I wasn't keen on the Charleston until I saw Melissa perform it on DWTS and her routine ended up being one of my favourites of the season!

Not sure whether it will suit any of our celebs though.

Shag?

I thought it was a type of tobacco :P

I'm not keen on the thought of the Charleston. Perhaps I've seen too many black & white jerky films of it?
I'm more Fred & Ginger really.

I think it does, I remember when the film Shag came out in the late 1980s, a group of us got hold of a copy, never have half a dozen 14 year old girls been so disappointed

What is there not to love about the Charleston? It's fun, energetic, and is normally to wonderful music.

Oh how I love ragtime, and 20s jazz.

You'll not be a Team Cola fan, then

I absolutely adore the Charleston - along with the Quickstep, it;s the one dance I would love to have a go/be good at!!!

Cannot wait to see it being attempted.

Not exactly sure about the "Rock and Roll" one though!!

Totally off topic BUT your not the Stephanieplum of the one for the money fame are you ? If so stay with morreli and leave ranger alone !

Hehehe, that's me!!! And I think you'll find they are both mine....

I want you to stay with morelli he's much nicer and (in my head) far sexier than ranger by the way hows the car, have you and lula blown it up yet ?

Aww Veri.

I love the Charlston - its peppy and vimmy and happy and nauseatingly brilliant!!!!

Agree with you re Rock and roll though - what's that all about? I thought they were going to introduce the Bolero after last week's professional dance, or at the very least a Swing as opposed to Rock and Roll. Maybe someone who knows the professional difference can enlighten me.

Love the charleston!!!

I can see why they are including the rock and roll, In fact most of the pros will have done rock and roll exams, as it is part if the exam system, of rossetes (ballroom, latin, old time , rock and roll and discos) Most children learning will be learning the above dances, My son (6) is working on his disc exam at the mo, but has done all the above in the past. At disco competions, they do rock and roll partner dances, and having seen them learn it, it is a similar start to Jive and I think thats why they learn it at a young age. Just my opinon.

I would love to see some of the old time dances done, these are my sons favorites like the gainsbrough glide. (they would be great for a xmas special as they have moves that look like skating in them)

Liz

Rock n roll was one of the first dances my daughter did at her dance classes(after cha cha and samba) currently they are doing a swing class there too so I agree and I can see why its been included.Haven't seen them do old time ones there but they do bring in different ones during holidays when its ony the die hard regulars attending to give them a bit of fun ( although most of them scream at the teachers to stop teaching them salsa as they hate it!)


Still not keen on the idea of the Charleston being on SCD

Ive just watched Melissa's routine on DWTS and Im distraught that they are introducing that onto our SCD dancefloor.

I mean, it was fun, but ICK.

O/T Hehe, there's little to choose between them . Car 27 is just fine (for the mo!!)

Hmmm. I was ... bored by Darren and Lilia's routine. I kept thinking I'd seen lots of better dancers from celebs and their partners.

Anyway, time to look at some of the Charleston clip-links that have been posted.

I love the Charleston. One of the greatest dances around imo.

Or a seabird?
Mind you, it's also a pile on your carpet

I'm not looking forward to this weeks show. No Jade and these 2 awful, tacky dances. People throwing themselves about, gurning. Just awful. They could have at least had one graceful, beautiful dance for those of us that like a bit of class

Thanks for the links, but they just remind me of what I hate about this dance, and, I'm sorry Dolly, but I absolutely loathed Cem and Gemma's.

In the Charleston, there's far too much scope for ham acting, and posing, nauseatingly exaggerated motions, positions that make me feel ill, and don't even get me started on that criss-crossing hands-on-knees thing.

Just look at how much of Melissa's was just acting, open-mouthed and all. (And I normally like Melissa J H a lot.)


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The need to show that they can look like open-mouthed over-acting idiots in distorted motion?

Perhaps, this year, they do.

Except that Ricky W isn't doing the Charleston.

I'm sure that Brian's take on the Charleston will make Ali look miiighdee fiiine.

Oh dear! Now that you have put into words what our fate might be I am beginning to worry.

Just watched Cem and Gemma's, and that really is lots of fun.

Mark and Melissa's made me feel ill, though. Hmm.