The whole set up of the dance will be a argentine tango cha cha hip hop fusion sort of thing the only props we will have is the hats at the beginning of the routine and the lighting will be quite dark with lights shining on us to keep with the intensity of the dance.
Introduction:
In the first part that is an instrumental myself and my partner will be standing separately on the dancefloor on opposite sides. First a spotlight will light up the female dancer as she does some argentine tango flicks to the music then the spotlight on the male dancer will come on as he does some Michael Jackson style moves taking his hat off and thrusting his hips etc to the. Then both spotlights will come on and we will both make our way towards each other reversing the roles with him doing argentine tango and me being a bit more Michael jacksoney. Then at the end of this segment we both toss aside our hats.
Verse 1:
We start off with some cha cha the male pulls the female does him and takes off her jacket and throws it aside. They then carry on dancing until the point where it goes ‘take it to the bridge’ where they go into a half cha cha half hip hop move sort of to ripple backwards (to give the impression of reversing) then for the next section it goes into a big of an argentine tango mode where we get into hold and don’t break eye contact and sort of balance away from each other in time to the music then break into the leg flicks and some lifts.
Chorus:
The chorus we will do some hip hop that still has that sensual feeling and a cha cha undertone such as when it says ‘look at those hips’ will make sure to have a lot of hip movement and both will be in very close proximity
Verse 2:
Again going back into cha cha until it says ‘take it to the bridge’ where it will be more hip hop orientated with some tricks we will both cartwheel and go into the splits so that the routine goes down to the floor where we can do a body ripple up. The song itself is quite seductive so at this point still carrying on with the hip hop the female will dance behind the male like she is controlling him almost like a puppet on a string and then finally turning him around and pulling him towards her
Chorus:
After it heating it up a bit its back to the cha cha maybe with a little bit more of a cheeky feel with both dances giving little smiles to each other.
The instrumental bit that follows this chorus I want the lighting to change so it goes a bit more flashy to give the impression we’re moving in slow motion and the male will lift the female up onto his shoulders and as she gets up its almost like a cartwheel through the air and then back down again and she twirls around in front of him and does an assisted back flip.
Final chorus/Ending
We will dance together a bit before walking away from each other and retrieving our hats and returning to our starting positions and the spotlights go out.
The hardest part of marking these was that EVERYTIME I tried to listen to a song, I had to endure five seconds of a cheesy Anthony Worrall Thompson advert first.
I know which one you mean.
Well done to all of the finalists, there was some very strong choices, but there was one song I was a bit about.
Danny or Jess to win! (Although you'd all make worthy winners. )
Well done everyone I have to say that none of the costume links worked for me so I disregarded that in my marks for your Showdances.
I actually can't call it this time - I had a feeling that Danny would get it last series but I really can't call it tonight. Good luck for the vote.
You say that but I was convinced I'd come a gallant second to Izzie last year XD this year, again, I don't think lightning will strike twice, but that's the beauty of the game I suppose good luck one and all, whatever happens it's been a good show; I did my best with it let's see how it goes x
You say that but I was convinced I'd come a gallant second to Izzie last year XD this year, again, I don't think lightning will strike twice, but that's the beauty of the game I suppose good luck one and all, whatever happens it's been a good show; I did my best with it let's see how it goes x
Well lightning did strike twice for you on Reality Check
The source link works (i.e. if you click it, it'll take you to some girls in green dresses), but the visible link (i.e. what you see before clicking it) looks truncated.
Here's a copy and paste of the above as it appears in the preview post screen (which would be similar to what Suzy gets in PMs):
As you can see, the first link was truncated but the source link was still retained. When copy & pasting the truncated link, the copy considers it as text and doesn't copy over the source link. YouTube links are typically short enough that they can avoid truncation, so these usually can be copied & pasted on face value.
Suzy may consider in future making sure to manually copy over the source links of any very long links that get truncated like this.
I would also like to say, well done to the finalists. You put a lot of effort into the staging. I was tough with the 10s, partially because a 10 is a purely subjective thing for me. I have to feel like giving a ten, whether it's logical or not logical, and I try not to give them just because I'm expected to. So don't feel bad if I gave you 9s and you wanted 10s - it's just hard to guarantee a 10 from me.
I think I'll go vote for the first time this series. Good luck!
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I know.
I resent them this morning but have no idea if they worked.
Shhhhh
They didn't, I'm afraid.
The outfit for the woman would be based on this
http://ris.fashion.telegraph.co.uk/R...5_1900094a.jpg
I think the shirt under the blazer would be a bit more sexy for the dance and sparkly in some places just to make it more dancey
then both male and female would have these Michael Jackson style hats for the beginning of the routine
http://bestofmichaeljackson.jclondon...Trilby-Hat.jpg
Staging:
The whole set up of the dance will be a argentine tango cha cha hip hop fusion sort of thing the only props we will have is the hats at the beginning of the routine and the lighting will be quite dark with lights shining on us to keep with the intensity of the dance.
