I will do mine later, but in the meantime here are the dances.

Abbey & Aljaz - Paso Doble
Ashley & Ola - Waltz
Ben & Kristina - Charleston
Mark & Iveta - Foxtrot
Natalie & Artem - Tango
Patrick & Anya - Viennese Waltz
Sophie & Brendan - Rumba
Susanna & Kevin - Cha Cha Cha

Abbey & Aljaz- 8/ 9/ 9/ 10= 36/40
Ashley & Ola- 9/ 9/ 9/ 9= 36/40
Ben & Kristina- 7/ 8/ 8/ 8= 31/40
Mark & Iveta- 6/ 7/ 8/ 8= 29/40
Natalie & Artem- 9/ 10/ 9/ 10= 38/40
Patrick & Anya- 8/ 9/ 9/ 9- 35/40
Sophie & Brendan- 7/ 8/ 9/ 8= 32/40
Susanna & Kevin- 9/ 10/ 10/ 10= 39/40

1. Natalie & Artem - 9, 10, 10, 10
2. Susanna & Kevin - 9, 10, 9, 9
= Patrick & Anya - 9, 10, 9, 9
4. Ashley & Ola - 8, 9, 9, 9
5. Sophie & Brendan - 8, 9, 9, 8
6. Abbey & Aljaz - 7, 9, 8, 9
7. Ben & Kristina - 7, 8, 8, 8
8. Mark & Iveta - 6, 8, 8, 7

Mark VS Abbey
Mark to go.

I haven't seen the training footage though

Abbey & Aljaz - Paso Doble - 8,9,9,9 = 35
Ashley & Ola - Waltz - 9,9,9,9 = 36
Ben & Kristina - Charleston - 7,8,8,8,= 31
Mark & Iveta - Foxtrot - 6,7,8,7 = 28
Natalie & Artem - Tango - 9,10,10,10 = 39
Patrick & Anya - Viennese Waltz - 8,8,8,8 = 32
Sophie & Brendan - Rumba 7,8,8,7 = 30
Susanna & Kevin - Cha Cha Cha - 8,10,9,10 = 37

Bottom 2 - Mark & Patrick

ELIMINATED - Mark

Abbey & Aljaz - Paso Doble - 37
Ashley & Ola - Waltz - 37
Ben & Kristina - Charleston - 33
Mark & Iveta - Foxtrot - 28
Natalie & Artem - Tango - 36
Patrick & Anya - Viennese Waltz - 34
Sophie & Brendan - Rumba - 35
Susanna & Kevin - Cha Cha Cha - 35

Natalie & Artem - Tango - 9,10,10,10 = 39
Abbey & Aljaž - Paso Doble - 9,9,10,10 = 38
Patrick & Anya - Viennese Waltz - 9,10,9,9 = 37
Ashley & Ola - Waltz - 9,9,9,9 = 36
Sophie & Brendan - Rumba 9,9,9,9 = 36
Susanna & Kevin - Cha Cha Cha - 8,9,9,9 = 35
Ben & Kristina - Charleston - 6,8,9,9= 32
Mark & Iveta - Foxtrot - 6,8,8,8 = 30

Bottom 2 - Abbey and Mark
Leaving - Mark

Abbey and Aljaz: Paso Doble - 9,10,9,10 = 38
Ashley and Ola: Waltz - 9,9,9,9 = 36
Ben and Kristina: Charleston - 7,8,9,8,= 32
Mark and Iveta: Foxtrot - 7,8,8,8 = 31
Natalie and Artem: Tango - 9,10,10,10 = 39
Patrick and Anya: Viennese Waltz - 8,9,9,9 = 35
Sophie and Brendan: Rumba 7,9,9,8 = 33
Susanna and Kevin: Cha Cha - 8,9,9,9 = 35

1. Natalie and Artem - 39
2. Abbey and Aljaz - 38
3. Ashley and Ola - 36
4. Susanna and Kevin - 35
= Patrick and Anya - 35
6. Sophie and Brendan - 33
7. Ben and Kristina - 32
8. Mark and Iveta - 31

1. Natalie & Artem - Tango - 39
2. Susanna & Kevin - Cha-Cha-Cha - 37
3. Ashley & Ola - Waltz – 36
= Abbey & Aljaz – Paso Doble – 36
5. Patrick & Anya – Viennese Waltz – 34
= Sophie & Brendan - Rumba - 34
7. Ben & Kristina - Charleston - 33
8. Mark & Iveta - Foxtrot - 31


Bottom Two - Mark and Patrick

Leaving - Mark

Natalie & Artem - 37 (9, 10, 9, 9)
Susanna & Kevin - 34 (8, 9, 8, 9)
Patrick & Anya - 32 (8, 8, 8, 8)
Ashley & Ola - 33 (8, 9, 8, 8)
Sophie & Brendan - 34 (8, 9, 9, 8)
Abbey & Aljaz - 35 (8, 10, 8, 9)
Ben & Kristina - 34 (8, 8, 9, 9)
Mark & Iveta - 29 (7, 8, 7, 7)

