Strictly Come DS - Show 8

winter99 · 14/04/15 - 14:47

Welcome to the semi final of Strictly Come DS! Amy’s joining us today as Izzie is unavailable!

Only four couples remain, let's meet our semi-finalists!

Ross & Aliona
Jamie & Nicole
Andrew & Natalie
James & Karen

Apologies of the delay so let’s just get started.

winter99 · 14/04/15 - 14:48

Starting the show with a funky Foxtrot is Jamie!

Completely – Caro Emerald

Judges Scores
Danny: 8
Amy: 9
Conor: 7
Total: 24

Conor: Well, it certainly brightened up the dancefloor and put a massive smile on my face. However, Caro Emerald is such a cliché artist to pick a song from so I would have liked to have seen something a bit different. It was sweet, cute and was a whole load of fun.

Well done Jamie!

winter99 · 14/04/15 - 14:50

Viennese Waltzing is Andrew!

Ghosttown by Madonna (Only 0:52 to 2:39)

Judges Scores
Danny: 6
Amy: 4
Conor: 4
Total: 14

Amy: I can sort of see where you were trying to go with this, but it just didn't work. Usually with a Viennese Waltz, you can hear the underlying beat and therefore be able to imagine the routine, but I couldn't with this one, I'm sorry.

Sadly a low score.

winter99 · 14/04/15 - 14:51

James is next with a contemporary dance!

Tomb Raider 1 Main Theme - 3.16

Judges Scores
Danny: 9
Amy: 4
Conor: 6
Total: 19

Conor: OK, I loved the theme you chose for this dance however the execution just didn't come off for me. It didn't seem to go anywhere and was all a bit plain sailing. It didn't capture the essence of a stunning contemporary routine for me. But it was a good effort.

A split in the judges! Good dance none the less.

winter99 · 14/04/15 - 14:51

Closing off the first round is Ross and he’s dancing a Quickstep!

Lisztomania

Judges Scores
Danny: 7
Amy: 7
Conor: 7
Total: 21

Amy: I was hoping for something a bit more punchy, but this will do. The first part of the chorus you can't really QS to, but the rest was good.

Well done Ross! Will your salsa be better?

winter99 · 14/04/15 - 14:53

Back to Jamie now and he’s dancing the Salsa!

Follow The Leader - Wisin & Yandel – Ignore the parts from 2:26 to 2:54

Judges Scores
Danny: 8
Amy: 4
Conor: 10
Total: 22

Amy: I can see where you were going, but it didn't work

Another big split in the judges but a ten from Conor!

winter99 · 14/04/15 - 14:53

Foxtrottin’ a Nicki Minaj tune is Andrew!

Pills n Potions by Nicki Minaj

Judges Scores
Danny: 2
Amy: 4
Conor: 5
Total: 11

Danny: Nope. Not at all. Not one bit. Never. This wasn't smooth, it wasn't classical, it was a very audacious risk, but it was horrendous!

Sadly the lowest score of the night!

winter99 · 14/04/15 - 14:54

James is up with a Bollywood inspired Samba!

Bombay Bicycle Club - Feel

Judges Scores
Danny: 9
Amy: 6
Conor: 9
Total: 24

Amy: There were parts of this that I really liked, the choruses being one of them; but there were other parts that were just too slow. 'Macarena' was a slow Samba, and the slow parts of this were even slower than that! (yes I know, I've used 'slow' too many times, slow shoot me)

Another good score! Is it enough?

winter99 · 14/04/15 - 14:55

Ross is closing the show with a Salsa!

Quimbara - Celia Cruz

Judges Scores
Danny: 7
Amy: 8
Conor: 7
Total: 22

Danny: This is of course a very traditional Salsa piece, but it did take a bit too long to get going in my opinion. Nonetheless, I really did enjoy it once it did kick into top gear and overall a very decent performance!

A lovely way to close the show!

winter99 · 14/04/15 - 14:56

Everyone has danced twice so let’s see the Leaderboard!