Introduction:
In the first part that is an instrumental myself and my partner will be standing separately on the dancefloor on opposite sides. First a spotlight will light up the female dancer as she does some argentine tango flicks to the music then the spotlight on the male dancer will come on as he does some Michael Jackson style moves taking his hat off and thrusting his hips etc to the. Then both spotlights will come on and we will both make our way towards each other reversing the roles with him doing argentine tango and me being a bit more Michael jacksoney. Then at the end of this segment we both toss aside our hats.
Verse 1:
We start off with some cha cha the male pulls the female does him and takes off her jacket and throws it aside. They then carry on dancing until the point where it goes ‘take it to the bridge’ where they go into a half cha cha half hip hop move sort of to ripple backwards (to give the impression of reversing) then for the next section it goes into a big of an argentine tango mode where we get into hold and don’t break eye contact and sort of balance away from each other in time to the music then break into the leg flicks and some lifts.
Chorus:
The chorus we will do some hip hop that still has that sensual feeling and a cha cha undertone such as when it says ‘look at those hips’ will make sure to have a lot of hip movement and both will be in very close proximity
Verse 2:
Again going back into cha cha until it says ‘take it to the bridge’ where it will be more hip hop orientated with some tricks we will both cartwheel and go into the splits so that the routine goes down to the floor where we can do a body ripple up. The song itself is quite seductive so at this point still carrying on with the hip hop the female will dance behind the male like she is controlling him almost like a puppet on a string and then finally turning him around and pulling him towards her
Chorus:
After it heating it up a bit its back to the cha cha maybe with a little bit more of a cheeky feel with both dances giving little smiles to each other.
The instrumental bit that follows this chorus I want the lighting to change so it goes a bit more flashy to give the impression we’re moving in slow motion and the male will lift the female up onto his shoulders and as she gets up its almost like a cartwheel through the air and then back down again and she twirls around in front of him and does an assisted back flip.
Final chorus/Ending
We will dance together a bit before walking away from each other and retrieving our hats and returning to our starting positions and the spotlights go out.
Damn. Oh well.
Luke 10
Izzie 9
Malik 9
Comment Malik - A different showdance, props on the creativity. I liked the idea of the shoulder lift near the end
And that performance gives Jess and Pasha a score of 38 for the showdance and they have a grand total of 146/160
1. Danny and Aliona 149
2. Jess and Pasha 146
3. Connor and Katya 144
4. Callum and Erin 125
Now it is over to you as you make your choice out of our four couples.
THE LINES ARE NOW OPEN
Please PM me your votes, it is 4 for your favourites through to 1 for your least favourite
At 7pm tonight I will be back with the results show. Remember the votes from Tuesday's semi final will be included in the final count.
I will freeze the lines at 7pm when I will announce who has finished 4th and 3rd and then re-open them until 8pm when the winner will be revealed
Remember this is the last ever Twists and Sequins - and your votes are vital
Good luck to all our couples.
Get voting
These were meant to be my costumes links (they still might not work but hey ho)
Male
http://www.cosplayisland.co.uk/files/costumes/194/23979/orthosdy5.jpg
Female
http://images.partycity.com/images/products/en_us/pc/detail/P398896_dt.jpg
Good luck.
I know which one you mean.
Well done to all of the finalists, there was some very strong choices, but there was one song I was a bit
Danny or Jess to win! (Although you'd all make worthy winners.
I actually can't call it this time - I had a feeling that Danny would get it last series but I really can't call it tonight. Good luck for the vote.
You say that but I was convinced I'd come a gallant second to Izzie last year XD this year, again, I don't think lightning will strike twice, but that's the beauty of the game I suppose
Well lightning did strike twice for you on Reality Check
So lightning's already struck 3 times
Don't get me wrong- a win on this would go down as the proudest moment for me on this forum, but I just have a feeling in my gut XD x
Take this link: http://www.dresseshop.co.uk/bridesmaid-dresses/sheath-column-sweetheart-green-ruffles-chiffon-sleeveless-floor-length-dress-p-3165.html
The source link works (i.e. if you click it, it'll take you to some girls in green dresses), but the visible link (i.e. what you see before clicking it) looks truncated.
Here's a copy and paste of the above as it appears in the preview post screen (which would be similar to what Suzy gets in PMs):
http://www.dresseshop.co.uk/bridesma...ss-p-3165.html
As you can see, the first link was truncated but the source link was still retained. When copy & pasting the truncated link, the copy considers it as text and doesn't copy over the source link. YouTube links are typically short enough that they can avoid truncation, so these usually can be copied & pasted on face value.
Suzy may consider in future making sure to manually copy over the source links of any very long links that get truncated like this.
I think I'll go vote for the first time this series. Good luck!
THE LINES HAVE NOW FROZEN
Earlier today Callum and Erin, Connor and Katya, Danny and Aliona and Jess and Pasha danced four times in the final ever final of Twists and Sequins
The votes have now been counted, and the votes from the semi finals added to them, and I can now reveal that we have a tie for third.
I can now reveal that finishing joint third are....
You're telling me :eek: The wait is agony!