I'm happy with that score - just need to now survive the triple elimination!

LEADERBOARD

1=Danslink & Ola - 28
1=joshNOM & Erin - 28
2=KiwiJay & Katya - 27
2=Daisy19 & Anton - 27
3=Jon_Tango & Aliona - 26
3=Dancing Cake & Robin - 26
3=dondfan998 & Vincent - 26
3=CraftyGirl & Brendan - 26
4=Mr_XcX & Natalie - 25
4=CloneClown & Flavia - 25
5=LittleMissJ & Ian - 24
5=I've Got Class & Matthew - 24
5=21stCenturyBoy & Kristina - 24
6=pothuthic & Nicole - 23
6=Tall Paul & Karen - 23
7. dmolyneaux & James - 21

So our couples have all danced for the first time, but for 3 of them it will be their last. A very close first leaderboard tonight with just a few points separating most contestants. Who scored well? Who put in most effort? and who has showed the most enthusiasm? and who do you think has more to give? Because in this game the vote could go either way. The leaderboard is for guidance only and the contestants will get through purely based on the votes they receive now. So who has impressed you tonight? Or who would you like to see more of and see if they can improve in Night 2?

Tonight will see the first ever TRIPLE elimination on Twists and Sequins. So if you dont want your favourite to leave so early in the competition then they need your votes.

LINES ARE NOW OPEN

Please PM me your votes ranking the couples from 16 - 1 (16 being the best and 1 being the worst) ANYONE CAN VOTE

Lines close at 19:00 hours. Join us then to see who has made it through to dance again in Night 2

And you can look at all info in the Twists and Sequins website:
http://twistsandsequins.weebly.com/

So it is time now to get your friends on here to vote for you. Their votes are doubly critical tonight -

First of all a chance for a chat with a few of our contestants, Clone Clown - you were kept waiting till near the end - how nerve wracking was that for you

Im sure the viewers will vote for who they want to see more of and who impressed them. Its anyones game, just because u are top doesnt mean u are safe, and being bottom doesnt mean u are out.

Thanks for a great first show but the voting procedure seems very time consuming.

Obviously at the start of the show it seems long - but of course it gets briefer as you progress

Great website btw Val!

Voted like usual

I was only joking Val

So if anyones unsure here is how you would vote (EXAMPLE ONLY) and please PM me dont post it on here lol (16 points is for the best couple, you rank 1 for your least favourite)

Example............................

pothuthic - 16
dondfan998 - 15
Danslink - 14
21stCenturyBoy - 13
joshNOM - 12
Daisy19 - 11
Dancing Cake - 10
I've Got Class - 9
Jon_Tango - 8
dmolyneaux - 7
KiwiJay - 6
Tall Paul - 5
Mr_XcX - 4
CraftyGirl - 3
LittleMissJ - 2
CloneClown - 1

I had a daydream moment of doubt and questioning as to whether I had actually been picked for the show lol but then Flavia gave me a nudge to make sure I was ready and I then knew it was real. Am really pleased with my result and hope I get to dance tomorrow again.

Would it not be a good idea to put the songs the couples danced to on the leaderboard aswell to prevent people having to flick back a few pages?

then at 7pm ill tally up the total everyone has received and whoever has the lowest will be leaving

The leaderboard is the same format of the Strictly Show on BBC 1

Thank you!

Essexboy - would it be possible to post each contestants song and scores in one post so people don't have to trawl through the thread again?

Really pleased with how me & Ola have done. Good first night.

Great minds think alike

Yes, but this competition is song focused so it makes more sense, but your the boss so I'll go with whatever you want...

I agree and also we aren't well known celebs (although you could argue that some of us are well known on DS.)

Thats the point of the previous show, otherwise I may aswell just post a leaderboard each night which is pretty boring lol. The other 5 series worked this way It takes me a lot of time as it is, theres a lot of planning aswell as just the posting. I'll see

I was only joking Val

I'm quite happy to go back through the thread and compile a list of contestants with their songs and scores and make a post.

I know, you said already.

Danslink - a newcomer to this show - what does it feel like being judged by two people who have won strictly - one a pro and one a celeb