Bottom Two: Mark and (very unfairly) Patrick
Eliminated: Mark

Abbey & Aljaz - 7 9 9 9 - 34
Ashley & Ola - 9 10 9 9 - 37
Ben & Kristina - 7 9 9 8 - 33
Mark & Iveta - 6 8 8 8 - 30
Natalie & Artem - 9 10 9 10 - 38
Patrick & Anya - 8 9 9 8 - 34
Sophie & Brendan - 8 9 9 9 - 35
Susanna & Kevin - 8 8 9 9 - 34

1 Natalie & Artem (8 + 3 = 11)
2 Ashley & Ola (7 + 5 = 12)
3 Sophie & Brendan (6 + 7 = 13)
4 Abbey & Aljaz (5 + 2 = 7)
= Patrick & Anya (5 + 1 = 6)
= Susanna & Kevin (5 + 8 = 13)
7 Ben & Kristina (4 + 6 = 10)
8 Mark & Iveta (3 + 4 = 7)

Bottom Two - Abbey & Aljaz and Patrick & Anya
Eliminated - Patrick & Anya

Abbey & Aljaz - Paso Doble - 9.9.9.9. 36
Ashley & Ola - Waltz - 9.10.9.9. 37
Ben & Kristina - Charleston - 8.8.8.8. 32
Mark & Iveta - Foxtrot 6.8.8.7. 29
Natalie & Artem - Tango - 9.10.10.10. 39
Patrick & Anya - Viennese Waltz - 8.9.9.9. 35
Sophie & Brendan - Rumba - 8.9.9.9. 35
Susanna & Kevin - Cha Cha Cha - 8.9.9.9. 35

Leaderboard:
1st) Natalie & Artem (39)
2nd) Ashley & Ola (37)
3rd) Abbey & Aljaz (36)
=4th) Susanna & Kevin (35)
=4th) Patrick & Anya (35)
=4th) Sophie & Brendan (35)
7th) Ben & Kristina (32)
8th) Mark & Iveta (29)

Bottom 2: Mark & Iveta and Abbey & Aljaz

Eliminated: Mark & Iveta


I feel this series is turning into something we've never had before. I swear we've never had this many good ones left at this point... If Mark and Ben are the next two to go, we could potentially have a week with no scores below 9!

But genuinely, the standard this year is amazing - I hope the final 6 are Abbey, Ashley, Natalie, Patrick, Sophie and Susanna, because it would be almost too close to call - without doubt the best final six ever.

Abbey and Aljaz- Paso Doble- 9, 10, 10, 10= 39
Ashley and Ola- Waltz- 8, 10, 9, 9= 36
Ben and Kristina- Charleston- 8, 9, 9, 8= 34
Mark and Iveta- Foxtrot- 6, 9, 9, 8= 32
Natalie and Artem- Tango- 10, 10, 9, 10= 39
Patrick and Anya- Viennese Waltz- 9, 9, 9, 9= 36
Sophie and Brendan- Rumba- 8, 9, 8, 9= 34
Susanna and Kevin- Cha Cha Cha- 8, 10, 10, 10= 38

Bottom Two: Patrick and Anya and Mark and Iveta
Eliminated: Mark and Iveta

Abbey and Aljaz- Paso Doble- 9,10,9,9= 37
Ashley and Ola- Waltz- 9,10,9,10= 38
Ben and Kristina- Charleston- 8,8,8,8= 32
Mark and Iveta- Foxtrot- 7,8,8,8= 31
Natalie and Artem- Tango- 9,9,9,9= 36
Patrick and Anya- Viennese Waltz- 9,10,9,9=37
Sophie and Brendan- Rumba- 8,9,9,9= 35
Susanna and Kevin- Cha Cha Cha- 9,9,9,9=36

Leaderboard
1. Ashley and Ola= 38
2. Abbey and Aljaz= 37
2. Patrick and Anya= 37
4. Natalie and Artem= 36
4. Susanna and Kevin= 36
6. Sophie and Brendan= 35
7. Ben and Kristina= 32
8. Mark and Iveta= 31

Bottom 2: Natalie & Artem, Mark & Iveta
Eliminated: Mark & Iveta

Abbey & Aljaz - Paso Doble 9,9,9,10 37
Ashley & Ola - Waltz 9,10,9,10 38
Ben & Kristina - Charleston 8,9,9,8 34
Mark & Iveta - Foxtrot 7,8,8,7 30
Natalie & Artem - Tango 9,10,10,10 39
Patrick & Anya - Viennese Waltz 8,9,9,9 35
Sophie & Brendan - Rumba 7,8,9,9 33
Susanna & Kevin - Cha Cha Cha 7,8,8,8 31

