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Strictly Come Dancing - Our Way
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IzzieStar
29-09-2013
Change of plan, the second part will now be up at 7pm tonight.
IzzieStar
29-09-2013
After our earlier comparison show left the leaderboard looking only slightly different, it's time to see what our first four judges made of the remaining nine contestants' performance.

As we saw with our first show, our forum judges have been less impressed than the Strictly Come Dancing judges with the first efforts of the 2013 celebrities. Will this trend continue or will our judges finally see what they're seeing? It's time to find out!

Last night, the first couple to take to the floor was Ben and Kristina. Firstly we will revisit that performance before seeing what our judges made of it...
IzzieStar
29-09-2013
Ben and Kristina dancing the Cha Cha Cha to 'Love Me Again' (John Newman)

Craig - 3
Darcey - 5
Len - 6
Bruno - 5
Total: 19


Will our judges be as impressed with sportsman Ben as head judge Len?
IzzieStar
29-09-2013
Luke - 2
Jess - 4
Tom - 4
Callum - 4
Total: 14


Luke: Well for starters, that had no hip actions, no fun, no Latin feel. It felt like you were dancing at Kristina, rather than with her...and then you forgot the routine, which made it 100x worse! I had high hopes for you, Ben, but sadly I have none after that.

It would seem that our judges weren't quite as impressed with Ben's muscular...everything and have given him a damning 5 POINTS LESS for his attempt at the Cha Cha Cha.

Next up are Fiona and Anton...
IzzieStar
29-09-2013
Fiona and Anton dancing the Tango to 'A View to KIll' (Duran Duran)

Craig - 5
Darcey - 6
Len - 7
Bruno - 6
Total: 24


I'd make a Bond pun, but I think they've been done to death. Instead, let's see what our judges thought...
IzzieStar
29-09-2013
Luke - 5
Jess - 5
Tom - 6
Callum - 5
Total: 21


Jess: Bond girl. Check. James Bond. Check. 007 action? Absolutely not. This was more Dr. No than Casino Royale, I'm afraid.

Yet another couple fail to match their original score with Fiona and Anton achieving 3 POINTS LESS from our judges. Tough crowd.

Following them are Dave and Karen...
IzzieStar
29-09-2013
Dave and Karen dancing the Cha Cha Cha to 'Moves Like Jagger' (Maroon 5 feat. Christina Aguilera)

Craig - 2
Darcey - 5
Len - 5
Bruno - 4
Total: 16


After that...performance, it's time to see what our judges thought of it.
IzzieStar
29-09-2013
Luke - 1
Jess - 3
Tom - 2
Callum - 4
Total: 10


Tom: This was horrible. No timing, no conviction - one extra point for a level of enthusiasm I have never seen on the show though.

It just keeps getting worse and worse as Dave and Karen managed a massive 6 POINTS LESS from our much pickier judges.

Hopefully bucking the trend are Rachel and Pasha...
IzzieStar
29-09-2013
Rachel and Pasha dancing the Waltz to 'When I Need You' (Luther Vandross)

Craig - 6
Darcey - 7
Len - 7
Bruno - 7
Total: 27


A strong (and maybe surprising) start from Rachel and Pasha, but with such tough judging, will our judges match that score?
IzzieStar
29-09-2013
Luke - 7
Jess - 6
Tom - 7
Callum - 5
Total: 25


Callum: Rachel, I'm going to be honest, when I found out you were participating in the show I was excited but I didn't feel you put your all into that, you need to loosen up a bit.

Staying true to form, our judges award Rachel and Pasha TWO POINTS LESS than their original score. Still, it's not quite the gulf that other contestants have achieved though.

Up next, and I can hardly wait, are Julien and Janette...
IzzieStar
29-09-2013
Julien and Janette dancing the Cha Cha Cha to 'Vogue' (Madonna)

Craig - 3
Darcey - 5
Len - 6
Bruno - 6
Total: 20


Will our judges be impressed by Julien's efforts? (They didn't have to recap his post-dance performance in front of the judges, thankfully.)
IzzieStar
29-09-2013
Luke - 3
Jess - 2
Tom - 5
Callum - 3
Total: 13


Luke: I could really sense something rushing through your bloodstream tonight, Julien. Was it the Cha-Cha? Who knows. I must admit that I wasn't much of a fan of this choreography tonight, though. It seemed very camp, very cheesy - and to top it all off, there wasn't much dance content.

So Julien has managed to achieve the biggest points gulf of the first dances so far with SEVEN POINTS LESS than his original score. Well, it's an achievement or sorts.

Trying to drown out the memory of that are Deborah and Robin...
IzzieStar
29-09-2013
Deborah and Robin dancing the Tango to 'Money, Money, Money' (ABBA)

Craig - 6
Darcey - 6
Len - 6
Bruno - 6
Total: 24


The Strictly judges in agreement with each other their, but will our judges be quite so in tune with them?
IzzieStar
29-09-2013
Luke - 5
Jess - 5
Tom - 5
Callum - 6
Total: 21


Jess: A dragon like yourself should see the dancefloor alight with flames in the tango, you had the wow factor of a catherine wheel, darling.

It's becoming par for the course now as Deborah and Robin receive SEVEN POINTS LESS from our judges.

