General Chat

Presumably she has the casting vote because she is the senior judge. She is asl expert in her field but sometimes I wonder if, being human, she does have her personal favourites. Must be hard to ignor that.

I agree about the lifts they are becoming a distraction from the dance :-0

I think there have been a couple of Viennese Waltzs early on ....I much prefer ballroom to latin especially when the man dresses in tails :-)

If I recall there has only been one Charleston and that was Sam again early on :-0

I wonder who gets to choose the dance each week :-0 Does the Pro dancer choose or are they told what dance to do? :-)

I have to say that I was surprised that Shirley picked Wynne too especially with her latin dance background and agree with JustGinnie that Shirley's choice of words could have been better as the Rumba isn't a joyous dance :-0

There seems to be a lot of noise online that Shirley has the deciding vote but they are the rules and always have been :-)

I was really sorry to see Shane in the dance off again . I wasn't a fan of Wynne's dance but it was good and the trick with the dress did make it stand out .
I did find it strange that Shirley chose Wynne because his dance was more joyous as Shane's dance was not meant to be joyous so the comparison was wrong imo.

Sarah seemed to spend more time in the air than dancing. I feel it's more about Vito than Sarah.

Montell and Tasha both did beautiful dances.
Pete was an emotional wreck but danced well.
Jamie was not as good as I expected.

Does anyone else think that there haven't been as many waltz's danced this year and what has happened to the Charleston ? Maybe they are keeping them for Blackpool.

I thought Shane was really unlucky to have had the Rumba on the week before Blackpool. It must feel awkward for men, as any exercise they do doesn't often involve the kind of movement and not many of them score high with that dance.

Is it me, or do there seem to be getting more and more lifts? Very brave, dramamtic and impressive, but being in the air means less footwork to do. It's becoming more gymnastic and you'd have had people's teeth out doing some of those at a local dance! :-D

It was a close dance off but I guessed Shirley would choose Wynne. I thought they were both better in the dance off but really am not qualified to know when they make these 'little' mistakes. I was sorry to see Shane go though as I think he had genuinely improved from not knowing any dance to being quite good. Always a shame when they miss Blackpool too. Who is next. Maybe Wynne is not very popular with the public.

Shame that Shayne got booted out, I always thought he was rather pleasant, and not a bad dancer.

I still think I know who will win. Male, with experience of dance ;-)

Not seen the sitcom Belle, not a fan of slapstick :-)

Maddie, Miranda Hart did a sitcom just called Miranda it ran for several series but must be a good 10 years ago if not more, Sarah was in that :-)

I was surprised to see Wynne in the dance off :-0. Although saying that watching the two dances together I preferred Shayne :-0. It was a close shave for Wynne though :-0

Well I think Belle covered all bases, but I will still have my twopennyworth. :-D

It is getting tighter and tighter to call :-0

Tasha and her Quickstep I thought was very snappy and they rushed around the floor. Great stuff.

Shane did his best with the Rumba, but it is very hard for the man as all the judges constantly remind us.

Sarah and her American Smooth hit all the spots again. I cannot say I know who she is, but she is constantly mentioning Miranda Hart :-S :-S

Pete was an emotional wreck at the end of his dance dedicated to his Nan. Apparently he is one of the few non dancers left, but he certainly has gone from 0 to 90 in the stakes.

JB was giving it his all with his Samba, and was likened to Danny Mac, he certainly enjoyed himself.

I also thought Jaimies Argentine Tango was a disappointment. Not enough gauchos for me. At one time I thought his partner was dancing around him.

Wynne with his American Smooth was quirky.

Montelle and Johannes was very dramatic, although why Johannes was wearing a skirt like outfit was a bit lost on me.

Chris, well what can one say about Chris? Never ceases to amaze and astound every week. How poignant too that he covered Diannes eyes and the stage went into blackout, akin to blindness, and then when the lights came back up again, he was spinning her around.

I think too it maybe Shane and Jaimie in the dance off, but then again, what do I know? :-D

As you would expect the competition is well and truly heating up and is getting more and more difficult to choose a winner :-0

Tasha's Quickstep was, as you would expect, very good and she certainly covered the floor :-)

I was not sure about Shayne's Rumba :-0. It is a highly technical dance but I'm not a Rumba fan :-0. I didn't think it flowed as it should have done :-(

Sarah's American Smooth wasn't, I don't think, her best dance :-0 Yes, there were a lot of lifts but they were down to Vito's strength more than anything else :-). Mind you I wouldn't have liked to have been in her position :-D

Pete's Couples Choice was very emotional and at the end he was finding it difficult to keep it all together...his bottom lip was quivering <3. He has grown as a dancer as the competition has gone on and I thought this was his best dance :-)

JB really loved his Samba and it showed, by far his best dance to date :-)

Jamie's Argentine Tango was the disappointment of the night for me :-0. I love this dance but I'm afraid I thought he looked wooden and looked as though he was struggling with the lifts :-(. Such a shame as he was so looking forward to doing it :-(

Wynne's American Smooth was good and for someone of his statue he is light on his feet and managed the lifts with ease :-). He always puts a comical element into his dances and I'm looking forward to him doing the Charleston :-)

Montell's Paso was very strong and as the weeks have passed she certainly has become a more confident dancer :-)

Chris's Couples Choice, as his previous dances, never ceases to amaze me :-0. For a non-sighted person his timing is exceptional although I'm sure Dianne ensures she is in time with him but he has the musicality for her to do that :-). Also credit to Dianne to trust Chris with the lifts :-0. Well done to both of them :-)

The dances of the night for me were JB and Montell :-)

The two I think should be in the dance off are Shayne and Jamie :-(. It's a toss up which should go though :-0. The fate of all the dancers is now in the hands of the Public so anything could happen :-0

There was a rumour earlier this week that Johannes was leaving at the end of this series. He has confirmed this not to be true apparently.

However, he has hinted he will be joining the cast of Kinky Boots stage show. :-)

I think it is just the foot injury apparently it happened in rehearsal and is this same foot that had an injury before but a different bone. She needs to make sure that is properly healed before she dances on it even though it is frustrating. wishing her well and a good recovery.

I agree 100% Maddie :-). I hope we will see her in the Clauditorium on Saturdays :-) <3

Although very sad, far better for Amy to get herself well. <3

Lauren will take over, and very probably include Amy in any decisions.

Oh I had not seen that I hope it is nothing more serious than a foot injury We will miss her energy and smiles. She will feel so down she just so loves to dance. Luckily JB has a good replacement with Lauren but he must be upset as well. (for Amy).

Poor Amy will not be returning to dance <3 It says to help her recover from a foot injury....I hope it is nothing else :-( <3 She didn't look herself on Saturday :-(

I do believe it will be a male who has had dance experience ;-) ;-)

Do tell, Maddie ;-)

Oh dear, it just continues each week :-(

Pitch a not so good dancer, against a terrific one.

I am sorry to see Sam go. She seemed such a genuine girl, and had no experience of dancing.

I think I know who will win the competition already :-(

It was such a shame to see Sam go :-(

It's getting to that time in the competition when anything can happen :-0

Pete has done well especially from Week 1 but I do hope his fans don't keep him in at the expense of a more worthy dancer :-(. If Pete and Sam had been in the dance off I'm sure The Judges would have picked Sam over Pete :-). The Vote is a big part of Strictly and always has been so I suppose it adds a little bit more drama to the show :-)