Bottom 2: Mark & Iveta Vs Patrick & Anya
Eliminated: Mark & Iveta

Abbey & Aljaz: 8, 9, 8, 9: 34
Ashley & Ola: 9, 10, 9, 9: 37
Ben & Kristina: 7, 8, 8, 8: 31
Mark & Iveta: 7, 7, 8, 7: 29
Natalie & Artem: 9, 9, 9, 10: 37
Patrick & Anya: 8, 8, 9, 8: 33
Sophie & Brendan: 8, 9, 8, 9: 34
Susanna & Kevin: 9, 9, 9, 10: 37

B2: Patrick/Abbey with Mark
Eliminated: Mark

I've just seen the latest training and I've changed my opinions. So mine are

Abbey & Aljaz 8, 9, 9, 9 (mainly because I think the judges, bar Craig, will realise how much they overmarked her last week and won't want to be seen to be doing the same this week even though the training looks good)

Ashley & Ola 8, 9, 8, 9 (problems with his chin again)

Ben & Kristina 9, 9, 9, 9 (they look surprisingly good )

Mark & Iveta 7, 8, 8, 7 (he looks flat-footed and like his knees are hurting)

Natalie & Artem 9, 10, 9, 10 (looks lacking in energy but think that's due to her keeping levels down in training)

Patrick & Anya 7, 8, 9, 8 (posture really bad)

Sophie & Brendan 8, 8, 8, 8 (looking blank and uninvolved to me but that could definitely change by Saturday)


Susanna & Kevin 8, 9, 8, 9 (doesn't look good to me in training but I don't know why )

Bottom 2 Patrick and Sophie but hope I'm wrong.

Abbey & Aljaz - Paso Doble - 36
Ashley & Ola - Waltz - 36
Ben & Kristina - Charleston - 32
Mark & Iveta - Foxtrot - 30
Natalie & Artem - Tango - 39
Patrick & Anya - Viennese Waltz - 38
Sophie & Brendan - Rumba - 35
Susanna & Kevin - Cha Cha Cha - 35

Mark and Ben in dance off
Mark to leave

Abbey & Aljaz - 9,9,9,9
Ashley & Ola - 8,9,9,9
Ben & Kristina - 8,9,9,8
Mark & Iveta - 7,8,8,7
Natalie & Artem - 9,10,10,10
Patrick & Anya - 7,9,8,8
Sophie & Brendan - 8,9,8,8
Susanna & Kevin - 8,9,9,9

Abbey & Aljaz - Paso Doble - 9,9,9,10 - 37
Ashley & Ola - Waltz - 8,9,8,9 - 34
Ben & Kristina - Charleston - 8,8,9,8 - 33
Mark & Iveta - Foxtrot - 6,7,8,8 - 29
Natalie & Artem - Tango - 9,10,10,10 - 39
Patrick & Anya - Viennese Waltz - 9,9,9,9 - 36
Sophie & Brendan - Rumba - 8,9,9,9 - 35
Susanna & Kevin - Cha Cha Cha - 8,9,8,9 - 34

Bottom 2 - Mark & Iveta and Patrick & Anya
Out - Mark & Iveta

Not sure about the scoring after last week's 10 love fest.....so take Craig's paddle, and multiply by .75.

After watching the training video, IMHO the bottom two are likely to be Mark and either Patrick or Ashley, as I think Ben is doing alright, and Sophie will likely still pull it off on the night.

For the first time this serie, I'm not predicting anything . Feeling a bit worried for my favorites Abbey and Sophie, especially Abbey . I have a feeling one of them will end up in the bottom 2 this weekend with Mark .

That's it Edy, I fear Mark in the bottom 2 and with Ben looking good in his charleston I can't see who else would be a danger to him, certainly not Sophie or Abbie

Abbey & Aljaz – 8,9,9,9
Ashley & Ola - 7,8,9,9
Ben & Kristina - 6,9,9,8
Mark & Iveta - 7,8,8,7
Natalie & Artem – 9,10,9,10
Patrick & Anya - 7,9,9,8
Sophie & Brendan - 7,9,9,8
Susanna & Kevin - 9,9,9,9

Yeah its a bit tricky because I have a hard time guessing who could be in the bottom 2 with Mark.

-Ben charleston looks good imo and is bound to be a crowd pleaser; I dont think that he is in any danger of being in the bottom 2 this weekend.
-Abbey looks good in training; but I hope that the song or the routine makes a lasting impression on the audience or else she is in danger.
-Sophie will do okay in the rumba .
-Patrick has a very good song for his VW and was doing okay in training....
Sigh....its just hard to call .

Bottom 2 with Mark will be between Patrick, Ashley and maybe Abbey imo.

Even though I would hate it, I think Natalie will be in the dance off alongside Mark