1. Worst Strictly show ever mainly due to the set being far too big and all the dancers getting lost in a sea of overbearing lights. The camerawork was a disaaaaaaahster!!.
2. Music choices were horrendous in most cases and did nothing for the style of dances on show.
3. Every single dance overscored for the second week in a row.
4. Too many tricks, gimics, props and not enough traditional dance content.
5. For goodness sake Bruce has to go, its getting embarrassing now.

Sorry to be so negative but tonight was truly dire.

Wembley is not the place for SCD as for the camera work it was so AWFUL sure the camera
operators need to go back to school and learn the basics. Patterns on the floor it was a case of spot the dancers.
My favourites Michael & Natalie a proper dance wonderful and IMO undermarked.
Danni and Vincent did a great job.
Denise & James Didnt like the music . the dancing was what would expect from a dancer.

1. Lisa was overmarked
2. Camera work was poor
3. Bruce actually made me laugh! Twice!
4. Hope its between richard and victoria to go
5. mm pasha

I expected it to be so bad it was a relief.

1) HATE Strictly at Wembley

2) Was not keen on all the backing dancers, they are worse than props!

3) Not sure i want to watch ANY of the dances again

4) This has to be Bruce's last series.

5) Overall disappointed

1. SCD at Wembley was better last year
2. Denise DID NOT deserve those tens at all
3. The judges are too hard on Nicky when he was amazing tonight
4. Dani's dance was the best of the night
5. Michael stepped it up a notch tonight

From Hayley

1. Sublime dance from Michael and Nat - I actually applauded in my kitchen.
2. Dislike the bare midriff dress on Danni. Why not look at what the Supremes wore? Much classier
3.Liked the lack of tattoos on Danni's legs
4. Nicky and partner - a charisma free zone
5. Lisa - passed her sell by date

1. Wembley can never provide the intimate atmosphere ballroom dancing needs... and the acoustics are terrible.
2. The reason for the laughable over marking may be the judges cannot see enough of the footwork to judge properly?
3. Dani and Vincent did an excellent job.
4. I prefer Claudia.
5. Victoria and Brendan were poorest for me.

1 Ditch wembley for Blackpool
2 Michael under marked, best dance of the night
3 Denise and Lisa over marked
4 Nicky's jive was a let down
5 Richard and Victoria bottom 2

1. Loved Kimberley's first hell yeah dance - shame it wasn't in the studio
2. Natalie Lowe is a goddess - FACT *shocked face*
3. Glad that Shem found meaningful employment after the show hire-teased him in series 7 - Cabana boy/Cocktail waiter on Erin Island >>>>>>>>>>>> Getting put out of a job by Jared Murillo
4. Wemberlee must have been great if you were there, surely?
5. Laughed at a Brucie joke

Loved Lisas dance. Technically, it had a few iffy moments, but most of it was on the money. But for me it was the most joyful dance of the night.

Wembley is too big for this program.

Denise was great, but I was missing oomph. It was too smooth.

Thought Kimberly seemed lacking tonight. She can move her hips, but she's not isolating the rest of her body.

Everybody was way overmarked. Leaderboard position was near right though.

[quote=-Sid-;62400028]1. I was intrigued when I heard what music Denise & James were using for their Charleston, but it worked brilliantly. Well deserved 10s.

2. Lisa and Nicky were way over-marked, but I thought Louis's scores were about right. He's just not expressive enough when he dances. I sometimes find my mind wandering. Should probably have been a bit higher up on the table though.

3. For tiny people, Dani & Vincent certainly make a big impact. Was unsure if I'd like their Quickstep (because of the song) but the choreography and execution were fab and I ended up loving it. I still worry about them being in the dance-off though because the weaker dancers (apart from Richard) are so popular.

4. It was a better show than last year but I still think Wembley's too big an arena. I'm sure it's a great atmosphere if you're there but it doesn't translate well to the TV screen.

5. I wish Michael & Nat's Latin was as good as their Balroom because they have so much going for them. Glorious American Smooth.[/QUOTE)

I was going to post mine but you said it

6 hope Richard or Nicky go tonight

my favourite post!

1. The camera positions were terrible. Why pull out as far as they did or up in the roof. The dancers looked like dots. We want to see them dance!
2. The lighting, I'm afraid, also spoilt my view of the dancers, especially on the over head shots. It was as if there was too much happening, and that can only detract from the main event.
3. I'm sure Denise and James' charleston was great, but I found the music completely wrong for the dance and that really put me off. The singing was terrible and it was just not the right tune for the dance.
4. Thought Victoria was more confident tonight. She came over well.
5. Loved Louis' gymnastics in the routine. Brave choice me thinks.


