absolutely right about the music..iits been awful..I fund out also that the pros have very little input into the music they are given..so dont rush to judgment in blaming them ..some of the somgs have been a nightmare to choreograph..Rachels Johnny got a boom boom??? I mean come on..that was way to fast..good on her AS A NON DANCER doing as well as she did.

The judges scored a spectacular own-goal there.

They've obscenely over-marked Ben two weeks in a row to keep him out of the dance-off, assuming they could vote Rachel through against anybody else who happened to be in the dance-off.

Saved a penny at the cost of losing a pound.

I felt bad for her but at least she went out on a high. People talked about Deborah leaving being a shock which I didn't understand, but this week's bottom two was a surprise. She's a lovely girl and was very gracious

She really was a very sweet girl as well as beautiful, and at last she had actually started to be able to dance.

I'm surprised to see you spinning this misleading line . I believe the vast majority watch SCD because it's a dance show with a competitive element . I believe the majority are entertained by the dancing, especially when it's good, the costumes, the music, the marks and where each couple finishes on the leader board .

I like her and her exit was dignified and gracious. She did her best dance at the end too. The composition of the dance off was ludicrous really. In the big scheme of things Rachel had no chance of winning but others performed far worse and deserved to be there more than she did. And I include my favourites Sophie and Brendan in that.

I suspect we would have seen a similar learning curve with Rachel as we did with Kimberley.

For my money Rachel's Week 1 slow ballroom was better than the one Kimberley delivered on Week 2. And by Week 6 Kimberley was still hopping. But once Pasha had sorted out her core everything else followed.

Shame the judges weren't sufficiently brave to choose Rachel over Abbey. Abbey LOOKS spectacular (lines and shapes are her job), and she will doubtless continue to look like a great dancer as long as she is in hold. But I suspect she doesn't have the ability to learn the complicated out-of-hold routines she'll need if she's to master the Latin dances.

Rachel was someone who had to learn every move in a dance and almost none of it came naturally, but with a lot of hard work she has produced some decent dancing and in a good week like this one, she was deservedly mid-table.

The song didn't help the dance but the dance-off was Rachel's best dance and there were a lot of smooth transitions in and out of hold and the lifts.

Pasha gave her full content dances all the way through which very few other pros have done, so it was a tough challenge for Rachel but it also gave her the experience of Strictly as it should be.

These blisters say it all.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/b...ncings-2671267

Great effort Rachel and Pasha.

I've yet to see any celeb, including Natalie, match the rise and fall R&P delivered in their Week 1 Waltz. Not too shabby for a "no hoper"

Right from week one, I've had a soft spot for her. When she was in tears, so was I She was so gracious at the end.

I'm puzzled, perplexed and pondering on what relevance your response has to my comment. None at all, I feel.

Desperately sad to see her go. It was a good week performance wise and though she knew of course she could not survive a DO against Abbey, i thought her DO dance was even better, than the main show, very smooth, beautiful, i'm sure closer to how what she had dreamt of before the shows started. In many ways it was if a weight hadeen lifted from her shoulders.

Though she was never likely to be a winner, Mark, Dave, Fiona and even Sophie, (who appears unhappy and almost as if she wants to leave) would all have been more suitable for elimination.

Rachel will be missed
It is two weeks in a row of people going too soon.

She wasn't the best dancer, and wasn't going to win but I was sad to see Rachel go. Similar to Deborah she was enjoying every second and as a viewer I enjoy seeing that. It's a shame that she left on a week where she'd shown improvement but at least she can go out on a positive performance.

No need to mention age Dave should have gone a few weeks ago, he is not even trying, a real pain now.

I agree Rachel was improving, unlike Dave and Mark, and I also agree that Sophia did not seem interested this week, a bit pre-occupied

There are a few others I would add to the list, but lips are sealed.

Not that this should have any bearing but for me I'm glad pros such as Robin, James and Pasha have all gone out early when they've had good runs for the past few years. It's part of the enjoyment of seeing how the pros progress across a series from one year to the next so that all of them hopefully get a 'fair' chance (i.e. Anton lasting this year).

Well i think so too, but i'll allow for Rachel having the odd weak latin week.

Such a shame. Shouldn't have been her week to go. Why not change the voting system and let us vote for who we want to leave the show? I think it would make a huge difference.

All the jealous bitter women watching the show would vote for the likes of Abbey etc though.

I think Dave was pretty embarrassed when Rachel's name was called instead of him tonight.

five characters

I feel so sorry for Rachel. She comes across as an extremely nice person. Fiona, Dave and Mark should have gone before Rachel. I was really saddened and shocked.
Surely Dave such go next week. I hope so its not funny any more!

Of course there could have been something go wrong in Abbey's dance because of nerves and they judges might have to eliminate her.

I think Rachel will have won a lot of friends from the way she took it, she knew Abbey would win the Dance Off and said as such. But it is better to go out on a high than know you did badly and that it was all your fault.

Dave and Karen obviously expected to be the last couple named for the Dance Off and Karen seemed really shocked that it was not them and went over to console Rachel or Abbey (can't remember which was second to be named for the Dance Off).

I'm really sad to see Rachel leave. I would have loved to seen more of her, I know she was never going to win and the dancing didn't come easily to her, but she really gave it her all, seemed to be loving the experience and I think she was making good progress. At least as others have said she left on a high.