According to the Radio Times Strictly from Blackpool on 20th November will be Vegas themed

Wonder who's going to dance around a roulette table, or pop out from behind a fruit machine, or even have a fake tacky wedding?

*Dreads the possible outfits*

Jan, is that a 'Las Vegas' or a 'Jonny Vegas' theme?

Will we be able to tell the difference

Great.

Let's predict the songs, shall we?

Queen Of Hearts?
Spinning The Wheel?
Deck Of Cards?
Two Of Hearts?
The Gambler?
Ace Of Spades?

Yet another Moira Ross cheese-fest ...

They are obviously ressurecting the Samba for that week too because Ann has already said if she gets through this week that its Samba the following week.

I also think its long overdue that they do a group dance which I always love for the potential for disaster.

Someone will HAVE to do Elvis or Frank Sinatra

Or wayne newton. Someone's gonna do a smooth to Danke Schön/Danke Schoen surely?

That's a bit insensitive, seeing as Blackpool was in the running for the first supercasino a few years ago and never got it.
Mind you, nor did anyone else.

And what sort of dances do they do in Las Vegas? Line dancing? Prancing about in feathery jewelled showgirl outfits?
Some sort of gobsmacking combination of the two?

If they resurrect the American Smooth it'll probably be to a Frank theme.....

All I can think of is Siegfried and Roy Heaven help us!

Widders can come dressed as dice, Anton as the croupier and they can jive to this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-m5hLZ1dN44

Yes, Blackpool is very Vegas.

Viva Las Vegas - Elvis
Tumblin' Dice - Rolling Stones

Someone's bound to use Luck be a Lady.

I bet the props people are building a mock Vegas Wedding Chapel as we type.

The Joker - Steve Miller Band (I love that song!)
The Winner Takes It All - Abba

Rumour has it that Bruce is doing a half hour guest slot at Ma Kelly's, the sands copa room of Blackpool.

Has anyone actually uttered the words 'I just want to get to Blackpool' this year ?

well the thing that comes to mind for me atm when people talk about Las Vegas is CSI

I will definatley be impressed if anyone manages to dance whist taking a DNA sample of test firing a gun

If anyone manages to persuade Grissom back I will be over the moon ( it just isn't the same without him ) and dont get me started on CSI Miami

I think one male celeb said it, but I can't remember who it was.


I couldn't watch it after he left because the show just wasn't the same.

Think about the costumes - Las Vegas show girls!

Coincidentally Rod Stewart starts a stint in Vegas very soon (cue Penny?)

Blackpool is revered by dancers the world over and I feel it is yet another tradition being Americanised.

Not sure if I've put over what I mean here - but I'm not happy about it.

It's like Donald Trump taking Edinburgh Castle and turning it into a theme park.

(A bit melodramatic I know )

RE songs - "From a Jack to a King" ?
I love "The Gambler" but it would have to be line dancing to that one - group dance anyone?

I'm with you Buddy, one of my fav songs when I was at Uni

If my memory's correct Camilla and James danced a QS to that in series 3.

I wouldnt mind hearing it again though

Blackpool is THE iconic place in ballroom dancing and that should be the main focus. It's magical on it's own and shouldn't be hosting a night honouring another place. Giving that week a Vegas theme is just wrong in my opinion! Really liked the Halloween special, but disappointed to hear about this theme night.

Yup
And the weekend that Strictly is in Blackpool Tower, the British Nationals are on in the Winter Gardens in Blackpool. Seeing as all of the pros have danced in The Winter Gardens in that competition or in the British Open in May, if they're not British, surely SCD should be focussing on that.