Strictly Time Again

Hi k well did you or did you not ?

Like you unsure but we did, we both enjoyed and think  dispite the lack of " famous faces " it will be yet another successful show .

Nice to see you back lol 😆😆

Hi MR, We recorded the programme and played it last night. I am impressed by the Resident Band and the Singers. Also the professional dancers' routines. Those young ladies are so fit, nubile, slim and fantastic movers. 

We were luckily able to zap through the boring bits.

 Two contestants who are likely to qualify for the show's traditional comedy acts are IMO Susan Calman and Richard Coles.

I've set the recorder to record the whole series so will be able to follow the progress of the show as required.  

K

Last year was the first year I watched Strictly, as I was in a sweepstake and I really enjoyed it.  I thought the line up of celebrities was good.  I knew many of them.  I must remember to ask if we're having a sweepstake this year. 

David 

Watched the show last night and there were some potentially good contestants. 

Debbie McGee was very good ,but it's been reported that she is a trained ballet dancer and was a professional dancer for a number of years, also was a choreographer.   So understandably she has an advantage over those with no dancing experience. 

K 

Yay!  I'm in the sweepstate again and have randomly drawn Alexandra Burke.  I think I may have drawn one of the front runners.  

David

Aston Merrygold was good, Dennie McGee excellent, flying the flag for us older ladies, she owned a ballet school but hasn't danced or trained for 35 years and then only ballet which is a very different discipline indeed - I think she is very brave doing strictly, I certainly wouldn't trust my hips enough to do the splits etc  Hope she doesn't do herself any injuries, Chizzy whoever certainly has rhythm, if she shapes up a bit she could be a contender, Ruth Langford was clumpy, Richard Coles is the comedy act, Sue I'm waiting to see more first, everyone else is so-so for first dance I think, roll on next week 

Alison

Alexandra Burke was excellent last night.  Hope she goes from strength to strength.

David 

Some really good dancing last night, And some complete disasters.  I really enjoy the quality of the resident band and those 4 excellent singers. 

Debbie McGee was very good , as we would expect due to her having been a former professional dancer. But there were others not  far behind, so the competition at the top is quite tight. 

That new head judge was inconsistent and suffered from poor judgement saying that some competitors were good ,when they were actually awful. 

I'm not quite sure what planet Bruno is on. ----------Very bizarre behavior..

There are a few dancers who are not going to make it, but they add to the fun.   

K  

Disappointed that Chizzy went home.  I can think of worse dancers in the competition. 

David 

The usual mix of names you know and names you don't. Funny how all the celebs 'reallly wanted' the partners they ended up with. But after just a couple of dances, there are some great pairings, well matched with plenty of chemistry.

Some inconsistency with the judging/scoring but they got the vote off right. Too much time standing around not dancing in that routine - glad she's gone, whoever she was.

Brian and Rev'd Cole shouldn't be too far behind. Charlotte has potential to be very graceful & elegant on the dance floor - I just hope she can conquer her nerves.

All in all, a very entertaining show with some great performances for week 2, excellent professional routines and I do like Claudia - quite comical.

Perhaps for the Children in Need week, they should make Claudia & Tess learn a routine, paired up with Bruno & Craig perhaps 😲