1st - Jamie & Nicole – 24 + 22 = 46
2nd - James & Karen – 19 + 24 = 43
2nd - Ross & Aliona – 21 + 22 = 43
4th - Andrew & Natalie – 14 + 11 = 25

To vote please rank the couples from 4 (Fave) to 1 (Least Fave) and PM me by 4PM tommorow! We will then have our 3 finalists and details for the final will be revealed! Until then, see ya!

Andrxw · 14/04/15 - 15:18

Oh well.

Well done everyone.

StrictlyEastend · 14/04/15 - 15:27

Never mind Andrew, at least your scores are better than mine will ever be!

Monsieur23 · 14/04/15 - 16:55

Well, my risky Quickstep didn't backfire; it might not have paid off big time, but it didn't backfire.

pothuthic · 14/04/15 - 17:22

Amazing standard tonight

TheAuburnEnigma · 14/04/15 - 20:32

Uh-oh, I did say to Nick that I thought I'd be the Craig of the panel and looks like I was right!

Sorry guys

Btw Jamie, I would have given more of a comment on your Salsa, but it looks as though the error in the original PM came into play as initially I was asked to comment on 'Quimbara'. I could see where you were trying to go with it, and I appreciated that it was a bit left-field, but it just wasn't my particular cup of tea.

Good luck to you all though

Damahepa · 15/04/15 - 08:29

TheAuburnEnigma wrote: »

Uh-oh, I did say to Nick that I thought I'd be the Craig of the panel and looks like I was right!

Well, almost!

(sorry for the 2, Andrew!)

Andrxw · 15/04/15 - 17:24

When will the results be, Nick.

winter99 · 15/04/15 - 18:34

Mitch offered to do the results so he'll hopefully be doing it soon.

winter99 · 16/04/15 - 12:26

Results time!

Ross, James, Jamie & Andrew, only three of you will make the final. It's time to find out!

ROSS & ALIONA...

JAMES & KAREN...

JAMIE & NICOLE...

ANDREW & NATALIE...

ONE OF YOU IS ABOUT TO LEAVE, THE COUPLE MISSING OUT ON THE FINAL IS...

winter99 · 16/04/15 - 12:40

ANDREW & NATALIE.

Commiserations Andrew! It's a shame to leave so close to the end but making the semi finals is a great achievement and you should be very proud.

pothuthic · 16/04/15 - 12:54

winter99 wrote: »

Mitch offered to do the results so he'll hopefully be doing it soon.

Literally just came on to do them

sorry

winter99 · 16/04/15 - 13:10

pothuthic wrote: »

Literally just came on to do them sorry

Sorry, just didn't wish to keep the contestants waiting any longer. Feel free to announce the final details.

Andrxw · 16/04/15 - 15:45

winter99 wrote: »

ANDREW & NATALIE.

Commiserations Andrew! It's a shame to leave so close to the end but making the semi finals is a great achievement and you should be very proud.

I'm so happy to have got to the semi finals. Thank you to the voters for keeping me in all this time and the judges for helping me improve (even if I wasn't exactly Natalie Gumede!). I've had a great time.

I'm happy to have gotten to the semi-finals in two consecutive games (WOTD and this). And thanks to Nick and Mitch for hosting.

Good luck to all the finalists!

Monsieur23 · 16/04/15 - 21:24

Commiserations Andrew, although Semi-Finals is hardly a poor showing.

Do we know when we'll find out the Finals dances, Nick/Mitch?

winter99 · 16/04/15 - 22:45

Details For The Final!

Congrats finalists! I'm sure you're all eagerly waiting for details, well wait no further!

First up you need to submit a song for a SHOWDANCE! This can be any song that you think would make a good showdance song!

And the second part of the final is a FUSION! You need to submit a song for a dance fusion. Along with a song you need to submit 80-100 words on why you choose the song.

Feel free to ask questions! DEADLINE: 1 PM on Sunday. Best of luck!

Monsieur23 · 17/04/15 - 16:04

Both dances in.

For once, I'm pleased with both, so there's a novelty.

Hey there!

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