It was a very interesting show tonight. But let's rank the dances in this thread, according to your personal preference. 1 being your fave and 8 being your least fave.

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

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

1.Ashley and Ola
2.Nat and Artem
3.Sophie and Brendan
4.Abbey and Aljaz
5.Patrick and Anya
6.Susanna and Kevin
7.Ben and Kristina
8.Mark and Iveta

I loved:
Sophie's Rumba
Patrick's Viennese Waltz
Ashley's Waltz

Guilty pleasure wise I did like Mark's Foxtrot and Susanna's Cha-Cha as they are two of my favourites!

I liked
Natalie's Tango
Abbey's Paso Doble but can't warm to either overly which is sad because both are wonderful dancers

I didn't mind
Ben's Charleston - felt for a big man it was great, but for a Charleston impartially marked, it was worth lowest of the night sadly.

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

This is based on what I found the most entertaining and enjoyable and what I'd want to watch again

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

❶ Natalie & Artem

❷ Ashley & Ola
❸ Abbey & Aljaz
❹ Patrick & Anya
❺ Sophie & Brendan
❻ Susanna & Kevin
❼ Mark & Iveta
❽ Ben & Kristina

1. Natalie & Artem





2. Ashley & Ola
3. Abbey & Aljaz
4. Patrick & Anya
5. Ben & Kristina
6. Mark & Iveta
7. Sophie & Brendan
8. Susanna & Kevin (she was shocking )

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

1-Sophie & Brendan
2-Abbey & Aljaž
3-Natalie & Artem
4-Patrick & Anya
5-Ashley & Ola
6-Susanna & Kevin (sadly)
7- Mark & Iveta
8- Ben & Kristina

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

I feel my top three were undermarked and my bottom two overmarked. I am fuming that some of the judges gave the same scores to Mark as Sophie

Probably much the same as this.

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

Although I think Ashley is improving and will finish higher than 4th.

I loved
1. Sophie's Rumba
2. Ashley's Waltz
3. Susanna's Cha-Cha

I liked
4. Patrick's Viennese Waltz
5. Ben's Charleston
6. Mark's Foxtrot

I hated - but only because of the music
7. Abbey's Paso Doble
8. Natalie's Tango

How would you rank them ignoring the music?

1 - Ashley & Ola
2 - Abbey & Alijaz
3 - Sophie & Brendan
4 - Ben & Kristina
5 - Patrick & Anya
6 - Natalie & Artem
7 - Mark & Iveta
8 - Susannah & Kevin

1 - Sophie & Brendan so UNDERMARKED !

2 - Abbey & Alijaz
3 - Ashley & Ola
4 - Mark & Iveta
5 - Patrick & Anya
6 - Ben & Kristina
7 - Natalie & Artem
8 - Susannah & Kevin

1. Sophie & Brendan
2. Ashley & Ola
3. Patrick & Anya
4. Natalie & Artem
5. Abbey & Alijaz
6. Mark & Iveta
7. Susannah & Kevin
8. Ben & Kristina

Complete with my scores:

1. Natalie and Artem - 7/10 and Abbey and Alijaz - 7
2. Ashley and Ola - 6
3. Susanna and Kevin - 5
4. Patrick.and Anya - 4 and Sophie and Brendan - 4
5. Mark and Iveta - 3
6. Ben and Kristina - 2.

At this stage of the competition I am very disappointed by the quality.
It is poor imo.

I did not like any of the music tonight which spoiled the dances for me and most were boring not a good night. Needed an extra glass of wine.

In terms of enjoyment...

1. Sophie & Brendan
2. Ashley & Ola (deserved the pimp slot)

3. Mark & Iveta

4. Susanna & Kevin
5. Patrick & Anya
6. Abbey & Aljaz
7. Natalie & Artem

8. Ben & Kristina

Ashley & Ola
Mark & Iveta
Patrick & Anya
Sophie & Brendan
Natalie & Artem
Abbey & Aljaz
Ben & Kristina
Susanna & Kevin

Abbey & Aljaz
Patrick & Anya
Ashley & Ola

Mark & Iveta
Sophie & Brendan
Natalie & Artem

Ben & Kristina
Susanna & Kevin

For me, Sophie and Abbey gave great performances. Natalie and Ashley did competent ballroom, but not the kind of dances you'd watch again. Patrick was messy but ok. Mark did a good job by his standards and I enjoyed it. Susanna and Ben were woefully bad. So I would rank them:

Abbey - 9
Sophie - 8.5

Natalie - 8
Ashley - 7.5

Patrick - 7

Mark - 6
Susanna - 6
Ben - 5

1.Abbey and Aljaz -9
2.Sophie and Brendan - 9
3.Ashley and Ola -8
4.Nat and Artem -8
5.Patrick and Anya -7
6.Susanna and Kevin -6
7.Ben and Kristina -6
8.Mark and Iveta - 5

Sophie and Brendan
Natalie and Artem
Mark and Iveta
The Rest!