed to favour him, sometimes almost flirting :-0.

Tyler was so good at the beginning but the others seemed to have improved more, overtaken him and left him behind :-(

I'm pleased that Ellie got through because I don't think she has had any dance experience and has improved from that gawky dancer at the beginning:-)

I did like the professionals opening dance and the two young professional dancers of the future :-)

So onto to week 11 :-0. Soon they will have to dance two numbers :-0

A great evening's entertainment. I actually enjoyed the extra dancers especially when they really interacted with the celebrities.
It is really difficult to call who will be in the dance off. I really liked (in no particular order) Hamza, Fleur and Helen so I hope it is none of those three. I think it might well be Ellie but could be any of the others as the public are very unpredictable.

Well I agree with most of what Belle said.

I think Kym's Paso was more style than substance, it did not do it for me, looked good, but not enough dancing.

Fleur was great, and she mentioned Destiny's Child, but I thought the style of dancing was more Janet Jackson.

Molly, Will, Helen and Hamza all great.

Tyler, sadly, seems to be running out of steam. I think it may be Ellie and Kym in the dance off. I think Ellie is having the time of her life.

I know the ballroom is huge, and they have to fill it, but I found the extra dancers a distraction, rather than adding to the content. I did not know who to look at, at one point.

Last minute mention of Dave Arch again, but still no mention by name of the singers. I know I keep banging on about it, but they are an integral part of the show, without them, there would be no music to dance to! :-|

Well. the Celebs did Blackpool proud......what an excellent evening of dance. :-D

My favourites were Helen and Fleur :-D. Loved Helen's Quickstep, boy was it quick :-D I don't usually like Couples Choice but I thought Fleur was exceptional, she looked like one of the professionals :-D

Followed, in no particular order, by Hamza, Molly and Will :-D
Hamza doesn't cease to amaze me.....he would be the first to admit that he doesn't have the physic of a dancer but he certainly has the moves :-D
Molly looked like she was really enjoying herself :-D
Will, certainly knew how to girate those hips :-D

So that leaves Kym, Tyler and Ellie :-0.
Although I felt all three did well they weren't as good as the others. Out of the three I think Ellie has improved the most but I'm not sure whether it's enough to keep her out of the dance off and of the competition :-(.
Kym's Paso was powerful when she was dancing alone but I think lacked something when dancing with her partner :-0
As for Tyler, he doesn't seem to have that same sparkle that he had at the beginning of the competition, the others seemed to have overtaken him :-0. Saying that though the lifts did look difficult but I don't think he made them look effortless :-)

So I feel that Ellie and Kym will be in the dance off and sadly Ellie and the lovely Johannes will go...I hope I'm wrong though :-)

I have to say I did like the extra dancers which made each dance more of a showcase :-D

I think you might be right Maddie :-)

Tony was always very popular with the Gunners.

I think he may have done a John Sargeant, and bowed out gracefully.