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Old 30-10-2011, 08:38
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Chris Hollins wasn't that good but she didn't give him such sleazy routines.
- sleazy, that is the word I was trying to think of, thank you; unnecessary in a family entertainment programme that should be suitable for all ages.
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Old 30-10-2011, 08:41
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Chris Hollins and 'sleazy' would have been a dis-a-s-t-e-r.
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Old 30-10-2011, 08:45
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Dreadful dreadful dreadful.....There are children watching this show.
I am a great fan of Ola and Robbie, but Ola no more of this cringeworthy choreography please.
There are adults watching the show! and as an adult I don't want to see that. I'm not sure my dogs or my cat want to see that either....
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Old 30-10-2011, 09:08
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But children can watch the original choreography (Michael Jackson) at any time.
But this would be in the context of a long routine, not just 90 seconds! It took up too much time out of the limited time they have to perform the dance.
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Old 30-10-2011, 09:44
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It wasn't relevant to the dance at all, I didn't mind it - at first I laughed but I nearly spat my wine out when Robbie jumped up in front of Craig it was totally unexpected and a bit crude really
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Old 30-10-2011, 10:14
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So being the voice of balance...

Nancy pushed Anton into a coffin
Harry killed Aliona
James tried to kill Alex
Natalie got eaten by a plant whilst Audley played the piano

But people are worried that children may be screaming in their beds because Ola used some Michael Jackson choreography during...a song by Michael Jackson? Am I right here?

I've already provided an example of a child that wasn't bothered. Can someone provide an example of a child that was or else the 'won't somebody think of the children' argument falls a bit flat.
Well said! Sorry, but if people find the content that alarming there is always the off switch. I am still amazed he managed to jump up on the desk at the end - that was some feat!
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Old 30-10-2011, 10:22
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there is always the off switch
Why should we switch off? I enjoy Strictly but don't want to see a move like that. Completely unnecessary and didn't add to the dance at all.
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Old 30-10-2011, 10:26
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Yes it was one of Michael Jackson's "trademarks"...squealing at the same time if I recall right. One reference to that would have been enough from Robbie.

"Moonwalking" was also one of Jackson's moves...why not include this as well? Could it be because Robbie could not manage to do it...but can manage to find his crotch with his own hand.

And let's face it....it did the job...we all remembered that..not how poor the rest of the routine was and how lumpen footed Robbie was.

Job done Ola


( BTW I'm not sure words like "children watching/crotch grabbing/Michael Jackson" should ever appear in the same post)
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Old 30-10-2011, 10:28
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So being the voice of balance...

Nancy pushed Anton into a coffin
Harry killed Aliona
James tried to kill Alex
Natalie got eaten by a plant whilst Audley played the piano

But people are worried that children may be screaming in their beds because Ola used some Michael Jackson choreography during...a song by Michael Jackson? Am I right here?

I've already provided an example of a child that wasn't bothered. Can someone provide an example of a child that was or else the 'won't somebody think of the children' argument falls a bit flat.

There are people on other boards who are saying that their grandchildren were with them and they were asking why he did that. Should they have to explain 'thrusting' and 'crotch gripping' to very young, as yet, innocent children.
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Old 30-10-2011, 10:35
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Chris Hollins wasn't that good but she didn't give him such sleazy routines.
I think Chris was better than Robbie. Ola is playing on Robbie's good looks/body etc...covering up for the fact he isn't very good by putting gimmicks in, it will only go so far.
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Old 30-10-2011, 10:37
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It's done to help with the ratings - crotch hugging, hip thrusting male celebs seems to get many a woman in a foam induced frenzy for some reason.
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Old 30-10-2011, 11:04
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One or two are missing the point.
This is supposed to be a family show and should be setting an example.
It shouldn't be about arguing if any children were offended. It was a deliberate and an unnecessary part of the routine.
But that's the BBC for you.
The wardrobe malfunction can be excused as an accident, but this would have been seen at rehearsal and excluded on the live show.
The BBC are making this show even tackier in their quest to beat the X-Factor in the ratings.
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Old 30-10-2011, 11:13
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There are adults watching the show! and as an adult I don't want to see that. I'm not sure my dogs or my cat want to see that either....
Well said! If I was Craig I'd have been tempted to jab him in the nads with my pen!! I thought it was awful. What next Ola, can we expect to see Robbie having a w**k in the middle of the quickstep? I think we should be told Plus all this emphasis on crotch grabbing and hip thrusting makes me wonder "if Robbie doth protest too much" if you know what I mean. Sorry, but tacky stuff like that is going to attract equally tacky comments

