This is going to be a real tough one tonight.......its gritted teeth and pull out the stops for some of them.

geees, i never tought it would happen but if joe is bottom of the leader board in his latin then he will be in the bottom two

I'm not too sure but I think Ricky G may go home because I can't see him being good at latin. I don't mind being proven wrong though as Erin's my favourite

I think its not 100% sure:
Rav and Aliona = Rumba
Ricky and Erin = Cha Cha
Chris and Ola = Rumba
Jade and Ian = Cha Cha
Martina and Matthew = Rumba
Lynda and Darren = Cha Cha
Ali and Brian = Rumba
Joe and Kristina = Cha Cha

Yeah, makes SCD even more exciting to watch this way, ain't it?!

I think the Friday-Saturday-night-ballroom-latin combo beginning is a very good revamp!

I personally feel that Jade is going to top the Latin leader board tonight with a big lead. I've seen the rehearsal footage and to me she seemed to dance the best first week Latin I've ever seen in all the series of SCD.

Male celebs are oftentimes slow starters compared with the female counterparts.

So I won't be surprised if the top two would be Ali and Jade. But since Chris' doing rhumba, he'll be in the middle of the leaderboard at best, and may thus be in the danger zone. If so, if he's in the dance-off, he'll have his tango to see him through.

This is lke throwing darts at an epileptic fly, but anyway:-

Public vote - no idea.

Jade had to learn a Cha Cha routine last year, to dance for charity, and I think she will love dancing the latin dances so she will kill it.

Chris - He has to work the hips and arms, so no clues from the Tango, but with his attitude and Ola dancing round him, I think he will be the best of the men in the Rumba.

Joe - needs a miracle, or a hypnotist.

Martina - Rumba will be difficult. Her arms looked OK in the Waltz, but I dont know if she will throw herself into it and work her hips. Maybe it will be easier to act lustful because its Matthew.

Lynda - good actress, would have maybe liked the Rumba better, but she can dance and will do a good Cha Cha.

Ricky - I think he will struggle, but he could surprise me. My impression is that he never took to the dancing part of his acting training, but he actually could get the hang of it.

Rav - Will look impressive and give it his all. Having Aliona to dance with will help, and he seems to be able to use his arms, but can he work his hips? (Tip for Rav, not just side to side, you stir them in a figure 8)

Ali - Can dance, easy.

Going by his tango, Joe already looked hypnotised!

As for Rav, it might be that first-one out nervy-thing syndrome. But his tango was all over the place and he looked almost violent in some of his dance steps. Can't imagine how he's going to cope with Rhumba, which is always a difficult for a male dancer to pull off, even if the male dancer has a lot of dancing potential (e.g. Ramps, Austin, even Gethin).

Its either Lynda, Rav, Ricky or Joe in the last

But i dont think Rav or Joe will be, as far as i can see the public likes them, i dont know what they see in Rav but i think seeing as Joe is really popular i dont see him going

I agree. I think she looks like she doesn't take criticism very well?
I didn't warm to Gabby but I didn't mind her, and she was technically very good. And I was rooting for Denise to win! As much as I love Ian, I just think Jade will grate a little bit...

But early days yet!

Same here!! C'mon Erin, work some magic!

It really is too hard to call before the latin. I'm excited for tonight!

Gabby was quite pertulent in her first dance (QS) and she didn't seem to take the judges comments in her chin too. And I think that killed her public support utterly.

If Jade scored well tonight, she might not appear as pertulent and if she's in the top three, it's very unlikely she'll be voted off tonight.

Jade to me looked like she thought (or knew) she could have done her routine better. If she's satisfied with the performance she does tonight, I imagine she'll come across a lot better too.

I can't see where this support for Joe is going to come form ? I'm a boxing fan, so I admire his achievements, but do you think he will get the female vote. I guess he's a good looking guy (I'm not really in a position to judge)..but does he actually "do it" for the ladies ?
I have danced at weddings better than his effort last night..and believe me, you wouldn't want to see it.

I thought she was just disappointed in herself for not dancing better in the Waltz. She'll have to get the hang of switching that off and playing the part with the judges - you dont need that in the Olympics.

I think Chris said rumba on BBC breakfast

Have you never been to Wales? The man is a national hero here and BBC Wales news have been hyping up his appearance on Strictly for weeks, when he fights fans travel all over the world to see him. He has a massive fanbase.

I'd like to apologise in advance on behalf of the people of Wales as it looks like we will have another John Sargeant on our hands

The bottom two will have little to do with the worst two dancers. It will be two from the bottom half of the leader board that are not as well "known" by the British public (i.e. not in our living rooms that much of late) and who are seen to have not much of a personality. I think Martina will be in trouble - not becuase her dancing was that bad but because she isn't known as a personality, and not much of her personality came through last night. Along with her I think it will be either Rav or Jade. Always difficult to predict in week one though.

Oh right. I wouldn't have thought that so many fight fans (mainly blokes) would vote on SCD..but I hadn't taken national pride into consideration.

Joe hopefully, the papers have hyped him up and he is REALLY BAD

See thats what i dont get, why hype about Joe's dancing when you aint seen nothing from him before lol

It was a reasonable assumption to make, I tipped both Ramps and Austin to do well before a step was danced, based on them both being sportsmen with extremely good footwork - for the same reasons I thought Joe would do well, especially with Kristina as a partner.

i really cant see joe in the bottom 2.....hes very popular.

Apparently she was disappointed with herself a little bit because it went perfectly in rehearsals earlier in the day, but on the night she made a couple of little mistakes. That was what Ian said on Radio 2 this morning with Zoe Ball. I think I'd probably feel the same. She didn't do too badly though. I also thought she was quite fun and bubbly. That's one thing Gabby wasn't. They could turn out to be a fun couple.

I think Lynda, Joe and possibly Rav could be in trouble tonight, but you never know.

In some regards I quite agree with some.
To my mind in the bottom two could be Lynda and Joe.
Could be wrong.