Following them are Patrick and Anya...
IzzieStar
29-09-2013
Patrick and Anya dancing the Jive to 'Runaway Baby' (Bruno Mars)

Craig - 7
Darcey - 7
Len - 7
Bruno - 7
Total: 28


Yet again, the Strictly judges are in agreement. Somehow our doubt our judges will feel the same way...
IzzieStar
29-09-2013
Luke - 6
Jess - 7
Tom - 6
Callum - 7
Total: 26


Tom: You have great performance but your kicks weren't as sharp as they could have been.

One of the closest scores we've seen so far, but Patrick and Anya still end up with TWO POINTS LESS

Our penultimate couple of the round is Vanessa and James...
IzzieStar
29-09-2013
Vanessa and James dancing the Cha Cha Cha to 'That Don't Impress Me Much' (Shania Twain)

Craig - 3
Darcey - 5
Len - 6
Bruno - 5
Total: 19


But what did our judges think of it?
IzzieStar
29-09-2013
Luke - 3
Jess - 3
Tom - 4
Callum - 4
Total: 14


Callum: Vanessa, how erm different. You're a lovely lively woman and that reflected in your performance. However this show is called 'Strictly Come Dancing' and you walked though quite a bit of that. So all in all, that don't impress me much.

Another steep drop as Vanessa and James receive FIVE POINTS LESS from our tough judging panel. Oh well.

Last, but not least, we have Abbey and Aljaz...
IzzieStar
29-09-2013
Abbey and Aljaz dancing the Waltz to 'Kissing You' (Des'ree)

Craig - 8
Darcey - 8
Len - 8
Bruno - 8
Total: 32


Have our judges finally been charmed by the highest scoring dance from the Strictly judges?
IzzieStar
29-09-2013
Luke - 8
Jess - 8
Tom - 8
Callum - 8
Total: 32


Luke: Best dance of the night, best dance of the week, best dance of the series! I'm amazed at how natural you looked dancing that, Abbey, it was something quite special. I'm keeping my eye on you both.

Once again the judges are in agreement with the last perfomance of the night as Abbey and Aljaz MATCH THEIR ORIGINAL SCORE.

With the final performance of the round over, it's time to look at the respective leaderboards and a few stats for those of you who like that sort of thing.
IzzieStar
29-09-2013
Strictly Come Dancing Leaderboard

1st Abbey and Aljaz - 32
2nd Natalie and Artem - 31
3rd Patrick and Anya - 28
=3rd Sophie and Brendan - 28
=3rd Susanna and Kevin - 28
6th Rachel and Pasha - 27
7th Ashley and Ola - 25
8th Deborah and Robin - 24
=8th Fiona and Anton - 24
=8th Mark and Iveta - 24
11th Julien and Janette - 20
12th Ben and Kristina - 19
=12th Vanessa and James - 19
14th Dave and Karen - 16
14th Tony and Aliona - 16
IzzieStar
29-09-2013
Our Way Leaderboard

1st Abbey and Aljaz - 32 (-)
2nd Natalie and Artem - 31 (-)
3rd Sophie and Brendan - 27 (-)
4th Patrick and Anya - 26 (-1)
5th Rachel and Pasha - 25 (+1)
6th Susanna and Kevin - 24 (-3)
7th Ashley and Ola - 23 (-)
8th Fiona and Anton - 21 (-)
=8th Deborah and Robin - 21 (-)
10th Mark and Iveta - 20 (-1)
11th Ben and Kristina - 14 (+1)
=11th Vanessa and James - 14 (+1)
13th Julien and Janette - 13 (-2)
14th Tony and Aliona - 11 (-)
15th Dave and Karen - 10 (-1)

Average 'Strictly' Score: 24.1
Average 'Our Way' Score: 20.8

Number of Scores Increased: 0
Number of Scores Matched: 2
Number of Scores Decreased: 13

As you can see from both the leaderboards, average scores and comparisons, our forum judges really are considerably tougher (and more honest ) than the 'Strictly Come Dancing' judges with just under FOUR POINTS difference in average between them!
IzzieStar
29-09-2013
Next weekend, there is another opportunity to judge the 'Strictly Come Dancing' contestants (there will be a whole 15 to get through in one sitting though ) and then bottom-two judge after the lines are opened to the Games Forum for the first time.

If you would like to judge Round 2, please PM me.

If you have judged this round, you are allowed to judge the next round. I just want to make sure everybody who wants to have a go, gets the chance. Also, if we're down a judge, I will step in (unless anybody disagrees with that because of my hosting role).

I must stress that I plan to try and put these 'Our Way' shows up the day after the original show, so if you aren't watching live and plan to catch up later in the week, please give signing-up real consideration before applying. Also, if you sign up and then something else comes up that will prevent you from doing it, please let me know.

Anyway, I've found it all very interesting and hope you did too.
IzzieStar
29-09-2013
Callum (doctorwhofancal)
Danny (Damahepa)
Jamie (DingDong08)
Queenie (dancing.queen)


A significant change to our second judging panel, with only Callum remaining. It'll be interesting to see if they're more lenient or just as harsh as our first judging panel.

The comparison show for next weekend should be on Sunday at 13.00. It's all subject to change though depending on when the judges mark, so I'll keep you posted.
IzzieStar
02-10-2013
Just a reminder to the judges for this round that if they're going to struggle this weekend, please let me know.

Also, once the complete list of dances is up, I'll give you all couples to comment on.
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