It's done to help with the ratings - crotch hugging, hip thrusting male celebs seems to get many a woman in a foam induced frenzy for some reason.
Not me! But I know a few like that - sad ladies of a certain age who still throw their knickers at Take That. I despair, I really do.
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Old 30-10-2011, 11:16
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Agree it was very tacky. It is starting to get as tacky as the x factor. Once maybe acceptable but how many times.
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Old 30-10-2011, 11:21
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Well said! If I was Craig I'd have been tempted to jab him in the nads with my pen!! I thought it was awful. What next Ola, can we expect to see Robbie having a w**k in the middle of the quickstep? I think we should be told Plus all this emphasis on crotch grabbing and hip thrusting makes me wonder "if Robbie doth protest too much" if you know what I mean. Sorry, but tacky stuff like that is going to attract equally tacky comments



Not me! But I know a few like that - sad ladies of a certain age who still throw their knickers at Take That. I despair, I really do.
Yeah, that's kind of what I meant. The type who still swoon over Sir Cliff etc, lol!
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Old 30-10-2011, 12:49
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I know a few like that - sad ladies of a certain age who still throw their knickers at Take That. I despair, I really do.
Good point, Gary Barlow still has a pair of my best M&S size 18s - Gary if you're reading this, can I have then back, I've nothing clean for work tomorrow.
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Old 30-10-2011, 13:23
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It was awful. Vulgar, embarrassing and completely out of place.
I agree!
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Old 30-10-2011, 13:24
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Why should we switch off? I enjoy Strictly but don't want to see a move like that. Completely unnecessary and didn't add to the dance at all.
I thought it was revolting and so, I think, did Craig!
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Old 30-10-2011, 13:24
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Jeez it was only a bit of thrusting. Since when did DS harbour a bunch of Mary Whitehouse a-likes blasting about censorship and the corruption of our young?
Pehaps it's a good job you're (hopefully) not someone in charge of young children then fefster, if you think that routine was either appropriate for an early evening family audience or even worthy of the show. It was poor, tasteless choreography, revoltingly performed. Everyone who teaches or cares for young children thankfully does not agree with you, and we are NOT Mary Whitehouses. Please keep your offensive comments to yourself, as others have also asked you to do, not just me.
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Old 30-10-2011, 13:28
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Has anyone who twitters had a reply from Ola or Robbie with regard to this routine being sleazy?
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Old 30-10-2011, 13:35
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Has anyone who twitters had a reply from Ola or Robbie with regard to this routine being sleazy?
I just had a look on Twitter and if this is the right account it goes some way to explain the choreography....I thought she was a professional dancer...

https://twimg0-a.akamaihd.net/profil...6236/image.jpg

https://twitter.com/#!/StrictlyOla
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Old 30-10-2011, 13:38
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Pehaps it's a good job you're (hopefully) not someone in charge of young children then fefster, if you think that routine was either appropriate for an early evening family audience or even worthy of the show. It was poor, tasteless choreography, revoltingly performed. Everyone who teaches or cares for young children thankfully does not agree with you, and we are NOT Mary Whitehouses. Please keep your offensive comments to yourself, as others have also asked you to do, not just me.
And you please stop speaking for other people.

Not EVERYONE thinks the same as you do. I didn't like the routine but it didn't offend me in the slightest neither would I have been concerned about children watching it and I have a three-year-old boy.
I'd love to meet these young children who are going to be traumatised by this move. I'd like to know the age of the children watching with their grandparents who asked "what he was doing" and why they couldn't be told he's imitating a dance move done by Michael Jackson.

The "sexual" nature of the move would go over the heads of most young children and those old enough to know what it was about should absolutely be getting told about the birds and the bees.
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Old 30-10-2011, 13:42
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I loved it it made me laugh, me and my friends couldn't stop we had to pause the judges comments because we couldn't concentrate. My sister loved it and my 2 year old niece was dancing around the room.

Though I probably wouldn't go as far as Alesha and want it in every dance .
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Old 30-10-2011, 13:45
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There's so much boring-old-fartism from people on this forum.

Everything that is amusing or risky or non-traditional seems to be disapproved of.

I thought the crotch grabbing was relevant because it was a Michael Jackson song, and the one at the end in Craig's face was surprising and hilarious (and pretty damn athletic).
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Old 30-10-2011, 13:49
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Alesha wants the groinal thrust in every one of Robbie's routines.

I await its inclusion in their Viennese Waltz...
I would love to see an erotic Viennese Waltz.

This forum would probably implode in hysterics, which makes me want it even more.
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