Please BBC give Wembley a miss. I'd like to see all the dances again, back in the studio, I think we would see something completely different!

1. Wem-ber-lee doesn't work on TV.
2. Lisa can still sell performance, but dance-wise she is becoming a one-trick-pony.
3. Bruce's jokes. Just...no.
4. I keep forgetting Nicky is there. Would be happy if he or Richard went 'tomorrow'.
5. WTF are the judges on? (Actually, can we just make that into a macro for the rest of the series?)

1. I hate Wembley, the awful camera work, panning out, long distance views, quick changes. I WANT TO SEE THE DANCING not arty farty production values.

2. I thought the music choices and costumes where dire.

3. Loved Dani and Vincent's quickstep, for me the dance of the night, Denise's Charleston was too clinical.

4. So thats why Lisa was put on first to egg up the crowd, i must have seen a different dance to the judges as I thought it was same old same old and very disjointed and rushed.

5. Bring back Claudia

Bruce and Tess "dead behind the eyes" Daly as I think Harry Hill called her, should be replaced by Matt Baker and Claudia.

The dance floor, with its constant projections was very distracting.

I want Kimberley to leave. She so bores me.
I loved Denise, Michael and Dani tonight.

1. Dani and Vincent were great, but the whole smurf/Munchkin thing is a bore.

2. More on Dani - it annoys me that she is dressed as dolly/little girl, please give her grown up costumes.

3. I didn't get the dancing a Charleston whilst having a Cleopatra theme to the dance

4. Louis should stop doing gymnastics mid routine, shame on Flavia as when they were paired together she was asked about gym in dance and haughtily said she wouldn't do it. Let him dance, it will be great.

5. Regardless of how good he is though there seems to be gameplaying by the judges, as Kimberly was average, and that salsa/samba was very average, but Louis must be kept below her. Hmmm.

1. Enjoyed Kimberley, Dani and Michael's dances quite a bit (WTF was that 8, Bruno?).
2. No disrespect to Denise in ^, the music and camera work were particularly bad for hers.
3. In general it's hard to enjoy dances on Earth when the cameras are on the moon.
4. Is Lisa being marked by different criteria?? I don't pretend to be a dance expert but something really weird is going on. It's like she gets 5 for being vertical.
5. Erin looked nice but it's high time for Richard to go - ideally in a dance-off with Lisa. Vicky can wait.
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1. Better WITH Bruce. I don't get the hate for him, on here! I was laughing at his jokes, and enjoy his presence. He brings a warmth to the show, which Tess does not.

2. Dani and Vincent are so good, probably my favourite couple, but they won't win because they are the under dog

3. Didn't like the whole thing with other dancers on the floor. Especially the guys in yellow trunks, ruins it!!

4. Good to see Aliona back, and loved the little funny faces her and Ola were sharing with each other.

5. I was warming to Richard...until tonight. Sorry, think it is time for him to go...

1. *waving Michael and Natalie flag*
2. Happy for Vincent and Dani too
3. Also happy for Kimberley and Lisa: Lisa looked so overwhelmed
4. That camerawork made me feel quite ill! Love the show, but not the camerawork on this occasion...
5. I also laughed at a Brucie joke

Flavia didn't say that - She said they would definitely be using his skills but at the end of the day he was there to learn to dance but she didn't say they wouldn't do it .... haughtily or otherwise

And before tonight he had two gymnastic moves in 6 weeks..... Hardly extreme

1. Bruce is dreadful. It was so much better without him last week.

2. Natalie is an amazing teacher. I love her & Michael.

3. Wembley is way too big for SCD. Back to Blackpool next year.

4. I think Erin will be very relieved to be rid of Richard. Fingers crossed he goes tonight.

5. It was nice to see Aliona back.

1. betcha that Charleston would look great in the studio if the singers mastered the song.
2. the LouFla AS was a bit dodgy.
3. didn't see all of Michael's dance due to a technical hitch but the bit I did see didn't look too smooth.
4. enjoyed Dani & Vincent but the camera work didn't do them any favours.
5. Wem-ber-lee is not the place for SCD.

1. Nicky was underscored yet again, his dance was my favourite of the series.
2. I don't find Dani that exciting or appealing as a person, and her dancing is average.
3. Impressed with Lisa doing the splits, however her scores were way too high.
4. Good to see Bruce back.
5. The whole Wembley arena looked gorge and it was more exciting than a normal show.

1. Bruce has to go
2. Wembley is too big a venue for Strictly
3. Too many props
4. Victoria & Richard for the bottom 2, either to go, hang on.. pref Victoria to go.
5. Bruce has to go